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General view of Balangan Wave, a 50-villa resort under construction in Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia on Monday, Jun. 22, 2020. — General view of Balangan Wave, a 50-villa resort under construction in Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia on Monday, Jun. 22, 2020.Photographer: Putu Sayoga/Bloomberg

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July 3, 2020 at 6:52 AM UTC

We’ve made it halfway through 2020. How did that happen? Looking back at news from January — when Australia’s bushfires and Donald Trump’s impeachment were the biggest stories — it seems like a lifetime ago.