Europe | Tragedy intervenes

Greece votes, again, following the sinking of a migrant boat

It is one of the worst disasters in the Mediterranean

Protesters hold a banner during a demonstration following a deadly migrant shipwreck in Piraeus, Greece.
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|ATHENS AND ROME

A devastating shipwreck on June 14th is feared to have cost the lives of hundreds of asylum-seekers heading from Africa to Europe, throwing into question European migration policy, and in particular Greece’s treatment of migrants.

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