2020 Year in Review

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January 23- The Chinese city of _____, the epicenter of the initial Covid-19 outbreak, is quarantined.

February 27-Triggered by fears of the spreading of Covid-19, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges by 1,190.95 points.This turns out to be the worst week for index since the year ____

March 11- The World Health Organization declares the Covid-19 outbreak a _______

April 26- King Salman issues a royal decree, declaring that people will no longer be executed in _____ ______ for crimes they convicted as a minor

May 26- Protests caused by the murder of _____ ______ break out across hundreds of cities in the U.S. and around the world.

June 16- The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases passes _ million worldwide

August 4- An explosion caused by unsafely stored ammonium nitrate kills at least 218 people, injures thousands, and severely damages the port in Beirut, _______

August 25- Africa is declared free of wild _____, the second virus to be eradicated from the continent since smallpox

October 6- Serious floods affect Central ______, lasting nearly 3 months and killing at least 249 people

October 19- The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 passes __ million worldwide

November 3-4- The election of Joe Biden is called by many news organizations, defeating Republican candidate ______ ______

November 10- Apple releases the first ___ computers powered by Apple silicon chips

December 5- Russia begins mass vaccination against Covid-19 with the ______ V candidate

December 11- The European Union agrees to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by __% over the next decade

December 27- The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 passes __ million worldwide