Editing 2020 (section)

===April===
* [[April 1]]
** COVID-19 pandemic: 
***[[China]] reports 130 [[Asymptomatic carrier|asymptomatic]] cases of [[COVID-19]], its first reported asymptomatic cases.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 1, 2020|title=China Reports 130 Asymptomatic Cases of Coronavirus in One Day|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-04-01/china-reports-130-asymptomatic-cases-of-coronavirus-in-one-day|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=Bloomberg.com|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603200023/https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-04-01/china-reports-130-asymptomatic-cases-of-coronavirus-in-one-day|url-status=live}}</ref>
*** [[Yemen]]'s [[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|internationally recognised]] [[Government of Yemen|government]] releases more than 470 of its prisoners amid concerns of the spread of the virus in Yemen's overcrowded jails. The [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] has called for the release of all political prisoners.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hundreds of prisoners in Yemen freed amid coronavirus pandemic|url=https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/hundreds-of-prisoners-in-yemen-freed-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-1.1000483|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=The National|date=April 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603180405/https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/hundreds-of-prisoners-in-yemen-freed-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-1.1000483|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 2]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of [[COVID-19]] passes 1 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52144390| title=Coronavirus: Confirmed global cases pass one million| work=BBC News| date=April 3, 2010| access-date=April 3, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403082750/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52144390| archive-date=April 3, 2020| url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 5]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***The first case of COVID-19 in a zoo animal is reported: a four-year-old female [[Malayan tiger]] at the [[Bronx Zoo]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.livescience.com/tiger-bronx-zoo-has-covid-19.html |title=Bronx Zoo tiger infected with COVID-19 |first=Jeanna |last=Bryner |website=Live Science |date=April 5, 2020 |access-date=April 6, 2020 |archive-date=April 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406173328/https://www.livescience.com/amp/tiger-bronx-zoo-has-covid-19.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 6]] – The [[United States]] designates the [[Russian Imperial Movement]] as a [[Terrorism in Russia|terrorist]] organization and imposes sanctions on its leaders; it is the first [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] group the U.S. has [[Specially Designated Global Terrorist|designated]] as a terrorist organization.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 6, 2020|title=In a first, US slaps sanctions on Russian white supremacists|url=https://apnews.com/4f5dfda48d9f13876af828757c85d852|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=AP NEWS|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603224713/https://apnews.com/4f5dfda48d9f13876af828757c85d852|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 7]] – COVID-19 pandemic: [[Japan]] declares a state of emergency in response to COVID-19 and finalises a stimulus package worth 108 trillion yen (US$990 billion), equal to 20% of the country's [[Gross domestic product|GDP]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/07/coronavirus-live-news-boris-johnson-intensive-care-uk-donald-trump-america-us-praying-recovery-latest-updates?page=with:block-5e8c3e758f08c9eaf0daff34#block-5e8c3e758f08c9eaf0daff34| title=Japan declares a state of emergency after rise in cases in Tokyo| work=The Guardian| date=April 7, 2010| access-date=April 7, 2020| archive-date=April 8, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408114933/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/07/coronavirus-live-news-boris-johnson-intensive-care-uk-donald-trump-america-us-praying-recovery-latest-updates?page=with%3Ablock-5e8c3e758f08c9eaf0daff34#block-5e8c3e758f08c9eaf0daff34| url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 8]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The [[Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen|Saudi–led coalition]] declares a unilateral ceasefire in its operations against [[Houthi movement|Houthi]] forces in [[Yemen]] in accordance with [[United Nations]]-led efforts.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 9, 2020|title=Ceasefire begins in Yemen to help combat virus|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52224358|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=April 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411163257/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52224358|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 10]]
** [[Kivu Ebola epidemic]]: The [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] reports the first case of [[Ebola]] since February 2020. The outbreak has killed more than 2,200 people since August 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 10, 2020|title=Ebola patient dies in Congo, first case in 50 days|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-ebola-congo-idUSKCN21S1P5|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607052137/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-ebola-congo-idUSKCN21S1P5|url-status=live}}</ref>
**The [[European Space Agency|ESA]]/[[JAXA]] [[space probe]] [[BepiColombo]] makes its final [[gravity assist]] around [[Earth]] and begins to depart for [[Venus]], where it will make several gravity assist maneuvers before finally arriving at [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] in [[2025]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Amos|first=Jonathan|date=April 10, 2020|title=BepiColombo Mercury mission bids farewell to Earth|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52229667|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=May 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526082107/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52229667|url-status=live}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***The death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 100,000 globally, a ten-fold increase from March 20.