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A Russian military helicopter was shot down in Armenia near the border with Azerbaijan on November 9, 2020.

The Mi-24 helicopter was hit by a man-portable air defence system close to the border with Azerbaijan, whose forces are fighting Armenian-backed separatists in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Two crew members were killed.

A third person was injured and evacuated

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The UN General Assembly decided on November 5, 2020 to hold a special session focused on international coordination in response to the coronavirus pandemic on Dec 3 and 4 in New York.

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In February 2023, Chile imposed state of emergency after at least 23 people killed as dozens of wildfires torch forests in Chile.

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Wagner Group (a private militia) revolted against Russian Army in June 2023.

Wagner Group took control of Russia’s military headquarters at Rostov.

Wagner group led by Warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin

On 25 June 2023, a truce was brokered by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.

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In December 2024, Russia declared a federal emergency due to massive oil spill from storm-damaged tankers near the Kerch Strait. 

The spill released thousands of tons of heavy fuel oil, polluting 55 kilometers (34 miles) of the Black Sea coast. 

Concerns have risen about cleanup efforts and long-term environmental damage in the Black Sea, which spans 436,000 square kilometers and is bordered by six countries.

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Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon's militant Shia Islamist movement, was one of the best known and most influential figures in the Middle East was martyred in Israeli strikes.

Place of martyrdom: Beirut, Lebanon

Happened in September 2024

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Britain announced its biggest military spending increase since the Cold War on November 19, 2020.

Boris Johnson said the extra spending reflected the need to upgrade military capabilities even as the Covid19 pandemic pummels the economy and strains public finances.

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Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum said on November 3, 2020 he had received an experimental coronavirus vaccine, becoming the latest United Arab Emirates official to take part in the trials.

Two vaccines are undergoing third-phase trials in the UAE, one produced by Chinese drug giant Sinopharm, and Russia’s Sputnik-V, named after the Soviet-era satellite.

Dubai is the biggest city of UAE.

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• WHO declared loneliness a "pressing health threat", and has launched a new commission to foster social connection as a priority in all countries.
• WHO: World Health Organization
• Declared in 2023
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On 19 May 2024, an Iranian helicopter crashed near the Azerbaijan border. 

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, Iranian Foreign Minster killed.

A total of 9 people perished.

Note: Pakistan observed a day of mourning on 21 May 2024 over this tragic incident.

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