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The 2010s (pronounced "twenty-tens" or "two thousand [and] tens"), variously nicknamed "the '10s" ["the Tens"], "the Tenties", or more rarely "the Teens"), was a decade that began on January 1, 2010, and ended on December 31, 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 2011–2017 California drought persisted from December 2011 to March 2017 and consisted of the driest period in California's recorded history, late 2011 through 2014. The drought wiped out 102 million trees from 2011 to 2016, 62 million of those during 2016 alone. The cause of the drought was attributed to a ridge of high pressure in the Pacific Sea—the "Ridiculously Resilient Ridge"—which often barred powerful winter storms from reaching the state.

By February 2017, the state's drought percentage returned to lower levels seen before the start of the drought. This change was due to an exceedingly wet pattern caused by atmospheric river-enhanced Pacific storms, which caused severe flooding. (Full article...)

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Image 1Maroon 5 performing in Hong Kong in May 2011 (from 2010s in music)
Image 2Brazilian 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 3Malala Yousafzai (from 2010s)
Image 4Osama bin Laden (from 2010s)
Image 5Mid 2010s Ugandan fashion (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 6Canadian singer The Weeknd, 2018 (from 2010s in music)
Image 7Nickelback in May 2006 (from 2010s in music)
Image 8Anwar al-Awlaki (from 2010s)
Image 9Women 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 10Orlando Bloom with Samurai bun, 2014 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 11Pippa Middleton's form-fitting dress caused a sensation at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 12Tool's live performances in 2006 included an elaborate light show using 10,000 Days artwork by painter Alex Grey as a backdrop. (from 2010s in music)
Image 13Burj Khalifa, tallest building when completed in 2010. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 14An example of an e-girl's aesthetic (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 15Tom Brady with the Vince Lombardi Trophy following Super Bowl LI, 6 February 2017 (from 2010s in culture)
Image 16The Parade of Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics (from 2010s in culture)
Image 17Billy Ray Cyrus (from 2010s in music)
Image 18Pope Francis with U.S. President Barack Obama, 2014 (from 2010s)
Image 19The weighted capital city residential property price index, produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, since 2003 (from 2010s)
Image 20Peruvian hats for the American export market (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 21Fall Out Boy (from 2010s in music)
Image 22Nintendo Switch (2017) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 23PlayStation 4 (2013) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 24Adele 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 25In 2017 Gloria Trevi collaborated with fellow Mexican artist Alejandra Guzmán for the album Versus. (from 2010s in music)
Image 26Sports anchor wearing little black dress and knee-high boots, Mexico, 2010 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 27The 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 28Muse (from 2010s in music)
Image 29American rapper Playboi Carti (from 2010s in music)
Image 30Steam Controller (2015) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 31Anti-Ghaddafi fighters celebrate during the Libyan Civil War. (from 2010s)
Image 32Man wearing fedora hat, 2017 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 33Ed Sheeran, a photograph from a concert at the V Festival held in 2014 (from 2010s in music)
Image 343D printed model of a human liver (from 2010s)
Image 35From 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 LGBT 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 36Kinect (2010), accessory for the Xbox 360 (from 2010s in video games)
Image 37The British boy band One Direction in their Up All Night Tour, 2012 (from 2010s in music)
Image 38The 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 39A Community Programs team wearing casual attire in 2019 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 40Ouya (2012) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 41Country pop music duo Dan + Shay (from 2010s in music)
Image 42Algerian protesters gather during the 2019 "Smile Revolution" (from 2010s)
Image 43Example of Lumbersexual fashion, 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 44Woman wearing popular athleisure trends. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 45Somali man wearing waistcoat, tuque and polar fleece (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 46Musician Harry Styles sporting a wings haircut in 2012. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 47An example of Smart Casual Dress (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 48Xbox One (2013) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 49Drake was declared the Artist of the Decade of the 2010s by Billboard. (from 2010s in music)
Image 50The Japanese group AKB48 is one of the most successful J-pop artists. (from 2010s in music)
Image 51Ed Hardy clothes popular among men, women and children from 2008 to 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 52Jamal Khashoggi (from 2010s)
Image 53Taylor 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 54Chinese women in Ireland, 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 55Women's 1970s inspired outfit from 2018 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 56K-pop star B.I sporting an undercut hairstyle, 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 57Muammar al-Gaddafi (from 2010s)
Image 58Psy's song "Gangnam Style" broke the record for the most number of YouTube views during 2012 until 2017. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 59PlayStation Vita (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 60P5+1 and Iranian negotiators meeting in Geneva for the interim agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme (2013) (from 2010s)
Image 61Kesha performing on the American television program Today in 2012 (from 2010s in music)
Image 62A woman in bra-shaped top and mini-shorts in Germany, 2013 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 63A young woman in a white crop top, 2015 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 64Two women wearing flared trousers, jeggings and oversized cardigans (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 65TobyMac'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 66Man wearing hypebeast fashion. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 67The war-torn ruins of Donetsk International Airport in late December 2014 (from 2010s)
Image 68English-Irish boy band One Direction with preppy-inspired outfits in 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 69Vetusta Morla (from 2010s in music)
Image 70Streetwear fashion in 2017. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 71Nintendo Switch (from 2010s in video games)
Image 72A video game is used during a physical therapy session at the Naval Health Clinic in Charleston. (from 2010s in video games)
Image 73Casting Crowns (from 2010s in music)
Image 74Sam Smith, a photograph from the Lollapalooza concert held in 2015 (from 2010s in music)
Image 75The A-line dress made a comeback in 2013. Hemlines also became shorter than they were in the early 2010s. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 76Foo Fighters performing live in 2007 (from 2010s in music)
Image 77Nintendo's Wii (2010) was the best selling console of the seventh generation, selling 92.4 million units. (from 2010s in video games)
Image 78Three girls with multicolored seapunk inspired hair (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 79iPad (2010) and other tablet-PCs (from 2010s in video games)
Image 80Polish women wearing boho- or hippie-inspired dresses, floral prints and peasant blouses, 2014 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 81John Mayer (from 2010s in music)
Image 82Girl wearing steampunk costume, including goggles and pith helmet (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 83Influencer Kylie Jenner wearing make-up popular in the latter part of the decade. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 84Oculus Rift VR-display (2012), accessory (from 2010s in video games)
Image 85J Balvin in 2018 (from 2010s in music)
Image 86American man wearing a slim-fitting flannel shirt, a beard, and an undercut, 2019. Sleeve tattoos can be seen. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 87Syrian 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 88President Barack Obama and family in 2013 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 89Australian rapper Iggy Azalea (from 2010s in music)
Image 90Ombre hair was popular during the decade. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 91Devastation in Mosul's old city after recapture from ISIL in 2017 (from 2010s)
Image 92Women in casuals relaxing at a park in USA, 2010 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 93A woman wearing a jean jacket in 2015 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 94Greece and Eurozone's rise of debt in the early years of the decade (from 2010s)
Image 95Jürgen Mossack, co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, which shut down in light of revelations from the Panama Papers. (from 2010s)