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-52239925| title=Global toll tops 100,000 as Trump holds briefing| work=BBC News| date=April 10, 2010| access-date=April 10, 2020| archive-date=April 10, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410051302/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-52239925| url-status=live}}</ref>
*** [[Economic and Financial Affairs Council|EU finance ministers]] agree on a €540 billion loan package to alleviate the [[Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic|economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 9, 2020|title=E.U. Officials Agree to Deal to Soften Coronavirus's Economic Blow|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/world/coronavirus-news-international.html|access-date=June 3, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=May 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524124654/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/world/coronavirus-news-international.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 12]]
** COVID-19 pandemic: [[Pope Francis]] [[Live streaming|livestreams]] the ''[[Urbi et Orbi]]'' blessing for [[Easter]]; it is the second blessing in a month, with the first taking place on [[March 27]] during a special prayer service for the end of the pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2020/04/on-an-easter-under-quarantine-pope-calls-resurrection-a-contagion-of-hope/|title=On an Easter under quarantine, Pope calls resurrection a 'contagion of hope'|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=cruxnow.com|date=April 12, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603180115/https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2020/04/on-an-easter-under-quarantine-pope-calls-resurrection-a-contagion-of-hope/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[OPEC]] and allies strike a deal to [[2020 Russia–Saudi Arabia oil price war|cut oil production]] by 9.7 million barrels per day, the largest such cut agreed upon, starting May 1.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 12, 2020|title=Record deal to cut oil output ends price war|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52264546|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=May 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520215340/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52264546|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* {{Anchor|April 14}} [[April 14]]
**COVID-19 pandemic
***The [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) says it expects the world economy to [[COVID-19 recession|shrink]] 3%, the worst contraction since the [[Great Depression]] of the [[1930s]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IMF: Global economy will suffer worst year since Depression |url=https://apnews.com/8f170d4aae2073c692d0fa40da6abcf4 |website=AP NEWS |access-date=April 16, 2020 |date=April 14, 2020 |archive-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416020323/https://apnews.com/8f170d4aae2073c692d0fa40da6abcf4 |url-status=live }}</ref>
***[[President of the United States|U.S. president]] [[Donald Trump]] announces that the [[United States|U.S.]] will suspend funding towards the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) pending an investigation of its [[National responses to the COVID-19 pandemic|handling of the COVID-19 pandemic]] and its [[China and the United Nations|relationship]] with China.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Betsy Klein|author2=Jennifer Hansler|title=Trump halts World Health Organization funding over handling of coronavirus outbreak|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/politics/donald-trump-world-health-organization-funding-coronavirus/index.html|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=CNN|archive-date=April 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414234419/https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/politics/donald-trump-world-health-organization-funding-coronavirus/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 15]]
**COVID-19 pandemic:
***The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 2 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mayberry |first1=Kate |last2=Siddiqui |first2=Usaid |last3=Najjar |first3=Farah |title=Global coronavirus cases exceed two million: Live updates |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/trump-cuts-funding-coronavirus-pandemic-live-updates-200414231400449.html |access-date=April 15, 2020 |agency=[[Al Jazeera English|Aljazeera]] |archive-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416003942/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/trump-cuts-funding-coronavirus-pandemic-live-updates-200414231400449.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
***The [[2020 Tour de France]] is delayed until August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Church|title=Tour de France delayed amid coronavirus pandemic|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/15/sport/tour-de-france-macron-postponement-coronavirus-spt-intl/index.html|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=CNN|date=April 15, 2020|archive-date=April 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415125537/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/15/sport/tour-de-france-macron-postponement-coronavirus-spt-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
***The [[2020 South Korean legislative election]] is held to elect all 300 members of the [[National Assembly (South Korea)|National Assembly of South Korea]] and the [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)|Democratic Party of Korea]]-[[Platform Party]] alliance wins 180 out of 300 seats.