The 2010s (pronounced "twenty-tens" or "two thousand [and] tens"; shortened to "the '10s" and also known as "the Tens" or simply "the Tweens") was the 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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Haiyan at peak intensity while approaching the Philippines on November 7 Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda, was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that is among the most intense tropical cyclones ever recorded. Upon making landfall, Haiyan devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines during early November 2013. It is one of the deadliest typhoons on record in the Philippines, killing at least 6,300 people in the region of Visayas alone. In terms of JTWC-estimated 1-minute sustained winds, Haiyan is tied with Meranti in 2016 for being the second strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record, only behind Goni in 2020. It was also the most intense and deadliest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2013.
The 30th named storm, thirteenth typhoon, and fifth super typhoon of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season, Haiyan originated from a low-pressure area several hundred kilometers east-southeast of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia on November 2. Tracking generally westward, environmental conditions favored tropical cyclogenesis and the system developed into a tropical depression on the following day. After becoming a tropical storm and receiving the name Haiyan at 00:00 UTC on November 4, the system began a period of rapid intensification that brought it to typhoon intensity by 18:00 UTC on November 5. By November 6, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) assessed the system as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS); the storm passed over the island of Kayangel in Palau shortly after attaining this strength. (Full article...)
The following are images from various 2010s-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Image 1From 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; The Islamic State 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 United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union in 2016 on a rising tide of populism throughout the decade. (from 2010s)
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Image 3Mid 2010s Ugandan fashion (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 4Unscheduled change of governments in Euro countries (marked red) due to crisis (from 2010s in politics)
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Image 5Two women in Brazil wearing monochromatic evening outfits with sheer elements and streamlined silhouettes, 2014. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 8Woman in 2013 wearing galaxy-print top, leather moto jacket, statement necklace, and riding boots. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 9The weighted capital city residential property price index, produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, since 2003 (from 2010s)
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Image 10Brazilian girl wearing leg warmers, knitted sweater dress, and pastel hair, blending retro and alternative aesthetics into hipster style, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 11Maroon 5 performing in Hong Kong in May 2011 (from 2010s in music)
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Image 12BRICS, 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)
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Image 13Young 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)
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Image 14Google Stadia controller (2019) (from 2010s in video games)
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Image 15North 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)
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Image 16Teenagers in Italy wearing graphic tees, plaid shirts, cutoff shorts, and studded accessories popular early in the decade, 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 17Adele 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)
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Image 18A Community Programs team wearing casual attire in 2019 (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 19Lady Gaga was a fashion icon of the era (from 2010s)
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Image 21American rapper Cardi B (from 2010s in music)
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Image 22Country pop music duo Dan + Shay (from 2010s in music)
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Image 24Taylor 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)
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Image 28The Japanese group AKB48 is one of the most successful J-pop artists. (from 2010s in music)
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Image 31Avocado salad, tomato and salsa on a toasted baguette. (from 2010s in culture)
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Image 32Selena Gomez gained global popularity in the 2010s, due in part to her hushed vocal style. (from 2010s in music)
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Image 33TobyMac'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)
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Image 34A desktop gaming PC setup from 2010s (from 2010s in video games)
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Image 35American teenager with hi-top fade and distressed acid wash denim vest, 2010, showing early 2010s retro revival trends. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 36Nickelback in May 2006 (from 2010s in music)
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Image 37Sam Smith performing at Lollapalooza in 2015 (from 2010s in music)
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Image 38Japanese slim fitting three piece grey suit with window pane check, mid to late 2010s (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 39Algerian protesters gather during the 2019 "Smile Revolution" (from 2010s)
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Image 40Drake was declared the Artist of the Decade of the 2010s by Billboard. (from 2010s in music)
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Image 41The British boy band One Direction in their Up All Night Tour, 2012 (from 2010s in music)
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Image 42PlayStation Move (2010), accessory for the PlayStation 3 (from 2010s in video games)
