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In Syria , the footage of his first coronavirus death at The End of March, The War entered its 10-year -

in The Past few months, the Corona-Virus pandemic has absorbed all the energy of The News cycle. It was not an event, as it is in our life Time .

But this is not to say that it happens to be the only important thing in The World right now. So, what's going on Elsewhere , and What Happened to some of The Other major news stories of the year?

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for about three years, they are almost impossible to hear over everything else in the UK. Now, of course, the focus is on the Corona-Virus-pandemic. In spite of Prime Minister Boris Johnson requiring hospital treatment according to conclusion of the contract Covid-19 and the European Union and the British negotiators only recently from coronavirus quarantine, Downing Street insists it will keep to its original schedule.

the United Kingdom formally to the European Union on the 31. January. But We Are now in a transition phase until 31. In December, during which the United Kingdom is still treated pretty much as a member of the EU during the negotiations.

the UK government says that an EU-UK trade Must be available, on The Last day of the year. But even if not, the UK is not the transition over the extend phase, the deadline.

The idea behind the transitional period to minimise the disruption caused to business and travel between the United Kingdom and the EU. It can be extended by One or Two years - what the EU thinks, would be a sensible step under the circumstances.

It has been only a single round of the EU-UK trade negotiations So Far . You start This Week via video-conference, and both sides say they will do their best to make good and rapid progress. However, Time Is of the essence.

Brussels also asked whether UK and EU companies - has already caused a hard Time with the break, by the coronavirus in Need of another big change comes at The End of this year. But whatever you think, that the leaders of the EU, questions, formally, in the UK for an extension. The tight Time schedule, it was decided by Boris Johnson , they say. To Delay a decision - if it is a-Must from London.

some expect A ceasefire to last holds in Idlib, for now, as The Last rebel-held area in North-West Syria braces for the expected onslaught of the deadly coronavirus.

"people are breathing for The Time , and that can be seen as a Side Effect of the pandemic," says Hassan Hassan of The Center for global policy. "The ceasefire is hanging by a thread, But it hangs anyway. "

5. March, a ceasefire stopped the agreed Russia and Turkey, in a dangerous escalation to Ankara, sent thousands of its troops across The Border to try to stop a Syrian offensive repetition lost The Last province in nine punishing years of war.

Idlib, But the breathing room is also full of fear of this new enemy. The province's Health System was decimated by the fighting, including the blistering air campaign, the Russian and Syrian warplanes Almost A Million displaced people, the tents, took refuge in the interior, flimsy or open ground, have some objections to the mighty Covid-19.

"It is a humanitarian and political commitment... for the full, immediate nationwide ceasefire In Syria ," said the UN special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, the security Council in his last briefing before the UN.

Turkey and Russia, which back opposing sides, which now have the say.

"I don't think Turkey or Russia believe that these weapons will be at a standstill for a long Time ," says Dareen Khalifa, a Senior Analyst at The International Crisis Group. "He left important questions unresolved. "

That includes The Future of the jihadist group Hayat Tahir al-Sham (HTS), which dominates Idlib.

The HTS, skeptical of the ceasefire, said the re-deployment. The Syrian and Turkish armies are also taking advantage of this pause to strengthen in preparation for The Next round of the battle.

There can be only a matter of Time - But now, it seems, is not The Time .

for almost a month, The Race among the Democrats to see who was on US President Donald Trump in The General election in Deep Freeze . The former US Vice-President Joe Biden had a commanding lead in the primaries, But an avowed democratic socialist Bernie Sanders - Once as the front-runner was not ready to.

Meanwhile, state after state moved their primary votes because of the coronavirus pandemic. Both candidates canceled all public events, and only issued video statements and interviews of their homes.

That all changed on Wednesday, as Sanders suspended his campaign, all make sure that in November the American voters to choose between Trump and Biden.

Exactly When - and how - the Two candidates officially nominated by their parties is in doubt, however. The Democrats have already moved their national Convention in mid-July to August in The Hope that a gathering of thousands of activists, officials and party faithful, then, to be possible, both from the health and logistical point of view. But the new date along with the Republican Convention, at The End of August, still seems questionable.

As for The Race itself Trump has conferences, a slight bump in his poll rating since the pandemic began, perhaps due to his ubiquitous TV presence in the daily afternoon White House press.

Biden to still holds a slight advantage in the head-to-head matchups, however, suggesting The Race will be tight. But it is not clear what The National mood will be in a few weeks, let alone if the November voting day.

The Conflict in Yemen, which has been Forgotten in its sixth year in March, for a long Time as One of The World 's. To see with The Last couple of weeks, yet another top in the fight, and as The World 's attention is fixed Elsewhere , Yemen-a war has felt more Forgotten than ever.

Two Weeks ago, have claimed the attacks on cities in Saudi Arabia , Houthi rebels, led to a series of reprisal air attacks on North Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition.

It is not only the fight, the Yemen, civilians have to endure. I remember the reporting on the cholera epidemic in the year 2016, and memories of the country, to respond to the inability to control the spread of the disease, are Still Fresh in my memory. It was heartbreaking to see how people, who was diagnosed with the disease, you had to turn not found a hospital.

Yemen is now facing The Threat of a new ruthless disease, who requires, beds, fans, not the country, is a frightening prospect.

The Announcement of a ceasefire This Week is a welcome news for the majority of Yemenis, But The Heavy burden of The Past half-decade that even When The War came to an end today, it would take decades to recover the Land. Six Years of bombings and destruction have led to what the UN as the "world's worst humanitarian crisis".

The scale, severity and complexity of the needs of the country are breathtaking. The War has deeply fractured the Economy of Yemen and reduced its public institutions, infrastructure and health care system in ruins. Eighty percent of the total population in Need of external help to survive. And yet, the UN announced This Week that it was decreasing its operations in the country, citing lack of funding.

As the spectre of Covid-19 looms larger and larger, the people in Yemen, fully aware that their country simply will not be able to cope against the impending danger, bracing himself.

at the beginning of November, the New South Wales government state of emergency, and The First catastrophic fire issued the warning because the rating was 10 Years ago.

record heat, strong winds, and the merciless Drought , which lasted for at least three years in some areas - reinforcement of Bush fires. The blazes left 11 million acres burned and More Than 2,000 properties destroyed. Australia's wildlife has been decimated. A billion animals lost, and the pictures of you burned koalas and kangaroos from The World 's headlines.

the controversy and The anger on the Prime Minister and The Way he dealt with The Crisis and his approach to Climate Change as a part of The Story as the fire itself.

Finally, The Rain , flooding in some areas, during The End years of Drought in others. There was enough rain to most of the fire until everything is under control. It was a great grace for The Volunteer fire brigade who had not exhausted, stopped working for months, and were.

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Source of news: bbc.com