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79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off Greece

KALAMATA, Greece, June 15 (AP) — A fishing boat crammed to the gunwales with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank Wednesday off the coast of Greece, authorities said, leaving at least 79 dead and many more missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year.

Can Democracy Survive the Polycrisis?

We are living in troubled times. Too much is happening too fast. People are confused. The Columbia University economic historian

The Ukraine-Russia Culture War

In both Russia and the West, Russian troops were expected to sweep into Kyiv, parade uniforms in hand, install a

Bluesky, championed by Jack Dorsey, was supposed to be Twitter…

Bluesky, the internet’s hottest members-only spot at the moment, feels a bit like an exclusive club, populated by some Very

More than 230 killed and 900 hurt after 2 trains…

Two passenger trains derailed Friday in India, killing more than 230 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030

China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, which would be another advance in what’s increasingly seen as

The Authoritarian Hangover

For democratic forces, however, electoral success is only the first step. After all, it is only when an authoritarian government

The Climate Loss and Damage Fund Is Coming

Last November’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, concluded on a historic high note, with the

Zelenskyy: ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Bakhmut was “only in our hearts,” hours after Russia’s defense ministry reported that

Twitter’s new CEO is an NBCUniversal executive with deep ad…

Elon Musk confirmed that the new CEO for Twitter will be NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino, an executive with deep ties to the advertising