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COVID-19 pandemic

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Arecibo Observatory

• Douglas Stuart's debut novel Shuggie Bain wins the Booker Prize.
• The National Science Foundation announces the decommissioning of the Arecibo Observatory radio telescope (pictured) in Puerto Rico.
• The Brereton Report is released, documenting evidence of 39 unlawful killings, primarily of civilians and prisoners, by Australian Defence Force personnel during the war in Afghanistan.

Ongoing:

• Tigray conflict

Recent deaths:

• Patrick Quinn
• Lupo
• Devi Priya
• Ajay Desai
• Jorge Horacio Brito
• Jan Morris

Current events of November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Tigray conflict
  • Tigray People's Liberation Front forces claim to have destroyed an Ethiopian National Defense Force division. The Ethiopian government denies the claim and says that many Tigrayan forces are surrendering in the approach of the end of the 72-hour ultimatum previously issued by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as a military build-up grows around the region's capital Mekelle. (Reuters)
• Kivu conflict
  • Following a two-year trial, former Nduma Defense of Congo militia leader Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka is sentenced to life imprisonment for "murder, rape, sexual slavery and enlisting children under 15 years old" by a military court. The Nduma Defence of Congo (NDC), while under Sheka's command, allegedly raped nearly 400 people in 13 villages between July 30 and August 2, 2010. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• Tesla CEO Elon Musk surpasses Bill Gates to become the second-richest person in the world, behind only Jeff Bezos. (The Guardian)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
    • The government announces that Hong Kong will close again some entertainment venues such as bars, nightclubs and bathhouses from November 26 until December 2. In addition, a maximum of ten tables would be allowed at restaurants, with four people per table as it reports 83 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day increases since August. (South China Morning Post)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
    • The government announces to exclude Osaka and Sapporo from "Go To Travel" domestic travel subsidy campaign for three weeks due to a rises of COVID-19 cases in two tourist destinations. (Kyodo News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
    • The number of new confirmed cases in Malaysia increases by a record 2,188 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 58,847. On those new cases, 1,632 of them are from Selangor, which majority of them comes from Teratai cluster involving factory workers. (Malay Mail)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine
    • Palestine reports a new single-day record of 17 new fatalities and 1,946 new cases, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases and death toll to 87,838 and 740, respectively. (WAFA)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
    • Russia reports a record 491 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 37,031. (NAO24)

International relations

• Russia–United States relations
  • Russia says its navy made a United States destroyer turn back, threatening to ram it, after it violated its territorial waters in the Peter the Great Gulf, "passing the maritime border by two kilometers". The U.S. navy says their destroyer conducted a freedom of navigation operation to challenge a Russian claim "inconsistent with the rules of international law as reflected in the Law of the Sea Convention to enclose the waters of a bay". (TASS)(Stars and Stripes)

Current events of November 23, 2020 (2020-11-23) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Second Saudi–Yemeni War, Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
  • The Iranian-backed Houthis say they attacked a Saudi Aramco oil terminal in Jeddah with a new type of Quds cruise missile. Saudi Arabia acknowledges the attack. (AP)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio
        • Ohio reports a new single-day record of 11,885 new cases. This number is likely inflated because of a two-day backlog from multiple labs. (The Columbus Dispatch)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland
        • Maryland is expected to send state troopers to enforce restrictions in the state for Thanksgiving. (WRC-TV)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba
        • Manitoba reports a record 540 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total confirmed cases to 13,087 and pushes the five-day positivity rate tests to 14%. (CKY-DT)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
        • Ontario reports 1,589 new cases, a new single-day record. (Global News)
      • Nationwide, a record 5,713 new cases reported in Canada in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide confirmed cases to 337,555. (CBC)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • COVID-19 pandemic in England
        • Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that gyms, bars, and non-essential shops across England will be allowed to reopen when the lockdown ends on December 2. The three-tiered regional measures will return at the same time, but with tighter rules. (BBC)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
      • Italy surpasses 50,000 total deaths from COVID-19. (CBS News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a new single-day record of 25,173 cases, bringing the nationwide total since the beginning of the pandemic to 2.11 million cases. (Anadolu Agency)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
      • King Felipe VI voluntarily quarantines for 10 days after being in close contact with someone who later tested positive for COVID-19. (Euro weekly News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
      • Turkey reports a record 6,713 new cases and 153 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide totals to 453,535 confirmed cases and 12,511 deaths. (Daily Sabah)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Selangor
        • The government announces that it will temporarily close 28 Top Glove factories in Klang in stages to enable the Health Ministry to conduct COVID-19 screening and quarantine workers. This comes as the world's largest surgical glove maker sees an increase in infections among factory workers. (France 24)
      • The number of new confirmed cases in Malaysia increases by a record 1,884 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 56,659. 1,203 of these cases are from Selangor due to an increase in new infections in workplaces in the Klang Valley. (CNA)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
      • Indonesia surpasses 500,000 total confirmed cases of COVID-19. (Bisnis.com)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
      • Thailand's Cabinet extends a COVID-19 state of emergency for 45 days from December 1 until January 15 next year. (The Bangkok Post)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
    • The land border between New South Wales and Victoria reopens after 137 days of closure. People will now be able to travel between the two states without permits. (ABC Australia)
    • Victoria eases restrictions, allowing larger public and private gatherings, larger capacity quotas for businesses, and relaxing of the mask mandate so that masks will only be required in settings where social distancing is impractical. Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton states that he is confident there will be no community transmission in the state. (ABC Australia)
  • COVID-19 vaccine
    • AstraZeneca and University of Oxford's vaccine showed 90% efficacy when it was given to 2,741 people as a half-dose followed by a full dose and 62% efficacy when two full doses were given to 8,895 people. (CNN)

