The Year That Was
Hope and change, the buzzwords of 2008, were in short supply in 2009. Instead, we got more of the same.
The economic crisis that had been threateningly looming, finally erupted. War raged throughout Pakistan, from the valleys of Swat to the urban centres of Islamabad and Lahore. As if fears of bankruptcy and terrorism were not enough, the world had to worry that it may die of flu. In depressing times – and 2009 was the bleakest year in recent memory – some inspirational stories emerged. The child stars of Slumdog Millionaire rose from the slums of India to the red carpet at the Oscar while the government of the Maldives, an island threatened with extinction, brought much-needed attention – and a touch of humour – to the global warming crisis by meeting underwater. The human spirit, it seems, is still alive and kicking, even in the most trying of times.
View nine images from the nine stories that defined 2009 (below and on the following pages).
Photo: AFP
Bank Rage
A largely peaceful protest in London during the G20 summit turned violent as protesters stormed into the city office of the Royal Bank of Scotland, chucked smoke grenades, smashed windows and threw office equipment out the window. The protesters were lobbying for greater action against, and regulation of, banks. The protest came as the world witnessed the worst economic recession since the Great Depression, as stock markets tumbled and property prices fell.
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here’s to four years of KU fun:)