The outbreak of armed conflict between Russia and Georgia affects the adjustment of relations between major powers. From the night of August 7th to the early morning of August 8th this year, Georgian troops dispatched artillery, tanks and armored personnel carriers to attack Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia. The attack by Georgian troops immediately caused a strong reaction from Russia. An armored unit of the Russian army entered Tskhinvali, and the armed conflict between Russia and Georgia broke out. This conflict affects the adjustment of Russia's relations with the United States and the European Union. In Europe, Russia resolutely opposes Kosovo's independence and accuses the West of adopting double standards on the issue of South Ossetia. In the Middle East, Russia has strengthened its relations with Iran, Syria and other anti-American countries and restored its traditional influence in the Middle East and the Mediterranean. In Latin America, Russia actively promotes cooperation with Cuba, Venezuela and other countries in the military and energy fields.
The two Olympics are equally wonderful. It has written a new chapter in Olympic history. On August 8th and September 6th, the 29th Olympic and Paralympic Games were grandly unveiled in Beijing. The Beijing Olympic Games set 132 Olympic records and 43 world records, while the Paralympic Games set 100 world records. China won 5 1 gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games, ranking first in the gold medal list for the first time. The Beijing Olympic Games also set a number of records in the Olympic history: 204 countries and regions participated, 87 teams won medals, 4,800 doping tests, 28,000 journalists participated in reports, 4.5 billion people around the world watched the games, 6,543.8+0.7 million Chinese and foreign volunteers served, and more than 80 foreign dignitaries attended the opening ceremony. The Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games have been highly praised by the international community, which not only became an important milestone in the history of the Olympic Games, but also achieved the goal of "distinctive and high-level".
The launch of the Large Hadron Collider helps to solve the mystery of the universe. 10 September, the world's largest hadron collider, built in 10, was successfully launched at CERN in Geneva, and the first proton beam was injected into the collider and completed. More than 7,000 scientists from more than 80 countries and regions including Europe, the United States and China participated in the construction and experiment of the collider. Known by scientists as "Hubble telescope in inner space", it helps to understand the mystery of the origin of matter and how the universe formed. It is of great significance to medicine, materials, national security, industrial manufacturing, computers, science and human resources, and will promote the progress and development of human society.
China has mastered the technology of extravehicular activity and made great achievements in space exploration. On September 25th, three astronauts from China successfully entered space aboard the Shenzhou VII manned spacecraft. After completing the first spacewalk and space science experiment, they returned to the ground safely on the 28th. China has become the third country to independently master the key technologies of space extravehicular activities after Russia and the United States. This year, global space exploration has achieved fruitful results. On May 25th, the American Phoenix probe successfully landed near the North Pole of Mars after more than nine months' flight, and sent back the weather report on Mars. Since then, India has successfully launched the first lunar probe "Yuechuan No.1", 165438+ 10 14, and the lunar impact probe carried by it has completed the impact on the lunar surface. 65438+February 65438+March, American astronomers released a group of newly discovered photos of four planets outside our solar system. This is the first time that humans have directly photographed planets outside our solar system. Since September 2008, American financial institutions such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Lehman Brothers have been in trouble one after another, which triggered the world's worst financial crisis since 1929 and led to the slowdown of global economic growth. At the same time, the voice of reforming the existing international monetary system is getting louder and louder. In order to save the financial system on the verge of collapse and prevent the world economy from falling into a deep recession, the United States, the European Union, Japan, China and other countries have spent about $2 trillion to rescue the market, and major central banks around the world have cut interest rates several times to boost market confidence. Although the financial and economic situation is still deteriorating, the global desire to work together to deal with the crisis is unprecedented.
The spirit of change has won the hearts of the people. Obama was elected president of the United States. In the 2008 US general election,165438+1voted on October 4th. Democratic candidate Barack? Obama overwhelmingly defeated * * * and party candidate John? John McCain was successfully elected as the 44th president of the United States and will become the first African-American president since the founding of the United States. Obama entered the White House in June, 5438+next year 10, which shows that his slogan of "change" conforms to the changing trend of American thought and voters' dissatisfaction with * * * and the party's eight years in power, and also marks that the domestic and foreign affairs of the United States will enter a new period of policy adjustment.
