CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>21st century - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"b2f2a324-6a5a-4a83-b3a7-d5fa4ada46a4","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"21st_century","wgTitle":"21st century","wgCurRevisionId":1258584799,"wgRevisionId":1258584799,"wgArticleId":18938115,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["CS1 maint: unfit URL","CS1 maint: archived copy as title","Webarchive template wayback links","Wikipedia semi-protected pages","Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Use dmy dates from October 2023","Wikipedia articles needing clarification from October 2023","Wikipedia articles needing clarification from September 2023","All articles with unsourced statements","Articles with unsourced statements from March 2024", "Articles using Mww magnitude scale","Articles with unsourced statements from January 2024","All accuracy disputes","Articles with disputed statements from April 2019","Commons category link from Wikidata","21st century","3rd millennium","Centuries","Contemporary history","21st-century overviews"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"21st_century","wgRelevantArticleId":18938115,"wgIsProbablyEditable":false,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":false,"wgRestrictionEdit":["autoconfirmed"],"wgRestrictionMove":["autoconfirmed"],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true}, "wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":200000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgCentralAuthMobileDomain":false,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q6939","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready", "ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Pudong_Shanghai_November_2017_panorama.jpg/1200px-Pudong_Shanghai_November_2017_panorama.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="600"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Pudong_Shanghai_November_2017_panorama.jpg/800px-Pudong_Shanghai_November_2017_panorama.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="400"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Pudong_Shanghai_November_2017_panorama.jpg/640px-Pudong_Shanghai_November_2017_panorama.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="320"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="21st century - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject page-21st_century rootpage-21st_century skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" > Main menu </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z">Main page</a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia">Contents</a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events">Current events</a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x">Random article</a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works">About Wikipedia</a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia">Contact us</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia">Help</a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia">Learn to edit</a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors">Community portal</a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r">Recent changes</a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia">Upload file</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"> Search </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" > Appearance </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class="">Donate</a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=21st+century" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class="">Create account</a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=21st+century" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class="">Log in</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" > Personal tools </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en">Donate</a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=21st+century" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"> Create account</a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=21st+century" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"> Log in</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing">learn more</a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y">Contributions</a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n">Talk</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Pronunciation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pronunciation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 1 Pronunciation </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pronunciation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Society" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Society"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2 Society </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Society-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Society subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Society-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Knowledge_and_information" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Knowledge_and_information"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.1 Knowledge and information </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Knowledge_and_information-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Culture_and_politics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Culture_and_politics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.2 Culture and politics </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Culture_and_politics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Population_and_urbanization" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Population_and_urbanization"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.3 Population and urbanization </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Population_and_urbanization-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Economics,_education_and_retirement" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economics,_education_and_retirement"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.4 Economics, education and retirement </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Economics,_education_and_retirement-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Linguistic_diversity" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Linguistic_diversity"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.5 Linguistic diversity </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Linguistic_diversity-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Events" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Events"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3 Events </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Events-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Events subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Events-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2000s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2000s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.1 2000s </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2000s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2001" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2001"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.1.1 2001 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2001-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2002" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2002"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.1.2 2002 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2002-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2003" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2003"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.1.3 2003 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2003-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2004" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2004"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.1.4 2004 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2004-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2005" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2005"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.1.5 2005 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2005-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2006" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2006"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.1.6 2006 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2006-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2007" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2007"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.1.7 2007 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2007-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2008" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2008"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.1.8 2008 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2008-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2009" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2009"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.1.9 2009 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2009-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2010s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2 2010s </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2010" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2.1 2010 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2011" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2011"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2.2 2011 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2011-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2012" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2012"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2.3 2012 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2012-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2013" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2013"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2.4 2013 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2013-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2014" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2014"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2.5 2014 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2014-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2015" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2015"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2.6 2015 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2015-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2016" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2016"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2.7 2016 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2016-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2017" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2017"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2.8 2017 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2017-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2018" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2018"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2.9 2018 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2018-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2019" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2019"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2.10 2019 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2019-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2020s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2020s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.3 2020s </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2020s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2020" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2020"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.3.1 2020 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2020-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2021" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2021"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.3.2 2021 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2021-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2022" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2022"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.3.3 2022 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2022-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2023" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2023"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.3.4 2023 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2023-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2024" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2024"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.3.5 2024 </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2024-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Politics,_wars_and_states" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Politics,_wars_and_states"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4 Politics, wars and states </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Politics,_wars_and_states-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Politics, wars and states subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Politics,_wars_and_states-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-New_countries_and_territorial_changes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_countries_and_territorial_changes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4.1 New countries and territorial changes </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_countries_and_territorial_changes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Science_and_technology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Science_and_technology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5 Science and technology </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Science_and_technology-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Science and technology subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Science_and_technology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Space_exploration" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Space_exploration"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.1 Space exploration </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Space_exploration-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Physics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Physics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.2 Physics </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Physics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mathematics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mathematics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.3 Mathematics </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mathematics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Meteorology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Meteorology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.4 Meteorology </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Meteorology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Biotechnology_and_medicine" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Biotechnology_and_medicine"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.5 Biotechnology and medicine </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Biotechnology_and_medicine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Telecommunications" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Telecommunications"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.6 Telecommunications </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Telecommunications-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Civil_unrest" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Civil_unrest"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6 Civil unrest </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Civil_unrest-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Disasters" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Disasters"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7 Disasters </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Disasters-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Disasters subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Disasters-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Natural_disasters" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Natural_disasters"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.1 Natural disasters </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Natural_disasters-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Human-made_disasters" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Human-made_disasters"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.2 Human-made disasters </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Human-made_disasters-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pandemics_and_epidemics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pandemics_and_epidemics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 8 Pandemics and epidemics </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pandemics_and_epidemics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Economics_and_industry" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economics_and_industry"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9 Economics and industry </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Economics_and_industry-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10 Sports </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Sports-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Sports subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Olympics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Olympics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.1 Olympics </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Olympics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Association_football_(Men)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Association_football_(Men)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.2 Association football (Men) </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Association_football_(Men)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Association_football_(Women)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Association_football_(Women)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.3 Association football (Women) </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Association_football_(Women)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cricket" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cricket"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.4 Cricket </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cricket-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gridiron_football" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gridiron_football"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.5 Gridiron football </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gridiron_football-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Golf" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Golf"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.6 Golf </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Golf-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Motorsport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Motorsport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.7 Motorsport </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Motorsport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rugby_Union" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rugby_Union"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.8 Rugby Union </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rugby_Union-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tennis_(Men)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tennis_(Men)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.9 Tennis (Men) </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tennis_(Men)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tennis_(Women)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tennis_(Women)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.10 Tennis (Women) </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tennis_(Women)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Arts_and_entertainment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Arts_and_entertainment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11 Arts and entertainment </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Arts_and_entertainment-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Arts and entertainment subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Arts_and_entertainment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Art" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Art"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11.1 Art </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Art-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Music" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Music"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11.2 Music </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Music-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Television" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Television"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11.3 Television </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Television-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Issues_and_concerns" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Issues_and_concerns"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 12 Issues and concerns </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Issues_and_concerns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Astronomical_events" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Astronomical_events"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 13 Astronomical events </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Astronomical_events-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 14 See also </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 15 Notes </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 16 References </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 17 Further reading </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 18 External links </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" > Toggle the table of contents </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading">21st century</h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 162 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-162" aria-hidden="true" > 162 languages </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/21ste_eeu" title="21ste eeu – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="21ste eeu" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target">Afrikaans</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._Jahrhundert" title="21. Jahrhundert – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="21. Jahrhundert" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Alemannisch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/21%E1%8A%9B%E1%8B%8D_%E1%88%9D%E1%8B%95%E1%89%B0_%E1%8B%93%E1%88%98%E1%89%B5" title="21ኛው ምዕተ ዓመት – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="21ኛው ምዕተ ዓመት" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target">አማርኛ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%86_21" title="القرن 21 – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="القرن 21" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieglo_XXI" title="Sieglo XXI – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Sieglo XXI" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Aragonés</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI%C3%A9mo_si%C3%A8cllo" title="XXIémo siècllo – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="XXIémo siècllo" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Arpetan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieglu_XXI" title="Sieglu XXI – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Sieglu XXI" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Asturianu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D0%B3%D3%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%80%D1%83" title="XXI гӀасру – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="XXI гӀасру" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target">Авар</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%C9%99sr" title="XXI əsr – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="XXI əsr" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abad_ka-21" title="Abad ka-21 – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Abad ka-21" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Basa Bali</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B6_%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80" title="একবিংশ শতাব্দী – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="একবিংশ শতাব্দী" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target">বাংলা</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_s%C3%A8-k%C3%AD" title="21 sè-kí – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="21 sè-kí" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-map-bms mw-list-item"><a href="https://map-bms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abad_kaping-21" title="Abad kaping-21 – Banyumasan" lang="jv-x-bms" hreflang="jv-x-bms" data-title="Abad kaping-21" data-language-autonym="Basa Banyumasan" data-language-local-name="Banyumasan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Basa Banyumasan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D0%B1%D1%8B%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%82" title="XXI быуат – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="XXI быуат" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target">Башҡортса</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%B5" title="XXI стагоддзе – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="XXI стагоддзе" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B7%D1%8C%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%B5" title="XXI стагодзьдзе – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="XXI стагодзьдзе" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA" title="21 век – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="21 век" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._vijek" title="21. vijek – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="21. vijek" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bosanski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXIvet_kantved" title="XXIvet kantved – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="XXIvet kantved" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target">Brezhoneg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segle_XXI" title="Segle XXI – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Segle XXI" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%C4%95%D0%BC%C4%95%D1%80" title="XXI ĕмĕр – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="XXI ĕмĕр" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target">Чӑвашла</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._stolet%C3%AD" title="21. století – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="21. století" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/21ain_ganrif" title="21ain ganrif – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="21ain ganrif" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cymraeg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._%C3%A5rhundrede" title="21. århundrede – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="21. århundrede" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000-lohku_(jahke%C4%8Duohti)" title="2000-lohku (jahkečuohti) – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="2000-lohku (jahkečuohti)" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target">Davvisámegiella</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._Jahrhundert" title="21. Jahrhundert – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="21. Jahrhundert" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._sajand" title="21. sajand – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="21. sajand" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/21%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%8E%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%82" title="21ος αιώνας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="21ος αιώνας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_s%C3%A9col" title="XXI sécol – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="XXI sécol" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target">Emiliàn e rumagnòl</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-myv mw-list-item"><a href="https://myv.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5" title="XXI пинге – Erzya" lang="myv" hreflang="myv" data-title="XXI пинге" data-language-autonym="Эрзянь" data-language-local-name="Erzya" class="interlanguage-link-target">Эрзянь</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siglo_XXI" title="Siglo XXI – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Siglo XXI" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/21-a_jarcento" title="21-a jarcento – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="21-a jarcento" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigru_XXI" title="Sigru XXI – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="Sigru XXI" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target">Estremeñu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI._mendea" title="XXI. mendea – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="XXI. mendea" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D9%88_%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%85_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C" title="سده بیست و یکم میلادی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سده بیست و یکم میلادی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century" title="21st century – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="21st century" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">Fiji Hindi</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._%C3%B8ld" title="21. øld – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="21. øld" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Føroyskt</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXIe_si%C3%A8cle" title="XXIe siècle – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="XXIe siècle" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/21e_iuw" title="21e iuw – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="21e iuw" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Frysk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secul_XXI" title="Secul XXI – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Secul XXI" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Furlan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/21%C3%BA_haois" title="21ú haois – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="21ú haois" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaeilge</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/21d_eash" title="21d eash – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="21d eash" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaelg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/21mh_Linn" title="21mh Linn – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="21mh Linn" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gàidhlig</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9culo_XXI" title="Século XXI – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Século XXI" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-inh mw-list-item"><a href="https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D0%B1%D3%80%D0%B0%D1%8C%D1%88%D1%83" title="XXI бӀаьшу – Ingush" lang="inh" hreflang="inh" data-title="XXI бӀаьшу" data-language-autonym="ГӀалгӀай" data-language-local-name="Ingush" class="interlanguage-link-target">ГӀалгӀай</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gan mw-list-item"><a href="https://gan.wikipedia.org/wiki/21%E4%B8%96%E7%B4%80" title="21世紀 – Gan" lang="gan" hreflang="gan" data-title="21世紀" data-language-autonym="贛語" data-language-local-name="Gan" class="interlanguage-link-target">贛語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_s%E1%B9%B3-ki" title="21 sṳ-ki – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="21 sṳ-ki" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/21%EC%84%B8%EA%B8%B0" title="21세기 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="21세기" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/21-%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%A4%D5%A1%D6%80" title="21-րդ դար – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="21-րդ դար" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A7%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80" title="२१वीं शताब्दी – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="२१वीं शताब्दी" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">हिन्दी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._l%C4%9Btstotk" title="21. lětstotk – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="21. lětstotk" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hornjoserbsce</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._stolje%C4%87e" title="21. stoljeće – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="21. stoljeće" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/21ma_yarcento" title="21ma yarcento – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="21ma yarcento" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ido</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maika-21_a_siglo" title="Maika-21 a siglo – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Maika-21 a siglo" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ilokano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abad_ke-21" title="Abad ke-21 – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Abad ke-21" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seculo_21" title="Seculo 21 – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Seculo 21" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target">Interlingua</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%C3%A6%D0%BD%D1%83%D1%81" title="XXI æнус – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="XXI æнус" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ирон</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._%C3%B6ldin" title="21. öldin – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="21. öldin" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_secolo" title="XXI secolo – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="XXI secolo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%94_%D7%94-21" title="המאה ה-21 – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="המאה ה-21" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abad_ping_21" title="Abad ping 21 – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Abad ping 21" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Jawa</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%A3%E1%83%99%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94" title="XXI საუკუნე – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="XXI საუკუნე" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D2%93%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8B%D1%80" title="XXI ғасыр – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="XXI ғасыр" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Қазақша</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/21ns_kansbledhen" title="21ns kansbledhen – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="21ns kansbledhen" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kernowek</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karne_ya_21" title="Karne ya 21 – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Karne ya 21" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kiswahili</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kv mw-list-item"><a href="https://kv.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D0%BD%D1%8D%D0%BC" title="XXI нэм – Komi" lang="kv" hreflang="kv" data-title="XXI нэм" data-language-autonym="Коми" data-language-local-name="Komi" class="interlanguage-link-target">Коми</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/21-eafa_decemda" title="21-eafa decemda – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="21-eafa decemda" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kotava</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedsala_21%C3%AA" title="Sedsala 21ê – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Sedsala 21ê" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kurdî</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeculum_21" title="Saeculum 21 – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Saeculum 21" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._gadsimts" title="21. gadsimts – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="21. gadsimts" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._Joerhonnert" title="21. Joerhonnert – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="21. Joerhonnert" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lëtzebuergesch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lez mw-list-item"><a href="https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%88_%D0%B9%D0%B8%D1%81" title="XXI виш йис – Lezghian" lang="lez" hreflang="lez" data-title="XXI виш йис" data-language-autonym="Лезги" data-language-local-name="Lezghian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Лезги</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_am%C5%BEius" title="XXI amžius – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="XXI amžius" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lietuvių</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_secolo" title="XXI secolo – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="XXI secolo" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ligure</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einentwintegste_iew" title="Einentwintegste iew – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Einentwintegste iew" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Limburgs</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentenio_21" title="Sentenio 21 – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Sentenio 21" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lingua Franca Nova</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-olo mw-list-item"><a href="https://olo.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_vuozisada" title="XXI vuozisada – Livvi-Karelian" lang="olo" hreflang="olo" data-title="XXI vuozisada" data-language-autonym="Livvinkarjala" data-language-local-name="Livvi-Karelian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Livvinkarjala</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jbo mw-list-item"><a href="https://jbo.wikipedia.org/wiki/20xyxymoi" title="20xyxymoi – Lojban" lang="jbo" hreflang="jbo" data-title="20xyxymoi" data-language-autonym="La .lojban." data-language-local-name="Lojban" class="interlanguage-link-target">La .lojban.</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9cul_XXI" title="Sécul XXI – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Sécul XXI" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lombard</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._sz%C3%A1zad" title="21. század – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="21. század" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA" title="21 век – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="21 век" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%87%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%82_%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D" title="ഇരുപത്തൊന്നാം നൂറ്റാണ്ട് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഇരുപത്തൊന്നാം നൂറ്റാണ്ട്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target">മലയാളം</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rautau_21" title="Rautau 21 – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Rautau 21" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target">Māori</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87.%E0%A4%B8.%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87_%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A7_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%95" title="इ.स.चे २१ वे शतक – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="इ.स.चे २१ वे शतक" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target">मराठी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A8%E1%83%AC%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90" title="XXI ოშწანურა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="XXI ოშწანურა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target">მარგალური</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AF_%D9%88_%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86" title="القرن الواحد و عشرين – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="القرن الواحد و عشرين" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%86_%DB%B2%DB%B1" title="قرن ۲۱ – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="قرن ۲۱" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target">مازِرونی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abad_ke-21" title="Abad ke-21 – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Abad ke-21" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_si%C3%A9-g%C4%AB" title="21 sié-gī – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="21 sié-gī" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/21-%D1%80_%D0%B7%D1%83%D1%83%D0%BD" title="21-р зуун – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="21-р зуун" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Монгол</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%81%82%E1%81%81_%E1%80%9B%E1%80%AC%E1%80%85%E1%80%AF%E1%80%94%E1%80%BE%E1%80%85%E1%80%BA" title="၂၁ ရာစုနှစ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="၂၁ ရာစုနှစ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target">မြန်မာဘာသာ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nah mw-list-item"><a href="https://nah.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macuilpohualxihuitl_XXI" title="Macuilpohualxihuitl XXI – Nahuatl" lang="nah" hreflang="nah" data-title="Macuilpohualxihuitl XXI" data-language-autonym="Nāhuatl" data-language-local-name="Nahuatl" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nāhuatl</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/21e_eeuw" title="21e eeuw – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="21e eeuw" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/21e_eeuw" title="21e eeuw – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="21e eeuw" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nedersaksies</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A7%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%81_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80" title="२१औँ शताब्दी – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="२१औँ शताब्दी" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target">नेपाली</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/21%E4%B8%96%E7%B4%80" title="21世紀 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="21世紀" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_seculo" title="XXI seculo – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="XXI seculo" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Napulitano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D0%B1%D3%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%BE" title="XXI бӀешо – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="XXI бӀешо" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target">Нохчийн</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._juarhunert" title="21. juarhunert – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="21. juarhunert" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nordfriisk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._%C3%A5rhundre" title="21. århundre – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="21. århundre" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000-talet" title="2000-talet – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="2000-talet" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk nynorsk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nrm mw-list-item"><a href="https://nrm.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXIe_s." title="XXIe s. – Norman" lang="nrf" hreflang="nrf" data-title="XXIe s." data-language-autonym="Nouormand" data-language-local-name="Norman" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nouormand</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nov mw-list-item"><a href="https://nov.wikipedia.org/wiki/21esmi_sekle" title="21esmi sekle – Novial" lang="nov" hreflang="nov" data-title="21esmi sekle" data-language-autonym="Novial" data-language-local-name="Novial" class="interlanguage-link-target">Novial</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A8gle_XXI" title="Sègle XXI – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Sègle XXI" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Occitan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BC" title="XXI курым – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="XXI курым" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target">Олык марий</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_asr" title="XXI asr – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="XXI asr" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/21%E0%A8%B5%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%82_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%80" title="21ਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="21ਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C%DB%81%D9%88%D9%8A%DA%BA_%D8%B5%D8%AF%DB%8C" title="اکیہويں صدی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="اکیہويں صدی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">پنجابی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siglo_21" title="Siglo 21 – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Siglo 21" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target">Papiamentu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-koi mw-list-item"><a href="https://koi.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D0%BD%D1%8D%D0%BC" title="XXI нэм – Komi-Permyak" lang="koi" hreflang="koi" data-title="XXI нэм" data-language-autonym="Перем коми" data-language-local-name="Komi-Permyak" class="interlanguage-link-target">Перем коми</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._Johrhunnert" title="21. Johrhunnert – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="21. Johrhunnert" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Plattdüütsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_wiek" title="XXI wiek – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="XXI wiek" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9culo_XXI" title="Século XXI – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Século XXI" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secolul_al_XXI-lea" title="Secolul al XXI-lea – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Secolul al XXI-lea" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Română</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_%C3%B1iqin_pachakwata" title="21 ñiqin pachakwata – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="21 ñiqin pachakwata" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target">Runa Simi</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI._%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B0" title="XXI. стороча – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="XXI. стороча" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русиньскый</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA" title="XXI век – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="XXI век" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D2%AF%D0%B9%D1%8D" title="XXI үйэ – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="XXI үйэ" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target">Саха тыла</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._Jierhunnert" title="21. Jierhunnert – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="21. Jierhunnert" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Seeltersk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nso mw-list-item"><a href="https://nso.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngwagakgolo_21" title="Ngwagakgolo 21 – Northern Sotho" lang="nso" hreflang="nso" data-title="Ngwagakgolo 21" data-language-autonym="Sesotho sa Leboa" data-language-local-name="Northern Sotho" class="interlanguage-link-target">Sesotho sa Leboa</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekulli_XXI" title="Shekulli XXI – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Shekulli XXI" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Shqip</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A8culu_XXI" title="Sèculu XXI – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Sèculu XXI" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Sicilianu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%B1_%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%83" title="21 වන සියවස – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="21 වන සියවස" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target">සිංහල</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century" title="21st century – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="21st century" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._storo%C4%8Die" title="21. storočie – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="21. storočie" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenčina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._stoletje" title="21. stoletje – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="21. stoletje" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenščina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_stole%C4%87e" title="XXI stoleće – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="XXI stoleće" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ślůnski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%95%D8%AF%DB%95%DB%8C_%D9%A2%D9%A1%DB%95%D9%85" title="سەدەی ٢١ەم – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="سەدەی ٢١ەم" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target">کوردی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA" title="21. век – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="21. век" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Српски / srpski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._vijek" title="21. vijek – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="21. vijek" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abad_ka-21" title="Abad ka-21 – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Abad ka-21" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Sunda</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000-luku" title="2000-luku – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="2000-luku" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Suomi</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000-talet" title="2000-talet – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="2000-talet" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Svenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ika-21_dantaon" title="Ika-21 dantaon – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Ika-21 dantaon" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tagalog</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/21-%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81" title="21-ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="21-ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target">தமிழ்</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lqern_wis_21" title="Lqern wis 21 – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="Lqern wis 21" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target">Taqbaylit</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8B%D1%80" title="XXI гасыр – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="XXI гасыр" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target">Татарча / tatarça</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn mw-list-item"><a href="https://shn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%95%E1%80%AE%E1%82%81%E1%80%B0%E1%80%9D%E1%80%BA%E1%80%95%E1%81%A2%E1%81%B5%E1%80%BA%E1%82%87_21" title="ပီႁူဝ်ပၢၵ်ႇ 21 – Shan" lang="shn" hreflang="shn" data-title="ပီႁူဝ်ပၢၵ်ႇ 21" data-language-autonym="ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး " data-language-local-name="Shan" class="interlanguage-link-target">ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး </a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88_21" title="คริสต์ศตวรรษที่ 21 – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="คริสต์ศตวรรษที่ 21" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target">ไทย</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B8_XXI" title="Садаи XXI – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Садаи XXI" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target">Тоҷикӣ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._y%C3%BCzy%C4%B1l" title="21. yüzyıl – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="21. yüzyıl" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Türkçe</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tk mw-list-item"><a href="https://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/21-nji_asyr" title="21-nji asyr – Turkmen" lang="tk" hreflang="tk" data-title="21-nji asyr" data-language-autonym="Türkmençe" data-language-local-name="Turkmen" class="interlanguage-link-target">Türkmençe</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-udm mw-list-item"><a href="https://udm.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%80" title="XXI даур – Udmurt" lang="udm" hreflang="udm" data-title="XXI даур" data-language-autonym="Удмурт" data-language-local-name="Udmurt" class="interlanguage-link-target">Удмурт</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%82%D1%82%D1%8F" title="XXI століття – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="XXI століття" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Українська</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%BA_%D8%B5%D8%AF%DB%8C" title="اکیسویں صدی – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="اکیسویں صدی" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target">اردو</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_-_%D8%A6%DB%95%D8%B3%D9%89%D8%B1" title="21 - ئەسىر – Uyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="21 - ئەسىر" data-language-autonym="ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche" data-language-local-name="Uyghur" class="interlanguage-link-target">ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-za mw-list-item"><a href="https://za.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_seiqgeij" title="21 seiqgeij – Zhuang" lang="za" hreflang="za" data-title="21 seiqgeij" data-language-autonym="Vahcuengh" data-language-local-name="Zhuang" class="interlanguage-link-target">Vahcuengh</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_seco%C5%82o" title="XXI secoło – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="XXI secoło" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Vèneto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%E1%BA%BF_k%E1%BB%B7_21" title="Thế kỷ 21 – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Thế kỷ 21" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tiếng Việt</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumyel_21id" title="Tumyel 21id – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Tumyel 21id" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target">Volapük</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fiu-vro mw-list-item"><a href="https://fiu-vro.wikipedia.org/wiki/21._aastagasada" title="21. aastagasada – Võro" lang="vro" hreflang="vro" data-title="21. aastagasada" data-language-autonym="Võro" data-language-local-name="Võro" class="interlanguage-link-target">Võro</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wa mw-list-item"><a href="https://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/21inme_sieke" title="21inme sieke – Walloon" lang="wa" hreflang="wa" data-title="21inme sieke" data-language-autonym="Walon" data-language-local-name="Walloon" class="interlanguage-link-target">Walon</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ika-21_nga_gatostuig" title="Ika-21 nga gatostuig – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Ika-21 nga gatostuig" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target">Winaray</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/21%E4%B8%96%E7%BA%AA" title="21世纪 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="21世纪" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target">吴语</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yi mw-list-item"><a href="https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/21%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A2%D7%A8_%D7%99%22%D7%94" title="21סטער י"ה – Yiddish" lang="yi" hreflang="yi" data-title="21סטער י"ה" data-language-autonym="ייִדיש" data-language-local-name="Yiddish" class="interlanguage-link-target">ייִדיש</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yo mw-list-item"><a href="https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%BB%8C%CC%80r%C3%BAnd%C3%BAn_21k" title="Ọ̀rúndún 21k – Yoruba" lang="yo" hreflang="yo" data-title="Ọ̀rúndún 21k" data-language-autonym="Yorùbá" data-language-local-name="Yoruba" class="interlanguage-link-target">Yorùbá</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/21%E4%B8%96%E7%B4%80" title="21世紀 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="21世紀" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target">粵語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-diq mw-list-item"><a href="https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seserra_21%C4%B1ne" title="Seserra 21ıne – Zazaki" lang="diq" hreflang="diq" data-title="Seserra 21ıne" data-language-autonym="Zazaki" data-language-local-name="Zazaki" class="interlanguage-link-target">Zazaki</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zea mw-list-item"><a href="https://zea.wikipedia.org/wiki/21e_e%C3%AAuw" title="21e eêuw – Zeelandic" lang="zea" hreflang="zea" data-title="21e eêuw" data-language-autonym="Zeêuws" data-language-local-name="Zeelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Zeêuws</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bat-smg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bat-smg.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_om%C5%BEios" title="XXI omžios – Samogitian" lang="sgs" hreflang="sgs" data-title="XXI omžios" data-language-autonym="Žemaitėška" data-language-local-name="Samogitian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Žemaitėška</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/21%E4%B8%96%E7%BA%AA" title="21世纪 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="21世纪" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">中文</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tly mw-list-item"><a href="https://tly.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXI_%C9%99sr" title="XXI əsr – Talysh" lang="tly" hreflang="tly" data-title="XXI əsr" data-language-autonym="Tolışi" data-language-local-name="Talysh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tolışi</a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q6939#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/21st_century" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c">Article</a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:21st_century" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t">Talk</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" >English </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/21st_century">Read</a></li><li id="ca-viewsource" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_century&action=edit" title="This page is protected.
