10 things you may have missed in the news in the past week

An estimated 150-foot long siphonophore was found off the coast of Australia, and is thought to be the largest ocean creature ever recorded.Schmidt Ocean Institute

• The coronavirus pandemic has dominated headlines over the past couple of months, as countries scramble to contain their outbreaks and death counts continue to climb higher each day.
• But news is happening outside of this crisis.
• From Joe Biden's fundraising struggles to the abduction of a Saudi princess, here are 10 major news events you may have missed this past week.
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The coronavirus pandemic has swept the globe, infecting more than 2.6 million people and killing at least 186,000 as of April 23, according to Johns Hopkins University.

At a time when countries are scrambling to prop up their economies, ramp up testing efforts, and lower their infection counts, the news cycle is continuously dominated with pandemic headlines.

But there is still news happening outside of the crisis.

Here are 10 major world events you may have missed in just the past week, as COVID-19 news continues to take center stage.