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The 2020 Republican National Convention begins, running until Thursday. Incumbents President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are expected to be officially nominated to run for re-election, facing off against former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris in November. (CNN)
Portal. : Current events/2020 November 30. Al-Shabaab militants attack a military base in Baladweyne, Somalia, killing 21 people. Fifty-one militants also died during the attack. (Xinhua) Rocket attacks are carried out in three northern Malian cities – Gao, Kidal and Ménaka – against French military bases. No one is killed or injured.
2020 Chilean national referendum. 78% of the voters approve the process to draft a new Constitution, replacing the one established during the Pinochet dictatorship. (BBC News) A constituent assembly will be elected in April 2021 after 79% of the voters in the referendum chose this option to write the new Constitution.
Portal. : Current events/2020 December 27. Boko Haram jihadists storm a village near Gamboru, Borno State, Nigeria, killing three people and kidnapping more than 40 others. It is the second mass abduction by the Islamist group this month.
A bus hits a roadside bomb, killing two people and injuring another ten in Shindand District, Herat Province. (TOLOnews) 2020 Kyrgyzstan protests. Kyrgyzstan special forces detain former President Almazbek Atambayev in a raid on his compound. Atambayev was freed from prison by anti- government protesters on October 5.
Current events/February 2020. February 2020 was the second month of that leap year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Saturday after 29 days. The COVID-19 pandemic continued its rampage in China as it remained a public health emergency.
French health authorities report a new record of 16,096 daily cases in the last 24 hours, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. The new record comes a day after the government announced new restrictions on bars and restaurants in major cities, including Marseille and Paris, provoking an outcry from local politicians and business owners.
Victoria reports 41 new deaths, including eight people who died in the last 24 hours. The other 33 were reported before yesterday, which includes 22 people who died in the weeks leading up to August 27 and were reported to DHHS by aged care facilities on August 30. (9News) COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.