Image 96American rapper Kendrick Lamar (from 2010s in music)
Image 97Women wearing contemporary outfits at a 2015 fashion show (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 98Scene kid with short hardcore punk-inspired hair (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 99Imagine Dragons were an instant success after the release of their debut album, Night Visions. (from 2010s in music)
Image 100Selena Gomez gained global popularity in the 2010s, due in part to her hushed vocal style. (from 2010s in music)
Image 101Gyaru fashion in Japan, 2011 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 102LeBron James, a sports icon of the decade, is the only NBA player to have won four championships with three separate franchises. (from 2010s)
Image 103In the 2010s, British girl group Little Mix was cited for helping the girl band renaissance in the UK during the late 00s and into the early 10s. They are also recognized as one of the most successful girl groups from that decade. (from 2010s in music)
Image 104K-Pop singer Psy (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 105Protesters in Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution of 2011. (from 2010s)
Image 106For 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 10728 February 2014: following the removal of pro-Russian Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych from office, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine (from 2010s)
Image 108Alan Jackson (from 2010s in music)
Image 109Edwardian-style Windowpane tweed suit worn in England in the early 2010s (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 110BRICS, 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 111Nvidia Shield Portable (2013) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 112Avocado salad, tomato and salsa on a toasted baguette. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 113Samsung Galaxy Note (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 114Woman wearing teal blazer and dress (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 115Boat shoes associated with the preppy look (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 116Men's polo shirts in more muted colors, 2015 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 117Mexican student wearing a casual outfit: a jacket, black jeans and loafers, 2017 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 118On 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 119Actress Jennifer Lawrence sporting a loosened wavy hairstyle, 2011 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 120Xi Jinping became China's leader for life in 2018. (from 2010s)
Image 121Bowler hat worn by an increasing number of British professionals (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 122A man and a delivery robot waiting at a pedestrian crossing in Redwood City, California, United States. E-commerce spurred advancements in drone delivery and transformed parts of the services and retail sectors (from 2010s)
Image 123Girl in microskirt, Lisbon, 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 124Google Stadia controller (2019) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 125Russian farmer family in 2010 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 126Robyn, the Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ. (from 2010s in music)
Image 127Athleisure fashion, 2017 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 128Xperia Play (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 129Tourist couple wearing casual clothes in Georgia (U.S), 2015 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 130Rapper Macklemore sporting an undercut. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 131Flag map of the world from 2015 (from 2010s)
Image 132North 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 133Unscheduled change of governments in Euro countries (marked red) due to crisis (from 2010s in history)
Image 134Woman in a red miniskirt and green cardigan crop, 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 135A man wearing pullover hoodie and a snapback cap in 2015 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 136Man wearing shawl collar cardigan and hipster-inspired beard (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 137Jay Chou in 2013 (from 2010s in music)
Image 138Indian actress Sameera Reddy wearing contrasting black and white top (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 139A man wearing a leather Supreme snapback hat while taking a photograph in 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 140A man with sleeve tattoos, beard and flannel shirt, mid 2010s (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 141In 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 1422011 IIHF World Championship gold medal celebrations in Finland (from 2010s)
Image 143Barbadian artist Rihanna had the most songs top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the 2010s (nine). (from 2010s in culture)
Image 144Robe and kaftan for slightly overweight gentleman in Götgatan of Stockholm, 2018 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 145Braided hair is popular in Europe, especially in France, Ukraine and Russia. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 146Justin Timberlake performing on his 20/20 Experience Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina (from 2010s in music)
Image 147PlayStation Move (2010), accessory for the PlayStation 3 (from 2010s in video games)
Image 148Mumford & Sons were considered one of the most successful British bands of the early 2010s. (from 2010s in music)
Image 149Japanese slim fitting three piece grey suit with window pane check, mid to late 2010s (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 150American teenager with hi-top fade and distressed acid wash denim vest (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 151Various slim-fit jeans worn by men (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 152Woman wearing makeup popular in the mid-2010s. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 153Typical late 2010s fashion of Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer in 2018 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 154South African model Candice Swanepoel wearing pantywaist top and bodycon skirt, 2010 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 155Kim Kardashian wearing an off-the-shoulder top in 2017. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 156Jing Ulrich, a prominent global leader in finance, wearing brightly colored 1980s-inspired dress, 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 157Grammy Award-winning Skrillex in 2011 (from 2010s in music)
Image 158Good Charlotte performing in 2011 (from 2010s in music)
Image 159Rihanna was a fashion icon of the era (from 2010s)
Image 160Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (from 2010s)
Image 161Brazilian hipster girl wearing leg warmers and knitted sweater dress, also sporting vibrant hair (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 162Woman wearing bikini top and jeans in USA, 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 163In 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 164Nintendo 3DS (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 165German woman wearing hooded fur coat (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 166American rapper Tyga in 2013 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 167Pitbull 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 168Portuguese hipster, 2014 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 169Andrei Karlov (from 2010s)
Image 170David Beckham sporting an undercut hairstyle, 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 171Indian children, 2015 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 172Norwegian man in slim fitting velvet jacket, 2019 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 173American man wearing a boater hat in 2017 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 174Maroon 5 performing live in 2016 (from 2010s in music)
Image 175Natalia Lafourcade (from 2010s in music)
Image 176Brazilian indie pop group Restart wearing "colorido" fashion, popular for most of the early 2010s in Brazil (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 177Business casual (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 178Wii U (2012) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 179Kim Jong-nam (from 2010s)
Image 180Polish youth attending a rock music festival, 2011 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 181Concerns 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 182Woman wearing colored skinny jeans (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 183In red: the area controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) proto-state in December 2014 (from 2010s)
Image 184Edward Snowden, former NSA employee who revealed a large number of global surveillance programs. (from 2010s)
Image 185David Guetta (left) performing for BBC Radio 1 in 2007 (from 2010s in music)
Image 186American rapper and singer XXXTentacion (from 2010s in music)
Image 187Egyptian man wearing a sports shirt and a hat, 2019 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 188The 2014 Hong Kong protests (from 2010s)
Image 189German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, 2011 (from 2010s in fashion)