Somali pirates frequently hijack multinational warships and sail to the Gulf of Aden 165438+ 10/5. Sirius, a giant oil tanker with a deadweight of 318,000 tons, was hijacked by Somali pirates. Piracy in Somalia, which has been aggravated by years of war, has become an increasingly serious threat to international maritime security. Since the beginning of this year, nearly 70 merchant ships have been hijacked in the waters near Somalia, including Ukrainian arms ships carrying 33 T-72 main battle tanks. In the past six months, the United Nations Security Council has passed three consecutive resolutions to combat piracy in Somalia, authorizing foreign troops to enter Somali territorial waters to combat piracy with the consent of the Somali government. Warships from the United States, France, Denmark, Russia, India and other countries have successively entered the waters near the Gulf of Aden, and gathering a large number of troops in this sea area has caused anxiety among neighboring countries. The confrontation between Somali pirates and regular armies of many countries affects the nerves of the world.
The Mumbai explosion shocked the world, and the international anti-terrorism situation is grim. 1On October 26th, a terrorist attack occurred in Mumbai, India, killing at least 174 people and injuring hundreds. Since the beginning of this year, such terrorist attacks have been staged in various places. On May 13, a series of explosions occurred in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan in western India, causing more than 200 casualties; On July 27th, two explosions occurred in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, causing more than1000 casualties. On September 2 1, the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan was attacked by a suicide bombing, killing more than 300 people. The terrorist attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought suffering to the local people. The international counter-terrorism situation remains grim.
On February 2, 2008, Thailand's Constitutional Court dissolved the People's Power Party led by Prime Minister Somchai and two other political parties in the six-party ruling Coalition on the grounds of bribery, making Somchai the second government to fall this year due to the court's decision. The political chaos in Thailand has lasted for several months this year, and its root cause is the struggle between pro-Thaksin forces and anti-Thaksin forces. From the end of May, the anti-government People's Democratic League began to launch anti-government demonstrations and occupied the Prime Minister's Office on August 26th. 1At the end of October, 165438+ successively occupied two major airports in Bangkok, resulting in the paralysis of passenger and cargo transportation in Bangkok, and about 654.38+million foreign tourists were stranded in Bangkok. (Thailand's new prime minister may be elected in the near future)
Sanlu milk powder incident
On June 28th, 2008, the First Hospital of Lanzhou People's Liberation Army admitted the first case of kidney calculi. According to parents, the child has been eating Sanlu infant milk powder produced by Sanlu Group in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province since birth. In mid-July, the Health Department of Gansu Province immediately launched an investigation and reported it to the Ministry of Health. In just over two months, the number of infants admitted to hospital has rapidly expanded to 14.
Since then, hundreds of cases of adverse reactions caused by eating Sanlu dairy products have been reported nationwide, and the seriousness of the situation is shocking! On September 13, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council made arrangements to seriously deal with the Sanlu brand infant milk powder incident, immediately launched the first-level response to major national food safety accidents, and set up an emergency response leading group. On September 15, the Information Office of Gansu Provincial Government held a press conference, saying that the deaths of two infants, Gangu and Lintao, were related to Sanlu milk powder.
With the in-depth investigation of the problem milk powder incident, milk source, as the most important part of adding melamine, has attracted more and more attention from all walks of life. According to medical experts, melamine is a low-toxic chemical product, which can cause urinary system diseases in infants. At present, infants suffering from urinary calculi are mainly caused by eating Sanlu infant formula containing a large amount of melamine. Most children can excrete stones by drinking more water and urinating frequently. If you have symptoms such as turbid urine and dysuria, you need to go to the hospital in time. When acute renal failure occurs, if the treatment is timely, the child can recover.