It's the hottest January on record. At the beginning of the year Australia is on fire, since September 2019. The average of 1,13 degrees Celsius of land and ocean temperatures recorded in January 2020 exceeds that of the last 141 years.
Researchers demonstrate that an artificial intelligence system based on a Google DeepMind algorithm can detect breast cancer better than human experts.
The Netherlands announces that it wants to be officially called "The Netherlands".
An American attack in Baghdad kills Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, considered the second most powerful man in Iran.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are giving up the prerogatives of the British royal family.
On January 11, the genetic sequence of COVID-19 is published. The international community is on alert and the development of a vaccine is urgent.
At the end of the month, several countries in Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan) are affected by the most devastating invasion of locusts in the last 25 years.
In February, Billie Eilish becomes the youngest person and first woman to win the year's four major Grammy awards: Best New Artist, Song of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year.
Parasitic it is the first film in history to win the Oscar for Best Picture, even though it is not spoken in English.
By early March, most of the bushfires that have consumed Australia and killed more than 500 million animals in what has been called the "Black Summer" are extinguished.
On March 13, the World Health Organization declares COVID-19 a pandemic. On the 16th, the first human clinical test of an anti-SARS-CoV2 vaccine takes place.
The final of the Eurovision contest is cancelled. The Tokyo Olympics are cancelled.
Spring garden, a Vincent van Gogh painting is stolen from a Dutch museum while it was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As more and more countries around the world take strict measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, President Donald Trump announces that the US is suspending support to the WHO, due to its poor handling of the pandemic.
Asteroid 1998 OR2, which was thought to be potentially dangerous, passes by Earth at the end of April at a distance of more than 6 million kilometers.
A framed work by Banksy, Game Changer, which pays tribute to nurses, is on display at Southampton General Hospital. It will later be auctioned off to support the UK healthcare system.
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On December 2nd, the UK becomes the first country in the world to approve the use of a vaccine against COVID-19, produced by Pfizer.
Warner Bros. and HBO Max sign a historic agreement, according to which all Warner films released in 2021 can also be seen on the platform of streaming.
It is one year since the official reporting of the first cases of COVID-19.
2020 ends as it began - with the warmest December in 60 years.
It is estimated that the film industry has lost $65 billion in revenue globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several states in Europe have proposed financial support schemes for the book industry - in April, bookstores in Germany, for example, reported losses of half a billion Euros. In the music field, the pandemic has affected around 12 million workers in the European Union, by postponing tours, concerts, participation in festivals and album releases.