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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