Week3

How do you explain the Paris terror attacks to a child? This father found the most beautiful way.

who: a man and his young son
when: 17 NOV 2015where: in Paris
what: The dad has been praised for how he responded to his young son's comments.

Since Friday, France and the rest of the world have been trying to make sense of devastating terror attacks that rocked Paris , leaving 129 people dead.

We have seen footage of people laying flowers at the site of the massacres, or silently weeping during yesterday's two-minute silence.

But one heartwarming video circulating on social media shows the 'humanity in the face of inhumanity' we have come to recognise in response to the devastation - and is even helping French people come to terms with their grief.

In an interview with Le Petit Journal in front of floral tributes left for the dead, a young boy is asked if he understands what has happened.

He responds: "Yes, because they are very, very, very bad. Baddies are not very nice. We need to be really careful because we will have to move home."

Patting his head and telling him not to worry, his father replies: "We don't have to move home. France is our home."

Still concerned, the boy says: "But they are baddies, daddy," to which his dad responds: "Yes, but there are bad people everywhere."

When the boy expresses a worry that the bad people can 'shoot at us' with their guns, the conversation takes a beautiful turn.

"They have guns, but we have flowers."

"But flowers do nothing," comes the response, to which Dad replies that the flowers are there to fight against the guns.

"It will protect us?" he innocently asks. "And the candles too?"

Suddenly, the boy looks visibly comforted. His worry slowly melting away, he asks again: "The flowers and candles will protect us?" - a heartwarming smile creeping across his face as his father says yes.

The interviewer asks the youngster if he feels better now, to which he replies: "Yes, I feel better."

The man has won praise for the way he dealt with his son's questions and comments - and the beautiful exchange has even enabled some French viewers to come to terms with their own grief.

Week2

Risk of catching Zika during Olympics is 'almost zero,' Brazilian official says

Who:Ricardo BarrosWhen:June 11,2016
Where: Brazil
What: Brazil's health minister said that Zika virus cause zero on Rio Olympic 

Brazil's new health minister stepped up the offensive to convince tourists and athletes that the risk of catching the Zika virus during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro is "almost zero."

"We are here to put at ease the minds of all residents and tourists coming to the games," Ricardo Barros said at a news conference Friday.He cited a study by Cambridge University that concluded there was only a very low chance that any of the expected 500,000 foreign tourists would get the virus.

The Zika virus was detected in Brazil last year and has since caused a huge surge in birth defects.Last month, 150 scientists and doctors posted an open letter arguing that the 2016 Summer Games should be postponed or moved.A handful of athletes have expressed concern over the virus. Some have even pulled out of the competition.

Week1

President Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi Celebrate Progress in Burma

Soursc :

https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/09/15/president-obama-and-daw-aung-san-suu-kyi-celebrate-burmese-progress

introduction :

Who : President Obama and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

What : An official visit

When : September 2016

Where : Washington, D.C.

Why : Lift U.S. sanctions on Burma

How : Through meeting

Article:

 “At the invitation of President Barack Obama, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, is on an official visit to Washington, D.C. in September 2016.  During the visit, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President Obama held a meeting on September 14 in the White House and adopted this joint statement.

Both leaders remarked on the tremendous change in Myanmar over the past five years, during which time Myanmar moved from a military government through a period of opening, held free and fair elections in November 2015, and inaugurated a new, democratically elected government in March 2016.  State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi expressed her appreciation for the role played by the United States and other members of the international community in encouraging and supporting this transformation, and President Obama affirmed continued U.S. support for Myanmar's democratic transition.  Both leaders noted that Myanmar's transition has allowed for a dramatic change in the bilateral relationship, creating opportunities to build a robust, multi-faceted partnership for the mutual benefit of both countries.

The State Counsellor reiterated to the President her commitment to furthering Myanmar's democratic transition by pursuing peace, national reconciliation, and inclusive growth.  She expressed her belief that the 21st Century Panglong process, inaugurated on August, 31, 2016, would lead to a lasting peace with armed ethnic groups and help the people of Myanmar build an inclusive Union that embraced the country's rich diversity.  She stressed her government’s commitment to the resolution of the complex political, economic, and humanitarian challenges in Rakhine State and the development of the state's economic potential.  Noting that peace, national reconciliation, and inclusive economic growth were mutually reinforcing, the State Counsellor described the range of economic policies the Government of Myanmar was pursuing to develop its economy. She stressed that Myanmar welcomes international investment to help promote strong, inclusive, and long-term economic growth and asked that the United States lift remaining sanctions on Myanmar to encourage this investment and in recognition of the steps Myanmar has taken toward democratization.