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Planning your calendar for 2020? Here are a few events to look out for.Planning your calendar for 2020? Here are a few events to look out for.
MALAYSIA, Jan. 1: In 1991, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad introduced his vision for what a united, self-sufficient and industrialized Malaysia would look like by the year 2020. Last year, the former leader came out of retirement and was swept back into power in a stunning election upset. Now 94, Mr. Mohamad will be in a unique position to judge whether his vision, known as Wawasan 2020, has become a reality. MALAYSIA, Jan. 1: In 1991, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad introduced his vision for what a united, self-sufficient and industrialized Malaysia would look like by the year 2020. Last year, the former leader came out of retirement and was swept back into power in a stunning election upset. Now 94, Mr. Mahathir will be in a unique position to judge whether his vision, known as Wawasan 2020, has become a reality.
UNITED STATES, Jan. 1: Pivot! The perennial hit sitcom “Friends” is leaving Netflix, so you and Rachel and Ross will be, well, on a break. It need not last long, however: Fans can turn to some dusty DVDs or just sit tight until May, when the show will reappear on WarnerMedia’s new streaming service, HBO Max.UNITED STATES, Jan. 1: Pivot! The perennial hit sitcom “Friends” is leaving Netflix, so you and Rachel and Ross will be, well, on a break. It need not last long, however: Fans can turn to some dusty DVDs or just sit tight until May, when the show will reappear on WarnerMedia’s new streaming service, HBO Max.
SOUTH AFRICA, Feb. 7: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, considered two of the greatest tennis players of all time, will face off in Cape Town in an attempt to set the world record for attendance at a charity match. The two titans have done battle 40 times on the professional tour, with the edge in victories going to Nadal. All proceeds will benefit the Roger Federer Foundation’s programs for children in the region.SOUTH AFRICA, Feb. 7: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, considered two of the greatest tennis players of all time, will face off in Cape Town in an attempt to set the world record for attendance at a charity match. The two titans have done battle 40 times on the professional tour, with the edge in victories going to Nadal. All proceeds will benefit the Roger Federer Foundation’s programs for children in the region.
FRANCE, March 17: The thinking behind the first Paris Wine Cup competition could very well have la viniculture traditionelle up in arms. This consumer-driven tournament considers three elements: quality, value and packaging. Will the judges succeed in finding the sweet spot in this often remote and overpriced market? Nous verrons!FRANCE, March 17: The thinking behind the first Paris Wine Cup competition could very well have la viniculture traditionelle up in arms. This consumer-driven tournament considers three elements: quality, value and packaging. Will the judges succeed in finding the sweet spot in this often remote and overpriced market? Nous verrons!
SPAIN, April 23-26: Slip on the collar and head to the Feria de Madrid for the World Dog Show, hosted by the Spanish Royal Canine Society and sanctioned by the General Assembly of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, founded in 1911. Over 30,000 pooches were said to have gathered for the show in Amsterdam in 2018. Go, dog, go!SPAIN, April 23-26: Slip on the collar and head to the Feria de Madrid for the World Dog Show, hosted by the Spanish Royal Canine Society and sanctioned by the General Assembly of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, founded in 1911. Over 30,000 pooches were said to have gathered for the show in Amsterdam in 2018. Go, dog, go!
VIETNAM, April 3-5: Formula One racing continues its global expansion with a new grand prix in Hanoi. Expected to draw over 300,000 fans, the race will feature one of the longest straightaways on the Formula One calendar, where cars are expected to reach speeds of up to 208 miles per hour.VIETNAM, April 3-5: Formula One racing continues its global expansion with a new grand prix in Hanoi. Expected to draw over 300,000 fans, the race will feature one of the longest straightaways on the Formula One calendar, where cars are expected to reach speeds of up to 208 miles per hour.
ENGLAND, May 19: The immediate future is female! The first major survey of the work of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, a figurative painter, opens at the Tate Britain. The Tate has pledged to present five large-scale solo exhibitions as part of the #5WomenArtists campaign started by Washington’s National Museum of Women in the Arts in 2016. The campaign poses a simple yet bold question: Can you name five artists who are women?ENGLAND, May 19: The immediate future is female! The first major survey of the work of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, a figurative painter, opens at the Tate Britain. The Tate has pledged to present five large-scale solo exhibitions as part of the #5WomenArtists campaign started by Washington’s National Museum of Women in the Arts in 2016. The campaign poses a simple yet bold question: Can you name five artists who are women?
