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2010
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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Burj Khalifa, which has become the tallest building in the world, has been inaugurated in Dubai
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The XXI Winter Olympics are taking place in Vancouver
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The eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland disrupted air traffic in Europe
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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Lech Kaczynski dies in a plane crash near Smolensk, which Poland accuses the Russia of (later refuted)
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Waka Waka, a song by Shakira, became the official song of FIFA World Cup 2010
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FIFA World Cup 2010 has started in South Africa
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JULY
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
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The BBC coming out the series Sherlock, based on the iconic works of Arthur Conan Doyle
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The United States announced the end of the military operation in Iraq, that was started by G. W. Bush
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Due to a strong earthqua in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand has introduced a state of emergency
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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Getting started on the Instagram social network
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Aung San Suu Kyi was released after a long period of imprisonment in Myanmar
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The suicide attempt of Mohamed Bouazizi begins unrest in Tunisia, which gave rise to the Arab Spring
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2011
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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President of Tunisia Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali flees the country because of the unrest
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South Africa joins the alliance of Brazil, Russia, India and China, forming BRICS
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Major accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant was became the second largest after Chernobyl
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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Fidel Castro, after fifty years of rule in Cuba, leaves his post
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In Pakistan, US special forces eliminated the international terrorist Osama bin Laden
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The presidential palace was shelled in Yemen. The president was hospitalized, power passed to Mansour Hadi
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JULY
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
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The independence of South Sudan, which has become the youngest country in the world, has been proclaimed
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The rebels took the Libyan capital Tripoli, effectively overthrowing the previous government
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Occupy Wall Street protests begin in the United States, giving rise to similar ones around the world
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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Libya's deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi was brutally murdered
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The first line of the Nord Stream gas pipeline connecting Vyborg and Greifswald has been launched
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Kim Jong-il died, and his son, Kim Jong-un, took his place
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2012
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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The Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group comes to power in Egypt
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Singer Whitney Houston died due to drowning in a bathtub and using cocaine
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Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential election, which intensifies protests in the country
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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In Mali, Tuaregs proclaim the independent state of Azawad
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Swedish singer Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku with the song Euphoria
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The last Pinta island tortoise named Lonesome George, is dying, which has made this species completely extinct
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JULY
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
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The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in London is taking place
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Ecuador granted asylum to Julian Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks project
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Bristol became the first UK city to issue its own regional currency
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the international organization — European Union
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Barack Obama won the US presidential election again
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Gangnam Style became the first YouTube video reached a billion views
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2013
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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The Palestinian National Authority has declared itself the State of Palestine
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A meteorite falls in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk
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Xi Jinping became the President of China
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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Nicolas Maduro has been elected President of Venezuela
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Near El Reno, Oklahoma, there was a devastating tornado, the most powerful recorded
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Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been found guilty on charges of sexual relations with a minor
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JULY
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
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Croatia joined to the European Union
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Chemical weapons were used in the suburbs of Damascus and killed 355 people, which US blamed on Syrian government
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Grand Theft Auto V game has been released, the fifteenth in its legendary series
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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The Olympic Flame reached the North Pole for the first time on the nuclear icebreaker "50 years of Victory"
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Protests begin in Ukraine against the suspension of association talks with the European Union
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The first president of post-apartheid South Africa, Nelson Mandela, has died
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2014
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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Colorado became the first state to legalize marijuana
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The Winter Olympics were taking place in Sochi
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A referendum on the annexation of Crimea to Russia is being held
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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Armed clashes begin in eastern Ukraine with the proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics there
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In Ukrainian city of Odessa, there is a burning of protesters in the House of Culture
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The international intervention against the terrorist organization ISIS begins
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JULY
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
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Malaysia Airlines Boeing flying over Ukraine was shot down
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Recep Erdogan has been elected President of Turkey
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A referendum on independence of Scotland from the United Kingdom
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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Joko Widodo became President of Indonesia
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One World Trade Center opens in New York, built instead of the tragically famous twin towers
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The United States has begun the process of normalizing relations with Cuba
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2015
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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Salman ibn Saud became the King of Saudi Arabia
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The second agreements on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine are signed in Minsk
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Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia invade Yemen to fight the Houthis
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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Powerful earthquakes have a devastating effect on Nepal and its capital
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ISIS captures the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra
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USA PATRIOT Act, introduced in 2001, has finally lapsed
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JULY
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
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Iran agrees to limit nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief
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Angela Merkel said about migration from Middle East 'Wir schaffen das'
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Russia is sending troops to Syria to fight the rebels and ISIS
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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The release of the song Hello by singer Adele
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Terrorist attacks are being carried out in Paris, ISIS is taking responsibility for them, calling them "French September 11"
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An artificial intelligence company, OpenAI, has been founded
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2016
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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North Korea has tested a hydrogen bomb
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Leonardo DiCaprio wins the Oscar for Best Actor
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In France, during the Nuit debout movement, people began to occupy city squares
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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The Panama Papers were published, revealing the existence of hidden property of many high-ranking officials
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At the Cincinnati Zoo, employees shot the Harambe gorilla, into the enclosure from which a child fell
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The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, called Brexit
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JULY
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
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The Pokemon Go game is coming out, which has gained huge popularity all over the world a week after its release
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The Summer Olympics are taking place in Rio de Janeiro
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Mother Teresa was canonized by the Catholic Church
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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Genocide against the Rohingya Muslim people begins in Myanmar
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Donald Trump wins the US election
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Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
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2017
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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ECOWAS invades Gambia to overthrow illegitimate President
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Kim Jong Nam was killed in Kuala Lumpur, which caused a crisis between Malaysia and North Korea
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There was a terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge in London
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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Marine le Pen and Emmanuel Macron became main candidates in the French presidential elections
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A terrorist attack takes place at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester
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A number of Arab countries are severing diplomatic relations with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism
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JULY
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
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Despacito became the most viewed video on YouTube
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A parade of far-right, Nazis and racists took place in Charlottesville, Virginia
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Hurricane Irma caused damage to the Caribbean and Florida
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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In New York City, a terrorist carried out an attack by stampeding pedestrians
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Catalonia declares independence from Spain
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Russia was suspended from the Olympics during the doping scandal
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2018
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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The Cranberries' lead singer Dolores O'Riordan found dead in a hotel room
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Jacob Zuma ousted from president post in South Africa over corruption allegations
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The Winter Olympics are taking place in Pyeongchang, South Korea
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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A velvet revolution is taking place in Armenia
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Prince Harry marries American Meghan Markle
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FIFA World Cup takes place in Russia
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JULY
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
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France wins FIFA World Cup for the second time
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Schoolgirl Greta Thunberg has started a climate strike in front of the Swedish parliament
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Starbucks opened in Italy for the first time
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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Girl With Balloon painting was cut through a shredder after being sold at auction
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A referendum on the independence of New Caledonia from France is being held
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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador becomes President of Mexico
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2019
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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The Venezuelan opposition, led by Juan Guaido, calls Maduro an illegitimate president
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Macedonia renamed to North Macedonia
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Nursultan Nazarbayev leaves the post of President of Kazakhstan
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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The fire at Notre Dame in Paris is causing huge damage to it
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The finale of Game of Thronescauses a flurry of negative reactions from fans
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Protests begin in Hong Kong, symbolized by umbrellas
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JULY
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
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Boris Johnson becomes UK Prime Minister
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Fires in the Amazon are happening at record speed
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Nancy Pelosi initiates the first impeachment of Trump
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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Donald Trump imposes sanctions against Turkey for invading Syria
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Evo Morales resigns as President of Bolivia
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The first cases of COVID-19 are being registered in Wuhan
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