What are some things happening in the world?
8 Shocking Things You Didn’t Know Are Happening In The World Right Now
- Desert growth. Ilyshev Dmitry/Shutterstock.
- Decreased cancer. sudok1/iStock.
- Deaths in stadium construction for Qatar 2022. Photographee.eu/Shutterstock.
- Antibiotics are becoming less effective.
- Modern slavery.
- Coltan mine slavery.
- Blood smuggling.
What was the worst thing in 2019?
Top 10 worst things to happen in 2019:
- Constant rain all summer.
- Another election.
- The pound becoming even weaker in relation to foreign currencies.
- Trump’s visit to the UK.
- Flights being grounded at Heathrow because of drone protests.
- England losing the Rugby World Cup final.
- Quality Street tubs shrinking again.
What’s good in this world?
10 Good Things In Our World That Are Getting Better
- Access to Water: Between 1980 and today, global access to safe water sources has increased from 58% to 91%.
- Agricultural Output: Our annual cereal yield has nearly tripled since 1960.
- Electricity Coverage:
- Protected Nature Reserves:
- Scientific Research:
- Immunization From Disease:
- Global Literacy:
- Female Education:
Has anything good happened in 2020?
From small acts of kindness to new albums that got us dancing, here are 100 good things that happened in 2020 so far, compiled by USA TODAY’s Life staff, in no particular order. A 103-year-old grandma beat COVID-19 and celebrated with a Bud Light. Drive-in movie theaters made a comeback.
What bad things happened in 2020?
- Beirut explosion.
- US further polarized by George Floyd killing.
- Coronavirus pandemic.
- Pakistan airliner crash.
- Australian bushfire.
- Ukrainian jetliner crash in Iran.
- Devastating floods in Indonesia.
- Communal riots in Delhi.
What all bad happened in 2020?
The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 700,000. Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault in New York. The 2020 Summer Olympics, which were supposed to take place in Tokyo, are postponed until 2021. A Ukrainian flight crashes in Tehran, Iran, killing all 176 passengers on board.
Why is 2020 Unlucky?
Astrologically, it’s easy to see how this intensity was propelled forward by the planetary energy. Because this conjunction marked the first of three major ones to occur in 2020, the ominous “things are just beginning” energy of this planetary meet-up makes sense.
Why 2020 is a special year?
2020’s Double-Double Digits The number 2020 is like 1616, 1717, 1818, and 1919 because the first two digits match the second two digits. This happens only once in a century, which is a hundred years. The next year that follows this pattern is 2121. A person alive in 2020 would have to be at least 101 to see that year.
What bad things happened in April 2020?
Here are the world news events you need to know so far for April 2020:
- Coronavirus Updates.
- Knife Attack in France.
- Coronavirus Updates (2)
- Israel Election Moves Forward.
- Saudi Arabia Declares Ceasefire.
- Coronavirus Updates (3)
- Syrian Prison Riot.
- Indian Police Attacked.
Who died in April 2020?
April 2020
- Tony Anderson, 78, Australian footballer.
- Dušan Bartovič, 76, Slovak footballer, 1968 Olympics, Czechoslovak national team.
- Anne Hendricks Bass, 78, American investor and philanthropist.
- Branislav Blažić, 63, Serbian surgeon and politician, Minister of Environmental Protection (1998–2000), COVID-19.
What big things happened in April 2020?
Here are the world news events you need to know so far for April 2020:
- Coronavirus Updates.
- Michael Atkinson Fired.
- Coronavirus Updates (2)
- Fire at Florida Airport.
- Body Discovered in Kennedy Disappearance.
- Coronavirus Updates (3)
- Shooting in California.
- US Airlines to Receive Relief Package.
What events happened March 2020?
March 2020 Current Events: World News
- Air Attack in Turkey.
- Coronavirus Updates Around the World.
- Suicide Bomb in Tunisia.
- Attack in Kabul.
- Coronavirus Updates (2)
- Coronavirus Updates (3)
- Coronavirus Worsens in Italy.
- Prison Riot in Colombia.
What is March month known for?
As March brought the first day of spring with the vernal equinox, it was the start of new beginnings. March became the third month when January and February, which were added to the end of the Roman calendar around 700 BCE, instead became the first and second months around 450 BCE.
Who died in March 2020?
March 2020
- István Balsai, 72, Hungarian jurist and politician, Minister of Justice (1990–1994), MP (1990–2011).
- Clara D.
- Carsten Bresch, 98, German physicist and geneticist.
- Laura Caldwell, 52, American novelist and lawyer, breast cancer.
- Ernesto Cardenal, 95, Nicaraguan Roman Catholic priest and poet (The Gospel in Solentiname).
What happened March?
10 historical events that happened in March
- 1 March 1932: The ‘Lindbergh baby’ vanishes.
- 2 March 537: Belisarius saves Rome from the Goths.
- 4 March 1918: ‘Spanish’ flu strikes and kills 100 million.
- 5 March 1946: Churchill warns of an ‘iron curtain’ falling across Europe.
- 11 March AD 222: Rome’s emperor of excess meets a bloody end.
What was invented in March?
March Inventions and Fun Facts!
- Monopoly Board Game Invented (1933)
- Alexander Graham Bell Patented the Telephone (1876)
- Girl Scouts were founded (1912)
- The rubber band was invented (1845)
- Elvis Presley joined the U.S. Army (1958)
- Dr.
- Nathaniel Briggs patented the washing machine (1797)
- Coca Cola was invented (1886)