• 2020's Top 10 World News Stories 2020's Top 10 World News Stories: COVID-19 Pandemic; RCEP Signed; Biden Elected as U.S. President; Pursuit of EU Autonomy; APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040 Adopted; Britain Leaving the EU; Israeli-Arab Ties Normalization; Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh; Global Warming Taking Greater Toll; Negative Oil Pricing

• COVID-19 Pandemic To deal with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, over 170 economies formed a multilateral arrangement, known as the Covax Facility, in June to secure vaccines in a cost-effective, targeted way

• Unprecedented Trade Deals The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is signed on November 15, marking a landmark achievement in East

• Biden Elected as U.S. President The Biden administration is likely to renegotiate talks with the Taliban so as to keep a small number of troops or special forces dedicated to fighting terrorism and maintaining stability in Afghanistan, on the ground that a full withdrawal is not immediately feasible

• Pursuit of EU Autonomy Recovery fund cements EU's unity and offers hope beyond the bloc

• APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040 Adopted With the world today undergoing changes unseen in a century, APEC members need to uphold the vision of a community with a shared future in the region

• Britain Leaving the EU Since the British voted to leave the EU in the summer of 2016, it was clear that something that seemed to be simple in theory was to be difficult in practice

• Israeli-Arab Ties Normalization The peace deal reached between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel on August 13 is a milestone in the relations between the Arab world and Israel. It also marks the start of a new era of pan-Arabism

• Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh On September 27, a new round of armed conflict broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region

• Global Warming Taking Greater Toll China remains resolved to reduce climate threats to sustainable development and human wellbeing and undertake new international responsibilities and obligations

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