Portal:Current events
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Topics in the news
Ongoing events
Business
Disasters
Politics
Recent
Upcoming
Recently concluded
Ongoing
Upcoming
November 2020
October 2020
Africa
Americas
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Middle East
2020 events and developments by topic
Arts
Politics and government
Science and technology
Environment and environmental sciences
Transportation
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Works and introductions categories
- Armenia and Azerbaijan sign a Russian-brokered ceasefire agreement to end the Nagorno-Karabakh war.
- In cricket, the Indian Premier League concludes with Mumbai Indians defeating Delhi Capitals in the final (player of the match Trent Boult pictured).
- In stock car racing, Chase Elliott wins the NASCAR Cup Series.
- The Unity Labour Party wins the general election in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, despite losing the popular vote.
November 12, 2020 (Thursday)
November 11, 2020 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Terrorism in Saudi Arabia
- A bomb explodes at a Remembrance Day ceremony attended by foreign diplomats in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Several people are wounded. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Eta restrengthens into a category 1 hurricane as it reaches the Gulf Coast of Florida. (CNN)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces a 10:00 p.m curfew for bars, restaurants, and gyms across New York City, Staten Island, and the state to stop the spread of COVID-19. (Patch.com)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina
- North Carolina reports 3,119 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record, as positivity rate rises to 7.9%. (WCNC-TV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania reports a record 4,711 new cases, raising its cumulative statewide total to 243,368 cases. (KDKA-TV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Vermont
- Vermont reports 72 new cases, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. (VTDigger)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- Germany reports 261 new fatalities, according to the Robert Koch Institute, the highest number of deaths in a single-day since April and raising its nationwide death toll to 11,767 deaths. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- Greek government announces it will impose a nationwide overnight curfew starting from November 13 between 9:00 pm to 5:00 pm local time. It comes after the National Public Health Organization reports a record 2,752 new cases and 43 deaths in the past 24 hours. (The National Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
- Italy surpasses one million total COVID-19 cases, becomes the third country in the European Union to surpass that milestone. In addition, the country also reports 623 new deaths, the highest single-day figure since the first wave on April 6. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports 432 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, raising its nationwide death toll to 31,593. It is first time that the country has reported more than 400 deaths and a new single-day record for that figure since the pandemic began. (The Moscow Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- The number of death toll from COVID-19 in Spain surpasses 40,000. (Medical Xpress)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
- Turkey announces to introduce smoking ban in most indoor places nationwide in bid to halt the rising COVID-19 infections. (Daily Sabah)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- The United Kingdom reports 50,385 total COVID-19 deaths since the start of pandemic, becomes the first country in Europe to surpasses 50,000 deaths. (BBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia
- Mongolia reports the first domestic case of COVID-19 from a truck driver who infected his wife and two other relatives after three weeks of quarantine. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
- COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
- Pakistan reports 1,708 new infections in the last 24 hours, which is the highest daily tally since August as it weighs a new measures to combat rising of cases. (Tribune India)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- The Philippines surpasses 400,000 total COVID-19 cases, becoming the second country in Southeast Asia after Indonesia to reach that milestone. (Philstar)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Vanuatu
- Vanuatu reports its first case of COVID-19 after a citizen who was repatriated from the United States tested positive while in quarantine. (ABC Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
International relations
- Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic; COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
- Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announces that a "travel bubble" between Singapore and Hong Kong will begin on November 22 with 200 passengers per day. It will not be subjected to a two-week quarantine notice like other flights. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
- Philippines–United States relations
- Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. announces the government's decision to suspend the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States for at least another six months. (Kyodo News)
Law and crime
- 2020 Reading stabbings
- Kahairi Saadallah pleads guilty to three murders and three attempted murders. (Telegraph)
