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  • U.S.
    Apr, 2020
    Tony Hawk

    Sponsors

    U.S.
    Apr, 2020

    As of April 2020, Hawk is sponsored by Birdhouse, Vans, Independent, Bones, and Nixon. His current Pro model shoe is the Proto. Hawk was formerly sponsored by Theeve.




  • Spain
    Thursday Apr 2, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Most Deaths in a Single Day

    Spain
    Thursday Apr 2, 2020

    On 2 April per report, 950 people died in a 24-hour period. This was, at the time, the most by any country during the pandemic in a single day.




  • San Jose, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 1, 2020
    Zoom Video Communications

    Zoom announced a 90-day freeze on releasing new features

    San Jose, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 1, 2020

    On April 1, 2020, Zoom announced a 90-day freeze on releasing new features, to focus on fixing privacy and security issues on Zoom.




  • Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Thursday Apr 2, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    World Bank launches Support

    Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Thursday Apr 2, 2020

    On 2 April, the World Bank launched emergency support operations for developing countries.




  • Spain
    Friday Apr 3, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Spain Surpassed Italy

    Spain
    Friday Apr 3, 2020

    On April 3rd, Spain surpassed Italy in total cases due to the virus and is now second only to the U.S. which has over a quarter of a million cases




  • China
    Friday Apr 3, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Qingming Festival of 2020

    China
    Friday Apr 3, 2020

    On 3 April, the Chinese government declared 4 April, the Qingming Festival of 2020, a national day of mourning for those who lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic. At 10 a.m., people were asked to observe three minutes of silence while sirens and vehicle horns blasted out. Chinese flags were flown at half-mast across the country and at embassies overseas. All public entertainment was halted for the day.




  • Italy
    Saturday Apr 4, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Italian high Fatality Rate

    Italy
    Saturday Apr 4, 2020

    As of 4 April, there were 119,827 confirmed cases, 14,681 deaths, and 19,758 recoveries in Italy, with the majority of those cases occurring in the Lombardy region. A CNN report indicated that the combination of Italy's large elderly population and the inability to test all who have the virus to date may be contributing to the high fatality rate.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Sunday Apr 5, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Over 1 Million Cases

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Sunday Apr 5, 2020

    On the 4th of April, The Who confirmed that the number of cases has passed a million cases around the world with 1,051,635 cases and 56,985 deaths around 208 countries all over the world.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Apr 5, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    U.S. pushing 250,000 Infection

    U.S.
    Sunday Apr 5, 2020

    As of 4 April, 277,475 cases have been confirmed in the United States, and 7,402 people have died.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Apr 5, 2020
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal's primary weakness

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Apr 5, 2020

    O'Neal's primary weakness was his free throw shooting, with a career average of 52.7%. He once missed all 11 of his free throw attempts in a game against the Seattle SuperSonics on December 8, 2000, a record.


  • Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Monday Apr 6, 2020
    01:46:00 PM
    Penicillin

    John C. Sheehan completed the first chemical synthesis of penicillin

    Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Monday Apr 6, 2020
    01:46:00 PM

    Chemist John C. Sheehan at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) completed the first chemical synthesis of penicillin in 1957.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 8, 2020
    Joe Biden

    Sanders suspended his campaign

    U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 8, 2020

    When Sanders suspended his campaign on April 8, 2020, Biden became the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president.


  • U.S.
    Saturday Apr 11, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    U.S. becomes the Highest in Death Toll

    U.S.
    Saturday Apr 11, 2020

    On 11 April 2020, the U.S. became the country with the highest official death toll for COVID-19, with over 20,000 deaths.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Monday Apr 13, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Over 100K Casualty

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Monday Apr 13, 2020

    On the 12th of April of 2020, In the 83rd situation report by the WHO, it was declared that the number of cases has reached 1,696,588 and that the death tally has surpassed the 100,000 cases with 105,952 deaths.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Apr 13, 2020
    International Monetary Fund

    Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Apr 13, 2020

    On 13 April 2020, the IMF said that it "would provide immediate debt relief to 25 member countries under its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT)" programme.


  • U.S.
    Monday Apr 13, 2020
    Joe Biden

    Sanders endorsed Biden in a live-streamed discussion from their homes

    U.S.
    Monday Apr 13, 2020

    On April 13, Sanders endorsed Biden in a live-streamed discussion from their homes.


  • China
    Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
    OnePlus

    OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro were unveiled

    China
    Tuesday Apr 14, 2020

    The OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro were unveiled on April 14, 2020, and released on April 21 in Europe and April 29 in the United States.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
    Joe Biden

    Former President Barack Obama endorsed Biden

    U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 14, 2020

    Former President Barack Obama endorsed Biden the next day.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Trump halted Funding the WHO

    U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 14, 2020

    On 14 April, President Trump halted funding to the World Health Organization, stating they had mismanaged the current pandemic.


  • U.K.
    Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
    KFC

    Pandemic Consequence

    U.K.
    Wednesday Apr 15, 2020

    In March 2020, the restaurant announced that it would be closing all its stores temporarily, in response to lockdown measures during the COVID-19 outbreak. On 15 April 2020, the store announced it would be reopening some stores for delivery services, as well as donating free meals to the NHS.