COLOMBIA and ARGENTINA, June 12-July 12: Not for the first time, the Copa América soccer tournament will be hosted by more than one country, in this case Colombia and Argentina. This means that some teams will face six-and-a-half-hour flights to compete in the final round, depriving them of an extra day of rest or training, and forcing them to acclimate to what could well be completely different weather.COLOMBIA and ARGENTINA, June 12-July 12: Not for the first time, the Copa América soccer tournament will be hosted by more than one country, in this case Colombia and Argentina. This means that some teams will face six-and-a-half-hour flights to compete in the final round, depriving them of an extra day of rest or training, and forcing them to acclimate to what could well be completely different weather.
NEW ZEALAND, July 20: New Zealand will increase its annual refugee quota to 1,500 from 1,000, though even with this change the nation will be accepting only half as many people per capita as its neighbor Australia. The adjustment comes as the number of displaced people around the world reaches its highest level on record, according to the United Nations refugee agency.NEW ZEALAND, July 20: New Zealand will increase its annual refugee quota to 1,500 from 1,000, though even with this change the nation will be accepting only half as many people per capita as its neighbor Australia. The adjustment comes as the number of displaced people around the world reaches its highest level on record, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
UNITED STATES, between July 17 and Aug. 5: The Mars 2020 mission will lift off from Cape Canaveral, bound for the Jezero Crater on Mars. The new Mars rover will gather information related to the habitability of the red planet; its work will include an experiment testing a possible method for producing oxygen from the planet’s atmosphere. The mission is scheduled to last at least one Martian year, or about 687 Earth days.UNITED STATES, between July 17 and Aug. 5: The Mars 2020 mission will lift off from Cape Canaveral, bound for the Jezero Crater on Mars. The new Mars rover will gather information related to the habitability of the red planet; its work will include an experiment testing a possible method for producing oxygen from the planet’s atmosphere. The mission is scheduled to last at least one Martian year, or about 687 Earth days.
JAPAN, July 24-Aug. 9: Tokyo hosts the Summer Olympics for the first time since 1964, becoming the first Asian city to host the Games twice. The majority of events will take place in two areas of Tokyo: the Heritage Zone, using revamped buildings from the 1964 Olympics, and the Tokyo Bay Zone, designed to serve as a “model for innovative urban development.”JAPAN, July 24-Aug. 9: Tokyo hosts the Summer Olympics for the first time since 1964, becoming the first Asian city to host the Games twice. The majority of events will take place in two areas of Tokyo: the Heritage Zone, using revamped buildings from the 1964 Olympics, and the Tokyo Bay Zone, designed to serve as a “model for innovative urban development.”
BELGIUM, Aug. 13-16: Every other summer in Brussels, the Tapis de Fleurs, or Flower Carpet, offers visitors a chance to stroll across the Grand Place, the city’s gorgeous central square, inhaling the fragrant scent of begonias, dahlias, grass and bark. A group of illustrators, designers and landscape architects creates a giant 75-meter-long drawing based on a specific theme. After the drawing is laid down on the cobblestones, over 100 volunteer gardeners piece together the floral puzzle in about eight hours.BELGIUM, Aug. 13-16: Every other summer in Brussels, the Tapis de Fleurs, or Flower Carpet, offers visitors a chance to stroll across the Grand Place, the city’s gorgeous central square, inhaling the fragrant scent of begonias, dahlias, grass and bark. A group of illustrators, designers and landscape architects creates a giant 75-meter-long drawing based on a specific theme. After the drawing is laid down on the cobblestones, over 100 volunteer gardeners piece together the floral puzzle in about eight hours.
EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES, Sept. 16: Next year will be the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s voyage from Plymouth, England, to what would become Plymouth, Mass. Native American leaders are teaming up with groups in the United States, Britain and the Netherlands to ensure that commemorations this time around acknowledge the harsh legacy of colonization that followed the Pilgrims’ 1620 voyage.EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES, Sept. 16: Next year will be the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s voyage from Plymouth, England, to what would become Plymouth, Mass. Native American leaders are teaming up with groups in the United States, Britain and the Netherlands to ensure that commemorations this time around acknowledge the harsh legacy of colonization that followed the Pilgrims’ 1620 voyage.
