2020 news headlines

Here are some of the major news headlines from 2020:

January

• Iran launches missile attack on US military bases in Iraq in response to killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani (January 8)
• Australia experiences devastating bushfires, killing at least 33 people and destroying thousands of homes (January 7-February 10)
• US and China sign "Phase One" trade deal, aimed at reducing tensions and increasing trade between the two countries (January 15)

February

• COVID-19 pandemic spreads globally, with cases reported in over 100 countries and thousands of deaths (February 1-present)
• US declares national emergency over COVID-19 pandemic (February 13)
• Iran's death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 2,000 (February 19)

March

• COVID-19 pandemic worsens, with global cases surpassing 100,000 and deaths reaching 4,000 (March 1)
• US imposes travel restrictions on Europe and other regions to slow spread of COVID-19 (March 11)
• World Health Organization declares COVID-19 a global pandemic (March 11)

April

• COVID-19 pandemic reaches peak in many countries, with global cases surpassing 1 million and deaths reaching 50,000 (April 1)
• US begins to reopen economy, with many states lifting stay-at-home orders and restrictions (April 1)
• Russia reports first cases of COVID-19 (April 12)

May

• COVID-19 pandemic begins to slow in many countries, with global cases and deaths declining (May 1)
• US protests erupt over death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody (May 25)
• China reports first cases of COVID-19 in over two months (May 31)

June

• US protests over George Floyd's death continue, with widespread demonstrations and clashes with police (June 1-15)
• COVID-19 pandemic continues to decline globally, with many countries lifting restrictions (June 1)
• NASA's Perseid meteor shower is visible from Earth (June 12-13)

July

• US and China trade tensions escalate, with both countries imposing tariffs on each other's goods (July 1)
• COVID-19 pandemic continues to decline globally, with many countries lifting restrictions (July 1)
• NASA's Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon by 2024 (July 2)

August

• US and China trade tensions continue to escalate, with both countries imposing tariffs on each other's goods (August 1)
• COVID-19 pandemic continues to decline globally, with many countries lifting restrictions (August 1)
• NASA's Perseid meteor shower is visible from Earth (August 12-13)

September

• US and China trade tensions continue to escalate, with both countries imposing tariffs on each other's goods (September 1)
• COVID-19 pandemic continues to decline globally, with many countries lifting restrictions (September 1)
• NASA's Mars 2020 rover lands on Mars (September 18)

October

• US and China trade tensions continue to escalate, with both countries imposing tariffs on each other's goods (October 1)
• COVID-19 pandemic continues to decline globally, with many countries lifting restrictions (October 1)
• NASA's Perseid meteor shower is visible from Earth (October 12-13)

November

• US presidential election takes place, with Joe Biden defeating incumbent Donald Trump (November 3)
• COVID-19 pandemic continues to decline globally, with many countries lifting restrictions (November 1)
• NASA's Mars 2020 rover discovers evidence of ancient lake on Mars (November 18)

December

• COVID-19 pandemic continues to decline globally, with many countries lifting restrictions (December 1)
• US and China trade tensions continue to escalate, with both countries imposing tariffs on each other's goods (December 1)
• NASA's Perseid meteor shower is visible from Earth (December 12-13)

These are just a few of the major news headlines from 2020. It was a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, global protests, and significant events in politics and science.