  • Nanterre, France
    Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
    Amazon

    Closure in France

    Nanterre, France
    Wednesday Apr 15, 2020

    The SUD (trade unions) brought a court case against Amazon for unsafe working conditions. This resulted in a French district court (Nanterre) ruling on April 15, 2020, ordering the company to limit its deliveries to food and essential medical or hygienic products or pay a €1 million per day fine. Amazon said it would appeal, and on the following day shut its six French warehouses until at least April 21, 2020, for evaluation of the situation.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Friday Apr 17, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Over 2 Million Cases Infected

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Friday Apr 17, 2020

    On the 88th situational report of the WHO in April 17, 2020, the number of cases passed the 2 million mark with 2,074,529 cases and a death toll of 139,378.


  • Iran
    Monday Apr 20, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Iran reopen Shopping Malls

    Iran
    Monday Apr 20, 2020

    On 20 April it was reported that Iran had reopened shopping malls and other shopping areas across the country, though there is a fear of a second wave of infection due to this move.


  • San Jose, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2020
    Zoom Video Communications

    More than 300 million daily meeting participants

    San Jose, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2020

    Daily average users rose from about 10 million in December 2019 to more than 300 million daily meeting participants in April 2020.


  • San Jose, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2020
    Zoom Video Communications

    "open up Zoom to pressure from Chinese authorities"

    San Jose, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2020

    In April 2020, Citizen Lab warned that having much of Zoom's research and development in China could "open up Zoom to pressure from Chinese authorities".


  • United Kingdom and U.S.
    Apr, 2020
    James Bond

    No Time to Die postponed

    United Kingdom and U.S.
    Apr, 2020

    No Time to Die is a forthcoming spy film and the twenty-fifth installment in the James Bond film series produced by Eon Productions. The film features Daniel Craig in his fifth and final outing as the fictional British MI6 agent James Bond. Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Rory Kinnear, and Ralph Fiennes reprise their roles from previous films, with Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, Billy Magnussen, and David Dencik joining the cast as new characters. The movie was scheduled for release in April 2020 but was postponed worldwide twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now scheduled for release on 2 April 2021.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
    Donald Trump

    Trump signed an executive order restricting some forms of immigration to the United States

    U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 22, 2020

    On April 22, Trump signed an executive order restricting some forms of immigration to the United States.


  • France
    Thursday Apr 23, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    France state on April 23

    France
    Thursday Apr 23, 2020

    As of 23 April, France has reported more than 120,804 confirmed cases, 21,856 deaths, and 42,088 recoveries, ranking fourth in the number of confirmed cases.


  • England, United Kingdom
    Friday Apr 24, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Possible Vaccine in England

    England, United Kingdom
    Friday Apr 24, 2020

    On 24 April it was reported that one of the more promising vaccine trials had begun in England; the government has pledged, in total, more than 50 million pounds towards research.


  • Wuhan, China
    Saturday Apr 25, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Wuhan Patients Discharged

    Wuhan, China
    Saturday Apr 25, 2020

    On 25 April the last patients were discharged in Wuhan.


  • Cereté, Colombia
    Saturday Apr 25, 2020
    Colombian conflict

    Gustavo Adolfo Álvarez Téllez was arrested

    Cereté, Colombia
    Saturday Apr 25, 2020

    On April 25, senior Gulf's Cartel (Clan de Golfo) leader Gustavo Adolfo Álvarez Téllez, who was one of Colombia's most-wanted drug lords and had the bounty of up to 580 million pesos for his capture, was arrested at his lavish estate in Cereté while holding a party under quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Álvarez was described as the "brain" of the cartel, and by this point was reported to have taken charge of the cartel's Caribbean operations.


  • Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Apr, 2020
    Xiaomi

    Mi MIX Fold

    Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Apr, 2020

    Xiaomi released Mi MIX Fold.


  • Iran
    Monday Apr 27, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    False Believe leading to death

    Iran
    Monday Apr 27, 2020

    On 27 April it was reported that 700 people had died from ingesting methanol, falsely believed to be a cure.


  • Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Apr, 2020
    Jeff Bezos

    COVID-19

    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Apr, 2020

    In April 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Bezos donated $100 million to food banks through Feeding America.


  • Houston, Texas, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
    Juneteenth

    Al Edwards died

    Houston, Texas, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 29, 2020

    Representative Al Edwards died of natural causes April 29, 2020 at the age of 83, but the annual prayer breakfast and commemorative celebration continued at Ashton Villa with the late legislator's son, Jason Edwards, speaking in his father’s place.


  • Asia
    Thursday Apr 30, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Almost all of Asia

    Asia
    Thursday Apr 30, 2020

    As of 30 April 2020, cases have been reported in all Asian countries except for Turkmenistan and North Korea, although some suspect these countries also have cases.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Thursday Apr 30, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    April's last Situation Report

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Thursday Apr 30, 2020

    On the 101 situation report of the WHO and the last one of April 2020, the WHO declared that the number of cases has reached 3,090,445 cases and the total death count was 217,769.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Apr 30, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    One Million Cases Infected in the U.S.

    U.S.
    Thursday Apr 30, 2020

    On April 30, 2020, the United States reached 1 million infections, just over a quarter of the total infections in the world.


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