Politics and elections
- Politics of Bahrain
- Prince and Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa dies at the age of 84 after holding the office since 1970. He is succeeded by Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. (Al-Jazeera)
- 2019–20 Hong Kong protests; Legislative Council of Hong Kong
- Four Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung, are stripped of their seats following a new law enacted by China's National People's Congress Standing Committee. 15 pro-democracy legislators announced their resignations shortly after the announcement, alongside declaring "that 'One Country, Two Systems' has come to an end". Critics fear this will turn the legislature into a rubber stamp for pro-Beijing policies. (CNN) (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
- Several officers are injured after far-right protestors clash with police in Warsaw, after thousands defied restrictions to do their annual Independence Day march. (Al Jazeera)
November 10, 2020 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Aftermath of the Falklands War
- Land mines in the Falkland Islands
- The Falkland Islands are declared land mine-free, 38 years after the end of the war. (Forces)
- Land mines in the Falkland Islands
- Tigray military intervention
- State-affiliated TV reports that Ethiopian Armed Forces have seized Humera Airport in the Tigray Region. Hundreds have been killed since the intervention broke out last week as the African Union calls for an immediate end to the conflict. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered airstrikes and an offensive after an alleged attack on a federal military base by forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Front. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- European Union competition law; Criticism of Amazon
- The European Union files antitrust charges against Amazon, accusing the company of abusing its position as the top online retailer in France and Germany by using data from sellers to determine what offers to make and what products to launch for their own branded goods. The antitrust commission also opens a second investigation into similar charges against Amazon. (CNN)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois
- Illinois reports 12,623 new confirmed and probable cases in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record since the beginning of the pandemic. In addition, the number of cumulative cases surpasses 500,000. (Chicago Tribune)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan
- COVID-19 pandemic in Texas
- COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iowa
- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds extends the state of emergency and announces new restrictions on public gatherings amid a rise of cases in the state. (KWQC-TV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota
- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announces new restrictions amid a rise of cases in the state. Indoor and outdoor gatherings will have a 10-person limit, bars and restaurants will close indoor dining service at 10 p.m. CST, and indoor capacity will be reduced to 50% of people. (WCCO-TV) (CBS News)
- 61,964 hospitalizations are reported in the United States, a new record high surpassing the previous record on April 15 and the first time that there are more than 60,000 Americans hospitalized for COVID-19. (Forbes)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina announces a nighttime curfew between 11:00 pm and 6:00 am local time beginning tomorrow as part of a measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19. It also will limit indoor and outdoor gatherings to 30 people. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria
- Bulgaria reports 107 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record and the first time the country has reported more than 100 deaths since the pandemic began. (Novinite)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen halts a plan to kill more than 15 million minks in Denmark to contain a coronavirus mutation due to opposition from MPs to pass a bill that would authorize the slaughter. (The Washington Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announces that the city will limit operating hours at clubs, bars and restaurants for two months between November 13 until January 15, 2021. Under the new rules, these establishments will not be allowed to serve customers from 11:00 pm to 6:00 am local time. However, the restrictions do not apply to take-away services. (The Moscow Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain; COVID-19 vaccine
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- The United Kingdom reports 532 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day total since May 12, bringing its death toll to 49,770. Meanwhile, weekly deaths surpass 1,000 for the first time since June. (Sky News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
- Iran imposes new restrictions that order restaurants and non-essential businesses in Tehran to close at 6:00 pm local time for the next month, in order to curb the worsening spread of COVID-19 that threatens to overwhelm hospitals. (Hindustan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon; COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
- Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab announces a two-week full lockdown from November 14 - 30, after localized lockdown measures fail to stem the surge of COVID-19 cases. (Daily Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine
- Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat dies at the age of 65 due to complications from COVID-19. (CNN)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
Law and crime
- Toronto van attack
- The defendant in the attack that killed 10 people pleads "not criminally responsible" for the incident saying he has a mental illness. Under Canadian law, his lawyers will have to prove that he has a mental illness that kept him from understanding either what he was doing, or that what he was doing was wrong. (BBC)
November 9, 2020 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
- A Russian Mil Mi-24 helicopter is shot down by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces over Armenia, near the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Russia says two crew members are killed. Azerbaijan apologizes, extends condolences, and offers to pay compensation. (BBC)
- Artsakh officials in Nagorno-Karabakh confirm the loss of Shusha to Azeri forces. Many civilians in Shusha have fled, and fighting is closing on the region's capital, Stepanakert. (Al Jazeera)
- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announces he has signed a deal with Azerbaijan and Russia to end the war by Tuesday morning. A Kremlin spokesman confirms the deal. Later, Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev says a "trilateral agreement" has been signed. President of Russia Vladimir Putin says Russian peacekeepers will be deployed. The agreement cedes several districts to Azerbaijan, including the Lachin District. The agreement will also establish a transport corridor through Armenia, linking Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan. (Reuters)
- The peace deal is met with anger in Armenia as thousands protest against it in the capital Yerevan with some protesters storming the parliament building. (The Guardian)
- Hours after signing of the deal, Ararat Mirzoyan, the president of Armenia's National Assembly, is pulled from his car and attacked by an angry mob of protesters. (Interfax)
- ISIL insurgency in Iraq
- Unidentified gunmen using grenades and automatic weapons attacked an army post in western Baghdad, killing 11 people, including soldiers. Both the military and police have launched a manhunt for the gunmen. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average opens at an all-time record high – a 1,500-point surge in reaction to Pfizer's results in testing its COVID-19 vaccine. (Fox Business)
- In the United States, a biannual Federal Reserve report mentions, for the first time, climate change as a risk for the stability of the financial system. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Albania
- Albania announces that it will impose a second nationwide lockdown on November 11 in an attempt to curb the worsening spread of COVID-19. (Albanian Daily News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium
- Belgium surpasses 500,000 total confirmed cases of COVID-19. (The Brussels Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- Greece reports a record 41 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, raising its death toll to 825. (Ekathimerini)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
- Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announces that a curfew will be implemented between 8:00 pm and 5:00 am local time and orders restaurants and bars to close. Meanwhile, the curfew also prohibits gatherings of more than ten people, reintroduces online learning for high schools and universities, and sports events will be held only behind closed doors. The measures, which last for an initial 30 days, will be voted on in the National Assembly tomorrow and come into force on November 11. (Hungary Today)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports 21,798 new infections in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began, thus bringing the cumulative nationwide total to 1.79 million cases. (The Moscow Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
- President Volodymyr Zelensky and two top government officials test positive for COVID-19. (The Globe and Mail)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Albania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
- Iran reports a record 10,463 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total since the pandemic began to 692,949 cases. (The Jerusalem Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Hokkaido reports a record 200 new cases in the past 24 hours. (Nippon.com)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- The Philippines reports 108 new deaths in the past 24 hours, its highest total since October 23, thus bringing the nationwide death toll to 7,647. (CNN Philippines)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Maine
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey
- Governor Phil Murphy announces new restrictions in the state amid rising cases. Restaurants and bars will be ordered to close indoor services by 10:00 pm local time, casinos will be closed, and high school and indoor youth sports will be suspended. The restrictions will take effect on Thursday. (Politico)
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson tests positive for COVID-19. (CNBC)
- President-elect Joe Biden announces a 12-person coronavirus task force as part of his transitional team. (The Washington Post)
- The United States becomes the first country in the world to surpass ten million cumulative COVID-19 cases, according to data from John Hopkins University. (CBS News)
- COVID-19 vaccine
