the year draws to a close and Hinge See will not say goodbye without Year in Review from 2008. In selecting the topics we have taken out, however, not only the "mainstream" to follow, but to make their own choice. Sun appear about the names of Angelina Jolie and Matthias Steiner does not, but we remember events that are not necessarily more of a presence. In two parts, we present you remarkable in the areas of society and policy.
January: The Australian actor and heartthrob Heath Ledger died under disputed circumstances in the first age of 28 in New York. Later, the police are in an accident at the same time taking out of six drugs. During the year, Ledger receives from fans and media almost legendary status. Once again, seems to confirm that the early death leads to more popularity. With his final role as Joker in "Batman - The Dark Knight ," he thrilled the crowds. The film is not modified in through the hype about the real antagonists almost one billion U.S. dollars, becoming one of the most successful films of all time. February in the late 1990s, declared war-plagued region Kosovo on 17 February 2008 independence from Serbian territory - nearly nine years after the establishment of a UN protectorate, which caused a relative calm in the crisis area. Of capital of about 2 million Menschen bevölkerte Landes ist Pristina, als offizielle Währung gilt der Euro, auch wenn der Kosovo nicht Teil der Europäischen Währungsunion ist. Die Unabhängigkeitserklärung wird unter anderem von 20 EU-Staaten, darunter mit Ausnahme Serbiens alle Länder des ehemaligen Jugoslawien, sowie den USA anerkannt.
März: In deutschen Müllverbrennungsanlagen wird italienischem Müll der Garaus gemacht. Nachdem sich zu Jahresbeginn die Abfälle der Neapolitaner in den Straßen der drittgrößten Stadt Italiens stapelten, wurden Teile davon nach Deutschland transportiert, um Abhilfe zu schaffen. Das Problem: Die Camorra, organisierte Wirtschaftskriminelle, earn the chaotic state in Naples, so a re-emergence is not excluded. As a result of contamination were the number of tourists declined sharply and the soil was contaminated by hazardous waste. April The garbage is gone, another remains: Silvio Berlusconi is elected for the third time Italian prime minister. With a personal fortune of over nine billion U.S. dollars, the owner of several TV stations and the AC Milan is a special place in the top European policy. The party he founded, "Forza Italia " he runs a conservative, economic liberal and, according to "anti-kommunistische" Politik. Mit seinen einfachen Wahlslogans ("Eine Million Arbeitsplätze") und der medialen Macht steht er oft in der Kritik, zu große Kontrolle über das politische Geschehen zu haben.
Mai: Acht Jahre nachdem sie in der TV-Show "Popstars" gecastet wurden und fünf Jahre nach einer zwischenzeitlichen Auflösung treten die "No Angels" für Deutschland beim Eurovision Song Contest an. Wie viele ihrer Vorgänger scheitern sie kläglich: Am Ende steht ein enttäuschender 23. Platz bei 25 Teilnehmern. Doch auch der Wettbewerb an sich hat nicht mehr die Strahlkraft früherer Jahre, als er noch Grand Prix d'Eurovision hieß. Die Lieder genügen weder artistic or commercial means - or Do you remember the 2008 winner? It was the Russian artist Dima Bilan with the song "Believe" ...
June: For the first time since Zimbabwean head of state Robert Mugabe came to office in 1980 the now 84-year-old loses an election, but saves himself by vote-rigging in a runoff election against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Because of extreme attacks on opponents does Tsvangirai back eventually. To international pressure, the two opponents to take the negotiations but again and agree on 15 September on a power-sharing. The presidential runoff Mugabe had previously served as the only candidate with 85.5 percentage points won. From the hope for peace and democracy but is now not much left Tsvangirai fled to further attacks, the population continues to suffer from the cholera epidemic and the ongoing economic crisis with hyperinflation. Zimbabwe sinks into chaos. The second part of our review of the year following the New Year!
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