Top 10 Shocking Events in 2020 So Far

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Six months and 19 days have gone of 2020, but many people are still wondering if this year can get any worse

'SEE.News' provides you with the most 10 shocking things that have happened in 2020 so far….

1- The early beginning of this year witnessed a dramatic escalation in hostilities between the US and Iran, especially after the former launched a drone strike, killing Iran' most notorious commander Qassem Soleimani.

2- On January 26, Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA's all-time-greatest players, lost his life at age of 41 in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others on board.

3-The death of Suleimani culminated in Iran's military "unintentionally" shooting down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed killing all 176 abroad.

4- The outbreak of coronavirus, or COVID -19, is one of the 2020 calamities that has caused significant human suffering and major global economic disruption.

5-Massive protests swept the US in late May and early June following the demise of George Floyd in Minnesota, splitting opinion in an already deeply polarized country.

6- Hundreds of billions of locusts warmed through parts of East Africa and South Asia in the worst infestation for a quarter of a century, threatening the food supply of tens of billions.

7- Floods in Indonesia's capital Jakarta and nearby towns on the early hours of January killed 66 people and forced 400,000 to flee their homes.

8- The announcement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle that they have officially stepping down from their duties in the royal family. They said they would be financially independent and split their time between the U.K. and North America.