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may 21, 2020 - Cyclone, Trump and COVID-19

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Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh, killing over 100 people and forcing the evacuation of more than 4 million others. It causes over US$13 billion in damage, making it the costliest cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean, shattering the record previously held by Nargis.[139]
The Trump administration announces it will withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty within six months, alleging continuous violations by Russia.[140]
COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 5 million worldwide, with 106,000 new cases recorded over the past 24 hours, the highest single-day figure so far

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may 21, 2020
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