- Pfizer and BioNTech say that their potential vaccine is 90% effective at preventing COVID-19 infections. (CNBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
Law and crime
Politics and elections
- 2020 United States presidential election
- President Donald Trump's re-election campaign files lawsuits in Nevada, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia, alleging electoral fraud. (WEYI-TV)
- President Trump tweets that he has fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. Esper had prepared a letter of resignation in the wake of the recent presidential election. National Counterterrorism Center director Christopher C. Miller has been named acting secretary. (NBC News)
- Second impeachment process against Martín Vizcarra
- President of Peru Martín Vizcarra is impeached by the Congress of Peru. Manuel Merino replaces him as interim president. (The New York Times)
- Former President of Bolivia Evo Morales returns back to his country a day after his economic minister Luis Arce was sworn in as the new President. He was forced out of the country last year following unrest over his decision to run for a third term. (NPR)
November 8, 2020 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
- Battle of Shusha (2020)
- The Azerbaijani military says it has captured the city of Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev says "We have won this victory on the battlefield, not at the negotiating table". Armenia and Artsakh leaders deny the loss of the city but say "fierce fighting" is ongoing inside the city. (The New York Times)
- Battle of Shusha (2020)
- Tigray military intervention
- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed abruptly sacks and replaces the Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian military General Adem Mohammed, Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew and the head of intelligence Demelash Gebremichael. (BBC)
- In a televised address, Ahmed accuses Tigray's regional leaders of "preparing for war" against the federal government since 2018, saying the group had siphoned federal development funds to buy weapons and train militias. (The Guardian)
- Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
- 2020 Mozambique attacks
- Islamist militants are reported to have beheaded over 50 people in a massacre at a village in Cabo Delgado Province. (BBC)
- 2020 Mozambique attacks
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- The number of confirmed worldwide COVID-19 cases surpasses 50 million. The United States remains the country with the most confirmed cases, accounting for 20% of all cases worldwide. (BBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi
- Delhi reports the highest single-day spike of 7,745 new cases of COVID-19, taking the capital’s total to 438,529 cases.(Hindustan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- The Education Ministry orders all schools across the country to close as part of the implementation of a conditional movement control order in most states from tomorrow until the end of the academic year. (CNA)
- Malaysia surpasses 40,000 cumulative cases of COVID-19. (The Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
- Iran reports 459 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, its single-day record since the pandemic began, raising the nationwide death toll to 38,291. (Middle East Monitor)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Albania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- Greece reports 35 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record, pushing the nationwide death toll to 734. (Ekathimerini)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
- Prime Minister Antonio Costa announces that Portugal will impose a localized nighttime curfew from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am, in 121 municipalities across the country, affecting 70% of the population, beginning tomorrow. People will also be prevented from leaving their homes between 1:00 pm and 5:00 am on Saturdays and Sundays. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
- COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec
- Quebec reports 1,397 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began and surpasssing previous record one month ago. (CTV Montreal)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota
- Minnesota reports 5,908 new cases, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Utah
- Utah governor Gary Herbert declares a state of emergency and ordered a statewide mask mandate in an attempt to stem a surge of COVID-19. (KUTV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announces a lift on restrictions of the 25-kilometre (16 mi) travel limit in Melbourne and the "ring of steel" separating the city from Regional Victoria from 11:59 pm AEDT tonight. He also announces that gyms, theatres and cinemas will reopen tomorrow, and more people will be allowed in hospitality and religious venues. It is also the first time that all of Victoria has been on the same restriction level since late June. (ABC Australia)
Politics and elections
- 2020 Myanmar general election
- Burmese people head to the polls. Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to win the election, despite international accusations of genocide and persecution of the Rohingya minority, who were also stripped of their voting rights in 2015. (BBC)
- Luis Arce is sworn in as President of Bolivia, succeeding Jeanine Áñez. (El Mundo)
- Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak announces his resignation on social media due to "health reasons". It comes two days after the chief of the Turkish Central Bank was fired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. (Reuters)
