Following a turbulent start to 2020, worldwide events have taken a calmer turn in the past week. The US and Iran stepped back from all-out war, Australians have welcomed rain on their bushfire-ravaged southeast coast, and Queen Elizabeth has approved Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s request to step back as senior royals.
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