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Farewell, 2016!

Considering everything, no-one will miss you…  Especially these last days of the year really made people long for those days when you could just turn off the tv and hide away from all the bad news at least for a few days. While we all wish the next year to be the best ever, the undeniable truth is that we are facing it amid seemingly unstoppable wars, the rise of unacceptable political views and at the treshold of four years of who knows what. Still, I want this one to be a happy post. Aside from a sad personal loss…

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2014 Yearly Roundup Roundup

Yes, you read it right. I did not make a mistake here, this is a roundup of roundups in the topic of world affairs. I picked my favorites, I hope you’ll enjoy! The stories of 2014 A great picture walk through the stories of 2014 by Reuters.  2014 in Photos Another picture roundup. This one’s from the United Nations’ official Flickr. 2014: A look back at some of the year’s major developments The UN News Centre also made this great roundup of major developments of 2014. 7 awful conflicts that were under-reported in 2014 I try to feature those stories…

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Sunday Smack

Welcome to the last Sunday Smack of 2013! This is going to be a special edition as this time I will recommend some year-end reviews of a wide range of topics. Hope you’ll enjoy!   9 Stories that Will Drive the Global Agenda in 2014 OK, I know that’s not what I promised, but I thought I would start with the exception. I think this is a great compilation, plus UNDispatch is still my favorite world affairs blog.   Now, let’s see what 2013 was like… 2013: the year in world news Great picture review of world news on the Telegraph….

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tumblr_lx45iraIQC1qm2sjko1 May all the joy and happiness we wish for come with 2012!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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