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 16, 2020 |title=South Korea election: Ruling party wins amid coronavirus outbreak |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52304781 |access-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321145156/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52304781 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 17]] 
** The [[China Securities Regulatory Commission]] approves a transaction in which [[Switzerland]]'s [[Credit Suisse]] will take a majority interest in a [[China]] securities firm, making Credit Suisse the first foreign bank to own a majority of such a company since the easing of foreign ownership rules in [[2018]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 17, 2020|title=Credit Suisse gets approval to take majority stake in China JV|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-china-idUSKBN21Z1V7|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603184331/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-china-idUSKBN21Z1V7|url-status=live}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: 
***China revises the COVID-19 death toll in Wuhan upward, adding 1,290 more fatalities to bring [[COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China|the country]]'s reported COVID-19 deaths to 4,632.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: China outbreak city Wuhan raises death toll by 50% |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52321529 |access-date=April 19, 2020 |agency=[[BBC]] |date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417212529/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52321529 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*** [[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe|Europe]] surpasses 100,000 COVID-19-related deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Europe reaches grim milestone, surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths |url=https://news.yahoo.com/europe-reaches-grim-milestone-surpasses-145300436.html |website=news.yahoo.com |date=April 19, 2020 |access-date=Apr 19, 2020 |archive-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424001718/https://news.yahoo.com/europe-reaches-grim-milestone-surpasses-145300436.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
***The [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights|U.N. Human Rights Office]] accuses [[Myanmar]] of carrying out daily airstrikes in the [[Rakhine State|Rakhine]] and [[Chin State|Chin]] states and that at least 32 civilians have been killed since March 23. The separatist [[Arakan Army (Kachin State)|Arakan Army]] unilaterally declared a month-long ceasefire to fight the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar|pandemic]], but the military rejected the ceasefire claiming a previous ceasefire had been reneged by the insurgents.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 17, 2020|title=U.N. says mostly women and children among 32 killed as insurgents, Myanmar military clash|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rakhine-un-idUSKBN21Z1DJ|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603184331/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rakhine-un-idUSKBN21Z1DJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 18]] – 44 suspected [[Boko Haram]] members are found dead, apparently due to poisoning, inside a prison in [[N'Djamena]], [[Chad]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=AFP|date=April 18, 2020|title=44 suspected Boko Haram members found dead in Chad prison|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/18/44-suspected-boko-haram-members-found-dead-in-chad-prison|access-date=June 3, 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621144658/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/18/44-suspected-boko-haram-members-found-dead-in-chad-prison|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 19]]
**COVID-19 pandemic: Unrest breaks out in [[Paris]], [[Berlin]] and [[Vladikavkaz]] as opposition to COVID-19 lockdowns continue.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Harding|first=Luke|date=April 20, 2020|title=Germany opens some shops as Merkel warns of second wave of coronavirus|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/20/german-shops-open-angela-merkel-warns-second-wave-coronavirus|access-date=June 3, 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603055609/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/20/german-shops-open-angela-merkel-warns-second-wave-coronavirus|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 20]]
**Oil prices reach a record low, with [[West Texas Intermediate]] falling into negative values.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oil prices fall to historic lows |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/20/coronavirus-live-news-us-deaths-pass-40000-as-italy-records-lowest-fatalities-in-a-week-latest-updates?page=with:block-5e9de6808f0895b8b22830d0#block-5e9de6808f0895b8b22830d0 |work=The Guardian |date=April 20, 2020 |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421104143/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/20/coronavirus-live-news-us-deaths-pass-40000-as-italy-records-lowest-fatalities-in-a-week-latest-updates?page=with:block-5e9de6808f0895b8b22830d0#block-5e9de6808f0895b8b22830d0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
**The [[Industrial Bank of Korea]] agrees to pay [[U.S. dollar|US$]]86 million and will enter a two-year [[Deferred prosecution|deferred prosecution agreement]] to settle lawsuits with the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]] and [[New York (state)|the state of New York]] over a [[2011]] scheme to help transfer US$1 billion to [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 21, 2020|title=Industrial Bank of Korea settles U.S., New York criminal probes over $1 billion Iran transfer|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ibk-new-york-idUSKBN2221ZB|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603200224/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ibk-new-york-idUSKBN2221ZB|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[Prime Minister of Israel|Israeli Prime Minister]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] and [[Blue and White (political alliance)|Blue and White Alliance]] leader [[Benny Gantz]] agree on a deal to form a [[Thirty-fifth government of Israel|unity government]], thus ending more than a year of [[2019–2021 Israeli political crisis|political deadlock]]. As part of the deal, Netanyahu will hold onto his position for 18 more months, with Gantz replacing him afterwards.