AI Journey 2024: Global Collaboration and Sustainable Development
The AI Journey conference (December 11-13) in Moscow features international AI experts discussing AI's impact on business, science, society, and sustainable development, culminating in awards for AI leaders and researchers.
AI Journey 2024: Global Collaboration and Sustainable Development
The AI Journey conference (December 11-13) in Moscow features international AI experts discussing AI's impact on business, science, society, and sustainable development, culminating in awards for AI leaders and researchers.
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56% Bias Score
Gambia Launches Ambitious Plan to Tackle Plastic Pollution
The Gambia launched a National Action Plan to reduce plastic waste by 86% in 10 years, addressing infrastructure, enforcement, and public awareness; however, concerns remain about funding and the impact on informal waste pickers.
Gambia Launches Ambitious Plan to Tackle Plastic Pollution
The Gambia launched a National Action Plan to reduce plastic waste by 86% in 10 years, addressing infrastructure, enforcement, and public awareness; however, concerns remain about funding and the impact on informal waste pickers.
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20% Bias Score
Africa Investment Forum Secures Record $29.2 Billion in Investment Commitments
The 5th Africa Investment Forum (AIF) in Rabat, Morocco, concluded with $29.2 billion in investment commitments across key sectors like transport, energy, and agribusiness, exceeding last year's figures and attracting 2,300 participants from 83 countries.
Africa Investment Forum Secures Record $29.2 Billion in Investment Commitments
The 5th Africa Investment Forum (AIF) in Rabat, Morocco, concluded with $29.2 billion in investment commitments across key sectors like transport, energy, and agribusiness, exceeding last year's figures and attracting 2,300 participants from 83 countries.
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48% Bias Score
China's Report Highlights Setbacks to UN's 2030 Agenda, Urges Global Cooperation
China's 2024 Global Development Report, released December 6th, details setbacks to the UN's 2030 Agenda due to slow growth, weak trade, insufficient climate action, and geopolitical conflicts, urging international cooperation and highlighting China's poverty reduction model for developing nations.
China's Report Highlights Setbacks to UN's 2030 Agenda, Urges Global Cooperation
China's 2024 Global Development Report, released December 6th, details setbacks to the UN's 2030 Agenda due to slow growth, weak trade, insufficient climate action, and geopolitical conflicts, urging international cooperation and highlighting China's poverty reduction model for developing nations.
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48% Bias Score
M&S Oxford Street Redevelopment Approved Despite Environmental Concerns
The UK government approved the demolition and reconstruction of the historic Marks & Spencer's store on Oxford Street, despite significant opposition from heritage and environmental groups, raising concerns about embodied carbon emissions and conflicting with net-zero targets. The project is expecte...
M&S Oxford Street Redevelopment Approved Despite Environmental Concerns
The UK government approved the demolition and reconstruction of the historic Marks & Spencer's store on Oxford Street, despite significant opposition from heritage and environmental groups, raising concerns about embodied carbon emissions and conflicting with net-zero targets. The project is expecte...
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44% Bias Score
Adaro Andalan Indonesia's IPO Raises $271 Million Amidst High Coal Demand
Adaro Andalan Indonesia, a coal mining company backed by Indonesian billionaire Garibaldi Thohir, raised $271 million in its IPO, seeing its shares surge 20% on its trading debut on the Jakarta Stock Exchange on Thursday, driven by high demand for thermal coal in Asia and plans to diversify into ren...
Adaro Andalan Indonesia's IPO Raises $271 Million Amidst High Coal Demand
Adaro Andalan Indonesia, a coal mining company backed by Indonesian billionaire Garibaldi Thohir, raised $271 million in its IPO, seeing its shares surge 20% on its trading debut on the Jakarta Stock Exchange on Thursday, driven by high demand for thermal coal in Asia and plans to diversify into ren...
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44% Bias Score
Ivrea Conference Showcases Industrial Tourism's Potential for Sustainable Development
The third International Conference on Industrial Tourism, held in Ivrea, Italy, on November 29-30, brought together over 200 attendees and 40 experts to explore sustainable development through industrial tourism, showcasing successful examples and fostering collaboration between public and private s...
Ivrea Conference Showcases Industrial Tourism's Potential for Sustainable Development
The third International Conference on Industrial Tourism, held in Ivrea, Italy, on November 29-30, brought together over 200 attendees and 40 experts to explore sustainable development through industrial tourism, showcasing successful examples and fostering collaboration between public and private s...
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32% Bias Score
Parisian Students Protest Banks' Environmental Impact
Students at Mines ParisTech and other Parisian universities defaced school entrances with smoke to protest the environmental impact of banks, highlighting a growing student-led campaign, "Stop Banks Polluting," that challenges university partnerships with climate-damaging corporations.
Parisian Students Protest Banks' Environmental Impact
Students at Mines ParisTech and other Parisian universities defaced school entrances with smoke to protest the environmental impact of banks, highlighting a growing student-led campaign, "Stop Banks Polluting," that challenges university partnerships with climate-damaging corporations.
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40% Bias Score
China's Anti-Desertification Success: Goji Berries, Green Great Wall, and Technological Innovation
The UNCCD executive secretary praised China's anti-desertification efforts, citing the 4 billion USD goji berry industry in Ningxia and the innovative technologies used in the 'Green Great Wall' initiative as examples of successful land restoration.
China's Anti-Desertification Success: Goji Berries, Green Great Wall, and Technological Innovation
The UNCCD executive secretary praised China's anti-desertification efforts, citing the 4 billion USD goji berry industry in Ningxia and the innovative technologies used in the 'Green Great Wall' initiative as examples of successful land restoration.
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32% Bias Score
CEO Summit 2024: Over 500 Attendees Chart Course for Indian Ocean Economic Integration
The CEO Summit 2024 in Antananarivo, Madagascar, brought together over 500 participants from the Indian Ocean region to discuss boosting regional trade and creating a shared economy; five key proposals emerged, to be presented to heads of state in 2025.
CEO Summit 2024: Over 500 Attendees Chart Course for Indian Ocean Economic Integration
The CEO Summit 2024 in Antananarivo, Madagascar, brought together over 500 participants from the Indian Ocean region to discuss boosting regional trade and creating a shared economy; five key proposals emerged, to be presented to heads of state in 2025.
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40% Bias Score
Microloan Program Empowers Togolese Women
Rebekah Acker, inspired by her parents' missionary work, leads Le Pont a Bridge to Africa's Prisca Peace Project, providing $100 microloans and business training to 18 Togolese communities, resulting in a 100% repayment rate within 8 months.
Microloan Program Empowers Togolese Women
Rebekah Acker, inspired by her parents' missionary work, leads Le Pont a Bridge to Africa's Prisca Peace Project, providing $100 microloans and business training to 18 Togolese communities, resulting in a 100% repayment rate within 8 months.
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56% Bias Score
South Africa Launches Historic G20 Presidency, Prioritizing Inclusive Growth and Climate Action
South Africa officially launched its G20 presidency on December 3, 2023, in Cape Town, becoming the first African nation to lead the group and prioritizing inclusive growth, poverty eradication, and climate action with a Leaders' Summit planned for November 2025 in Johannesburg.
South Africa Launches Historic G20 Presidency, Prioritizing Inclusive Growth and Climate Action
South Africa officially launched its G20 presidency on December 3, 2023, in Cape Town, becoming the first African nation to lead the group and prioritizing inclusive growth, poverty eradication, and climate action with a Leaders' Summit planned for November 2025 in Johannesburg.
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20% Bias Score