Portal:2010s

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From top left, clockwise: Anti-government protests called the **Arab Spring** arose in 2010–2011, and as a result, many governments were overthrown, including when Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was killed; Crimea is **annexed** by Russia in 2014; **ISIS/ISIL** perpetrates terrorist attacks and captures territory in Syria and Iraq; climate change awareness and the **Paris Agreement**; the Event Horizon Telescope captures the first image of a **black hole** in 2019; **Obergefell v. Hodges** legalizes same-sex marriage in the United States in 2015, marking continuing progress for LGBTQ rights in developed countries; increasing use of digital media and rise of mobile devices; the UK votes to **leave** the EU in 2016 on a rising tide of populism throughout the decade.

The 2010s (pronounced "twenty-tens" or "two thousand [and] tens"; shortened to "the '10s" and also known as "The Tens" or "The Teens") was a decade that began on 1 January 2010, and ended on 31 December 2019.

The decade began with an economic recovery from the Great Recession. Inflation and interest rates stayed low and steady throughout the decade, gross world product grew from 2010 to 2019. Global economic recovery accelerated during the latter half of the decade, fueled by strong economic growth in many countries, robust consumer spending, increased investment in infrastructure, and the emergence of new technologies. However, the recovery developed unevenly. Socioeconomic crises in some countries—particularly in the Arab world—triggered political revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, and Bahrain as well as civil wars in Libya, Syria, and Yemen in a regional phenomenon that was commonly referred to as the Arab Spring. Meanwhile, Europe had to grapple with a debt crisis that was pronounced early in the decade. Shifting social attitudes saw LGBT rights make substantial progress throughout the decade, particularly in developed countries.

The decade saw the musical and cultural dominance of dance-pop, electronic dance music, hipster culture and electropop. Globalization and an increased demand for variety and personalisation in the face of music streaming services such as Spotify, SoundCloud and Apple Music created many musical subgenres. As the decade progressed, diversity was also seen with the mainstream success of K-pop, Latin music and trap. Superhero films became box office leaders, with Avengers: Endgame becoming the highest-grossing film of all time. Cable providers saw a decline in subscribers as cord cutters switched to lower cost online streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and Disney+. The video game industry continued to be dominated by Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft; while indie games became more popular, with Minecraft becoming the best-selling game of all time. Handheld console gaming revenue was overtaken by mobile gaming revenue in 2011. The best-selling book of this decade was Fifty Shades of Grey. Drake was named the top music artist of the decade in the U.S. by Billboard. (Full article...)

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. In 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals.

The matches were played in 10 stadiums in nine host cities around the country, with the opening and final played at the Soccer City stadium in South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg. Thirty-two teams were selected for participation via a worldwide qualification tournament that began in August 2007. In the first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in round-robin groups of four teams for points, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These 16 teams advanced to the knockout stage, where three rounds of play decided which teams would participate in the final. (Full article...)