You can view its source [e]" accesskey="e">View source</a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_century&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h">View history</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" >Tools </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/21st_century">Read</a></li><li id="ca-more-viewsource" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_century&action=edit">View source</a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_century&action=history">View history</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/21st_century" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j">What links here</a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/21st_century" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k">Related changes</a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u">Upload file</a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q">Special pages</a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_century&oldid=1258584799" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page">Permanent link</a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_century&action=info" title="More information about this page">Page information</a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=21st_century&id=1258584799&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page">Cite this page</a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F21st_century">Get shortened URL</a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F21st_century">Download QR code</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=21st_century&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file">Download as PDF</a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_century&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p">Printable version</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:21st_century" hreflang="en">Wikimedia Commons</a></li><li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikiquote mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/21st_century" hreflang="en">Wikiquote</a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q6939" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g">Wikidata item</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> <div id="mw-indicator-pp-default" class="mw-indicator"><div class="mw-parser-output"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy#semi" title="This article is semi-protected until December 14, 2024 at 14:06 UTC."><img alt="Page semi-protected" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/Semi-protection-shackle.svg/20px-Semi-protection-shackle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/Semi-protection-shackle.svg/30px-Semi-protection-shackle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/Semi-protection-shackle.svg/40px-Semi-protection-shackle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">One hundred years, from 2001 to 2100</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/21st_century_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="21st century (disambiguation)">21st century (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1246091330">.mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:22em;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.2em;text-align:center;line-height:1.4em;font-size:88%;border-collapse:collapse;display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:table!important;float:right!important;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em!important}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-subgroup{width:100%;margin:0;border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-none{float:none;clear:both;margin:0.5em 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-outer-title{padding:0 0.4em 0.2em;font-size:125%;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-top-image{padding:0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-top-caption,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-pretitle-with-top-image,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-caption{padding:0.2em 0.4em 0;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-pretitle{padding:0.4em 0.4em 0;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{padding:0.2em 0.8em;font-size:145%;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{padding:0.1em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-image{padding:0.2em 0.4em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-heading{padding:0.1em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-content{padding:0 0.5em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-content-with-subgroup{padding:0.1em 0.4em 0.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-above,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-below{padding:0.3em 0.8em;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-collapse .sidebar-above,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-collapse .sidebar-below{border-top:1px solid #aaa;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-navbar{text-align:right;font-size:115%;padding:0 0.4em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:left;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6em;font-size:105%}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title-c{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:center;margin:0 3.3em}@media(max-width:640px){body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:100%!important;clear:both;float:none!important;margin-left:0!important;margin-right:0!important}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .sidebar a>img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Millennium</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <a href="/wiki/3rd_millennium" title="3rd millennium">3rd millennium</a></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Centuries</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/20th_century" title="20th century">20th century</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">21st century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_century" class="mw-redirect" title="22nd century">22nd century</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Timelines</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_20th_century" title="Timeline of the 20th century">20th century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_21st_century" title="Timeline of the 21st century">21st century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_century#Events" class="mw-redirect" title="22nd century">22nd century</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> State leaders</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_state_leaders_in_the_20th_century" title="List of state leaders in the 20th century">20th century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_state_leaders_in_the_21st_century" title="List of state leaders in the 21st century">21st century</a></li> <li>22nd century</li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_decades,_centuries,_and_millennia" title="List of decades, centuries, and millennia">Decades</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000s" title="2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010s" title="2010s">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020s" title="2020s">2020s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2030s" title="2030s">2030s</a></li> <li>2040s</li></ul> <ul><li>2050s</li> <li>2060s</li> <li>2070s</li> <li>2080s</li> <li>2090s</li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Categories:</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <a href="/wiki/Category:21st-century_births" title="Category:21st-century births">Births</a> – <a href="/wiki/Category:21st-century_deaths" title="Category:21st-century deaths">Deaths</a> <a href="/wiki/Category:21st-century_establishments" title="Category:21st-century establishments">Establishments</a> – <a href="/wiki/Category:21st-century_disestablishments" title="Category:21st-century disestablishments">Disestablishments</a></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Centurybox" title="Template:Centurybox"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Centurybox" title="Template talk:Centurybox"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Centurybox" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Centurybox"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pudong_Shanghai_November_2017_panorama.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Pudong_Shanghai_November_2017_panorama.jpg/220px-Pudong_Shanghai_November_2017_panorama.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Pudong_Shanghai_November_2017_panorama.jpg/330px-Pudong_Shanghai_November_2017_panorama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Pudong_Shanghai_November_2017_panorama.jpg/440px-Pudong_Shanghai_November_2017_panorama.jpg 2x" data-file-width="10200" data-file-height="5100" /></a><figcaption>Shanghai, China. Reflective of the Modern City-Scape of the 21st Century.</figcaption></figure> The 21st century is the current <a href="/wiki/Century" title="Century">century</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Anno_Domini" title="Anno Domini">Anno Domini</a> or <a href="/wiki/Common_Era" title="Common Era">Common Era</a>, in accordance with the <a href="/wiki/Gregorian_calendar" title="Gregorian calendar">Gregorian calendar</a>. It began on <a href="/wiki/1_January" class="mw-redirect" title="1 January">1 January</a> <a href="/wiki/2001" title="2001">2001</a> and will end on <a href="/wiki/31_December" class="mw-redirect" title="31 December">31 December</a> <a href="/wiki/2100" class="mw-redirect" title="2100">2100</a>. It is the first century of the <a href="/wiki/3rd_millennium" title="3rd millennium">3rd millennium</a>. The rise of a <a href="/wiki/World_economy" title="World economy">global economy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Third_World" title="Third World">Third World</a> <a href="/wiki/Consumerism" title="Consumerism">consumerism</a> marked the beginning of the century, along with increased <a href="/wiki/Private_enterprise" class="mw-redirect" title="Private enterprise">private enterprise</a> and deepening concern over <a href="/wiki/Terrorism" title="Terrorism">terrorism</a> after the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a> in 2001.<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-:1-3">[3]</a> The <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">intervention in Afghanistan</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>-led coalition intervention in <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq</a> in the early 2000s, as well as the overthrow of several regimes during the <a href="/wiki/Arab_Spring" title="Arab Spring">Arab Spring</a> in the early 2010s, led to mixed outcomes in the <a href="/wiki/Arab_world" title="Arab world">Arab world</a>, resulting in several <a href="/wiki/Civil_wars" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil wars">civil wars</a> and political instability.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> The 2020s saw an increase in wars across the world, as seen with conflicts such as the <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian Invasion of Ukraine</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" title="Israel–Hamas war">Israel-Hamas war</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Twenties_War_A-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-Twenties_War_B-6">[6]</a> The <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> has remained the <a href="/wiki/American_imperialism" title="American imperialism">sole</a> <a href="/wiki/Superpower" title="Superpower">global superpower</a>, while <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> is now considered to be an <a href="/wiki/Potential_superpower" title="Potential superpower">emerging superpower</a>. In 2022, 45% of the world's population lived in "some form of democracy", although only 8% lived in "full democracies".<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> estimates that by 2050, two thirds of the world's population will be <a href="/wiki/Urbanization" title="Urbanization">urbanized</a>. The <a href="/wiki/World_economy" title="World economy">world economy</a> expanded at high rates from $42 trillion in 2000 to $101 trillion in 2022, and though many economies rose at greater levels, some gradually contracted.<a href="#cite_note-8">[a]</a> The <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> greatly expanded in the 21st century, adding <a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_European_Union#Detail" title="Enlargement of the European Union">13 member states</a>, but the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">withdrew</a>. Most EU member states introduced a common currency, the <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">Euro</a>. The <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">North Atlantic Treaty Organization</a> (NATO), also greatly expanded, adding <a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_NATO" title="Enlargement of NATO">13 member states</a>. Effects of <a href="/wiki/Global_warming" class="mw-redirect" title="Global warming">global warming</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rising_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Rising sea level">rising sea levels</a> exacerbated the <a href="/wiki/Ecological_crises" class="mw-redirect" title="Ecological crises">ecological crises</a>, with eight islands disappearing between 2007 and 2014.<a href="#cite_note-9">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-10">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-11">[10]</a> Globally, from January 2020 to May 2023, the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> began to rapidly spread worldwide, causing more than 7 million reported deaths,<a href="#cite_note-COVID_Death_Toll-12">[11]</a> and around 18.2 to 33.5 million estimated deaths,<a href="#cite_note-COVID_True_Death_Toll-13">[12]</a> while at the same time, causing <a href="/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic" title="Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic">severe global economic disruption</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_recession" title="COVID-19 recession">largest global recession</a> since the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a> in the 1930s.<a href="#cite_note-14">[13]</a> Due to the sudden proliferation of internet-accessible <a href="/wiki/Mobile_devices" class="mw-redirect" title="Mobile devices">mobile devices</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Smartphone" title="Smartphone">smartphones</a> becoming ubiquitous worldwide beginning in the early 2010s, more than two thirds of the world's population obtained access to the <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a> by 2023.<a href="#cite_note-Internet_Use-15">[14]</a> After the success of the <a href="/wiki/Human_Genome_Project" title="Human Genome Project">Human Genome Project</a>, <a href="/wiki/DNA_sequencing" title="DNA sequencing">DNA sequencing</a> services became available and affordable.<a href="#cite_note-16">[15]</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[16]</a> There were <a href="/wiki/AI_boom" title="AI boom">significant improvements in the complexity of artificial intelligence</a>, with American companies, universities, and research labs pioneering advances in the field.<a href="#cite_note-:02-18">[17]</a> <a href="/wiki/Generative_artificial_intelligence" title="Generative artificial intelligence">Generative AI</a>-based applications such as <a href="/wiki/ChatGPT" title="ChatGPT">ChatGPT</a> and <a href="/wiki/DALL-E" title="DALL-E">DALL-E</a> have accumulated billions of users, and allow users to instantly generate complex texts, images, art, and video, comparable to the sophistication of human work.<a href="#cite_note-:03-19">[18]</a> Research into outer space greatly accelerated in the 2020s, with the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> mainly dominating <a href="/wiki/Space_exploration" title="Space exploration">space exploration</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope" title="James Webb Space Telescope">James Webb Space Telescope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)" title="Ingenuity (helicopter)">Ingenuity helicopter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lunar_Gateway" title="Lunar Gateway">Lunar Gateway</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Artemis_program" title="Artemis program">Artemis program</a>.<a href="#cite_note-20">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-21">[20]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pronunciation">Pronunciation</h2></div> There is a lack of general agreement over how to pronounce specific years of the 21st century in English. Academics have pointed out that the early years of previous centuries were commonly pronounced as, for example, "eighteen oh five" (for 1805) and "nineteen oh five" (for 1905).<a href="#cite_note-preferMC-22">[21]</a> Generally, the <a href="/wiki/2000s" title="2000s">early years of the 21st century</a> were pronounced as in "two-thousand (and) five," with a change taking place around 2010, when pronunciations often shifted between the early-years form of "two-thousand and ten" and the traditionally more concise form of "twenty-ten." The <a href="/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics" title="2010 Winter Olympics">Vancouver Olympics</a>, which took place in 2010, was being officially referred to by Vancouver 2010 as "the twenty-ten Olympics".[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify">further explanation needed</a>] <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Society">Society</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shanghai_Skyline,_Dec2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Shanghai_Skyline%2C_Dec2014.jpg/220px-Shanghai_Skyline%2C_Dec2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Shanghai_Skyline%2C_Dec2014.jpg/330px-Shanghai_Skyline%2C_Dec2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Shanghai_Skyline%2C_Dec2014.jpg/440px-Shanghai_Skyline%2C_Dec2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1890" data-file-height="1260" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Shanghai</a> has become a symbol of the recent economic boom of <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>.</figcaption></figure> Technologies such as <a href="/wiki/Ultrasound" title="Ultrasound">ultrasound</a>, prenatal genetic testing and <a href="/wiki/Genetic_engineering" title="Genetic engineering">genetic engineering</a> have advanced significantly. Because of <a href="/wiki/Sex-selective_abortion" title="Sex-selective abortion">sex-selective abortion</a>, fewer girls have been born in the 21st century (and since the early 1980s) compared to past centuries, mostly because of <a href="/wiki/Son_preference" title="Son preference">son preference</a> in East and South Asia. In 2014, only 47 percent of Indian births were of girls.<a href="#cite_note-23">[22]</a> This has led to an increase in <a href="/wiki/Bachelors" class="mw-redirect" title="Bachelors">bachelors</a> in countries such as China and India. The first <a href="/wiki/Lulu_and_Nana_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Lulu and Nana controversy">genetically modified children</a> were born November 2018 in <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> to significant controversy, beginning a new biological era for the human species.<a href="#cite_note-24">[23]</a> <a href="/wiki/Anxiety" title="Anxiety">Anxiety</a><a href="#cite_note-25">[24]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Depression_(mood)" title="Depression (mood)">depression</a><a href="#cite_note-26">[25]</a> rates have risen in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and many other parts of the world. However, <a href="/wiki/Suicide" title="Suicide">suicide</a> rates have fallen in Europe and most of the rest of the world so far this century, declining 29% globally between 2000 and 2018, despite rising 18% in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> in the same period. The decline in suicide has been most notable among Chinese and Indian women, the elderly, and middle-aged Russian men.<a href="#cite_note-27">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-28">[27]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Knowledge_and_information">Knowledge and information</h3></div> The entire <a href="/wiki/Writing" title="Writing">written works</a> of humanity, from the beginning of <a href="/wiki/Recorded_history" title="Recorded history">recorded history</a> to 2003, in all known <a href="/wiki/Language" title="Language">languages</a>, are estimated to amount to five <a href="/wiki/Exabyte" class="mw-redirect" title="Exabyte">exabytes</a> of data.<a href="#cite_note-29">[28]</a><a href="#cite_note-30">[29]</a> Since 2003, with the beginning of <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a> and "<a href="/wiki/User-generated_content" title="User-generated content">user-generated content</a>", the same amount of data is created every two days.<a href="#cite_note-31">[30]</a> With the <a href="/wiki/AI_boom" title="AI boom">AI boom</a> of the 2020s gaining international prominence, as of 2024, mass-produced <a href="/wiki/Synthetic_media" title="Synthetic media">AI-generated content</a> comprised over half of the <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a>.<a href="#cite_note-32">[31]</a> <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications" title="Telecommunications">Telecommunications</a> in the early 21st century are much more advanced and universal than they were in the late 20th century. Only a few percent of the world's population were Internet users and <a href="/wiki/Cellular_phone" class="mw-redirect" title="Cellular phone">cellular phone</a> owners in the late 1990s; while as of 2023, 67% of the world's population is online,<a href="#cite_note-Internet_Use-15">[14]</a> and 78% of all people aged 10 and above own a mobile phone.<a href="#cite_note-33">[32]</a> In the 2010s, <a href="/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" title="Artificial intelligence">artificial intelligence</a>, mainly in the form of <a href="/wiki/Deep_learning" title="Deep learning">deep learning</a> and <a href="/wiki/Machine_learning" title="Machine learning">machine learning</a>, became more prevalent and in the early 2020s, with the rise of <a href="/wiki/Generative_artificial_intelligence" title="Generative artificial intelligence">generative AI</a>, the AI boom began. As of 2022, 8.6% of the world's population still lacked access to electricity.<a href="#cite_note-34">[33]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Triptychon_Maha_Kumbh_Mela.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Triptychon_Maha_Kumbh_Mela.jpg/330px-Triptychon_Maha_Kumbh_Mela.jpg" decoding="async" width="330" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Triptychon_Maha_Kumbh_Mela.jpg/495px-Triptychon_Maha_Kumbh_Mela.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Triptychon_Maha_Kumbh_Mela.jpg/660px-Triptychon_Maha_Kumbh_Mela.jpg 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="182" /></a><figcaption>India's <a href="/wiki/Prayag_Kumbh_Mela" title="Prayag Kumbh Mela">Prayag Kumbh Mela</a> is regarded as the world's largest <a href="/wiki/Religious_festival" title="Religious festival">religious festival</a>.</figcaption></figure> In 2001, <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Tito" title="Dennis Tito">Dennis Tito</a> became the first <a href="/wiki/Space_tourist" class="mw-redirect" title="Space tourist">space tourist</a>, beginning the era of <a href="/wiki/Commercial_spaceflight" class="mw-redirect" title="Commercial spaceflight">commercial spaceflight</a>. Entrepreneurs <a href="/wiki/Elon_Musk" title="Elon Musk">Elon Musk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Branson" title="Richard Branson">Richard Branson</a> are working towards commercial space exploration, colonization and tourism, while <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> and <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> have made substantial strides in their space programs. On 3 January 2019, China landed a robotic spacecraft on the <a href="/wiki/Far_side_of_the_Moon" title="Far side of the Moon">far side of the Moon</a>, the first to do so.<a href="#cite_note-35">[34]</a> On 23 August 2023, with the <a href="/wiki/Chandrayaan-3" title="Chandrayaan-3">Chandrayaan-3 Mission</a>, India became the first country to touch down near the <a href="/wiki/Lunar_south_pole" title="Lunar south pole">lunar south pole</a>.<a href="#cite_note-36">[35]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Culture_and_politics">Culture and politics</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/International_relations_since_1989" title="International relations since 1989">International relations since 1989</a></div> War and violence have declined considerably compared to the 20th century, continuing the post-World War II trend called <a href="/wiki/Long_Peace" title="Long Peace">Long Peace</a>. However, since the beginning of the 2020s, geopolitical tensions and wars have been rising across the world, as seen with the deterioration of <a href="/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="China–United States relations">US-China relations</a>,<a href="#cite_note-37">[36]</a> <a href="/wiki/Russian_Invasion_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Invasion of Ukraine">Russian Invasion of Ukraine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tigray_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Tigray War">Tigray War</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023%E2%80%93present)" title="Sudanese civil war (2023–present)">Sudanese civil war</a>, <a href="/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Israel–Hamas War">Israel–Hamas War</a>, etc.<a href="#cite_note-Twenties_War_A-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-Twenties_War_B-6">[6]</a> <a href="/wiki/Poverty" title="Poverty">Poverty</a> is still widespread globally, but fewer people live in the most extreme forms of poverty. In 1990, 37.9% of the world's population lived in <a href="/wiki/Extreme_poverty" title="Extreme poverty">extreme poverty</a>; by 2022, this had dropped to just 9%.<a href="#cite_note-38">[37]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal" title="Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal">Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal</a> drew international attention to the possible adverse effects of social media in influencing citizen's views, particularly regarding the <a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election" title="2016 United States presidential election">2016 United States presidential election</a>.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify">further explanation needed</a>] <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population_and_urbanization">Population and urbanization</h3></div> The <a href="/wiki/World_population" title="World population">world population</a> was about 6.1 billion at the start of the 21st century and reached 8 billion by November 2022. It is <a href="/wiki/Projections_of_population_growth" class="mw-redirect" title="Projections of population growth">estimated to reach</a> nearly 8.6 billion by 2030,<a href="#cite_note-39">[38]</a> and 9.8 billion by 2050. According to the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> World Urbanization prospects, 60% of the world's human population are projected to live in <a href="/wiki/Megacity" title="Megacity">megacities</a> and <a href="/wiki/Megalopolis" title="Megalopolis">megalopolises</a> by 2030, 70% by 2050, and 90% by 2080.<a href="#cite_note-40">[39]</a> <a href="/wiki/Life_expectancy" title="Life expectancy">Life expectancy</a> has increased as <a href="/wiki/Child_mortality" title="Child mortality">child mortality</a> continues to decline. A baby born in 2019, for example, will, on average (globally), live to 73 years—27 years longer than the global average of someone born in 1950.<a href="#cite_note-41">[40]</a> Ten million <a href="/wiki/Britons" class="mw-redirect" title="Britons">Britons</a> (16% of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> population) will, on average, live to 100 or older.<a href="#cite_note-42">[41]</a> <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">Climate change</a> remains a serious concern; UN Chief <a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres" title="António Guterres">António Guterres</a>, for instance, has described it as an "<a href="/wiki/Global_catastrophic_risk" title="Global catastrophic risk">existential threat</a>" to humanity.<a href="#cite_note-43">[42]</a> Furthermore, the <a href="/wiki/Holocene_extinction" title="Holocene extinction">Holocene extinction</a> event, the sixth most significant extinction event in the Earth's history, continues with the widespread degradation of highly <a href="/wiki/Biodiversity_hotspot" title="Biodiversity hotspot">biodiverse habitats</a> as a by-product of human activity.<a href="#cite_note-44">[43]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Isolierte-V%C3%B6lker.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Isolierte-V%C3%B6lker.png/220px-Isolierte-V%C3%B6lker.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Isolierte-V%C3%B6lker.png/330px-Isolierte-V%C3%B6lker.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Isolierte-V%C3%B6lker.png/440px-Isolierte-V%C3%B6lker.png 2x" data-file-width="3380" data-file-height="820" /></a><figcaption>A map of <a href="/wiki/Uncontacted_peoples" title="Uncontacted peoples">uncontacted tribes</a>, around the start of the 21st century</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Economics,_education_and_retirement">Economics, education and retirement</h3></div> Economically and politically, the United States and Western Europe were dominant at the beginning of the century; by the <a href="/wiki/2010s" title="2010s">2010s</a>, China became an <a href="/wiki/Emerging_superpower" class="mw-redirect" title="Emerging superpower">emerging global superpower</a> and, by some measures, the world's <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)" title="List of countries by GDP (PPP)">largest economy</a>. In terms of <a href="/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity" title="Purchasing power parity">purchasing power parity</a>, <a href="/wiki/India%27s_economy" class="mw-redirect" title="India's economy">India's economy</a> became more significant than <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>'s around 2011.<a href="#cite_note-45">[44]</a> <a href="/wiki/Bitcoin" title="Bitcoin">Bitcoin</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Cryptocurrencies" class="mw-redirect" title="Cryptocurrencies">cryptocurrencies</a> are decentralized currencies that are not controlled by any central bank. These currencies are increasing in popularity worldwide due to the expanding availability of the <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">internet</a> and are mainly used as a <a href="/wiki/Store_of_value" title="Store of value">store of value</a>. There is an ongoing impact of <a href="/wiki/Technological_unemployment" title="Technological unemployment">technological unemployment</a> due to <a href="/wiki/Automation" title="Automation">automation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Business_process_reengineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Business process reengineering">computerization</a>: the rate at which jobs are disappearing—due to machines replacing them—is expected to escalate.<a href="#cite_note-46">[45]</a> Automation alters the number of jobs and the skills demands of industries. As of 2019, the production output of <a href="/wiki/First_World" title="First World">first world nations</a>' manufacturing sectors was doubled when compared to 1984 output; but it is now produced with one-third fewer workers and at significantly reduced <a href="/wiki/Operating_cost" title="Operating cost">operating costs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-47">[46]</a> Half of all jobs with requirements lower than a bachelor's degree are currently in the process of being replaced with partial- or full-automation.<a href="#cite_note-48">[47]</a> The <a href="/wiki/World_Economic_Forum" title="World Economic Forum">World Economic Forum</a> forecast that 65% of children entering <a href="/wiki/Primary_school" title="Primary school">primary school</a> will end up in jobs or careers that currently do not yet exist.<a href="#cite_note-49">[48]</a> A rise in the retirement age has been called for in view of an increase in <a href="/wiki/Life_expectancy" title="Life expectancy">life expectancy</a> and has been put in place in many jurisdictions.<a href="#cite_note-50">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-51">[50]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Linguistic_diversity">Linguistic diversity</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_languages_by_time_of_extinction#List" title="List of languages by time of extinction">List of languages by time of extinction § List</a></div> As of 2009, <a href="/wiki/Ethnologue" title="Ethnologue">Ethnologue</a> catalogued 6,909 living human languages.<a href="#cite_note-52">[51]</a> The exact number of known living languages will vary from 5,000 to 10,000, generally depending on the precision of one's definition of "language", and in particular, on how one classifies <a href="/wiki/Dialect" title="Dialect">dialects</a>. Estimates vary depending on many factors, but the general consensus is that there are between 6,000 and 7,000 languages currently spoken. Between 50% and 90% of those will have become <a href="/wiki/Language_death" title="Language death">extinct</a> by the year 2100.<a href="#cite_note-Handbook2-53">[52]</a> The <a href="/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers" title="List of languages by number of native speakers">top 20 languages</a> spoken by more than 50 million speakers each, are spoken by 50% of the world's population. In contrast, many of the other languages are spoken by small communities, most of them with fewer than 10,000 speakers.<a href="#cite_note-Handbook2-53">[52]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a chronological guide, see <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_21st_century" title="Timeline of the 21st century">Timeline of the 21st century</a>.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000s"><a href="/wiki/2000s" title="2000s">2000s</a></h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Second_Congo_War_Africa_map_en.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Second_Congo_War_Africa_map_en.png/220px-Second_Congo_War_Africa_map_en.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Second_Congo_War_Africa_map_en.png/330px-Second_Congo_War_Africa_map_en.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Second_Congo_War_Africa_map_en.png/440px-Second_Congo_War_Africa_map_en.png 2x" data-file-width="1526" data-file-height="1444" /></a><figcaption>Belligerents of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Congo_War" title="Second Congo War">Second Congo War</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George-W-Bush.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/George-W-Bush.jpeg/170px-George-W-Bush.jpeg" decoding="async" width="170" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/George-W-Bush.jpeg/255px-George-W-Bush.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/George-W-Bush.jpeg/340px-George-W-Bush.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="2267" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a>, the 43rd <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president of the United States</a>, from 2001 to 2009</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:National_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTC_fire.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/National_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTC_fire.jpg/220px-National_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTC_fire.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/National_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTC_fire.jpg/330px-National_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTC_fire.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/National_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTC_fire.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="265" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_EPP_Sumiit_15_May_2006_(3).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_EPP_Sumiit_15_May_2006_%283%29.jpg/220px-Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_EPP_Sumiit_15_May_2006_%283%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_EPP_Sumiit_15_May_2006_%283%29.jpg/330px-Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_EPP_Sumiit_15_May_2006_%283%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_EPP_Sumiit_15_May_2006_%283%29.jpg/440px-Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_EPP_Sumiit_15_May_2006_%283%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Angela_Merkel" title="Angela Merkel">Angela Merkel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Barroso" title="José Manuel Barroso">José Manuel Barroso</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Obama_and_Medvedev_sign_Prague_Treaty_2010.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Obama_and_Medvedev_sign_Prague_Treaty_2010.jpeg/220px-Obama_and_Medvedev_sign_Prague_Treaty_2010.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Obama_and_Medvedev_sign_Prague_Treaty_2010.jpeg/330px-Obama_and_Medvedev_sign_Prague_Treaty_2010.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Obama_and_Medvedev_sign_Prague_Treaty_2010.jpeg/440px-Obama_and_Medvedev_sign_Prague_Treaty_2010.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="3517" data-file-height="2175" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>, the first <a href="/wiki/African-American" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American">African-American</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, and Russian President <a href="/wiki/Dmitry_Medvedev" title="Dmitry Medvedev">Dmitry Medvedev</a> after signing the <a href="/wiki/New_START" title="New START">Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>1998–2003 – The <a href="/wiki/Second_Congo_War" title="Second Congo War">Second Congo War</a> continued into the early 21st century. A 1999 ceasefire quickly broke down and a UN peacekeeping mission, <a href="/wiki/MONUC" class="mw-redirect" title="MONUC">MONUC</a>, was unable to control the fighting. Troops from <a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a> continued to support rebel groups against the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> and rifts also grew between Rwanda and Uganda as they accused each other of supporting rival rebel groups as well. <a href="/wiki/Laurent_Kabila" class="mw-redirect" title="Laurent Kabila">Laurent Kabila</a>, president of the DRC, was assassinated in January 2001 and his son, <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Kabila" title="Joseph Kabila">Joseph Kabila</a>, took power. Throughout 2002 steps were made towards peace and Rwanda and Uganda both removed their troops from the country. On <a href="/wiki/December_17" title="December 17">December 17</a>, 2002, a massive treaty officially ended the war. However, the DRC only holds power in less than half of the country, with most of the eastern and northern portions still controlled by rebel groups, where there is still significant infighting. In addition, Rwanda still supports anti-DRC rebels and anti-Rwandan rebels continue to operate from the DRC. The war killed an estimated 3.9 million people, displaced nearly 5.5 million, and led to a widespread and ongoing famine that continues to result in deaths. Severe human rights violations continue to be reported.<a href="#cite_note-54">[53]</a></li> <li>2000–2005 – The <a href="/wiki/Second_Intifada" title="Second Intifada">Second Intifada</a>, a major Palestinian uprising against <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>, is estimated to have led to the deaths of approximately 3,000 Palestinians and 1,000 Israelis.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2001">2001</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_20" title="January 20">January 20</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> is <a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_George_W._Bush" title="First inauguration of George W. Bush">inaugurated</a> as the 43rd president of the United States. He is the second president from the <a href="/wiki/Bush_family" title="Bush family">Bush family</a>, after <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">his father</a>.</li> <li>President <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Estrada" title="Joseph Estrada">Joseph Estrada</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> is ousted in the <a href="/wiki/Second_EDSA_Revolution" title="Second EDSA Revolution">Second EDSA Revolution</a>.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_26" title="January 26">January 26</a> – An <a href="/wiki/2001_Gujarat_earthquake" title="2001 Gujarat earthquake">earthquake</a> strikes <a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, on <a href="/wiki/Republic_Day_(India)" title="Republic Day (India)">Republic Day</a>, resulting in more than 20,000 deaths.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_1" title="April 1">April 1</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> becomes the first country in the world to legalize <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_13" title="May 13">May 13</a> – Conservative media magnate <a href="/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi" title="Silvio Berlusconi">Silvio Berlusconi</a> wins the <a href="/wiki/2001_Italian_general_election" title="2001 Italian general election">general election</a> in Italy, becoming the country's <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy" title="Prime Minister of Italy">Prime Minister</a>. Berlusconi would go on to dominate Italian politics for the rest of the decade.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_1" title="June 1">June 1</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Nepalese_royal_massacre" title="Nepalese royal massacre">Nepalese royal massacre</a> occurs at a house on the grounds of the <a href="/wiki/Narayanhity_Palace" class="mw-redirect" title="Narayanhity Palace">Narayanhity Royal Palace</a>, the residence of the Nepalese monarchy. Ten members of the family were killed during a party or monthly reunion dinner of the royal family in the house. The dead included <a href="/wiki/Birendra_of_Nepal" title="Birendra of Nepal">King Birendra of Nepal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Queen_Aishwarya_of_Nepal" title="Queen Aishwarya of Nepal">Queen Aishwarya</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_20" title="July 20">July 20</a> – <a href="/wiki/July_22" title="July 22">22</a> – More than 200,000 <a href="/wiki/Anti-globalization_movement" title="Anti-globalization movement">anti-globalization protesters</a> march in <a href="/wiki/Genoa" title="Genoa">Genoa</a>, during the <a href="/wiki/27th_G8_summit" title="27th G8 summit">27th G8 summit</a>. Two demonstrators are killed by the <a href="/wiki/Italian_police" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian police">Italian police</a>. On <a href="/wiki/July_21" title="July 21">July 21</a>, a group of <a href="/wiki/Carabinieri" title="Carabinieri">Carabinieri</a> <a href="/wiki/2001_Raid_on_Armando_Diaz" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Raid on Armando Diaz">attacked the school Armando Diaz</a>, critically injuring many peaceful protesters.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_11" title="September 11">September 11</a> – <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a> – Nineteen <a href="/wiki/Al-Qaeda" title="Al-Qaeda">al-Qaeda</a> terrorists <a href="/wiki/Hijackers_in_the_September_11_attacks" title="Hijackers in the September 11 attacks">hijack</a> four <a href="/wiki/Commercial_airliner" class="mw-redirect" title="Commercial airliner">commercial airliners</a> and <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">crash two of them</a> into the <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Center_(1973-2001)" class="mw-redirect" title="World Trade Center (1973-2001)">World Trade Center</a>, one into <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">the Pentagon</a> and one into a field in <a href="/wiki/Shanksville,_Pennsylvania" title="Shanksville, Pennsylvania">Shanksville, Pennsylvania</a>, of the United States on 11 September, killing nearly 3,000 people. The president <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> subsequently declares the <a href="/wiki/War_on_Terror" class="mw-redirect" title="War on Terror">War on Terror</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_23" title="October 23">October 23</a> – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Jobs" title="Steve Jobs">Steve Jobs</a> introduces the first <a href="/wiki/IPod" title="IPod">iPod</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_11" title="December 11">December 11</a> – After 15 years of negotiations, the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">People's Republic of China</a> becomes a member of the <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Organization" title="World Trade Organization">World Trade Organization</a> (WTO).</li> <li>2001–2014 – The <a href="/wiki/Northern_Alliance" title="Northern Alliance">Northern Alliance</a> and <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>-led <a href="/wiki/International_Security_Assistance_Force" title="International Security Assistance Force">ISAF</a> <a href="/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Afghanistan" title="United States invasion of Afghanistan">invades</a> <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> on <a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom" title="Operation Enduring Freedom">October 7, 2001</a>, and overthrows the Al-Qaeda-supportive <a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> government. Troops remained to install a democratic government, fight a slowly escalating insurgency, and to hunt for Al-Qaeda leader <a href="/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden" title="Osama bin Laden">Osama bin Laden</a> who would be <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Osama_bin_Laden" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Osama bin Laden">killed</a> by <a href="/wiki/SEAL_Team_Six" title="SEAL Team Six">American troops</a> nearly 10 years later, on <a href="/wiki/May_2" title="May 2">May 2</a>, 2011. On <a href="/wiki/December_24" title="December 24">December 24</a>, 2014, NATO forces officially ended combat operations in Afghanistan, but forces remained until <a href="/wiki/August_30" title="August 30">August 30</a>, 2021, followed by a quick withdrawal of all troops.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2002">2002</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a>: <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Treaty_on_Open_Skies" title="Treaty on Open Skies">Open Skies</a> mutual <a href="/wiki/Surveillance" title="Surveillance">surveillance</a> treaty, initially signed in <a href="/wiki/1992" title="1992">1992</a>, officially enters into force.<a href="#cite_note-55">[54]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">Euro</a> is the official currency introduced in the <a href="/wiki/Eurozone" title="Eurozone">Eurozone</a> countries.<a href="#cite_note-56">[55]</a> The former currencies of all the countries that use the Euro ceased to be legal tender on February 28.<a href="#cite_note-57">[56]</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_6" title="January 6">January 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Boston_Globe" title="The Boston Globe">The Boston Globe</a> publishes results of an investigation leading to the <a href="/wiki/Sexual_abuse_scandal_in_the_Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Boston" title="Sexual abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston">criminal prosecutions</a> of five Roman Catholic priests and bringing widespread attention to the <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church_sexual_abuse_cases" title="Catholic Church sexual abuse cases">sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-58">[57]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_17" title="January 17">January 17</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mount_Nyiragongo" title="Mount Nyiragongo">Mount Nyiragongo</a> erupts in the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>, displacing an estimated 400,000 people.<a href="#cite_note-59">[58]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_18" title="January 18">January 18</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Civil_War" title="Sierra Leone Civil War">Sierra Leone Civil War</a> comes to a conclusion with the defeat of the <a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_United_Front" title="Revolutionary United Front">Revolutionary United Front</a> by government forces.<a href="#cite_note-60">[59]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_6" title="February 6">February 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realms" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth realms">Commonwealth realms</a> celebrates her <a href="/wiki/Golden_Jubilee_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II">Golden Jubilee</a>, marking 50 years since her accession to the thrones of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>.<a href="#cite_note-61">[60]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_8" title="February 8">February 8</a> – <a href="/wiki/February_24" title="February 24">24</a> – The <a href="/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics" title="2002 Winter Olympics">2002 Winter Olympics</a> are held in <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City, Utah</a>.<a href="#cite_note-62">[61]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_12" title="February 12">February 12</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Trial_of_Slobodan_Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87" title="Trial of Slobodan Milošević">trial of Slobodan Milošević</a>, the former president of <a href="/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Serbia and Montenegro">Yugoslavia</a>, begins at the <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_the_former_Yugoslavia" title="International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia">International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia</a> in <a href="/wiki/The_Hague" title="The Hague">The Hague</a>.<a href="#cite_note-63">[62]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_14" title="February 14">February 14</a> – The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Bahrain" title="State of Bahrain">State of Bahrain</a> is declared a <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy" title="Constitutional monarchy">constitutional monarchy</a> and becomes the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Bahrain" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Bahrain">Kingdom of Bahrain</a>.<a href="#cite_note-64">[63]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_19" title="February 19">February 19</a> – <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/2001_Mars_Odyssey" title="2001 Mars Odyssey">2001 Mars Odyssey</a> <a href="/wiki/Space_probe" class="mw-redirect" title="Space probe">space probe</a> begins to map the surface of <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a> using its thermal emission imaging system.<a href="#cite_note-65">[64]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_20" title="February 20">February 20</a> – <a href="/wiki/2002_El_Ayyat_railway_accident" title="2002 El Ayyat railway accident">2002 El Ayyat railway accident</a>: A train fire in <a href="/wiki/El_Ayyat" title="El Ayyat">El Ayyat</a>, Egypt kills at least 370 people.<a href="#cite_note-66">[65]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_22" title="February 22">February 22</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UNITA" title="UNITA">UNITA</a> guerrilla leader <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Savimbi" title="Jonas Savimbi">Jonas Savimbi</a> is killed in clashes against government troops led by <a href="/wiki/President_of_Angola" title="President of Angola">Angolan President</a> <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Eduardo_dos_Santos" title="José Eduardo dos Santos">José Eduardo dos Santos</a> in <a href="/wiki/Moxico_Province" title="Moxico Province">Moxico Province</a>, <a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a>.<a href="#cite_note-67">[66]</a></li> <li>The government of Sri Lanka and the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Tigers" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Tigers">Tamil Tigers</a> agree to a ceasefire, temporarily ending the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_civil_war" title="Sri Lankan civil war">Sri Lankan Civil War</a>.<a href="#cite_note-68">[67]</a> It would last until the resumption of hostilities in 2008.<a href="#cite_note-69">[68]</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_27" title="February 27">February 27</a> – A mob <a href="/wiki/Godhra_train_burning" title="Godhra train burning">attacks</a> a train near <a href="/wiki/Godhra" title="Godhra">Godhra</a>, India, killing approximately 59 people.<a href="#cite_note-70">[69]</a> The state of Gujarat breaks out into <a href="/wiki/2002_Gujarat_riots" title="2002 Gujarat riots">riots</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/Gulbarg_Society_massacre" title="Gulbarg Society massacre">Gulbarg Society massacre</a> on February 28 that kills approximately 69 people.<a href="#cite_note-71">[70]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_14" title="March 14">March 14</a> – <a href="/wiki/SpaceX" title="SpaceX">SpaceX</a> is founded by <a href="/wiki/Elon_Musk" title="Elon Musk">Elon Musk</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_20" title="May 20">May 20</a> – After a long period of <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_occupation_of_East_Timor" title="Indonesian occupation of East Timor">occupation by Indonesia</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Timor" title="East Timor">East Timor</a>'s independence is recognized by <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">UN</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_1" title="July 1">July 1</a> – The <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a> (ICC) is established.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_10" title="September 10">September 10</a> – <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Neutral_country" title="Neutral country">neutral country</a>, becomes a member of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_12" title="October 12">October 12</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jemaah_Islamiyah" title="Jemaah Islamiyah">Jemaah Islamiyah</a>, a violent Islamist group, claims responsibility for the <a href="/wiki/2002_Bali_bombings" title="2002 Bali bombings">detonation of three bombs</a> in the tourist district of <a href="/wiki/Kuta,_Bali" title="Kuta, Bali">Kuta</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesian</a> island of <a href="/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a>. The attack killed 202 people and left 209 people injured.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_15" title="November 15">November 15</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hu_Jintao" title="Hu Jintao">Hu Jintao</a> becomes the <a href="/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party" title="General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party">General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party</a>, making him the <a href="/wiki/Paramount_leader" title="Paramount leader">paramount leader</a> of <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> after <a href="/wiki/Jiang_Zemin" title="Jiang Zemin">Jiang Zemin</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2003">2003</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_10" title="January 10">January 10</a> – North Korea announces its withdrawal from the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons" title="Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons">Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_4" title="February 4">February 4</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Serbia and Montenegro">Federal Republic of Yugoslavia</a> is renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro" (after its two constituent states) after its leaders reconstitute the country into a loose state-union between <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Montenegro_(1992%E2%80%932006)" title="Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006)">Montenegro</a> and <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Serbia_(1992%E2%80%932006)" title="Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)">Serbia</a>, ending the 73-year-long use of the name "Yugoslavia" by a sovereign state.</li> <li>2003–2020 – In February 26, 2003, a conflict in <a href="/wiki/Darfur" title="Darfur">Darfur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a> begins and escalates into <a href="/wiki/War_in_Darfur" title="War in Darfur">full-scale war</a>. By 2008 it was believed that up to 400,000 people had been killed and over 2.5 million displaced. In 2005, the ICC decided that Darfur war criminals would be tried, and on <a href="/wiki/July_14" title="July 14">July 14</a>, 2008, Sudanese president <a href="/wiki/Omar_al-Bashir" title="Omar al-Bashir">Omar al-Bashir</a> was charged with 5 accounts of <a href="/wiki/Crimes_against_humanity" title="Crimes against humanity">crimes against humanity</a> and 2 accounts of war crimes, even though the ICC had no power to enforce such charges. The war ends following a peace agreement on August 31, 2020.</li> <li>2003–2010 – The <a href="/wiki/Multi-National_Force_%E2%80%93_Iraq" title="Multi-National Force – Iraq">U.S.-led coalition</a> <a href="/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq" title="2003 invasion of Iraq">invades</a> <a href="/wiki/Ba%27athist_Iraq" title="Ba'athist Iraq">Iraq</a> on March 20, 2003, and overthrows the government of <a href="/wiki/Saddam_Hussein" title="Saddam Hussein">Saddam Hussein</a> (who is executed by the Iraqi government on December 30, 2006). Coalition troops remain in the country to install a democratic government and fight an escalating insurgency. In addition to an insurgency against the American presence, Iraq also suffered from a <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_insurgency_(2003%E2%80%9311)" class="mw-redirect" title="Iraqi insurgency (2003–11)">civil war</a> for several years. The war was soon seen as the central front of the War on Terror by many governments, despite growing international dissatisfaction with the war. The <a href="/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Iraq_War" title="Casualties of the Iraq War">total death toll</a> has been estimated at near 150,000 but these estimations are highly disputed, with one highly disputed study guessing even over 1 million.<a href="#cite_note-72">[71]</a> After the U.S.-led coalition initiated a <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War_troop_surge_of_2007" title="Iraq War troop surge of 2007">troop surge</a> in 2007, casualty numbers have decreased significantly. Combat ended, at least officially, in August 2010.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_14" title="April 14">April 14</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Human_Genome_Project" title="Human Genome Project">Human Genome Project</a> is completed, with 99% of the human <a href="/wiki/Genome" title="Genome">genome</a> sequenced to 99.99% accuracy.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_27" title="August 27">August 27</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a> makes its <a href="/wiki/Opposition_(astronomy)" title="Opposition (astronomy)">closest approach</a> to Earth in over 60,000 years.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_3" title="November 3">November 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/November_23" title="November 23">23</a> –The <a href="/wiki/Rose_Revolution" title="Rose Revolution">Rose Revolution</a> occurs in <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_17" title="November 17">November 17</a> – <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a> becomes <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_California" title="Governor of California">Governor of California</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_19" title="December 19">December 19</a> – Libyan leader <a href="/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi" title="Muammar Gaddafi">Muammar Gaddafi</a> announces that Libya would voluntarily eliminate all <a href="/wiki/Libya_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" title="Libya and weapons of mass destruction">weapons of mass destruction</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2004">2004</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_4" title="February 4">February 4</a> – TheFacebook, later renamed to <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, is formed by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg" title="Mark Zuckerberg">Mark Zuckerberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_McCollum" title="Andrew McCollum">Andrew McCollum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eduardo_Saverin" title="Eduardo Saverin">Eduardo Saverin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Moskovitz" title="Dustin Moskovitz">Dustin Moskovitz</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Hughes" title="Chris Hughes">Chris Hughes</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_11" title="March 11">March 11</a> – <a href="/wiki/2004_Madrid_train_bombings" title="2004 Madrid train bombings">Ten explosions occur</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Cercan%C3%ADas_Madrid" title="Cercanías Madrid">Cercanías</a> commuter train system of <a href="/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, killing 191 people and injuring around 2,000.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_1" title="May 1">May 1</a> – The <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> <a href="/wiki/2004_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="2004 enlargement of the European Union">expands</a> by 10 countries (including eight former communist countries, plus <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_5" title="June 5">June 5</a> – Former U.S. president <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> <a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan">dies</a> at the age of 93, after suffering nearly a decade from <a href="/wiki/Alzheimer%27s_disease" title="Alzheimer's disease">Alzheimer's disease</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_1" title="September 1">September 1</a> – A group of Chechen rebels <a href="/wiki/Beslan_school_siege" title="Beslan school siege">invade a school in Beslan</a>, keeping thousands of hostages during three days. A series of shootings and bombings kills 334 people and injured 750.</li> <li>2004–2005 – Beginning on November 22, 2004 and ending on January 23, 2005, the <a href="/wiki/Orange_Revolution" title="Orange Revolution">Orange Revolution</a> occurs in <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_11" title="November 11">November 11</a> – <a href="/wiki/Palestinian_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Palestinian people">Palestinian</a> leader and Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Palestine_Liberation_Organization" title="Palestine Liberation Organization">Palestine Liberation Organization</a> <a href="/wiki/Yasser_Arafat" title="Yasser Arafat">Yasser Arafat</a> dies in France, at the age of 75, from hemorrhagic stroke.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_18" title="November 18">November 18</a> – <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> becomes the first <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> to <a href="/wiki/Goodridge_v._Department_of_Public_Health" title="Goodridge v. Department of Public Health">legalize</a> <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_26" title="December 26">December 26</a> – <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami">2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami</a> leaves 227,898 dead.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2005">2005</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> – Jeanna Giese becomes the first person to ever survive <a href="/wiki/Rabies" title="Rabies">rabies</a> without a vaccination.<a href="#cite_note-73">[72]</a><a href="#cite_note-74">[73]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_5" title="January 5">January 5</a> – <a href="/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet)" title="Eris (dwarf planet)">Eris</a>, the most massive known <a href="/wiki/Dwarf_planet" title="Dwarf planet">dwarf planet</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Solar_System" title="Solar System">Solar System</a>, is discovered by a team led by <a href="/wiki/Michael_E._Brown" title="Michael E. Brown">Michael E. Brown</a> using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the <a href="/wiki/Palomar_Observatory" title="Palomar Observatory">Palomar Observatory</a>.<a href="#cite_note-75">[74]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_12" title="January 12">January 12</a> – <a href="/wiki/Deep_Impact_(spacecraft)" title="Deep Impact (spacecraft)">Deep Impact</a> is launched from <a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral" title="Cape Canaveral">Cape Canaveral</a> with the purpose of studying the <a href="/wiki/Comet" title="Comet">comet</a> <a href="/wiki/Tempel_1" title="Tempel 1">Tempel 1</a>.<a href="#cite_note-76">[75]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_14" title="January 14">January 14</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Huygens_(spacecraft)" title="Huygens (spacecraft)">Huygens spacecraft</a> lands on <a href="/wiki/Titan_(moon)" title="Titan (moon)">Titan</a>, the largest moon of <a href="/wiki/Saturn" title="Saturn">Saturn</a>.<a href="#cite_note-77">[76]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_20" title="January 20">January 20</a> – The most intense <a href="/wiki/Solar_particle_event" title="Solar particle event">solar particle event</a> in recorded history is observed.<a href="#cite_note-78">[77]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_14" title="February 14">February 14</a> – <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> is founded by <a href="/wiki/Jawed_Karim" title="Jawed Karim">Jawed Karim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chad_Hurley" title="Chad Hurley">Chad Hurley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Chen" title="Steve Chen">Steve Chen</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_14" title="February 14">February 14</a> – <a href="/wiki/April_27" title="April 27">April 27</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cedar_Revolution" title="Cedar Revolution">Cedar Revolution</a> occurs in <a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_16" title="February 16">February 16</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol" title="Kyoto Protocol">Kyoto Protocol</a> comes into effect.