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2013Retrospective
Anaïs DUBOIS
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8 June: Hospitalization for pulmonary problems (because of tuberculosis contracted in Jail)
5 December: He died, surrounded by his Family at the age of 94
10 December: a 4 hours tribute in Soweto’s Soccer City Stadium
End of a Legend
3Hollande goes to war
11 January: beginning of a French military intervention in Mali to stop the djihadist progress to the south, and avoid the taking of Bamako
The conflict has committed nearly 4,500 French soldiers of all corps, an estimated 400 M€ budget.
April: the gradual withdrawal of French troops began
4Gaz in SyriaDoctors send to Syria are sure that Bachar El-Assad used Sarin Gaz against rebels
International authorities are not sure to start a war
French and the US governments are certain but just a new gaz attack could allow the opening of an investigation by the UNO
5Barack ObamaObama has been reelected as US president for 4 more years
Mixed results: unemployment and crisis…
This time, it was more difficult to win than the last elections
6Liberation of an innocent
23 January: Liberation of Florent Cassez after 8 years of detention in Mexico
She and her companion were accused of kidnapping and weapon possession
After years of legal battle, the Supreme Court of Mexico delivers his innocence
7A tragic Valentine’s Day
14 february: Oscar Pistorius get arrested at home where his wife, the mannequin Reeva Steencamp, was found dead
Pistorius claims his innocence, but the proofs are undeniable
His trial will take place next March. He risks life imprisonment for premeditated murder.
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Habemus PAPAMFrancois the first is the new pope for christian all aroud the world
The white smoke has been seen in Vatican this year
He is the 266th pope. His main line is the struggle against poverty
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USA is the target of bombs…againDuring the Boston marathon, two bombs have explosed, causing 3 kills and many injured
The Chechen brothers are at the origin of those bomb attacks
10Marriage for all
23 April: France became the 14th country to adopt gay marriage
The task was hard for Holland’s Government because of big contestation leading by Frigide Barjot
29 Mai: the first gay marriage was held In Montpellier
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Cleveland 6 Mai: Police discovered 3 Women and a kid in a house in Cleveland.
They were held captive by the owner Ariel Castro,
They were saved by a neighboor who has heard the scream of one of the women
Ariel Castro was sentenced to 1000 years of Jail,
3 September: The torturer was found hanged in his cell’s Jail
12Case FionaCecile Bourgeon annonce at the TV the disparition of her daughter, called Fiona
After 4 monthes of searches, the mother admit that her companion hit her daughter
Both are in jail now and the body is untraceable
13The UMP on the
verge of bankruptcy
4 July : Constitutional Council invalids the accounts of the 2012 campaign
UMP launched a campaign to collect 11 million to save the party, and escaped of the bankrupt
14Rail disaster Brétigny-sur-Orge
12 July : Paris-Limoges train violently derailed entering the station of Brétigny-sur-Orge in Essonne.
The worst catastrophe in 25 years, with 7 death and dozens of serious injuries.
The relief phase has also tainted by several robberies and stone throwing, on both the authorities and medical personnel and the travelers.
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The royal child is with us
No commentary, exept that it’s a boy and he weight 3,8kg…
16Derailment of a Spanish TGV Saint-Jacques de
Compostela
24 July: 2 weeks after the catastrophe in Essone, new catastrophe in Spain
The TGV was rolling too fast : 190km/h instead of 80 km/h
The tragic incident caused 79 dead and over 150 injured
17Shutdown of the U.S. administration
1 October: the U.S. federal government has been forced to unemployment
All non-essential federal serviceshave an obligation to cease operations
It was Republicans and Democrats decision against Obamas reform of health
Finally, the two parties reached an agreement after 17 days of debate, thus putting an end to government paralysis
The cost of this shutdown is estimated at $ 24 billion…
18Case LeonardaShe is the daughter of two immigrants from Kosovo
She always studied in France, so she claimed her right to stay here
But according to the authorities, especially M. Valls, the law is for everyone
Then we learn that she was not a lot in courses and his father lied on his origins