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Amazed at the life within the “Avatar Tree” we found in Rethymno Prefecture on Crete ... you must visit Arytroupoli (ancient Lappa) 

Angela Merkel’s Audacious Last Gasps at Power Play

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has a real mess on her hands. With the world meeting in Paris to discuss climactic remedies, the climate in Berlin is less than enthusiastic for Europe’s most influential politician.

Europe is a mess 

The summit descended into a “slanging match” between world leaders after Russia accused Britain of being a “small island that nobody listens to,” the Mirror reports.

G20 report

I know how incredibly serious this moment is, and how dire the consequences could be, but this is hilarious, both because it’s true, and because the image of world leaders hurling insults at each other amuses the fuck out of me.

(via ruedesarchives)

(via US investments in #Ukraine: A source of easy money for Ukrainian authorities)

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