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Image 44British boy band One Direction with preppy-inspired outfits in 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 45American rapper Tyga in 2013 (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 48Young 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)
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Image 51Syrian 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)
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Image 52An example of an e-girl's aesthetic (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 54Women in Oregon wearing festival fashion including lace tops, maxi skirts, flower crowns, and stacked bracelets, 2013. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 55For 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)
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Image 56Xi Jinping became China's leader for life in 2018. (from 2010s)
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Image 57Edward Snowden, former NSA employee who revealed a large number of global surveillance programs. (from 2010s)
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Image 58On 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)
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Image 59Greece and Eurozone's rise of debt in the early years of the decade (from 2010s)
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Image 60A teenage American scene girl in 2011, wearing raccoon-striped hair extensions, heavy eyeliner, and colorful accessories typical of the style. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 62American rapper Kendrick Lamar (from 2010s in music)
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Image 63Justin Timberlake performing on his 20/20 Experience Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina (from 2010s in music)
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Image 64Nintendo's Wii (2010) was the best selling console of the seventh generation, selling 92.4 million units. (from 2010s in video games)
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Image 65LeBron James, a sports icon of the decade, is the only NBA player to have won four championships with three separate franchises. (from 2010s)
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Image 66A video game is used during a physical therapy session at the Naval Health Clinic in Charleston. (from 2010s in video games)
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Image 67Two women wearing flared trousers, jeggings and oversized cardigans, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 682011 IIHF World Championship gold medal celebrations in Finland (from 2010s)
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Image 69Mumford & Sons were considered one of the most successful British bands of the early 2010s. (from 2010s in music)
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Image 70A laptop gaming PC from the 2010s (from 2010s in video games)
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Image 71Ed Sheeran performing at the V Festival in 2014 (from 2010s in music)
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Image 72Concerns 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)
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Image 73Typical late 2010s fashion of Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer in 2018 (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 75American women with popular early 2010s hairstyles, including chunky highlights, flat-ironed layers, and deep side parts with crown volume, 2012. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 76Two teen girls in scene style, with dyed hair, bright graphic tops, and edgy jewelry typical of MySpace-era subcultures, 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 77A man wearing a leather Supreme snapback hat while taking a photograph in 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 78Two 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)
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Image 80Tame Impala Australian Psychedelic Rock Band (from 2010s in music)
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Image 82Three girls with multicolored seapunk inspired hair (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 8328 February 2014: following the removal of pro-Russian Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych from office, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine (from 2010s)
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Image 86Robyn, the Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ (from 2010s in music)
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Image 88American rapper and singer XXXTentacion (from 2010s in music)
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Image 89American rapper Playboi Carti (from 2010s in music)
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Image 90The 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)
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Image 93Burj Khalifa, tallest building when completed in 2010. (from 2010s in culture)
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Image 94Man wearing shawl collar cardigan and hipster-inspired beard, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 95Nintendo Switch (from 2010s in video games)
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Image 96Jay Chou in 2013 (from 2010s in music)
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Image 97Jürgen Mossack, co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, which shut down in light of revelations from the Panama Papers. (from 2010s)
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Image 99Russian farmer family in 2010, showing a mix of contemporary clothing and traditional folk costume elements. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 100Two 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)
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Image 101Kinect (2010), accessory for the Xbox 360 (from 2010s in video games)
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Image 103In 2017 Gloria Trevi collaborated with fellow Mexican artist Alejandra Guzmán for the album Versus. (from 2010s in music)
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Image 104Various slim-fit jeans worn by men, showing the ubiquity of the silhouette in the early to mid-decade, 2013. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 105Anti-Ghaddafi fighters celebrate during the Libyan Civil War. (from 2010s)
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Image 1063D printed model of a human liver (from 2010s)