International relations

• Israel–Saudi Arabia relations
  • Israeli media reports that, on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly flew to Neom in Saudi Arabia for a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz describes "the leak of the prime minister’s secret flight to Saudi Arabia" as "an irresponsible move". Saudi Arabia denies that such a meeting occurred. On Saturday, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud repeated the 2002 Saudi Arab Peace Initiative offer to fully normalize relations, only after the Palestinians achieve statehood. (BBC) (The New York Times)

Law and crime

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prisons
  • Ghislaine Maxwell is expected to quarantine after a staffer in jail tests positive for COVID-19. (CNBC)
• Corruption in France
  • The first trial of former President Nicolas Sarkozy, on charges of corruption and influence peddling in 2014, starts. (ABC News)

Politics and elections

• 2020 United States presidential election, Presidential transition of Joe Biden
  • The General Services Administration officially certifies President-elect Biden as the "apparent winner" of the 2020 presidential election, and announces that the formal transition will be allowed to begin. (CNN) (AP)

Science and technology

• The China National Space Administration successfully launches the Chang'e 5 robotic spacecraft from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site. It is China's first sample return mission, and if the mission is successful it will be the first lunar sample return mission since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976. Chang'e-5 will bring back at least 2 kilograms of lunar soil. (The Guardian)

Sports

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
  • 2020 NFL season
    • The National Football League extends their mask mandate and threatens to discipline anybody who violates the league's COVID-19 protocols. (Chicago Tribune)
• FIFA bans the president of the Confederation of African Football Ahmad Ahmad from all football-related activity for five years, following an investigation into financial misconduct. He is also fined $220,000. Ahmad declined to comment on the ban. (Al Jazeera)

Current events of November 22, 2020 (2020-11-22) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in the Maghreb
  • Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) names Algerian Islamist Abu Obaida Yusuf al-Annabi as its new leader, following the death of Abdelmalek Droukdel during the Battle of Talahandak in June. Al-Annabi has been on the U.S. "international terrorist" blacklist since September 2015, and he has regularly appeared in jihadist propaganda videos. (Al Jazeera)
• Tigray conflict
  • Battle of Mekelle (2020)
    • Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed issues an ultimatum to the leaders of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, giving the group 72 hours to surrender before federal forces begin a ground offensive to capture the region's capital Mekelle. The Ethiopian military says Mekelle will be "encircled" and "shown no mercy". (The Guardian)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in India
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Rajasthan
        • Rajasthan reports 3,260 new cases, a new single-day record since the pandemic began and bringing the total confirmed cases in the state to 243,936. (The Times of India)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • Osaka reports 490 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. (Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
      • Japan surpasses 2,000 total COVID-19 deaths. (Nippon.com)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
      • Pakistan reports 59 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day total since July and bringing the nationwide death toll to 7,662. (The Times of India)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
      • The government will increase social distancing rules in the Seoul Capital Area to Level 2 and both North and South Jeolla Province to Level 1.5 beginning November 24 amidst a third wave of COVID-19 cases. In level 2, gatherings involving more than 100 people are banned, some high-risk facilities will be closed, and restaurants cannot operate dine-in services after 9:00 pm. Cafes and coffee shops are only allowed to offer takeout and delivery services. Also, indoor sports facilities must close at 9:00 pm. (Yonhap News Agency)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates, COVID-19 testing
      • The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) begins to introduce saliva tests to detect active COVID-19 infections in children between the ages of 3 and 16 in all DHA facilities and DHA-run screening centers across Dubai. These tests are more than 90% accurate, making them a viable alternative to nasal swab tests which are uncomfortable and harder to use to test children. (Gulf News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in France
      • French authorities orders the culling of 1,000 minks in the Eure-et-Loir region after lab analyses detected a mutated version of SARS-CoV-2 in one farm. All animal products in that farm will be destroyed. (The Independent)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, COVID-19 vaccine
      • Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez states that Spain will begin a comprehensive COVID-19 vaccination programme in January and expects to have vaccinated a substantial part of the population within three months. (France 24)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
      • Turkey reports 6,017 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new record for the second consecutive day and bringing the nationwide total to 446,882 cases. (ABC News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
    • South Australia further eases restrictions imposed earlier in the week, ending a stay at home order but maintaining limits on public and private gatherings and quotas at businesses. (Newshub)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta
        • Alberta reports 1,584 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new one-day record since the pandemic began and highest number of daily cases on Sunday than any other provinces and territories. (CFRN-DT)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • COVID-19 pandemic in California
        • Los Angeles County public health officials announces a suspension of outdoor dining at restaurant for three-weeks starting from November 25 at 10:00 pm PST due to rise of new infections in the U.S. largest county. (Los Angeles Times)

International relations

• 2020 G20 Riyadh summit
  • World leaders at the G20 summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, close the summit with calls for a coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic and support for vaccinations for everyone. (The Washington Post) (Reuters)
• The United States withdraws from the Treaty on Open Skies. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

• Mayfair Mall shooting
  • Several people are arrested, including a 15-year-old boy, in connection with Friday's mass shooting at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, which injured eight people. The shooting followed an altercation between two groups, according to police. (NBC News)

Politics and elections

• Faisal Mekdad is appointed as Foreign Minister of Syria, succeeding Walid Muallem, who died last Monday. (VoA)

