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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 Nintendo Switch is a video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. Released in the middle of the eighth generation of home consoles, the Switch succeeded the Wii U and competed with Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One; it also competes with the ninth generation consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

The Switch is a tablet that can either be docked for home console use or used as a portable device, making it a hybrid console. Its wireless Joy-Con controllers function as two halves of a standard controller and alternatively as individual controllers, featuring buttons, directional analog sticks for user input, motion sensing, and tactile feedback. A pair can attach to the sides of the console for handheld-style play, attach to a grip accessory to provide the form of a separated gamepad, or be used unattached. The Switch's system software supports online gaming through internet connectivity, as well as local wireless ad hoc connectivity with other consoles. Switch games and software are available on both physical flash-based ROM cartridges and digital distribution via Nintendo eShop; the system has no region lockout. Two hardware revisions were released: the handheld-only Switch Lite, released on September 20, 2019; and a higher-end version featuring an OLED screen, released on October 8, 2021. (Full article...)

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Image 1Man wearing shawl collar cardigan and hipster-inspired beard, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 2The 2014 Hong Kong protests (from 2010s)
Image 3In red: the area controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) proto-state in December 2014 (from 2010s)
Image 4PlayStation Vita (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 5Brazilian indie pop group Restart wearing "colorido" fashion, popular for most of the early 2010s in Brazil. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 6Sam Smith, a photograph from the Lollapalooza concert held in 2015 (from 2010s in music)
Image 7Osama bin Laden (from 2010s)
Image 8Andrei Karlov (from 2010s)
Image 9North 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 10K-pop star B.I sporting an undercut hairstyle, 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 11Avocado salad, tomato and salsa on a toasted baguette. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 12Devastation in Mosul's old city after recapture from ISIL in 2017 (from 2010s)
Image 13Burj Khalifa, tallest building when completed in 2010. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 14LeBron James, a sports icon of the decade, is the only NBA player to have won four championships with three separate franchises. (from 2010s)
Image 15Two 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 16On 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 17Unscheduled change of governments in Euro countries (marked red) due to crisis (from 2010s in politics)
Image 18Kinect (2010), accessory for the Xbox 360 (from 2010s in video games)
Image 19A laptop gaming PC from the 2010s (from 2010s in video games)
Image 20American teenager with hi-top fade and distressed acid wash denim vest, 2010, showing early 2010s retro revival trends. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 21Lady Gaga was a fashion icon of the era (from 2010s)
Image 22Rapper Macklemore sporting an undercut. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 23In 2017 Gloria Trevi collaborated with fellow Mexican artist Alejandra Guzmán for the album Versus. (from 2010s in music)
Image 24Anwar al-Awlaki (from 2010s)
Image 25Business casual (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 26Nickelback in May 2006 (from 2010s in music)
Image 27TobyMac'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 28Muse (from 2010s in music)
Image 29Country pop music duo Dan + Shay (from 2010s in music)
Image 30Ariana Grande was one of the most successful singers of the decade (from 2010s in music)
Image 31Algerian protesters gather during the 2019 "Smile Revolution" (from 2010s)
Image 32Steam Controller (2015) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 333D printed model of a human liver (from 2010s)
Image 34The war-torn ruins of Donetsk International Airport in late December 2014 (from 2010s)
Image 35Pitbull 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.^{[needs copy edit]} (from 2010s in music)
Image 36The 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^[update]). (from 2010s in culture)
Image 37Brazilian girl wearing leg warmers, knitted sweater dress, and pastel hair, blending retro and alternative aesthetics into hipster style, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 38Australian rapper Iggy Azalea (from 2010s in music)
Image 39The weighted capital city residential property price index, produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, since 2003 (from 2010s)
Image 40Three 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 41Geforce GTX 1080 (2016) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 42BRICS, 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 43Teenagers 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 44Teen 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 45Malala Yousafzai (from 2010s)
Image 46Young 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 47A video game is used during a physical therapy session at the Naval Health Clinic in Charleston. (from 2010s in video games)