FRANCE, Sept. 19-Oct. 4: Working in close collaboration with the Centre des Monuments Nationaux and the Centre Pompidou, the Bulgarian artist Christo will wrap the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in 25,000 square meters (about 269,000 square feet) of silvery blue polypropylene fabric and 7,000 meters (about 22,900 feet) of red rope. Christo and his partner, Jeanne-Claude, who died in 2009, previously wrapped the Pont Neuf, the Reichstag and a series of islands near Miami, and had been discussing the possibility of wrapping the Arc since 1962.FRANCE, Sept. 19-Oct. 4: Working in close collaboration with the Centre des Monuments Nationaux and the Centre Pompidou, the Bulgarian artist Christo will wrap the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in 25,000 square meters (about 269,000 square feet) of silvery blue polypropylene fabric and 7,000 meters (about 22,900 feet) of red rope. Christo and his partner, Jeanne-Claude, who died in 2009, previously wrapped the Pont Neuf, the Reichstag and a series of islands near Miami, and had been discussing the possibility of wrapping the Arc since 1962.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Oct. 20, 2020-April 10, 2021: Dubai hosts the World Expo, becoming the first Middle Eastern venue in the 170-year history of the Bureau International des Expositions. The Expo expects representation from more than 190 nations and will feature three subthemes: opportunity, mobility and sustainability, each with its own pavilion. Mascots, you ask? Get to know Rashid and Latifa as they embark on an exciting new journey, led by Salama the ghaf tree!UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Oct. 20, 2020-April 10, 2021: Dubai hosts the World Expo, becoming the first Middle Eastern venue in the 170-year history of the Bureau International des Expositions. The Expo expects representation from more than 190 nations and will feature three subthemes: opportunity, mobility and sustainability, each with its own pavilion. Mascots, you ask? Get to know Rashid and Latifa as they embark on an exciting new journey, led by Salama the ghaf tree!
UNITED STATES, Nov. 3: Election Day. According to the Pew Research Center, nonwhite voters will represent a third of eligible votes, creating the youngest and most diverse electorate in American history.UNITED STATES, Nov. 3: Election Day. According to the Pew Research Center, nonwhite voters will represent a third of eligible votes, creating the youngest and most diverse electorate in American history.
ICELAND, Dec. 24: According to Icelandic tradition, all boys and girls who finish their chores before Christmas morning receive new clothes as a reward. One hoary legend has it that a giant mythical cat called the Jolakotturinn wanders the streets this time of year, peering into the homes of small children. If they have been lazy and aren’t wearing new clothing on Christmas night, the Jolakotturinn eats the child’s dinner, followed by the child.ICELAND, Dec. 24: According to Icelandic tradition, all boys and girls who finish their chores before Christmas morning receive new clothes as a reward. One hoary legend has it that a giant mythical cat called the Jolakotturinn wanders the streets this time of year, peering into the homes of small children. If they have been lazy and aren’t wearing new clothing on Christmas night, the Jolakotturinn eats the child’s dinner, followed by the child.
WEST AFRICA: In an attempt to bolster the integration of state markets across West Africa, the 16 members of the Economic Community of West African States (known as Ecowas) are trying to create a single currency called the Eco. Public debt and inflation levels may slow the Eco’s implementation, however; the currency has been in the planning stages for nearly two decades.WEST AFRICA: In an attempt to bolster the integration of state markets across West Africa, the 16 members of the Economic Community of West African States (known as Ecowas) are trying to create a single currency called the Eco. Public debt and inflation levels may slow the Eco’s implementation, however; the currency has been in the planning stages for nearly two decades.
WORLDWIDE: The plastic straw purge goes mainstream. Starbucks plans to remove plastic straws from its more than 28,000 stores worldwide, theoretically eliminating the consumption of more than one billion straws a year. And there’s a bonus: The new “strawless lid” looks a lot like the top of a sippy cup.WORLDWIDE: The plastic straw purge goes mainstream. Starbucks plans to remove plastic straws from its more than 28,000 stores worldwide, theoretically eliminating the consumption of more than one billion straws a year. And there’s a bonus: The new “strawless lid” looks a lot like the top of a sippy cup.
PORTUGAL: Museu Zer0, a museum that features art of a digital nature, opens in Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo, in a rural part of the Algarve. The museum’s “image, sound and light” exhibitions will be site-specific and produced exclusively by artists in residence, all within the restored industrial buildings of a former agricultural cooperative.PORTUGAL: Museu Zer0, a museum that features art of a digital nature, opens in Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo, in a rural part of the Algarve. The museum’s “image, sound and light” exhibitions will be site-specific and produced exclusively by artists in residence, all within the restored industrial buildings of a former agricultural cooperative.