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The Canadian Government jumps on the Bandwagon in the Fight against Islamic State - Laurine Benjebria, translated by Gemma Kentish | 18/11/2014

On the 8th October, Canada officially joined the war against Islamic State. The House of Commons voted with a large majority in favour of the Canadian armed forces establishing Operation Impact as part of an airstrike coalition led by the United States aimed at bringing down the jihadist organisation. Operation Impact, such as it was voted in the House of Commons of Canada, has plans to deploy six CF188 Hornet fighter jets, two CP 140 Aurora surveillance planes, an air-to-air refueling...

Venezuela: the biggest squat on the planet - Yohan Demeure du CitizenPost, translated by Carolina Duarte de Jesus | 16/11/2014

The Tower of David, or Centro Financiero Confinanzas, is an unfinished 45 story building in the center of the business district in Caracas Venezuela’s capital. This autonomous vertical squat is also considered the “highest vertical shantytown in the world”. Jorge Silva, a local photographer, pictured the organization of the micro-society living in what is, to this day, the third highest tower in the country. “Everyday I walked by this building. It became an obsession to enter the tower and to...

Dining with the Devil: Ukraine faces Putin - Alia Fakhry, translated by Perrine Berthier | 16/11/2014

In Ukraine, the 26th October legislative elections seemed to close the Euromaïdan chapter that started almost a year ago, in November 2013. Yet the success of pro-European parties have not managed to eclipse the economic and political issues that the new government will have to face. With Putin as the "big bad wolf", the Ukrainian story is only starting to be written. Even if the recent Ukrainian legislative elections place pro-European parties ahead and assure a strong majority to president...

The Netherlands : external wealth set against internal poverty - Oriane Roehrig, translated by Nick Purdue | 12/11/2014

Following a report on the fight against poverty in Europe, published on the 17th of October, The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, The Netherlands has documented increasing levels of poverty in the country. Despite an undoubted upturn in the economy, the decline of important indicators show that the population of The Netherlands is facing social problems.  The 2008 financial crisis affected the country deeply, but today things are improving; this is evidenced in forecasts...

Enterovirus-D68 : a dangerous flu - Carolina Duarte de Jesus, Translated by Aurélie Merabti | 11/11/2014

The flu has become a common disease, which is easily cured in Western countries. But when it comes to a virus which has developed quickly, precautions are hard to take. That is the case of the Enterovirus D68, which proved to be deadly for several people in North America. The EV-D68 is quite a common kind of virus. Several groups exist and the consequences of them are usually : a cold, the flu, and others. It is transmitted through the air, and the measures to take are easy : maintain proper...

Burma: between peaceful religion and ultranationalism - Sylia Bouabdellah, translated by Carolina Duarte de Jesus | 09/11/2014

Burma has been an independent state since 1948, but has been under military control for many years. In 2010, legislative elections took place for the first time in twenty years. President Thein Sein made multiple reforms towards democracy, and released political opponents. As a response, the West lifted most of its sanctions. But the recent increased freedoms in Burma encouraged by the West remains marred by a deep-rooted ultranationalism. This year, Burma is preparing for its second...

London: women-only underground carriages coming soon ? - Marie Pothin translated by Lisa d'alfonso | 07/11/2014

Between 2013 and 2014, sexual assaults on public transport increased by 20%, making a total of 1,117 incidents. The British Secretary of Transport decided to respond to this alarming number. On September 29th, during a Conservative party meeting in Birmingham, the Secretary of Transport Claire Perry sounded the alarm: “one million cases, it is far too much. I am determined to make sure things change. We have to think about the security of our public transport.”

The Middle East : The Vatican calls for Assistance from the International Community - Shirine Zarkan, Translated by Gemma Kentish | 01/11/2014

“We cannot resign ourselves to imagining a Middle East without Christians”, Pope Francis declared on Monday 20th October, referring to the violence that has shaken the region. The Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, called on the international community to act in order to “prevent possible new genocides”. Nine cardinals from all corners of the world and seven patriarchs from the Middle East gathered together at an Ordinary Public Consistory to listen to Pope Francis’ position on...

Brazil : Slums, Dance and Hope - Laetitia Rossi, correspondante à Rio de Janeiro, Brésil, Translated by Aino Lehtonen | 29/10/2014

Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, October 18th. Within a walking distance from the famous beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana, in a school building in the Cantagalo slum, the 2nd edition of the festival of urban dance Favela em Dança took place. What for ? To underline the value of artistic interventions in slum areas and emphasize the local culture. The event, totally free, was targeted at professional dancers as well as amateurs and also at those who were simply curious. The idea was to raise interest...

Pedro Almodóvar, the “Cinema Inside Him” - Carolina Duarte de Jesus, Translated by Aino Lehtonen | 27/10/2014

The Festival Lumière 2014 came to an end on Sunday. Pedro Almodóvar was the guest of honour of the year, and most of his films were broadcast during the festival. What is more, the film director himself got to choose films on the program : the “cinema inside him”. Pedro Almodóvar explained to us that there are often references to the cinema in his films. In fact, having been a big cinema buff already in his youth, he says he was raised with movies. Thus, the impact is significant, ranging from...
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