Image 48Tom Brady with the Vince Lombardi Trophy following Super Bowl LI, 6 February 2017 (from 2010s in culture)
Image 49A man wearing a leather Supreme snapback hat while taking a photograph in 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 50Taylor 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 51Geforce RTX 2080 (2018) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 52Adele 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 53Xbox One (2013) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 54Brazilian 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 55Woman in 2013 wearing galaxy-print top, leather moto jacket, statement necklace, and riding boots. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 56Imagine Dragons were an instant success after the release of their debut album, Night Visions. (from 2010s in music)
Image 57Muammar al-Gaddafi (from 2010s)
Image 58David Guetta (left) performing for BBC Radio 1 in 2007 (from 2010s in music)
Image 59Foo Fighters performing live in 2007 (from 2010s in music)
Image 60Concerns 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 61Good Charlotte performing in 2011 (from 2010s in music)
Image 62Two women wearing flared trousers, jeggings and oversized cardigans, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 63Nintendo's Wii (2010) was the best selling console of the seventh generation, selling 92.4 million units. (from 2010s in video games)
Image 64American rapper Kendrick Lamar (from 2010s in music)
Image 65Women 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 66In 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 67The Parade of Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics (from 2010s in culture)
Image 68Kesha performing on the American television program Today in 2012 (from 2010s in music)
Image 69Wii U (2012) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 70For 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 71In 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 72Mid 2010s Ugandan fashion (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 73Two 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 74Young 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 75Pope Francis with U.S. President Barack Obama, 2014 (from 2010s)
Image 76Nintendo Switch (from 2010s in video games)
Image 77Robyn, the Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ (from 2010s in music)
Image 78American rapper Cardi B (from 2010s in music)
Image 79Women in Oregon wearing festival fashion including lace tops, maxi skirts, flower crowns, and stacked bracelets, 2013. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 80Orlando Bloom with Samurai bun, 2014 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 81Samsung Galaxy Note (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 82Japanese slim fitting three piece grey suit with window pane check, mid to late 2010s (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 83Typical late 2010s fashion of Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer in 2018 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 84Nvidia Shield Portable (2013) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 85A desktop gaming PC setup from 2010s (from 2010s in video games)
Image 86iPad (2010) and other tablet-PCs (from 2010s in video games)
Image 87Natalia Lafourcade (from 2010s in music)
Image 88P5+1 and Iranian negotiators meeting in Geneva for the interim agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme (2013) (from 2010s)
Image 89Drake was declared the Artist of the Decade of the 2010s by Billboard. (from 2010s in music)
Image 90Somali man wearing waistcoat, tuque and polar fleece, illustrating East African diaspora fashion in 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 91In 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 92Oculus Rift VR-display (2012), accessory (from 2010s in video games)
Image 93Nintendo 3DS (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 94Various slim-fit jeans worn by men, showing the ubiquity of the silhouette in the early to mid-decade, 2013. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 95Ouya (2012) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 96Ed Sheeran, a photograph from a concert at the V Festival held in 2014 (from 2010s in music)
Image 97American rapper and singer XXXTentacion (from 2010s in music)
Image 98American 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 99Billy Ray Cyrus (from 2010s in music)
Image 100Protesters in Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution of 2011. (from 2010s)
Image 10128 February 2014: following the removal of pro-Russian Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych from office, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine (from 2010s)
Image 102K-Pop singer Psy (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 103J Balvin in 2018 (from 2010s in music)
Image 104Xi Jinping became China's leader for life in 2018. (from 2010s)
Image 105Grammy Award-winning Skrillex in 2011 (from 2010s in music)
Image 106The 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 107A 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 108Greece and Eurozone's rise of debt in the early years of the decade (from 2010s)
Image 109Psy's song "Gangnam Style" broke the record for the most number of YouTube views during 2012 until 2017. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 110The 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 111Vetusta Morla (from 2010s in music)
Image 112Jamal Khashoggi (from 2010s)
