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Good riddance 2020

ONE OLD STORY THAT made me smile recently was that of the editor of the Sun, inviting the paper’s astrologer into his office to give him the sack, saying: “No doubt you saw this coming...”

Though by this time last year, COVID›19 had made its impact in Wuhan — a Chinese city that most of us had never heard of — I don’t think anyone anticipated the impact the disease would have on the world in 2020. I’m sure that we all will be delighted to see the end

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