Current events of November 21, 2020 (2020-11-21) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Afghanistan
  • November 2020 Afghanistan attacks
    • A rocket attack on residential areas in the Afghan capital Kabul kills at least eight people and injures 31 others. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack. (BBC)
  • Afghanistan–United States relations, Afghan peace process
    • Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with the Taliban and the Afghanistan government in Doha, Qatar to negotiate a peace deal. (The Columbian)
• Tigray conflict
  • Federal troops capture the city of Adigrat near the Eritrean border in Ethiopia's Tigray Region. Ethiopian government forces are now within 116 km (72 miles) of the heavily defended Tigrayan capital Mekelle. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) says Adigrat has experienced "heavy bombardment", but does not confirm the loss of the city. (Al Jazeera)
  • Ethiopia rejects the African Union's offer to mediate an end to the conflict. (The East African)
  • The TPLF report the deaths of nine civilians during the military assault on Adigrat. The Ethiopian government has denied targeting civilians and both the government and military could not be reached for comment. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
        • COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts, COVID-19 pandemic in Maine, COVID-19 pandemic in New Hampshire
          • Massachusetts announces that they will remove New Hampshire and Maine from their low-risk travel list for contracting COVID-19. Individuals returning to Massachusetts from those states will be required to fill out a travel form, quarantine, or present a negative COVID-19 test. (The Boston Globe)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in California
        • California reports 15,442 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began as curfew begins in most counties. (Bloomberg)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan
        • Michigan surpasses 300,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. (WDIV-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi
        • Mississippi reports a new daily record of 1,972 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 142,401. (Clarion Ledger)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey
        • New Jersey surpasses 300,000 cases after reporting a new daily record of 4,679 cases. (Northjersey.com)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon
        • Oregon reports a record 1,509 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 63,688. (KATU-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
        • U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler is expected to quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 and receiving an inconclusive result. (The Hill)
      • The United States surpasses 12 million cases of COVID-19, just six days after surpassing 11 million cases. New cases reach record highs in recent days, with more than 200,000 cases being reported. (NBC News) (NPR)
      • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration grants an emergency use authorization for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' antibody cocktail to treat COVID-19 patients. The cocktail was previously given to President Donald Trump during his hospitalization for COVID-19 last month. (Axios)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
      • COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick
        • New Brunswick reports 23 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began as Premier Blaine Higgs warns that tighter restrictions will be rolled out if the increase in cases continues. (CBC)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
        • Ontario reports 1,588 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. (CFTO-DT)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan
        • Saskatchewan reports 439 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. The province now has 6,237 total confirmed cases. (Global News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • Tokyo reports a record 539 new cases in the past 24 hours, according to a statement from the metropolitan government, bringing the cumulative total since the pandemic began to 37,317 cases. (NHK World)
      • Due to rising COVID-19 cases across the country, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announces the suspension of the government-promoted "Go To Travel" campaign in areas with high infection rates. (The Japan Times)
      • Japan reports a record of more than 2,500 new cases, according to official figures released by the government. It is the fourth time that Japan has reported a record number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic. (EFE)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
      • Iran imposes tougher restrictions in Tehran and other cities as the country battles a third wave of COVID-19. (Reuters)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announces that the government will lift the conditional movement control order (CMCO) in Kedah, Melaka, Terengganu and Johor tomorrow but will place Kelantan under the CMCO until December 6. He also announces that foreign workers in some regions will have to undergo mandatory COVID-19 swab tests. (The Star)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
      • Pakistan reports the highest single-day total for both daily cases and deaths since mid-July, when 2,843 new cases and 47 new deaths are reported in the last 24 hours. This brings the cumulative number of cases to 371,508 and the nationwide death toll to 7,603. (The Nation)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
      • The number of new confirmed cases in South Korea in the last 24 hours reaches a three-month high of 386. The country now has 30,403 total cases and more than 500 total deaths, according to data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (Yonhap News Agency)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
      • The Czech Republic surpasses 7,000 total deaths from COVID-19. (Radio Prague International)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a record 24,822 new cases and 467 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of cases to 2,064,748 and the death toll to 35,778. (The Times of India)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on religion
      • Mourners pay respects to the former head of the Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej in Belgrade following his death due to COVID-19. Many mourners did not wear face masks or practice social distancing, and some kissed the glass shield that was covering the patriarch's body despite warnings from the Serbian government and epidemiologists. (AP)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
      • Turkey reports a new record of 5,532 new cases in the last 24 hours, surpassing the previous record set in April. The country now has 440,805 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began as a curfew takes effect. (ABC News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
      • Ukraine reports a new single-day record of 14,580 cases, bringing the nationwide total to 612,665 cases. (Kyiv Post)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in South America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
      • Chile surpasses 20,000 total deaths from COVID-19, including suspected and confirmed cases. (El Mostrador)

International relations

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
        • Singapore and Hong Kong postpone their air travel bubble agreement for two weeks amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong, which reported 43 new cases in the past 24 hours. (CNBC)
  • 2020 G20 Riyadh summit
    • World leaders at the virtual G20 summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, call for a united response to the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss the global economic crises and climate change. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
    • Russian President Vladimir Putin tells G20 leaders that his country is ready to provide their Sputnik V vaccine to other countries who need it. (Reuters)
• Lobsang Sangay, the leader of the exiled Central Tibetan Administration, visits the White House, marking their first meeting in 60 years. (The Hill)

Law and crime

• Baabda prison escape
  • Sixty-nine inmates escape from a prison in Baabda District, Lebanon. Five of them are killed in a car crash while being pursued by security forces. (U.S. News)

Politics and elections

• 2020 Guatemalan protests
  • More than 7,000 people gather in Guatemala City to protest the recent budget bill. The National Congress building is also set on fire. AP
• 2020 United States presidential election
  • A federal judge dismisses a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump's re-election campaign to block the certification of Pennsylvania's election results, saying it was "an attempt to violate the Constitution". (The Washington Post)