Image 113Russian farmer family in 2010, showing a mix of contemporary clothing and traditional folk costume elements. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 114American rapper Playboi Carti (from 2010s in music)
Image 1152011 IIHF World Championship gold medal celebrations in Finland (from 2010s)
Image 116American rapper Tyga in 2013 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 117From 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 118The British boy band One Direction in their Up All Night Tour, 2012 (from 2010s in music)
Image 119Jay Chou in 2013 (from 2010s in music)
Image 120Maroon 5 performing in Hong Kong in May 2011 (from 2010s in music)
Image 121English-Irish boy band One Direction with preppy-inspired outfits in 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 122Jürgen Mossack, co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, which shut down in light of revelations from the Panama Papers. (from 2010s)
Image 123Teenagers in Italy wearing graphic tees, plaid shirts, cutoff shorts, and studded accessories popular early in the decade, 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 124PlayStation 4 (2013) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 125A Community Programs team wearing casual attire in 2019 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 126Justin Timberlake performing on his 20/20 Experience Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina (from 2010s in music)
Image 127Selena Gomez gained global popularity in the 2010s, due in part to her hushed vocal style. (from 2010s in music)
Image 128Edward Snowden, former NSA employee who revealed a large number of global surveillance programs. (from 2010s)
Image 129Two 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 130Tame Impala Australian Psychedelic Rock Band (from 2010s in music)
Image 131Alan Jackson (from 2010s in music)
Image 132A man with sleeve tattoos, beard and flannel shirt, mid 2010s (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 133Canadian singer the Weeknd, 2018 (from 2010s in music)
Image 134Young 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 135Anti-Ghaddafi fighters celebrate during the Libyan Civil War. (from 2010s)
Image 136Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (from 2010s)
Image 137Three girls with multicolored seapunk inspired hair (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 138Two women in Brazil wearing monochromatic evening outfits with sheer elements and streamlined silhouettes, 2014. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 139Fall Out Boy (from 2010s in music)
Image 140Xperia Play (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 141Musician Harry Styles sporting a wings haircut in 2012. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 142Woman in a red miniskirt and green cardigan crop, 2012. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 143Google Stadia controller (2019) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 144Nintendo Switch (2017) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 145Barbadian artist Rihanna had the most songs top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the 2010s (nine). (from 2010s in culture)
Image 146PlayStation Move (2010), accessory for the PlayStation 3 (from 2010s in video games)
Image 147Woman wearing Neo-Victorian steampunk costume, including goggles and pith helmet, 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 148Woman wearing teal blazer and dress, illustrating the professional-meets-playful colorblocking trend in women’s officewear, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 149Mumford & Sons were considered one of the most successful British bands of the early 2010s. (from 2010s in music)
Image 150Casting Crowns (from 2010s in music)
Image 151Vancouver woman in early athleisure look with casual hoodie and white sneakers, 2014. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 152Retail mannequin in 2018 dressed in 1970s-inspired plaid coat, button-front miniskirt, and cap. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 153Syrian 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 154An example of an e-girl's aesthetic (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 155The Japanese group AKB48 is one of the most successful J-pop artists. (from 2010s in music)

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Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (/ˌræməˈfɔːsə/ RAM-ə-FAW-sə or /ˌrɑːməˈpoʊsə/ ^ⓘ RAH-mə-POH-sə; born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the 5th and current President of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, Ramaphosa is also the president of the African National Congress (ANC).

Ramaphosa rose to national prominence as secretary general of South Africa's biggest and most powerful trade union, the National Union of Mineworkers. In 1991, he was elected ANC secretary general under ANC president Nelson Mandela and became the ANC's chief negotiator during the negotiations that ended apartheid. He was elected chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly after the country's first fully democratic elections in 1994 and some observers believed that he was Mandela's preferred successor. However, Ramaphosa resigned from politics in 1996 and became well known as a businessman, including as an owner of McDonald's South Africa, chair of the board for MTN, member of the board for Lonmin, and founder of the Shanduka Group. (Full article...)

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