Press review – 03/11 to 10/11
BY Marie
& Laura (1L)
Remembrance
Day in the UK
This year is
the centenary of the First World War. On the occasion, London has decided
to honour the soldiers who died fighting for their country. This week, the
Tower of London is surrounded by a red flood of ceramic poppies, installed by
8,000 volunteers, one for each fallen soldier – the last one, the 888,246th
poppy – will be planted tomorrow, on 11th November, the day of the
Armistice. As every year, the Armistice will be commemorated with one minute
silence. The Queen herself has come to visit the installation, named “Blood
Swept Lands and Seas of Red”, and people have been wearing poppies for the last
few weeks. The memorial poppies will be removed on 12th November, hurry
up if you want to see it!
Fukushima is back
In 2011, one of the reactors
at Fukushima’s nuclear power plant exploded owing to the tsunami that hit Japan.
The inhabitants of this part of the country were in danger for a few years.
Indeed, it was forbidden to go in the areas around the disaster. Now, almost
four years later, on 7th November, the Japanese government wants reactors one
and two to work again. According to them, this plant is deemed safe.
Loretta Lynch : First
black woman as attorney general
Loretta Lynch should be the
next Attorney General in the US, as well as the first black woman to fulfill
this position. She'll replace Mr Eric Holder, the actual Attorney General. Now
that we know that, we're asking the question, when will this take place? The
White House has declined giving an early confirmation.
A new phase in Iraq
To finish this news
bulletin, we'll speak of the situation in Iraq. The President of the United
States of America, Barack Obama, talked about 'a new phase' for the campaign
against the Islamic State jihadists (ISIS). 1.500 more soldiers were deployed to
manage the situation.
And let’s remember a previous 10th
November ..
Today is the
first day of freedom in Berlin, exactly 25 years ago. The Berlin wall was
destroyed on 9th November 1989. The wall stood between 1961 and
1989, splitting Germany’s capital city into two parts, isolated from each other
until the reunification – the West side belonged to the Americans, the French
and the British and the East side belonged to the Soviets during the Cold War.
The COLD WAR ended in 1991.
The Ukrainian recession agravating in 2014
The slowdown
of the Ukrainian economy observed since 2012 has continued in 2014.
Consumption, the main engine of growth, will indeed continue to be affected by
the slowdown in wages and the rise in prices. The industrial production suffers
from the political situation in the East of the country, where the activities
in this sector are concentrated, from the weakness of domestic demand, but
mainly from the strong increase in the price of gas. The differences within the
new Government, composed of representatives of the different movements within
the former president’s party (Party of Regions), complicate the implementation
of reforms. The lack of improvement in the economic situation and visible
progress in the fight against corruption could revive social tension.
Elections in the USA
Last
Wednesday, there took place midterm American elections. Unfortunately for
Barack Obama and his Democratic party, Republicans won a majority.
This picture represents the new places in the
American senate in Lego.
EBOLA
The
Ebola virus first transmitted to humans through the contact of humans with
infected wild animals in Africa has now spread among the population – the virus
is now transmitted from human to human. Contaminated people show hemorrhagic
fever characterized initially by non-specific symptoms of influenza-like
illness followed by vomiting, diarrhea and in some cases, internal and external
bleeding. Mortality varies from 25 to 90% depending on the type of virus and
conditions. Although the treatments are currently being experienced, support is
usually based on symptomatic treatment. But recently Teresa Romero, who was the
first person infected by Ebola out of Africa, will be considered completely
cured when her next blood test is negative, according to the Spanish medical
authorities.
Jerusalem
This week, the fight continued in
Jerusalem. Indeed, a car bomb hurt a dozen people, injuring one fatally. This
is the second over two weeks. The driver was shot by security members.
State of emergency in Hawaii
after a volcanic eruption
Yesterday
evening, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii, Billy Kenoi declared a State of
emergency after a stream of lava from Kilauea volcano, located in the southeast
of the island, was seen less than a mile away form residential areas. The State
of emergency allows authorities to close roads to non-residents in order to
facilitate the rapid evacuation if necessary. According to a daily, the flow of
lava could reach the houses within a few days, or even a week.
Students missing in Mexico
A criminal gang confessed to have killed
43 students disappeared in Mexico in late September and to have burned their
corpses
It happened on a 9th
November
Twenty five years ago, on 9 November 1989 to be more
precise, the Berlin Wall was destroyed in Germany. So this weekend, a commemoration
took place in Berlin. To celebrate it, many illuminated balloons were placed on
the old frontier and a party was organized.
VOCABULARY TO BE REMEMBERED:
WWI= world war I = the first world war
to fight for one's country : se battre pour son pays
a poppy: un coquelicot
a volunteer: un bénévole
to commemorate : commémorer
a nuclear power plant: une centrale nucléaire
Attorney General = head of the US legal system : équivalent du ministre de la justice
the slowdown: le ralentissement
growth: la croissance
currently: présentement / à l'heure actuelle