Science and technology

• Copernicus Programme
  • SpaceX successfully launches the European Space Agency's satellite altimeter Copernicus Sentinel-6 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The satellite will monitor global sea levels with high accuracy, enhance weather forecasting, and provide detailed information on ocean currents to support ship navigation near coastlines. (NASA.gov)

Current events of November 20, 2020 (2020-11-20) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Tigray conflict
  • The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) launches rockets at Bahir Dar, capital of Ethiopia's Amhara Region, raising fears that the conflict could grow into a wider war. Amhara Region authorities report that the "illegal" TPLF group "launched a rocket attack around 1:40 am" but that the attack caused no damage. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• A sealed copy of the Nintendo Entertainment System game Super Mario Bros. 3 sells for $156,000, the most ever paid for a video game. It features rare alternate cover art with the word Bros. on the left instead of the center. (Fox Business)

Business and economy

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Federal aid during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
      • Canadian Conservative MP Kelly McCauley demands an audit, alleging that more than 800,000 ineligible people received Canada Emergency Response Benefit money from the Canada Revenue Agency. (Toronto Sun)
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on The Walt Disney Company
    • The Walt Disney World theme park in Orlando announces that they will bring back their Park Hopper ticket on January 1, 2021, with restrictions. (CNN)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona
        • COVID-19 pandemic in Navajo Nation
          • Navajo Nation reports 351 new infections in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. (The Arizona Republic)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
        • Donald Trump Jr., son of outgoing President Donald Trump, tests positive for COVID-19. His spokesperson says that he is asymptomatic. (BBC)
        • U.S. Senator Rick Scott of Florida tests positive for COVID-19. He is expected to continue working from his house in Naples. (CBS News)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in California
        • California reports a record 13,005 new cases in the last 24 hours. In addition, 4,750 people are hospitalized, the first time the state has seen such numbers since August. (The Hill)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio
        • Ohio reports a record 8,808 new cases, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 335,423. (WOIO-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey
        • Newark Mayor Ras Baraka issues a ten-day stay-at-home advisory starting the day before Thanksgiving on November 25 until December 4. The city also will close streets into Ironbound District to non-residents at 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. EST in the zip code 07105 on Friday and Saturday to enforce an existing curfew. (WABC-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Utah
        • Utah reports a record 4,588 new cases in the last 24 hours. (KTVX-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin
        • Governor Tony Evers issues a new public health order that requires people aged five or older to wear a face mask when they are indoors or in an enclosed space with anyone outside their household or living unit. The mandate is effective immediately and will expire after 60 days. (WAOW-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan
        • Michigan reports 9,779 new cases, a new one-day record. (WDIV-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in New Hampshire
        • New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu implements a new statewide mask mandate amid rise of cases in the state. (Patch.com)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
        • Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces that Toronto and the Peel Region will be placed in a "lockdown" tier, meaning that most non-essential businesses will be closed and non-essential retail stores and food establishments will be limited to takeout and curbside pick-up or delivery. These new measures will begin on November 23. (CFTO-DT)
        • Ontario surpasses 100,000 total cases of COVID-19. (CP24)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta
        • Alberta reports a record 1,155 new cases in the last 24 hours. In addition, the number of active cases in the province reaches 10,655, the highest number since the pandemic began in March. (CBC)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
      • COVID-19 pandemic in the Community of Madrid
        • Madrid will close its borders with other regions between December 4 and 14 in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 over the December holiday week. (El Pais in English)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • The number of new confirmed cases in Germany reaches a record high of 23,648, according to the Robert Koch Institute, bringing the nationwide total to 879,564 cases. (RND)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
      • The Portuguese Assembly of the Republic approves a 15-day extension of the state of emergency beginning November 24 in order to allow a continuation of measures aimed to stop the spread of COVID-19. The current state of emergency will expire on November 23. (The Portugal News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a record 24,318 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total since the beginning of the pandemic to 2,039,926 cases. (ANI)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
      • Sweden reports a record of 7,240 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Public Health Agency of Sweden, bringing the nationwide total since the beginning of the pandemic to 208,295 cases. (SVT Nyheter)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
      • Turkey reports a record 141 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 12,084. (Daily Sabah)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
      • Ukraine reports a record 14,575 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 598,085. (Kyiv Post)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
      • The number of new confirmed cases in South Korea reaches a three-month high of 363 cases. The country now has more than 30,000 total cases, according to data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (Yonhap News Agency)
      • In response to a spike in COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun asks people to avoid year-end social gatherings and only leave their house for essential reasons. (KBS World)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
      • Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan announces the suspension of classes for students in Grades one to three in primary schools for two weeks beginning November 23 due to an increase in new COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong. (The Standard)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in India
      • India surpasses nine million total cases of COVID-19, becoming the second country in the world to reach that milestone after the United States. (The Times of India)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • Japan reports a record of more than 2,400 new cases, according to official figures. It comes as many prefectures such as Osaka and Hokkaido report record numbers of new cases, prompting governors across the country to raise the alarm. (NHK World) (Nippon.com)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine
      • Palestine reports a record 1,472 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 81,294. (Al-Monitor)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
    • South Australian Premier Steven Marshall announces an immediate easing of restrictions surrounding exercise, with further restrictions to be eased by the end of the week, blaming the state's brief hard lockdown on an infected individual who lied to contact tracers. (7 News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
    • Brazil surpasses six million total confirmed cases of COVID-19, becoming the third country to do so after India and the United States. (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 vaccine
    • Pfizer and BioNTech apply for an emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for their vaccine. If the application is approved, the vaccine will likely be limited and rolled out in phases. (CNBC)
• Japan's Kagawa Prefecture will cull 850,000 chickens at two poultry farms after the country reported its first bird flu outbreak in more than two years. It will be the sixth and seventh cases of avian flu in the prefecture and the biggest culling to be done at once. (The Poultry Site)