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_22" title="March 22">March 22</a> – <a href="/wiki/April_11" title="April 11">April 11</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tulip_Revolution" title="Tulip Revolution">Tulip Revolution</a> occurs in <a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" title="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_19" title="April 19">April 19</a> – After the death of <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II" title="Pope John Paul II">Pope John Paul II</a> on <a href="/wiki/April_2" title="April 2">April 2</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Ratzinger" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Ratzinger">Joseph Ratzinger</a> of Germany is <a href="/wiki/2005_papal_conclave" title="2005 papal conclave">elected</a> as Pope Benedict XVI.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_7" title="July 7">July 7</a> – Four Islamic extremist <a href="/wiki/Suicide_bomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Suicide bomb">suicide bombers</a> <a href="/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings" title="7 July 2005 London bombings">set off three bombs in London</a>; 56 people are killed, including the four suicide bombers.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_22" title="November 22">November 22</a> – <a href="/wiki/Angela_Merkel" title="Angela Merkel">Angela Merkel</a> becomes the first elected female <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Germany" title="Chancellor of Germany">Chancellor of Germany</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2006">2006</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_16" title="January 16">January 16</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ellen_Johnson_Sirleaf" title="Ellen Johnson Sirleaf">Ellen Johnson Sirleaf</a> becomes President of <a href="/wiki/Liberia" title="Liberia">Liberia</a>, and thus Africa's first elected female head of state.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_21" title="March 21">March 21</a> – <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> is founded by <a href="/wiki/Jack_Dorsey" title="Jack Dorsey">Jack Dorsey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Noah_Glass" title="Noah Glass">Noah Glass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Biz_Stone" title="Biz Stone">Biz Stone</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Evan_Williams_(Internet_entrepreneur)" title="Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)">Evan Williams</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_23" title="April 23">April 23</a> – <a href="/wiki/Spotify" title="Spotify">Spotify</a> is founded by <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Ek" title="Daniel Ek">Daniel Ek</a> and <a href="/wiki/Martin_Lorentzon" title="Martin Lorentzon">Martin Lorentzon</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_21" title="May 21">May 21</a> – <a href="/wiki/June_3" title="June 3">June 3</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Serbia and Montenegro">State Union of Serbia and Montenegro</a> is peacefully dissolved and <a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro">Montenegro</a> emerge as independent and sovereign nations.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_12" title="July 12">July 12</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hezbollah" title="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</a> crosses the border of <a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a> and captures two Israeli soldiers. Israel <a href="/wiki/2006_Lebanon_War" title="2006 Lebanon War">responds</a> by sending troops across the border and bombing Hezbollah strongholds, while Hezbollah fires missiles on towns in northern Israel, approximately 6 each day. At the end of the war 1,200 Lebanese civilians, 500 Hezbollah fighters, 44 Israeli civilians and 121 Israeli soldiers die. A ceasefire is signed on <a href="/wiki/August_14" title="August 14">August 14</a>, after which Israeli troops withdrew from Lebanon.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_9" title="October 9">October 9</a> – <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a> conducts its <a href="/wiki/2006_North_Korean_nuclear_test" title="2006 North Korean nuclear test">first nuclear test</a>.<a href="#cite_note-79">[78]</a> This was preceded by years of political wrangling with the U.S. over the status of <a href="/wiki/North_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" title="North Korea and weapons of mass destruction">their nuclear program</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2007">2007</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a> and <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a> <a href="/wiki/2007_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="2007 enlargement of the European Union">join</a> the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_9" title="January 9">January 9</a> – Apple CEO <a href="/wiki/Steve_Jobs" title="Steve Jobs">Steve Jobs</a> introduces the original <a href="/wiki/IPhone_(1st_generation)" title="IPhone (1st generation)">iPhone</a> at a Macworld keynote in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, starting the new era of smartphones with this invention.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_25" title="January 25">January 25</a> – A <a href="/wiki/Fatah%E2%80%93Hamas_conflict" title="Fatah–Hamas conflict">civil war</a> escalates in the <a href="/wiki/Gaza_Strip" title="Gaza Strip">Gaza Strip</a> throughout June, which would result in the <a href="/wiki/Hamas" title="Hamas">Hamas</a> driving most <a href="/wiki/Fatah" title="Fatah">Fatah</a>-loyal forces out from the Strip. In reaction, Palestinian president <a href="/wiki/Mahmoud_Abbas" title="Mahmoud Abbas">Mahmoud Abbas</a> dismisses Hamas Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Ismail_Haniyeh" title="Ismail Haniyeh">Ismail Haniyeh</a> and dissolves the Hamas-ruled parliament. Scattered conflict continues.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_31" title="January 31">January 31</a> – Boston faces a <a href="/wiki/2007_Boston_Mooninite_panic" title="2007 Boston Mooninite panic">hoax bomb scare</a>, as a result of <a href="/wiki/LED" class="mw-redirect" title="LED">LED</a> placards of <a href="/wiki/List_of_Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force_characters#Ignignokt_and_Err" title="List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters">Ignignokt and Err</a> from <a href="/wiki/Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force" title="Aqua Teen Hunger Force">Aqua Teen Hunger Force</a> being mistaken as an <a href="/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device" title="Improvised explosive device">improvised explosive device</a><a href="#cite_note-80">[79]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_25" title="July 25">July 25</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pratibha_Patil" title="Pratibha Patil">Pratibha Patil</a> becomes the first woman to be elected <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_13" title="December 13">December 13</a> – 27 EU member states sign the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a>, with the treaty coming into effect on <a href="/wiki/December_1" title="December 1">December 1</a>, 2009.</li> <li>2007–2008 – <a href="/wiki/2007-08_Kenyan_crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="2007-08 Kenyan crisis">Crisis</a> follows the <a href="/wiki/2007_Kenyan_presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Kenyan presidential election">Kenyan presidential election of 2007</a>, leading to the formation of a coalition government, with <a href="/wiki/Mwai_Kibaki" title="Mwai Kibaki">Mwai Kibaki</a> as president and <a href="/wiki/Raila_Odinga" title="Raila Odinga">Raila Odinga</a> as prime minister.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2008">2008</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a> adopt the <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">euro</a> currency.<a href="#cite_note-vgEan-81">[80]</a><a href="#cite_note-qxkbC-82">[81]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_14" title="January 14">January 14</a> – At 19:04:39 <a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a>, the uncrewed <a href="/wiki/MESSENGER" title="MESSENGER">MESSENGER</a> <a href="/wiki/Space_probe" class="mw-redirect" title="Space probe">space probe</a> is at its closest approach during its first flyby of the planet <a href="/wiki/Mercury_(planet)" title="Mercury (planet)">Mercury</a>.<a href="#cite_note-45JNK-83">[82]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_21" title="January 21">January 21</a>: <ul><li>Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a U.S. <a href="/wiki/Recession" title="Recession">Great Recession</a>, fueled by the 2007 <a href="/wiki/Subprime_mortgage_crisis" title="Subprime mortgage crisis">subprime mortgage crisis</a>.<a href="#cite_note-UdyTv-84">[83]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Online_activist" class="mw-redirect" title="Online activist">Online activist</a> group <a href="/wiki/Anonymous_(hacker_group)" title="Anonymous (hacker group)">Anonymous</a> initiates <a href="/wiki/Project_Chanology" title="Project Chanology">Project Chanology</a>, after a <a href="/wiki/News_leak" title="News leak">leaked interview</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tom_Cruise" title="Tom Cruise">Tom Cruise</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scientology" title="Church of Scientology">Church of Scientology</a> is published on <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>, and the Church of Scientology issued a <a href="/wiki/DMCA_takedown" class="mw-redirect" title="DMCA takedown">"copyright infringement" claim</a>. In response, Anonymous sympathizers took to the streets to <a href="/wiki/Protest" title="Protest">protest</a> outside the church (after February 10), while the church's websites and centres were getting <a href="/wiki/DoS_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="DoS attacks">DoS attacks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prank_call" title="Prank call">phone line nukes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Black_faxes" class="mw-redirect" title="Black faxes">black faxes</a>.<a href="#cite_note-sx8F7-85">[84]</a><a href="#cite_note-vOwe0-86">[85]</a><a href="#cite_note-muTyR-87">[86]</a><a href="#cite_note-LwGGz-88">[87]</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_16" title="February 16">February 16</a> – <a href="/wiki/2008_Kosovo_declaration_of_independence" title="2008 Kosovo declaration of independence">Kosovo unilaterally declares independence</a> from <a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a>. Serbia refuses to recognize it and considers Kosovo as part of its territory.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_18" title="February 18">February 18</a> – <a href="/wiki/WikiLeaks" title="WikiLeaks">WikiLeaks</a> releases <a href="/wiki/Allegations" class="mw-redirect" title="Allegations">allegations</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tax_evasion" title="Tax evasion">illegal activities</a> carried out by the <a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands" title="Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</a> branch of <a href="/wiki/Swiss_banking" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss banking">Swiss banking</a> corporation <a href="/wiki/Julius_Baer_Group" title="Julius Baer Group">Julius Baer</a>; a subsequent <a href="/wiki/Bank_Julius_Baer_v._WikiLeaks" title="Bank Julius Baer v. WikiLeaks">lawsuit against WikiLeaks</a> prompts a <a href="/wiki/Web_domain" class="mw-redirect" title="Web domain">temporary suspension</a> of the website, but uproar about violations of <a href="/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="First Amendment to the United States Constitution">freedom of speech</a> causes WikiLeaks to be brought back online.<a href="#cite_note-UHHp2-89">[88]</a><a href="#cite_note-L7ZF1-90">[89]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2" title="May 2">May 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cyclone_Nargis" title="Cyclone Nargis">Cyclone Nargis</a> kills 133,000 in <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_12" title="May 12">May 12</a> – <a href="/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake" title="2008 Sichuan earthquake">Magnitude 8.0 earthquake</a> occurs in Wenchuan, China, causing almost 90,000 people to die or go missing.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_28" title="May 28">May 28</a> – The <a href="/wiki/1st_Nepalese_Constituent_Assembly" title="1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly">1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly</a> declares <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> a <a href="/wiki/Republic" title="Republic">republic</a>, ending its <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Nepal" title="Kingdom of Nepal">monarchy</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_1" title="August 1">August 1</a> – <a href="/wiki/August_12" title="August 12">12</a> – <a href="/wiki/Russo-Georgian_War" title="Russo-Georgian War">An armed conflict</a> is fought between <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Federation">Russian Federation</a> together with <a href="/wiki/Ossetians" title="Ossetians">Ossetian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Abkhazians" title="Abkhazians">Abkhazian</a> separatists on the other. Russia officially <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Abkhazia_and_South_Ossetia" title="International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia">recognizes</a> independence of <a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_4" title="November 4">November 4</a> – <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> is <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="2008 United States presidential election">elected</a> as the first African-American <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president of the United States</a>. He is sworn into office in <a href="/wiki/January_20" title="January 20">January 20</a>, 2009.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Mumbai_attacks" title="2008 Mumbai attacks">November 26 – 29</a> – The financial capital of India, Mumbai, is <a href="/wiki/2008_Mumbai_attacks" title="2008 Mumbai attacks">attacked</a> by 10 Pakistani terrorists belonging to <a href="/wiki/Lashkar-e-Taiba" title="Lashkar-e-Taiba">Lashkar-e-Taiba</a>, resulting in 175 deaths (including 9 attackers). One gunman named <a href="/wiki/Ajmal_Kasab" title="Ajmal Kasab">Ajmal Amir Kasab</a> was captured alive by Mumbai Police and was executed on 21 November 2012.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_11" title="December 11">December 11</a> – Following the release of its beta version on <a href="/wiki/September_2" title="September 2">September 2</a>, <a href="/wiki/Google_Chrome" title="Google Chrome">Google Chrome</a> 1.0 is released.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2009">2009</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Reporter_and_Crowd_outside_UCLA_-_MJ_Death.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Reporter_and_Crowd_outside_UCLA_-_MJ_Death.jpg/220px-Reporter_and_Crowd_outside_UCLA_-_MJ_Death.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Reporter_and_Crowd_outside_UCLA_-_MJ_Death.jpg/330px-Reporter_and_Crowd_outside_UCLA_-_MJ_Death.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Reporter_and_Crowd_outside_UCLA_-_MJ_Death.jpg/440px-Reporter_and_Crowd_outside_UCLA_-_MJ_Death.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2764" data-file-height="2073" /></a><figcaption>Reporter covering the <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Michael_Jackson" title="Death of Michael Jackson">death of Michael Jackson</a> outside <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_UCLA_Medical_Center" title="Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center">UCLA Medical Center</a> in Los Angeles</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_3" title="January 3">January 3</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Cryptocurrency" title="Cryptocurrency">cryptocurrency</a> <a href="/wiki/Bitcoin" title="Bitcoin">Bitcoin</a> is launched.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_15" title="January 15">January 15</a> – <a href="/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549" title="US Airways Flight 1549">US Airways Flight 1549</a> ditches in the <a href="/wiki/Hudson_River" title="Hudson River">Hudson River</a> in an accident that becomes known as the "Miracle on the Hudson", as all 155 people on board are rescued.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_1" title="April 1">April 1</a> – <a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania">Albania</a> and <a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a> join <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>.<a href="#cite_note-91">[90]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_5" title="April 5">April 5</a> – <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a> launches a rocket from its <a href="/wiki/Tonghae_Satellite_Launching_Ground" title="Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground">Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground</a>, which it says is carrying the <a href="/wiki/Kwangmy%C5%8Fngs%C5%8Fng-2" title="Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2">Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2</a> <a href="/wiki/Satellite" title="Satellite">satellite</a>, prompting an emergency meeting of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">United Nations Security Council</a>.<a href="#cite_note-92">[91]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_7" title="April 7">April 7</a> – <a href="/wiki/April_2009_Moldovan_parliamentary_election_protests" title="April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests">April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests</a> – In protests that spurred across Moldova, claiming a fraudulent election had occurred, 4 people died and 270 were injured.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_21" title="April 21">April 21</a> – <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> launches The <a href="/wiki/World_Digital_Library" title="World Digital Library">World Digital Library</a>.<a href="#cite_note-93">[92]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_13" title="June 13">June 13</a> – <a href="/wiki/2009_Iranian_presidential_election_protests" title="2009 Iranian presidential election protests">Protests erupt</a> in <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>, following the <a href="/wiki/2009_Iranian_presidential_election_protests" title="2009 Iranian presidential election protests">presidential election</a> against <a href="/wiki/President_of_Iran" title="President of Iran">Iranian President</a> <a href="/wiki/Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad" title="Mahmoud Ahmadinejad">Mahmoud Ahmadinejad</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_16" title="June 16">June 16</a> – <a href="/wiki/BRICS" title="BRICS">BRIC</a> is formed by <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, and <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, as an economic bloc.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_25" title="June 25">June 25</a> – American pop star <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> dies at the age of 50. His <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Michael_Jackson" title="Death of Michael Jackson">death</a> triggers an outpouring of worldwide grief; online reactions to the event cripple several major websites and services, as the abundance of people accessing the <a href="/wiki/Uniform_resource_locator" class="mw-redirect" title="Uniform resource locator">web addresses</a> pushes <a href="/wiki/Internet_traffic" title="Internet traffic">internet traffic</a> to unprecedented and historic levels.<a href="#cite_note-94">[93]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010s"><a href="/wiki/2010s" title="2010s">2010s</a></h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Julia_Gillard_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Julia_Gillard_2010.jpg/170px-Julia_Gillard_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Julia_Gillard_2010.jpg/255px-Julia_Gillard_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Julia_Gillard_2010.jpg/340px-Julia_Gillard_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="627" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Julia_Gillard" title="Julia Gillard">Julia Gillard</a> was sworn in as the first female <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia" title="Prime Minister of Australia">Prime Minister of Australia</a> in 2010.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:White_House_celebrations,_May_2_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/White_House_celebrations%2C_May_2_2011.jpg/220px-White_House_celebrations%2C_May_2_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/White_House_celebrations%2C_May_2_2011.jpg/330px-White_House_celebrations%2C_May_2_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/White_House_celebrations%2C_May_2_2011.jpg/440px-White_House_celebrations%2C_May_2_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1586" /></a><figcaption>Americans celebrating the <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Osama_bin_Laden" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Osama bin Laden">death of Osama bin Laden</a> in front of the <a href="/wiki/White_House" title="White House">White House</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%C5%9Awiatowe_Dni_M%C5%82odzie%C5%BCy_-_28559360556.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/%C5%9Awiatowe_Dni_M%C5%82odzie%C5%BCy_-_28559360556.jpg/220px-%C5%9Awiatowe_Dni_M%C5%82odzie%C5%BCy_-_28559360556.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/%C5%9Awiatowe_Dni_M%C5%82odzie%C5%BCy_-_28559360556.jpg/330px-%C5%9Awiatowe_Dni_M%C5%82odzie%C5%BCy_-_28559360556.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/%C5%9Awiatowe_Dni_M%C5%82odzie%C5%BCy_-_28559360556.jpg/440px-%C5%9Awiatowe_Dni_M%C5%82odzie%C5%BCy_-_28559360556.jpg 2x" data-file-width="996" data-file-height="664" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Pope_Francis" title="Pope Francis">Pope Francis</a> in Poland</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Euromaidan_Kiev_2014-01-23_11-04.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Euromaidan_Kiev_2014-01-23_11-04.JPG/220px-Euromaidan_Kiev_2014-01-23_11-04.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Euromaidan_Kiev_2014-01-23_11-04.JPG/330px-Euromaidan_Kiev_2014-01-23_11-04.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Euromaidan_Kiev_2014-01-23_11-04.JPG/440px-Euromaidan_Kiev_2014-01-23_11-04.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Euromaidan" title="Euromaidan">Euromaidan</a>, people protesting in favor of <a href="/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Ukraine–European Union relations">Ukraine's European way</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2016-05-09._%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B_%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%B5_093.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/2016-05-09._%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B_%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%B5_093.jpg/220px-2016-05-09._%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B_%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%B5_093.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/2016-05-09._%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B_%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%B5_093.jpg/330px-2016-05-09._%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B_%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%B5_093.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/2016-05-09._%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B_%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%B5_093.jpg/440px-2016-05-09._%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B_%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%B5_093.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>Pro-Russian separatists in <a href="/wiki/Donetsk" title="Donetsk">Donetsk</a>, Ukraine</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Slovenska_vojska_pri_re%C5%A1evanju_migrantske_situacije_z_ve%C4%8D_zmogljivostmi_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Slovenska_vojska_pri_re%C5%A1evanju_migrantske_situacije_z_ve%C4%8D_zmogljivostmi_01.jpg/220px-Slovenska_vojska_pri_re%C5%A1evanju_migrantske_situacije_z_ve%C4%8D_zmogljivostmi_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Slovenska_vojska_pri_re%C5%A1evanju_migrantske_situacije_z_ve%C4%8D_zmogljivostmi_01.jpg/330px-Slovenska_vojska_pri_re%C5%A1evanju_migrantske_situacije_z_ve%C4%8D_zmogljivostmi_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Slovenska_vojska_pri_re%C5%A1evanju_migrantske_situacije_z_ve%C4%8D_zmogljivostmi_01.jpg/440px-Slovenska_vojska_pri_re%C5%A1evanju_migrantske_situacije_z_ve%C4%8D_zmogljivostmi_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="897" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/2015_European_migrant_crisis" title="2015 European migrant crisis">2015 European migrant crisis</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:After_coup_nightly_demonstartion_of_president_Erdogan_supporters._Istanbul,_Turkey,_Eastern_Europe_and_Western_Asia._22_July,2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/After_coup_nightly_demonstartion_of_president_Erdogan_supporters._Istanbul%2C_Turkey%2C_Eastern_Europe_and_Western_Asia._22_July%2C2016.jpg/220px-After_coup_nightly_demonstartion_of_president_Erdogan_supporters._Istanbul%2C_Turkey%2C_Eastern_Europe_and_Western_Asia._22_July%2C2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/After_coup_nightly_demonstartion_of_president_Erdogan_supporters._Istanbul%2C_Turkey%2C_Eastern_Europe_and_Western_Asia._22_July%2C2016.jpg/330px-After_coup_nightly_demonstartion_of_president_Erdogan_supporters._Istanbul%2C_Turkey%2C_Eastern_Europe_and_Western_Asia._22_July%2C2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/After_coup_nightly_demonstartion_of_president_Erdogan_supporters._Istanbul%2C_Turkey%2C_Eastern_Europe_and_Western_Asia._22_July%2C2016.jpg/440px-After_coup_nightly_demonstartion_of_president_Erdogan_supporters._Istanbul%2C_Turkey%2C_Eastern_Europe_and_Western_Asia._22_July%2C2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Turkish anti-<a href="/wiki/2016_Turkish_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt">coup</a> rally in support of President <a href="/wiki/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan" title="Recep Tayyip Erdoğan">Recep Tayyip Erdoğan</a>, 22 July 2016</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Donald_Trump_swearing_in_ceremony.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Donald_Trump_swearing_in_ceremony.jpg/220px-Donald_Trump_swearing_in_ceremony.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Donald_Trump_swearing_in_ceremony.jpg/330px-Donald_Trump_swearing_in_ceremony.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Donald_Trump_swearing_in_ceremony.jpg/440px-Donald_Trump_swearing_in_ceremony.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1066" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump" title="First inauguration of Donald Trump">Inauguration of Donald Trump</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:March_For_Our_Lives_Parkland_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/March_For_Our_Lives_Parkland_2018.jpg/220px-March_For_Our_Lives_Parkland_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/March_For_Our_Lives_Parkland_2018.jpg/330px-March_For_Our_Lives_Parkland_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/March_For_Our_Lives_Parkland_2018.jpg/440px-March_For_Our_Lives_Parkland_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1412" data-file-height="794" /></a><figcaption>Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, parents, and others march in the <a href="/wiki/March_for_Our_Lives" title="March for Our Lives">March for Our Lives</a> protest in <a href="/wiki/Parkland,_Florida" title="Parkland, Florida">Parkland, Florida</a>, in 2018</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Whiteguard_Volunteers_HELP_KERALA_FLOOD_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Whiteguard_Volunteers_HELP_KERALA_FLOOD_2018.jpg/220px-Whiteguard_Volunteers_HELP_KERALA_FLOOD_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Whiteguard_Volunteers_HELP_KERALA_FLOOD_2018.jpg/330px-Whiteguard_Volunteers_HELP_KERALA_FLOOD_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Whiteguard_Volunteers_HELP_KERALA_FLOOD_2018.jpg/440px-Whiteguard_Volunteers_HELP_KERALA_FLOOD_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2451" data-file-height="1936" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/2018_Kerala_floods" title="2018 Kerala floods">2018 Kerala floods</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NotreDame20190415QuaideMontebello_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/NotreDame20190415QuaideMontebello_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-NotreDame20190415QuaideMontebello_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/NotreDame20190415QuaideMontebello_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-NotreDame20190415QuaideMontebello_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/NotreDame20190415QuaideMontebello_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-NotreDame20190415QuaideMontebello_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2537" data-file-height="2201" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Notre-Dame_fire" title="Notre-Dame fire">Notre-Dame fire</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2010">2010</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_25" title="February 25">February 25</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kamla_Persad-Bissessar" title="Kamla Persad-Bissessar">Kamla Persad-Bissessar</a> becomes the first female Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_10" title="April 10">April 10</a> – <a href="/wiki/President_of_Poland" title="President of Poland">Polish President</a> <a href="/wiki/Lech_Kaczy%C5%84ski" title="Lech Kaczyński">Lech Kaczyński</a> dies in an <a href="/wiki/2010_Polish_Air_Force_Tu-154_crash" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash">airplane crash</a> near the city of <a href="/wiki/Smolensk" title="Smolensk">Smolensk</a>, Russia, along with his wife and 94 other people on board.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_11" title="June 11">June 11</a> – <a href="/wiki/July_11" title="July 11">July 11</a> – <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> becomes the first country in <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> to host the <a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_24" title="June 24">June 24</a> – <a href="/wiki/Julia_Gillard" title="Julia Gillard">Julia Gillard</a> becomes the first female <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia" title="Prime Minister of Australia">Prime Minister of Australia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_3" title="October 3">October 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/Dilma_Rousseff" title="Dilma Rousseff">Dilma Rousseff</a> is <a href="/wiki/2010_Brazilian_presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 Brazilian presidential election">elected</a> as the first female <a href="/wiki/President_of_Brazil" title="President of Brazil">president of Brazil</a>. She serves as the president until <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_of_Dilma_Rousseff" title="Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff">her impeachment</a> and removal from office on <a href="/wiki/August_31" title="August 31">August 31</a>, 2016.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_13" title="November 13">November 13</a> – <a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burmese</a> opposition leader and <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="Nobel Peace Prize">1991 Nobel Peace Prize</a> laureate <a href="/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi" title="Aung San Suu Kyi">Aung San Suu Kyi</a> is released from house arrest, after being incarcerated since 1989.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_17" title="December 17">December 17</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Arab_Spring" title="Arab Spring">Arab Spring</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_wave" title="Revolutionary wave">revolutionary wave</a>, begins <a href="/wiki/Tunisian_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunisian Revolution">in Tunisia</a>, and eventually spreads across the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Arab_world" title="Arab world">Arab world</a>, with widespread <a href="/wiki/Protest" title="Protest">protests</a>, <a href="/wiki/Demonstration_(protest)" class="mw-redirect" title="Demonstration (protest)">demonstrations</a>, <a href="/wiki/Riot" title="Riot">riots</a> and <a href="/wiki/Civil_war" title="Civil war">civil wars</a> for <a href="/wiki/Free_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Free elections">free elections</a> and <a href="/wiki/Human_rights" title="Human rights">human rights</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2011">2011</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/March_11" title="March 11">March 11</a> – The <a href="/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami">2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami</a> and subsequent <a href="/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster">Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster</a> in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> leave 15,899 dead.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2" title="May 2">May 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Al-Qaeda" title="Al-Qaeda">Al-Qaeda</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden" title="Osama bin Laden">Osama bin Laden</a>, the mastermind behind the <a href="/wiki/Planning_of_the_September_11_attacks" title="Planning of the September 11 attacks">9/11 attacks</a>, is <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Osama_bin_Laden" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Osama bin Laden">killed in a raid</a> at <a href="/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden%27s_compound_in_Abbottabad" title="Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad">his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan</a> by the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team 6 (DEVGRU).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_10" title="July 10">July 10</a> – Britain's largest <a href="/wiki/Tabloid_(newspaper_format)" title="Tabloid (newspaper format)">tabloid newspaper</a>, the <a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World" title="News of the World">News of the World</a>, shuts down after 168 years in print due to the <a href="/wiki/News_International_phone_hacking_scandal" title="News International phone hacking scandal">2009 phone hacking scandal</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_14" title="July 14">July 14</a> – <a href="/wiki/South_Sudan" title="South Sudan">South Sudan</a>, following the <a href="/wiki/2011_South_Sudanese_independence_referendum" title="2011 South Sudanese independence referendum">January 2011 independence referendum</a>, becomes a member of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_17" title="September 17">September 17</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Occupy_movement" title="Occupy movement">Occupy movement</a>, an international protest movement against <a href="/wiki/Social_inequality" title="Social inequality">social</a> and <a href="/wiki/Economic_inequality" title="Economic inequality">economic inequality</a>, takes shape. It is partially inspired by the Arab Spring and is one of the first significant global protest movements to occur in the age of <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_20" title="October 20">October 20</a> – Deposed dictator <a href="/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi" title="Muammar Gaddafi">Muammar Gaddafi</a> is <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Muammar_Gaddafi" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Muammar Gaddafi">captured and killed</a> by the <a href="/wiki/National_Liberation_Army_(Libya)" title="National Liberation Army (Libya)">National Liberation Army of Libya</a>, during the <a href="/wiki/Libyan_Civil_War_(2011)" class="mw-redirect" title="Libyan Civil War (2011)">Libyan Civil War</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_16" title="November 16">November 16</a> – Italy's long-term Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi" title="Silvio Berlusconi">Silvio Berlusconi</a> <a href="/wiki/Resignation_of_Silvio_Berlusconi" class="mw-redirect" title="Resignation of Silvio Berlusconi">resigns</a> amid public protests, financial crisis and <a href="/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi_prostitution_trial" title="Silvio Berlusconi prostitution trial">sexual scandals</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_15" title="December 15">December 15</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a> is formally declared over.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_17" title="December 17">December 17</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong-il" class="mw-redirect" title="Kim Jong-il">Kim Jong-il</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_(North_Korean_title)" title="Supreme Leader (North Korean title)">supreme leader of North Korea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Kim_Jong-il" class="mw-redirect" title="Death and state funeral of Kim Jong-il">dies</a>. He is succeeded by his son <a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong-un" class="mw-redirect" title="Kim Jong-un">Kim Jong-un</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2012">2012</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Xi_Jinping_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Xi_Jinping_2019.jpg/170px-Xi_Jinping_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Xi_Jinping_2019.jpg/255px-Xi_Jinping_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Xi_Jinping_2019.jpg/340px-Xi_Jinping_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="553" data-file-height="739" /></a><figcaption>China's <a href="/wiki/Xi_Jinping" title="Xi Jinping">Xi Jinping</a> has been the <a href="/wiki/Paramount_leader" title="Paramount leader">Paramount leader</a> since 2012</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/November_15" title="November 15">November 15</a> – <a href="/wiki/Xi_Jinping" title="Xi Jinping">Xi Jinping</a> becomes the <a href="/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party" title="General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party">General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party</a>, making him the <a href="/wiki/Paramount_leader" title="Paramount leader">paramount leader</a> of <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> after <a href="/wiki/Hu_Jintao" title="Hu Jintao">Hu Jintao</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_10" title="December 10">December 10</a> – <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9l%C3%A9ka" title="Séléka">Séléka</a> rebels seize power in the <a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic" title="Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a>, ousting the President and government and beginning a <a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic_Civil_War_(2012%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present)">civil war</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_19" title="December 19">December 19</a> – <a href="/wiki/Park_Geun-hye" title="Park Geun-hye">Park Geun-hye</a> is <a href="/wiki/2012_South_Korean_presidential_election" title="2012 South Korean presidential election">elected</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" title="President of South Korea">President of South Korea</a>, the first woman to hold the position.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2013">2013</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_11" title="January 11">January 11</a> – <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> <a href="/wiki/Operation_Serval" title="Operation Serval">intervenes with its army</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mali_conflict" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Mali conflict">Northern Mali conflict</a>, defeating the Islamists who had taken control of the country.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_28" title="February 28">February 28</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI" title="Pope Benedict XVI">Pope Benedict XVI</a> resigns, becoming the first pope to do so since 1415. Benedict takes the title <a href="/wiki/Pope_emeritus" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope emeritus">pope emeritus</a>. At the subsequent <a href="/wiki/Papal_conclave,_2013" class="mw-redirect" title="Papal conclave, 2013">papal conclave</a>, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is elected pope on <a href="/wiki/March_13" title="March 13">March 13</a>, becoming the first Latin American pope. Bergoglio takes the name of <a href="/wiki/Pope_Francis" title="Pope Francis">Pope Francis</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_5" title="March 5">March 5</a> – President of Venezuela <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez" title="Hugo Chávez">Hugo Chávez</a> dies due to prostate cancer and is succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro" title="Nicolás Maduro">Nicolás Maduro</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_21" title="March 21">March 21</a> – Convicted Kurdish leader <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_Ocalan" class="mw-redirect" title="Abdullah Ocalan">Abdullah Ocalan</a> puts an end to the armed revolt against <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_8" title="April 8">April 8</a> – <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> politician and former <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of the UK">Prime Minister of the UK</a> <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher">dies</a> at the age of 87, from a stroke.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_1" title="July 1">July 1</a> – <a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a> becomes the <a href="/wiki/2013_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="2013 enlargement of the European Union">28th</a> <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">member</a> of the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_14" title="September 14">September 14</a> – <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a> avoids an American intervention on its soil during the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Syrian Civil War">Syrian Civil War</a>, accepting to <a href="/wiki/Destruction_of_Syria%27s_chemical_weapons" title="Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons">destroy</a> all <a href="/wiki/Syria_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" title="Syria and weapons of mass destruction">chemical weapons stocks owned</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November" title="November">November</a> – <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> declares an "<a href="/wiki/Air_Defense_Identification_Zone_(East_China_Sea)" title="Air Defense Identification Zone (East China Sea)">Air Defense Identification Zone</a>" in the <a href="/wiki/East_China_Sea" title="East China Sea">East China Sea</a>, including over the <a href="/wiki/Senkaku_Islands" title="Senkaku Islands">Senkaku Islands</a>, a group of islands <a href="/wiki/Senkaku_Islands_dispute" title="Senkaku Islands dispute">held by Japan, but claimed by both Japan and China</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Socotra_Rock" title="Socotra Rock">Socotra Rock</a>, claimed by both China and South Korea.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_5" title="December 5">December 5</a> – <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South African</a> political and civil leader <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a> dies at the age of 95, from natural causes.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_15" title="December 15">December 15</a> – The <a href="/wiki/South_Sudanese_Civil_War" title="South Sudanese Civil War">South Sudanese Civil War</a> breaks out.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> allows international inspections on its nuclear policy in exchange of the removal of the sanctions and the right to produce a small amount of low-grade enriched uranium, thus marking an apparent new policy towards the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> under <a href="/wiki/Hassan_Rohani" class="mw-redirect" title="Hassan Rohani">Hassan Rohani</a>'s presidency.</li> <li>2013–2014 – A <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%932014_Thai_political_crisis" title="2013–2014 Thai political crisis">political crisis in Thailand</a> breaks out and the government declares <a href="/wiki/Martial_law" title="Martial law">martial law</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2014">2014</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_22" title="February 22">February 22</a> – Pro-Russian <a href="/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" title="President of Ukraine">President of Ukraine</a> <a href="/wiki/Viktor_Yanukovich" class="mw-redirect" title="Viktor Yanukovich">Viktor Yanukovich</a> is ousted amidst the <a href="/wiki/Euromaidan" title="Euromaidan">Euromaidan</a> revolution. The <a href="/wiki/Russian_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Federation">Russian Federation</a> <a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation" title="Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation">annexes</a> <a href="/wiki/Crimea" title="Crimea">Crimea</a> in response, and a "low intensity" <a href="/wiki/War_in_Donbas_(2014%E2%80%932022)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Donbas (2014–2022)">war in Donbas</a> breaks out between the Ukrainian government and Russian-backed separatists.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_26" title="May 26">May 26</a> – <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a> becomes 14th Prime Minister of <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, winning a clear majority in <a href="/wiki/2014_Indian_general_election" title="2014 Indian general election">the election</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_18" title="September 18">September 18</a> – <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> votes to remain <a href="/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Countries of the United Kingdom">part</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2014_Scottish_independence_referendum" title="2014 Scottish independence referendum">2014 Scottish independence referendum</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September" title="September">September</a>–<a href="/wiki/October" title="October">October</a> – During the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" title="Syrian civil war">Syrian civil war</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant">Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant</a> rises and seizes territories in northern <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> and Syria, near the border with Turkey. The <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> <a href="/wiki/Combined_Joint_Task_Force_%E2%80%93_Operation_Inherent_Resolve" title="Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve">lead a coalition</a> of more than 30 countries <a href="/wiki/Military_intervention_against_ISIL" class="mw-redirect" title="Military intervention against ISIL">to destroy ISIL</a>. Meanwhile, <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> <a href="/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Syria%E2%80%93Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_coalition" title="Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq coalition">leads its own coalition</a>, along with Syria, Iraq and Iran, and <a href="/wiki/Russian_military_intervention_in_Syria" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian military intervention in Syria">Russia's military action begins</a> on <a href="/wiki/September_30" title="September 30">September 30</a>, 2015.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_31" title="October 31">October 31</a> – In <a href="/wiki/Burkina_Faso" title="Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a>, President <a href="/wiki/Blaise_Compaor%C3%A9" title="Blaise Compaoré">Blaise Compaoré</a> resigns amidst widespread protests, ending 27 years of leadership.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_17" title="December 17">December 17</a> – United States President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> and Cuban President <a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Castro" title="Raúl Castro">Raúl Castro</a> announce the beginning of <a href="/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Cuban_Thaw" class="mw-redirect" title="United States–Cuban Thaw">a process of normalizing relations</a> between Cuba and the United States, ending a 54-year stretch of hostility between the two nations. Later, on <a href="/wiki/July_20" title="July 20">July 20</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015" title="2015">2015</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Cuba–United States relations">full diplomatic relations</a>, the embassies of both countries are opened after five decades.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2015">2015</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_7" title="January 7">January 7</a> – Two gunmen, brothers Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, commit <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Hebdo_shooting" title="Charlie Hebdo shooting">a mass murder</a> at the offices of <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Hebdo" title="Charlie Hebdo">Charlie Hebdo</a> in <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>, killing 12 people. Following the attack, about two million people, including more than 40 world leaders, met in Paris for a <a href="/wiki/Republican_marches" title="Republican marches">rally of national unity</a>, and 3.7 million people joined demonstrations across the country. The phrase <a href="/wiki/Je_suis_Charlie" title="Je suis Charlie">Je suis Charlie</a> became a common slogan of support at the rallies and in social media.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_6" title="March 6">March 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Dawn_(spacecraft)" title="Dawn (spacecraft)">Dawn</a> probe enters orbit around <a href="/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet)" title="Ceres (dwarf planet)">Ceres</a>, becoming the first spacecraft to visit a <a href="/wiki/Dwarf_planet" title="Dwarf planet">dwarf planet</a>.<a href="#cite_note-95">[94]</a><a href="#cite_note-96">[95]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_23" title="March 23">March 23</a> – <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singaporean</a> politician and the 1st <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Singapore" title="Prime Minister of Singapore">Prime Minister of Singapore</a> <a href="/wiki/Lee_Kuan_Yew" title="Lee Kuan Yew">Lee Kuan Yew</a> <a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Lee_Kuan_Yew" title="Death and state funeral of Lee Kuan Yew">dies</a> at the age of 91.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_25" title="April 25">April 25</a> – <a href="/wiki/April_2015_Nepal_earthquake" title="April 2015 Nepal earthquake">A magnitude 7.8 earthquake</a> strikes <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> and causes 8,857 deaths<a href="#cite_note-97">[96]</a><a href="#cite_note-98">[97]</a> in Nepal, 130 in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>,<a href="#cite_note-ht52-99">[98]</a> 27 in <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a><a href="#cite_note-KSL-100">[99]</a> and 4 in <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a><a href="#cite_note-USAToday-101">[100]</a> with a total of 9,018 deaths.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_29" title="April 29">April 29</a> – The <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a> (WHO) declares that <a href="/wiki/Rubella" title="Rubella">rubella</a> has been eradicated from the <a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">Americas</a>.<a href="#cite_note-102">[101]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_26" title="June 26">June 26</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court of the United States</a> determines that <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States" title="Same-sex marriage in the United States">same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry</a> in a landmark case <a href="/wiki/Obergefell_v._Hodges" title="Obergefell v. Hodges">Obergefell v. Hodges</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_14" title="July 14">July 14</a> – The <a href="/wiki/P5%2B1" title="P5+1">P5+1</a> (China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US + Germany) and <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> agree on final provisions of <a href="/wiki/Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action" title="Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action">Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action</a> in regards to the latter's <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran" title="Nuclear program of Iran">nuclear program</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October" title="October">October</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">Chinese Communist Party</a> announces the end of the <a href="/wiki/One-child_policy" title="One-child policy">one-child policy</a> after 35 years.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_13" title="November 13">November 13</a> – <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant">ISIL</a> claims responsibility of the <a href="/wiki/November_2015_Paris_attacks" title="November 2015 Paris attacks">November 2015 Paris attacks</a>, which killed 137 and left 416 injured.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_24" title="November 24">November 24</a> – <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> <a href="/wiki/2015_Russian_Sukhoi_Su-24_shootdown" title="2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown">shoots down</a> a Russian <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-24M" class="mw-redirect" title="Sukhoi Su-24M">Sukhoi Su-24M</a> attack aircraft. This is the first case of a <a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_NATO" title="Member states of NATO">NATO member</a> destroying a Russian aircraft since the <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_the_Sui-ho_Dam" title="Attack on the Sui-ho Dam">attack on the Sui-ho Dam</a> (during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_30" title="November 30">November 30</a> – <a href="/wiki/December_12" title="December 12">December 12</a> – During the <a href="/wiki/2015_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference" title="2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference">UN summit on Climate Change</a>, 193 nations <a href="/wiki/Paris_Agreement" title="Paris Agreement">agree</a> to reduce carbon emissions starting in 2020.</li> <li>During the <a href="/wiki/2015_European_migrant_crisis" title="2015 European migrant crisis">2015 European migrant crisis</a>, around 1.3 million people, most notably <a href="/wiki/Refugees" class="mw-redirect" title="Refugees">refugees</a> of the wars in <a href="/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" title="Syrian civil war">Syria</a>, <a href="/wiki/War_in_Iraq_(2013%E2%80%932017)" title="War in Iraq (2013–2017)">Iraq</a> and <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Afghanistan</a>, flee to Europe to claim <a href="/wiki/Right_of_asylum" title="Right of asylum">asylum</a>, leading to considerable political upheaval in the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>. <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> ultimately takes in the majority of the asylum seekers.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2016">2016</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_3" title="January 3">January 3</a> – Following <a href="/wiki/2016_attack_on_the_Saudi_diplomatic_missions_in_Iran" title="2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran">the fallout</a> caused by the <a href="/wiki/Nimr_al-Nimr#Execution_and_reaction_against" title="Nimr al-Nimr">execution of Nimr al-Nimr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a> and several other countries end their <a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_relations" title="Iran–Saudi Arabia relations">diplomatic relations</a> with <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>.<a href="#cite_note-103">[102]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_8" title="January 8">January 8</a> – <a href="/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Guzm%C3%A1n" class="mw-redirect" title="Joaquín Guzmán">Joaquín Guzmán</a>, widely regarded as the world's most powerful drug trafficker, is recaptured following his escape from a maximum-security prison in Mexico.<a href="#cite_note-104">[103]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_16" title="January 16">January 16</a> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency" title="International Atomic Energy Agency">International Atomic Energy Agency</a> announces that Iran has adequately dismantled <a href="/wiki/Iran_and_nuclear_weapons" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran and nuclear weapons">its nuclear weapons program</a>, allowing the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> to lift sanctions immediately.<a href="#cite_note-105">[104]</a></li> <li>In the <a href="/wiki/2016_Taiwan_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Taiwan general election">general election of the Republic of China (Taiwan)</a>, the Democratic Progressive Party, led by <a href="/wiki/Tsai_Ing-wen" title="Tsai Ing-wen">Tsai Ing-wen</a>, secured a majority in the Legislative Yuan, resulting in the first majority by a non-KMT party and the first majority won by the DPP. Tsai become the 14th President for <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of China">Taiwan</a>, and also become the first female leader for China.<a href="#cite_note-106">[105]</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_28" title="January 28">January 28</a> – The <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a> announces an <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9317_Zika_virus_epidemic" class="mw-redirect" title="2015–17 Zika virus epidemic">outbreak</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Zika_virus" title="Zika virus">Zika virus</a>.<a href="#cite_note-107">[106]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_5" title="June 5">June 5</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> becomes the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>'s nominee for president of the United States, making her the first woman to be nominated for president by a major party.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_23" title="June 23">June 23</a> – The <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> votes to <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">leave the European Union</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">June 2016 membership referendum</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_15" title="July 15">July 15</a> – <a href="/wiki/July_16" title="July 16">16</a> – A <a href="/wiki/2016_Turkish_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt">coup d'état</a> is attempted in Turkey against state institutions, including but not limited to the government and President <a href="/wiki/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan" title="Recep Tayyip Erdoğan">Recep Tayyip Erdoğan</a>. The attempt is carried out by a faction within the <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces" title="Turkish Armed Forces">Turkish Armed Forces</a> that organized themselves as the <a href="/wiki/Peace_at_Home_Council" title="Peace at Home Council">Peace at Home Council</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2" title="September 2">September 2</a> – 1st President of Uzbekistan <a href="/wiki/Islam_Karimov" title="Islam Karimov">Islam Karimov</a> dies at age of 78, after 25 years in office.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_28" title="September 28">September 28</a> – Former <a href="/wiki/President_of_Israel" title="President of Israel">President of Israel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="Nobel Peace Prize">1994 Nobel Peace Prize</a> laureate <a href="/wiki/Shimon_Peres" title="Shimon Peres">Shimon Peres</a> dies at the age of 93, from a massive stroke.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_13" title="October 13">October 13</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bhumibol_Adulyadej" title="Bhumibol Adulyadej">Bhumibol Adulyadej</a>, the <a href="/wiki/List_of_longest-reigning_monarchs" title="List of longest-reigning monarchs">longest-reigning</a> <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thai</a> monarch dies at the age of 88, from a long illness.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_8" title="November 8">November 8</a> – <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> is <a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election" title="2016 United States presidential election">elected</a> as the 45th president of the United States, defeating <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_25" title="November 25">November 25</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuban</a> political and revolutionary leader <a href="/wiki/Fidel_Castro" title="Fidel Castro">Fidel Castro</a> <a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Fidel_Castro" title="Death and state funeral of Fidel Castro">dies</a> at the age of 90.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2017">2017</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_21" title="January 21">January 21</a> – <a href="/wiki/January_22" title="January 22">22</a> – In opposition to <a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump" title="First inauguration of Donald Trump">Donald Trump's inauguration</a>, millions of people in the US and worldwide join the <a href="/wiki/2017_Women%27s_March" title="2017 Women's March">Women's March</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_27" title="January 27">January 27</a> – U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> signs an <a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_13769" title="Executive Order 13769">executive order</a> restricting travel and immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. This order was blocked by the <a href="/wiki/U.S._federal_courts" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. federal courts">U.S. federal courts</a>; a second, related order issued by Trump was also blocked by the federal courts. The block of second order was partially removed, by the Supreme Court, in June. The Supreme Court stated they would reconsider the order in October.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_10" title="March 10">March 10</a> – The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">UN</a> warns that the world is facing the largest <a href="/wiki/Humanitarian_crisis" title="Humanitarian crisis">humanitarian crisis</a> since <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, with up to 20 million people at risk of starvation and famine in <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Sudan" title="South Sudan">South Sudan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>.