A mad market rides the swelling AI wave

The Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Missiles continue to fire across the Persian Gulf and in Lebanon. The price of oil is close to $100 a barrel, and shortages of fertilizer, helium and aluminum are pushing up the price of food and other necessities, fueling cost-of-living pressures. Source link

An authoritarian Turkey and Greek illusions

The recent events in Turkey are not just another episode in the domestic political confrontation of the neighboring country. The judicial intervention against the leadership of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the police pressure put on the opposition and the broader shrinking of political pluralism confirm that Turkey is increasingly moving away from the principles …

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Repopulating rural villages must include migration

Greek villages die silently. Young folks gone, birthrates shot, houses abandoned, and then one day the last old resident passes. Rural villages, once the country’s economic backbone, now increasingly reduced to carcasses under bright, sunny skies. Source link

Earthquakes strike Evia within minutes, shaking Athens

A series of earthquakes struck around noon on Sunday, with epicentres in Evia, northeast of Athens, causing damage to many houses on the island, a local authority said. However, no injuries have been reported Source link

PASOK seeks political reset with shadow cabinet

PASOK is seeking to move beyond what party officials view as a temporary slump in opinion polls by highlighting its governing credentials, unveiling a “shadow government” and accelerating efforts to attract former members and recruits from across the center left. Source link