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Dec 9, 2022 · Key lockdowns and measure introduced during the Covid pandemic between March 2020 and December 2021.
Aug 18, 2021 · The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 2.0% in the 12 months to July 2021, down from 2.5% to June. On a monthly basis, both CPIH and CPI were unchanged in July 2021, compared with rises of...
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- January. In January Joe Biden was inaugurated as our 46th president … Inauguration 2021: Swearing in of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. President Biden takes office, moving quickly to implement agenda.
- February. In February, the United States formally re-joined the Paris Climate Agreement, an international treaty aimed at limiting global warming. What the U.S. is committing to as it rejoins the Paris climate accords — and why it matters.
- March. The container ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal in March, holding up billions in trade. The ship was freed six days later. Massive cargo ship turns sideways, totally blocks Suez Canal.
- April. In April, a Minneapolis jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd a year earlier. Ex-cop Derek Chauvin convicted of all charges in George Floyd's death.
- Countries Fail the Climate Change Challenge—Again. “A code red for humanity.” That’s how UN Secretary General António Guterres’ described the UN report released in August that concluded that humanity faces catastrophic climate change unless the emission of heat-trapping gases is slashed.
- COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive as the Virus Mutates. The vaccines created to address the novel coronavirus may join the smallpox, polio, and measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines as major advances in saving lives and diminishing morbidity.
- Joe Biden Becomes President. “America is back.” Joe Biden made that point repeatedly in 2021. He moved quickly upon taking office to fulfill his promise to strengthen relations with America’s allies.
- The Global Democratic Erosion Continues. The global erosion of democratic governance that has been underway since 2006 continued in 2021. The United States, long the champion of democracy, saw its peaceful transition of power disrupted for the first time in its history by the January 6 insurrection.
Dec 17, 2021 · In an echo of March 2020, the blow-up happened because liquidity — the ability of sellers easily to find buyers, and vice versa — evaporated.
Dec 20, 2021 · In 2021, the United States—and the world—continued to confront the consequences of the momentous events of 2020, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in...
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Dec 24, 2021 · Jason Kelk, 49, had spent more than 14 months in intensive care at St James' Hospital in Leeds after contracting coronavirus in March 2020.
