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5 Big 2020 Stories Overshadowed by COVID-19
You might have already forgotten
2020 has been quite the year, one that many people will be glad to see the back of. The headlines have been dominated by the ongoing global pandemic, which has seen hundreds of thousands killed and millions infected. When we look back, 2020 is going to be the year of COVID-19 and the subsequent major response to the emerging disease. However, just because there is a pandemic does not mean the world stopped completely.
There were other significant events that were overshadowed by COVID-19, which have already started to fade from the memory banks. Here are five of the biggest stories from 2020 not related to COVID-19.
Qasem Soleimani Assassinated
On January 3rd, 2020, a drone strike conducted by the United States struck and killed Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani. The brazen attack sent shockwaves throughout the world and put the United States and Iran on a war footing. Soleimani was killed at Baghdad International Airport as he was, allegedly, on his way to meet with the Iraqi prime minister. The blatant state sponsored assassination, unsurprisingly, rangled the entire country of Iran, putting the region at risk of further violence.
