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UN Summit Exposes Private Investment's Devastation on Poor Nations
The UN's Seville summit highlighted the devastating impact of private investors, especially 'vulture funds,' on impoverished nations, with 3.7 billion people in poverty and the richest 1% increasing their wealth by $33.9 trillion since 2015, while proposals for a global wealth tax gain traction.
UN Summit Exposes Private Investment's Devastation on Poor Nations
The UN's Seville summit highlighted the devastating impact of private investors, especially 'vulture funds,' on impoverished nations, with 3.7 billion people in poverty and the richest 1% increasing their wealth by $33.9 trillion since 2015, while proposals for a global wealth tax gain traction.
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48% Bias Score
Former World Leaders Warn of Looming Inequality Crisis
Forty former world leaders warn of a looming inequality crisis, urging a new economic coalition to address poverty, environmental issues, and the potential emergence of the world's first trillionaires while nearly half of humanity lives in poverty; the letter specifically calls for debt relief and i...
Former World Leaders Warn of Looming Inequality Crisis
Forty former world leaders warn of a looming inequality crisis, urging a new economic coalition to address poverty, environmental issues, and the potential emergence of the world's first trillionaires while nearly half of humanity lives in poverty; the letter specifically calls for debt relief and i...
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64% Bias Score
Global Humanitarian Aid Distribution Remains Unequal, Leaving 26 Million Displaced People Underserved
The Norwegian Refugee Council's 2024 report reveals that 26 million displaced people are underserved due to inequitable aid distribution based on media attention and geopolitical priorities, highlighting ten neglected crises across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Global Humanitarian Aid Distribution Remains Unequal, Leaving 26 Million Displaced People Underserved
The Norwegian Refugee Council's 2024 report reveals that 26 million displaced people are underserved due to inequitable aid distribution based on media attention and geopolitical priorities, highlighting ten neglected crises across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
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40% Bias Score
Climate Change Exacerbates Global Housing Crisis
Following California wildfires, housing prices surged due to speculation, exposing a global housing crisis intensified by climate disasters; this is causing displacement, particularly of low-income communities, and necessitates resilient urban planning and building practices.
Climate Change Exacerbates Global Housing Crisis
Following California wildfires, housing prices surged due to speculation, exposing a global housing crisis intensified by climate disasters; this is causing displacement, particularly of low-income communities, and necessitates resilient urban planning and building practices.
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24% Bias Score
Beijing+30: Global Setbacks in Gender Equality
A new report by Equality Now reveals that despite the Beijing Declaration's commitment to gender equality, significant regressions persist across the globe, including in the US, Poland, Turkey, and several other nations, with concerning setbacks in abortion rights, domestic violence legislation, and...
Beijing+30: Global Setbacks in Gender Equality
A new report by Equality Now reveals that despite the Beijing Declaration's commitment to gender equality, significant regressions persist across the globe, including in the US, Poland, Turkey, and several other nations, with concerning setbacks in abortion rights, domestic violence legislation, and...
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48% Bias Score
Netherlands Considers Development Aid Cuts to Fund Budget
A proposed 0.4% VAT increase in the Netherlands, projected to increase the monthly cost of a Videoland subscription by two cents, faces opposition. An alternative solution is to further cut development aid, currently reduced by €2.4 billion annually, to cover a €1.2 billion budget shortfall, sparkin...
Netherlands Considers Development Aid Cuts to Fund Budget
A proposed 0.4% VAT increase in the Netherlands, projected to increase the monthly cost of a Videoland subscription by two cents, faces opposition. An alternative solution is to further cut development aid, currently reduced by €2.4 billion annually, to cover a €1.2 billion budget shortfall, sparkin...
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64% Bias Score
Former World Leaders Urge Global Cooperation to Combat Rising Inequality and Unilateralism
Forty former world leaders warn of rising unilateralism and inequality driven by a global economic crisis, urging global solutions like joint financing of public goods and international tax cooperation in a letter published ahead of the International Conference on Financing for Development in Sevill...
Former World Leaders Urge Global Cooperation to Combat Rising Inequality and Unilateralism
Forty former world leaders warn of rising unilateralism and inequality driven by a global economic crisis, urging global solutions like joint financing of public goods and international tax cooperation in a letter published ahead of the International Conference on Financing for Development in Sevill...
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44% Bias Score
Coalition Seeks Policy Reform Amidst School Absenteeism Rise
Sussan Ley will chair a Coalition party meeting to initiate policy reforms promoting inclusivity; concurrently, a report highlights rising school absenteeism, urging data collection and support; and the Melbourne Savage Club will trial mixed dining.
Coalition Seeks Policy Reform Amidst School Absenteeism Rise
Sussan Ley will chair a Coalition party meeting to initiate policy reforms promoting inclusivity; concurrently, a report highlights rising school absenteeism, urging data collection and support; and the Melbourne Savage Club will trial mixed dining.
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60% Bias Score
Uneven Global HDI Recovery Highlights Lasting Impact of Recent Crises
The 2022 UN Human Development Index (HDI) report reveals a slow, uneven global recovery, with high-income countries recovering faster than poorer ones, highlighting the lasting impact of the pandemic and other global crises.
Uneven Global HDI Recovery Highlights Lasting Impact of Recent Crises
The 2022 UN Human Development Index (HDI) report reveals a slow, uneven global recovery, with high-income countries recovering faster than poorer ones, highlighting the lasting impact of the pandemic and other global crises.
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44% Bias Score
Collapse of Western Hegemony and the Rise of a Multipolar World
The existing international order is collapsing due to the rise of emerging global powers in the South, who challenge the legitimacy of Western-dominated institutions and demand a more equitable distribution of resources and power, creating a multipolar world.
Collapse of Western Hegemony and the Rise of a Multipolar World
The existing international order is collapsing due to the rise of emerging global powers in the South, who challenge the legitimacy of Western-dominated institutions and demand a more equitable distribution of resources and power, creating a multipolar world.
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48% Bias Score
Global Gender Equality Progress Threatened by Setbacks and Funding Cuts
A UN Women report reveals that while gender equality has improved, alarming setbacks are occurring in several countries, with funding cuts and the rise of anti-feminist movements jeopardizing progress, impacting at least 4,500 women in Ukraine.
Global Gender Equality Progress Threatened by Setbacks and Funding Cuts
A UN Women report reveals that while gender equality has improved, alarming setbacks are occurring in several countries, with funding cuts and the rise of anti-feminist movements jeopardizing progress, impacting at least 4,500 women in Ukraine.
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40% Bias Score
Ultra-Rich Wealth Soars to \$2 Trillion in 2024 Amidst Unchanged Global Poverty
In 2024, the world's ultra-rich saw their collective wealth increase by \$2 trillion, a threefold rise from 2023, while global poverty remained largely unchanged since 1990, according to a report by a confederation of 20 NGOs that highlights the lasting effects of colonialism on wealth distribution.
Ultra-Rich Wealth Soars to \$2 Trillion in 2024 Amidst Unchanged Global Poverty
In 2024, the world's ultra-rich saw their collective wealth increase by \$2 trillion, a threefold rise from 2023, while global poverty remained largely unchanged since 1990, according to a report by a confederation of 20 NGOs that highlights the lasting effects of colonialism on wealth distribution.
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48% Bias Score
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