Headline Events of the 2020s

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• Which event led the World Health Organization to declare COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020?
• The killing of George Floyd in May 2020 triggered major protests against racial injustice in the United States and…
• Which major political change formally took effect when the Brexit transition period ended on December 31, 2020?
• The August 2020 explosion in Beirut was widely linked to the detonation of improperly stored ammonium nitrate at the…
• Why did the grounding of the container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal become a major global news event in March 2021?
• The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 after the withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces.
• What was the immediate significance of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022?
• Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022 after becoming the longest-reigning monarch in British history.