What are the top ten news at home and abroad in 2008? Please, 3Q.

1. Oil prices soared and plummeted, and market panic intensified. In 2008, oil prices took a roller coaster ride. Affected by financial speculation and global inflation, oil prices soared in the first half of this year. On the first trading day after the New Year, the international crude oil futures price broke through the mark of 100 USD per barrel and reached a record high of 1 1 USD in July. Since then, oil prices have plummeted. Because the financial crisis and economic recession have not bottomed out for a long time, energy demand is decreasing and market confidence is seriously insufficient. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has cut production twice in September and 10, but it has not curbed the downward trend of oil prices. The futures price of light crude oil for delivery in the New York Mercantile Exchange 1 month closed at 40.8 1 USD per barrel on February 5, 2004, the lowest level since June 2004 10. 2. Wenchuan earthquake ravaged Sichuan, and on May 12, the earthquake relief was unified, which was the most destructive, widespread and difficult since the founding of New China. The magnitude is 8 on the Richter scale, the maximum intensity is 1 1 degree, and there are more than 30,000 aftershocks, involving 10 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China, with a total area of about 500,000 square kilometers. According to incomplete statistics, the earthquake has caused 69,227 deaths,17,923 missing,1565,438+10,000 people affected, and the direct economic loss was 845,654.38+100 million yuan. China municipal government quickly organized the earthquake relief struggle with the fastest rescue speed, the widest mobilization scope and the largest investment in history. By June 6th 10, the government had invested a total of 8251400 million yuan in earthquake relief, rescued 8.417 people from the ruins, rescued the trapped people1490,000 people, and treated more than 4.3 million patients in time. The international community extended a helping hand. Rescue teams from Japan, Russia, South Korea and Singapore, medical teams from Russia, Japan, Cuba, Italy, Germany, France, Britain, Pakistan and Indonesia, and some international organizations and volunteer groups went to the disaster area to reinforce. The people of China are United as one, and the great spirit of earthquake relief and the efficient and powerful rescue of the government have been highly affirmed by the international community. 3. Ireland vetoed the Lisbon Treaty, and the European constitutional process was once again frustrated. Ireland held a referendum on Lisbon Treaty on June 12, with 53.4% against and 46.6% in favor. The process of European integration has suffered another setback. Lisbon Treaty was signed by EU heads of state on June 5th+February 6th+March 5th, 2007 to replace the EU Constitutional Treaty rejected by France and the Netherlands in 2005. The treaty was originally planned to enter into force in June 2009 after ratification by 27 member States. The Irish referendum forced the EU constitution-making process, which lasted for more than six years, to slow down again. 4. The armed conflict between Russia and Georgia has affected the adjustment of relations between major powers. On the night of August 7 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 Olympic Games are equally wonderful. Writing 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". 6. 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 stream 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. 7. China has mastered the technology of extravehicular activity and achieved fruitful results 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. 8. The financial turmoil is fierce and the world economic prospects are worrying. 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 call for reforming the existing international monetary system is growing. 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 jointly 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. 9. The Six-Party Talks are progressing in twists and turns. DPRK-US relations have experienced ups and downs. The main content of this year's six-party talks on the Korean nuclear issue is to implement initial actions, and both the DPRK and the United States have taken some friendly actions. New York Philharmonic paid a historic visit to the DPRK in February, and in May, the US government announced that it would provide 500,000 tons of food aid to the DPRK within one year from June. North Korea formally submitted its nuclear declaration list on June 26th, and blew up the cooling tower of Yongbyon nuclear facility the next day, taking the first step towards the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. On July 12, the head of the delegation will draw up a blueprint for implementing the remaining actions in the second phase. There have been several serious differences between the DPRK and the United States in the ways of nuclear declaration and verification, and repeated actions in disabling and "uncapping" nuclear facilities respectively, but in the end they reached a certain understanding. 65438+1October 1 1 The United States announced that it would remove North Korea from the list of "state sponsors of terrorism", while North Korea indicated that it would continue the process of disablement. 65438+February 1 1 The meeting of heads of delegation assessed the progress in reaching an understanding on the verification provisions. 10. 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 Obama defeated * * * and party candidate John McCain overwhelmingly and was successfully elected as the 44th president of the United States, thus becoming 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.