- Japanese prince Fumihito is officially made heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. The crowning ceremony had been delayed by seven months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (BBC)
November 7, 2020 (Saturday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
- Former Hurricane Eta, now a tropical depression, moves toward Cuba after regaining strength. The government of the Bahamas issues a tropical storm watch while a state of emergency is declared in Miami-Dade County, Florida, as the state also prepares for the impact of the storm. The storm left at least 100 people dead in Central America. (CNN)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois
- COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri
- COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan
- Michigan records 6,225 new cases, a new single-day record. (MLive.com)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
- Ontario reports 1,132 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 82,825. It is the largest single-day increase in cases since the pandemic began. (Global News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
- Austria reports a record 8,421 new infections in the past 24 hours, raising its nationwide case total to 147,220. (Kronen Zeitung)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Prime Minister Zoran Tegeltija tests positive for COVID-19. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in France
- France reports a new record of 86,852 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours while the total COVID-19 deaths surpasses 40,000 as Prime Minister Jean Castex warns that the second wave has "brutally" and "violently" arrived in the country. (Sky News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- The number of daily confirmed cases in Germany hits a new record of 23,399 over the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Robert Koch Institute, bringing the nationwide total to 642,488. It is the third consecutive day that the country reported a record number of daily cases. (The Brussels Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
- Italy reports a new record of 39,811 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 902,490 cases. Lombardy remained the hardest hit region, reporting 11,489 new cases. (Corriere della Sera)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
- Hungary reports a record 107 new fatalities in a single day, bringing the nationwide death toll to 2,357 while the country also surpasses 100,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 after a record 5,318 cases were reported. (Hungary Today)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
- Poland surpasses 500,000 cases of COVID-19 after a record 27,875 new cases are reported in the past 24 hours. (Sanok Naszemiasto)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
- Ukraine reports a new record of 10,746 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 450,934 cases. (112 International)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
- Iran reports a single-day record of 9,450 new cases in the last 24 hours, prompting President Hassan Rouhani to announce new restrictions that all non-essential businesses must close at 6:00 pm local time for a month starting November 10. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
- Pakistan reports 1,502 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day total since July 30, pushing the cumulative infections total to 341,753 cases. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco
- The number of daily confirmed cases in Morocco surges by a record 5,836 cases, bringing the nationwide total to 252,185. (Morocco World News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
Law and crime
- 2020 Ivorian presidential election
- Police arrest opposition leader and former prime minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan for creating a parallel government after the victory of incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the election. Prosecutors are seeking terrorism charges against more than a dozen opposition leaders who boycotted the election and created a transitional council. (Reuters)
- Human rights in the United Arab Emirates
- The United Arab Emirates overhauls its legal system to loosen restrictions on alcohol consumption, permit cohabitation, and criminalize honor killings, among other changes. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2020 United States presidential election
- All major U.S. networks project that Joe Biden has been elected President of the United States after winning Pennsylvania. Kamala Harris will become the first female Vice President of the United States. This marks the first time since 1992 that an incumbent president's challenger has won the election over the incumbent president, when Bill Clinton defeated George H. W. Bush. (CNN)
- President Donald Trump is refusing to concede to Biden and has vowed to challenge the results in court, alleging widespread electoral fraud. (The New York Times)
- Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is the first leader to congratulate Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden despite no official result being announced at the time. (RNZ) (The Guardian)
November 6, 2020 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Tigray military intervention
- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accuses the Tigray People's Liberation Front of "criminal hubris and intransigence," claiming they rejected the federal government's efforts at "mediation, reconciliation, dialogue". Sudan closes its borders with Ethiopia and the United Nations calls for immediate de-escalation of tensions and peaceful resolution to the conflict. (CNN)
- War in Afghanistan
- The Afghan military recaptures Kandahar Province's Arghandab District, killing 200 Taliban members in the process. (TOLO News)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Malaysia unveils an RM322.5 billion expansionary 2021 Budget to boost its domestic economic activity, according to government reports, as it grapples with the economic fallout of the pandemic and rising political uncertainty. (Malay Mail)
Disasters and accidents
- 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
- Former Hurricane Eta, now a tropical depression, leaves more than 50 people dead in Guatemala after causing flooding and landslides. It is expected to regain strength and head to Cuba and the coast of Florida this weekend. (BBC) (Orlando Sentinel)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- White House COVID-19 outbreak
- White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows tests positive for COVID-19. Four other White House aides and a Trump campaign staffer have also tested positive. (CNN) (Bloomberg)
- White House COVID-19 outbreak
- COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona
- Sierra Vista, Arizona announces that it will reinstate their mask mandate amid a rise of cases in Cochise County. (The Arizona Republic)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado
- Denver is expected to implement a curfew for residents and nonexempt businesses as an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. (The Denver Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts
- The restrictions, mask mandate, and stay-at-home order is expected to take effect in Massachusetts amid a rise of cases in the state. (The Hill)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan
- COVID-19 pandemic in Texas
- Texas surpasses one million confirmed cases of COVID-19, becomes the first state in the US and world's first subnational to surpass that milestone. (NBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in France
- France registers a record of 60,486 new cases over the past 24 hours. The record number of new cases pushes the nationwide total to 1.66 million, the fifth-highest in the world. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- The number of daily cases in Germany hits a new record of 21,506 over the last 24 hours, the highest single-day increase since the beginning of the pandemic, according to data released by the Robert Koch Institute. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
- Italy registers 37,809 new cases in the past 24 hours, its single-day record since the start of the pandemic. In addition, the country reports 446 new deaths, the highest single-day number since April as four Italian regions enter lockdown. (ANSA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia
- Latvia declares a four-week lockdown from November 9 to slow the spread of COVID-19. Under the new rules, social contact is discouraged and a maximum of ten people from no more than two households will be allowed to gather inside. Restaurants can serve only takeaway food and shops will limit the number of people inside. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
- COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
- President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa declares a state of health emergency that will come into force next week to allow the government to impose further restrictions. These measures will be discussed at an extraordinary Cabinet meeting tomorrow. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
- Romania imposes a nationwide nighttime curfew and closes all schools for 30 days beginning November 9 after the number of daily infections surges over the past two weeks. All shops will close by 9:00 p.m. and people will have to stay home from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. local time. It also widens the compulsory use of face masks to all outdoor spaces across the country and orders all indoor farm produce markets to close. (The Times of India)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports 20,582 new infections in the past 24 hours, its single-day record since the pandemic began, bringing the cumulative nationwide total to 1.73 million cases. (Voice of America)
- COVID-19 pandemic in France
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi
- Delhi reports a record 7,178 new cases in the past 24 hours, pushing its cumulative case total to 423,381. (India.com)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Malaysia reports 1,755 new infections in the past 24 hours, its single-day record since the pandemic began, bringing the cumulative nationwide total to 38,189 cases. (The Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
International relations
- China–United States relations
- China condemns U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's decision yesterday to remove the militant group East Turkestan Islamic Movement from his department's list of designated foreign terrorist groups. (Economic Times)
- Belarus–European Union relations, 2020 Belarusian protests
- The European Union announces sanctions against President Alexander Lukashenko, his son Viktor, police chief Ivan Tertel, and Chief of Staff Igor Sergeenko. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- 2020 Palauan presidential election
