An aid worker’s airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election

An aid worker’s airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The last time anyone heard from Edni López was Sunday. The 33-year-old political science professor and award-winning poet was preparing to board a flight to Argentina to visit a friend when she texted from the airport that something was wrong with her passport. “Migration took my passport because it’s showing up

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Relatives of Belarus’ political prisoners complain that East-West swap didn’t free their loved ones

Relatives of Belarus’ political prisoners complain that East-West swap didn’t free their loved ones

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A wave of disappointment swept over opposition activists in Belarus last week as the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War unfolded and they learned it included none of the hundreds of political detainees who’ve been locked up for years by its authoritarian leader. That dismay is especially poignant since

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Majority of Americans say democracy is on the ballot this fall but differ on threat, AP poll finds

Majority of Americans say democracy is on the ballot this fall but differ on threat, AP poll finds

NEW YORK (AP) — Roughly 3 in 4 American adults believe the upcoming presidential election is vital to the future of U.S. democracy, although which candidate they think poses the greater threat depends on their political leanings, according to a new poll. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that

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Vode kod Velikog koralnog grebena u poslednjih 10 godina bile najtoplije 400 godina unazad

Vode kod Velikog koralnog grebena u poslednjih 10 godina bile najtoplije 400 godina unazad

Između 2016. i 2024. godine, ovaj najveći koralni ekosistem na svetu i jedan od biološki najraznovrsnijih, prošao je kroz više izbeljivanja. To se dešava kad voda postane suviše topla, pa koral odbacuje alge koje ga snabdevaju bojom i hranu, i ponekad usled toga umire. Ranije ove godine, vazdušno osmatranje područja sa oko 300 koralnih grebena

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