<a href="#cite_note-108">[107]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_29" title="March 29">March 29</a> – The <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> triggers <a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_from_the_European_Union#Procedure" title="Withdrawal from the European Union">Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty</a>, starting the <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">Brexit</a> negotiations, the talks for the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> to leave the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>.<a href="#cite_note-109">[108]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_30" title="March 30">March 30</a> – <a href="/wiki/SpaceX" title="SpaceX">SpaceX</a> conducts the world's first <a href="/wiki/Reusable_launch_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Reusable launch system">reflight</a> of an orbital-class rocket.<a href="#cite_note-110">[109]</a><a href="#cite_note-111">[110]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_31" title="March 31">March 31</a> – <a href="/wiki/Horacio_Cartes" title="Horacio Cartes">Horacio Cartes</a> presents to Congress his plans of allowing the re-election of the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Paraguay" title="President of Paraguay">president of Paraguay</a> for a second term, going against the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Paraguay" title="Constitution of Paraguay">Constitution of Paraguay</a>, leading to a <a href="/wiki/2017_Paraguayan_crisis" title="2017 Paraguayan crisis">political crisis</a> which ended in the storm of Congress by liberal activists and in the assassination of Rodrigo Quintana by the police. After this, the Congress votes against the re-election project.<a href="#cite_note-112">[111]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_27" title="October 27">October 27</a> – <a href="/wiki/Catalan_declaration_of_independence" title="Catalan declaration of independence">Catalonia declares independence</a> from <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>,<a href="#cite_note-113">[112]</a> but the declaration is not recognized by the Spanish government or any other sovereign nation.<a href="#cite_note-114">[113]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2018">2018</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_6" title="February 6">February 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/SpaceX" title="SpaceX">SpaceX</a> successfully conducts the maiden flight of its most powerful rocket, the <a href="/wiki/Falcon_Heavy" title="Falcon Heavy">Falcon Heavy</a>, from <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center_Launch_Complex_39" title="Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39">LC39A</a> at <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Space_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="John F. Kennedy Space Center">John F. Kennedy Space Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>.<a href="#cite_note-115">[114]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_9" title="February 9">February 9</a> – <a href="/wiki/February_25" title="February 25">25</a> – The <a href="/wiki/2018_Winter_Olympics" title="2018 Winter Olympics">2018 Winter Olympics</a> are held in <a href="/wiki/Pyeongchang_County" title="Pyeongchang County">Pyeongchang</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>.<a href="#cite_note-olympic1-116">[115]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_11" title="March 11">March 11</a> – The <a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Congress" title="National People's Congress">National People's Congress</a> of <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> approves a <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitution of the People's Republic of China">constitutional change</a> removing <a href="/wiki/Term_limits" class="mw-redirect" title="Term limits">term limits</a> for its <a href="/wiki/List_of_national_leaders_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="List of national leaders of the People's Republic of China">leaders</a>, granting <a href="/wiki/Xi_Jinping" title="Xi Jinping">Xi Jinping</a> the status of "<a href="/wiki/President_for_life" title="President for life">leader for life</a>". Xi is the <a href="/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party" title="General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party">General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party</a> (<a href="/wiki/Paramount_leader" title="Paramount leader">paramount leader</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_19" title="March 19">March 19</a> – <a href="/wiki/Paula-Mae_Weekes" title="Paula-Mae Weekes">Paula-Mae Weekes</a> becomes the first female <a href="/wiki/President_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="President of Trinidad and Tobago">president</a> of Trinidad and Tobago.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_24" title="March 24">March 24</a> – In over 900 cities internationally, people participate in demonstrations against gun violence and mass shootings, calling for stronger gun control in the <a href="/wiki/March_for_Our_Lives" title="March for Our Lives">March for Our Lives</a>, which was a student-led demonstration in response to the <a href="/wiki/Stoneman_Douglas_High_School_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="Stoneman Douglas High School shooting">Stoneman Douglas High School shooting</a> in <a href="/wiki/Parkland,_Florida" title="Parkland, Florida">Parkland, Florida</a>, that took place in <a href="/wiki/February_14" title="February 14">February 14</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_9" title="May 9">May 9</a> – The opposition-led <a href="/wiki/Pakatan_Harapan" title="Pakatan Harapan">Pakatan Harapan</a> coalition, led by former <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malaysia" title="Prime Minister of Malaysia">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Mahathir_Mohamad" title="Mahathir Mohamad">Mahathir Mohamad</a>, secures a <a href="/wiki/2018_Malaysian_general_election" title="2018 Malaysian general election">parliamentary majority</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Malaysia" title="Parliament of Malaysia">Malaysian Parliament</a>, ending the 61-year rule of the <a href="/wiki/Barisan_Nasional" title="Barisan Nasional">Barisan Nasional</a> coalition in <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a> since <a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(Malaysia)" title="Independence Day (Malaysia)">independence</a> in 1957.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_12" title="June 12">June 12</a> – President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korean</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong-un" class="mw-redirect" title="Kim Jong-un">Kim Jong-un</a> attend a <a href="/wiki/2018_North_Korea%E2%80%93United_States_Singapore_Summit" title="2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit">summit</a> in <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, the first meeting between the leaders of the two countries.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_28" title="October 28">October 28</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro" title="Jair Bolsonaro">Jair Bolsonaro</a> is <a href="/wiki/2018_Brazilian_general_election" title="2018 Brazilian general election">elected</a> as the 38th president of <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, after having been stabbed during the election campaign and undergoing three surgeries.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019">2019</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_10" title="January 10">January 10</a> – <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a> enters a <a href="/wiki/2019_Venezuelan_presidential_crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis">presidential crisis</a> after the disputed results of the <a href="/wiki/2018_Venezuelan_presidential_election" title="2018 Venezuelan presidential election">2018 Venezuelan presidential election</a> leads to <a href="/wiki/Juan_Guaid%C3%B3" title="Juan Guaidó">Juan Guaidó</a> being declared the acting president, disputing <a href="/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro" title="Nicolás Maduro">Nicolás Maduro</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_27" title="February 27">February 27</a> – <a href="/wiki/February_28" title="February 28">28</a> – President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> and North Korean leader <a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong-un" class="mw-redirect" title="Kim Jong-un">Kim Jong-un</a> meet for the <a href="/wiki/2019_North_Korea%E2%80%93United_States_Hanoi_Summit" title="2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit">2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit</a> in <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_15" title="March 15">March 15</a>: <ul><li>Over 2 million people in <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%932020_Hong_Kong_protests" title="2019–2020 Hong Kong protests">protest</a> against <a href="/wiki/Fugitive_Offenders_and_Mutual_Legal_Assistance_in_Criminal_Matters_Legislation_(Amendment)_Bill_2019" class="mw-redirect" title="Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019">proposed legislation</a> regarding <a href="/wiki/Extradition" title="Extradition">extradition</a> to China.</li> <li>At the first ever Global <a href="/wiki/School_Strike_for_Climate" class="mw-redirect" title="School Strike for Climate">School Strike for Climate</a>, 1.4 million people in about 2,200 protests across 125 countries gathered urging decision-makers to take responsibility and stop the <a href="/wiki/Climate_crisis" title="Climate crisis">climate crisis</a>.<a href="#cite_note-117">[116]</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_23" title="March 23">March 23</a> – Most of the territory formerly held by the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant">Islamic State</a> in Syria <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Baghuz_Fawqani" title="Battle of Baghuz Fawqani">collapses</a> amidst the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Syrian Civil War">Syrian Civil War</a>. After years of global <a href="/wiki/International_military_intervention_against_ISIL" class="mw-redirect" title="International military intervention against ISIL">push back</a>, the extremist group transitions from a <a href="/wiki/Proto-state" class="mw-redirect" title="Proto-state">proto-state</a> into an <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Syria_insurgency_(2017%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Syria insurgency (2017–present)">insurgency</a> as it retains offshoots and influence in regions across the globe.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_11" title="April 11">April 11</a> – Amid <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Sudanese_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2018–19 Sudanese protests">mass protests</a>, <a href="/wiki/Omar_al-Bashir" title="Omar al-Bashir">Omar al-Bashir</a> is deposed as <a href="/wiki/President_of_Sudan" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Sudan">President of Sudan</a> in <a href="/wiki/2019_Sudanese_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="2019 Sudanese coup d'état">a coup d'état</a>, after nearly 30 years in office.<a href="#cite_note-118">[117]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_21" title="April 21">April 21</a> – <a href="/wiki/2019_Sri_Lanka_Easter_bombings" title="2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings">A series of Islamist bomb attacks</a> occur at eight locations in <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, including three churches, four hotels and one housing complex in <a href="/wiki/Colombo" title="Colombo">Colombo</a>, on <a href="/wiki/Easter" title="Easter">Easter Sunday</a>, leaving 259 people dead and over 500 injured. It is the deadliest terrorist attack in the country since the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_civil_war" title="Sri Lankan civil war">Sri Lankan Civil War</a> ended in 2009.<a href="#cite_note-119">[118]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_28" title="April 28">April 28</a> – <a href="/wiki/Victor_Vescovo" title="Victor Vescovo">Victor Vescovo</a> achieves the deepest dive of any human in history, as he reaches <a href="/wiki/Challenger_Deep" title="Challenger Deep">Challenger Deep</a> within the <a href="/wiki/Mariana_Trench" title="Mariana Trench">Mariana Trench</a>, at a depth of 10,928 m (35,853 ft).<a href="#cite_note-120">[119]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_30" title="April 30">April 30</a> – <a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan" title="Emperor of Japan">Emperor</a> <a href="/wiki/Akihito" title="Akihito">Akihito</a> of <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> <a href="/wiki/2019_Japanese_imperial_transition" title="2019 Japanese imperial transition">abdicates</a> from his <a href="/wiki/Chrysanthemum_Throne" title="Chrysanthemum Throne">throne</a>, the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in almost two centuries. The abdication ends the <a href="/wiki/Heisei" class="mw-redirect" title="Heisei">Heisei</a> <a href="/wiki/Japanese_era_names" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese era names">era of Japan</a> and ushers in the <a href="/wiki/Reiwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Reiwa">Reiwa era</a> with new emperor <a href="/wiki/Naruhito" title="Naruhito">Naruhito</a> ascending to the throne on <a href="/wiki/May_1" title="May 1">May 1</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_16" title="July 16">July 16</a> – The <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a> elects <a href="/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen" title="Ursula von der Leyen">Ursula von der Leyen</a> as the new <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission" title="President of the European Commission">president of the European Commission</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_20" title="September 20">September 20</a> - Likely the largest in world history, the <a href="/wiki/September_2019_climate_strikes" title="September 2019 climate strikes">September 2019 climate strikes</a> included protests in 4,500 locations across over 150 countries and gathered roughly 6 million people, many of them schoolchildren.<a href="#cite_note-121">[120]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_10" title="December 10">December 10</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sanna_Marin" title="Sanna Marin">Sanna Marin</a>, at the age of 34, becomes the world's youngest serving prime minister after being selected to lead <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Finland" title="Social Democratic Party of Finland">Social Democratic Party</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_18" title="December 18">December 18</a> – President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> is <a href="/wiki/First_impeachment_of_Donald_Trump" title="First impeachment of Donald Trump">impeached</a> by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_31" title="December 31">December 31</a> – The first known case of <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> is reported in <a href="/wiki/Wuhan" title="Wuhan">Wuhan</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>; the disease would rapidly proliferate into a <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">global pandemic</a> throughout the next three months.<a href="#cite_note-Novel_Coronavirus—China-122">[121]</a><a href="#cite_note-5days-123">[122]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020s"><a href="/wiki/2020s" title="2020s">2020s</a></h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Floyd_Miami_Protest,_June_7,_2020_17.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/George_Floyd_Miami_Protest%2C_June_7%2C_2020_17.jpg/220px-George_Floyd_Miami_Protest%2C_June_7%2C_2020_17.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/George_Floyd_Miami_Protest%2C_June_7%2C_2020_17.jpg/330px-George_Floyd_Miami_Protest%2C_June_7%2C_2020_17.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/George_Floyd_Miami_Protest%2C_June_7%2C_2020_17.jpg/440px-George_Floyd_Miami_Protest%2C_June_7%2C_2020_17.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5328" data-file-height="3557" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests" title="George Floyd protests">George Floyd protests</a> in Miami during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> in June 2020.<a href="#cite_note-124">[123]</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joe_Biden_presidential_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Joe_Biden_presidential_portrait.jpg/220px-Joe_Biden_presidential_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Joe_Biden_presidential_portrait.jpg/330px-Joe_Biden_presidential_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Joe_Biden_presidential_portrait.jpg/440px-Joe_Biden_presidential_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a>, the 46th and current <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president of the United States</a>.<a href="#cite_note-125">[124]</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2021_storming_of_the_United_States_Capitol_09_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/2021_storming_of_the_United_States_Capitol_09_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-2021_storming_of_the_United_States_Capitol_09_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/2021_storming_of_the_United_States_Capitol_09_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-2021_storming_of_the_United_States_Capitol_09_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/2021_storming_of_the_United_States_Capitol_09_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-2021_storming_of_the_United_States_Capitol_09_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4374" data-file-height="2979" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="January 6 United States Capitol attack">January 6 United States Capitol attack</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Taliban_Humvee_in_Kabul,_August_2021_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Taliban_Humvee_in_Kabul%2C_August_2021_%28cropped%29.png/220px-Taliban_Humvee_in_Kabul%2C_August_2021_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Taliban_Humvee_in_Kabul%2C_August_2021_%28cropped%29.png/330px-Taliban_Humvee_in_Kabul%2C_August_2021_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Taliban_Humvee_in_Kabul%2C_August_2021_%28cropped%29.png/440px-Taliban_Humvee_in_Kabul%2C_August_2021_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1607" data-file-height="1071" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kabul_(2021)" title="Fall of Kabul (2021)">Fall of Kabul</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Destruction_of_Russian_tanks_by_Ukrainian_troops_in_Mariupol_(4).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Destruction_of_Russian_tanks_by_Ukrainian_troops_in_Mariupol_%284%29.jpg/220px-Destruction_of_Russian_tanks_by_Ukrainian_troops_in_Mariupol_%284%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Destruction_of_Russian_tanks_by_Ukrainian_troops_in_Mariupol_%284%29.jpg/330px-Destruction_of_Russian_tanks_by_Ukrainian_troops_in_Mariupol_%284%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Destruction_of_Russian_tanks_by_Ukrainian_troops_in_Mariupol_%284%29.jpg/440px-Destruction_of_Russian_tanks_by_Ukrainian_troops_in_Mariupol_%284%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine">2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:20220908-Buckingham_Palace_Elizabeth_II_death_reactions_(07).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/20220908-Buckingham_Palace_Elizabeth_II_death_reactions_%2807%29.jpg/220px-20220908-Buckingham_Palace_Elizabeth_II_death_reactions_%2807%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/20220908-Buckingham_Palace_Elizabeth_II_death_reactions_%2807%29.jpg/330px-20220908-Buckingham_Palace_Elizabeth_II_death_reactions_%2807%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/20220908-Buckingham_Palace_Elizabeth_II_death_reactions_%2807%29.jpg/440px-20220908-Buckingham_Palace_Elizabeth_II_death_reactions_%2807%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3360" data-file-height="2240" /></a><figcaption>Crowds at <a href="/wiki/Buckingham_Palace" title="Buckingham Palace">Buckingham Palace</a> following the <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Elizabeth II">death of Elizabeth II</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Corpo_de_Bento_XVI_em_c%C3%A2mara_ardente.(2).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Corpo_de_Bento_XVI_em_c%C3%A2mara_ardente.%282%29.png/220px-Corpo_de_Bento_XVI_em_c%C3%A2mara_ardente.%282%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Corpo_de_Bento_XVI_em_c%C3%A2mara_ardente.%282%29.png/330px-Corpo_de_Bento_XVI_em_c%C3%A2mara_ardente.%282%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Corpo_de_Bento_XVI_em_c%C3%A2mara_ardente.%282%29.png/440px-Corpo_de_Bento_XVI_em_c%C3%A2mara_ardente.%282%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1496" data-file-height="920" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Pope_Benedict_XVI" title="Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI">Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Invas%C3%A3o_do_pr%C3%A9dio_do_Congresso_Nacional_(52616674782).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Invas%C3%A3o_do_pr%C3%A9dio_do_Congresso_Nacional_%2852616674782%29.jpg/220px-Invas%C3%A3o_do_pr%C3%A9dio_do_Congresso_Nacional_%2852616674782%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Invas%C3%A3o_do_pr%C3%A9dio_do_Congresso_Nacional_%2852616674782%29.jpg/330px-Invas%C3%A3o_do_pr%C3%A9dio_do_Congresso_Nacional_%2852616674782%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Invas%C3%A3o_do_pr%C3%A9dio_do_Congresso_Nacional_%2852616674782%29.jpg/440px-Invas%C3%A3o_do_pr%C3%A9dio_do_Congresso_Nacional_%2852616674782%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4176" data-file-height="2784" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/2023_Brazilian_Congress_attack" title="2023 Brazilian Congress attack">2023 Brazilian Congress attack</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Collage_of_2023_Turkey%E2%80%93Syria_earthquake.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Collage_of_2023_Turkey%E2%80%93Syria_earthquake.jpg/220px-Collage_of_2023_Turkey%E2%80%93Syria_earthquake.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Collage_of_2023_Turkey%E2%80%93Syria_earthquake.jpg/330px-Collage_of_2023_Turkey%E2%80%93Syria_earthquake.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Collage_of_2023_Turkey%E2%80%93Syria_earthquake.jpg/440px-Collage_of_2023_Turkey%E2%80%93Syria_earthquake.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="1400" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/2023_Turkey%E2%80%93Syria_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake">2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:3003_West_Tasman_Drive_entrance_2,_Santa_Clara,_California.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/3003_West_Tasman_Drive_entrance_2%2C_Santa_Clara%2C_California.jpg/220px-3003_West_Tasman_Drive_entrance_2%2C_Santa_Clara%2C_California.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/3003_West_Tasman_Drive_entrance_2%2C_Santa_Clara%2C_California.jpg/330px-3003_West_Tasman_Drive_entrance_2%2C_Santa_Clara%2C_California.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/3003_West_Tasman_Drive_entrance_2%2C_Santa_Clara%2C_California.jpg/440px-3003_West_Tasman_Drive_entrance_2%2C_Santa_Clara%2C_California.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Collapse_of_Silicon_Valley_Bank" title="Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank">Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2023_Coronation_Balcony.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/2023_Coronation_Balcony.jpg/220px-2023_Coronation_Balcony.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/2023_Coronation_Balcony.jpg/330px-2023_Coronation_Balcony.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/2023_Coronation_Balcony.jpg/440px-2023_Coronation_Balcony.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Coronation_of_Charles_III_and_Camilla" title="Coronation of Charles III and Camilla">Coronation of Charles III and Camilla</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Prigozhin_rebellion_Rostov_tank_with_flowers_in_the_muzzle_June_24.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Prigozhin_rebellion_Rostov_tank_with_flowers_in_the_muzzle_June_24.jpg/220px-Prigozhin_rebellion_Rostov_tank_with_flowers_in_the_muzzle_June_24.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Prigozhin_rebellion_Rostov_tank_with_flowers_in_the_muzzle_June_24.jpg/330px-Prigozhin_rebellion_Rostov_tank_with_flowers_in_the_muzzle_June_24.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Prigozhin_rebellion_Rostov_tank_with_flowers_in_the_muzzle_June_24.jpg/440px-Prigozhin_rebellion_Rostov_tank_with_flowers_in_the_muzzle_June_24.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Wagner_Group_rebellion" title="Wagner Group rebellion">Wagner Group rebellion</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Buildings_in_Gaza_Strip_being_levelled_by_Israeli_missiles_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Buildings_in_Gaza_Strip_being_levelled_by_Israeli_missiles_%28cropped%29.png/220px-Buildings_in_Gaza_Strip_being_levelled_by_Israeli_missiles_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Buildings_in_Gaza_Strip_being_levelled_by_Israeli_missiles_%28cropped%29.png/330px-Buildings_in_Gaza_Strip_being_levelled_by_Israeli_missiles_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Buildings_in_Gaza_Strip_being_levelled_by_Israeli_missiles_%28cropped%29.png/440px-Buildings_in_Gaza_Strip_being_levelled_by_Israeli_missiles_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1196" data-file-height="674" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Israel–Hamas war">2023 Israel–Hamas war</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2020">2020</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_2" title="January 2">January 2</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Navy</a> are deployed to <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a> and <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a> to assist mass evacuation efforts amidst the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Australian_bushfire_season" title="2019–20 Australian bushfire season">2019–20 Australian bushfire season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-126">[125]</a><a href="#cite_note-127">[126]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_5" title="January 5">January 5</a> – <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Croatian_presidential_election" title="2019–20 Croatian presidential election">2019–20 Croatian presidential election</a> – The second round of voting is held and <a href="/wiki/Zoran_Milanovi%C4%87" title="Zoran Milanović">Zoran Milanović</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Croatia" title="Social Democratic Party of Croatia">Social Democratic Party of Croatia</a> defeats <a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Croatia" title="President of Croatia">president</a> <a href="/wiki/Kolinda_Grabar-Kitarovi%C4%87" title="Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović">Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović</a>.<a href="#cite_note-128">[127]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_10" title="January 10">January 10</a> – <a href="/wiki/Haitham_bin_Tariq" title="Haitham bin Tariq">Haitham bin Tariq</a> succeeds <a href="/wiki/Qaboos_bin_Said" title="Qaboos bin Said">Qaboos bin Said</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Sultan_of_Oman" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultan of Oman">Sultan of Oman</a>.<a href="#cite_note-129">[128]</a><a href="#cite_note-130">[129]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_11" title="January 11">January 11</a> – <a href="/wiki/2020_Taiwanese_presidential_election" title="2020 Taiwanese presidential election">Presidential</a> and <a href="/wiki/2020_Taiwanese_legislative_election" title="2020 Taiwanese legislative election">legislative elections</a> are held in <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>. <a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_China" title="President of the Republic of China">president</a> <a href="/wiki/Tsai_Ing-wen" title="Tsai Ing-wen">Tsai Ing-wen</a> is reelected and the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Progressive_Party" title="Democratic Progressive Party">Democratic Progressive Party</a> wins a majority of 67 out of 113 seats in the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Yuan" title="Legislative Yuan">Legislative Yuan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-131">[130]</a><a href="#cite_note-132">[131]</a><a href="#cite_note-133">[132]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_31" title="January 31">January 31</a> – The <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> becomes the first member state to <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">leave</a> the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_26" title="May 26">May 26</a> – <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests" title="George Floyd protests">Protests</a> break out following the <a href="/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd" title="Murder of George Floyd">murder of George Floyd</a> across <a href="/wiki/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_in_the_United_States" title="List of George Floyd protests in the United States">hundreds of cities in the United States</a> and even smaller ones <a href="/wiki/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_outside_the_United_States" title="List of George Floyd protests outside the United States">outside the US</a>. <a href="/wiki/Derek_Chauvin" title="Derek Chauvin">Derek Chauvin</a>, the officer responsible for Floyd's murder, would ultimately be <a href="/wiki/State_v._Chauvin" class="mw-redirect" title="State v. Chauvin">convicted</a> on two counts of murder and one of manslaughter in the wake of the protests.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_30" title="June 30">June 30</a> – <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> passes the controversial <a href="/wiki/2020_Hong_Kong_national_security_law" title="2020 Hong Kong national security law">Hong Kong national security law</a>, allowing China to crack down on opposition to Beijing at home or abroad.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_11" title="August 11">August 11</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> becomes the Democratic Party's nominee for vice-president of the United States, making her the first <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">African-American</a>, the first <a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian-American</a> and the third female vice presidential running mate on a major party ticket.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_18" title="August 18">August 18</a> – A mutiny in a military base by soldiers of the <a href="/wiki/Malian_Armed_Forces" title="Malian Armed Forces">Malian Armed Forces</a> develops into <a href="/wiki/2020_Malian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="2020 Malian coup d'état">a coup d'état</a>. <a href="/wiki/President_of_Mali" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Mali">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Boubacar_Ke%C3%AFta" title="Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta">Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Mali" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Mali">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Boubou_Ciss%C3%A9" title="Boubou Cissé">Boubou Cissé</a>, among other senior governmental and military officers, are forced to resign.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_28" title="August 28">August 28</a> – <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Japanese Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Shinzo_Abe" title="Shinzo Abe">Shinzo Abe</a>, the <a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Japan" title="List of prime ministers of Japan">longest-serving prime minister</a> in the <a href="/wiki/History_of_Japan" title="History of Japan">history of Japan</a>, announces his pending resignation from office, citing ill health, he was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Yoshihide_Suga" title="Yoshihide Suga">Yoshihide Suga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fumio_Kishida" title="Fumio Kishida">Fumio Kishida</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_4" title="September 4">September 4</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kosovo%E2%80%93Serbia_relations" title="Kosovo–Serbia relations">Kosovo and Serbia</a> announce that they will <a href="/wiki/2020_Kosovo%E2%80%93Serbia_agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 Kosovo–Serbia agreement">normalize economic relations</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_29" title="September 29">September 29</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Emir_of_Kuwait" title="Emir of Kuwait">Emir of Kuwait</a> <a href="/wiki/Sabah_Al-Ahmad_Al-Jaber_Al-Sabah" title="Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah">Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah</a> dies at the age of 91. Crown Prince <a href="/wiki/Nawaf_Al-Ahmad_Al-Jaber_Al-Sabah" title="Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah">Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah</a> is named his successor.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_3" title="November 3">November 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> is <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="2020 United States presidential election">elected</a> as the 46th president of the United States, and <a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> is elected as vice-president. Biden is the oldest person elected to a first term.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_15" title="November 15">November 15</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kyrgyzstan" title="President of Kyrgyzstan">President of Kyrgyzstan</a> <a href="/wiki/Sooronbay_Jeenbekov" title="Sooronbay Jeenbekov">Sooronbay Jeenbekov</a> resigns from office after weeks of <a href="/wiki/2020_Kyrgyzstan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 Kyrgyzstan protests">massive protests</a> in the wake of the <a href="/wiki/October_2020_Kyrgyz_parliamentary_election" class="mw-redirect" title="October 2020 Kyrgyz parliamentary election">October 2020 parliamentary election</a>; opposition leader <a href="/wiki/Sadyr_Japarov" title="Sadyr Japarov">Sadyr Japarov</a> assumes office as both the acting president and <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kyrgyzstan" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan">Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Regional_Comprehensive_Economic_Partnership" title="Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership">Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)</a> is signed by 15 <a href="/wiki/Asia-Pacific" class="mw-redirect" title="Asia-Pacific">Asia-Pacific</a> countries to form the world's largest free-trade bloc, covering a third of the world's population.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2021">2021</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> – The <a href="/wiki/African_Continental_Free_Trade_Area" title="African Continental Free Trade Area">African Continental Free Trade Area</a> comes into effect.<a href="#cite_note-134">[133]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_6" title="January 6">January 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/2021_storming_of_the_United_States_Capitol" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 storming of the United States Capitol">Pro-Trump rioters storm the US Capitol</a>, disrupting the Congressional certification of United States President-elect <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a>. Trump is <a href="/wiki/Second_impeachment_of_Donald_Trump" title="Second impeachment of Donald Trump">impeached a second time</a> a week later for his role in the storming, making him the first US federal official to be impeached more than once and the first president to have his <a href="/wiki/Second_impeachment_trial_of_Donald_Trump" title="Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump">trial</a> occur after his tenure expired.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_20" title="January 20">January 20</a> – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> are <a href="/wiki/Inauguration_of_Joe_Biden" title="Inauguration of Joe Biden">inaugurated</a> as the 46th and 49th <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President</a> of the United States. Harris becomes the first Black, South Asian and female Vice President.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_22" title="January 22">January 22</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Prohibition_of_Nuclear_Weapons" title="Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons">Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons</a>, the first legally binding international agreement comprehensively to prohibit nuclear weapons, comes into effect.<a href="#cite_note-135">[134]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_26" title="January 26">January 26</a> – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeds 100 million worldwide.<a href="#cite_note-136">[135]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_1" title="February 1">February 1</a> – A <a href="/wiki/2021_Myanmar_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="2021 Myanmar coup d'état">coup d'état</a> in <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a> removes <a href="/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi" title="Aung San Suu Kyi">Aung San Suu Kyi</a> from power and restores <a href="/wiki/Tatmadaw" title="Tatmadaw">military</a> rule.<a href="#cite_note-137">[136]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_18" title="February 18">February 18</a> – <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Mars_2020" title="Mars 2020">Mars 2020</a> mission (containing the <a href="/wiki/Perseverance_(rover)" title="Perseverance (rover)">Perseverance</a> rover and <a href="/wiki/Mars_Helicopter_Ingenuity" class="mw-redirect" title="Mars Helicopter Ingenuity">Ingenuity</a> helicopter drone) lands on <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a> at <a href="/wiki/Jezero_(crater)" title="Jezero (crater)">Jezero Crater</a>, after seven months of travel.<a href="#cite_note-138">[137]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_30" title="April 30">April 30</a> – <a href="/wiki/June_13" title="June 13">June 13</a> – A <a href="/wiki/2021_Meron_crowd_crush" title="2021 Meron crowd crush">crush</a> during a pilgrimage on <a href="/wiki/Lag_BaOmer" title="Lag BaOmer">Lag BaOmer</a>, renewed violence during the <a href="/wiki/2021_Israel-Palestine_crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 Israel-Palestine crisis">2021 Israel-Palestine crisis</a> and continuing problems with the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Israel" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Israel">COVID-19 pandemic in Israel</a> precede the <a href="/wiki/2021_Israeli_presidential_election" title="2021 Israeli presidential election">2021 Israeli presidential election</a>. Amidst the election, <a href="/wiki/Naftali_Bennett" title="Naftali Bennett">Naftali Bennett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yair_Lapid" title="Yair Lapid">Yair Lapid</a> agree to a rotation government, <a href="/wiki/Thirty-sixth_government_of_Israel" title="Thirty-sixth government of Israel">first</a> headed by Bennett, in order to oust <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" title="Benjamin Netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> as <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel" title="Prime Minister of Israel">Prime Minister</a> as the month of crises is the culmination of scandals and corruption, including financial criminal charges, during Netanyahu's record long tenure.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_7" title="June 7">June 7</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Juno_(spacecraft)" title="Juno (spacecraft)">Juno</a> spacecraft performs its only flyby of <a href="/wiki/Jupiter" title="Jupiter">Jupiter</a>'s moon <a href="/wiki/Ganymede_(moon)" title="Ganymede (moon)">Ganymede</a>, the first flyby of the moon by any spacecraft in over 20 years.<a href="#cite_note-139">[138]</a><a href="#cite_note-140">[139]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_7" title="July 7">July 7</a> – President of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse, is <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Jovenel_Mo%C3%AFse" title="Assassination of Jovenel Moïse">assassinated</a> in a midnight attack by unknown mercenaries.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_15" title="August 15">August 15</a> – The Taliban <a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kabul_(2021)" title="Fall of Kabul (2021)">regain control of Kabul</a> after US forces and the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Afghanistan" title="Islamic Republic of Afghanistan">republican government</a> flee Afghanistan, marking the end of the <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">War in Afghanistan</a> after nearly 20 years.<a href="#cite_note-141">[140]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_30" title="November 30">November 30</a> – <a href="/wiki/Barbados" title="Barbados">Barbados</a> becomes a republic by replacing <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> as Queen with <a href="/wiki/Sandra_Mason" title="Sandra Mason">Sandra Mason</a> as <a href="/wiki/President_of_Barbados" title="President of Barbados">president</a> in the role of head of state.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_25" title="December 25">December 25</a> – <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Space_Agency" title="European Space Agency">ESA</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Space_Agency" title="Canadian Space Agency">Canadian Space Agency</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Space_Telescope_Science_Institute" title="Space Telescope Science Institute">Space Telescope Science Institute</a> launch the <a href="/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope" title="James Webb Space Telescope">James Webb Space Telescope</a>, the successor of the <a href="/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope" title="Hubble Space Telescope">Hubble Space Telescope</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022">2022</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_4" title="February 4">February 4</a> – <a href="/wiki/February_20" title="February 20">20</a> – The <a href="/wiki/2022_Winter_Olympics" title="2022 Winter Olympics">2022 Winter Olympics</a> are held in <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a>, China, making it the first city ever to host both the <a href="/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games" title="Summer Olympic Games">Summer Olympics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Winter_Olympic_Games" title="Winter Olympic Games">Winter Olympics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-142">[141]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_24" title="February 24">February 24</a> – After a prolonged <a href="/wiki/Prelude_to_the_2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine">military buildup</a>, Russia launches an <a href="/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine">invasion</a> of Ukraine.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_24" title="June 24">June 24</a> – The Supreme Court <a href="/wiki/Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women%27s_Health_Organization" title="Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization">rules</a> that the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States" title="Constitution of the United States">Constitution of the United States</a> does not confer a right to abortion, thus overruling the 1973 case <a href="/wiki/Roe_v._Wade" title="Roe v. Wade">Roe v. Wade</a>, and its related 1992 case <a href="/wiki/Planned_Parenthood_v._Casey" title="Planned Parenthood v. Casey">Planned Parenthood v. Casey</a>. <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_abortion_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2022–2023 abortion protests">Protests erupt across nearly every major city</a> in the United States.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_8" title="July 8">July 8</a> – Former <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Prime Minister of Japan</a> <a href="/wiki/Shinzo_Abe" title="Shinzo Abe">Shinzo Abe</a> is <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Shinzo_Abe" title="Assassination of Shinzo Abe">assassinated</a> while giving a public speech in the city of <a href="/wiki/Nara,_Nara" class="mw-redirect" title="Nara, Nara">Nara</a>, Japan.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_8" title="September 8">September 8</a> – <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a>, the <a href="/wiki/List_of_monarchs_in_Britain_by_length_of_reign" title="List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign">longest reigning British monarch</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_longest-reigning_monarchs" title="List of longest-reigning monarchs">longest reigning female monarch</a> <a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II">dies</a>, and is succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a>, her eldest child.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_30" title="October 30">October 30</a> – <a href="/wiki/Luiz_In%C3%A1cio_Lula_da_Silva" title="Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva">Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</a> is <a href="/wiki/2022_Brazilian_general_election" title="2022 Brazilian general election">elected</a> as the 39th president of <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, after defeating incumbent <a href="/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro" title="Jair Bolsonaro">Jair Bolsonaro</a>, becoming the first Brazilian president to be elected for a third term.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_24" title="November 24">November 24</a> – Long-time <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Malaysia)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Malaysia)">opposition leader</a> <a href="/wiki/Anwar_Ibrahim" title="Anwar Ibrahim">Anwar Ibrahim</a> is appointed by <a href="/wiki/Yang_di-Pertuan_Agong" class="mw-redirect" title="Yang di-Pertuan Agong">Yang di-Pertuan Agong</a> <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_of_Pahang" title="Abdullah of Pahang">Abdullah</a> as <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malaysia" title="Prime Minister of Malaysia">Prime Minister of Malaysia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_7" title="December 7">December 7</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Congress_of_the_Republic_of_Peru" title="Congress of the Republic of Peru">Congress</a> of <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a> removes <a href="/wiki/President_of_Peru" title="President of Peru">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Castillo" title="Pedro Castillo">Pedro Castillo</a> from office and arrests him after he tries to dissolve congress in a <a href="/wiki/2022_Peruvian_self-coup_attempt" title="2022 Peruvian self-coup attempt">coup attempt</a>, Vice President <a href="/wiki/Dina_Boluarte" title="Dina Boluarte">Dina Boluarte</a> succeeds him, leading to <a href="/wiki/Peruvian_protests_(2022%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Peruvian protests (2022–present)">large protests</a> against Boluarte and in favor of Castillo to erupt.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_19" title="December 19">December 19</a> – At the <a href="/wiki/2022_United_Nations_Biodiversity_Conference" title="2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference">UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)</a>, nearly 200 countries agree a landmark deal to protect a third of the planet for nature by 2030.<a href="#cite_note-143">[142]</a><a href="#cite_note-144">[143]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_29" title="December 29">December 29</a> – <a href="/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team" title="Brazil national football team">Brazilian</a> <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> legend <a href="/wiki/Pel%C3%A9" title="Pelé">Pelé</a> dies at the age of 82.<a href="#cite_note-145">[144]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_31" title="December 31">December 31</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI" title="Pope Benedict XVI">Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI</a>, who served from 2005 until his resignation in 2013, <a href="/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Pope_Benedict_XVI" title="Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI">dies</a> at the age of 95.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2023">2023</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> – <a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a> adopts the <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">euro</a> and joins the <a href="/wiki/Schengen_Area" title="Schengen Area">Schengen Area</a>, becoming the 20th member state of the <a href="/wiki/Eurozone" title="Eurozone">Eurozone</a> and the 27th member of the Schengen Area. This is the first enlargement of the Eurozone since <a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a>'s entry in <a href="/wiki/2015" title="2015">2015</a>, and the first enlargement of the Schengen Area since <a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein" title="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a>'s entry in <a href="/wiki/2011" title="2011">2011</a>.<a href="#cite_note-146">[145]</a><a href="#cite_note-currency-147">[146]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_6" title="February 6">February 6</a> – Two <a href="/wiki/2023_Turkey%E2%80%93Syria_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake">earthquakes</a> strike southern <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>, the first 7.8 (<a href="/wiki/Seismic_magnitude_scales#Mww" title="Seismic magnitude scales"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style>Mww</a>) in Gaziantep Province and the other 7.5 Mww  in Kahramanmaraş Province, causing widespread damage and at least 58,000 deaths in <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a>, with more than 120,000 injured.<a href="#cite_note-148">[147]</a><a href="#cite_note-149">[148]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_27" title="February 27">February 27</a> – The United Kingdom and the European Union reach a <a href="/wiki/Windsor_Framework" title="Windsor Framework">new agreement</a> surrounding modifications to the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Protocol" title="Northern Ireland Protocol">Northern Ireland Protocol</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_10" title="March 10">March 10</a> – The <a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Congress" title="National People's Congress">National People's Congress</a> unanimously re-elects <a href="/wiki/Xi_Jinping" title="Xi Jinping">Xi Jinping</a> as the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the People's Republic of China">President of the People's Republic of China</a> to an unprecedented third term.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_17" title="March 17">March 17</a> – The <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a> issues <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin_arrest_warrant" class="mw-redirect" title="Vladimir Putin arrest warrant">an arrest warrant</a> for Russian president <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a>, the first against a <a href="/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council" title="Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council">permanent member</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">United Nations Security Council</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_4" title="April 4">April 4</a> – <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a> becomes the 31st member of <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>, doubling its border with Russia.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_14" title="April 14">April 14</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Explorer" title="Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer">Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer</a> (JUICE) is launched by the <a href="/wiki/European_Space_Agency" title="European Space Agency">European Space Agency</a> (ESA) to search for life in the <a href="/wiki/Moons_of_Jupiter" title="Moons of Jupiter">Jovian system</a>, with an expected arrival date of 2031.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_5" title="May 5">May 5</a> – <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a> declares end of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> global health emergency.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_6" title="May 6">May 6</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Coronation_of_Charles_III_and_Camilla" title="Coronation of Charles III and Camilla">coronation of Charles III and Camilla</a> as <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">King</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_British_royal_consorts" title="List of British royal consorts">Queen</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> and the other <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realms</a> is held in <a href="/wiki/Westminster_Abbey" title="Westminster Abbey">Westminster Abbey</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_14" title="June 14">June 14</a>: Scientists report the creation of the first synthetic <a href="/wiki/Human_embryonic_development" title="Human embryonic development">human embryo</a> from <a href="/wiki/Stem_cell" title="Stem cell">stem cells</a>, without the need for <a href="/wiki/Sperm" title="Sperm">sperm</a> or <a href="/wiki/Egg" title="Egg">egg</a> cells.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_19" title="June 19">June 19</a>: The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a> unanimously adopts the <a href="/wiki/High_Seas_Treaty" title="High Seas Treaty">High Seas Treaty</a>, the first <a href="/wiki/Treaty" title="Treaty">treaty</a> aimed towards <a href="/wiki/Marine_conservation" title="Marine conservation">marine conservation</a> in <a href="/wiki/International_waters" title="International waters">international waters</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_23" title="June 23">June 23</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Wagner_group" class="mw-redirect" title="Wagner group">Wagner group</a> launches a <a href="/wiki/Wagner_Group_rebellion" title="Wagner Group rebellion">rebellion</a> against the Russian government.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_14" title="July 14">July 14</a> – <a href="/wiki/SAG-AFTRA" title="SAG-AFTRA">SAG-AFTRA</a> announces it will begin <a href="/wiki/2023_SAG-AFTRA_strike" title="2023 SAG-AFTRA strike">an ongoing strike</a> against the major film and TV studios in protest of low compensation, ownership of work, and <a href="/wiki/Generative_AI" class="mw-redirect" title="Generative AI">generative AI</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_18" title="August 18">August 18</a> – The <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> agree to sign a <a href="/wiki/American%E2%80%93Japanese%E2%80%93Korean_trilateral_pact" title="American–Japanese–Korean trilateral pact">trilateral pact</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_23" title="August 23">August 23</a>: <ul><li>India's <a href="/wiki/Chandrayaan-3" title="Chandrayaan-3">Chandrayaan-3</a> becomes the first spacecraft to land near the <a href="/wiki/Lunar_south_pole" title="Lunar south pole">south pole</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Moon" title="Moon">Moon</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wagner_Group" title="Wagner Group">Wagner Group</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Yevgeny_Prigozhin" title="Yevgeny Prigozhin">Yevgeny Prigozhin</a> and founder <a href="/wiki/Dmitry_Utkin" title="Dmitry Utkin">Dmitry Utkin</a> are killed when their plane <a href="/wiki/2023_Wagner_Group_plane_crash" title="2023 Wagner Group plane crash">crashes</a> outside of Moscow, killing eight others.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_30" title="August 30">August 30</a> – In the hours following the announcement of incumbent president <a href="/wiki/Ali_Bongo_Ondimba" class="mw-redirect" title="Ali Bongo Ondimba">Ali Bongo Ondimba</a>'s reelection as <a href="/wiki/President_of_Gabon" title="President of Gabon">President</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gabon" title="Gabon">Gabon</a> after the <a href="/wiki/2023_Gabonese_general_election" title="2023 Gabonese general election">2023 presidential election</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Gabon" title="Armed Forces of Gabon">military</a> launches <a href="/wiki/2023_Gabonese_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="2023 Gabonese coup d'état">a successful coup d'état</a> and creates the <a href="/wiki/Committee_for_the_Transition_and_Restoration_of_Institutions" title="Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions">Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions</a> to govern the country, ending the rule of the Bongo family after 56 years in power.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_9" title="September 9">September 9</a> – At the <a href="/wiki/2023_G20_New_Delhi_summit" title="2023 G20 New Delhi summit">18th G20 summit</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a>, the <a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a> is announced as the 21st permanent member of the <a href="/wiki/G20" title="G20">G20</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_10" title="September 10">September 10</a> – <a href="/wiki/Storm_Daniel" title="Storm Daniel">Storm Daniel</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_tropical-like_cyclone" title="Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone">Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone</a> makes landfall in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a>, killing at least 5,000 people, with Libyan authorities announcing between 10,000 and 100,000 missing. In the city of <a href="/wiki/Derna,_Libya" title="Derna, Libya">Derna</a> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a>, two dams collapsed, resulting in a quarter of the city being destroyed.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_28" title="September 28">September 28</a> – <a href="/wiki/President_of_Artsakh" title="President of Artsakh">President of Artsakh</a> <a href="/wiki/Samvel_Shahramanyan" title="Samvel Shahramanyan">Samvel Shahramanyan</a> signs a decree that will dissolve all <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Artsakh" title="Government of Artsakh">state institutions of Artsakh</a> by 1 January 2024, bringing an end to the breakaway state.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_7" title="October 7">October 7</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hamas" title="Hamas">Hamas</a> militants launch a large-scale <a href="/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Israel–Hamas war">attack</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Gaza_Strip" title="Gaza Strip">Gaza Strip</a>, infiltrating southern <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> and prompting a full military response from the <a href="/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" title="Israel Defense Forces">Israel Defense Forces</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Herat_earthquakes" title="2023 Herat earthquakes">A doublet earthquake</a> occurs in <a href="/wiki/Herat_Province" title="Herat Province">Herat Province</a> in <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, killing 2,000 people and injuring over 9,000, with tremors felt in <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> and <a href="/wiki/Turkmenistan" title="Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a>. The earthquake is the deadliest in the country since <a href="/wiki/May_1998_Afghanistan_earthquake" title="May 1998 Afghanistan earthquake">1998</a>.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_8" title="October 8">October 8</a> – Israel's <a href="/wiki/Security_Cabinet_of_Israel" title="Security Cabinet of Israel">Security Cabinet</a> formally <a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_war" title="Declaration of war">declares war</a>, for the first time since the <a href="/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War" title="Yom Kippur War">Yom Kippur War</a> in 1973, on <a href="/wiki/Hamas" title="Hamas">Hamas</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_15" title="October 15">October 15</a> – Twenty-one species in the United States are declared extinct by the <a href="/wiki/US_Fish_and_Wildlife_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="US Fish and Wildlife Service">US Fish and Wildlife Service</a>. These are one <a href="/wiki/Mammal" title="Mammal">mammal</a>, ten <a href="/wiki/Birds" class="mw-redirect" title="Birds">birds</a>, two <a href="/wiki/Fish" title="Fish">fish</a>, and eight <a href="/wiki/Mussels" class="mw-redirect" title="Mussels">mussels</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_1" title="November 1">November 1</a> – The first <a href="/wiki/2023_AI_Safety_Summit" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 AI Safety Summit">AI Safety Summit</a> takes place in the United Kingdom, with 28 countries signing a "world first agreement" on how to manage the riskiest forms of <a href="/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" title="Artificial intelligence">artificial intelligence</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_9" title="November 9">November 9</a>: <ul><li>U.S. surgeons at <a href="/wiki/NYU_Langone_Health" title="NYU Langone Health">NYU Langone Health</a> announce the <a href="/wiki/Eye_transplantation#2023_NYU_Langone_Health_attempt" title="Eye transplantation">world's first whole eye transplant</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SAG-AFTRA" title="SAG-AFTRA">SAG-AFTRA</a> ends its <a href="/wiki/2023_SAG-AFTRA_strike" title="2023 SAG-AFTRA strike">strike</a> at 12:01 a.m. PDT following a tentative deal reached the day prior.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_24" title="November 24">November 24</a> – <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a> is admitted as the eighth member of the <a href="/wiki/East_African_Community" title="East African Community">East African Community</a>, having applied for membership in 2012.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_6" title="December 6">December 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/Google_DeepMind" title="Google DeepMind">Google DeepMind</a> releases the <a href="/wiki/Gemini_(language_model)" title="Gemini (language model)">Gemini Language Model</a>. Gemini will act as a <a href="/wiki/Foundation_models" class="mw-redirect" title="Foundation models">foundational model</a> integrated into Google's existing tools, including <a href="/wiki/Google_Search" title="Google Search">search</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bard_(chatbot)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bard (chatbot)">Bard</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_12" title="December 12">December 12</a> – At the <a href="/wiki/2023_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference" title="2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference">COP28</a> climate summit in <a href="/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai</a>, a consensus is reached for countries to "transition away" from fossil fuels, the first such agreement in the conference's 30-year history.