- Surangel Whipps Jr. wins the election for President after Raynold Oilouch concedes his defeat. Whipps is the brother-in-law of outgoing President Tommy Remengesau Jr. (RNZ)
November 2020 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
- COVID-19 pandemic
- 2018–20 Southern Africa drought
- 2019–20 locust infestation
- 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
- 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
- 2020 Pacific hurricane season
- 2020 Pacific typhoon season
- 2020 wildfire season
- 2020 Central Vietnam floods
- Yemeni famine
- Afghan peace process
- Belarusian protests
- Bulgarian protests
- George Floyd protests (racial unrest)
- Hong Kong protests
- Indonesia omnibus law protests
- Iraqi protests
- Kashmir lockdown
- Lebanese protests
- Libyan peace process
- 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
- Nicaraguan protests
- Nigerian protests
- Persian Gulf crisis
- Philippine protests (timeline)
- Polish protests
- Post-Brexit diplomatic talks
- Sudanese protests
- Thai protests
- United States election protests
- Venezuelan presidential crisis (protests)
- Yellow vests movement
- October
- 28: Tanzania, President, National Assembly
- 31: Georgia, Parliament (1st)
- 31: Ivory Coast, President
- November
- 1: Algeria, constitutional referendum
- 1: Moldova, President (1st)
- 3: Palau, President, Senate, House of Delegates
- 3: United States, President, Senate (class 2), House of Representatives
- 5: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, House of Assembly
- 7–8: Egypt, Parliament (1st−2)
- 8: Myanmar, Assembly of the Union
- 10: Jordan, House of Representatives
- 11: Belize, House of Representatives
- November
- 15: Moldova, President (2nd)
- 21: Georgia, Parliament (2nd)
- 22: Burkina Faso, President, National Assembly
- 23–24: Egypt, Parliament (2nd−1)
- Greece: Nikolaos Michaloliakos
- Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai
- Slovakia: Marián Kočner
- Spain: Montano Morales
- Turkey: Remziye Tosun
- Argentina: Rodolfo Martín Villa
- Armenia: Serzh Sargsyan
- Colombia: Álvaro Uribe
- Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
- Kyrgyzstan: Almazbek Atambayev
- Malta: Yorgen Fenech
- Russia: Mikhail Yefremov
- South Africa: Jacob Zuma
- Spain: Bárcenas affair, 2017 Catalonia attacks
- Sudan: Omar al-Bashir
- United States: Fat Leonard scandal, Varsity Blues scandal
- International: The Gambia v. Myanmar
- Kosovo: Hashim Thaçi
- Lesotho: Maesiah Thabane
- Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina
- Spain: Jordi Pujol,
- United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Elizabeth Holmes, Meng Wanzhou, R. Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell, Steve Bannon
- Vanuatu: Charlot Salwai
- Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo
- Association football
- Women's association football
- American football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Ice hockey
- Motorsport
- Rugby sevens
- Rugby union
- Tennis
- Other sports seasons
More details – current sports events
- 11: Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
- 10: Saeb Erekat
- 10: Tom Heinsohn
- 10: Amadou Toumani Touré
- 8: Howie Meeker
- 8: Alex Trebek
- 7: Bones Hillman
- 7: Jonathan Sacks
- 6: Jim Marurai
- 6: Fernando Solanas
- 6: Ken Spears
- 5: Len Barry
- 5: Geoffrey Palmer
- 5: Joy Westmore
- 4: Ken Hensley
- 3: Elsa Raven
- 3: Don Talbot
- 2: John Sessions
- 2: Gigi Proietti
- 1: Nikki McKibbin
- 1: Enuga Sreenivasulu Reddy
- 31: Sean Connery
- 30: Madam Auring
- 30: Robert Fisk
- 30: Amfilohije Radović
- 30: Nobby Stiles
- 30: Mesut Yılmaz
- 29: Keshubhai Patel
- 28: Bobby Ball
- 28: Cecilia Chiang
- 28: Billy Joe Shaver
- 28: Tracy Smothers
- 27: Don Mazankowski
- 26: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
- 26: Diane di Prima
- 25: Lee Kun-hee
- 25: Robert E. Murray
- 25: Thomas Oppermann
- 24: Azim of Brunei
- 23: Jerry Jeff Walker
- 22: William Blinn
- 22: Shukur Hamidov
- 22: Richard A. Lupoff
- 21: Frank Bough
- 21: Marge Champion
- 21: J. Michael Lane
- 21: Viola Smith
- 20: James Randi
- 19: Spencer Davis
- 19: Tony Lewis
- 19: Enzo Mari
- 18: Alan S. Boyd
- 18: James A. Johnson
- 18: Jose Melo
- 18: Joseph Mar Thoma
- 16: Johnny Bush
- 16: Gordon Haskell
- 15: Bhanu Athaiya
- 15: Ed Benguiat
- 14: Fred Dean
- 14: Rhonda Fleming
- 14: Herbert Kretzmer
- 14: Kuniwo Nakamura
- 13: Edward C. Meyer
- Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
- Cameroon
- Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
- Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Libya
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Colombia
- Mexico
- Peru
- Afghanistan
- China
- India
- India and Pakistan
- Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
- Indonesia
- Myanmar
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Thailand
- Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Egypt
- Iran and the Persian Gulf
- Iraq
- Iraq and Syria (map)
- Israel and Gaza
- Israel and Syria
- Syria
- Turkey
- Yemen and Saudi Arabia
Architecture – Comics – Film – Home video – Literature – Music (Country, Rock, Metal, UK, US) – Radio – Television (UK, US) – Video games
Elections – International leaders – Sovereign states – Sovereign state leaders – Territorial governors
Archaeology – Biotechnology – Computing – Palaeontology – Quantum computing and communication – Space/Astronomy – Spaceflight
Establishments – Disestablishments
Works – Introductions – Works entering the public domain
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2020. |