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Image 1North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet during the first North Korea–United States summit in Singapore, June 2018 (from 2010s)
Image 2Nintendo 3DS (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 3Three women wearing grunge and streetwear inspired outfits with elements such as distressed jeans, combat boots, tied flannel, and bold lipstick, 2015. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 4Young women in Hong Kong wearing layered street style with accessories and hairstyles influenced by Japanese gyaru and J-pop aesthetics, 2013. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 5Ouya (2012) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 6American rapper Cardi B (from 2010s in music)
Image 7P5+1 and Iranian negotiators meeting in Geneva for the interim agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme (2013) (from 2010s)
Image 8Fall Out Boy (from 2010s in music)
Image 9Pope Francis with U.S. President Barack Obama, 2014 (from 2010s)
Image 10The 2014 Hong Kong protests (from 2010s)
Image 11Justin Timberlake performing on his 20/20 Experience Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina (from 2010s in music)
Image 12In 2017 Gloria Trevi collaborated with fellow Mexican artist Alejandra Guzmán for the album Versus. (from 2010s in music)
Image 13Mid 2010s Ugandan fashion (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 14Google Stadia controller (2019) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 15Anti-Ghaddafi fighters celebrate during the Libyan Civil War. (from 2010s)
Image 16Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and United States President Donald Trump in 2019. Both are emblematic of a wave of neo-nationalist and globalisation-weary conservative populism in the second half of the decade. (from 2010s)
Image 172011 IIHF World Championship gold medal celebrations in Finland (from 2010s)
Image 18Three girls with multicolored seapunk inspired hair (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 19Muammar al-Gaddafi (from 2010s)
Image 20Taylor Swift was one of the most successful country artists of the 2010s. Her albums Speak Now (2010) and Red (2012) topped charts and opened with more than a million copies sold in their first weeks. (from 2010s in music)
Image 21In the 2010s, British girl group Little Mix was cited for helping the girl band renaissance in the UK during the late 2000s and into the early 2010s. They are also recognized as one of the most successful girl groups from that decade. (from 2010s in music)
Image 22Psy's song "Gangnam Style" broke the record for the most number of YouTube views during 2012 until 2017. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 23Grammy Award-winning Skrillex in 2011 (from 2010s in music)
Image 24Orlando Bloom with Samurai bun, 2014 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 25In red: the area controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) proto-state in December 2014 (from 2010s)
Image 26Canadian singer the Weeknd, 2018 (from 2010s in music)
Image 27An example of an e-girl's aesthetic (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 28Natalia Lafourcade (from 2010s in music)
Image 29Kesha performing on the American television program Today in 2012 (from 2010s in music)
Image 30Country pop music duo Dan + Shay (from 2010s in music)
Image 31Nickelback in May 2006 (from 2010s in music)
Image 32David Guetta (left) performing for BBC Radio 1 in 2007 (from 2010s in music)
Image 33K-pop star B.I sporting an undercut hairstyle, 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 34Young men in London, 2010, wearing slim-cut jeans and layered T-shirts and polos, typical of middle-class streetwear influenced by Abercrombie & Fitch. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 35On 10 April 2010 a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed in Russia with the Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other passengers including many senior officials (from 2010s)
Image 36Lady Gaga was a fashion icon of the era (from 2010s)
Image 37Burj Khalifa, tallest building when completed in 2010. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 38American rapper and singer XXXTentacion (from 2010s in music)
Image 39American teenager with hi-top fade and distressed acid wash denim vest, 2010, showing early 2010s retro revival trends. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 40Unscheduled change of governments in Euro countries (marked red) due to crisis (from 2010s in politics)
Image 41PlayStation Move (2010), accessory for the PlayStation 3 (from 2010s in video games)
Image 42Two women with blunt bangs wearing vintage-inspired outfits with high-waisted jeans, a peter-pan collar sweater, and retro, 1950s inspired silhouettes in 2013. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 43J Balvin in 2018 (from 2010s in music)
Image 44Jürgen Mossack, co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, which shut down in light of revelations from the Panama Papers. (from 2010s)
Image 45In 2013, China launched the ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, with over 150 countries announcing participation by the end of the decade. (from 2010s)
Image 46Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias recorded a remix version of the album track "Dirty Dancer" was released as the fourth English single and became his ninth Hot Dance Club Play chart topper, tying with Prince and Michael Jackson as the male with the most No. 1 dance singles. (from 2010s in music)
Image 47Jamal Khashoggi (from 2010s)
Image 48Brazilian indie pop group Restart wearing "colorido" fashion, popular for most of the early 2010s in Brazil. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 49Tom Brady with the Vince Lombardi Trophy following Super Bowl LI, 6 February 2017 (from 2010s in culture)
Image 50Vancouver woman in early athleisure look with casual hoodie and white sneakers, 2014. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 51Malala Yousafzai (from 2010s)
Image 52Two teen girls in scene style, with dyed hair, bright graphic tops, and edgy jewelry typical of MySpace-era subcultures, 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 53Casting Crowns (from 2010s in music)