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_16" title="December 16">December 16</a> – <a href="/wiki/Emir_of_Kuwait" title="Emir of Kuwait">Emir of Kuwait</a> <a href="/wiki/Nawaf_Al-Ahmad_Al-Jaber_Al-Sabah" title="Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah">Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah</a> dies at the age of 86 and is succeeded by his half-brother <a href="/wiki/Mishal_Al-Ahmad_Al-Jaber_Al-Sabah" title="Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah">Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2024">2024</h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a> become <a href="/wiki/BRICS" title="BRICS">BRICS</a> members.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Artsakh" title="Republic of Artsakh">Republic of Artsakh</a> is formally dissolved as <a href="/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh" title="Nagorno-Karabakh">Nagorno-Karabakh</a> unifies with <a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a> announces an agreement with <a href="/wiki/Somaliland" title="Somaliland">Somaliland</a> to use the port of <a href="/wiki/Berbera" title="Berbera">Berbera</a>. Ethiopia also says that it will eventually recognize Somaliland's <a href="/wiki/Somaliland_Declaration_of_Independence" title="Somaliland Declaration of Independence">independence</a>, becoming the first country to do so.</li> <li>Disney's copyright protection on <a href="/wiki/Steamboat_Willie" title="Steamboat Willie">Steamboat Willie</a> and the original <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mouse" title="Mickey Mouse">Mickey Mouse</a> expires as they <a href="/wiki/2024_in_public_domain" title="2024 in public domain">enter the public domain</a>.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_8" title="January 8">January 8</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astrobotic_Technology" title="Astrobotic Technology">Astrobotic Technology</a> alongside <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> <a href="/wiki/Peregrine_Mission_One" title="Peregrine Mission One">launch</a> the first commercial Lunar Lander. Seven hours after launch, an anomaly prevents stable orientation due to propulsion issues, resulting in critical fuel loss and the abandonment of the moon landing.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Ecuador" title="President of Ecuador">Ecuadorian President</a> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Noboa" title="Daniel Noboa">Daniel Noboa</a> <a href="/wiki/2024_conflict_in_Ecuador" class="mw-redirect" title="2024 conflict in Ecuador">declares</a> a <a href="/wiki/State_of_emergency" title="State of emergency">state of emergency</a> following the escape of Los Choneros drug cartel leader <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Adolfo_Mac%C3%ADas_Villamar" title="José Adolfo Macías Villamar">José Adolfo Macías Villamar</a>, from prison.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_13" title="January 13">January 13</a> – <a href="/wiki/2024_Taiwanese_presidential_election" title="2024 Taiwanese presidential election">2024 Taiwanese Presidential Election</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lai_Ching-te" title="Lai Ching-te">Lai Ching-te</a> of the ruling <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Progressive_Party" title="Democratic Progressive Party">Democratic Progressive Party</a> wins with 40% of the votes.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_14" title="January 14">January 14</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Margrethe_II" title="Margrethe II">Queen Margrethe II</a> of <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> formally <a href="/wiki/Abdication_of_Margrethe_II" title="Abdication of Margrethe II">abdicates</a> as <a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Denmark" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen of Denmark">Queen</a> on the 52nd anniversary of her accession, with her eldest son Frederik succeeding her as <a href="/wiki/Frederik_X" title="Frederik X">King Frederik X</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Comorian_presidential_election" title="2024 Comorian presidential election">2024 Comorian Presidential Election</a>: Amid an opposition boycott, incumbent president <a href="/wiki/Azali_Assoumani" title="Azali Assoumani">Azali Assoumani</a> wins re-election with 62.9% of the vote and only 16.3% voter turnout.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_15" title="January 15">January 15</a>: Following a brief political crisis in the aftermath of the <a href="/wiki/2023_Guatemalan_general_election" title="2023 Guatemalan general election">2023 elections</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernardo_Ar%C3%A9valo" title="Bernardo Arévalo">Bernardo Arévalo</a> is <a href="/wiki/Inauguration_of_Bernardo_Ar%C3%A9valo" title="Inauguration of Bernardo Arévalo">inaugurated</a> as the 52nd President of Guatemala.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_19" title="January 19">January 19</a>: Japan becomes the fifth country to successfully <a href="/wiki/Soft_landing" title="Soft landing">soft land</a> on the Moon, with its <a href="/wiki/Smart_Lander_for_Investigating_Moon" title="Smart Lander for Investigating Moon">SLIM</a> mission.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_26" title="January 26">January 26</a> – <a href="/wiki/2024_Tuvaluan_general_election" title="2024 Tuvaluan general election">2024 Tuvaluan general election</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kausea_Natano" title="Kausea Natano">Kausea Natano</a>, the incumbent Prime Minister of Tuvalu, loses reelection to Parliament. A month later, <a href="/wiki/Feleti_Teo" title="Feleti Teo">Feleti Teo</a> is elected prime minister.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_4" title="February 4">February 4</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Namibia" title="President of Namibia">President of Namibia</a> <a href="/wiki/Hage_Geingob" title="Hage Geingob">Hage Geingob</a> dies at the age of 82, and is succeeded by his vice-president <a href="/wiki/Nangolo_Mbumba" title="Nangolo Mbumba">Nangolo Mbumba</a>.<a href="#cite_note-150">[149]</a><a href="#cite_note-151">[150]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Salvadoran_general_election" title="2024 Salvadoran general election">2024 Salvadoran general election</a>: Incumbent President <a href="/wiki/Nayib_Bukele" title="Nayib Bukele">Nayib Bukele</a> wins the election with over 80% of the vote, becoming the first president to be reelected in <a href="/wiki/El_Salvador" title="El Salvador">El Salvador</a> since <a href="/wiki/1944_Salvadoran_presidential_election" title="1944 Salvadoran presidential election">1944</a>.<a href="#cite_note-152">[151]</a><a href="#cite_note-153">[152]</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_6" title="February 6">February 6</a> – Former <a href="/wiki/President_of_Chile" title="President of Chile">President of Chile</a> <a href="/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A1n_Pi%C3%B1era" title="Sebastián Piñera">Sebastián Piñera</a> <a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Sebasti%C3%A1n_Pi%C3%B1era" title="Death and state funeral of Sebastián Piñera">dies in a helicopter crash</a> at the age of 74.<a href="#cite_note-154">[153]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_7" title="February 7">February 7</a> – <a href="/wiki/2024_Azerbaijani_presidential_election" title="2024 Azerbaijani presidential election">2024 Azerbaijani presidential election</a>: Amid an opposition boycott, President <a href="/wiki/Ilham_Aliyev" title="Ilham Aliyev">Ilham Aliyev</a> is reelected to a fifth term.<a href="#cite_note-155">[154]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_8" title="February 8">February 8</a> – <a href="/wiki/2024_Pakistani_general_election" title="2024 Pakistani general election">2024 Pakistani general election</a>: <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> politicians, most of whom are members of the <a href="/wiki/PTI_intra-party_elections_case" title="PTI intra-party elections case">banned</a> political party <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Tehreek-e-Insaf" title="Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf">Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf</a>, win a plurality of seats in the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Pakistan" title="National Assembly of Pakistan">National Assembly</a>.<a href="#cite_note-156">[155]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_7" title="March 7">March 7</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> officially joins <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>, becoming its 32nd member.<a href="#cite_note-157">[156]</a><a href="#cite_note-158">[157]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_10" title="March 10">March 10</a> – <a href="/wiki/2024_Portuguese_legislative_election" title="2024 Portuguese legislative election">2024 Portuguese legislative election</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_(Portugal,_2024)" title="Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 2024)">Democratic Alliance</a> wins a plurality of seats and forms a minority government amid losses by the incumbent <a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_(Portugal)" title="Socialist Party (Portugal)">Socialist Party</a> and major gains by the right-wing <a href="/wiki/Chega_(political_party)" title="Chega (political party)">Chega</a> party.<a href="#cite_note-159">[158]</a><a href="#cite_note-160">[159]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_11" title="March 11">March 11</a> – Haitian acting <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Haiti" title="Prime Minister of Haiti">Prime Minister</a> and <a href="/wiki/President_of_Haiti" title="President of Haiti">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ariel_Henry" title="Ariel Henry">Ariel Henry</a> announces his pending resignation from both offices amid an ongoing <a href="/wiki/Haitian_crisis_(2018%E2%80%93present)" title="Haitian crisis (2018–present)">crisis</a> marked by <a href="/wiki/Gang_war_in_Haiti" title="Gang war in Haiti">gang warfare</a> in the country.<a href="#cite_note-161">[160]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_13" title="March 13">March 13</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence_Act" title="Artificial Intelligence Act">Artificial Intelligence Act</a>, the world's first comprehensive legal and regulatory framework for <a href="/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" title="Artificial intelligence">artificial intelligence</a>, is passed by the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>.<a href="#cite_note-162">[161]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics,_wars_and_states">Politics, wars and states</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/International_relations_since_1989" title="International relations since 1989">International relations since 1989</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_wars:_2003%E2%80%93present" title="List of wars: 2003–present">List of wars: 2003–present</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Victory_Day_Parade_2005-26.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Victory_Day_Parade_2005-26.jpg/220px-Victory_Day_Parade_2005-26.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Victory_Day_Parade_2005-26.jpg/330px-Victory_Day_Parade_2005-26.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Victory_Day_Parade_2005-26.jpg/440px-Victory_Day_Parade_2005-26.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1213" data-file-height="808" /></a><figcaption>Russian President <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a> with <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> and other Western leaders in <a href="/wiki/Moscow" title="Moscow">Moscow</a>, 9 May 2005</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Genova-G8_2001-Incidenti_a_Corso_Torino.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Genova-G8_2001-Incidenti_a_Corso_Torino.jpg/220px-Genova-G8_2001-Incidenti_a_Corso_Torino.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Genova-G8_2001-Incidenti_a_Corso_Torino.jpg/330px-Genova-G8_2001-Incidenti_a_Corso_Torino.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Genova-G8_2001-Incidenti_a_Corso_Torino.jpg/440px-Genova-G8_2001-Incidenti_a_Corso_Torino.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Protesters try to stop members of the <a href="/wiki/G8" title="G8">G8</a> from attending the summit during the <a href="/wiki/27th_G8_summit" title="27th G8 summit">27th G8 summit</a> in <a href="/wiki/Genoa" title="Genoa">Genoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> by burning vehicles on the main route to the summit.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_countries_and_territorial_changes">New countries and territorial changes</h3></div> Some territories and states have gained independence during the 21st century. This is a list of sovereign states that have gained independence in the 21st century and have been recognized by the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">UN</a>.<figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kosova_independence_Vienna_17-02-2008_b.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Kosova_independence_Vienna_17-02-2008_b.jpg/220px-Kosova_independence_Vienna_17-02-2008_b.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="244" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Kosova_independence_Vienna_17-02-2008_b.jpg/330px-Kosova_independence_Vienna_17-02-2008_b.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Kosova_independence_Vienna_17-02-2008_b.jpg/440px-Kosova_independence_Vienna_17-02-2008_b.jpg 2x" data-file-width="999" data-file-height="1110" /></a><figcaption>Celebration of the <a href="/wiki/2008_Kosovo_declaration_of_independence" title="2008 Kosovo declaration of independence">Declaration of Independence</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/23px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/35px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/46px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/East_Timor" title="East Timor">East Timor</a> (Timor-Leste)<a href="#cite_note-163">[162]</a> on 20 May 2002.</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro">Montenegro</a> on 3 June 2006.</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900" /> <a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a> on 3 June 2006.</li> <li> <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg/46px-Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="570" /> <a href="/wiki/South_Sudan" title="South Sudan">South Sudan</a> on 9 July 2011.</li></ul> These nations gained sovereignty through government reform. <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a> on 23 December 2001.</li></ul> The <a href="/wiki/Union_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Union of the Comoros">Union of the Comoros</a> replaced the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Islamic_Republic_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros">Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Transitional_Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan" title="Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan"><img alt="Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282004%E2%80%932021%2C_variant%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282004%E2%80%932021%2C_variant%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282004%E2%80%932021%2C_variant%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282004%E2%80%932021%2C_variant%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282004%E2%80%932021%2C_variant%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282004%E2%80%932021%2C_variant%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Transitional_Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan" title="Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan">Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan</a> on 13 July 2002.</li></ul> The <a href="/wiki/Transitional_Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan" title="Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan">Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan</a> replaced the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan" title="Islamic State of Afghanistan">Islamic State of Afghanistan</a>. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Serbia and Montenegro"><img alt="Serbia and Montenegro" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Serbia and Montenegro">State Union of Serbia and Montenegro</a> on 4 February 2003.</li></ul> The <a href="/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Serbia and Montenegro">State Union of Serbia and Montenegro</a> replaced the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Republic of Yugoslavia">Federal Republic of Yugoslavia</a>. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan"><img alt="Afghanistan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282004%E2%80%932021%2C_variant%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282004%E2%80%932021%2C_variant%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282004%E2%80%932021%2C_variant%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282004%E2%80%932021%2C_variant%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282004%E2%80%932021%2C_variant%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282004%E2%80%932021%2C_variant%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Afghanistan" title="Islamic Republic of Afghanistan">Islamic Republic of Afghanistan</a> on 7 December 2004.</li></ul> The <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Afghanistan" title="Islamic Republic of Afghanistan">Islamic Republic of Afghanistan</a> replaced the <a href="/wiki/Transitional_Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan" title="Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan">Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal"><img alt="Nepal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal</a> on 28 May 2008.</li></ul> The <a href="/wiki/Federal_Democratic_Republic_of_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal">Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal</a> replaced the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Nepal" title="Kingdom of Nepal">Kingdom of Nepal</a>. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya"><img alt="Libya" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/46px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="480" /></a> <a href="/wiki/National_Transitional_Council" title="National Transitional Council">National Transitional Council of Libya</a> on 20 October 2011.</li></ul> The <a href="/wiki/National_Transitional_Council" title="National Transitional Council">National Transitional Council of Libya</a> replaced the <a href="/wiki/Great_Socialist_People%27s_Libyan_Arab_Jamahiriya" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya">Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</a>. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya"><img alt="Libya" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/46px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="480" /></a> <a href="/wiki/State_of_Libya" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Libya">State of Libya</a> on 8 August 2012.</li></ul> The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Libya" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Libya">State of Libya</a> replaced the <a href="/wiki/National_Transitional_Council" title="National Transitional Council">National Transitional Council of Libya</a>. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan"><img alt="Afghanistan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Emirate_of_Afghanistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan">Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan</a> on 15 August 2021.</li></ul> The <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Emirate_of_Afghanistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan">Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan</a> replaced the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Afghanistan" title="Islamic Republic of Afghanistan">Islamic Republic of Afghanistan</a>. These territories have declared independence and secured relative autonomy but they have only been recognized by some UN member states: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo"><img alt="Kosovo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Kosovo.svg/21px-Flag_of_Kosovo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Kosovo.svg/32px-Flag_of_Kosovo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Kosovo.svg/42px-Flag_of_Kosovo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Kosovo" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Kosovo">Kosovo</a> on 17 February 2008. (<a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Kosovo" title="International recognition of Kosovo">partially recognized</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia"><img alt="South Ossetia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg/46px-Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a> on 26 August 2008. (<a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Abkhazia_and_South_Ossetia" title="International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia">partially recognized</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia"><img alt="Abkhazia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a> on 26 August 2008. (<a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Abkhazia_and_South_Ossetia" title="International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia">partially recognized</a>)</li></ul> These territories have declared independence and secured relative autonomy but they have been recognized by no one: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_State" title="Islamic State"><img alt="Islamic State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Islamic_State_flag.svg/20px-Islamic_State_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Islamic_State_flag.svg/31px-Islamic_State_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Islamic_State_flag.svg/40px-Islamic_State_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="750" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant">Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant</a> in June 2014. Had <a href="/wiki/ISIL_territorial_claims" class="mw-redirect" title="ISIL territorial claims">taken over much of Iraq, Syria and Libya</a>. It <a href="/wiki/List_of_designated_terrorist_groups" title="List of designated terrorist groups">is considered</a> a terrorist organization and no longer holds any significant territorial control.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catalonia" title="Catalonia"><img alt="Catalonia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Catalonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Catalonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Catalonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Catalonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Catalonia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Catalonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Catalonia" title="Catalonia">Republic of Catalonia</a> on 27 October 2017. The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Catalonia" title="Parliament of Catalonia">Catalan Parliament</a> proclaimed the Catalan Republic, but the <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Kingdom of Spain</a> did not recognise this and for a time imposed direct rule. (See <a href="/wiki/2017_Catalan_independence_referendum" title="2017 Catalan independence referendum">2017 Catalan independence referendum</a> and <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%932018_Spanish_constitutional_crisis" title="2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis">2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Yemen" title="South Yemen"><img alt="South Yemen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Southern_Transitional_Council" title="Southern Transitional Council">Southern Transitional Council</a> in March 2017. Claimed the majority of the southern part of Yemen and the restoration of <a href="/wiki/South_Yemen" title="South Yemen">South Yemen</a>.</li></ul> These territories were annexed from a sovereign country, the action has only been recognized by some UN member states: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_Republic_of_Crimea" title="Autonomous Republic of Crimea"><img alt="Autonomous Republic of Crimea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Crimea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Crimea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Crimea.svg/35px-Flag_of_Crimea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Crimea.svg/46px-Flag_of_Crimea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Crimea_(Russia)" title="Republic of Crimea (Russia)">Crimea</a> <a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation" title="Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation">annexed</a> from Ukraine into the Russian Federation on 18 March 2014.</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /> <a href="/wiki/Donetsk_People%27s_Republic" title="Donetsk People's Republic">Donetsk People's Republic</a>,<a href="#cite_note-164">[b]</a> <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Flag_of_Kherson_Oblast_%28Russia%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kherson_Oblast_%28Russia%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Flag_of_Kherson_Oblast_%28Russia%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kherson_Oblast_%28Russia%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Flag_of_Kherson_Oblast_%28Russia%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kherson_Oblast_%28Russia%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /> <a href="/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Kherson_Oblast" title="Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast">Kherson Oblast</a>, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_the_Luhansk_People%27s_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Luhansk_People%27s_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_the_Luhansk_People%27s_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Luhansk_People%27s_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_the_Luhansk_People%27s_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Luhansk_People%27s_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Luhansk_People%27s_Republic" title="Luhansk People's Republic">Luhansk People's Republic</a>,<a href="#cite_note-165">[c]</a> and <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_the_Russian_administered_Zaporizhzhia_Oblast.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Russian_administered_Zaporizhzhia_Oblast.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_the_Russian_administered_Zaporizhzhia_Oblast.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Russian_administered_Zaporizhzhia_Oblast.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_the_Russian_administered_Zaporizhzhia_Oblast.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Russian_administered_Zaporizhzhia_Oblast.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Zaporizhzhia_Oblast" title="Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast">Zaporizhzhia Oblast</a> <a href="/wiki/Russian_annexation_of_Donetsk,_Kherson,_Luhansk_and_Zaporizhzhia_oblasts" title="Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts">annexed</a> from Ukraine into the Russian Federation on 30 September 2022.</li></ul> These territories were ceded to another country: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh"><img alt="Bangladesh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Bangladesh_enclaves" title="India–Bangladesh enclaves">India–Bangladesh enclaves</a>, traded between the two countries in 2015.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Artsakh" title="Republic of Artsakh"><img alt="Republic of Artsakh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Flag_of_Artsakh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Artsakh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Flag_of_Artsakh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Artsakh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Flag_of_Artsakh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Artsakh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Armenian-occupied_territories_surrounding_Nagorno-Karabakh" title="Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh">Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Lachin_corridor" title="Lachin corridor">Lachin corridor</a>, ceded by <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a> to <a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> on 1 January 2024.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Science_and_technology">Science and technology</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Space_exploration">Space exploration</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PIA16239_High-Resolution_Self-Portrait_by_Curiosity_Rover_Arm_Camera.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/PIA16239_High-Resolution_Self-Portrait_by_Curiosity_Rover_Arm_Camera.jpg/170px-PIA16239_High-Resolution_Self-Portrait_by_Curiosity_Rover_Arm_Camera.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="236" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/PIA16239_High-Resolution_Self-Portrait_by_Curiosity_Rover_Arm_Camera.jpg/255px-PIA16239_High-Resolution_Self-Portrait_by_Curiosity_Rover_Arm_Camera.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/PIA16239_High-Resolution_Self-Portrait_by_Curiosity_Rover_Arm_Camera.jpg/340px-PIA16239_High-Resolution_Self-Portrait_by_Curiosity_Rover_Arm_Camera.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5247" data-file-height="7295" /></a><figcaption>NASA successfully lands the <a href="/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)" title="Curiosity (rover)">Curiosity rover</a> on the surface of <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:15-011a-NewHorizons-PlutoFlyby-ArtistConcept-14July2015-20150115.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/15-011a-NewHorizons-PlutoFlyby-ArtistConcept-14July2015-20150115.jpg/170px-15-011a-NewHorizons-PlutoFlyby-ArtistConcept-14July2015-20150115.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/15-011a-NewHorizons-PlutoFlyby-ArtistConcept-14July2015-20150115.jpg/255px-15-011a-NewHorizons-PlutoFlyby-ArtistConcept-14July2015-20150115.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/15-011a-NewHorizons-PlutoFlyby-ArtistConcept-14July2015-20150115.jpg/340px-15-011a-NewHorizons-PlutoFlyby-ArtistConcept-14July2015-20150115.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1238" /></a><figcaption>Artist's impression of <a href="/wiki/New_Horizons" title="New Horizons">New Horizons</a>' close encounter with the Pluto–Charon system.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>2001 – <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Tito" title="Dennis Tito">Dennis Tito</a> becomes the first <a href="/wiki/Space_tourism" title="Space tourism">space tourist</a> by paying $19 million to board the <a href="/wiki/International_Space_Station" title="International Space Station">International Space Station</a>.</li> <li>2003 – <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster" title="Space Shuttle Columbia disaster">Space Shuttle Columbia disaster</a> on 1 February.</li> <li>2003 – The <a href="/wiki/Chinese_space_program" title="Chinese space program">Chinese space program</a> launches its first <a href="/wiki/Human_spaceflight" title="Human spaceflight">crewed space flight</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shenzhou_5" title="Shenzhou 5">Shenzhou 5</a>, on 15 October. This made China the third country in the world to have indigenous crewed space capability.</li> <li>2004 – <a href="/wiki/Mars_Exploration_Rover" title="Mars Exploration Rover">Mars Exploration Rovers</a> <a href="/wiki/Spirit_(rover)" title="Spirit (rover)">Spirit</a> and <a href="/wiki/Opportunity_(rover)" title="Opportunity (rover)">Opportunity</a> land on <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a>; Opportunity discovers evidence that an area of <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a> was once covered in water.</li> <li>2004 – <a href="/wiki/Scaled_Composites_SpaceShipOne" class="mw-redirect" title="Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne">SpaceShipOne</a> makes the first privately funded <a href="/wiki/Human_spaceflight" title="Human spaceflight">human spaceflight</a>, on 21 June.</li> <li>2005 – The <a href="/wiki/Huygens_(spacecraft)" title="Huygens (spacecraft)">Huygens</a> probe lands on <a href="/wiki/Titan_(moon)" title="Titan (moon)">Titan</a>, the largest of Saturn's moons, on 14 January.</li> <li>2006 – The <a href="/wiki/New_Horizons" title="New Horizons">New Horizons</a> probe is launched to Pluto, on 19 January.</li> <li>2006 – <a href="/wiki/Pluto" title="Pluto">Pluto</a> is reclassified from a <a href="/wiki/Planet" title="Planet">planet</a> to a <a href="/wiki/Dwarf_planet" title="Dwarf planet">dwarf planet</a>, leaving the solar system with eight planets.</li> <li>2007 – China launches its first lunar mission with the <a href="/wiki/Chang%27e_1" title="Chang'e 1">Chang'e 1</a>, on 24 October.</li> <li>2008 – India launches its first lunar mission <a href="/wiki/Chandrayaan-1" title="Chandrayaan-1">Chandrayaan-1</a> which included a <a href="/wiki/Remote_sensing" title="Remote sensing">remote sensing</a> orbiter and impactor on 22 October 2008. It made India the third nation to place its flag on Moon.</li> <li>2008 – <a href="/wiki/Chinese_space_program" title="Chinese space program">Chinese space program</a> launches its third crewed space flight carrying its first three-person crew and conducts its first spacewalk that makes China the third nation after Russia and USA to do that, <a href="/wiki/Shenzhou_7" title="Shenzhou 7">Shenzhou 7</a>, on 25 September.</li> <li>2008 – <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_(spacecraft)" title="Phoenix (spacecraft)">Phoenix</a> discovers water ice on Mars.</li> <li>2009 – <a href="/wiki/Iranian_Space_Agency" title="Iranian Space Agency">Iran</a> launches its first <a href="/wiki/Satellite" title="Satellite">satellite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Omid" title="Omid">Omid</a>, on 2 February.</li> <li>2011 – <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> retires the last Space Shuttle, Atlantis, marking an end to its three-decade shuttle program.</li> <li>2012 – <a href="/wiki/SpaceX" title="SpaceX">SpaceX</a> successfully delivers cargo to the <a href="/wiki/International_Space_Station" title="International Space Station">International Space Station</a>.</li> <li>2012 – NASA successfully lands the <a href="/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)" title="Curiosity (rover)">Curiosity rover</a> on the surface of <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a>, on 6 August.</li> <li>2014 – India's <a href="/wiki/Mars_Orbiter_Mission" title="Mars Orbiter Mission">Mars Orbiter Mission</a>, the nation's first attempt to send a spacecraft to Mars, successfully entered orbit on 24 September, making India the fourth nation in the world to reach that goal.</li> <li>2014 – The <a href="/wiki/European_Space_Agency" title="European Space Agency">European Space Agency</a> robotic spacecraft <a href="/wiki/Philae_(spacecraft)" title="Philae (spacecraft)">Philae</a> landed successfully on the <a href="/wiki/67P/Churyumov%E2%80%93Gerasimenko" title="67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko">comet 67P</a>, the first cometary landing ever.</li> <li>2015 – On 14 July, NASA's <a href="/wiki/New_Horizons" title="New Horizons">New Horizons</a> spacecraft became the first to fly by <a href="/wiki/Pluto_(planet)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pluto (planet)">Pluto</a>, on a mission to photograph and collect data on its planetary system. No other spacecraft has yet performed such a mission so far from Earth.</li> <li>2015 – On 28 September, NASA announces that liquid water has been found on <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a>.<a href="#cite_note-166">[163]</a></li> <li>2015 – <a href="/wiki/SpaceX" title="SpaceX">SpaceX</a> launches and lands a <a href="/wiki/Falcon_9" title="Falcon 9">Falcon 9</a> into orbital space on 21 December, becoming the first reusable rocket to do so.</li> <li>2016 – <a href="/wiki/SpaceX" title="SpaceX">SpaceX</a> lands the first orbital rocket, a <a href="/wiki/CRS-8" class="mw-redirect" title="CRS-8">CRS-8</a>, on a drone platform at sea on 8 April.</li> <li>2016 – On 4 July, NASA's <a href="/wiki/Juno_(spacecraft)" title="Juno (spacecraft)">Juno</a> space probe maneuvered into a polar orbit to study the planet <a href="/wiki/Jupiter" title="Jupiter">Jupiter</a>.<a href="#cite_note-167">[164]</a></li> <li>2016 – On 26 July, <a href="/wiki/Solar_Impulse_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Solar Impulse 2">Solar Impulse 2</a> becomes the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the world.</li> <li>2016 – On 24 August, <a href="/wiki/Proxima_Centauri_B" class="mw-redirect" title="Proxima Centauri B">an Earth-sized exoplanet</a> is discovered around <a href="/wiki/Proxima_Centauri" title="Proxima Centauri">Proxima Centauri</a>, 4.2 light years away, which is potentially habitable.</li> <li>2016 – On 8 September, NASA's <a href="/wiki/OSIRIS-REx" title="OSIRIS-REx">ORIRIS-Rex</a> space probe is launched as the first asteroid sample return mission to collect samples from <a href="/wiki/Bennu_(asteroid)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bennu (asteroid)">Bennu</a>.</li> <li>2019 – On 3 January, Chinese probe <a href="/wiki/Chang%27e_4" title="Chang'e 4">Chang'e 4</a> becomes the first human-made object to land on the <a href="/wiki/Far_side_of_the_Moon" title="Far side of the Moon">far side of the Moon</a>.<a href="#cite_note-168">[165]</a></li> <li>2019 – NASA concludes the 15-year <a href="/wiki/Opportunity_(rover)" title="Opportunity (rover)">Opportunity rover</a> mission after being unable to wake the rover from hibernation.<a href="#cite_note-169">[166]</a></li> <li>2019 – <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> launched its first <a href="/wiki/Spacecraft" title="Spacecraft">spacecraft</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beresheet" title="Beresheet">Beresheet</a>, towards the <a href="/wiki/Moon" title="Moon">Moon</a> on 7 April; after two months of journey, the spacecraft failed to land and crashed on the surface of the Moon, making Israel the seventh country to orbit the Moon.</li> <li>2019 – The first image of the <a href="/wiki/Supermassive_black_hole" title="Supermassive black hole">supermassive black hole</a> inside galaxy <a href="/wiki/Messier_87" title="Messier 87">Messier 87</a> was captured by the <a href="/wiki/Event_Horizon_Telescope" title="Event Horizon Telescope">Event Horizon Telescope</a>.<a href="#cite_note-170">[167]</a></li> <li>2021 – <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Perseverance_rover" class="mw-redirect" title="Perseverance rover">Perseverance</a> rover, carrying the <a href="/wiki/Ingenuity_helicopter" class="mw-redirect" title="Ingenuity helicopter">Ingenuity</a> helicopter, successfully lands on <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a>.</li> <li>2021 – NASA's <a href="/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope" title="James Webb Space Telescope">James Webb Space Telescope</a> is successfully launched into orbit.</li> <li>2022 – The first image of the <a href="/wiki/Supermassive_black_hole" title="Supermassive black hole">supermassive black hole</a> inside <a href="/wiki/Milky_Way" title="Milky Way">Milky Way</a> was captured by the <a href="/wiki/Event_Horizon_Telescope" title="Event Horizon Telescope">Event Horizon Telescope</a>.</li> <li>2022 – The first image from the James Webb Space Telescope is published.<a href="#cite_note-171">[168]</a></li> <li>2022 – NASA successfully launches the <a href="/wiki/Artemis_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Artemis 1">Artemis 1</a> Moon mission on the SLS spacecraft after multiple delays.</li> <li>2023 – India successfully touched down near the south pole of the Moon with Chandrayaan-3's lander on August 23, making it only the fourth country to achieve the feat of reaching lunar surface after the US, China and the erstwhile Soviet Union.<a href="#cite_note-172">[169]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Physics">Physics</h3></div> <ul><li>2003 – <a href="/wiki/Wilkinson_Microwave_Anisotropy_Probe" title="Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe">WMAP</a> observations of the <a href="/wiki/Cosmic_microwave_background" title="Cosmic microwave background">cosmic microwave background</a>.</li> <li>2010 – The <a href="/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider" title="Large Hadron Collider">Large Hadron Collider</a>'s first high energy collisions took place in March 2010.</li> <li>2012 – Physicists discover the <a href="/wiki/Higgs_boson" title="Higgs boson">Higgs boson</a> based on collisions at the Large Hadron Collider, on 4 July. It is the latest particle to be discovered in the <a href="/wiki/Standard_Model" title="Standard Model">Standard Model</a>.<a href="#cite_note-173">[170]</a></li> <li>2016 – On 11 February, <a href="/wiki/LIGO" title="LIGO">LIGO</a> announces the discovery of bursts of <a href="/wiki/Gravitational_waves" class="mw-redirect" title="Gravitational waves">gravitational waves</a> generated by cosmic collisions of <a href="/wiki/Black_hole" title="Black hole">black holes</a> on, and was previously predicted by <a href="/wiki/Albert_Einstein" title="Albert Einstein">Albert Einstein</a> 100 years ago.</li> <li>2022 – on 13 December, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Energy" title="United States Department of Energy">US Department of Energy</a> announces that scientists at the <a href="/wiki/National_Ignition_Facility" title="National Ignition Facility">National Ignition Facility</a> have achieved the first positive <a href="/wiki/Fusion_energy_gain_factor" title="Fusion energy gain factor">energy gain</a> from a <a href="/wiki/Fusion_power" title="Fusion power">fusion reactor</a> in history.<a href="#cite_note-21st-174">[171]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mathematics">Mathematics</h3></div> <ul><li>2002 – <a href="/wiki/Grigori_Perelman" title="Grigori Perelman">Grigori Perelman</a> posted the first of a series of eprints to the <a href="/wiki/ArXiv" title="ArXiv">arXiv</a>, in which he proved the <a href="/wiki/Poincar%C3%A9_conjecture" title="Poincaré conjecture">Poincaré conjecture</a>, the first of the <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Prize_Problems" title="Millennium Prize Problems">Millennium Prize Problems</a> to be solved.</li> <li>2013 – <a href="/wiki/Yitang_Zhang" title="Yitang Zhang">Yitang Zhang</a> publishes a paper in the <a href="/wiki/Annals_of_Mathematics" title="Annals of Mathematics">Annals of Mathematics</a> that established the first finite bound on the least <a href="/wiki/Prime_gap" title="Prime gap">gap between consecutive primes</a> that is attained infinitely often.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Meteorology">Meteorology</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Meteorology_in_the_21st_century" title="Meteorology in the 21st century">Meteorology in the 21st century</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_tornado_research#21st_century" title="History of tornado research">History of tornado research § 21st century</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Research_on_tornadoes_in_2024" class="mw-redirect" title="Research on tornadoes in 2024">Research on tornadoes in 2024</a></div> <ul><li>2005 – A record 27 named storms <a href="/wiki/2005_Atlantic_hurricane_season" title="2005 Atlantic hurricane season">occurred during the Atlantic hurricane season</a>. The <a href="/wiki/National_Hurricane_Center" title="National Hurricane Center">National Hurricane Center</a> runs out of names from its standard list and uses Greek alphabet for the first time.<a href="#cite_note-175">[172]</a><a href="#cite_note-176">[173]</a></li> <li>2007 – The <a href="/wiki/Enhanced_Fujita_scale" title="Enhanced Fujita scale">Enhanced Fujita scale</a> is formally released and put into use across the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, replacing the <a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">Fujita scale</a>.<a href="#cite_note-177">[174]</a><a href="#cite_note-178">[175]</a></li> <li>2013: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Environment_and_Climate_Change_Canada" title="Environment and Climate Change Canada">Environment Canada</a> (EC) adopts a variation of the <a href="/wiki/Enhanced_Fujita_scale" title="Enhanced Fujita scale">Enhanced Fujita scale</a> (CEF-scale), replacing the <a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">Fujita scale</a> across <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>.<a href="#cite_note-179">[176]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Moore_tornado" title="2013 Moore tornado">A violent EF5 tornado</a> impacts <a href="/wiki/Moore,_Oklahoma" title="Moore, Oklahoma">Moore, Oklahoma</a>, marking the last tornado to receive the rating of EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale.<a href="#cite_note-180">[177]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_El_Reno_tornado" title="2013 El Reno tornado">A violent tornado</a> impacts areas around <a href="/wiki/El_Reno,_Oklahoma" title="El Reno, Oklahoma">El Reno, Oklahoma</a>.<a href="#cite_note-181">[178]</a> The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Oklahoma" title="University of Oklahoma">University of Oklahoma</a>'s RaXPol mobile Doppler weather radar, positioned at a nearby overpass, measured winds preliminarily analyzed as in excess of 296 mph (476 km/h). These winds are considered the second-highest ever measured worldwide, just shy of the 302 ± 22 mph (486 ± 35 km/h) recorded during the <a href="/wiki/1999_Bridge_Creek%E2%80%93Moore_tornado" title="1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado">1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado</a>.<a href="#cite_note-JeffMJune4-182">[179]</a><a href="#cite_note-183">[180]</a></li></ul></li> <li>2015 – The <a href="/wiki/European_Severe_Storms_Laboratory" title="European Severe Storms Laboratory">European Severe Storms Laboratory</a> along with the <a href="/wiki/Max_Planck_Institute_for_Nuclear_Physics" title="Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics">Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics</a> publish a detailed assessment of the <a href="/wiki/1764_Woldegk_tornado" title="1764 Woldegk tornado">1764 Woldegk tornado</a>, in which it was assigned a rating of F5 on the <a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">Fujita scale</a>, marking the oldest official F5 tornado.<a href="#cite_note-184">[181]</a></li> <li>2023: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Leitman" class="mw-redirect" title="Elizabeth Leitman">Elizabeth Leitman</a> becomes the first woman to issue a convective watch from the <a href="/wiki/Storm_Prediction_Center" title="Storm Prediction Center">Storm Prediction Center</a>.<a href="#cite_note-185">[182]</a><a href="#cite_note-186">[183]</a><a href="#cite_note-187">[184]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/TORNADO_Act" title="TORNADO Act">TORNADO Act</a> was introduced by U.S. Senator <a href="/wiki/Roger_Wicker" title="Roger Wicker">Roger Wicker</a> as well as eight other senators from the <a href="/wiki/118th_United_States_Congress" title="118th United States Congress">118th United States Congress</a>.<a href="#cite_note-188">[185]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/International_Fujita_scale" title="International Fujita scale">International Fujita scale</a> (IF-scale) is officially published.<a href="#cite_note-189">[186]</a></li></ul></li> <li>2024 – Researchers with the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Tennessee" title="University of Tennessee">University of Tennessee</a> and <a href="/wiki/University_of_Missouri" title="University of Missouri">University of Missouri</a> publish an academic study about how survivors from the <a href="/wiki/2011_Joplin_tornado" title="2011 Joplin tornado">2011 Joplin tornado</a> recover from "Tornado Brain", a new term for the <a href="/wiki/Post-traumatic_stress_disorder" title="Post-traumatic stress disorder">PTSD</a> of tornado survivors.<a href="#cite_note-190">[187]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Biotechnology_and_medicine">Biotechnology and medicine</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_medicine_and_medical_technology#2000_–_present" title="Timeline of medicine and medical technology">Timeline of medicine and medical technology § 2000 – present</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Medicine_in_the_2010s" title="Medicine in the 2010s">Medicine in the 2010s</a></div> <ul><li>2001 – The first <a href="/wiki/Remote_surgery" title="Remote surgery">telesurgery</a> is performed by <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Marescaux" title="Jacques Marescaux">Jacques Marescaux</a>.</li> <li>2003 – Completion of the <a href="/wiki/Human_Genome_Project" title="Human Genome Project">Human Genome Project</a></li> <li>2005 – The first successful partial <a href="/wiki/Face_transplant" title="Face transplant">face transplant</a> is performed in France.</li> <li>2006 – <a href="/wiki/Australian_of_the_Year" title="Australian of the Year">Australian of the Year</a> Dr <a href="/wiki/Ian_Frazer" title="Ian Frazer">Ian Frazer</a> develops a <a href="/wiki/Vaccine" title="Vaccine">vaccine</a> for <a href="/wiki/Cervical_cancer" title="Cervical cancer">cervical cancer</a>.</li> <li>2007 – Visual prosthetic (bionic eye) Argus II.</li> <li>2008 – Japanese scientists create a form of artificial <a href="/wiki/DNA" title="DNA">DNA</a>.</li> <li>2008 – <a href="/wiki/Laurent_Lantieri" title="Laurent Lantieri">Laurent Lantieri</a> performs the first full face transplant.</li> <li>2011 – First successful <a href="/wiki/Uterus_transplantation" title="Uterus transplantation">Uterus transplant</a> from a deceased donor in Turkey.</li> <li>2012 – The first successful complete face transplant is performed in Turkey.</li> <li>2012 – Doubts raised over <a href="/wiki/Statin" title="Statin">Statin</a> medication.</li> <li>2013 – First kidney grown in vitro in the U.S.</li> <li>2013 – First human liver grown from stem cells in Japan.</li> <li>2014 – A <a href="/wiki/3D_printer" class="mw-redirect" title="3D printer">3D printer</a> is used for first ever <a href="/w/index.php?title=Skull_transplant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Skull transplant (page does not exist)">skull transplant</a>.<a href="#cite_note-191">[188]</a></li> <li>2016 – The first ever <a href="/wiki/Artificial_pancreas" class="mw-redirect" title="Artificial pancreas">artificial pancreas</a> is created.<a href="#cite_note-192">[189]</a></li> <li>2019 – Researchers 3D-print a heart from human patient's cells.<a href="#cite_note-193">[190]</a></li> <li>2020 – First <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_vaccine" title="COVID-19 vaccine">COVID-19 Vaccine</a> is developed.</li> <li>2022 – The complete <a href="/wiki/Human_genome" title="Human genome">human genome</a> is sequenced.<a href="#cite_note-194">[191]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Telecommunications">Telecommunications</h3></div> The <a href="/wiki/Digital_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital Revolution">Digital Revolution</a> continued into the early 21st century with mobile phone usage and <a href="/wiki/Global_Internet_usage" title="Global Internet usage">Global Internet usage</a> growing massively, becoming available to many more people, with more applications and faster speeds. <table> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; float right; clear: right;"> <caption><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users" title="List of countries by number of Internet users">Worldwide Internet users</a><a href="#cite_note-ITCFactsAndFigures-2023-195">[192]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th scope="col">2005</th> <th scope="col">2010</th> <th scope="col">2017</th> <th scope="col">2023 </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">World population (billions)<a href="#cite_note-WWIU_USCensus-WorldPop1950to2050-2014-196">[193]</a> </th> <td>6.5 </td> <td>6.9 </td> <td>7.4 </td> <td>8.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Worldwide </th> <td>16% </td> <td>30% </td> <td>48% </td> <td>67% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">In developing world </th> <td>8% </td> <td>21% </td> <td>41.3% </td> <td>60% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">In developed world </th> <td>51% </td> <td>67% </td> <td>81% </td> <td>93% </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <a href="/wiki/Social_networking" class="mw-redirect" title="Social networking">Social networking</a> emerged in the mid-2000s as a popular form of social communication, partly replacing much of the function of <a href="/wiki/Email" title="Email">email</a>, <a href="/wiki/Message_board" class="mw-redirect" title="Message board">message boards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Instant_messaging" title="Instant messaging">instant messaging</a> services. <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>, <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Snapchat" title="Snapchat">Snapchat</a> and WeChat are all major examples of social media which have gained widespread popularity. The use of <a href="/wiki/Webcam" title="Webcam">webcams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Front-facing_camera" title="Front-facing camera">front-facing cameras</a> on PCs and related devices, and services such as <a href="/wiki/Skype" title="Skype">Skype</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zoom_(software)" title="Zoom (software)">Zoom</a> and <a href="/wiki/FaceTime" title="FaceTime">FaceTime</a>, have made <a href="/wiki/Video_calling" class="mw-redirect" title="Video calling">video calling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Video_conferencing" class="mw-redirect" title="Video conferencing">video conferencing</a> widespread. Their use hugely increased during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Civil_unrest">Civil unrest</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_protests_in_the_21st_century" title="List of protests in the 21st century">List of protests in the 21st century</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Crisis_20_diciembre_2001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Crisis_20_diciembre_2001.jpg/220px-Crisis_20_diciembre_2001.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Crisis_20_diciembre_2001.jpg/330px-Crisis_20_diciembre_2001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Crisis_20_diciembre_2001.jpg/440px-Crisis_20_diciembre_2001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="440" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/December_2001_riots_in_Argentina" title="December 2001 riots in Argentina">December 2001 riots in Argentina</a>, also known as "Argentinazo".</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Demonstrations_in_Tbilisi,_Georgia._7_November_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Demonstrations_in_Tbilisi%2C_Georgia._7_November_2007.jpg/220px-Demonstrations_in_Tbilisi%2C_Georgia._7_November_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Demonstrations_in_Tbilisi%2C_Georgia._7_November_2007.jpg/330px-Demonstrations_in_Tbilisi%2C_Georgia._7_November_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Demonstrations_in_Tbilisi%2C_Georgia._7_November_2007.jpg/440px-Demonstrations_in_Tbilisi%2C_Georgia._7_November_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="565" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/2007_Georgian_demonstrations" title="2007 Georgian demonstrations">2007 Georgian demonstrations</a> against the government of president <a href="/wiki/Mikheil_Saakashvili" title="Mikheil Saakashvili">Mikheil Saakashvili</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tahrir_Square_during_Friday_of_Departure.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Tahrir_Square_during_Friday_of_Departure.png/220px-Tahrir_Square_during_Friday_of_Departure.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Tahrir_Square_during_Friday_of_Departure.png/330px-Tahrir_Square_during_Friday_of_Departure.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Tahrir_Square_during_Friday_of_Departure.png/440px-Tahrir_Square_during_Friday_of_Departure.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tahrir_Square" title="Tahrir Square">Tahrir Square</a> Protest during the <a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_revolution" title="2011 Egyptian revolution">Arab Spring in Egypt</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Madrid_-_Acampada_Sol_-_110520_230541.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Madrid_-_Acampada_Sol_-_110520_230541.jpg/220px-Madrid_-_Acampada_Sol_-_110520_230541.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Madrid_-_Acampada_Sol_-_110520_230541.jpg/330px-Madrid_-_Acampada_Sol_-_110520_230541.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Madrid_-_Acampada_Sol_-_110520_230541.jpg/440px-Madrid_-_Acampada_Sol_-_110520_230541.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Anti-austerity_movement_in_Spain" title="Anti-austerity movement in Spain">Peaceful protests</a> in <a href="/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a>. In August 2011, Spain's unemployment reached 21.2% (46.2% for youths).</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Protesto_no_Congresso_Nacional_do_Brasil,_17_de_junho_de_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Protesto_no_Congresso_Nacional_do_Brasil%2C_17_de_junho_de_2013.jpg/220px-Protesto_no_Congresso_Nacional_do_Brasil%2C_17_de_junho_de_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Protesto_no_Congresso_Nacional_do_Brasil%2C_17_de_junho_de_2013.jpg/330px-Protesto_no_Congresso_Nacional_do_Brasil%2C_17_de_junho_de_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Protesto_no_Congresso_Nacional_do_Brasil%2C_17_de_junho_de_2013.jpg/440px-Protesto_no_Congresso_Nacional_do_Brasil%2C_17_de_junho_de_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1981" /></a><figcaption>Protesters on top of <a href="/wiki/National_Congress_of_Brazil" title="National Congress of Brazil">Brazil's National Congress</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2013_protests_in_Brazil" title="2013 protests in Brazil">2013 protests in Brazil</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Marcha_Mas_Grande_De_Chile_2019_Plaza_Baquedano_Drone.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Marcha_Mas_Grande_De_Chile_2019_Plaza_Baquedano_Drone.jpg/220px-Marcha_Mas_Grande_De_Chile_2019_Plaza_Baquedano_Drone.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Marcha_Mas_Grande_De_Chile_2019_Plaza_Baquedano_Drone.jpg/330px-Marcha_Mas_Grande_De_Chile_2019_Plaza_Baquedano_Drone.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Marcha_Mas_Grande_De_Chile_2019_Plaza_Baquedano_Drone.jpg/440px-Marcha_Mas_Grande_De_Chile_2019_Plaza_Baquedano_Drone.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3968" data-file-height="2976" /></a><figcaption>"<a href="/wiki/La_marcha_m%C3%A1s_grande_de_Chile" title="La marcha más grande de Chile">La marcha más grande de Chile</a>" in <a href="/wiki/Santiago" title="Santiago">Santiago</a>, during the 2019 <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%932020_Chilean_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2019–2020 Chilean protests">Estallido Social</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minneapolis_05-28-20_(49947863357).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Minneapolis_05-28-20_%2849947863357%29.jpg/220px-Minneapolis_05-28-20_%2849947863357%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Minneapolis_05-28-20_%2849947863357%29.jpg/330px-Minneapolis_05-28-20_%2849947863357%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Minneapolis_05-28-20_%2849947863357%29.jpg/440px-Minneapolis_05-28-20_%2849947863357%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6240" data-file-height="4160" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_Protests" class="mw-redirect" title="George Floyd Protests">George Floyd Protests</a> in May 2020, Minneapolis.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Violences_urbaines_Nahel_Besan%C3%A7on-Planoise_29-06-2023_oufik-de-Planoise_4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Violences_urbaines_Nahel_Besan%C3%A7on-Planoise_29-06-2023_oufik-de-Planoise_4.jpg/220px-Violences_urbaines_Nahel_Besan%C3%A7on-Planoise_29-06-2023_oufik-de-Planoise_4.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Violences_urbaines_Nahel_Besan%C3%A7on-Planoise_29-06-2023_oufik-de-Planoise_4.jpg/330px-Violences_urbaines_Nahel_Besan%C3%A7on-Planoise_29-06-2023_oufik-de-Planoise_4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Violences_urbaines_Nahel_Besan%C3%A7on-Planoise_29-06-2023_oufik-de-Planoise_4.jpg/440px-Violences_urbaines_Nahel_Besan%C3%A7on-Planoise_29-06-2023_oufik-de-Planoise_4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3960" data-file-height="2342" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nahel_Merzouk_riots" title="Nahel Merzouk riots">Protests</a> break out in 2023 across France over the <a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Nahel_Merzouk" title="Killing of Nahel Merzouk">Killing of Nahel Merzouk</a>.