<ref>{{cite web|title=After impasse of over a year, Netanyahu and Gantz agree to form a government|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-gantz-reach-agreement-to-form-national-emergency-government/|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=timesofisrael.com|archive-date=May 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529065907/https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-gantz-reach-agreement-to-form-national-emergency-government/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 21]] – [[Mozambique Defence Armed Forces|Mozambique police]] say 52 male villagers were killed by [[Islamist]] militants earlier this month in [[Muidumbe District]], [[Cabo Delgado Province]], after they refused to join their ranks.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 21, 2020|title=Islamist insurgents kill 52 villagers in Mozambique, police say|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mozambique-insurgency-idUSKCN2233AV|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603200226/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mozambique-insurgency-idUSKCN2233AV|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 22]] – Iran's [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] deploys the country's first [[Noor (satellite)|military satellite]], using a new satellite carrier called "[[Qased (rocket)|Ghased]]" ("Messenger").<ref>{{cite web|last=Welle (dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title=Iran launches military satellite amid tensions with US {{!}} DW {{!}} 22.04.2020|url=https://www.dw.com/en/iran-launches-military-satellite-amid-tensions-with-us/a-53205568|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=DW.COM|archive-date=June 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614060732/https://www.dw.com/en/iran-launches-military-satellite-amid-tensions-with-us/a-53205568|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 23]]
**[[Syrian civil war|Syrian Civil War]]: Two former high-ranking members of the [[Syrian Army]] go on trial in [[Koblenz]], [[Germany]], for alleged [[war crime]]s committed during the civil war. It is the first time that Syrian military officials are prosecuted for their roles in the conflict.<ref>{{cite web|title=World's first Syria torture trial opens in Germany|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/world-syria-torture-trial-opens-germany-200423081540338.html|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=aljazeera.com|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603200211/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/world-syria-torture-trial-opens-germany-200423081540338.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: [[Facebook]] removes "[[pseudoscience]]" and "[[conspiracy theory]]" as options for [[Targeted advertising|targeted ads]] as criticism mounts against [[social media]] for its role in spreading [[Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic|misinformation about COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 24, 2020|title=Facebook gets rid of 'pseudoscience' ad-targeting category|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-facebook-ads-idUSKCN2253CC|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603201548/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-facebook-ads-idUSKCN2253CC|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 25]]
**[[Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)|Yemeni Civil War]]: The [[Southern Transitional Council]] (STC) announces the establishment of a self-rule administration in southern Yemen and deploys forces in [[Aden]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 26, 2020|title=Yemen separatists announce self-rule in south, complicating peace efforts|work=Reuters|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-yemen-security-south-idUKKCN228001|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603200212/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-yemen-security-south-idUKKCN228001|url-status=dead}}</ref> Governors of multiple southern [[Governorates of Yemen|Yemeni Governorates]] and [[Socotra Governorate|Socotra]] island reject the STC's claim to self-rule and declare their loyalty to [[President of Yemen|President]] [[Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Yemen southern provinces reject separatists' claim to self-rule|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/yemen-southern-provinces-reject-separatists-claim-rule-200426160607212.html|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=aljazeera.com|archive-date=May 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528040902/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/yemen-southern-provinces-reject-separatists-claim-rule-200426160607212.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Months later on July 19, the STC accepts a Saudi-brokered peace deal and abandons its self-rule aspirations.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 29, 2020|title=Yemen's separatists to give up self-rule, push peace deal|url=https://apnews.com/c0d8d226b7c8c655f34afe830d90c8c4|access-date=July 29, 2020|website=AP NEWS|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729041735/https://apnews.com/c0d8d226b7c8c655f34afe830d90c8c4|url-status=live}}</ref>
**COVID-19 pandemic: The global death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 200,000.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vincent |first1=Isabel |title=Coronavirus death toll tops 200,000 globally |url=https://nypost.com/2020/04/25/coronavirus-death-toll-tops-200000-globally/ |access-date=April 26, 2020 |publisher=[[New York Post]] |date=April 25, 2020 |archive-date=April 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426000208/https://nypost.com/2020/04/25/coronavirus-death-toll-tops-200000-globally/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|UK]] becomes the fifth country to report 20,000 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Europe's Virus Deaths Slow While U.K. Fatalities Pass 20,000 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/europe-virus-deaths-slow-merkel-123743375.html |website=news.yahoo.com |date=April 25, 2020 |access-date=Apr 26, 2020 |archive-date=April 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426022235/https://news.yahoo.com/europe-virus-deaths-slow-merkel-123743375.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 26]] &ndash; [[King of Saudi Arabia|King]] [[Salman of Saudi Arabia|Salman]] issues a royal decree, declaring that people will no longer be executed in [[Legal system of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]] for crimes they were convicted of when they were minors.