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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 January 2025. 2020 January February March April May June July August September October November December This article is about the year 2020. For other uses, see 2020 (disambiguation). "MMXX" redirects here. For the album, see MMXX (album). Clockwise, from top left: Ukraine International Airlines ...
The war has become major point of discussion across the world. Kurdish–Turkish conflict: 27 November 1978 Ongoing: Numerous Kurdish groups, including the Kurdistan Workers' Party (the PKK) have fought for an independent Kurdistan incorporating parts of Turkey. In 2020, Turkey launched an insurgency in Iraqi Kurdistan.
The World Bank predicted that overall sub-Saharan Africa's economy would shrink by 2.1%–5.1% during 2020. [64] African countries cumulatively owe $152 billion to China from loans taken 2000–2018; as of May 2020, China was considering granting deadline extensions for repayment, and in June 2020, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said that some ...
2020s in United States history is a narrative summary of major historical events and issues in the United States from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2029. The first part is divided chronologically by Congressional sessions and the second part highlights major issues that span several years or even the entire decade.
Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic Kiribati becomes the latest country in the Pacific to block Chinese travelers by placing all visa applications from China on hold and ordering all those coming from countries with confirmed cases of the virus to self- quarantine. (Radio NZ International) Apple Inc. announces it will close all of its stores and offices in China until February 9 due to ...
Unknown astronomical object 2020 SO makes its closest approach to Earth at a perigee distance of approximately 0.13 lunar distances (50,000 km; 31,000 mi). Researchers, who discovered 2020 SO on September 17, 2020, are still unsure whether the object is a small near-Earth asteroid or an artificial object.
War in Afghanistan; December 2020 Afghanistan targeted killings. A car bombing in Kabul targeting Khan Mohammad Wardak, a lawmaker, kills nine people and wounds more than 20 others. Wardak is among the injured. Attacks also occur in Logar, Nangarhar, Helmand, and Badakhshan, with an unknown number of civilians and security forces killed. No ...
October 1 – The 2020 World Expo will open in Dubai. [266] October 3 – The government of Sudan and ten rebel groups sign a peace agreement, ending 17 years of war. [267] October 11 2020 Tajik presidential election: Incumbent Emomali Rahmon of the People's Democratic Party reelected. 2020 Lithuanian parliamentary election. [55]