International relations

• APEC Malaysia 2020
  • Leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation host a virtual summit in Malaysia to seek ways to revive their economies. U.S. President Donald Trump participates in the event for the first time since 2017. (ABC News)

Law and crime

• 2020 United States racial unrest
  • Kenosha unrest shooting, Kenosha unrest
    • Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old who was charged with 1st-degree homicide for his involvement in a shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is released on bond. (NBC News)
• List of mass shootings in the United States in 2020
  • Mayfair Mall shooting
    • Eight people are injured in a mass shooting at Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, leading to an emergency response. The shooter remains at large. (CNN)
• The Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority suspends the press license for Reuters's Ethiopia correspondent, and issues warnings to those representing the BBC and Deutsche Welle, for their alleged biased coverage of the Tigray conflict. (Ahram Online)

Politics and elections

• 2020 Belarusian protests
  • Over 5,000 protesters gather in Minsk to mourn the death of Roman Bondarenko, a 31-year-old protester who died from brain trauma after being arrested by police last week. (The Straits Times)

Current events of November 19, 2020 (2020-11-19) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Tigray conflict
  • Federal troops seize the town of Shire Inda Selassie from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as government forces advance on the Tigray Region's capital Mekelle. There are conflicting reports of the status of Axum, with both sides claiming to control the town. TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael says his forces will never surrender and calls on all Tigrayans, including children, to mobilize and take up arms. (BBC) (Reuters)
  • Thousands of more people flee into Sudan from Ethiopia's Tigray Region, according to international aid workers. (The Guardian)
• War in Afghanistan, Australian involvement in the War in Afghanistan
  • The Australian Defence Force's special report into war crimes in Afghanistan is released to the public, revealing that 39 civilians and prisoners had been killed unlawfully by special forces since 2001. Chief of the Defence Force Angus Campbell issues an apology to the Afghan people and promises significant reform. (The Guardian)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • COVID-19 pandemic in California
        • Los Angeles County reports 5,031 new cases, the highest single-day total since the pandemic began. (Los Angeles Times)
        • Governor Gavin Newsom orders a curfew (limited stay-at-home order) for all 41 counties in the purple tier of the state's Blueprint for a Safer Economy reopening system; these counties include more than 90% of the state population. The order will be in effect from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. PST beginning November 21. (KABC-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland
        • Maryland reports a record 2,910 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 174,733. (WJZ-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio
        • Franklin County, Ohio is elevated to the state's purple-level amid COVID-19 concerns, becoming the first county in the state to do so. (WKRC-TV)
        • Miami Valley Gaming announces that they will change their operating hours due to the statewide curfew imposed by Governor Mike DeWine. (Dayton Daily News)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania
        • Pennsylvania reports a record 7,126 new cases in the last 24 hours, surpassing 7,000 new cases for the first time since the pandemic began. (WCAU-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Texas
        • Texas reports a record 12,293 new cases in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, there are 147,030 active COVID-19 cases across the state. (Patch.com)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Utah
        • Utah Governor Gary Herbert issues a new public health order that will no longer require Utahns to limit social gatherings to only people in their households on Thanksgiving, even as the state reports a record 3,968 new cases in the last 24 hours. (The Salt Lake Tribune)
      • A record 185,759 new cases are reported in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University. (CNN)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta
        • Alberta reports a record 1,105 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total cases in the province to 42,797 cases. (Edmonton Journal)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba
        • Manitoba is expected to tighten their restrictions on stores and social gatherings in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. (Toronto Star)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
      • Mexico exceeds 100,000 deaths, becoming the fourth country to do so after Brazil, the United States, and India. (The Washington Post)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
      • Cluster 5
        • The health ministry stated that a new, mutated strain of the coronavirus stemming from mink farms in the country is "most likely" extinct, amid fears that the new strain could compromise COVID-19 vaccines. (France 24)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland
        • The Northern Ireland Executive agrees to implement a two-week tougher lockdown beginning November 27. All non-essential retail, close contact services, places of worship and cafés will close after being allowed to reopen tomorrow. (ITV)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia surpasses two million total COVID-19 cases after a record 23,610 new cases are reported. It also reports a record 463 new fatalities in the last 24 hours. (The Moscow Times)
      • Russia resumes the vaccination of new volunteers in an trial for its flagship Sputnik V vaccine after a short pause at the end of October. (Reuters)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Greece, COVID-19 pandemic in Albania
      • The Greek government announces a closure of its border crossing with Albania in Krystallopigi beginning tomorrow morning and will also test all people entering the country through its land borders as part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. (Ekathimerini)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
      • The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine recommends the owners of three mink farms in Ireland to cull their mink to halt the potential spread of a mutated form of the coronavirus. (RTE)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
      • Poland reports a record of 637 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll in the country to 12,088. (Poland In)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
      • Ukraine reports a record 257 new fatalities and 13,357 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide death toll to 10,369 and the total number of cases to 583,510. (U.S. News & World Report)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reports a new single-day record of 534 new cases and raise its virus alert in the prefecture to the highest of four levels for the first time since September, indicating that "infections are spreading". (Bloomberg)
      • Japan reports a record 2,388 new cases, according to official figures. It comes as the country is on "maximum alert" and many prefectures such as Osaka, Aichi, and Hokkaido report record numbers of new cases. (The Straits Times) (Nippon.com)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
      • President Rodrigo Duterte agrees to provide an advance payment to pharmaceutical companies developing a COVID-19 vaccine in order to secure millions of vaccines. (Rappler)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
      • The number of new confirmed cases in South Korea reaches a three-month high of 343 cases, bringing the nationwide total to 29,654 cases, according to data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (Yonhap News Agency)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
      • Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews announces a closure of the state's border with South Australia for 48 hours beginning at 11:59 pm AEDT tonight. The "hard border" between the two states will be replaced by a permit system beginning at midnight on November 21. (ABC Australia)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Marshall Islands
      • Just days after announcing that the country was free of COVID-19 again after two infected people recovered, the Marshall Islands reports three new cases from a repatriation flight of Marshallese citizens in Hawaii. (RNZ)
  • COVID-19 vaccine
    • AstraZeneca’s vaccine candidate shows promise in older adults. Late-stage trials are expected to be released by Christmas. (Los Angeles Times)

