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An abandoned train car in northeastern Ethiopia on Feb. 26. (JENNY VAUGHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama (C) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2R) meet at a G-20 Summit in 2012. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages)

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