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| - The year 2020 opened with a coronavirus pandemic that has now claimed more than 1.6 million lives around the world and brought the global economy to its knees. 2020 will also go down as a year which saw the weakening of democracies, the strengthening of the global tech titans and the advance of global warming. We will shortly move the following stories: Year2020-politics-society-media,FOCUS PARIS Measures imposed by governments to fight the Covid-19 pandemic have squeezed civil liberties worldwide, with authoritarian regimes seeking to exploit the restrictions as a way to shore up their sometimes shaky control on fast-changing societies, rights groups say. 950 words by Fabien Zamora Year-2020-US-politics WASHINGTON The Covid pandemic and President Donald Trump's fueling of divisions delivered a terrible one-two punch to the US in 2020 and for all his promises of change Joe Biden will struggle to heal a badly wounded nation in 2021. 700 words by Sebastian Smith. File picture Year2020-environment-climate-crime,ANALYSIS PARIS Climate change, oil spills, deforestation. The injuries caused to the natural world by states and companies threaten whole ecosystems and imperil the environment that sustains life itself. But are they crimes? 850 words by Amelie Bottollier-Depois Year2020-environment-climate-justice,FACTS PARIS Frustrated with inaction on catastrophic global warming, citizens are hauling governments and big polluters before the courts calling for "climate justice". 800 words by Amelie Bottollier-Depois Year-2020-climate-emissions,FOCUS PARIS The coronavirus pandemic has brought record falls in greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel demand, but experts warn that an economic rebound will put carbon output back on an upward trend without policy changes. 1,000 words by Patrick Galey Year2020-tech,FOCUS PARIS Accelerating the transition to an ever more digital life, the coronavirus pandemic has tightened tech giants' grip on billions of customers' lives. 900 words by Eve Szeftel Year2020-labour-economy,FOCUS PARIS Whether in Paris, Kuala Lumpur or California, gig economy workers fear they can no longer survive on meagre earnings from jobs that leave them increasingly vulnerable. 950 words by AFP bureaus Oly-2020-2021-health-Japan-Year2020 PARIS The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be the centrepiece of a crammed sporting year in 2021 as sports administrators who had their calendars wiped away by the coronavirus pandemic try to fill the gaps even as a second wave hits. 700 words by Peter Berlin. Picture We have previously moved: Year2020-health-virus,FOCUS Year2020-review,CHRONO Year2020-deaths Year2020-records,FACTS Year2020-offbeat afp
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