International relations

• Israel–United States relations, Palestine–United States relations, Syria–United States relations
  • Mike Pompeo visits settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories of West Bank and Golan Heights, making him the first United States Secretary of State to do so. (NBC News)

Law and crime

• George Floyd protests, 2020 United States racial unrest
  • George Floyd protests in Chicago
    • A lawsuit is filed against the Chicago Police Department, accusing them of brutally attacking and falsely arresting protesters during demonstrations against the killing of George Floyd. (ABC News)
• At least 19 people are killed in Uganda during protests triggered by the arrest of presidential candidate Bobi Wine. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• 2020 United States presidential election
  • President-elect Joe Biden wins Georgia, after the state completed its hand recount, making him the first Democrat to win the state since Bill Clinton in 1992. (CBS News)

Science and technology

• Citing safety concerns, the National Science Foundation announces that the 57-year-old Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico will be decommissioned. Earlier this month, a second cable supporting the 900-ton instrument platform snapped. The platform is suspended 450 feet (137 meters) above the fixed radio dish, which is 1,000 feet (305 meters) in diameter. (NSF)

Current events of November 18, 2020 (2020-11-18) (Wednesday)

Business and economy

• Boeing 737 MAX groundings
  • The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration clears Boeing's 737 MAX to fly again, provided that all planes receive modifications to their software and wiring and that all pilots receive additional training. (BBC)
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation
  • Norwegian Air Shuttle files for bankruptcy protection in Ireland for two subsidiaries: Norwegian Air International and Arctic Aviation Assets as part of a restructuring of the business due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. (RFI)
• Fitch Ratings downgrades Zambia's government debt to RD (restricted default) after the country failed to pay a Eurobond coupon on Friday. (Reuters) (AFP via Yahoo! Finance)

Disasters and accidents

• Pending an investigation, Taiwan grounds all of its F-16 fleet, about half of the country's fighter fleet, after a plane disappeared from radar over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, with search and rescue operations ongoing. (CNN)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
        • COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
          • Mayor Bill de Blasio stated that public schools across New York City will temporarily close after the 7-day average positivity rate reaches 3%. (ABC News)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio
        • Columbus Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts and Franklin County, Ohio Health Commissioner Joe Mazzola issue stay-at-home advisories for residents of Columbus and Franklin County. People living in these areas are also advised to avoid travelling in and out of the state. (WANE-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania
        • Pennsylvania reports a new single-day record of 6,339 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 281,852. (WKBN-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin
        • Wisconsin reports a record of 7,989 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 331,837. (WBAY-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota
        • Minnesota Governor Tim Walz imposes several new restrictions on businesses and indoor gatherings in response to a surge in new cases. It begins on November 20 and lasts for four weeks. (CBS News)
      • The number of confirmed deaths in the United States reaches 250,000. (NBC News)
      • The U.S. military reported a record high number of COVID-19 cases with 1,314 new cases on Tuesday, according to data from the Department of Defense. (CNN)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
      • COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia
        • British Columbia reports a record 762 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the province's total number of cases to 24,423. (Global News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • Tokyo reports a new single-day record of 493 new cases, surpassing the previous record set in August and bringing the cumulative number of cases in the prefecture to over 35,000. (The Mainichi Shimbun)
      • Nationwide, 2,203 new cases are reported in Japan. It is the first time that the country has reported more than 2,000 cases since the pandemic began. (Kyodo News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
      • The number of patients who recovered from COVID-19 in Indonesia exceeds 400,000. (detikHealth)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
      • Iran reports a record 13,421 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide cumulative total to 801,894 cases. (Al-Arabiya)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan
      • Jordan reports a record 7,933 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide cumulative total to 163,926 cases. (Roya News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Malaysia surpasses 50,000 total confirmed cases of COVID-19. (The Edge Markets MY)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
      • The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reports 313 new cases in South Korea in the past 24 hours, surpassing 300 for the first time. It is also the highest single-day figure since August 29, taking the nationwide total to 29,311 cases. (Yonhap News Agency)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine
      • Palestine reports a record 1,268 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, half of them in Gaza, as officials in both the Palestinian Authority and Hamas resist calls to impose a second general lockdown. (The Times of Israel)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
      • Beginning December 1, Taiwan will require almost all visitors to have negative COVID-19 tests before arriving in the country due to an increase in imported cases. The government will also increase the number of places where people must wear masks. (The Straits Times)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
      • Cluster 5
        • Danish Agriculture Minister Mogens Jensen (politician) resigns following criticism of illegal government order to cull 15-17 million minks after the discovery of a mutated version of the coronavirus at some of the country's mink farms. (Euronews)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
      • Italy reports 753 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day total since April 3, bringing the nationwide death toll to 47,217. (Corriere della Sera)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
      • Ireland surpasses 2,000 total deaths from COVID-19. (The Irish Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
      • Poland reports a record of 603 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 11,451. (RMF 24)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a record 456 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 34,387. In addition, a record 25,179 recoveries are reported, outnumbering new cases for the first time since September 16. (Vedomosti) (Anadolu Agency)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
      • Attorney General Dolores Delgado tests positive for COVID-19. (El Peridico)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
      • Ukraine surpasses 10,000 total deaths from COVID-19 after a record 256 new fatalities are reported in the past 24 hours. (Kyiv Post)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
      • South Australian Premier Steven Marshall announces a six-day "circuit breaker" lockdown across the state beginning at midnight due to a growing number of COVID-19 cases in Adelaide. Unlike previous lockdowns in Australia, outside exercise and takeaway food will be prohibited. The lockdown will be followed by eight days of "lesser restrictions". (BBC)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Samoa
      • Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi confirms the first case of COVID-19 in the country from a sailor who returned from Auckland, New Zealand. Malielegaoi said the sailor tested positive Wednesday night but that a second confirmation test from this morning was negative. He added that they were concerned that the man could be contagious, though he is in isolation. (RNZ)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe
      • Authorities close a boarding school in Matabeleland North Province after at least 100 students tested positive for COVID-19. (SowetanLIVE)
    • The total number of confirmed cases in Africa surpasses two million. South Africa remains the continent's highest number of reported COVID-19 cases at over 750,000. (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 vaccine
    • Malaysian Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin signed an agreement with his Chinese counterpart Wang Zhigang to cooperate on the development of a safe and efficacious vaccine, as part of efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. (The Star)
    • Pfizer formally ends its vaccine trial with a 95% success rate and will submit a regulatory approval "within days". (NBC News)
• 2020 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak
  • The Democratic Republic of the Congo declares the end of an almost six-month long Ebola outbreak in the Équateur Province. (AllAfrica.com)

