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Media Conglomerate: Singapore Press Holdings
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Scientists whose work enabled mRNA Covid vaccine win Nobel prize for medicine
Europe · Sweden

Scientists whose work enabled mRNA Covid vaccine win Nobel prize for medicine

47% Center coverage: 240 sources
Two scientists have been awarded the 2023 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for their contributions to RNA biology that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines that have changed the course of the Covid pandemic.See the Story
Trump arrives in court as New York fraud trial begins
Donald Trump · United States

Trump arrives in court as New York fraud trial begins

56% Center coverage: 156 sources
Former US president Donald Trump arrived at a New York court on Monday as the state's civil fraud trial begins against him, his company and his two eldest sons.See the Story
EU foreign ministers meet in Kyiv in show of support to Ukraine
Europe · Kyiv

EU foreign ministers meet in Kyiv in show of support to Ukraine

37% Center coverage: 78 sources
EU foreign ministers are paying a surprise visit to Ukraine’s capital on Monday (2 October) for an informal meeting meant as a show of support for the war-torn country. It is a bold move and also the first time that EU foreign ministers meet informally in a third country, not to mention, a country at war.See the Story

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Kevin McCarthy · United States

Ukraine says US support not ‘shattered’ despite McCarthy’s moves on funding

43% Right coverage: 7 sources
Ukraine's top diplomat said on Monday Washington's support for Kyiv was not weakening, and played down the significance of a stopgap funding bill passed by U.S. Congress that omitted aid to Ukraine. See the Story
Military · Niger

Algeria says Niger coup leaders accept mediation, six-month transition plan

46% Right coverage: 13 sources
The West African nation has been governed for more than two months by a military regime which took power after deposing Niger's elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. See the Story
Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi · Egypt

Egypt's President el-Sissi confirms he will run for a new term in upcoming presidential elections

34% Center coverage: 15 sources
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Monday confirmed he will run for a new term in elections scheduled for December, entering the race as the clear favorite and as his government wrestles with rising inflation and mounting debt. See the Story
Denis Mukwege · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo Nobel laureate doctor Mukwege announces presidency bid

43% Right coverage: 14 sources
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Denis Mukwege, a doctor who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on sexual violence in warfare, has said he will seek the presidency. See the Story
Europe · Denmark

Greenland women demand compensation from Danish govt over forced contraception

Coverage: 8 sources
A group of 67 women from Greenland on Monday filed claims for compensation from the Danish government for being fitted with intrauterine devices (IUDs) without their consent decades ago.See the Story
International · Venezuela

Venezuela opposition sticks to primary election date after delay request

100% Right coverage: 2 sources
Venezuela's opposition elections commission on Monday said it would move forward with its Oct. 22 date to elect a candidate to stand against the ruling party in next year's presidential vote, after the national electoral council requested a delay. Read more at straitstimes.com.See the Story
Entertainment · Hangzhou

Singapore's Shanti Pereira wins historic 200m Asian Games gold

Coverage: 2 sources
Shanti Pereira clocked 23.03s to win the women's 200m final at the Asian Games. China's Li Yuting took the silver with 23.28s and Bahrain's Edidiong Ofonime Odiong came third at 23.48s. On Saturday, Pereira ended her country's nearly 50-year wait for an Asiad track and field medal, after she clinched a silver in the womens 100m.See the Story
Opinion · Taiwan

Two elves and a scroll: China military releases animation on Taiwan 'reunification'

80% Right coverage: 5 sources
The pieces of the The Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains are kept separately in museums in China and Taiwan. The painting was torn apart in the 17th century by one of its owners. The two pieces were reunited in 2011 when China lent its fragment to the Taiwanese museum during a period of warmer relations.See the Story

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