Image 54Xbox One (2013) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 55Teenagers in Italy wearing graphic tees, plaid shirts, cutoff shorts, and studded accessories popular early in the decade, 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 56iPad (2010) and other tablet-PCs (from 2010s in video games)
Image 57The British boy band One Direction in their Up All Night Tour, 2012 (from 2010s in music)
Image 58Young woman in Italy with small pouf hairstyle wearing rhinestone-embellished tank top, low-rise skinny jeans, and logo buckle belt in 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 59For over 15 months it was unclear what exactly happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 until at the end of July 2015 a few remnants of the plane swept to the shores of the island of Réunion (from 2010s)
Image 60K-Pop singer Psy (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 61Teen girls in Brazil wearing casual trends including a lace detail top, black skater skirt, ballet flats, and a chunky owl pendant necklace in 2014. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 62Robyn, the Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ (from 2010s in music)
Image 63American women with popular early 2010s hairstyles, including chunky highlights, flat-ironed layers, and deep side parts with crown volume, 2012. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 64Nintendo Switch (2017) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 65Avocado salad, tomato and salsa on a toasted baguette. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 66Adele during this decade established herself as the best selling British female artist of all time. Her 21 (2011) and 25 (2015) became two of the best selling albums of the 2010s. (from 2010s in music)
Image 67A video game is used during a physical therapy session at the Naval Health Clinic in Charleston. (from 2010s in video games)
Image 68Australian rapper Iggy Azalea (from 2010s in music)
Image 69PlayStation 4 (2013) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 70Algerian protesters gather during the 2019 "Smile Revolution" (from 2010s)
Image 71Russian farmer family in 2010, showing a mix of contemporary clothing and traditional folk costume elements. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 72A Community Programs team wearing casual attire in 2019 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 73Foo Fighters performing live in 2007 (from 2010s in music)
Image 74Ed Sheeran, a photograph from a concert at the V Festival held in 2014 (from 2010s in music)
Image 75Musician Harry Styles sporting a wings haircut in 2012. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 76Concerns over economic inequality, greed and the influence of corporations on government led to the rise of the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011 (from 2010s)
Image 77The Arab Spring saw mass unrest in the Arab world early in the decade:
  Government overthrown multiple times
  Government overthrown
  Civil war
  Protests and governmental changes
  Major protests
  Minor protests   Other protests and militant action outside the Arab world (from 2010s)
Image 78Women to drive movement: Women's rights in Saudi Arabia made progress when women were allowed to drive in the kingdom in 2018. (from 2010s)
Image 79Billy Ray Cyrus (from 2010s in music)
Image 80Teenagers in Yangon, Myanmar with trendy, dyed haircuts and slim fit, layered silhouettes inspired by East Asian and American trends, 2014. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 81A man wearing a leather Supreme snapback hat while taking a photograph in 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 82Syrian and Iraqi refugees arriving in Greece. In the 2010s Europe had been severely affected by a huge migration from Africa and Middle East (from 2010s)
Image 83Business casual (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 84Drake was declared the Artist of the Decade of the 2010s by Billboard. (from 2010s in music)
Image 85Muse (from 2010s in music)
Image 86American rapper Tyga in 2013 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 87Xi Jinping became China's leader for life in 2018. (from 2010s)
Image 88A laptop gaming PC from the 2010s (from 2010s in video games)
Image 8928 February 2014: following the removal of pro-Russian Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych from office, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine (from 2010s)
Image 90The Parade of Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics (from 2010s in culture)
Image 91Selena Gomez gained global popularity in the 2010s, due in part to her hushed vocal style. (from 2010s in music)
Image 92Brazilian girl wearing leg warmers, knitted sweater dress, and pastel hair, blending retro and alternative aesthetics into hipster style, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 93Good Charlotte performing in 2011 (from 2010s in music)
Image 94The PlayStation 4 was released in November 2013 and is the best-selling gaming console of the decade (100+ million units sold worldwide as of August 2019). (from 2010s in culture)
Image 95Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (from 2010s)
Image 96Oculus Rift VR-display (2012), accessory (from 2010s in video games)
Image 97Geforce RTX 2080 (2018) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 98Retail mannequin in 2018 dressed in 1970s-inspired plaid coat, button-front miniskirt, and cap. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 99Two women in Brazil wearing monochromatic evening outfits with sheer elements and streamlined silhouettes, 2014. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 100Various slim-fit jeans worn by men, showing the ubiquity of the silhouette in the early to mid-decade, 2013. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 101Protesters in Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution of 2011. (from 2010s)
Image 102Woman wearing Neo-Victorian steampunk costume, including goggles and pith helmet, 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 103Samsung Galaxy Note (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 104Typical late 2010s fashion of Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer in 2018 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 105PlayStation Vita (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 106Tame Impala Australian Psychedelic Rock Band (from 2010s in music)
