MH370, record selfies, farewell to Robin Williams and the Bill Cosby scandal: the most talked about moments of 2014

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The Winter Olympics are held in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February.

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On March 8, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 is reported missing over the Indian Ocean. Only in July it is discovered that the plane was shot down over the skies of Ukraine. 298 the victims.

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Ellen DeGeneres presents the 2014 Oscars and, in addition to serving pizza to various celebrities, takes a selfie that sends Twitter into a tailspin and reaches 3.4 million retweets.

Following the kidnapping of 276 girls from a Nigerian school by the militant group Boko Haram, the #BRINGBACKOURGIRLS campaign went global, and was shared on social networks by politicians, singers, models and many people from all corners of the world. .

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European elections take place on May 25th, political elections with universal suffrage which in the European Union have the purpose of electing the members of Parliament.

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The World Cup in Brazil begins on June 12 despite criticism of a country that, given the poor, the World Cup could not afford it. It is rumored that 250,000 people have been sent away from their homes to build the stadiums where the matches were played.

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The Syrian civil war spills over into Iraq, causing the country's political and religious destabilization. During the month of June, the rebel militia Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant unleashes a violent offensive in the north and east of the country, canceling the borders between the two nations.

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On July 8, Israel launches a military operation on the Gaza Strip. This will be followed by 7 weeks of Israeli bombing, Palestinian attacks and ground fighting, culminating in the killing of more than 2,000 people, the majority of them from Gaza.

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On August 9 in the city of Ferguson, Missouri, young Michael Brown was killed by bullets fired repeatedly by a police officer, despite the 18-year-old not in possession of firearms. The event, which shocks the whole world, will cause protests, demonstrations and unrest, both in Ferguson and in the rest of the United States.

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The world says goodbye to a great comedian and actor, Robin Williams, found suicidal on August 11 at his home in California.

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The Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), a disease also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Many to participate, some of the names: Britney Spears, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston ...

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On August 24, Beyoncé performs at the MTV Video Music Awards. Particularly striking is the shot that immortalizes the singer in front of the screen on which we read "feminist". Feminism is a particularly discussed topic and brought back into the spotlight during 2014.

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Between late August and early September we start to hear about the Ebola virus and the epidemic that is taking place in West Africa (Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone). It is the first time that the virus has spread so widely. In early December, according to the World Health Organization, the victims are about 7 thousand, while the suspected cases reach over 18 thousand.

On September 21, actress Emma Watson promotes the campaign HeForShe as an industry ambassador A Women of the United Nations. Here is an excerpt: "The more I talked about feminism, the more I realized that all too often fighting for women's rights had become synonymous with hating men. If there's one thing I know for sure it's that this has to stop. For the record, the feminism by definition is the belief that men and women must have equal rights and opportunities: it is the theory of equality between the sexes - political, economic and social "
Watson closes the speech like this: "If you believe in equality, you might be one of the unwitting feminists I was talking about earlier. And for that, I congratulate us. We are struggling to find a word that unites us, but the good news is that we have a movement that unites us. It is called "HeForShe". I invite you to take a step forward, to let yourself be seen, to raise your voice, to be him for her. And to ask yourself: if not me, who? If not now, when?"

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Vivian Boyack and Alice Dubes, two Iowa women aged 90 and 91 respectively, are married in September after spending 72 years together.

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On 10 October, Malala Yousafzai is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming, at 17, the youngest Nobel Prize winner.

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During the month of November, Bill Cosby is accused by Barbara Bowman of raping her when the actress was only 17. There are many complaints that follow, which exceed twenty.

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Kim Kardashian is immortalized on the cover of the magazine Paper with side B to the wind. The web and social networks go crazy and share history millions of times, sending the social, digital and media world into a tailspin.

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Watch the YouTube Rewind video: Do ​​you recognize all the references to the most viewed videos of 2014?

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