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Image 107Woman in a red miniskirt and green cardigan crop, 2012. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 108Rapper Macklemore sporting an undercut. (from 2010s in culture)
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Image 110The 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)
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Image 112J Balvin in 2018 (from 2010s in music)
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Image 113In 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)
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Image 114Three 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)
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Image 116Devastation in Mosul's old city after recapture from ISIL in 2017 (from 2010s)
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Image 117Barbadian artist Rihanna had the most songs top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the 2010s (nine). (from 2010s in culture)
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Image 118Teenagers in Yangon, Myanmar with trendy, dyed haircuts and slim fit, layered silhouettes inspired by East Asian and American trends, 2014. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 120Teen 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)
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Image 121Business casual (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 122David Guetta (left) performing for BBC Radio 1 in 2007 (from 2010s in music)
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Image 123Somali man wearing waistcoat, tuque and polar fleece, illustrating East African diaspora fashion in 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 124Brazilian indie pop group Restart wearing "colorido" fashion, popular for most of the early 2010s in Brazil. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 125Kesha performing on the American television program Today in 2012 (from 2010s in music)
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Image 126In 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)
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Image 127The war-torn ruins of Donetsk International Airport in late December 2014 (from 2010s)
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Image 129Women to drive movement: Women's rights in Saudi Arabia made progress when women were allowed to drive in the kingdom in 2018. (from 2010s)
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Image 131Woman wearing Neo-Victorian steampunk costume, including goggles and pith helmet, 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 132Good Charlotte performing in 2011 (from 2010s in music)
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Image 134A man with sleeve tattoos, beard and flannel shirt, mid 2010s (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 135iPad (2010) and other tablet-PCs (from 2010s in video games)
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Image 136Ariana Grande was one of the most successful singers of the decade. (from 2010s in music)
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Image 138In red: the area controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) proto-state in December 2014 (from 2010s)
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Image 139Vancouver woman in early athleisure look with casual hoodie and white sneakers, 2014. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 140Young 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)
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Image 141Musician Harry Styles sporting a wings haircut in 2012. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 142In 2013, China launched the ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, with over 150 countries announcing participation by the end of the decade. (from 2010s)
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Image 143Australian rapper Iggy Azalea (from 2010s in music)
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Image 144Oculus Rift VR-display (2012), accessory (from 2010s in video games)
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Image 145K-pop star B.I sporting an undercut hairstyle, 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 146Foo Fighters performing live in 2007 (from 2010s in music)
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Image 147Imagine Dragons were an instant success after the release of their debut album, Night Visions. (from 2010s in music)
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Image 148Psy's song " Gangnam Style" broke the record for the most number of YouTube views during 2012 until 2017. (from 2010s in culture)
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Image 150Canadian singer the Weeknd, 2018 (from 2010s in music)
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Image 151K-Pop singer Psy (from 2010s in fashion)
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Image 152Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias recorded the track " Dirty Dancer", which was released as the second single of Iglesias's album Euphoria and became his seventh Hot Dance Club Play chart topper, tying him with Prince and Michael Jackson as the male with the most No. 1 dance singles. (from 2010s in music)
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Image 154Retail mannequin in 2018 dressed in 1970s-inspired plaid coat, button-front miniskirt, and cap. (from 2010s in fashion)
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He has been described as the de facto leader of Russia since 2000.
Born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Putin worked as a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He resigned in 1991 to begin a political career in Saint Petersburg. In 1996, Putin moved to Moscow to join the administration of President Boris Yeltsin. He briefly served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and then as secretary of the Security Council of Russia before being appointed prime minister in August 1999. Following Yeltsin's resignation, Putin became acting president and, less than three months later in March 2000, was elected to his first term as president. He was reelected in 2004. Due to constitutional limitations on two consecutive presidential terms, Putin served as prime minister again from 2008 to 2012 under Dmitry Medvedev. He returned to the presidency in 2012, following an election marked by allegations of fraud and protests, and was reelected in 2018. (Full article...)
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