</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_Intifada" title="Second Intifada">Second Intifada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Harehills_riot" title="2001 Harehills riot">2001 Harehills riot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_G8_summit#Citizens'_responses_and_authorities'_counter-responses" title="27th G8 summit">2001 G8 Genoa summit protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2001_riots_in_Argentina" title="December 2001 riots in Argentina">December 2001 riots in Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Gujarat_riots" title="2002 Gujarat riots">2002 Gujarat riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protests_against_the_Iraq_War" title="Protests against the Iraq War">Protests against the Iraq War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivian_gas_conflict" title="Bolivian gas conflict">Bolivian gas conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Maldives_civil_unrest" title="2003 Maldives civil unrest">2003 Maldives civil unrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Revolution" title="Rose Revolution">Rose Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Venezuelan_protests" title="2004 Venezuelan protests">2004 Venezuelan protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Qamishli_riots" title="2004 Qamishli riots">2004 Qamishli riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_unrest_in_Kosovo" title="2004 unrest in Kosovo">2004 unrest in Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Dublin_May_Day_protests" title="2004 Dublin May Day protests">2004 Dublin May Day protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_Revolution" title="Orange Revolution">Orange Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulip_Revolution" title="Tulip Revolution">Tulip Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Revolution" title="Cedar Revolution">Cedar Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Belize_unrest" title="2005 Belize unrest">2005 Belize unrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protests_against_Faure_Gnassingb%C3%A9" title="Protests against Faure Gnassingbé">Protests against Faure Gnassingbé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Belfast_riots" title="2005 Belfast riots">2005 Belfast riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_civil_unrest_in_France" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 civil unrest in France">2005 civil unrest in France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Cronulla_riots" title="2005 Cronulla riots">2005 Cronulla riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeans_Revolution" title="Jeans Revolution">Jeans Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%932008_Lebanese_protests" title="2006–2008 Lebanese protests">2006–2008 Lebanese protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saffron_Revolution" title="Saffron Revolution">Saffron Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Georgian_demonstrations" title="2007 Georgian demonstrations">2007 Georgian demonstrations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Armenian_presidential_election_protests" title="2008 Armenian presidential election protests">2008 Armenian presidential election protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Tibetan_unrest" title="2008 Tibetan unrest">2008 Tibetan unrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_riot_in_Mongolia" title="2008 riot in Mongolia">2008 riot in Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Icelandic_financial_crisis_protests" title="2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests">2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_G-20_London_summit_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 G-20 London summit protests">2009 G-20 London summit protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2009_Moldovan_parliamentary_election_protests" title="April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests">April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%932010_Iranian_election_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2009–2010 Iranian election protests">2009–2010 Iranian election protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2009_%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_riots" title="July 2009 Ürümqi riots">July 2009 Ürümqi riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Thai_political_protests" title="2010 Thai political protests">2010 Thai political protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyz_Revolution_of_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010">Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Kingston_unrest" title="2010 Kingston unrest">2010 Kingston unrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_G-20_Toronto_summit_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests">2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Mozambican_protests" title="2010 Mozambican protests">2010 Mozambican protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_UK_student_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 UK student protests">2010 UK student protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932012_Greek_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2012 Greek protests">2010–2012 Greek protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arab_Spring" title="Arab Spring">Arab Spring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisian_revolution" title="Tunisian revolution">Tunisian revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_revolution" title="2011 Egyptian revolution">2011 Egyptian revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2011_Egyptian_revolution_under_Supreme_Council_of_the_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of the 2011 Egyptian revolution under Supreme Council of the Armed Forces">2011 Egyptian Post-Revolution protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Impact_of_the_Arab_Spring" title="Impact of the Arab Spring">Impact of the Arab Spring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Magallanes_protests" title="2011 Magallanes protests">2011 Magallanes protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Iranian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Iranian protests">2011 Iranian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_civil_war" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan civil war">2011 Libyan civil war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" title="Syrian civil war">Syrian civil war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Northern_Ireland_riots" title="2011 Northern Ireland riots">2011 Northern Ireland riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Malawian_protests" title="2011 Malawian protests">2011 Malawian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_anti-austerity_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 United Kingdom anti-austerity protests">2011 United Kingdom anti-austerity protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-austerity_movement_in_Portugal" title="Anti-austerity movement in Portugal">Anti-austerity movement in Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Spanish_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Spanish protests">Spanish "Indignants"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_England_riots" title="2011 England riots">2011 England riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9313_Chilean_student_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011–13 Chilean student protests">2011–13 Chilean student protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Israeli_social_justice_protests" title="2011 Israeli social justice protests">2011 Israeli social justice protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Occupy_movement_protest_locations" title="List of Occupy movement protest locations">Worldwide "Occupy" Protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%932013_Russian_protests" title="2011–2013 Russian protests">2011–2013 Russian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bersih_3.0_rally" title="Bersih 3.0 rally">Bersih 3.0 rally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yo_Soy_132" title="Yo Soy 132">Yo Soy 132</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belfast_City_Hall_flag_protests" title="Belfast City Hall flag protests">Belfast City Hall flag protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%932013_Iraqi_protests" title="2012–2013 Iraqi protests">2012–2013 Iraqi protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Myanmar_anti-Muslim_riots" title="2013 Myanmar anti-Muslim riots">2013 Myanmar anti-Muslim riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gezi_Park_protests" title="Gezi Park protests">Gezi Park protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_protests_in_Brazil" title="2013 protests in Brazil">2013 protests in Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2013_Egyptian_protests" title="June 2013 Egyptian protests">June 2013 Egyptian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement" title="2013 Bangladesh quota reform movement">2013 Bangladesh quota reform movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%932014_Cambodian_protests" title="2013–2014 Cambodian protests">2013–2014 Cambodian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Muzaffarnagar_riots" title="2013 Muzaffarnagar riots">2013 Muzaffarnagar riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%932014_Thai_political_crisis" title="2013–2014 Thai political crisis">2013–2014 Thai political crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euromaidan" title="Euromaidan">Euromaidan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Italian_social_protests" title="2013 Italian social protests">2013 Italian social protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Little_India_riots" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 Little India riots">2013 Little India riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Ukrainian_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Ukrainian Revolution">2014 Ukrainian Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_pro-Russian_unrest_in_Ukraine" title="2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine">2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_unrest_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="2014 unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina">2014 unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_protests_(2014%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Venezuelan protests (2014–present)">Venezuelan protests (2014–present)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_anti-Muslim_riots_in_Sri_Lanka" title="2014 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka">2014 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pakistan_anti-government_protest" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Pakistan anti-government protest">2014 Pakistan anti-government protest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Ferguson_unrest" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Ferguson unrest">2014 Ferguson unrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Hong_Kong_protests" title="2014 Hong Kong protests">2014 Hong Kong protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Baltimore_protests" title="2015 Baltimore protests">2015 Baltimore protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burundian_unrest_(2015%E2%80%932018)" title="Burundian unrest (2015–2018)">Burundian unrest (2015–2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9318_Iraqi_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2015–18 Iraqi protests">2015–18 Iraqi protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Lebanese_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Lebanese protests">2015 Lebanese protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protests_against_Donald_Trump" title="Protests against Donald Trump">Protests against Donald Trump</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FeesMustFall" title="FeesMustFall">FeesMustFall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuit_debout" title="Nuit debout">Nuit debout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Gabonese_protests" title="2016 Gabonese protests">2016 Gabonese protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Turkish_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt">2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_South_Korean_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2016–17 South Korean protests">2016–17 South Korean protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dakota_Access_Pipeline_protests" title="Dakota Access Pipeline protests">Dakota Access Pipeline protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Manipur_unrest" title="2016 Manipur unrest">2016 Manipur unrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Cameroonian_protests" title="2016–17 Cameroonian protests">2016–17 Cameroonian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%932019_Romanian_protests" title="2017–2019 Romanian protests">2017–2019 Romanian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Belarusian_protests" title="2017 Belarusian protests">2017 Belarusian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%932018_Russian_protests" title="2017–2018 Russian protests">2017–2018 Russian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%932018_Spanish_constitutional_crisis" title="2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis">2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unite_the_Right_rally" title="Unite the Right rally">Unite the Right rally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%932018_Honduran_protests" title="2017–2018 Honduran protests">2017–2018 Honduran protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement" title="2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement">2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_anti-Muslim_riots_in_Sri_Lanka" title="2018 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka">2018 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%932019_Nicaraguan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2018–2019 Nicaraguan protests">2018–2019 Nicaraguan protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Bangladesh_road-safety_protests" title="2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests">2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellow_vests_movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Yellow vests movement">Yellow vests movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbian_protests_(2018%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Serbian protests (2018–present)">Serbian protests (2018–present)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudanese_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Sudanese Revolution">Sudanese Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Armenian_revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 Armenian revolution">2018 Armenian revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%932023_Haitian_crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="2018–2023 Haitian crisis">2018–2023 Haitian crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%932020_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2019–2020 Algerian protests">2019–2020 Algerian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Hong_Kong_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2019–20 Hong Kong protests">2019–20 Hong Kong protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Venezuelan_uprising_attempt" title="2019 Venezuelan uprising attempt">2019 Venezuelan uprising attempt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Papua_protests" title="2019 Papua protests">2019 Papua protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Egyptian_protests" title="2019 Egyptian protests">2019 Egyptian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%932020_Iraqi_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2019–2020 Iraqi protests">2019–2020 Iraqi protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Ecuadorian_protests" title="2019 Ecuadorian protests">2019 Ecuadorian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%932020_Chilean_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2019–2020 Chilean protests">2019–2020 Chilean protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Catalan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Catalan protests">2019 Catalan protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%932020_Guinean_protests" title="2019–2020 Guinean protests">2019–2020 Guinean protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Lebanese_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2019–20 Lebanese protests">2019–20 Lebanese protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Bolivian_protests" title="2019 Bolivian protests">2019 Bolivian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Indonesian_protests_and_riots" title="2019 Indonesian protests and riots">2019 Indonesian protests and riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Iranian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2019–20 Iranian protests">2019–20 Iranian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Maltese_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Maltese protests">2019 Maltese protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019-2020_Colombian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2019-2020 Colombian protests">2019-2020 Colombian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citizenship_Amendment_Act_protests" title="Citizenship Amendment Act protests">Citizenship Amendment Act protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_Thai_protests" title="2020–2021 Thai protests">2020–2021 Thai protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_protests_against_Benjamin_Netanyahu" title="2020–2021 protests against Benjamin Netanyahu">2020–2021 protests against Benjamin Netanyahu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_racial_unrest_(2020%E2%80%932023)" title="United States racial unrest (2020–2023)">United States racial unrest (2020–2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Belarusian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 Belarusian protests">2020 Belarusian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_Serbian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2020–2021 Serbian protests">2020–2021 Serbian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_Bulgarian_protests" title="2020–2021 Bulgarian protests">2020–2021 Bulgarian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_Indian_farmers%27_protest" title="2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest">2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/End_SARS" title="End SARS">End SARS protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October%E2%80%93November_2020_Polish_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="October–November 2020 Polish protests">2020 Polish protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Peruvian_protests" title="2020 Peruvian protests">2020 Peruvian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_United_States_election_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2020–2021 United States election protests">2020–2021 United States election protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_Armenian_protests" title="2020–2021 Armenian protests">2020–2021 Armenian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Guatemalan_protests" title="2020 Guatemalan protests">2020 Guatemalan protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Dutch_curfew_riots" title="2021 Dutch curfew riots">2021 Dutch curfew riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Russian_protests" title="2021 Russian protests">2021 Russian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Myanmar_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 Myanmar protests">2021 Myanmar protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Senegalese_protests" title="2021 Senegalese protests">2021 Senegalese protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Paraguayan_protests" title="2021 Paraguayan protests">2021 Paraguayan protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Colombian_protests" title="2021 Colombian protests">2021 Colombian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_South_African_unrest" title="2021 South African unrest">2021 South African unrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Kazakh_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Kazakh protests">2022 Kazakh protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_protests" title="2022 Sri Lankan protests">2022 Sri Lankan protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Ecuadorian_protests" title="2022 Ecuadorian protests">2022 Ecuadorian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-MONUSCO_protests" title="Anti-MONUSCO protests">Anti-MONUSCO protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sierra_Leone_protests" title="2022 Sierra Leone protests">2022 Sierra Leone protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahsa_Amini_protests" title="Mahsa Amini protests">Mahsa Amini protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_Brazilian_election_protests" title="2022–2023 Brazilian election protests">2022–2023 Brazilian election protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Mongolian_protests" title="2022 Mongolian protests">2022 Mongolian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_Peruvian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2022–2023 Peruvian protests">2022–2023 Peruvian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Israeli_judicial_reform_protests" title="2023 Israeli judicial reform protests">2023 Israeli judicial reform protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_French_pension_reform_strikes" title="2023 French pension reform strikes">2023 French pension reform strikes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Pakistani_protests" title="2023 Pakistani protests">2023 Pakistani protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_South_African_National_Shutdown" title="2023 South African National Shutdown">2023 South African National Shutdown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Manipur_violence" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Manipur violence">2023 Manipur violence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Senegalese_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Senegalese protests">2023 Senegalese protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nahel_Merzouk_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="Nahel Merzouk protests">Nahel Merzouk protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Armenian_protests" title="2023 Armenian protests">2023 Armenian protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_farmers%27_protests" title="2024 European farmers' protests">2024 European farmers' protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Papua_New_Guinean_unrest" title="2024 Papua New Guinean unrest">2024 Papua New Guinean unrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Indian_farmers%27_protest" title="2024 Indian farmers' protest">2024 Indian farmers' protest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_pro-Palestinian_protests_on_university_campuses" title="2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses">2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_New_Caledonia_unrest" title="2024 New Caledonia unrest">2024 New Caledonia unrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement" title="2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement">2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenya_Finance_Bill_protests" title="Kenya Finance Bill protests">Kenya Finance Bill protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Harehills_unrest" class="mw-redirect" title="2024 Harehills unrest">2024 Harehills unrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_riots" title="2024 United Kingdom riots">2024 United Kingdom riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/End_Bad_Governance_protests" title="End Bad Governance protests">End Bad Governance protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Indonesian_local_election_law_protests" title="2024 Indonesian local election law protests">2024 Indonesian local election law protests</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Disasters">Disasters</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Natural_disasters">Natural disasters</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2004-tsunami.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/2004-tsunami.jpg/220px-2004-tsunami.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/2004-tsunami.jpg/330px-2004-tsunami.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/2004-tsunami.jpg/440px-2004-tsunami.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="1114" /></a><figcaption>The tsunami striking <a href="/wiki/Ao_Nang" title="Ao Nang">Ao Nang</a> in <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> on 26 December 2004.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KatrinaNewOrleansFlooded_edit2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/KatrinaNewOrleansFlooded_edit2.jpg/170px-KatrinaNewOrleansFlooded_edit2.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/KatrinaNewOrleansFlooded_edit2.jpg/255px-KatrinaNewOrleansFlooded_edit2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/KatrinaNewOrleansFlooded_edit2.jpg/340px-KatrinaNewOrleansFlooded_edit2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1153" data-file-height="1514" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans, Louisiana</a>, in the aftermath of <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a> in 2005.</figcaption></figure> 2000s <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_Gujarat_earthquake" title="2001 Gujarat earthquake">2001 Gujarat earthquake</a> – An earthquake in Gujarat, India on 26 January 2001, killed approximately 20,000 people.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_2001_El_Salvador_earthquake" title="January 2001 El Salvador earthquake">January 2001 El Salvador earthquake</a> – A 7.9 earthquake in El Salvador shook the whole country on 13 January 2001, causing a major devastating landslide, hundreds dead, thousands injured and many homeless. A month later, on 13 February 2001, the country suffered a second earthquake – 6.7</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_European_heat_wave" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 European heat wave">2003 European heat wave</a> – Approximately up to 70,000 people were killed across Europe in a summer long heat wave.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Bam_earthquake" title="2003 Bam earthquake">2003 Bam earthquake</a> – An <a href="/wiki/Bam,_Iran#2003_earthquake" title="Bam, Iran">earthquake</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bam,_Iran" title="Bam, Iran">Bam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> on 27 December 2003, killed more than 26,000.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Jeanne" title="Hurricane Jeanne">2004 Hurricane Jeanne</a> – Over 3,000 people are killed by <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Jeanne" title="Hurricane Jeanne">Hurricane Jeanne</a> in <a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a> in September 2004.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami">2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami</a> – On 26 December 2004, a massive undersea earthquake resulted in a massive tsunami striking southeast Asia killing approximately 230,000.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">2005 Hurricane Katrina</a> – The hurricane killed 1,836 in southeast Louisiana and Mississippi (mostly in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>) and South Florida. A significant portion of the city, most of which sits below sea level, was submerged. Damages reached US$81.5 billion, making Katrina the costliest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the U.S.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Kashmir_earthquake" title="2005 Kashmir earthquake">2005 Kashmir earthquake</a> – An <a href="/wiki/2005_Kashmir_earthquake" title="2005 Kashmir earthquake">earthquake in Kashmir</a> on 8 October 2005, killed at least 74,500 in India and <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyclone_Nargis" title="Cyclone Nargis">2008 Cyclone Nargis</a> – lead to catastrophic storm surge, leading to a death toll in excess of 100,000 and making millions homeless.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake" title="2008 Sichuan earthquake">2008 Sichuan earthquake</a> – An earthquake between 7.9 and 8.0-magnitude struck Sichuan, China, on 12 May 2008, killing 68,712, with 17,921 missing.</li> <li>2009 <a href="/wiki/Black_Saturday_bushfires" title="Black Saturday bushfires">Black Saturday bushfires</a> – The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that ignited or were burning across the Australian state of Victoria, Australia on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009. The fires occurred during extreme bushfire-weather conditions and resulted in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire; 173 people died and 414 were injured.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_L%27Aquila_earthquake" title="2009 L'Aquila earthquake">2009 L'Aquila earthquake</a> – A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near <a href="/wiki/L%27Aquila" title="L'Aquila">L'Aquila</a> (<a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>) on 6 April 2009, one of the worst in Italian history. 308 were pronounced dead and more than 65,000 were made homeless.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 flu pandemic">2009 flu pandemic</a> – A worldwide outbreak of <a href="/wiki/Influenza_A_virus_subtype_H1N1" title="Influenza A virus subtype H1N1">Influenza A virus subtype H1N1</a> spread around the world forming a pandemic by June 2009.</li></ul> 2010s <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Haiti_Earthquake_building_damage.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Haiti_Earthquake_building_damage.jpg/220px-Haiti_Earthquake_building_damage.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Haiti_Earthquake_building_damage.jpg/330px-Haiti_Earthquake_building_damage.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Haiti_Earthquake_building_damage.jpg/440px-Haiti_Earthquake_building_damage.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Damaged buildings in <a href="/wiki/Port-au-Prince" title="Port-au-Prince">Port-au-Prince</a> as a result of the <a href="/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake" title="2010 Haiti earthquake">2010 Haiti earthquake</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Morning_after_Hurricane_Maria_(37372721465).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Morning_after_Hurricane_Maria_%2837372721465%29.jpg/220px-Morning_after_Hurricane_Maria_%2837372721465%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Morning_after_Hurricane_Maria_%2837372721465%29.jpg/330px-Morning_after_Hurricane_Maria_%2837372721465%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Morning_after_Hurricane_Maria_%2837372721465%29.jpg/440px-Morning_after_Hurricane_Maria_%2837372721465%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5008" data-file-height="3336" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Maria" title="Hurricane Maria">Hurricane Maria</a> destruction in <a href="/wiki/Dominica" title="Dominica">Dominica</a> in 2017.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake" title="2010 Haiti earthquake">2010 Haiti earthquake</a> – At least 230,000 are killed in Haiti after a massive earthquake on 12 January 2010. Three million people were made homeless.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Chile_earthquake" title="2010 Chile earthquake">2010 Chile earthquake</a> – A massive earthquake, magnitude 8.8, strikes the central Chilean coast on 27 February 2010.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Yushu_earthquake" title="2010 Yushu earthquake">2010 Yushu earthquake</a> – A large 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Yushu region of China in Qinghai near Tibet, on 14 April 2010, killing over 2,200 people.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_eruption_of_Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull">2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull</a> – A massive ash cloud is formed by the eruption of the Icelandic volcano <a href="/wiki/Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull" title="Eyjafjallajökull">Eyjafjallajökull</a>, on 14 April 2010, grounding flights across northwest Europe. Scientists began recording volcanic activity there in 2009 which increased through March 2010 culminating in the second phase eruption in April.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pakistan_floods" title="2010 Pakistan floods">2010 Pakistan floods</a> – Began in July 2010 after record heavy <a href="/wiki/Monsoon" title="Monsoon">monsoon</a> rains. The <a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a> province of <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> was worst affected. At least 1,600 people were killed, thousands were rendered homeless, and more than thirteen million people were affected.<a href="#cite_note-Bodeen-197">[194]</a><a href="#cite_note-nyt-198">[195]</a><a href="#cite_note-bbc20100731-199">[196]</a><a href="#cite_note-nyt20100730-200">[197]</a><a href="#cite_note-201">[198]</a> Estimates from rescue service officials suggest the death toll may reach 3,000 victims.<a href="#cite_note-202">[199]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods" title="2010–2011 Queensland floods">2011 Queensland floods</a> – Began in December 2010 primarily in <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>. The flood causes thousands of people to evacuate. At least 200,000 people were affected by the flood. The flood continued throughout January 2011 in Queensland, and the estimated reduction in <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Australia" title="Economy of Australia">Australia's GDP</a> is about A$30 billion.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyclone_Yasi" title="Cyclone Yasi">Cyclone Yasi</a> – A category 5 (Australian Scale) cyclone hits North Queensland with winds as strong as 290 km/h (197 miles/hr) and devastates the residents of North Queensland.</li> <li>February <a href="/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake" title="2011 Christchurch earthquake">2011 Christchurch earthquake</a> – 185 people died in New Zealand after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch on 22 February 2011, making it New Zealand's second-deadliest natural disaster after the <a href="/wiki/1931_Hawke%27s_Bay_earthquake" title="1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake">1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami">2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami</a> – On 11 March 2011, a catastrophic undersea earthquake of magnitude 9.0 occurred offshore of eastern <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, the greatest in the country's history and created a massive tsunami which killed 15,894; it also triggered the <a href="/wiki/Fukushima_I_nuclear_accidents" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukushima I nuclear accidents">Fukushima I nuclear accidents</a>. The overall cost for the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accidents reached up to US$235 billion, making it the costliest natural disaster on record.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Super_Outbreak" title="2011 Super Outbreak">2011 Super Outbreak</a> – Regarded as the deadliest tornado outbreak ever recorded and dubbed the 2011 Super Outbreak, a catastrophic tornado outbreak on 25–28 April affected the <a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">Southern United States</a> and killed over 330 people, most of whom were in or from <a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a>. Damages are expected to be near or over $10 billion.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Joplin_tornado" title="2011 Joplin tornado">2011 Joplin tornado</a> – On 22 May 2011, a devastating EF5 tornado struck <a href="/wiki/Joplin,_Missouri" title="Joplin, Missouri">Joplin, Missouri</a>, resulting in 159 casualties, making it the deadliest tornado to hit the United States since 1947.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Washi" title="Tropical Storm Washi">Tropical Storm Washi</a> – Locally known as Sendong, it caused catastrophic flooding in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippine</a> island of <a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> on the night of 16 December 2011. The hardest hits were in <a href="/wiki/Cagayan_de_Oro" title="Cagayan de Oro">Cagayan de Oro</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iligan_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Iligan City">Iligan City</a>. Almost 1000 people perished, most of whom were sleeping, and President <a href="/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_III" title="Benigno Aquino III">Benigno Aquino III</a> declared a <a href="/wiki/State_of_calamity" class="mw-redirect" title="State of calamity">state of calamity</a> four days later.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Sandy" title="Hurricane Sandy">Hurricane Sandy</a> – 24–30 October 2012 – kills at least 185 people in the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahamas">Bahamas</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>. Considerable <a href="/wiki/Storm_surge" title="Storm surge">storm surge</a> damage causes major disruption to the eastern seaboard of the United States.<a href="#cite_note-203">[200]</a><a href="#cite_note-204">[201]</a><a href="#cite_note-205">[202]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Bohol_earthquake" title="2013 Bohol earthquake">2013 Bohol earthquake</a> – An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 that killed 22 people and destroyed a total worth of ₱2.25 billion,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Haiyan" title="Typhoon Haiyan">Typhoon Haiyan</a> 2013 – kills more than 6,000 people in central <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>. Considered to be one of the strongest storms ever, it brought major damage and loss of life to the Philippines, especially the islands of <a href="/wiki/Leyte" title="Leyte">Leyte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samar" title="Samar">Samar</a>. A worldwide humanitarian effort began in the aftermath of the typhoon.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Southeast_Europe_floods" title="2014 Southeast Europe floods">2014 Southeast Europe floods</a> – kill at least 80 people in <a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a> and <a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a>. Floodwaters caused over 2,000 landslides across the Balkan region, spreading damage across many towns and villages.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2015_Nepal_earthquake" title="April 2015 Nepal earthquake">April 2015 Nepal earthquake</a> – An earthquake of 7.8 magnitude kills almost 9,000 people, injures another 22,000 and leaves nearly 3 million people homeless in Central Nepal. The earthquake was so strong it was felt in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Taiwan_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Taiwan earthquake">2016 Taiwan earthquake</a> – An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude kills 117 people, injures 550, and 4 people were left missing. The earthquake resulted in 3 executives of the Weiguan developer being arrested under charges of professional negligence resulting in death.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_2016_Central_Italy_earthquake" title="August 2016 Central Italy earthquake">August 2016 Central Italy earthquake</a> – A 6.2 magnitude <a href="/wiki/Earthquake" title="Earthquake">earthquake</a> killed 299 people and severely damaged <a href="/wiki/Amatrice" title="Amatrice">Amatrice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Accumoli" title="Accumoli">Accumoli</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arquata_del_Tronto" title="Arquata del Tronto">Arquata del Tronto</a>.</li></ul> 2020s <ul><li>Unprecedented flooding displaces millions and threatens famine in <a href="/wiki/2020_in_Sudan" title="2020 in Sudan">Sudan</a> and <a href="/wiki/2020_in_South_Sudan" title="2020 in South Sudan">South Sudan</a> in 2020–2021.<a href="#cite_note-206">[203]</a><a href="#cite_note-207">[204]</a></li> <li>On 12 January 2020, the Taal Volcano <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932022_Taal_Volcano_eruptions" title="2020–2022 Taal Volcano eruptions">erupted</a> for the first time in 43 years.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2020_Atlantic_hurricane_season" title="2020 Atlantic hurricane season">2020 Atlantic hurricane season</a>, the most active regional season on record with 30 total named storms, results in over 400 fatalities across parts of the United States, <a href="/wiki/Central_America" title="Central America">Central America</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a>.</li> <li>At least 20 people are killed in <a href="/wiki/2021_Henan_floods" title="2021 Henan floods">2021 Henan floods</a> in China after heavy rainfall (at least 20c per hour) exacerbated by the approach of <a href="/wiki/Typhoon_In-fa" title="Typhoon In-fa">Typhoon In-fa</a> breaks existing records.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021_European_floods" title="2021 European floods">2021 European floods</a> kill over 188 people and devastate Belgium, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Croatia, Switzerland, Italy and Luxemburg. Floods in Germany prove to be the deadliest since the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea_Flood_of_1962" class="mw-redirect" title="North Sea Flood of 1962">North Sea Flood of 1962</a>.</li> <li>On 27 July 2022, <a href="/wiki/2022_Luzon_earthquake" title="2022 Luzon earthquake">a magnitude-7.0 earthquake hit Luzon</a>, causing 11 deaths and ₱1.88 billion of property damage.</li> <li>In September 2022, <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Ian" title="Hurricane Ian">Hurricane Ian</a> hit the west coast of Florida as a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane, becoming the deadliest hurricane to hit Florida since the 1935 Labor Day hurricane.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Human-made_disasters">Human-made disasters</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Deepwater_Horizon_offshore_drilling_unit_on_fire_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Deepwater_Horizon_offshore_drilling_unit_on_fire_2010.jpg/220px-Deepwater_Horizon_offshore_drilling_unit_on_fire_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Deepwater_Horizon_offshore_drilling_unit_on_fire_2010.jpg/330px-Deepwater_Horizon_offshore_drilling_unit_on_fire_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Deepwater_Horizon_offshore_drilling_unit_on_fire_2010.jpg/440px-Deepwater_Horizon_offshore_drilling_unit_on_fire_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3219" data-file-height="2412" /></a><figcaption>Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit in the Gulf of Mexico on fire in 2010</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>On 27 July 2002, a <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-27" title="Sukhoi Su-27">Sukhoi Su-27</a> fighter <a href="/wiki/Sknyliv_airshow_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Sknyliv airshow disaster">crashes</a> at an <a href="/wiki/Air_show" title="Air show">air show</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>, killing 77 and injuring more than 100, making it the worst air show disaster in history.</li> <li>On 1 February 2003, at the conclusion of the <a href="/wiki/STS-107" title="STS-107">STS-107</a> mission, the <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle" title="Space Shuttle">Space Shuttle</a> <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia" title="Space Shuttle Columbia">Columbia</a> <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster" title="Space Shuttle Columbia disaster">disintegrates during reentry</a> over <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, killing all seven astronauts on board.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Black_Saturday_bushfires" title="Black Saturday bushfires">Black Saturday bushfires</a> – the deadliest <a href="/wiki/Bushfires_in_Australia" title="Bushfires in Australia">bushfires in Australian</a> history took place across the <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australian</a> <a href="/wiki/Australian_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian state">state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a> on 7 February 2009, during extreme bushfire-weather conditions, resulting in 173 people killed, more than 500 injured, and around 7,500 homeless. The fires came after <a href="/wiki/Melbourne,_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Melbourne, Australia">Melbourne</a> recorded the <a href="/wiki/Early_2009_southeastern_Australia_heat_wave" class="mw-redirect" title="Early 2009 southeastern Australia heat wave">highest-ever temperature</a> (46.4 °C, 115 °F) of any capital city in Australia. The majority of the fires were ignited by either fallen or clashing power lines or deliberately lit.</li> <li>On 10 April 2010, Polish President <a href="/wiki/Lech_Kaczy%C5%84ski" title="Lech Kaczyński">Lech Kaczyński</a>, his wife and 94 other people, including dozens of government officials, are killed in <a href="/wiki/2010_Polish_Air_Force_Tu-154_crash" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash">a plane crash</a>.</li> <li>On 20 April 2010, an explosion on the <a href="/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon" title="Deepwater Horizon">Deepwater Horizon</a> offshore <a href="/wiki/Drilling_rig" title="Drilling rig">drilling rig</a>, operating in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico" title="Gulf of Mexico">Gulf of Mexico</a> off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>, left eleven crewmen dead and resulted in a fire that sank the rig and caused a massive-scale <a href="/wiki/Oil_spill" title="Oil spill">oil spill</a><a href="#cite_note-208">[205]</a> that may become one of the worst environmental disasters in <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> history.<a href="#cite_note-209">[206]</a> On 18 June 2010, oceanographer John Kessler said that the crude gushing from the well contains 40 percent methane, compared to about 5 percent found in typical oil deposits. Methane is a natural gas that could potentially suffocate marine life and create "dead zones" where oxygen is so depleted that nothing lives. "This is the most vigorous methane eruption in modern human history," Kessler said.<a href="#cite_note-210">[207]</a> On 20 June an internal BP document was released by Congress revealing that BP estimated the flow could be as much as 100,000 barrels (4,200,000 US gallons; 16,000 cubic metres) per day under the circumstances that existed since 20 April blowout.<a href="#cite_note-211">[208]</a><a href="#cite_note-212">[209]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pandemics_and_epidemics">Pandemics and epidemics</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WHO_in_PPE.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/WHO_in_PPE.jpg/220px-WHO_in_PPE.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/WHO_in_PPE.jpg/330px-WHO_in_PPE.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/WHO_in_PPE.jpg/440px-WHO_in_PPE.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Western_African_Ebola_virus_epidemic" class="mw-redirect" title="Western African Ebola virus epidemic">Western African Ebola virus epidemic</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Covid-19_SP_-_Santo_Andre%27s_hospital_at_peak_of_pandemic.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Covid-19_SP_-_Santo_Andre%27s_hospital_at_peak_of_pandemic.jpg/220px-Covid-19_SP_-_Santo_Andre%27s_hospital_at_peak_of_pandemic.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Covid-19_SP_-_Santo_Andre%27s_hospital_at_peak_of_pandemic.jpg/330px-Covid-19_SP_-_Santo_Andre%27s_hospital_at_peak_of_pandemic.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Covid-19_SP_-_Santo_Andre%27s_hospital_at_peak_of_pandemic.jpg/440px-Covid-19_SP_-_Santo_Andre%27s_hospital_at_peak_of_pandemic.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1602" /></a><figcaption>Santo Andre's hospital during the peak of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_Pandemic" class="mw-redirect" title="COVID-19 Pandemic">COVID-19 Pandemic</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>2002–2004 – <a href="/wiki/SARS" title="SARS">Severe acute respiratory syndrome</a> (SARS) spreads to many countries in the <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%932004_SARS_outbreak" title="2002–2004 SARS outbreak">2002–2004 SARS outbreak</a>, causing 774 deaths.</li> <li>2009 – <a href="/wiki/Influenza_A_virus_subtype_H1N1" title="Influenza A virus subtype H1N1">Influenza A virus subtype H1N1</a> spreads around the world, becoming a <a href="/wiki/2009_swine_flu_pandemic" title="2009 swine flu pandemic">global pandemic</a>, with over 200,000 deaths.</li> <li>2013–2016 – <a href="/wiki/Ebola_virus" class="mw-redirect" title="Ebola virus">Ebola virus</a> <a href="/wiki/Western_African_Ebola_virus_epidemic" class="mw-redirect" title="Western African Ebola virus epidemic">spreads in west Africa</a>, causing over 11,000 deaths.</li> <li>2020–2023 – A <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">worldwide pandemic</a> caused by the <a href="/wiki/SARS-CoV-2" title="SARS-CoV-2">SARS-CoV-2 virus</a> takes place. It leads to widespread <a href="/wiki/Social_impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic" title="Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic">social</a> and <a href="/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic" title="Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic">economic</a> disruption and more than <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_deaths" title="COVID-19 pandemic deaths">7 million reported deaths</a>.<a href="#cite_note-COVID_Death_Toll-12">[11]</a> However, it is estimated that around 18.2 to 33.5 million people may have died in the Pandemic.<a href="#cite_note-COVID_True_Death_Toll-13">[12]</a></li> <li>2022–2023 – <a href="/wiki/Mpox" title="Mpox">Mpox</a> spreads to many countries around the world in the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_mpox_outbreak" title="2022–2023 mpox outbreak">2022–2023 mpox outbreak</a>, causing 207 deaths.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economics_and_industry">Economics and industry</h2></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_financial_crisis" title="2007–2008 financial crisis">2007–2008 financial crisis</a> led to the <a href="/wiki/Great_Recession" title="Great Recession">Great Recession</a>.</li> <li>In the early 2010s the <a href="/wiki/European_debt_crisis" title="European debt crisis">European debt crisis</a> caused major effects on <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European politics</a> and contributing to power shifts and the introduction of <a href="/wiki/Austerity" title="Austerity">austerity</a> policies in different countries.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Developing_countries" class="mw-redirect" title="Developing countries">Developing countries</a> make up for 97% of the world's growth, and <a href="/wiki/Industrialization" class="mw-redirect" title="Industrialization">industrialization</a> leads to the rapid rise of <a href="/wiki/BRICS" title="BRICS">BRICS</a> economies and the weakening of <a href="/wiki/American_Century" title="American Century">American</a> <a href="/wiki/Hegemony" title="Hegemony">hegemony</a> in the global economy.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_recession" title="COVID-19 recession">recession</a> caused by the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> forced many governments and economic sectors to heavily invest and restructure, especially through widespread introduction of <a href="/wiki/Remote_work" title="Remote work">remote work</a>.</li> <li>Economic restructuring was pursued in many economies due to global <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2></div> <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Association football</a> is the most popular sport worldwide with the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a> being the most viewed football event. Other sports such as rugby, cricket, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, tennis, and golf are popular globally. In <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a>, the emergence of the <a href="/wiki/Twenty20" title="Twenty20">Twenty20</a> format and the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Premier_League" title="Indian Premier League">Indian Premier League</a> led to changes in the nature of the sport. American swimmer <a href="/wiki/Michael_Phelps" title="Michael Phelps">Michael Phelps</a> won an Olympic record setting 8 Gold medals at the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics</a>. <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beijing_Birds_Nest_Olympics_track_.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Beijing_Birds_Nest_Olympics_track_.jpg/220px-Beijing_Birds_Nest_Olympics_track_.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Beijing_Birds_Nest_Olympics_track_.jpg/330px-Beijing_Birds_Nest_Olympics_track_.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Beijing_Birds_Nest_Olympics_track_.jpg/440px-Beijing_Birds_Nest_Olympics_track_.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a> Bird's Nest Stadium during the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics</a>.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Olympics">Olympics</h3></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics" title="2002 Winter Olympics">2002 Winter Olympics</a> were held in <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City, Utah</a>, United States</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">2004 Summer Olympics</a> were held in <a href="/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens, Greece</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2006_Winter_Olympics" title="2006 Winter Olympics">2006 Winter Olympics</a> were held in <a href="/wiki/Turin" title="Turin">Turin, Italy</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics</a> were held in <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing, China</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics" title="2010 Winter Olympics">2010 Winter Olympics</a> were held in <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver, British Columbia</a>, Canada</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a> were held in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London, United Kingdom</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics" title="2014 Winter Olympics">2014 Winter Olympics</a> were held in <a href="/wiki/Sochi" title="Sochi">Sochi, Russia</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics" title="2016 Summer Olympics">2016 Summer Olympics</a> were held in <a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2018_Winter_Olympics" title="2018 Winter Olympics">2018 Winter Olympics</a> were held in <a href="/wiki/Pyeongchang" class="mw-redirect" title="Pyeongchang">Pyeongchang, South Korea</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">2020 Summer Olympics</a> were held in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo, Japan</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2022_Winter_Olympics" title="2022 Winter Olympics">2022 Winter Olympics</a> were held in <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing, China</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics" title="2024 Summer Olympics">2024 Summer Olympics</a> were held in <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris, France</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2026_Winter_Olympics" title="2026 Winter Olympics">2026 Winter Olympics</a> will be held in <a href="/wiki/Milan" title="Milan">Milan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cortina_d%27Ampezzo" title="Cortina d'Ampezzo">Cortina d'Ampezzo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2028_Summer_Olympics" title="2028 Summer Olympics">2028 Summer Olympics</a> will be held in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles, California, United States</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2032_Summer_Olympics" title="2032 Summer Olympics">2032 Summer Olympics</a> will be held in <a href="/wiki/Brisbane" title="Brisbane">Brisbane, Queensland, Australia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Association_football_(Men)">Association football (Men)</h3></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2002 FIFA World Cup">2002 FIFA World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/Brazil_National_Football_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="Brazil National Football Team">Brazil</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2006 FIFA World Cup">2006 FIFA World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/Italy_National_Football_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="Italy National Football Team">Italy</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">2010 FIFA World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/Spain_National_Football_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="Spain National Football Team">Spain</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2014 FIFA World Cup">2014 FIFA World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/Germany_National_Football_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="Germany National Football Team">Germany</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA World Cup">2018 FIFA World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/France_National_Football_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="France National Football Team">France</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022 FIFA World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/Argentina_National_Football_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="Argentina National Football Team">Argentina</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Association_football_(Women)">Association football (Women)</h3></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2003_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2003 FIFA Women's World Cup">2003 FIFA Women's World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/Germany_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Germany women's national football team">Germany</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2007_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2007 FIFA Women's World Cup">2007 FIFA Women's World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/Germany_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Germany women's national football team">Germany</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2011_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2011 FIFA Women's World Cup">2011 FIFA Women's World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Japan women's national football team">Japan</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2015_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2015 FIFA Women's World Cup">2015 FIFA Women's World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States women's national soccer team">United States</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2019_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2019 FIFA Women's World Cup">2019 FIFA Women's World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States women's national soccer team">United States</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2023 FIFA Women's World Cup">2023 FIFA Women's World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/Spain_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Spain women's national football team">Spain</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cricket">Cricket</h3></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2003_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2003 Cricket World Cup">2003 Cricket World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Australia men's national cricket team">Australia</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2007_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2007 Cricket World Cup">2007 Cricket World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/West_Indies" title="West Indies">West Indies</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Australia men's national cricket team">Australia</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2011_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2011 Cricket World Cup">2011 Cricket World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/India_men%27s_national_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="India men's national cricket team">India</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2015_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2015 Cricket World Cup">2015 Cricket World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Australia men's national cricket team">Australia</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2019_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2019 Cricket World Cup">2019 Cricket World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/England_cricket_team" title="England cricket team">England</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2023 Cricket World Cup">2023 Cricket World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Australia men's national cricket team">Australia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gridiron_football">Gridiron football</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tom_Brady_2016.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Tom_Brady_2016.JPG/170px-Tom_Brady_2016.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Tom_Brady_2016.JPG/255px-Tom_Brady_2016.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Tom_Brady_2016.JPG/340px-Tom_Brady_2016.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1473" data-file-height="2537" /></a><figcaption>Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a> played in 10 Super Bowls, the most ever.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>In the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> were the dominant franchise of the first two decades of the 21st century, winning six <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowls</a> between their first, in 2001, and their most recent, in 2018 and appearing in an additional three others. Head Coach <a href="/wiki/Bill_Belichick" title="Bill Belichick">Bill Belichick</a> and quarterback <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a> led the team during the stretch, with Brady also leading the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> to an additional Super Bowl following the 2020 season. Other teams with multiple Super Bowl appearances over that time period include the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a>. Besides Brady, who also won three <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press_NFL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award">Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award</a> (MVP), other highly recognized players include quarterback <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a>, who won five MVP awards, the most in history, and quarterback <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> who won three MVPs, who in 2011 set the NFL record for season <a href="/wiki/Passer_rating" title="Passer rating">passer rating</a>. Successful offensive players at other positions include wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Randy_Moss" title="Randy Moss">Randy Moss</a>, who set the record for most receiving touchdowns in a season with 23 in 2007, wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Michael_Thomas_(wide_receiver,_born_1993)" title="Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993)">Michael Thomas</a>, who set the NFL record for most receptions in a season with 149 in 2019, tight end <a href="/wiki/Rob_Gronkowski" title="Rob Gronkowski">Rob Gronkowski</a>, who became the first tight end to lead the league in receiving touchdowns in 2011, and running back <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Adrian Peterson</a>, who set the all-time NFL record for rushing yards in a game with 296 in 2007, his rookie year. Key defensive players of the century include safety <a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">Ed Reed</a>, who led the league in interceptions three times, linebacker <a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Ray Lewis</a>, who set the career tackles record when he retired in 2012, and linebacker <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. J. Watt</a>, who is the only player to record more than 20 quarterback sacks in two different seasons.</li> <li>In American <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a>, the sport saw the creation of the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a>, the first playoff for <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision">NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision</a>, the highest level of college football in the U.S. The series was dominated by two teams, the <a href="/wiki/Clemson_Tigers_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson Tigers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama Crimson Tide</a>, at least one of which has played in every Playoff since its inception in 2014 and between them have won all but one of said championships. Prior to 2014, the method of determining the champion was done via the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">Bowl Championship Series</a> (BCS), a single championship game that attempted to match the top two teams in the country using a series of polls and computer rankings to choose the top two teams. In the BCS era, the top teams were Alabama, which won three BCS Championships, and <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Seminoles_football" title="Florida State Seminoles football">Florida State</a>, <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a>, which won two BCS Championships each. <a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Nick Saban</a>, who led both LSU and Alabama to one and seven national championships respectively, was the most dominant coach of his era, while quarterbacks dominated the <a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a>, winning 16 of 20 during the first two decades of the 21st century. Several controversies over the payment of athletes dominated the sport, with Heisman Trophy winner <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Bush" title="Reggie Bush">Reggie Bush</a> being forced to return his award over receiving improper benefits while maintaining amateur status, while officials and media continued to debate the possibility of paying athletes at all levels of <a href="/wiki/College_athletics_in_the_United_States" title="College athletics in the United States">college athletics</a>.