Image 107A man with sleeve tattoos, beard and flannel shirt, mid 2010s (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 108Nvidia Shield Portable (2013) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 109The war-torn ruins of Donetsk International Airport in late December 2014 (from 2010s)
Image 110Barbadian artist Rihanna had the most songs top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the 2010s (nine). (from 2010s in culture)
Image 111American rapper Playboi Carti (from 2010s in music)
Image 112Man wearing shawl collar cardigan and hipster-inspired beard, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 113American rapper Kendrick Lamar (from 2010s in music)
Image 114Kinect (2010), accessory for the Xbox 360 (from 2010s in video games)
Image 115Geforce GTX 1080 (2016) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 1163D printed model of a human liver (from 2010s)
Image 117Two women in England, the woman on the left wears a pompadour, while the woman on the right sports side-parted blonde hair with a boho-style headband, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 118Andrei Karlov (from 2010s)
Image 119Edward Snowden, former NSA employee who revealed a large number of global surveillance programs. (from 2010s)
Image 120LeBron James, a sports icon of the decade, is the only NBA player to have won four championships with three separate franchises. (from 2010s)
Image 121A desktop gaming PC setup from 2010s (from 2010s in video games)
Image 122In 2014 the One World Trade Center opened its doors in the Financial District of Manhattan, serving as a replacement to the original World Trade Center Twin Towers that were destroyed in 2001. On the 10th anniversary of 9/11 in 2011 (the same year Osama bin Laden was killed), the 9/11 Memorial was opened. (from 2010s)
Image 123Greece and Eurozone's rise of debt in the early years of the decade (from 2010s)
Image 124Mumford & Sons were considered one of the most successful British bands of the early 2010s. (from 2010s in music)
Image 125Sam Smith, a photograph from the Lollapalooza concert held in 2015 (from 2010s in music)
Image 126Imagine Dragons were an instant success after the release of their debut album, Night Visions. (from 2010s in music)
Image 127The Japanese group AKB48 is one of the most successful J-pop artists. (from 2010s in music)
Image 128TobyMac's 2012 album Eye on It became the third Christian album to ever debut at number 1 on the Billboard 200. (from 2010s in music)
Image 129Nintendo Switch (from 2010s in video games)
Image 130Maroon 5 performing in Hong Kong in May 2011 (from 2010s in music)
Image 131Osama bin Laden (from 2010s)
Image 132A teenage American scene girl in 2011, wearing raccoon-striped hair extensions, heavy eyeliner, and colorful accessories typical of the style. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 133Japanese slim fitting three piece grey suit with window pane check, mid to late 2010s (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 134Nintendo's Wii (2010) was the best selling console of the seventh generation, selling 92.4 million units. (from 2010s in video games)
Image 135From top left, clockwise: Anti-government protests called the Arab Spring arose in 2010–2011, and as a result, many governments were overthrown, including when Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was killed; Crimea is annexed by Russia in 2014; ISIS/ISIL perpetrates terrorist attacks and captures territory in Syria and Iraq; climate change awareness and the Paris Agreement; the Event Horizon Telescope captures the first image of a black hole in 2019; Obergefell v. Hodges legalizes same-sex marriage in the United States in 2015, marking continuing progress for LGBTQ rights in developed countries; increasing use of digital media and rise of mobile devices; the UK votes to leave the EU in 2016 on a rising tide of populism throughout the decade. (from 2010s)
Image 136Alan Jackson (from 2010s in music)
Image 137Women in Oregon wearing festival fashion including lace tops, maxi skirts, flower crowns, and stacked bracelets, 2013. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 138Wii U (2012) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 139Steam Controller (2015) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 140Two women wearing flared trousers, jeggings and oversized cardigans, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 141Woman in a red miniskirt and green cardigan crop, 2012. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 142Jay Chou in 2013 (from 2010s in music)
Image 143Xperia Play (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 144Devastation in Mosul's old city after recapture from ISIL in 2017 (from 2010s)
Image 145Woman in 2013 wearing galaxy-print top, leather moto jacket, statement necklace, and riding boots. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 146English-Irish boy band One Direction with preppy-inspired outfits in 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 147BRICS, a supranational economic cooperative comprising five major emerging national economies—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—grew to represent over 3.1 billion people, or about 41 percent of the world population by 2015. (from 2010s)
Image 148Ariana Grande was one of the most successful singers of the decade (from 2010s in music)
Image 149The signature early 2010s “pouf” hairstyle, featuring teased crown volume and long, straightened hair inspired by Snooki from MTV’s Jersey Shore, 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 150Rapper Macklemore sporting an undercut. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 151Woman wearing teal blazer and dress, illustrating the professional-meets-playful colorblocking trend in women’s officewear, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 152Anwar al-Awlaki (from 2010s)
Image 153The weighted capital city residential property price index, produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, since 2003 (from 2010s)
Image 154Somali man wearing waistcoat, tuque and polar fleece, illustrating East African diaspora fashion in 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 155Vetusta Morla (from 2010s in music)

