Editing 2020 (section)

===February===
* [[February 6]] – [[Livraga derailment]]: A [[Frecciarossa]] high-speed train traveling from [[Milan]] to [[Salerno]] derailed in [[Livraga]], [[Lombardy]], [[Italy]]. Two people were killed, and 31 were injured.<ref>{{cite web|title=Off to the Side: The 2020 Livraga (Italy) Train Derailment|date=June 4, 2023|url=https://mx-schroeder.medium.com/off-to-the-side-the-2020-livraga-italy-train-derailment-dbb42e186ec8|access-date=September 12, 2023|archive-date=November 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105015548/https://mx-schroeder.medium.com/off-to-the-side-the-2020-livraga-italy-train-derailment-dbb42e186ec8|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 8]] – The [[2020 Irish general election]] is held to elect 160 members of the [[33rd Dáil]], the [[lower house]] of the [[Oireachtas]].<ref>{{cite web |date=April 20, 2021 |title=Irish election produces an earthquake as Sinn Fein tops poll |url=https://apnews.com/article/europe-ireland-ap-top-news-elections-earthquakes-f7c0de1379e3c2ca7143e0a2414c1f66 |access-date=March 21, 2022 |website=AP NEWS |language=en |archive-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321141705/https://apnews.com/article/europe-ireland-ap-top-news-elections-earthquakes-f7c0de1379e3c2ca7143e0a2414c1f66 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 11, 2020 |title=Irish general election: Sinn Féin celebrate historic result |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51441410 |access-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214200429/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51441410 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[February 11]] – [[COVID-19 pandemic|The COVID-19 pandemic]]: The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) names the disease [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-51466362|title=Coronavirus disease named Covid-19|website=BBC|access-date=February 11, 2020|date=February 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211155539/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-51466362|archive-date=February 11, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 13]] – [[NASA]] publishes a detailed study of [[486958 Arrokoth|Arrokoth]], the most distant body ever explored by a spacecraft.<ref>{{cite web |title='Not just a space potato': Nasa unveils 'astonishing' details of most distant object ever visited |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/13/not-just-a-space-potato-nasa-unveils-astonishing-details-of-most-distant-object-ever-visited-arrokoth |date=February 13, 2020 |work=The Guardian |access-date=February 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213192141/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/13/not-just-a-space-potato-nasa-unveils-astonishing-details-of-most-distant-object-ever-visited-arrokoth |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[February 19]] – [[Hanau shootings]]: Eleven people are killed and five injured in a terrorist shooting spree by a far-right extremist targeting shisha bars in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/shootings-turkey-germany-international-news-cultures-b5736c3dba1d677e89ef947bcf5ab213|title=German gunman calling for genocide kills 9 people|author1=David McHugh|author2=David Rising|author3=Frank Jordans|date=February 20, 2020|website=AP|access-date=March 16, 2022|archive-date=March 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316202701/https://apnews.com/article/shootings-turkey-germany-international-news-cultures-b5736c3dba1d677e89ef947bcf5ab213|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 24]] – The [[Pakatan Harapan]] coalition [[government of Malaysia]] [[2020–21 Malaysian political crisis|collapses]] and is replaced by the [[Perikatan Nasional]] coalition. [[Muhyiddin Yassin]] becomes the eighth [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]] on March 1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pakatan Harapan govt collapses|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/02/24/pakatan-harapan-govt-collapses|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=The Star|date=February 24, 2020 |archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020001902/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/02/24/pakatan-harapan-govt-collapses|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 27]] – [[2020 stock market crash]]: Triggered by [[Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic|fears]] of the spreading of COVID-19, the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average|Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)]] plunges by 1,190.95 points, or 4.4%, to close at 25,766.64, its largest one-day point decline at the time. This follows several days of large falls, marking the worst week for the index since the [[2008 financial crisis]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dow plunges 1,100 points as the coronavirus sends the market tumbling into correction territory|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/26/dow-futures-fall-after-microsoft-issues-coronavirus-warning.html|publisher=CNBC|date=February 27, 2020|access-date=February 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226233042/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/26/dow-futures-fall-after-microsoft-issues-coronavirus-warning.html|archive-date=February 26, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 28]] – [[Syrian civil war|Syrian Civil War]]: [[NATO]] expresses solidarity with [[Turkey]] after 34 Turkish soldiers were killed in an [[2020 Balyun airstrikes|airstrike]] by pro-[[Politics of Syria|Syrian government]] forces.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_173927.htm | title=NATO expresses strong solidarity with Turkey at special meeting of the North Atlantic Council | access-date=February 28, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228220106/https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_173927.htm | archive-date=February 28, 2020 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[February 29]]
**A [[Doha Agreement (2020)|conditional peace agreement]] is signed between the [[United States]] and the [[Taliban]]. The U.S. begins gradually [[Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2021)|withdrawing combat troops]] from [[Afghanistan]] on March 10.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 21, 2020|title=US, Taliban truce takes effect, setting stage for peace deal|url=https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national-politics/us-taliban-truce-takes-effect-setting-stage-for-peace-deal|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222004514/https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national-politics/us-taliban-truce-takes-effect-setting-stage-for-peace-deal|archive-date=February 22, 2020|access-date=February 22, 2020|website=The Denver Channel}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51810498|work=BBC|title=Afghanistan conflict: US begins withdrawing troops|date=March 9, 2020|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310030404/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51810498|archive-date=March 10, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
**[[Barquisimeto shooting]]: During a demonstration, pro-government [[Colectivo (Venezuela)|colectivos]] shoot at disputed President and Speaker of the [[National Assembly (Venezuela)|National Assembly]] [[Juan Guaidó]] and his supporters in [[Barquisimeto]], [[Venezuela]], leaving five injured.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Singer|first=Florantonia|date=March 1, 2020|title=El ataque a una concentración de Juan Guaidó deja al menos cinco heridos|language=es|work=El País|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2020/03/01/america/1583026220_615376.html|access-date=May 19, 2021|issn=1134-6582|archive-date=April 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425232736/https://elpais.com/internacional/2020/03/01/america/1583026220_615376.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=February 29, 2020|title=Colectivos chavistas atacaron una concentración convocada por Juan Guaidó en Barquisimeto|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/venezuela/2020/02/29/colectivos-chavistas-atacaron-una-concentracion-convocada-por-juan-guaido-en-barquisimeto/|access-date=May 19, 2021|website=[[infobae]]|language=es|archive-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403122229/https://www.infobae.com/america/venezuela/2020/02/29/colectivos-chavistas-atacaron-una-concentracion-convocada-por-juan-guaido-en-barquisimeto/|url-status=live}}</ref>