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David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton (born 9 October 1966), is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. After his premiership, he served as Foreign Secretary in Rishi Sunak’s government from 2023 to 2024. Cameron was Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He was Leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2010 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2001 to 2016. Cameron identifies as a one-nation conservative and has been associated with both economically liberal and socially liberal policies.

Born in London to an upper-middle-class family, Cameron was educated at Eton College and Brasenose College, Oxford. After becoming an MP in 2001, he served in the opposition Shadow Cabinet under Conservative leader Michael Howard, and succeeded Howard in 2005. Following the 2010 general election, negotiations led to Cameron becoming prime minister as the head of a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats. His premiership was marked by the effects of the 2007–2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession, which his government sought to address through austerity measures. His administration passed the Health and Social Care Act and the Welfare Reform Act, which introduced large-scale changes to healthcare and welfare. It also enforced stricter immigration policies via the Home Office hostile environment policy, introduced reforms to education under Michael Gove as Education Secretary and oversaw the 2012 London Olympics. Cameron's administration privatised Royal Mail and some other state assets, and legalised same-sex marriage in England and Wales. Internationally, Cameron oversaw Operation Ellamy in the First Libyan Civil War and authorised the bombing of the Islamic State in Syria. Domestically, his government oversaw the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum and Scottish independence referendum, both of which confirmed Cameron's favoured outcome. When the Conservatives secured an unexpected majority in the 2015 general election, he remained as prime minister, this time leading a Conservative-only government known as the Second Cameron ministry. Cameron introduced a referendum on the UK's continuing membership of the European Union in 2016. He supported the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign which lost. Following the success of Vote Leave, Cameron resigned as prime minister and was succeeded by Theresa May, his Home Secretary. (Full article...)

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