2019 Bougainville votes to become independent of Papua New Guinea in a referendum
2019 Discovery of the earliest figurative artwork in the world, (43,900 years old), figures part human part animal, from cave in Sulawesi, Indonesia, reported in journal "Nature"
2019 Militants attack army base in Ates, Niger, killing at least 71. Islamic State claim responsibility.
2020 European Union leaders agree to cut net carbon emissions by 55% in the next decade
2020 America's FDA authorizes the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
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2020 US Supreme Court rejects lawsuit by Texas to overturn Jo Biden's election in four battleground states, endorsed by 17 Republican attorney generals
46th US President, Vice President and Senator Joe Biden
2020 Gunmen storm a school in Kankara, Katsina state, northern Nigeria, kidnapping more than 300 students (Boko Haram later claims responsibility)
2020 First same-sex civil union registered in Bolivia after a two-year legal battle by activists
