On February 20 Wired reported that two weeks after the Diamond Princess cruise ship left from Yokohama, Japan, 542 passengers and crew members tested positive for COVID-19, commonly known as the Coronavirus.
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The downing of a Saudi fighter jet by Houthi rebels killed more than 30 civilians in the northern mountainous region of Yemen on Friday, February 14.
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In what could be the beginning of the end to a nearly 18-year war, the U.S. and the Taliban are negotiating the terms to a truce.
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This past January was the hottest in 141 years of recorded climate history. Global land and ocean surface temperatures were highest on record at 2.05 degrees Fahrenheit above 20th-century average.
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The Seton Hall United Nations Association (SHUNA) Model United Nations team reached the Top 25 for the North American Fall 2019 College Model United Nations ranking for the first time in team history.
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On January 30, the World Affairs Council of New Jersey welcomed participants from different backgrounds to its speaker event featuring Mr. Brendan Ryan, who has numerous credentials working in the immigration system in Australia and other parts of the world.
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It has not been a good start of the decade for the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico, as, in January, the U.S. territory has been the victim of multiple devastating 5.0 magnitude earthquakes.
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The deadly coronavirus continues to spread, brewing concern and fear among the global populace.
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Since July of 2018, there had been threats back and forth between the U.S. and the Chinese Governments. However, on January 22, 2020, in Washington D.C., President Trump and China’s Vice Premier Liu He took the first step towards a more definite, binding, and peaceful agreement.
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