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Official portrait, 2019

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He was previously Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and for Uxbridge and South Ruislip from 2015 to 2023.

In his youth Johnson attended Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford, and he was elected president of the Oxford Union in 1986. In 1989 he began writing for The Daily Telegraph, and from 1999 to 2005 he was the editor of The Spectator. He became a member of the Shadow Cabinet of Michael Howard in 2001 before being dismissed over a claim that he had lied about an extramarital affair. After Howard resigned, Johnson became a member of David Cameron's Shadow Cabinet. He was elected mayor of London in 2008 and resigned from the House of Commons to focus his attention on the mayoralty. He was re-elected mayor in 2012, but did not run for re-election in 2016. At the 2015 general election he was elected MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip. Johnson was a prominent figure in the Brexit campaign in the 2016 EU membership referendum. After the referendum, Prime Minister Theresa May appointed him foreign secretary. He resigned from the position in 2018 in protest at both the Chequers Agreement and May's approach to Brexit. (Full article...)

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... that the board game Glory to Rome, despite being well-received, led to its publisher's bankruptcy in the mid-2010s and has been out of print since?
... that the Taylor Swift masters controversy was described by Rolling Stone as one of the "most important moments" in music of the 2010s?
... that Manoj Kumar and Raj Kumar had to win cases at the Delhi High Court to be awarded the Arjuna Award sporting honour in the 2010s?
... that despite being excluded from the standard edition of 1989, "New Romantics" by Taylor Swift was named one of the best songs of the 2010s decade by Rolling Stone?
... that Paul English, co-founder of Kayak, offered to pay for the vaccination of 100,000 people during the cholera outbreak following the 2010 Haiti earthquake if other funding could not be secured?

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