International relations

• Iran–United States relations, United States sanctions against Iran
  • Iran says that it will return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, better known as the "Iran Deal", if President-elect Joe Biden lifts sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump. (CBS News)
  • The United States imposes sanctions against the Mostazafan Foundation, a foundation controlled by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, over alleged human rights abuses. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan, Impeachment resolution of Gretchen Whitmer
  • Three Republican members of the Michigan House of Representatives have introduced a resolution calling for the impeachment of Governor Gretchen Whitmer over her new mitigation measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Other members of the Michigan Republicans, including high-ranking members of the Michigan House, criticize the resolution. (Fox News)
• Taiwan's broadcast regulator denies the renewal of the broadcast license of CTi News channel, citing alleged interference by its major shareholder Tsai Eng-meng. This is the first time ever that Taiwan shuts down a television news channel. The opposition party Kuomintang calls it an attack on press freedom. (CNA)

Sports

• 2020 NBA draft
  • The Minnesota Timberwolves select Anthony Edwards with the first overall pick in the draft. (The Guardian)

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Ongoing events

Business

• COVID-19 recession
• FinCEN Files leak

Disasters

• COVID-19 pandemic
• 2018–20 Southern Africa drought
• 2019–20 locust infestation
• 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
• 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
• 2020 Pacific hurricane season
• 2020 Pacific typhoon season
• 2020 wildfire season
• 2020 Central Vietnam floods
• Yemeni famine

Politics

• Afghan peace process
• Armenian protests
• Belarusian protests
• Bulgarian protests
• Chilean protests
• George Floyd protests (racial unrest)
• Guatemalan protests
• Hong Kong protests
• Indonesia omnibus law protests
• Iraqi protests
• Kashmir lock-down
• Lebanese protests
• Libyan peace process
• Nicaraguan protests
• Nigerian protests
• Persian Gulf crisis
• Peruvian protests
• Philippine protests (timeline)
• Polish protests
• Post-Brexit diplomatic talks
• Sudanese protests
• Thai protests
• United States election protests
• Venezuelan presidential crisis (protests)
• Yellow vests movement

Elections and referendums

Recent

• November
  • 10: Jordan, House of Representatives
  • 11: Belize, House of Representatives
  • 15: Moldova, President (2nd)
  • 21: Georgia, Parliament (2nd)
  • 22: Burkina Faso, President, National Assembly

Ongoing

• November
  • 23–24: Egypt, Parliament (2nd−1)

Upcoming

• November
  • 29: Switzerland, referendums
• December
  • 5: Kuwait, National Assembly
  • 6: Romania, Senate, Chamber of Deputies
  • 6: Venezuela, National Assembly
  • 7: Ghana, President (1st), Parliament
  • 7–8: Egypt, Parliament (2nd−2)

Trials

Recently concluded

• Greece: Nikolaos Michaloliakos
• Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai
• Slovakia: Marián Kočner
• Spain: Montano Morales
• Turkey: Remziye Tosun

Ongoing

• Argentina: Rodolfo Martín Villa
• Armenia: Serzh Sargsyan
• Colombia: Álvaro Uribe
• Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
• Kyrgyzstan: Almazbek Atambayev
• Malta: Yorgen Fenech
• Russia: Mikhail Yefremov
• South Africa: Jacob Zuma
• Spain: Bárcenas affair, 2017 Catalonia attacks
• Sudan: Omar al-Bashir
• United States: Fat Leonard scandal, Varsity Blues scandal
• International: The Gambia v. Myanmar

Upcoming

• Kosovo: Hashim Thaçi
• Lesotho: Maesiah Thabane
• Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina
• Spain: Jordi Pujol
• United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Elizabeth Holmes, Meng Wanzhou, R. Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell, Steve Bannon
• Vanuatu: Charlot Salwai
• Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo

