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On Friday the 14th of July 2017 , the traditional military parade took place at 10 am on the Avenue of the Champs-Elysées. This historical event was the chance to celebrate different armies and and celebrate the liberty of the Nation . This year, the USA was invited for the 100-year anniversary of the entry of the USA in the Big War .

But this year was a particular year.

Indeed, on the 14th of July 2016 France had been struck by an attack. So emotion was present in all France , mostly for the mayor of Nice, who said : 'I will not hide that my eyes were humid'. Nevertheless , France was still standing and so was Nice.

Apart from that , the parade took place in happiness and good mood . For the parade , the circulation was blocked (from Porte Maillot to Bastille ). The programme was : 

-10.25 am : arrival of the President of the French Republic who reviewed the military troops.

-10.30 am : homage of the President of the USA . He was welcomed by the French Prime Minister, Edouard Philipe, the Minister of the Army, Florence Parly, and Bernard Rogel.

-10.45 am-10.55 am : It was an aerial and military parade.

-noon : departure of the American President.

- and at night there was a firework everywhere in France .

The MTV Video Music Awards (MTV Vma's) show was held in Los Angeles, California on August 30th 2015. Kanye West was one of the many artists to receive an award. But the infamous rapper took advantage of his presence on stage to announce the world that he was planning to run for president in 2020.

Indeed, Kanye received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and took it as an opportunity to make a speech that lasted at least twelve minutes. 

"I don’t know what I stand to lose after this. It don’t matter though, because it ain’t about me. It’s about ideas, bro, new ideas. People with ideas, people who believe in truth," he said while accepting his award. "Y'all might be thinking right now, 'I wonder, did he smoke something before he came up here ?' The answer is yes, I rolled up a little something" and ended by saying "As you probably could have guessed by this moment, I have decided, in 2020, to run for president,» before dropping the mic and walking off the stage like nothing had happened.

Watch Kanye's speech below:

This action has caused a lot of reactions on social medias and TV shows. He even obtained endorsements of many celebrities such as Khloe and Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Chelsea Clinton, Kelly Rolland, Taylor Swift and many others.

Here are some exemples :

Rihanna : "I mean people are voting for (Donald) Trump," she told "Entertainment Tonight." (TV show) "Who wouldn't vote for Kanye? ... His speech was incredible."

Chelsea Clinton : "I definitely think who runs for office is really important," Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter herself said to MTV. "Even if him just saying that helps sparks a little boy or a little girl who was watching the VMAs to think, ‘Oh, wow! Maybe I should do that,' that's awesome." she stated.

One thing is sure, his announcement was definitely not scripted.

News bulletin, Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Twelve people died in the attack in Charlie Hebdo. Investigators are on the trail of three suspects.

They really killed Charlie Hebdo. On Wednesday, two terrorists opened fire at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, shouting "Allah akbar" in the newsroom. At least twelve people were slaughtered in cold blood during this bloody attack and four are between life and death. A real killing of the satirical weekly, since the historic designers of Charlie Hebdo, Charb, Cabu, Wolinski and Tignous were killed in the attack. Philippe Honoré died Wednesday evening, bringing to five the number of dead artists in the attack. Terrorists, very experienced in the use of arms, fled and are actively sought

THE CAVALE.

During their flight, driving a black Citroen C3, the two terrorists crossed two police patrols and shots were exchanged. When they crossed the third patrol, they went out of their car to kill, in cold blood, a 42-year-old police officer who was trying to get reinforcements to challenge them.
Up to the Porte de Pantin, the two men abandoned their stolen vehicle. There they were seen by a witness who reported three suspects. These then left driving a grey Clio, sought by the police.

SUSPECTS.

For now, no arrests took place. The investigation is moving towards the runway of two brothers, originally from Paris, aged 32 and 34 years. One of them had already been convicted in 2008 in a terrorism case. Several searches were conducted by investigators in the east of Paris but without result.
A younger man, aged 18, is also suspected of involvement in the attack. The latter is from the region of Reims, where searches were conducted Wednesday night by the Raid

The video is not in English, but I think it's very important to make you see

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Here are some pictures in honor of "Charlie Hebdo"__

Some articles concerning the tragedy which touched the hearts of all Americans:
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Gun-control advocates say Connecticut massacre could be tipping point
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Let's meet Loukanikos, the riot dog, who has been nominated for "Person of the year 2011" by Time Magazine

Do you know what "Loukanikos" means in Greek?

It means "sausage"
Who is Loukanikos :

This stray dog joined the lines of demonstrators in the Greek capital and has become an international celebrity, he won't miss a protest, no matter what!