2020’s Top 10 World News Stories
Dec 24, 2020
3 minutes
Copyedited by Elsbeth van Paridon
1 COVID-19 Pandemic
Global novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases surpassed 72.8 million on December 17, with more than 1.6 million fatalities, according to data from the World Health Organization.
International cooperation supports national efforts to combat the virus. The UN and other international and regional organizations have risen to the occasion to play their part. The Group of 20, for one, reached an agreement on an extended debt restructuring plan for coronavirus-ravaged developing countries.
China has provided assistance to over 150 countries and nine international
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