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Canadian_football" title="Canadian football">Canadian football</a>, the league opened the 21st century facing an uncertain financial future, suffering from the failures of the experiment of trying to field <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League_in_the_United_States" title="Canadian Football League in the United States">Canadian football teams in the United States</a> and having to contract a large number of teams at the end of the 20th century. The league fluctuated between eight and nine teams as two different Ottawa-based franchises failed during the first decade of the 21st century. The league found stability during the 2010s, and showed surprising parity between the teams, with all nine teams appearing in at least one <a href="/wiki/Grey_Cup" title="Grey Cup">Grey Cup</a> during the 2000s and 2010s, and with only the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Alouettes" title="Montreal Alouettes">Montreal Alouettes</a> winning back-to-back titles during those two decades, in 2009 and 2010. Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Calvillo" title="Anthony Calvillo">Anthony Calvillo</a> of the Alouettes was the face of the league during his career, winning three <a href="/wiki/CFL%27s_Most_Outstanding_Player_Award" title="CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award">Most Outstanding Player Awards</a> and setting several passing records in the process.</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Golf">Golf</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tiger_Woods_in_May_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Tiger_Woods_in_May_2019.jpg/130px-Tiger_Woods_in_May_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Tiger_Woods_in_May_2019.jpg/195px-Tiger_Woods_in_May_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Tiger_Woods_in_May_2019.jpg/260px-Tiger_Woods_in_May_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1051" data-file-height="1493" /></a><figcaption>Tiger Woods was the most successful male golfer of the first two decades of the 21st century.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2002_Ryder_Cup" title="2002 Ryder Cup">2002 Ryder Cup</a> was won by Europe 15 and a half to the USA's 12 and a half.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2004_Ryder_Cup" title="2004 Ryder Cup">2004 Ryder Cup</a> was won by Europe 18 and a half to the USA's 9 and a half.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2006_Ryder_Cup" title="2006 Ryder Cup">2006 Ryder Cup</a> was won by Europe again 18 and a half to the USA's 9 and a half.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2008_Ryder_Cup" title="2008 Ryder Cup">2008 Ryder Cup</a> was won by the USA 16 and a half to Europe's 11 and a half.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2010_Ryder_Cup" title="2010 Ryder Cup">2010 Ryder Cup</a> was won by Europe 14 and a half to the USA's 13 and a half.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2012_Ryder_Cup" title="2012 Ryder Cup">2012 Ryder Cup</a> was won by Europe 14 and a half to the USA's 13 and a half.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2014_Ryder_Cup" title="2014 Ryder Cup">2014 Ryder Cup</a> was won by Europe 16 and a half to the USA's 11 and a half.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2016_Ryder_Cup" title="2016 Ryder Cup">2016 Ryder Cup</a> was won by USA 17 to Europe's 11.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2018_Ryder_Cup" title="2018 Ryder Cup">2018 Ryder Cup</a> was won by Europe 17 and a half to the USA's 10 and a half.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021_Ryder_Cup" title="2021 Ryder Cup">2021 Ryder Cup</a> was won by USA 19 to Europe's 9.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Ryder_Cup" title="2023 Ryder Cup">2023 Ryder Cup</a> was won by Europe 16 and a half to the USA's 11 and half.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Motorsport">Motorsport</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sydney_SuperSprint_2016_Race_18_Start.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Sydney_SuperSprint_2016_Race_18_Start.jpg/220px-Sydney_SuperSprint_2016_Race_18_Start.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Sydney_SuperSprint_2016_Race_18_Start.jpg/330px-Sydney_SuperSprint_2016_Race_18_Start.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Sydney_SuperSprint_2016_Race_18_Start.jpg/440px-Sydney_SuperSprint_2016_Race_18_Start.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>The start of a race during the 2016 <a href="/wiki/Supercars_Championship" title="Supercars Championship">Supercars Championship</a> in Australia</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt" title="Dale Earnhardt">Dale Earnhardt</a> died after a last-lap crash during the <a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" title="Daytona 500">Daytona 500</a> in February 2001.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Schumacher" title="Michael Schumacher">Michael Schumacher</a> broke many records in the first few years of the century, including the record for most races won (91), most World Championships (7), and most pole positions (68) by the time he retired in 2006. In 2010, he announced his comeback to <a href="/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula One</a> after three years out of the sport, retiring again in 2012.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel" title="Sebastian Vettel">Sebastian Vettel</a> broke numerous records on his way to becoming Formula One's youngest ever world champion, in 2010 at age 23, and then the youngest ever double world champion, in 2011 at age 24.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Loeb" title="Sébastien Loeb">Sébastien Loeb</a> became the most successful rally driver ever, winning the <a href="/wiki/World_Rally_Championship" title="World Rally Championship">World Rally Championship</a> a record 9 consecutive times between 2004 and 2012. He also set new records for the most wins, podium finishes and points scored.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casey_Stoner" title="Casey Stoner">Casey Stoner</a> won his second <a href="/wiki/MotoGP" class="mw-redirect" title="MotoGP">MotoGP</a> world title (2007 and 2011), and announced his retirement from the sport at just 27 years of age, citing disagreement with the direction of the sport and a desire to spend more time with his family. His retirement became effective at the end of the 2012 MotoGP season. Stoner has won every MotoGP-branded race at least once.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Lowndes" title="Craig Lowndes">Craig Lowndes</a> became the first driver to reach 100 race wins in the <a href="/wiki/Supercars_Championship" title="Supercars Championship">V8 Supercars Championship</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton" title="Lewis Hamilton">Lewis Hamilton</a> broke the record for most career pole positions in <a href="/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula One</a> in 2019, and the record for most career wins in 2020.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rugby_Union">Rugby Union</h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003 Rugby World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007 Rugby World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011 Rugby World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015 Rugby World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019 Rugby World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023 Rugby World Cup</a> – host <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> – was won by <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tennis_(Men)">Tennis (Men)</h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Federer" title="Roger Federer">Roger Federer</a> won 20 <a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(tennis)" title="Grand Slam (tennis)">Grand Slam</a> titles (6 Australian Opens, 1 French Open, 8 Wimbledons, and 5 US Opens) to surpass <a href="/wiki/Pete_Sampras" title="Pete Sampras">Pete Sampras</a>' record of 14.</li> <li>Roger Federer, <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Nadal" title="Rafael Nadal">Rafael Nadal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Novak_Djokovic" title="Novak Djokovic">Novak Djokovic</a> each completed a Career Grand Slam, winning the singles championships in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Open" title="Australian Open">Australian Open</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_Open" title="French Open">French Open</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="The Championships">Wimbledon</a> and <a href="/wiki/US_Open_(tennis)" title="US Open (tennis)">US Open</a>; Nadal also won the Olympic Singles gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics to complete a Golden Career Slam.</li> <li>At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut completed the <a href="/wiki/Isner%E2%80%93Mahut_match_at_the_2010_Wimbledon_Championships" title="Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships">longest tennis match ever</a>. Isner won 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 70–68.</li> <li>In 2019, Rafael Nadal became the first male player to win a single Grand Slam tournament (<a href="/wiki/French_Open" title="French Open">French Open</a>) 12 times.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tennis_(Women)">Tennis (Women)</h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Serena_Williams" title="Serena Williams">Serena Williams</a> won 23 Grand Slam titles (7 Australian Opens, 3 French Opens, 7 Wimbledons, and 6 US Opens) in the 21st century, to add to her 1999 US Open title. Including a 2017 Australian Open win whilst 8 weeks pregnant</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Sharapova" title="Maria Sharapova">Maria Sharapova</a> became the first female Russian player to reach No.1 on 22 August 2005. She also retired in 2020.</li> <li>China's <a href="/wiki/Li_Na" title="Li Na">Li Na</a> won the <a href="/wiki/2011_French_Open" title="2011 French Open">2011 French Open</a>, becoming the first player, male or female, from that country to win a Grand Slam.</li> <li>Belarusian <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Azarenka" title="Victoria Azarenka">Victoria Azarenka</a> won the <a href="/wiki/2012_Australian_Open" title="2012 Australian Open">2012 Australian Open</a>, becoming the first player, male or female, from that country to win a Grand Slam, and also hold the No.1 ranking (taking over from <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Wozniacki" title="Caroline Wozniacki">Caroline Wozniacki</a>).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arts_and_entertainment">Arts and entertainment</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Art">Art</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_art" title="Contemporary art">Contemporary art</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Art:21" title="Art:21">Art:21</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rupert_Breheny_mechanical_dove_eca144e7-476d-4976-821d-a49c408e4f36.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Rupert_Breheny_mechanical_dove_eca144e7-476d-4976-821d-a49c408e4f36.png/220px-Rupert_Breheny_mechanical_dove_eca144e7-476d-4976-821d-a49c408e4f36.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Rupert_Breheny_mechanical_dove_eca144e7-476d-4976-821d-a49c408e4f36.png/330px-Rupert_Breheny_mechanical_dove_eca144e7-476d-4976-821d-a49c408e4f36.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Rupert_Breheny_mechanical_dove_eca144e7-476d-4976-821d-a49c408e4f36.png/440px-Rupert_Breheny_mechanical_dove_eca144e7-476d-4976-821d-a49c408e4f36.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>An <a href="/wiki/Artificial_intelligence_art" title="Artificial intelligence art">AI generated image</a> of a mechanical dove, created via <a href="/wiki/Midjourney" title="Midjourney">Midjourney</a></figcaption></figure> The rise of the <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">Social Media</a> led to art being democratized and revolutionized.<a href="#cite_note-213">[210]</a> Art websites and spaces such as <a href="/wiki/DeviantArt" title="DeviantArt">DeviantArt</a> grew rapidly. New <a href="/wiki/Art_movement#21st_century" title="Art movement">art movements</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Minimalism" title="Minimalism">minimalism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Craftivism" title="Craftivism">craftivism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stuckism" title="Stuckism">stuckism</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Remodernism" title="Remodernism">remodernism</a>, as well as new art forms such as <a href="/wiki/Street_art" title="Street art">street art</a>, <a href="/wiki/Environmental_art" title="Environmental art">environmental art</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pixel_art" title="Pixel art">pixel art</a>, rose as well. However, concerns grew over the dilution and commercialization of art.<a href="#cite_note-214">[211]</a> In the late 2010s, <a href="/wiki/Non-fungible_token" title="Non-fungible token">NFTs</a>, unique digital assets that represent ownership or proof of authenticity for a specific item, primarily used for digital art, as a new form of investment asset, began dramatically surging. However, many considered them to be an <a href="/wiki/Economic_bubble" title="Economic bubble">economic bubble</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Ponzi_scheme" title="Ponzi scheme">Ponzi scheme</a>.<a href="#cite_note-215">[212]</a> In 2022, the NFT market collapsed; a May 2022 estimate was that the number of sales was down over 90% compared to 2021.<a href="#cite_note-216">[213]</a> By September 2023, over 95% of all NFTs had zero monetary value.<a href="#cite_note-217">[214]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:21st_century_in_music" title="Category:21st century in music">Category:21st century in music</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Taylor_Swift_Eras_Tour_-_Arlington_TX_20230331_-_Look_What_You_Made_Me_Do_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Taylor_Swift_Eras_Tour_-_Arlington_TX_20230331_-_Look_What_You_Made_Me_Do_1.jpg/220px-Taylor_Swift_Eras_Tour_-_Arlington_TX_20230331_-_Look_What_You_Made_Me_Do_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Taylor_Swift_Eras_Tour_-_Arlington_TX_20230331_-_Look_What_You_Made_Me_Do_1.jpg/330px-Taylor_Swift_Eras_Tour_-_Arlington_TX_20230331_-_Look_What_You_Made_Me_Do_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Taylor_Swift_Eras_Tour_-_Arlington_TX_20230331_-_Look_What_You_Made_Me_Do_1.jpg/440px-Taylor_Swift_Eras_Tour_-_Arlington_TX_20230331_-_Look_What_You_Made_Me_Do_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5447" data-file-height="3631" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/The_Eras_Tour" title="The Eras Tour">The Eras Tour</a> of <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a></figcaption></figure> At the beginning of the century, the <a href="/wiki/Compact_disc" title="Compact disc">compact disc</a> (CD) was the standard form of music media, but alternative forms of music media started to take its place such as <a href="/wiki/Music_downloading" class="mw-redirect" title="Music downloading">music downloading</a> and <a href="/wiki/Online_streaming" class="mw-redirect" title="Online streaming">online streaming</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Vinyl_revival" title="Vinyl revival">resurgence</a> in sales of <a href="/wiki/Vinyl_records" class="mw-redirect" title="Vinyl records">vinyl records</a> in the 2010s was driven by <a href="/wiki/Record_collecting" title="Record collecting">record collectors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Audiophile" title="Audiophile">audiophiles</a> who prefer the sound of analog vinyl records to digital recordings. In 2020, for the first time since the 1980s, vinyl surpassed CDs as the primary form of physical media for consumers of music, though both were still surpassed by online streaming, which by the 2020s became the predominant way that people consumed music.<a href="#cite_note-218">[215]</a> As of 2024, the most active music streaming services were <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> (2 billion monthly music users, 100 million premium subscribers), <a href="/wiki/Spotify" title="Spotify">Spotify</a> (615 million monthly users, 239 million premium subscribers), <a href="/wiki/Tencent_Music" title="Tencent Music">Tencent Music</a> (576 million monthly users, 106.7 million premium subscribers), <a href="/wiki/NetEase_Cloud_Music" title="NetEase Cloud Music">NetEase Cloud Music</a> (205.9 million monthly users, 44.1 million premium subscribers), <a href="/wiki/Gaana_(music_streaming_service)" title="Gaana (music streaming service)">Gaana</a> (185 million monthly users), <a href="/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud">SoundCloud</a> (175 million monthly users), <a href="/wiki/JioSaavn" title="JioSaavn">JioSaavn</a> (100 million monthly users), and <a href="/wiki/Apple_Music" title="Apple Music">Apple Music</a> (60 million subscribers).<a href="#cite_note-219">[216]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3></div> As with music, the story of the first three decades of the 21st century was the growth of <a href="/wiki/Streaming_television" title="Streaming television">streaming television</a> services in competition with older forms of television, such as <a href="/wiki/Terrestrial_television" title="Terrestrial television">Terrestrial television</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cable_television" title="Cable television">cable television</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Satellite_television" title="Satellite television">satellite television</a>. The first major company to dominate the streaming service market was <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>, which began as a <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a>-delivery service in the late 1990s, transitioned into an online media streaming platform initially focused on delivering content produced by studios, then began to produce its own content, beginning with the popular and critically acclaimed series <a href="/wiki/House_of_Cards_(American_TV_series)" title="House of Cards (American TV series)">House of Cards</a> in 2013. Netflix's success encouraged the creation of numerous other streaming services, such as <a href="/wiki/Hulu" title="Hulu">Hulu</a>, <a href="/wiki/YouTube_Premium" title="YouTube Premium">YouTube Premium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Prime_Video" title="Amazon Prime Video">Amazon Prime Video</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a>, which within a year of its launch overtook Netflix as the most downloaded television streaming application.<a href="#cite_note-220">[217]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Issues_and_concerns">Issues and concerns</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GlobalPeakOilForecast.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/GlobalPeakOilForecast.jpg/330px-GlobalPeakOilForecast.jpg" decoding="async" width="330" height="238" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/GlobalPeakOilForecast.jpg/495px-GlobalPeakOilForecast.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/GlobalPeakOilForecast.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="432" /></a><figcaption>Global <a href="/wiki/Peak_Oil" class="mw-redirect" title="Peak Oil">Peak Oil</a> forecast. Virtually all <a href="/wiki/Economy" title="Economy">economic</a> sectors rely heavily on <a href="/wiki/Petroleum" title="Petroleum">petroleum</a>.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">Climate change</a>. Climate scientists have reached a consensus that the earth is undergoing significant <a href="/wiki/Human_impact_on_the_environment" title="Human impact on the environment">anthropogenic</a>, i.e. <a href="/wiki/Human" title="Human">human</a>-induced, global warming.<a href="#cite_note-221">[218]</a> Global warming risks considerable <a href="/wiki/Biodiversity_loss" title="Biodiversity loss">losses in biodiversity</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ecosystem_services" class="mw-redirect" title="Ecosystem services">ecosystem services</a>, unless considerable sociopolitical changes are introduced, particularly in patterns of mass consumption and <a href="/wiki/Transport" title="Transport">transportation</a>.<a href="#cite_note-222">[219]</a></li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dhaka_street_crowds.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Dhaka_street_crowds.jpg/170px-Dhaka_street_crowds.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Dhaka_street_crowds.jpg/255px-Dhaka_street_crowds.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Dhaka_street_crowds.jpg/340px-Dhaka_street_crowds.jpg 2x" data-file-width="869" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka">Dhaka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> in 2006. Almost 97% of future population growth is expected to occur in <a href="/wiki/Developing_country" title="Developing country">developing (mid-to-low income) countries</a>.<a href="#cite_note-223">[220]</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population">Population</a>. The world's population demographics will shift considerably, with the population of <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> and <a href="/wiki/East_Asia" title="East Asia">East Asia</a> predicted to decline considerably and the population of <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>, and to a lesser extent <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South Asia</a>, to grow considerably, unless there are policy changes. The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> estimates <a href="/wiki/World_population" title="World population">world population</a> will reach 9.7 billion by 2050.<a href="#cite_note-224">[221]</a> Most growth will take place in the world's <a href="/wiki/Developing_country" title="Developing country">poorer countries</a>, which may slow down the reduction of poverty and combined with the effects of <a href="/wiki/Global_warming" class="mw-redirect" title="Global warming">global warming</a>, may lead to large migrations. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Overconsumption" class="mw-redirect" title="Overconsumption">Overconsumption</a> and <a href="/wiki/Human_overpopulation" title="Human overpopulation">overpopulation</a>. Such growth raises questions of ecological <a href="/wiki/Sustainability" title="Sustainability">sustainability</a> and creates many <a href="/wiki/Economic" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic">economic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Political" class="mw-redirect" title="Political">political</a> disruptions. In response, many <a href="/wiki/Government" title="Government">countries</a> have adopted policies which either force or encourage their citizens <a href="/wiki/Human_population_planning" title="Human population planning">to have fewer children</a>, and others have <a href="/wiki/Opposition_to_immigration" title="Opposition to immigration">limited</a> <a href="/wiki/Immigration" title="Immigration">immigration</a> or both. Debate exists over what the ultimate carrying capacity of the <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">planet</a> may be; whether or not population growth containment policies are necessary; to what degree growth can safely occur thanks to increased economic and <a href="/wiki/Ecological_efficiency" title="Ecological efficiency">ecological efficiency</a>; and how distribution mechanisms should accommodate demographic shifts. Many <a href="/wiki/Developed_country" title="Developed country">developed (high-income) countries</a> (most notably <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>) will experience <a href="/wiki/Population_decline" title="Population decline">population decline</a>, and the population debate is strongly tied with discussions about the <a href="/wiki/Distribution_of_wealth" title="Distribution of wealth">distribution of wealth</a>.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty" title="Poverty">Poverty</a>. Poverty remains the root cause of many of the world's other ills, including <a href="/wiki/Famine" title="Famine">famine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Disease" title="Disease">disease</a>, and insufficient <a href="/wiki/Education" title="Education">education</a>. Poverty contains many self-reinforcing elements (e.g. it can make <a href="/wiki/Education" title="Education">education</a> unaffordable, which results in continuing poverty) that <a href="/wiki/Aid_agency" title="Aid agency">aid groups</a> hope to rectify. Progress has been made in reducing poverty, especially in <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> and <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, but increasingly in <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> as well. <a href="/wiki/Microcredit" title="Microcredit">Microcredit</a> lending has started to prove useful as an anti-poverty tool.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:World_nuclear_weapons.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/World_nuclear_weapons.png/220px-World_nuclear_weapons.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/World_nuclear_weapons.png/330px-World_nuclear_weapons.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/World_nuclear_weapons.png/440px-World_nuclear_weapons.png 2x" data-file-width="1357" data-file-height="628" /></a><figcaption>In early 2019, more than 90% of world's 13,865 <a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons" title="List of states with nuclear weapons">nuclear weapons</a> were owned by <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<a href="#cite_note-225">[222]</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/War" title="War">War</a>. <a href="/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts" title="List of ongoing armed conflicts">Conflicts</a> continue around the world, such as the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Syrian Civil War">Syrian Civil War</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Yemeni_Civil_War_(2015%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)">Yemeni Civil War</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War" title="Russo-Ukrainian War">Russo-Ukrainian War</a>. Violence continues in the <a href="/wiki/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict" title="Arab–Israeli conflict">Arab–Israeli conflict</a>. Concern remains about <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuclear war">nuclear war</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_proliferation" title="Nuclear proliferation">nuclear proliferation</a> and the availability of <a href="/wiki/Weapons_of_mass_destruction" class="mw-redirect" title="Weapons of mass destruction">weapons of mass destruction</a> to rogue groups. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/War_on_drugs" title="War on drugs">War on drugs</a>. The legal, social, and military battle by governments against drug cartels show little results in ending drug trading and consumption, and an increase in the lives taken. After <a href="/wiki/2006" title="2006">2006</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Mexican_Drug_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Mexican Drug War">Mexican Drug War</a>, more than 100,000 human lives have been <a href="/wiki/Death" title="Death">lost</a>. Some <a href="/wiki/Jurisdiction" title="Jurisdiction">jurisdictions</a> have enacted a degree of <a href="/wiki/Legalization" title="Legalization">legalization</a> or decriminalization of some kinds of <a href="/wiki/Drug" title="Drug">drugs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Narcotic" title="Narcotic">narcotics</a>, notably several <a href="/wiki/Legalization_of_non-medical_cannabis_in_the_United_States" title="Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States">U.S. states legalizing</a> <a href="/wiki/Marijuana" class="mw-redirect" title="Marijuana">marijuana</a> for <a href="/wiki/Recreational_drug_use" title="Recreational drug use">recreational</a> or <a href="/wiki/Medical_cannabis" title="Medical cannabis">medical</a> use.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intellectual_property" title="Intellectual property">Intellectual property</a>. The increasing popularity of digital formats for <a href="/wiki/Entertainment" title="Entertainment">entertainment media</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Film" title="Film">movies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Music" title="Music">music</a>, and the ease of copying and distributing it via the <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peer-to-peer" title="Peer-to-peer">peer-to-peer</a> networks, has raised concerns in the media industry about <a href="/wiki/Copyright_infringement" title="Copyright infringement">copyright infringement (piracy)</a>. Much debate is proceeding about the proper bounds between protection of <a href="/wiki/Copyright" title="Copyright">copyright</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trademark" title="Trademark">trademark</a> and <a href="/wiki/Patent" title="Patent">patent</a> rights versus <a href="/wiki/Fair_use" title="Fair use">fair use</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Public_domain" title="Public domain">public domain</a>, where some argue that such laws have shifted greatly towards intellectual property owners and away from the interests of the general public, while others say that such legal change is needed to deal with a perceived threat of new technologies against the rights of authors and <a href="/wiki/Artist" title="Artist">artists</a> (or, as others put it, against the outmoded business models of the entertainment industry). <a href="/wiki/Domain_name" title="Domain name">Domain name</a> “<a href="/wiki/Cybersquatting" title="Cybersquatting">cybersquatting</a>” and access to patented drugs and generics to combat <a href="/wiki/Epidemic" title="Epidemic">epidemics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Third_World" title="Third World">third-world countries</a> are other <a href="/wiki/IP_address" title="IP address">IP</a> concerns.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Technology" title="Technology">Technology</a>. <a href="/wiki/Cybernetics" title="Cybernetics">Communications and control</a> technology continues to augment the intelligence of individual humans, collections of humans, and machines. Some, notably <a href="/wiki/Ray_Kurzweil" title="Ray Kurzweil">Ray Kurzweil</a>, have predicted that by the middle of the century there will be a <a href="/wiki/Technological_singularity" title="Technological singularity">technological singularity</a> if <a href="/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" title="Artificial intelligence">artificial intelligence</a> that outsmarts humans is created. <a href="/wiki/Economists" class="mw-redirect" title="Economists">Economists</a> have expressed concerns over <a href="/wiki/Technological_unemployment" title="Technological unemployment">technological unemployment</a> due to <a href="/wiki/Automation" title="Automation">automation</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" title="Artificial intelligence">AI</a>.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:World_laws_pertaining_to_homosexual_relationships_and_expression.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/World_laws_pertaining_to_homosexual_relationships_and_expression.svg/220px-World_laws_pertaining_to_homosexual_relationships_and_expression.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/World_laws_pertaining_to_homosexual_relationships_and_expression.svg/330px-World_laws_pertaining_to_homosexual_relationships_and_expression.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/World_laws_pertaining_to_homosexual_relationships_and_expression.svg/440px-World_laws_pertaining_to_homosexual_relationships_and_expression.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2754" data-file-height="1398" /></a><figcaption><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend">  Marriage open to same-sex couples</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend">  <a href="/wiki/Death_penalty_for_homosexuality" class="mw-redirect" title="Death penalty for homosexuality">Death penalty for homosexuality</a></div></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Civil_and_political_rights" title="Civil and political rights">Civil and political rights</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_rights" title="Women's rights">women's rights</a>, <a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_by_country_or_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights by country or territory">LGBT rights</a>, <a href="/wiki/Racial_equality" title="Racial equality">racial equality</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minority_rights" title="Minority rights">minority rights</a>, and the rights of <a href="/wiki/Disability_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Disability rights">disabled</a> and individuals with <a href="/wiki/Neurological_disorder" title="Neurological disorder">neurodevelopmental disabilities</a> (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Autism_rights_movement" title="Autism rights movement">autism</a>) are still a work in progress. <a href="/wiki/Women" class="mw-redirect" title="Women">Women</a> are unable to realize or outright denied their rights in many countries, including <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a><a href="#cite_note-226">[223]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sexual_violence" title="Sexual violence">sexual violence</a> against women is still an enormous problem. <a href="/wiki/Sex-selective_abortion" title="Sex-selective abortion">Sex-selective abortion</a> has reduced the number of women born <a href="/wiki/World" title="World">worldwide</a> since <a href="/wiki/1990" title="1990">1990</a>, mostly because of <a href="/wiki/Son_preference" title="Son preference">son preference</a> in <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> and other countries. In many countries attitudes towards <a href="/wiki/Homosexuality" title="Homosexuality">homosexuality</a> have become more tolerant. <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">Same-sex marriage</a> was legalized in several jurisdictions during the first two decades of the century, but <a href="/wiki/Outlaw" title="Outlaw">outlawed</a> by <a href="/wiki/Constitution" title="Constitution">constitutional</a> amendment in other places. Meanwhile, some countries such as <a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> moved to toughen their laws against any sort of <a href="/wiki/Homosexuality" title="Homosexuality">homosexual</a> behavior or expression. Political battles over pro- or anti-gay legislation provoked much activism in the <a href="/wiki/Street" title="Street">streets</a> and on the <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a>. <a href="/wiki/Hate_group" title="Hate group">Hate groups</a> remain a serious problem, and <a href="/wiki/Minority_group" title="Minority group">ethnic minorities</a> have a lower status in many countries, including the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. <a href="/wiki/Neurological_disorder" title="Neurological disorder">Neurological conditions</a> such as <a href="/wiki/ADHD" class="mw-redirect" title="ADHD">ADHD</a> and <a href="/wiki/Autism_spectrum" class="mw-redirect" title="Autism spectrum">autism</a> are becoming more understood and recognized.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Globalization" title="Globalization">Globalization</a>. Advances in <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications" title="Telecommunications">telecommunications</a> and <a href="/wiki/Transportation" class="mw-redirect" title="Transportation">transportation</a>, the expansion of <a href="/wiki/Capitalism" title="Capitalism">capitalism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Democratization" title="Democratization">democracy</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disputed_statement" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Disputed statement">disputed</a> – <a href="/wiki/Talk:21st_century#democratization" title="Talk:21st century">discuss</a>] since the late <a href="/wiki/1980s" title="1980s">1980s</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Free_trade" title="Free trade">free trade</a> agreements have resulted in unprecedented global economic and <a href="/wiki/Culture" title="Culture">cultural</a> integration. Most <a href="/wiki/Economist" title="Economist">economists</a> believe <a href="/wiki/Free_trade" title="Free trade">free trade</a> leads to economic growth and benefits most people, including <a href="/wiki/Small_business" title="Small business">small businesses</a>.<a href="#cite_note-227">[224]</a> In recent years, however, there has been a backlash <a href="/wiki/Anti-globalization_movement" title="Anti-globalization movement">against globalization</a> and a return to <a href="/wiki/Protectionist" class="mw-redirect" title="Protectionist">protectionist</a> attitudes among some leaders and nations, most notably United States President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disease" title="Disease">Disease</a>. <a href="/wiki/Heart_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Heart disease">Heart disease</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cancer" title="Cancer">cancer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neonatal" class="mw-redirect" title="Neonatal">neonatal</a> conditions and other diseases <a href="/wiki/Death" title="Death">kill</a> millions annually.<a href="#cite_note-228">[225]</a> <a href="/wiki/Antibiotic_resistance" class="mw-redirect" title="Antibiotic resistance">Antibiotic resistance</a> is a growing concern. Other diseases, such as <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> and <a href="/wiki/Flu" class="mw-redirect" title="Flu">flu</a> variations, may be causes for concern.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Astronomical_events">Astronomical events</h2></div> <ul><li>8 June 2004: <a href="/wiki/2004_transit_of_Venus" title="2004 transit of Venus">Transit of Venus</a>.</li> <li>23 December 2007: <a href="/wiki/Conjunction_(astronomy_and_astrology)#2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Conjunction (astronomy and astrology)">grand conjunction</a>, a galactic conjunction which happens every 26,000 years.</li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Triple_conjunction" title="Triple conjunction">Triple conjunction</a> <a href="/wiki/Jupiter" title="Jupiter">Jupiter</a>–<a href="/wiki/Neptune" title="Neptune">Neptune</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_July_22,_2009" title="Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009">Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009</a>, total of 6 min 38.8 s, <a href="/wiki/Saros_cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Saros cycle">saros</a> 136.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_January_15,_2010" title="Solar eclipse of January 15, 2010">Solar eclipse of January 15, 2010</a>, annular of 11 min 08 s, saros 141. The longest of the century, and also of the entire millennium.</li> <li>5–6 June 2012: <a href="/wiki/2012_transit_of_Venus" title="2012 transit of Venus">Transit of Venus</a>.</li> <li>11 November 2019: <a href="/wiki/Transit_of_Mercury" title="Transit of Mercury">Transit of Mercury</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_June_21,_2020" title="Solar eclipse of June 21, 2020">Solar eclipse of June 21, 2020</a>, annular of 38 s, saros 137</li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_future_astronomical_events#21st_century" title="List of future astronomical events">List of future astronomical events § 21st century</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .portalleft{clear:left;float:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .portalright{clear:right;float:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}</style><ul role="navigation" aria-label="Portals" class="noprint portalbox portalborder portalright"> <li class="portalbox-entry"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Klepsydra-pt.svg/25px-Klepsydra-pt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Klepsydra-pt.svg/37px-Klepsydra-pt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Klepsydra-pt.svg/50px-Klepsydra-pt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="244" data-file-height="275" /><a href="/wiki/Portal:Modern_history" title="Portal:Modern history">Modern history portal</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/20th_century" title="20th century">20th century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_21st_century" title="Timeline of the 21st century">Timeline of the 21st century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_geopolitical_changes_(2000%E2%80%93present)" title="Timeline of geopolitical changes (2000–present)">Timeline of geopolitical changes in the 21st century</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-8"><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a> See, for instance, the <a href="/wiki/Lost_Decades" title="Lost Decades">Lost Decades</a> in Japan. </li> <li id="cite_note-164"><a href="#cite_ref-164">^</a> See <a href="/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Donetsk_Oblast" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian occupation of Donetsk Oblast">Russian occupation of Donetsk Oblast</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-165"><a href="#cite_ref-165">^</a> See <a href="/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Luhansk_Oblast" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian occupation of Luhansk Oblast">Russian occupation of Luhansk Oblast</a>. </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-americans-government-poll-idUSTRE63I0FB20100419">"Majority of Americans distrust the government"</a>. Reuters. 19 April 2010. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151224195447/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-americans-government-poll-idUSTRE63I0FB20100419">Archived</a> from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reuters&rft.atitle=Majority+of+Americans+distrust+the+government&rft.date=2010-04-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-americans-government-poll-idUSTRE63I0FB20100419&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-2"><a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLake" class="citation web cs1">Lake, David A. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://quote.ucsd.edu/lake/files/2014/06/Rational-Extremism.pdf">"Rational Extremism: Understanding Terrorism in the Twenty-first Century according to Kathii Erick Gitonga"</a> (PDF). quote.ucsd.edu. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170809063333/https://quote.ucsd.edu/lake/files/2014/06/Rational-Extremism.pdf">Archived</a> (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=quote.ucsd.edu&rft.atitle=Rational+Extremism%3A+Understanding+Terrorism+in+the+Twenty-first+Century+according+to+Kathii+Erick+Gitonga&rft.aulast=Lake&rft.aufirst=David+A.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fquote.ucsd.edu%2Flake%2Ffiles%2F2014%2F06%2FRational-Extremism.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:1-3"><a href="#cite_ref-:1_3-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160203085826/http://www.stimson.org/research-pages/working-with-private-industry/">"Working with Private Industry | Research Pages | The Stimson Center | Pragmatic Steps for Global Security"</a>. www.stimson.org. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.stimson.org/research-pages/working-with-private-industry/">the original</a> on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.stimson.org&rft.atitle=Working+with+Private+Industry+%7C+Research+Pages+%7C+The+Stimson+Center+%7C+Pragmatic+Steps+for+Global+Security&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stimson.org%2Fresearch-pages%2Fworking-with-private-industry%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFisher2011" class="citation news cs1">Fisher, Marc (20 December 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/arab-spring-yields-different-outcomes-in-bahrain-egypt-and-libya/2011/12/15/gIQAY6h57O_story.html">"Arab Spring yields different outcomes in Bahrain, Egypt and Libya"</a>. The Washington Post. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0190-8286">0190-8286</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201026022134/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/arab-spring-yields-different-outcomes-in-bahrain-egypt-and-libya/2011/12/15/gIQAY6h57O_story.html">Archived</a> from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Washington+Post&rft.atitle=Arab+Spring+yields+different+outcomes+in+Bahrain%2C+Egypt+and+Libya&rft.date=2011-12-20&rft.issn=0190-8286&rft.aulast=Fisher&rft.aufirst=Marc&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Farab-spring-yields-different-outcomes-in-bahrain-egypt-and-libya%2F2011%2F12%2F15%2FgIQAY6h57O_story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Twenties_War_A-5">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Twenties_War_A_5-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Twenties_War_A_5-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTaylor2023" class="citation news cs1">Taylor, Adam (29 June 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240913034345/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/29/conflict-war-deaths-global-peace-rise-casualty/">"A historic rise in global conflict deaths suggests a violent new era"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Washington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Post">Washington Post</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/29/conflict-war-deaths-global-peace-rise-casualty/">the original</a> on 13 September 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Washington+Post&rft.atitle=A+historic+rise+in+global+conflict+deaths+suggests+a+violent+new+era&rft.date=2023-06-29&rft.aulast=Taylor&rft.aufirst=Adam&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2F2023%2F06%2F29%2Fconflict-war-deaths-global-peace-rise-casualty%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Twenties_War_B-6">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Twenties_War_B_6-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Twenties_War_B_6-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKeating2024" class="citation web cs1">Keating, Joshua (25 January 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240913034503/https://www.vox.com/world-politics/2024/1/25/24049551/war-increasing-ukraine-gaza-sudan-ethiopia">"It's not your imagination. There has been more war lately. Why the "long peace" may be ending"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Vox_(website)" title="Vox (website)">Vox</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vox.com/world-politics/2024/1/25/24049551/war-increasing-ukraine-gaza-sudan-ethiopia">the original</a> on 13 September 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Vox&rft.atitle=It%27s+not+your+imagination.+There+has+been+more+war+lately.+Why+the+%22long+peace%22+may+be+ending.&rft.date=2024-01-25&rft.aulast=Keating&rft.aufirst=Joshua&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vox.com%2Fworld-politics%2F2024%2F1%2F25%2F24049551%2Fwar-increasing-ukraine-gaza-sudan-ethiopia&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/democracy-index-2022">"Democracy Index 2022"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Economist_Intelligence_Unit" title="Economist Intelligence Unit">Economist Intelligence Unit</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Economist+Intelligence+Unit&rft.atitle=Democracy+Index+2022&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eiu.com%2Fn%2Fcampaigns%2Fdemocracy-index-2022&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKlein" class="citation web cs1">Klein, Alice. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2146594-eight-low-lying-pacific-islands-swallowed-whole-by-rising-seas/">"Eight low-lying Pacific islands swallowed whole by rising seas"</a>. New Scientist. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201225031535/https://www.newscientist.com/article/2146594-eight-low-lying-pacific-islands-swallowed-whole-by-rising-seas/">Archived</a> from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+Scientist&rft.atitle=Eight+low-lying+Pacific+islands+swallowed+whole+by+rising+seas&rft.aulast=Klein&rft.aufirst=Alice&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2F2146594-eight-low-lying-pacific-islands-swallowed-whole-by-rising-seas%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/township-in-solomon-islands-is-1st-in-pacific-to-relocate-due-to-climate-change/">"Township in Solomon Islands Is 1st in Pacific to Relocate Due to Climate Change"</a>. Scientific American. 15 August 2014. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201111193413/http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/township-in-solomon-islands-is-1st-in-pacific-to-relocate-due-to-climate-change/">Archived</a> from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Scientific+American&rft.atitle=Township+in+Solomon+Islands+Is+1st+in+Pacific+to+Relocate+Due+to+Climate+Change&rft.date=2014-08-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scientificamerican.com%2Farticle%2Ftownship-in-solomon-islands-is-1st-in-pacific-to-relocate-due-to-climate-change%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.environment.gov.au/">"Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment"</a>. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190511213226/http://environment.gov.au/">Archived</a> from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Department+of+Agriculture%2C+Water+and+the+Environment&rft.atitle=Department+of+Agriculture%2C+Water+and+the+Environment&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.environment.gov.au%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-COVID_Death_Toll-12">^ <a href="#cite_ref-COVID_Death_Toll_12-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-COVID_Death_Toll_12-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.who.int/dashboards/covid19/deaths?n=c">"WHO COVID-19 Dashboard"</a>. WHO. 21 January 2024. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240206183245/https://data.who.int/dashboards/covid19/deaths?n=c">Archived</a> from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WHO&rft.atitle=WHO+COVID-19+Dashboard&rft.date=2024-01-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.who.int%2Fdashboards%2Fcovid19%2Fdeaths%3Fn%3Dc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-COVID_True_Death_Toll-13">^ <a href="#cite_ref-COVID_True_Death_Toll_13-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-COVID_True_Death_Toll_13-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240208015904/https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-deaths-estimates">"The Pandemic's True Death Toll"</a>. The Economist. 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Economist&rft.atitle=The+Pandemic%27s+True+Death+Toll&rft.date=2022-10-25&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.economist.com%2Fgraphic-detail%2Fcoronavirus-excess-deaths-estimates&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_news" title="Template:Cite news">cite news</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: unfit URL (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_unfit_URL" title="Category:CS1 maint: unfit URL">link</a>) </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGopinath2020" class="citation web cs1">Gopinath, Gita (14 April 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2020/04/14/blog-weo-the-great-lockdown-worst-economic-downturn-since-the-great-depression">"The Great Lockdown: Worst Economic Downturn Since the Great Depression"</a>. <a href="/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund" title="International Monetary Fund">International Monetary Fund</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=International+Monetary+Fund&rft.atitle=The+Great+Lockdown%3A+Worst+Economic+Downturn+Since+the+Great+Depression&rft.date=2020-04-14&rft.aulast=Gopinath&rft.aufirst=Gita&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imf.org%2Fen%2FBlogs%2FArticles%2F2020%2F04%2F14%2Fblog-weo-the-great-lockdown-worst-economic-downturn-since-the-great-depression&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Internet_Use-15">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Internet_Use_15-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Internet_Use_15-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2023/10/10/ff23-internet-use/">"Global offline population steadily declines to 2.6 billion people in 2023"</a>. <a href="/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union" title="International Telecommunication Union">International Telecommunication Union</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=International+Telecommunication+Union&rft.atitle=Global+offline+population+steadily+declines+to+2.6+billion+people+in+2023&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.itu.int%2Fitu-d%2Freports%2Fstatistics%2F2023%2F10%2F10%2Fff23-internet-use%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGent2020" class="citation web cs1">Gent, Edd (8 March 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://singularityhub.com/2020/03/08/100-genome-sequencing-will-yield-a-treasure-trove-of-genetic-data-and-maybe-a-dystopian-nightmare/">"$100 Genome Sequencing Will Yield a Treasure Trove of Genetic Data"</a>. Singularity Hub. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201118194733/https://singularityhub.com/2020/03/08/100-genome-sequencing-will-yield-a-treasure-trove-of-genetic-data-and-maybe-a-dystopian-nightmare/">Archived</a> from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Singularity+Hub&rft.atitle=%24100+Genome+Sequencing+Will+Yield+a+Treasure+Trove+of+Genetic+Data&rft.date=2020-03-08&rft.aulast=Gent&rft.aufirst=Edd&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsingularityhub.com%2F2020%2F03%2F08%2F100-genome-sequencing-will-yield-a-treasure-trove-of-genetic-data-and-maybe-a-dystopian-nightmare%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMolteni2018" class="citation magazine cs1">Molteni, Megan (19 November 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wired.com/story/whole-genome-sequencing-cost-200-dollars/">"Now You Can Sequence Your Whole Genome for Just $200"</a>. Wired. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201108132943/https://www.wired.com/story/whole-genome-sequencing-cost-200-dollars/">Archived</a> from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2019 – via www.wired.com.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wired&rft.atitle=Now+You+Can+Sequence+Your+Whole+Genome+for+Just+%24200&rft.date=2018-11-19&rft.aulast=Molteni&rft.aufirst=Megan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fstory%2Fwhole-genome-sequencing-cost-200-dollars%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:02-18"><a href="#cite_ref-:02_18-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFrank2023" class="citation web cs1">Frank, Michael (22 September 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/us-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence-can-shape-the-21st-century-global-order/">"US Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Can Shape the 21st Century Global Order"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Diplomat" title="The Diplomat">The Diplomat</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231208132421/https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/us-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence-can-shape-the-21st-century-global-order/">Archived</a> from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023. <q>Instead, the United States has developed a new area of dominance that the rest of the world views with a mixture of awe, envy, and resentment: artificial intelligence... From AI models and research to cloud computing and venture capital, U.S. companies, universities, and research labs – and their affiliates in allied countries – appear to have an enormous lead in both developing cutting-edge AI and commercializing it. The value of U.S. venture capital investments in AI start-ups exceeds that of the rest of the world combined.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Diplomat&rft.atitle=US+Leadership+in+Artificial+Intelligence+Can+Shape+the+21st+Century+Global+Order&rft.date=2023-09-22&rft.aulast=Frank&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fthediplomat.com%2F2023%2F09%2Fus-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence-can-shape-the-21st-century-global-order%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:03-19"><a href="#cite_ref-:03_19-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-generative-ai">"What is generative AI?"</a>. <a href="/wiki/McKinsey_%26_Company" title="McKinsey & Company">McKinsey & Company</a>. 19 January 2023. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230423114030/https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-generative-ai">Archived</a> from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=McKinsey+%26+Company&rft.atitle=What+is+generative+AI%3F&rft.date=2023-01-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mckinsey.com%2Ffeatured-insights%2Fmckinsey-explainers%2Fwhat-is-generative-ai&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSignéDooley2023" class="citation web cs1">Signé, Landry Signe; Dooley, Hanna (28 March 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-space-exploration-is-fueling-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/">"How space exploration is fueling the Fourth Industrial Revolution"</a>. Brookings. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240525153745/https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-space-exploration-is-fueling-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/">Archived</a> from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Brookings&rft.atitle=How+space+exploration+is+fueling+the+Fourth+Industrial+Revolution&rft.date=2023-03-28&rft.aulast=Sign%C3%A9&rft.aufirst=Landry+Signe&rft.au=Dooley%2C+Hanna&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brookings.edu%2Farticles%2Fhow-space-exploration-is-fueling-the-fourth-industrial-revolution%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3_Details.html">"Chandrayaan-3 Details"</a>. www.isro.gov.in. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230823165138/https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3_Details.html">Archived</a> from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.isro.gov.in&rft.atitle=Chandrayaan-3+Details&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.isro.gov.in%2FChandrayaan3_Details.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-preferMC-22"><a href="#cite_ref-preferMC_22-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220210233248/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/">"Login"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article376957.ece">the original</a> on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2007.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Login&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesonline.co.uk%2Ftol%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Farticle376957.ece&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBansal2016" class="citation news cs1">Bansal, Samarth (30 November 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/Sex-ratio-at-birth-on-the-decline/article16729844.ece">"Sex ratio at birth on the decline"</a>. The Hindu. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919043407/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/Sex-ratio-at-birth-on-the-decline/article16729844.ece">Archived</a> from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Hindu&rft.atitle=Sex+ratio+at+birth+on+the+decline&rft.date=2016-11-30&rft.aulast=Bansal&rft.aufirst=Samarth&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FDelhi%2FSex-ratio-at-birth-on-the-decline%2Farticle16729844.ece&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRaposo2019" class="citation journal cs1">Raposo, V. L. (2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6724388">"The First Chinese Edited Babies: A Leap of Faith in Science"</a>. Jbra Assisted Reproduction. 23 (3): 197–199. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.5935%2F1518-0557.20190042">10.5935/1518-0557.20190042</a>. <a href="/wiki/PMC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="PMC (identifier)">PMC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6724388">6724388</a>. <a href="/wiki/PMID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="PMID (identifier)">PMID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31436399">31436399</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Jbra+Assisted+Reproduction&rft.atitle=The+First+Chinese+Edited+Babies%3A+A+Leap+of+Faith+in+Science&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=3&rft.pages=197-199&rft.date=2019&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fpmc%2Farticles%2FPMC6724388%23id-name%3DPMC&rft_id=info%3Apmid%2F31436399&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.5935%2F1518-0557.20190042&rft.aulast=Raposo&rft.aufirst=V.+L.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fpmc%2Farticles%2FPMC6724388&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322877.php">"Is anxiety increasing in the United States?"</a>. Medical News Today. 5 September 2018. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200203082223/https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322877.php">Archived</a> from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Medical+News+Today&rft.atitle=Is+anxiety+increasing+in+the+United+States%3F&rft.date=2018-09-05&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F322877.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depression">"Depression"</a>. who.int. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201226072232/https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depression">Archived</a> from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=who.int&rft.atitle=Depression&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Fnews-room%2Ffact-sheets%2Fdetail%2Fdepression&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStack2018" class="citation web cs1">Stack, Steven (28 June 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://theconversation.com/why-is-suicide-on-the-rise-in-the-us-but-falling-in-most-of-europe-98366">"Why is suicide on the rise in the US – but falling in most of Europe?"</a>. The Conversation. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201112033853/https://theconversation.com/why-is-suicide-on-the-rise-in-the-us-but-falling-in-most-of-europe-98366">Archived</a> from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Conversation&rft.atitle=Why+is+suicide+on+the+rise+in+the+US+%E2%80%93+but+falling+in+most+of+Europe%3F&rft.date=2018-06-28&rft.aulast=Stack&rft.aufirst=Steven&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Fwhy-is-suicide-on-the-rise-in-the-us-but-falling-in-most-of-europe-98366&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/11/30/why-the-global-suicide-rate-is-falling">"Why the global suicide rate is falling"</a>. The Economist. 