It has been quite a year. We review what were some of the biggest stories of 2020 and try to find the positive sides to a year that was dominated by the coronavirus pandemic. We discuss mRNA technology that is used in coronavirus vaccines, updates to the world of Universal Basic Income and also some odd news that have occurred due to the pandemic. Stay safe everyone and we’ll be back in 2021.
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2019 - 2020 Australian bushfire (Wikipedia)
Qasem Soleimani drone strike (BBC)
Megxit - Prince Harry and Meghan (Wikipedia)
Impeachment of Donald Trump (Wikipedia)
Brexit (Wikipedia)
Chiefs pull off epic Super Bowl comeback (CNN)
Parasite (2019) (Rotten Tomatoes)
2020 Nova Scotia attacks (Wikipedia)
No attacks led to violent clearing of protesters for Trump’s bible photo op (Global News)
2020 Beirut explosion (Wikipedia)
SpaceX's historic Demo-2 Crew Dragon astronaut test flight (Space.com)
SpaceX Starship High-Altitude Flight Recap (YouTube)
Canada will send astronaut around the moon (CBC)
mRNA vaccines — a new era in vaccinology (Nature)
Unlocking the potential of vaccines built on messenger RNA (Nature)
Andrew Yang files paperwork to run for New York mayor (CNN)
Goats take over empty streets of seaside town (BBC)
Trapped by an angry squirrel, and other 2020 situations that didn't warrant a 911 call (CTV)
People Are Leaving 1-Star Reviews Of Scented Candles, Seemingly Unaware They Just Have Covid (IFL Science)