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Vatican Vlad: Can only imagine the details of those “substantive talks” between Pope Francis and Vladimir Putin at the Apostolic Palace. We do know, however, that the “relevance of the Catholic Church in Russia” was addressed. We don’t know if meddling in other countries’ elections came up, or if the Pope offered to hear his confession.
It’s that time of the year again: the nine-day San Fermin fiesta—or the “running of the bulls” through the narrow streets of Pamplona, Spain. It draws about a million spectators, some of whom mindlessly mix among the bulls that will be killed later in bullfights. Several American tourists have been hospitalized. Regardless, I still root for the bulls.
“This is by far—by thousands of times—the cheapest climate change solution.” This was Thomas Crowther, a climate change ecologist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, in making the case that the most effective way to fight global warming is to plant lots of trees. That’s because trees help remove carbon from the air—especially when they are younger. And the top six nations with the most room for new trees: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Russia and the United States. But, no, it’s not nearly enough without emissions cuts, reminds Crowther.