In the six days the Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal, it snarled global trade and cost billions of dollars. But it also brought a bit of light relief.
Author: ANNA SCHAVERIEN
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Madrid Is Buried Under Heaviest Snowfall in 50 Years
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