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While 2020 may have brought us wave after wave of bad news and misfortunes, British women (and anyone else with a period) are rejoicing. The United Kingdom government has announced the abolition of the “tampon tax,” marking the successful conclusion to a 20-year struggle of women’s rights activists.

Clashes have once again erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The conflict between the two nations started on September 27th, 2020, with the two former Soviet republics once again fighting over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh. This region of Nagorno-Karabakh is an Armenian-majority region that is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. However, Nagorno-Karabakh has not been politically controlled by Azerbaijan since the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Rather, it has been under de facto control of Armenia since the conclusion of the Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Citi CEO Michael Corbat announced on Thursday that he was retiring after eight years in the position, putting an end to his 37 years at the bank. Jane Fraser, the current retail banking chief, will succeed him.

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At over 1.7 million coronavirus cases as of May 30th, 2020, most of the country has started to reopen the economy after a multi-month long lockdown. It is important to note that it is almost impossible for everything to just go back to its old self within a few months, but the economy does appear to be taking the first steps of a lengthy road to recovery.

In light of recent events, it’s hard to believe in the world outside. Stuck at home, the string of fires set across our nation in protest break our hearts for all of the people they may impact. It’s hard to remember that 100,000 people have died from COVID-19, and the threat is far from over, when we see images of people gathered in the streets to speak their minds. However, the fact of the matter is the novel coronavirus will likely not subside for months, if not years, and we need to begin to adapt to a life in the midst of a pandemic. The key to this initiative is testing, and it is likely you will have to take some form of the test in the near future, even if you aren’t feeling sick.

On April 19th, Israelis protested what they saw as a corrupt government using drastic measures to contain the coronavirus. After Benny Gantz, former leader of the centrist Blue and White party, joined Benjamin Netanyahu to form a unity government, leader of the right-wing Likud party, protestors accused Gantz and Netanyahu of destroying democracy in Israel.

But did you know that there’s a Libertarian candidate too? [Insert googly eyes as reader exclaims, ‘Whaaat???’] That’s right. There’s a Libertarian candidate, and he goes by the name of Duane Whitmer.

In 2016, many people claimed that third parties such as the Libertarian and Green Parties cost Hillary Clinton a victory. Third parties may once again play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the 2020 election.