Flashback 2020

It was a year like no other. The world has seen many wars, ground shaking political unrests, revolutions and devastating natural calamities. But in no point in modern history, mankind, with all its scientific advancements, was so helpless against a global crisis created by one of the tiniest organisms. In the last 12 months, the novel coronavirus has paralysed economies, devastated communities and confined nearly four billion people to their homes.  From Paris to New York, from Delhi to Lagos, and from London to Buenos Aires, streets fell eerily silent, except  for all too frequent wail of ambulance sirens, a reminder that death loomed close. Social inequalities, which for years had been growing, were exposed like never before. Human interaction took place behind plexiglasses, face masks . Social media replaced human touch. Though the pandemic dominated the news and lives of people, the year also saw some major conflicts, political upheavals, natural disasters, social unrests all around the world. Here is a look back at some of the major events of the year.   Source: AFP, Reuters

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