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 26, 2020|title=Saudi Arabia scraps execution for those who committed crimes as minors: Commission|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-rights-execution-idUSKCN2280LI|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=April 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427065058/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-rights-execution-idUSKCN2280LI|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 27]] &ndash; COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases passes 3 million worldwide, while the number of confirmed cases in the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|U.S.]] passes 1 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Salo |first1=Jackie |title=3 million coronavirus cases have now been reported worldwide |url=https://nypost.com/2020/04/27/3-million-coronavirus-cases-have-been-reported-worldwide/ |access-date=April 28, 2020 |agency=[[New York Post]] |date=April 27, 2020 |archive-date=December 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221142615/https://nypost.com/2020/04/27/3-million-coronavirus-cases-have-been-reported-worldwide/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Oliviera |first1=Nelson |title=U.S. set to become first country with 1 million reported coronavirus cases |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-united-states-first-country-one-million-cases-20200427-ndgyccahcbgyplrawxkc23pgfa-story.html |access-date=April 28, 2020 |publisher=[[NY Daily News]] |date=April 27, 2020 |archive-date=December 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221145400/https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-united-states-first-country-one-million-cases-20200427-ndgyccahcbgyplrawxkc23pgfa-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 28]]
**A [[fast radio burst]] is detected from the [[Magnetar]] [[SGR 1935+2154]], the first ever detected inside the [[Milky Way]], and the first to be linked to a known source.<ref>{{cite web|title=ATel #13681: A bright millisecond-timescale radio burst from the direction of the Galactic magnetar SGR 1935+2154|url=http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=13681|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=ATel|archive-date=May 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502013120/http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=13681|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[Colombia]] formalizes its membership with the [[OECD|Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] (OECD), becoming the 37th nation of the organization.<ref>{{cite web|title=Global OECD welcomes Colombia as its 37th Member - OECD|url=http://www.oecd.org/colombia/global-oecd-welcomes-colombia-as-its-37th-member.htm|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=oecd.org|archive-date=June 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602174243/http://www.oecd.org/colombia/global-oecd-welcomes-colombia-as-its-37th-member.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
**The [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Indian Ministry of External Affairs]] condemns the [[United States Commission on International Religious Freedom|U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom]] after its annual report recommends placing [[India]] on the "countries of particular concern" blacklist over the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|Citizenship Amendment Act]], the [[Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir|revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status]], and controversial comments made by [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Minister]] [[Amit Shah]], among others.<ref>{{cite web|title=India should be placed on religious freedom blacklist: US panel|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/watchdog-india-religious-freedom-blacklist-200429030352021.html|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=aljazeera.com|archive-date=June 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608025829/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/watchdog-india-religious-freedom-blacklist-200429030352021.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 29]] &ndash; [[(52768) 1998 OR2]], a [[Near-Earth object|near-Earth asteroid]] that is 2 kilometers (1.2&nbsp;mi) wide, makes a close approach of 0.042 [[Astronomical unit|AU]] (6.3 million [[Kilometre|km]]; 16 [[Lunar distance (astronomy)|LD]]) to [[Earth]]. It will not approach closer than this until [[2070s|2079]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mile-wide asteroid skims past Earth at 19,000mph|url=https://news.sky.com/story/mile-wide-asteroid-will-skim-past-earth-today-at-19-000mph-11980370|access-date=June 3, 2020|website=Sky News|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603201342/https://news.sky.com/story/mile-wide-asteroid-will-skim-past-earth-today-at-19-000mph-11980370|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 30]]
** [[NASA]] officially selects [[SpaceX]], [[Blue Origin]], and [[Dynetics]] to build its next-generation [[lunar lander]] to [[Artemis program|carry American astronauts]] to the [[Moon]] by [[2024]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 1, 2020|title=Musk's SpaceX, Bezos' Blue Origin land contracts to build NASA's astronaut moon lander|work=Reuters|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-nasa-idUKKBN22C3DI|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603200224/https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-nasa-idUKKBN22C3DI|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** [[Bulgaria]] applies for [[European Exchange Rate Mechanism|ERM II]] (the "waiting room" for the [[Eurozone]]), due to join along with [[Croatia]] in July 2020.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Bulgaria economy briefing: Bulgaria Changes Legislation to Join ERM2 Exchange Rate Mechanism – China-CEE Institute|date=March 31, 2020|url=https://china-cee.eu/2020/03/31/bulgaria-economy-briefing-bulgaria-changes-legislation-to-join-erm2-exchange-rate-mechanism/|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=July 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723173849/https://china-cee.eu/2020/03/31/bulgaria-economy-briefing-bulgaria-changes-legislation-to-join-erm2-exchange-rate-mechanism/|url-status=live}}</ref>