Sport

• Association football
  • 2020–21 Premier League
  • 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  • 2020 Major League Soccer season
  • 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
  • 2020 Copa Libertadores
  • 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage
  • 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage
• Women's association football
  • 2020–21 Champions League
  • 2020–21 Division 1 Féminine
  • 2020–21 FA WSL
  • 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup
• American football
  • 2020 NFL season
  • 2020 NCAA Division I FBS
• Baseball
  • 2021 MLB season
  • 2020 NPB season
• Basketball
  • 2020-21 NBA Season
  • 2020-21 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
  • 2020-21 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Season
• Golf
  • 2020 European Tour
  • 2020–21 PGA Tour
• Ice hockey
  • 2020–21 KHL season
  • 2020-21 NHL season
• Motorsport
  • 2020 Formula One Championship
  • 2020 Rally Championship
• Rugby sevens
  • 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
• Rugby union
  • 2020 Six Nations Championship
  • 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup
  • 2019–20 Premiership Rugby
  • 2019–20 Pro14
  • 2019–20 Top 14
• Tennis
• Other sports seasons
  • 2019–20 international cricket season
  • 2019–20 snooker season
  • 2020–21 curling season

More details – current sports events

Recent deaths

November 2020

• 23: David Dinkins
• 20: Irinej
• 20: Jan Morris
• 19: Sebouh Chouldjian
• 19: Khadim Hussain Rizvi
• 19: Jake Scott
• 18: Umar Ghalib
• 18: Juan Roldán
• 18: Mridula Sinha
• 17: Eddie Borysewicz
• 17: Sheldon Solow
• 16: Shawkat Ali
• 16: Henryk Gulbinowicz
• 16: Walid Muallem
• 14: Hasan Muratović
• 14: Des O'Connor
• 13: Paul Hornung
• 13: Peter Sutcliffe
• 13: John Meurig Thomas
• 12: Jerry Rawlings
• 12: Waqar Ahmed Seth
• 11: Margaret Guilfoyle
• 11: Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
• 10: Saeb Erekat
• 10: Tom Heinsohn
• 10: Amadou Toumani Touré
• 8: Howie Meeker
• 8: Alex Trebek
• 7: Bones Hillman
• 7: Jonathan Sacks
• 6: Jim Marurai
• 6: Fernando Solanas
• 6: Ken Spears
• 5: Len Barry
• 5: Geoffrey Palmer
• 5: Joy Westmore
• 4: Ken Hensley
• 3: Elsa Raven
• 3: Don Talbot
• 2: John Sessions
• 2: Gigi Proietti
• 1: Nikki McKibbin
• 1: Enuga Sreenivasulu Reddy

October 2020

• 31: Sean Connery
• 30: Madam Auring
• 30: Robert Fisk
• 30: Amfilohije Radović
• 30: Nobby Stiles
• 30: Mesut Yılmaz
• 29: Keshubhai Patel
• 28: Bobby Ball
• 28: Cecilia Chiang
• 28: Billy Joe Shaver
• 28: Tracy Smothers
• 27: Don Mazankowski
• 26: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
• 26: Diane di Prima
• 25: Lee Kun-hee
• 25: Robert E. Murray
• 25: Thomas Oppermann

Ongoing conflicts

Africa

• Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
  • Maghreb insurgency
• Cameroon
  • Anglophone Crisis
• Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
  • Boko Haram insurgency
• Central African Republic
  • Civil War
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kivu conflict
  • Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
  • Ituri conflict
  • Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
• Ethiopia
  • Tigray conflict
• Libya
  • Second Civil War
  • American intervention in Libya
  • Turkish intervention in Libya
• Mali
  • Mali War
• Mozambique
  • Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
• Nigeria
  • Communal conflicts in Nigeria
• Somalia
  • Civil war
• South Sudan
  • Ethnic violence (South Sudanese Civil War)
• Sudan
  • War in Darfur
  • South Kordofan conflict
  • Sudanese nomadic conflicts

Americas

• Colombia
  • Colombian conflict
• Mexico
  • Mexican War on Drugs
• Peru
  • Internal conflict in Peru

Asia-Pacific

• Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan War
• China
  • Xinjiang conflict
• India
  • Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
  • Insurgency in Northeast India
• India and Pakistan
  • Kashmir conflict
    • Border skirmishes
• Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
  • Moro conflict
    • Cross border attacks in Sabah
• Indonesia
  • Papua conflict
• Myanmar
  • Internal conflict in Myanmar
    • Kachin conflict
    • Karen conflict
    • Rohingya conflict
• Pakistan
  • Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Insurgency in Balochistan
• Philippines
  • Communist rebellion in the Philippines
  • Philippine Drug War
• Thailand
  • South Thailand insurgency

Europe

• Armenia and Azerbaijan
  • Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
• Russia
  • Chechen–Russian conflict
• Ukraine
  • War in Donbass
    • Russo-Ukrainian War

Middle East

• Egypt
  • Sinai terror attacks
• Iran and the Persian Gulf
  • Iran–Israel proxy conflict
  • Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
• Iraq
  • American-led intervention in Iraq
  • Iranian intervention in Iraq
• Iraq and Syria (map)
  • International military intervention against ISIL
• Israel and Gaza
• Israel and Syria
  • Israeli-Syrian border conflict
• Syria
  • American-led intervention in Syria
  • Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
• Turkey
  • Kurdish–Turkish conflict
• Yemen and Saudi Arabia
  • Yemeni Civil War
  • Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
  • Second Saudi–Yemeni War

Further information: List of ongoing armed conflicts

2020 events and developments by topic

Arts

Architecture – Comics – Film – Home video – Literature – Music (Country, Rock, Metal, UK, US) – Radio – Television (UK, US) – Video games

Politics and government

Elections – International leaders – Sovereign states – Sovereign state leaders – Territorial governors

Science and technology

Archaeology – Biotechnology – Computing – Palaeontology – Quantum computing and communication – Space/Astronomy – Spaceflight

Environment and environmental sciences

Birding/Ornithology

Transportation

Aviation – Rail transport

Establishments and disestablishments categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

Works and introductions categories

Works – Introductions – Works entering the public domain