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Massive bushfires in this country destroyed over 46 Million acres of land
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Australia
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January to May
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the "Taal Volcano" errupts in this country, leading to the evacuation of thousands
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Philippines
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January 12
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The ____ trial of the President of the United States, Donald Trump begins in the US Senate
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Impeachment
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January 16
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This Basketball player dies in a helicopter crash
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Kobe Bryant
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January 26
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The WHO declares the outbreak of this disease as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
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COVID-19
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January 30
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This country formally withdraws from the EU, beginning an 11-month transition period
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United Kingdom
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January 31
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Luxembourg becomes worlds first country to make this free to use
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Public transportation
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February 29
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This country becomes the 30th member of NATO
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North Macedonia
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March 27
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China ends lockdown in this city, where the virus behind the pandemic was first discovered
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Wuhan
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April 8
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Astromoners announce the discovery of the first ____ in a star system visible to the naked eye
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Black Hole
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May 6
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Large protests against police brutality and racism follow after the killing of this person
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George Floyd
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May 26
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This country becomes the first on Central America to legalize same-sex marriage
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Costa Rica
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May 26
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20.000 tons of oil leaked into Ambarnaya River in this country, the second largest accident in modern history of the country
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Russia
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June 3
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The accounts of many celebrities, CEOs and political figures on this social media are hacked to promote a bitcoin scam
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Twitter
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July 15
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Two explosions kill over 220 people, injure thousands and severely damage the port of this city
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Beirut
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August 5
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The Reelection of this president sparks protests of 300.000 people in Minsk
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Alexander Lukashenko
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August 9
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A Japanese bulk carrier stranded and broke in half in this country, spilling 1000 tonnes of oil into the ocean, the largest environmental disaster in the countries history
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Mauritius
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August 15
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This continent is declared free of wild polio
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Africa
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August 25
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This Japanese Prime Minister annouces his resignation from office
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Shinzo Abe
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August 28
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This associate justice of the Supreme Court of the USA dies at age 87
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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September 18
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Deadly clashes errupt in this region between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces
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Nagorno-Karabakh
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September 27
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This scottish actor, famous for playing James Bond, dies at age 90
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Sean Connery
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October 31
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This person is elected as the 46th president of the United States
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Joe Biden
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November 3 / 7
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The USA exit this agreement on climate change
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Paris Agreement
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November 4
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The United States removes this country from its list of state sponsors of terrorism
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Sudan
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December 14
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