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Wildfires in Austraila
january 2, 2020, the currowan fire was burning between batemans bay in the south, nowra in the north, and east of braidwood in the west. the fire had burnt more than 258,000 hectares. -
Iran and USA conflict
on January 3, 2020, Iran top military commander, Gen Qasem Soleimani, is killed by a US drone strike in Iraq. Iran vows "serve revenge" for his death and pulls back from the 2015 nuclear accord. -
Covid-19 (coronavirus)
new models released by the white house on tuesday show that 100,000 to 240,000 people could die in the U.S. from coronavirus, even with most Americans staying home. -
Shootings in Lebanon
On April 22, 2020 , a man allegedly killed his wife and 8 others in a Lebanese town. the man is thought to be in hiding and his motive is unclear. this is one of the worst mass shootings the country has seen in years. -
Protests for George Floyd
the protests began in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, the day after george floyd, an african- american man, was killed during a police arrest. it was estimated half a million people joined protests in 550 places across the country -
Yemen Humanitarian Crisis
Yemen is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, with more than 24 million people- some 80% of the population. in need of humanitarian assistance, including more than 12 million children. -
Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested
on july 2, 2020, federal official arrested Ghislaine Maxwell in new hampshire. Maxwell has been wanted for over a year for her alleged involment with jeffery epstein crimes. on july 3, 2020, investigators revealed that there is a potential link between maxwell has been charged with sexual criem against underage girls.