This Romanian graveyard has a surprisingly delightful sense of humor

The Merry Cemetery's incongruously colorful headstones and witty epitaphs smirk and wink in the face of death

by The Week Staff

October 30, 2017

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What world leaders discussed at the latest G7 summit

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delayed justice

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condemnation

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the holdout relents

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Briefing

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attacks

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happening in ukraine

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under investigation

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