Template:In the news
- On Mars, NASA's helicopter Ingenuity (pictured) makes the first powered flight on another planet.
- Miguel Díaz-Canel is elected First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, succeeding Raúl Castro.
- In South Africa, a fire on Table Mountain, Cape Town, destroys historic monuments including Mostert's Mill and the University of Cape Town's special collections library.
- Guillermo Lasso is elected President of Ecuador.
- At the British Academy Film Awards, Nomadland wins four awards, including Best Film.
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