California on fire again
2,000 houses have been evacuated and some have been destroyed by the bush fire in Santa Barbara. No victim has been reported for the moment. The fire propagated on several hundred hectares. The firemen asked for reinforcements, 400 firemen and a hundred of trucks have arrived from nearby counties. The governor of California ordered the state of emergency for Santa Barbara. An investigation has been opened to determine the causes of the fire.
Jade Marcuzzi, IEJ 2A
The Pakistani army relaunched an offensive against the Talibans
It is almost without surprise, on the day following the meeting between Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai the Aghan President and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari. The governement chose the symbolic Valley of Swat to destabilize the rebels.
40,000 people have already left the region to find refuge near Peshawar. The governement announced yesterday 35 taliban casualties. For the moment, the Pakistani army continues its operations to the satisfaction of the United States.
Jade Marcuzzi, IEJ 2A
Medvedv's first birthday.
Dmitry Medvedev, third President of Russia is celebrating his first year at the head of the country today after taking the succession of Vladimir Putin.
An anniversary that makes wonder about the real place of the new president often considered as the shadow of Putin. In a recent survey only 12% of Russians consider Medvedev as the leader of the country.
Even if he has to deal with critics regarding his international policy, Medvedev distinguishes himself from his predecessor in his approach to democracy, allowing the citizens more liberty.
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