30 November 2018. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201219235840/https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/11/30/why-the-global-suicide-rate-is-falling">Archived</a> from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Economist&rft.atitle=Why+the+global+suicide+rate+is+falling&rft.date=2018-11-30&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.economist.com%2Fthe-economist-explains%2F2018%2F11%2F30%2Fwhy-the-global-suicide-rate-is-falling&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCarlson2010" class="citation web cs1">Carlson, Benjamin (3 July 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/07/quote-of-the-day-google-ceo-compares-data-across-millennia/344989/">"Quote of the Day: Google CEO Compares Data Across Millennia"</a>. The Atlantic. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919150658/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/07/quote-of-the-day-google-ceo-compares-data-across-millennia/344989/">Archived</a> from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Atlantic&rft.atitle=Quote+of+the+Day%3A+Google+CEO+Compares+Data+Across+Millennia&rft.date=2010-07-03&rft.aulast=Carlson&rft.aufirst=Benjamin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Ftechnology%2Farchive%2F2010%2F07%2Fquote-of-the-day-google-ceo-compares-data-across-millennia%2F344989%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/04/schmidt-data/">"Eric Schmidt: Every 2 Days We Create As Much Information As We Did Up To 2003"</a>. 4 August 2010. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220210233247/https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/04/schmidt-data/">Archived</a> from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Eric+Schmidt%3A+Every+2+Days+We+Create+As+Much+Information+As+We+Did+Up+To+2003&rft.date=2010-08-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2010%2F08%2F04%2Fschmidt-data%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://i.imgur.com/gpXRWoq.png">"Archived copy"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220210233245/https://i.imgur.com/gpXRWoq.png">Archived</a> from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Archived+copy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FgpXRWoq.png&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_web" title="Template:Cite web">cite web</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title" title="Category:CS1 maint: archived copy as title">link</a>) </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHarrison_Dupré2024" class="citation web cs1">Harrison Dupré, Maggie (19 January 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/internet-ai-generated-slime">"Huge Proportion of Internet Is AI-Generated Slime, Researchers Find"</a>. Futurism.com.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Futurism.com&rft.atitle=Huge+Proportion+of+Internet+Is+AI-Generated+Slime%2C+Researchers+Find&rft.date=2024-01-19&rft.aulast=Harrison+Dupr%C3%A9&rft.aufirst=Maggie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ffuturism.com%2Fthe-byte%2Finternet-ai-generated-slime&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2023/10/10/ff23-mobile-phone-ownership/">"Mobile phone ownership"</a>. <a href="/wiki/ITU" class="mw-redirect" title="ITU">ITU</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ITU&rft.atitle=Mobile+phone+ownership&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.itu.int%2Fitu-d%2Freports%2Fstatistics%2F2023%2F10%2F10%2Fff23-mobile-phone-ownership%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS">"Access to electricity (% of population)"</a>. <a href="/wiki/World_Bank" title="World Bank">World Bank</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=World+Bank&rft.atitle=Access+to+electricity+%28%25+of+population%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.worldbank.org%2Findicator%2FEG.ELC.ACCS.ZS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPruitt2019" class="citation web cs1">Pruitt, Sarah (3 January 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.com/news/china-plans-historic-landing-on-dark-side-of-the-moon">"China Makes Historic Landing on 'Dark Side' of the Moon"</a>. HISTORY. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201124065205/https://www.history.com/news/china-plans-historic-landing-on-dark-side-of-the-moon">Archived</a> from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=HISTORY&rft.atitle=China+Makes+Historic+Landing+on+%27Dark+Side%27+of+the+Moon&rft.date=2019-01-03&rft.aulast=Pruitt&rft.aufirst=Sarah&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.com%2Fnews%2Fchina-plans-historic-landing-on-dark-side-of-the-moon&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFChow2023" class="citation web cs1">Chow, Denise (23 August 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/india-chandrayaan-3-landing-moon-south-pole-rcna101296">"India makes historic uncrewed landing on the moon's south pole"</a>. <a href="/wiki/NBC_News" title="NBC News">NBC News</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NBC+News&rft.atitle=India+makes+historic+uncrewed+landing+on+the+moon%27s+south+pole&rft.date=2023-08-23&rft.aulast=Chow&rft.aufirst=Denise&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Findia-chandrayaan-3-landing-moon-south-pole-rcna101296&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-china-relations">"U.S.-China Relations"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Council_on_Foreign_Relations" title="Council on Foreign Relations">Council on Foreign Relations</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Council+on+Foreign+Relations&rft.atitle=U.S.-China+Relations&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfr.org%2Ftimeline%2Fus-china-relations&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.worldbank.org/topic/poverty">"Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)"</a>. <a href="/wiki/World_Bank" title="World Bank">World Bank</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=World+Bank&rft.atitle=Poverty+headcount+ratio+at+%242.15+a+day+%282017+PPP%29+%28%25+of+population%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.worldbank.org%2Ftopic%2Fpoverty&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/by-2030-world-will-have-8-6bn-people-1-5bn-of-them-in-india/articleshow/59279842.cms">"By 2030, world will have 8.6bn people, 1.5bn of them in India"</a>. The Economic Times. 23 June 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201203115326/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/by-2030-world-will-have-8-6bn-people-1-5bn-of-them-in-india/articleshow/59279842.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Economic+Times&rft.atitle=By+2030%2C+world+will+have+8.6bn+people%2C+1.5bn+of+them+in+India&rft.date=2017-06-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Feconomictimes.indiatimes.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics-and-nation%2Fby-2030-world-will-have-8-6bn-people-1-5bn-of-them-in-india%2Farticleshow%2F59279842.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/publications/files/wup2014-highlights.pdf">"World Population Prospects"</a> (PDF). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002014/https://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/Publications/Files/WUP2014-Highlights.pdf">Archived</a> (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=World+Population+Prospects&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fesa.un.org%2Funpd%2Fwup%2Fpublications%2Ffiles%2Fwup2014-highlights.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-life-expectancy-and-healthy-life-expectancy">"GHE: Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy"</a>. www.who.int. 9 May 2023. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230322174132/https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-life-expectancy-and-healthy-life-expectancy">Archived</a> from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.who.int&rft.atitle=GHE%3A+Life+expectancy+and+healthy+life+expectancy&rft.date=2023-05-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Fdata%2Fgho%2Fdata%2Fthemes%2Fmortality-and-global-health-estimates%2Fghe-life-expectancy-and-healthy-life-expectancy&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://uk.news.yahoo.com/10-million-brits-alive-today-will-live-see-100th-birthday-150028500.html">"10 million Brits alive today will live to see their 100th birthday"</a>. uk.news.yahoo.com. 12 March 2018. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919072737/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/10-million-brits-alive-today-will-live-see-100th-birthday-150028500.html">Archived</a> from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=uk.news.yahoo.com&rft.atitle=10+million+Brits+alive+today+will+live+to+see+their+100th+birthday&rft.date=2018-03-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.news.yahoo.com%2F10-million-brits-alive-today-will-live-see-100th-birthday-150028500.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/05/1009782">"Climate change: An 'existential threat' to humanity, UN chief warns global summit"</a>. UN News. 15 May 2018. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201223154410/https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/05/1009782">Archived</a> from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=UN+News&rft.atitle=Climate+change%3A+An+%27existential+threat%27+to+humanity%2C+UN+chief+warns+global+summit&rft.date=2018-05-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.un.org%2Fen%2Fstory%2F2018%2F05%2F1009782&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCeballosEhrlich2018" class="citation journal cs1">Ceballos, Gerardo; Ehrlich, Paul R. (8 June 2018). "The misunderstood sixth mass extinction". <a href="/wiki/Science_(journal)" title="Science (journal)">Science</a>. 360 (6393): 1080–1081. <a href="/wiki/Bibcode_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibcode (identifier)">Bibcode</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018Sci...360.1080C">2018Sci...360.1080C</a>. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1126%2Fscience.aau0191">10.1126/science.aau0191</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0036-8075">0036-8075</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/7673137938">7673137938</a>. <a href="/wiki/PMID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="PMID (identifier)">PMID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29880679">29880679</a>. <a href="/wiki/S2CID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="S2CID (identifier)">S2CID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:46984172">46984172</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Science&rft.atitle=The+misunderstood+sixth+mass+extinction&rft.volume=360&rft.issue=6393&rft.pages=1080-1081&rft.date=2018-06-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.semanticscholar.org%2FCorpusID%3A46984172%23id-name%3DS2CID&rft_id=info%3Abibcode%2F2018Sci...360.1080C&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F7673137938&rft.issn=0036-8075&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1126%2Fscience.aau0191&rft_id=info%3Apmid%2F29880679&rft.aulast=Ceballos&rft.aufirst=Gerardo&rft.au=Ehrlich%2C+Paul+R.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReporter2014" class="citation news cs1">Reporter, B. S. (30 April 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-larger-than-japan-in-ppp-terms-says-wb-114043000075_1.html">"India larger than Japan in PPP terms, says WB"</a>. Business Standard India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201025073751/https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-larger-than-japan-in-ppp-terms-says-wb-114043000075_1.html">Archived</a> from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019 – via Business Standard.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Business+Standard+India&rft.atitle=India+larger+than+Japan+in+PPP+terms%2C+says+WB&rft.date=2014-04-30&rft.aulast=Reporter&rft.aufirst=B.+S.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.business-standard.com%2Farticle%2Feconomy-policy%2Findia-larger-than-japan-in-ppp-terms-says-wb-114043000075_1.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://danielmiessler.com/images/mfg1.jpg">"US Real Manufacturing Output vs. Employment, 1947 to 2014"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111459/https://danielmiessler.com/images/mfg1.jpg">Archived</a> from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=US+Real+Manufacturing+Output+vs.+Employment%2C+1947+to+2014&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdanielmiessler.com%2Fimages%2Fmfg1.jpg&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DWLZgalWkAAUpYL.jpg&imgrefurl=https://twitter.com/jessphoenix2018/status/965290722067824645&docid=i0gYqb6m7ILAxM&tbnid=eHWWEy0Z6B0qYM:&vet=10ahUKEwiOlfiL--jgAhUFNKwKHR2GApUQMwh_KC4wLg..i&w=621&h=467&itg=1&bih=665&biw=1292&q=metropolitan+policy+program+automation&iact=mrc&uact=8">"Google Image Result"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Google_News" title="Google News">Google News</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210308123239/https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FDWLZgalWkAAUpYL.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fjessphoenix2018%2Fstatus%2F965290722067824645&docid=i0gYqb6m7ILAxM&tbnid=eHWWEy0Z6B0qYM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwiOlfiL--jgAhUFNKwKHR2GApUQMwh_KC4wLg..i&w=621&h=467&itg=1&bih=665&biw=1292&q=metropolitan+policy+program+automation&iact=mrc&uact=8">Archived</a> from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Google+News&rft.atitle=Google+Image+Result&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fimgres%3Fimgurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FDWLZgalWkAAUpYL.jpg%26imgrefurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fjessphoenix2018%2Fstatus%2F965290722067824645%26docid%3Di0gYqb6m7ILAxM%26tbnid%3DeHWWEy0Z6B0qYM%3A%26vet%3D10ahUKEwiOlfiL--jgAhUFNKwKHR2GApUQMwh_KC4wLg..i%26w%3D621%26h%3D467%26itg%3D1%26bih%3D665%26biw%3D1292%26q%3Dmetropolitan%2Bpolicy%2Bprogram%2Bautomation%26iact%3Dmrc%26uact%3D8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://i1.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/fig7-automation-education.jpg?w=768&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C9999px&ssl=1">"Figure 7"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210224205249/https://i1.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/fig7-automation-education.jpg?w=768&crop=0,0px,100,9999px&ssl=1">Archived</a> from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Figure+7&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fi1.wp.com%2Fwww.brookings.edu%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F02%2Ffig7-automation-education.jpg%3Fw%3D768%26crop%3D0%252C0px%252C100%252C9999px%26ssl%3D1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStephane_Kasriel2018" class="citation news cs1">Stephane Kasriel (31 October 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/31/the-future-of-work-wont-be-about-degrees-it-will-be-about-skills.html">"The future of work won't be about degrees, it will be about skills"</a>. CNBC (Opinion). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201213061050/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/31/the-future-of-work-wont-be-about-degrees-it-will-be-about-skills.html">Archived</a> from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=CNBC&rft.atitle=The+future+of+work+won%27t+be+about+degrees%2C+it+will+be+about+skills&rft.date=2018-10-31&rft.au=Stephane+Kasriel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2018%2F10%2F31%2Fthe-future-of-work-wont-be-about-degrees-it-will-be-about-skills.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJohnston2017" class="citation news cs1">Johnston, Chris (26 May 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-40057117">"Call to raise retirement age to at least 70"</a>. BBC News. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020146/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-40057117">Archived</a> from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Call+to+raise+retirement+age+to+at+least+70&rft.date=2017-05-26&rft.aulast=Johnston&rft.aufirst=Chris&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fbusiness-40057117&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEmily_Jane_Fox" class="citation web cs1">Emily Jane Fox. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://money.cnn.com/2012/06/12/news/economy/retirement-age/index.htm">"Retirement age must rise – OECD"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201024152330/https://money.cnn.com/2012/06/12/news/economy/retirement-age/index.htm">Archived</a> from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Retirement+age+must+rise+%E2%80%93+OECD&rft.au=Emily+Jane+Fox&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmoney.cnn.com%2F2012%2F06%2F12%2Fnews%2Feconomy%2Fretirement-age%2Findex.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ethnologue.com/">"Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060406012854/http://www.ethnologue.com/">Archived</a> 6 April 2006 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Retrieved 28 June 2007, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-55671-159-X" title="Special:BookSources/1-55671-159-X">1-55671-159-X</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-Handbook2-53">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Handbook2_53-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Handbook2_53-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAustinSallabank2011" class="citation book cs1">Austin, Peter K; Sallabank, Julia (2011). "Introduction". In Austin, Peter K; Sallabank, Julia (eds.). Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages. Cambridge University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-521-88215-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-521-88215-6"><bdi>978-0-521-88215-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Introduction&rft.btitle=Cambridge+Handbook+of+Endangered+Languages&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=978-0-521-88215-6&rft.aulast=Austin&rft.aufirst=Peter+K&rft.au=Sallabank%2C+Julia&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rescue.org/report/mortality-democratic-republic-congo-ongoing-crisis">"Mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo: An ongoing crisis"</a>. International Rescue Committee (IRC). 1 May 2007. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210417081129/https://www.rescue.org/report/mortality-democratic-republic-congo-ongoing-crisis">Archived</a> from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=International+Rescue+Committee+%28IRC%29&rft.atitle=Mortality+in+the+Democratic+Republic+of+Congo%3A+An+ongoing+crisis&rft.date=2007-05-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rescue.org%2Freport%2Fmortality-democratic-republic-congo-ongoing-crisis&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBora2014" class="citation news cs1">Bora, Kukil (8 December 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ibtimes.com/russia-conduct-observation-flight-over-us-under-open-skies-treaty-1742081">"Russia To Conduct Observation Flight Over US Under Open Skies Treaty"</a>. International Business Times. Retrieved 27 January 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Business+Times&rft.atitle=Russia+To+Conduct+Observation+Flight+Over+US+Under+Open+Skies+Treaty&rft.date=2014-12-08&rft.aulast=Bora&rft.aufirst=Kukil&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibtimes.com%2Frussia-conduct-observation-flight-over-us-under-open-skies-treaty-1742081&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/1/newsid_4044000/4044891.stm">"Celebrations as euro hits the streets"</a>. BBC News. 1 January 2002. Retrieved 27 January 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Celebrations+as+euro+hits+the+streets&rft.date=2002-01-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fonthisday%2Fhi%2Fdates%2Fstories%2Fjanuary%2F1%2Fnewsid_4044000%2F4044891.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2002/html/pr020228.en.html">"The euro becomes the sole legal tender in all euro area countries"</a>. European Central Bank. 28 February 2002. Retrieved 27 January 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=European+Central+Bank&rft.atitle=The+euro+becomes+the+sole+legal+tender+in+all+euro+area+countries&rft.date=2002-02-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecb.europa.eu%2Fpress%2Fpr%2Fdate%2F2002%2Fhtml%2Fpr020228.en.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-58"><a href="#cite_ref-58">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCarrollPfeifferRezendesRobinson2002" class="citation news cs1">Carroll, Matt; Pfeiffer, Sacha; Rezendes, Michael; Robinson, Walter V. (6 January 2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/special-reports/2002/01/06/church-allowed-abuse-priest-for-years/cSHfGkTIrAT25qKGvBuDNM/story.html">"Church allowed abuse by priest for years"</a>. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 12 March 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Boston+Globe&rft.atitle=Church+allowed+abuse+by+priest+for+years&rft.date=2002-01-06&rft.aulast=Carroll&rft.aufirst=Matt&rft.au=Pfeiffer%2C+Sacha&rft.au=Rezendes%2C+Michael&rft.au=Robinson%2C+Walter+V.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostonglobe.com%2Fnews%2Fspecial-reports%2F2002%2F01%2F06%2Fchurch-allowed-abuse-priest-for-years%2FcSHfGkTIrAT25qKGvBuDNM%2Fstory.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpf9mnb/revision/7">"Case study – volcanic eruption in a developing country: Mt Nyiragongo – Volcanoes and volcanic eruptions – Edexcel – GCSE Geography Revision – Edexcel"</a>. BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 22 March 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=BBC+Bitesize&rft.atitle=Case+study+%E2%80%93+volcanic+eruption+in+a+developing+country%3A+Mt+Nyiragongo+%E2%80%93+Volcanoes+and+volcanic+eruptions+%E2%80%93+Edexcel+%E2%80%93+GCSE+Geography+Revision+%E2%80%93+Edexcel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Fguides%2Fzpf9mnb%2Frevision%2F7&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMomodu2017" class="citation web cs1">Momodu, Samuel (16 January 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blackpast.org/gah/sierra-leone-civil-war-1991-2002">"The Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed"</a>. Black Past. Retrieved 27 January 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Black+Past&rft.atitle=The+Sierra+Leone+Civil+War+%281991%E2%80%932002%29+%7C+The+Black+Past%3A+Remembered+and+Reclaimed&rft.date=2017-01-16&rft.aulast=Momodu&rft.aufirst=Samuel&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackpast.org%2Fgah%2Fsierra-leone-civil-war-1991-2002&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/queen-helps-cbc-tv-mark-50th-anniversary-1.323865">"Queen helps CBC TV mark 50th anniversary"</a>. CBC. 11 October 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CBC&rft.atitle=Queen+helps+CBC+TV+mark+50th+anniversary&rft.date=2002-10-11&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fnews%2Fcanada%2Fqueen-helps-cbc-tv-mark-50th-anniversary-1.323865&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.olympic.org/salt-lake-city-2002">"Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics – results & video highlights"</a>. International Olympic Committee. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=International+Olympic+Committee&rft.atitle=Salt+Lake+City+2002+Winter+Olympics+%E2%80%93+results+%26+video+highlights&rft.date=2016-10-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.olympic.org%2Fsalt-lake-city-2002&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-63"><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/11/opinion/the-trial-of-slobodan-milosevic.html">"The Trial of Slobodan Milosevic"</a>. The New York Times. 11 February 2002. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331">0362-4331</a>. Retrieved 27 January 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=The+Trial+of+Slobodan+Milosevic&rft.date=2002-02-11&rft.issn=0362-4331&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2002%2F02%2F11%2Fopinion%2Fthe-trial-of-slobodan-milosevic.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><a href="#cite_ref-64">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.deseret.com/2002/2/15/19637636/bahrain-now-a-monarchy">"Bahrain now a monarchy"</a>. Deseret News. 15 February 2002. Retrieved 12 December 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Deseret+News&rft.atitle=Bahrain+now+a+monarchy&rft.date=2002-02-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.deseret.com%2F2002%2F2%2F15%2F19637636%2Fbahrain-now-a-monarchy&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-65"><a href="#cite_ref-65">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLong2002" class="citation news cs1">Long, Tony (19 January 2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wired.com/2009/02/feb-19-2002-odyssey-turns-its-cameras-on-mars/">"Odyssey Turns Its Cameras on Mars"</a>. Wired. Retrieved 27 January 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wired&rft.atitle=Odyssey+Turns+Its+Cameras+on+Mars&rft.date=2002-01-19&rft.aulast=Long&rft.aufirst=Tony&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2F2009%2F02%2Ffeb-19-2002-odyssey-turns-its-cameras-on-mars%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/02/20/egypt.train/">"Horror on Egypt fire train"</a>. CNN. 20 February 2002. Retrieved 12 December 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CNN&rft.atitle=Horror+on+Egypt+fire+train&rft.date=2002-02-20&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2002%2FWORLD%2Fafrica%2F02%2F20%2Fegypt.train%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1839252.stm">"Savimbi 'died with gun in hand'"</a>. BBC News. 25 February 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Savimbi+%27died+with+gun+in+hand%27&rft.date=2002-02-25&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fhi%2Fafrica%2F1839252.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-68"><a href="#cite_ref-68">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDugger2002" class="citation news cs1">Dugger, Celia W. (22 February 2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/22/international/sri-lanka-and-rebels-sign-ceasefire-agreement.html">"Sri Lanka and Rebels Sign Cease-Fire Agreement"</a>. The New York Times. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331">0362-4331</a>. Retrieved 11 December 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Sri+Lanka+and+Rebels+Sign+Cease-Fire+Agreement&rft.date=2002-02-22&rft.issn=0362-4331&rft.aulast=Dugger&rft.aufirst=Celia+W.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2002%2F02%2F22%2Finternational%2Fsri-lanka-and-rebels-sign-ceasefire-agreement.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-69"><a href="#cite_ref-69">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSirilal2008" class="citation news cs1">Sirilal, Ranga (2 January 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-31216020080102">"Sri Lanka ends ceasefire with Tamil Tigers"</a>. Reuters. Retrieved 11 December 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reuters&rft.atitle=Sri+Lanka+ends+ceasefire+with+Tamil+Tigers&rft.date=2008-01-02&rft.aulast=Sirilal&rft.aufirst=Ranga&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidINIndia-31216020080102&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-70"><a href="#cite_ref-70">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/godhra-train-burning-case-accused-held-after-19-years/article33853611.ece">"Godhra train burning case accused held after 19 years"</a>. The Hindu. 16 February 2021. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0971-751X">0971-751X</a>. Retrieved 11 December 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Hindu&rft.atitle=Godhra+train+burning+case+accused+held+after+19+years&rft.date=2021-02-16&rft.issn=0971-751X&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fgodhra-train-burning-case-accused-held-after-19-years%2Farticle33853611.ece&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-71"><a href="#cite_ref-71">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGhosh2022" class="citation web cs1">Ghosh, Sohini (1 July 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/gulberg-society-case-69-dead-30-missing-all-those-convicted-out-on-bail-8003685/">"Gulberg Society case: 69 dead, 30 missing, all those convicted out on bail"</a>. The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 December 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Indian+Express&rft.atitle=Gulberg+Society+case%3A+69+dead%2C+30+missing%2C+all+those+convicted+out+on+bail&rft.date=2022-07-01&rft.aulast=Ghosh&rft.aufirst=Sohini&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Fpolitical-pulse%2Fgulberg-society-case-69-dead-30-missing-all-those-convicted-out-on-bail-8003685%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-72"><a href="#cite_ref-72">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://antiwar.com/casualties/">"Estimated casualties in Iraq"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141007084135/http://antiwar.com/casualties/">Archived</a> from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Estimated+casualties+in+Iraq&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fantiwar.com%2Fcasualties%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-73"><a href="#cite_ref-73">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRazner" class="citation web cs1">Razner, Sarah. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2019/09/12/fond-du-lac-rabies-survivor-jeanna-giese-seeks-save-others-virus/2284305001/">"15 years after she survived rabies, Jeanna Giese seeks to save others from it"</a>. The Reporter. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210419180124/https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2019/09/12/fond-du-lac-rabies-survivor-jeanna-giese-seeks-save-others-virus/2284305001/">Archived</a> from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Reporter&rft.atitle=15+years+after+she+survived+rabies%2C+Jeanna+Giese+seeks+to+save+others+from+it&rft.aulast=Razner&rft.aufirst=Sarah&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fdlreporter.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2019%2F09%2F12%2Ffond-du-lac-rabies-survivor-jeanna-giese-seeks-save-others-virus%2F2284305001%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><a href="#cite_ref-74">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLite" class="citation web cs1">Lite, Jordan. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/jeanna-giese-rabies-survivor/">"Medical Mystery: Only One Person Has Survived Rabies without Vaccine—But How?"</a>. Scientific American. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131210131741/http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=jeanna-giese-rabies-survivor">Archived</a> from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Scientific+American&rft.atitle=Medical+Mystery%3A+Only+One+Person+Has+Survived+Rabies+without+Vaccine%E2%80%94But+How%3F&rft.aulast=Lite&rft.aufirst=Jordan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scientificamerican.com%2Farticle%2Fjeanna-giese-rabies-survivor%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-75"><a href="#cite_ref-75">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHamilton" class="citation web cs1">Hamilton, Calvin J. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://solarviews.com/eng/eris.htm">"Dwarf Planet Eris"</a>. Solar Views. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160814052034/http://solarviews.com/eng/eris.htm">Archived</a> from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Solar+Views&rft.atitle=Dwarf+Planet+Eris&rft.aulast=Hamilton&rft.aufirst=Calvin+J.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fsolarviews.com%2Feng%2Feris.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-76"><a href="#cite_ref-76">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4162869.stm">"Comet probe Deep Impact launches"</a>. BBC. 12 January 2005. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061213152505/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4162869.stm">Archived</a> from the original on 13 December 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Comet+probe+Deep+Impact+launches&rft.date=2005-01-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F1%2Fhi%2Fsci%2Ftech%2F4162869.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-77"><a href="#cite_ref-77">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMalikde_Selding2005" class="citation web cs1">Malik, Tariq; de Selding, Peter (14 January 2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/huygens_descent_comm_050114.html">"Touchdown on Titan: Huygens Probe Hits its Mark"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Space.com" title="Space.com">Space.com</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091010053614/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/huygens_descent_comm_050114.html">Archived</a> from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Space.com&rft.atitle=Touchdown+on+Titan%3A+Huygens+Probe+Hits+its+Mark&rft.date=2005-01-14&rft.aulast=Malik&rft.aufirst=Tariq&rft.au=de+Selding%2C+Peter&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.space.com%2Fmissionlaunches%2Fhuygens_descent_comm_050114.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><a href="#cite_ref-78">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/10jun_newstorm">"A New Kind of Solar Storm"</a>. NASA Science. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210126014020/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/10jun_newstorm/">Archived</a> from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NASA+Science&rft.atitle=A+New+Kind+of+Solar+Storm&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fscience.nasa.gov%2Fscience-news%2Fscience-at-nasa%2F2005%2F10jun_newstorm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-79"><a href="#cite_ref-79">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFO'NeilOnishi2006" class="citation news cs1">O'Neil, John; Onishi, Norimitsu (15 October 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/16/world/asia/17koreacnd.html">"US confirms nuclear claim"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201121110555/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/16/world/asia/17koreacnd.html">Archived</a> from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=US+confirms+nuclear+claim&rft.date=2006-10-15&rft.aulast=O%27Neil&rft.aufirst=John&rft.au=Onishi%2C+Norimitsu&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2006%2F10%2F16%2Fworld%2Fasia%2F17koreacnd.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFChapin2013" class="citation news cs1">Chapin, Kinne (31 January 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://wgbhnews.org/post/mooninite-invasion-boston-6-years-later">"The Mooninite Invasion of Boston, 6 Years Later"</a>. <a href="/wiki/WGBH-TV" title="WGBH-TV">WGBH-TV</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140731012118/http://wgbhnews.org/post/mooninite-invasion-boston-6-years-later">Archived</a> from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=WGBH-TV&rft.atitle=The+Mooninite+Invasion+of+Boston%2C+6+Years+Later&rft.date=2013-01-31&rft.aulast=Chapin&rft.aufirst=Kinne&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwgbhnews.org%2Fpost%2Fmooninite-invasion-boston-6-years-later&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-vgEan-81"><a href="#cite_ref-vgEan_81-0">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.euractiv.com/en/euro/cyprus-malta-set-join-eurozone-2008/article-163836">Cyprus and Malta set to join eurozone in 2008</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090130041939/http://www.euractiv.com/en/euro/cyprus-malta-set-join-eurozone-2008/article-163836">Archived</a> January 30, 2009, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, EurActiv </li> <li id="cite_note-qxkbC-82"><a href="#cite_ref-qxkbC_82-0">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1198764121.53/">Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the euro</a>, EUbusiness (<a href="/wiki/ISO_4217" title="ISO 4217">ISO 4217</a> code: VEF). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090706103838/http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1198764121.53/">Archived</a> July 6, 2009, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-45JNK-83"><a href="#cite_ref-45JNK_83-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080516045507/http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/mer_flyby1.html">"Mercury Flyby 1"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory" class="mw-redirect" title="Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory">Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/mer_flyby1.html">the original</a> on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Mercury+Flyby+1&rft.pub=Johns+Hopkins+University+Applied+Physics+Laboratory&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmessenger.jhuapl.edu%2Fmer_flyby1.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-UdyTv-84"><a href="#cite_ref-UdyTv_84-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLandler,_MarkTimmons,_Heather2008" class="citation news cs1">Landler, Mark; Timmons, Heather (21 January 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/business/22stox-web.html">"Stocks Plunge Worldwide on Fears of a U.S. Recession"</a>. The New York Times. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081211195300/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/business/22stox-web.html">Archived</a> from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Stocks+Plunge+Worldwide+on+Fears+of+a+U.S.+Recession&rft.date=2008-01-21&rft.au=Landler%2C+Mark&rft.au=Timmons%2C+Heather&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F01%2F21%2Fbusiness%2F22stox-web.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-sx8F7-85"><a href="#cite_ref-sx8F7_85-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110510074500/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325586,00.html">"Hackers Declare War on Scientology – Science News | Science & Technology"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Fox_News" title="Fox News">Fox News</a>. 10 May 2011. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325586,00.html">the original</a> on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Fox+News&rft.atitle=Hackers+Declare+War+on+Scientology+%E2%80%93+Science+News+%7C+Science+%26+Technology&rft.date=2011-05-10&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fstory%2F0%2C2933%2C325586%2C00.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-vOwe0-86"><a href="#cite_ref-vOwe0_86-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080323063402/http://www.radaronline.com/from-the-magazine/2008/03/scientology_anonymous_protests_tom_cruise_01.php">"From The Magazine : Radar Online : Scientology is under attack from a faceless cabal of online activists. Has America's most controversial religion finally met its match?"</a>. 23 March 2008. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.radaronline.com/from-the-magazine/2008/03/scientology_anonymous_protests_tom_cruise_01.php">the original</a> on 23 March 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=From+The+Magazine+%3A+Radar+Online+%3A+Scientology+is+under+attack+from+a+faceless+cabal+of+online+activists.+Has+America%27s+most+controversial+religion+finally+met+its+match%3F&rft.date=2008-03-23&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radaronline.com%2Ffrom-the-magazine%2F2008%2F03%2Fscientology_anonymous_protests_tom_cruise_01.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-muTyR-87"><a href="#cite_ref-muTyR_87-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMAR" class="citation news cs1">MAR. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20080128145858/http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=261308">"Online group declares war on Scientology"</a>. National Post. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1486-8008">1486-8008</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=261308">the original</a> on 28 January 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Post&rft.atitle=Online+group+declares+war+on+Scientology&rft.issn=1486-8008&rft.au=MAR&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalpost.com%2Fnews%2Fcanada%2Fstory.html%3Fid%3D261308&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-LwGGz-88"><a href="#cite_ref-LwGGz_88-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211014/https://www.wired.com/2008/01/anonymous-attac/">"War Breaks Out Between Hackers and Scientology – There Can Be Only One"</a>. Wired. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1059-1028">1059-1028</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wired.com/2008/01/anonymous-attac/">the original</a> on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wired&rft.atitle=War+Breaks+Out+Between+Hackers+and+Scientology+%E2%80%93+There+Can+Be+Only+One&rft.issn=1059-1028&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fanonymous-attac%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-UHHp2-89"><a href="#cite_ref-UHHp2_89-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211014/https://www.wired.com/2008/02/cayman-island-b/">"Cayman Islands Bank Gets Wikileaks Taken Offline in U.S. – Updated with Links"</a>. Wired. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1059-1028">1059-1028</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wired.com/2008/02/cayman-island-b/">the original</a> on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wired&rft.atitle=Cayman+Islands+Bank+Gets+Wikileaks+Taken+Offline+in+U.S.+%E2%80%93+Updated+with+Links&rft.issn=1059-1028&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fcayman-island-b%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-L7ZF1-90"><a href="#cite_ref-L7ZF1_90-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGollner2008" class="citation news cs1">Gollner, Philipp (29 February 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211014/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-baer-idUSN2927431720080229">"Judge reverses ruling in Julius Baer leak case"</a>. Reuters. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-baer-idUSN2927431720080229">the original</a> on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reuters&rft.atitle=Judge+reverses+ruling+in+Julius+Baer+leak+case&rft.date=2008-02-29&rft.aulast=Gollner&rft.aufirst=Philipp&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-baer-idUSN2927431720080229&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-91"><a href="#cite_ref-91">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29995397">"Albania, Croatia become NATO members"</a>. msnbc.com. 1 April 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150109232239/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/29995397/ns/world_news-europe/t/albania-croatia-become-nato-members/#.WHpG5FxMGUk">Archived</a> from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=msnbc.com&rft.atitle=Albania%2C+Croatia+become+NATO+members&rft.date=2009-04-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fid%2Fwbna29995397&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-92"><a href="#cite_ref-92">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nkorea.worldreax/?iref=mpstoryview">"U.N. Security Council to meet on N. Korea launch"</a>. <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a>. 5 April 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110805035025/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nkorea.worldreax/?iref=mpstoryview">Archived</a> from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=U.N.+Security+Council+to+meet+on+N.+Korea+launch&rft.date=2009-04-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2009%2FWORLD%2Fasiapcf%2F04%2F05%2Fnkorea.worldreax%2F%3Firef%3Dmpstoryview&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-93"><a href="#cite_ref-93">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042001324.html?hpid=sec-world">"U.N. Launches Library Of World's Knowledge"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a>. 21 April 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121107215643/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042001324.html?hpid=sec-world">Archived</a> from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Washington+Post&rft.atitle=U.N.+Launches+Library+Of+World%27s+Knowledge&rft.date=2009-04-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F04%2F20%2FAR2009042001324.html%3Fhpid%3Dsec-world&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-94"><a href="#cite_ref-94">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/26/michael.jackson.internet/">"Jackson dies, almost takes Internet with him"</a>. <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a>. 26 June 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221225202917/https://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/26/michael.jackson.internet/">Archived</a> from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CNN&rft.atitle=Jackson+dies%2C+almost+takes+Internet+with+him&rft.date=2009-06-26&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2009%2FTECH%2F06%2F26%2Fmichael.jackson.internet%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-95"><a href="#cite_ref-95">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160417141458/http://www.nasa.gov/press/2015/march/nasa-spacecraft-becomes-first-to-orbit-a-dwarf-planet/index.html">"NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet"</a>. NASA. 6 March 2015. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nasa.gov/press/2015/march/nasa-spacecraft-becomes-first-to-orbit-a-dwarf-planet/index.html">the original</a> on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=NASA&rft.atitle=NASA+Spacecraft+Becomes+First+to+Orbit+a+Dwarf+Planet&rft.date=2015-03-06&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fpress%2F2015%2Fmarch%2Fnasa-spacecraft-becomes-first-to-orbit-a-dwarf-planet%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-96"><a href="#cite_ref-96">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31754586">"Nasa's Dawn probe achieves orbit around Ceres"</a>. BBC. 6 March 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC&rft.atitle=Nasa%27s+Dawn+probe+achieves+orbit+around+Ceres&rft.date=2015-03-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fscience-environment-31754586&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-97"><a href="#cite_ref-97">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32461019">"Nepal earthquake: Hundreds die, many feared trapped"</a>. BBC News. 25 April 2015. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180629132532/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32461019">Archived</a> from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Nepal+earthquake%3A+Hundreds+die%2C+many+feared+trapped&rft.date=2015-04-25&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-asia-32461019&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-98"><a href="#cite_ref-98">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRai2015" class="citation news cs1">Rai, Bhrikuti (26 April 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-nepal-quake-aftershock-20150426-story.html">"Nepal earthquake death toll tops 3,200"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220327103019/https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-nepal-quake-aftershock-20150426-story.html">Archived</a> from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=Nepal+earthquake+death+toll+tops+3%2C200&rft.date=2015-04-26&rft.aulast=Rai&rft.aufirst=Bhrikuti&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Fla-fg-nepal-quake-aftershock-20150426-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-ht52-99"><a href="#cite_ref-ht52_99-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20150426005807/http://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/earthquake-spells-destruction-in-india-20-feared-dead-houses-damaged/article1-1340918.aspx">"Nepal earthquake: 52 dead, hundreds injured in India, huge damage in bordering areas"</a>. Hindustan Times. 25 April 2015. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/earthquake-spells-destruction-in-india-20-feared-dead-houses-damaged/article1-1340918.aspx">the original</a> on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Hindustan+Times&rft.atitle=Nepal+earthquake%3A+52+dead%2C+hundreds+injured+in+India%2C+huge+damage+in+bordering+areas&rft.date=2015-04-25&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fm.hindustantimes.com%2Findia-news%2Fearthquake-spells-destruction-in-india-20-feared-dead-houses-damaged%2Farticle1-1340918.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-KSL-100"><a href="#cite_ref-KSL_100-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ksl.com/?nid=157&sid=34379730">"Nepal quake: Hundreds dead, history crumbles, Everest shaken"</a>. KSL. Associated Press. 25 April 2015. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163904/https://www.ksl.com/?nid=157&sid=34379730">Archived</a> from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Nepal+quake%3A+Hundreds+dead%2C+history+crumbles%2C+Everest+shaken&rft.pub=KSL&rft.date=2015-04-25&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ksl.com%2F%3Fnid%3D157%26sid%3D34379730&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-USAToday-101"><a href="#cite_ref-USAToday_101-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStanglin" class="citation news cs1">Stanglin, Doug. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/25/nepal-earthquake/26354073">"Hundreds dead as 7.8 magnitude quake rocks Nepal"</a>. USA Today. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150425133937/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/25/nepal-earthquake/26354073/">Archived</a> from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Hundreds+dead+as+7.8+magnitude+quake+rocks+Nepal&rft.aulast=Stanglin&rft.aufirst=Doug&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fworld%2F2015%2F04%2F25%2Fnepal-earthquake%2F26354073&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-102"><a href="#cite_ref-102">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32523300">"Rubella (German measles) eradicated from Americas"</a>. BBC. 29 April 2015. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180623233030/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32523300">Archived</a> from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC&rft.atitle=Rubella+%28German+measles%29+eradicated+from+Americas&rft.date=2015-04-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-us-canada-32523300&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-103"><a href="#cite_ref-103">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAFP_news_agency2016" class="citation web cs1">AFP news agency [@AFP] (3 January 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/AFP/status/683742509407801346">"#BREAKING Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran, foreign minister says"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>) – via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%23BREAKING+Saudi+Arabia+severs+ties+with+Iran%2C+foreign+minister+says&rft.date=2016-01-03&rft.au=AFP+news+agency&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FAFP%2Fstatus%2F683742509407801346&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-104"><a href="#cite_ref-104">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35275070">"'El Chapo': Sean Penn interviewed Guzman before recapture"</a>. BBC News. 10 January 2016. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160110081340/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35275070">Archived</a> from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=%27El+Chapo%27%3A+Sean+Penn+interviewed+Guzman+before+recapture&rft.date=2016-01-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-latin-america-35275070&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-105"><a href="#cite_ref-105">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35336707">"Iran nuclear deal: 'New chapter' for Tehran as sanctions end"</a>. BBC. 17 January 2016. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160117063353/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35336707">Archived</a> from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC&rft.atitle=Iran+nuclear+deal%3A+%27New+chapter%27+for+Tehran+as+sanctions+end&rft.date=2016-01-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-middle-east-35336707&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-106"><a href="#cite_ref-106">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/09/16/2003627834">"Shih Ming-te fails to meet threshold, ends candidacy"</a>. taipeitimes.com. 16 September 2015. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190115075857/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/09/16/2003627834">Archived</a> from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=taipeitimes.com&rft.atitle=Shih+Ming-te+fails+to+meet+threshold%2C+ends+candidacy&rft.date=2015-09-16&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2015%2F09%2F16%2F2003627834&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-107"><a href="#cite_ref-107">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBotelho2016" class="citation news cs1">Botelho, Greg (28 January 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/28/health/zika-virus-global-response/index.html">"Zika virus spreading explosively"</a>. CNN. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160128131150/http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/28/health/zika-virus-global-response/index.html">Archived</a> from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=CNN&rft.atitle=Zika+virus+spreading+explosively&rft.date=2016-01-28&rft.aulast=Botelho&rft.aufirst=Greg&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F01%2F28%2Fhealth%2Fzika-virus-global-response%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-108"><a href="#cite_ref-108">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-39238808">"UN: World facing greatest humanitarian crisis since 1945"</a>. BBC News. 11 March 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170311024224/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-39238808">Archived</a> from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=UN%3A+World+facing+greatest+humanitarian+crisis+since+1945&rft.date=2017-03-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-africa-39238808&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-109"><a href="#cite_ref-109">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39143978">"Brexit: Article 50 has been triggered - what now?"</a>. BBC News. 29 March 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200103013048/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39143978">Archived</a> from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Brexit%3A+Article+50+has+been+triggered+-+what+now%3F&rft.date=2017-03-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-politics-39143978&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-110"><a href="#cite_ref-110">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/science/spacex-launches-a-satellite-with-a-partly-used-rocket.html">"SpaceX Launches a Satellite With a Partly Used Rocket"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>. 30 March 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200906083219/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/science/spacex-launches-a-satellite-with-a-partly-used-rocket.html">Archived</a> from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=SpaceX+Launches+a+Satellite+With+a+Partly+Used+Rocket&rft.date=2017-03-30&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F03%2F30%2Fscience%2Fspacex-launches-a-satellite-with-a-partly-used-rocket.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-111"><a href="#cite_ref-111">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39451401">"Success for SpaceX 're-usable rocket'"</a>. BBC News. 31 March 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220505091332/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39451401">Archived</a> from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Success+for+SpaceX+%27re-usable+rocket%27&rft.date=2017-03-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fscience-environment-39451401&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-112"><a href="#cite_ref-112">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.france24.com/en/20170401-paraguayans-protest-congress-fire-secret-vote-president-cartes-term">"Rioters storm Paraguay congress and set it on fire after vote to extend president's term"</a>. France 24. 1 April 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220507203833/https://www.france24.com/en/20170401-paraguayans-protest-congress-fire-secret-vote-president-cartes-term">Archived</a> from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=France+24&rft.atitle=Rioters+storm+Paraguay+congress+and+set+it+on+fire+after+vote+to+extend+president%27s+term&rft.date=2017-04-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.france24.com%2Fen%2F20170401-paraguayans-protest-congress-fire-secret-vote-president-cartes-term&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-113"><a href="#cite_ref-113">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/27/europe/catalonia-independence-spain/index.html">"Catalonia declares independence from Spain as political crisis deepens"</a>. CNN. 27 October 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171106105733/http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/27/europe/catalonia-independence-spain/index.html">Archived</a> from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=CNN&rft.atitle=Catalonia+declares+independence+from+Spain+as+political+crisis+deepens&rft.date=2017-10-27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2017%2F10%2F27%2Feurope%2Fcatalonia-independence-spain%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-114"><a href="#cite_ref-114">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41780116">"Catalans declare independence as Madrid imposes direct rule"</a>. BBC. 27 October 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201204112602/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41780116">Archived</a> from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC&rft.atitle=Catalans+declare+independence+as+Madrid+imposes+direct+rule&rft.date=2017-10-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-europe-41780116&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-115"><a href="#cite_ref-115">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42969020">"Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy rocket launches successfully"</a>. BBC News. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Elon+Musk%27s+Falcon+Heavy+rocket+launches+successfully&rft.date=2018-02-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fscience-environment-42969020&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-olympic1-116"><a href="#cite_ref-olympic1_116-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018-winter-olympics">"Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics – Next Winter Olympic Games in Korea"</a>. Olympic.org. Retrieved 28 February 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Pyeongchang+2018+Olympics+%E2%80%93+Next+Winter+Olympic+Games+in+Korea&rft.pub=Olympic.org&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.olympic.org%2Fpyeongchang-2018-winter-olympics&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-117"><a href="#cite_ref-117">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCarrington2019" class="citation news cs1">Carrington, Damian (19 March 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/19/school-climate-strikes-more-than-1-million-took-part-say-campaigners-greta-thunberg">"School climate strikes: 1.4 million people took part, say campaigners"</a>. The Guardian. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077">0261-3077</a>. Retrieved 10 July 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=School+climate+strikes%3A+1.4+million+people+took+part%2C+say+campaigners&rft.date=2019-03-19&rft.issn=0261-3077&rft.aulast=Carrington&rft.aufirst=Damian&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fenvironment%2F2019%2Fmar%2F19%2Fschool-climate-strikes-more-than-1-million-took-part-say-campaigners-greta-thunberg&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-118"><a href="#cite_ref-118">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-47891470">"Sudan military says it has seized power"</a>. <a href="/wiki/BBC_News" title="BBC News">BBC News</a>. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Sudan+military+says+it+has+seized+power&rft.date=2019-04-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-africa-47891470&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-119"><a href="#cite_ref-119">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/scores-hurt-in-sri-lanka-easter-church-bombings-20190421-p51fyn.html">"Hundreds killed, 450 injured as explosions rock Catholic churches during Easter mass"</a>. The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Sydney+Morning+Herald&rft.atitle=Hundreds+killed%2C+450+injured+as+explosions+rock+Catholic+churches+during+Easter+mass&rft.date=2019-04-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Fscores-hurt-in-sri-lanka-easter-church-bombings-20190421-p51fyn.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-120"><a href="#cite_ref-120">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fivedeeps.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/FDE-Challenger-Release-FINAL-5132019.pdf">"Deepest Submarine Dive in History, Five Deeps Expedition Conquers Challenger Deep"</a> (PDF). Five Deeps. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Deepest+Submarine+Dive+in+History%2C+Five+Deeps+Expedition+Conquers+Challenger+Deep&rft.pub=Five+Deeps&rft.date=2019-05-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ffivedeeps.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F05%2FFDE-Challenger-Release-FINAL-5132019.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-121"><a href="#cite_ref-121">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLavilleWatts2019" class="citation news cs1">Laville, Sandra; Watts, Jonathan (20 September 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/21/across-the-globe-millions-join-biggest-climate-protest-ever">"Across the globe, millions join biggest climate protest ever"</a>. The Guardian. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077">0261-3077</a>. Retrieved 10 July 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Across+the+globe%2C+millions+join+biggest+climate+protest+ever&rft.date=2019-09-20&rft.issn=0261-3077&rft.aulast=Laville&rft.aufirst=Sandra&rft.au=Watts%2C+Jonathan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fenvironment%2F2019%2Fsep%2F21%2Facross-the-globe-millions-join-biggest-climate-protest-ever&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Novel_Coronavirus—China-122"><a href="#cite_ref-Novel_Coronavirus—China_122-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200114185815/https://www.who.int/csr/don/12-january-2020-novel-coronavirus-china/en/">"WHO | Novel Coronavirus—China"</a>. WHO. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.who.int/csr/don/12-january-2020-novel-coronavirus-china/en/">the original</a> on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WHO&rft.atitle=WHO+%7C+Novel+Coronavirus%E2%80%94China&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Fcsr%2Fdon%2F12-january-2020-novel-coronavirus-china%2Fen%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-5days-123"><a href="#cite_ref-5days_123-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcMullen2021" class="citation web cs1">McMullen, Jane (25 January 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-55756452">"Covid-19: Five days that shaped the outbreak"</a>. BBC News. BBC. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210126021655/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-55756452">Archived</a> from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Covid-19%3A+Five+days+that+shaped+the+outbreak&rft.date=2021-01-25&rft.aulast=McMullen&rft.aufirst=Jane&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-55756452&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-124"><a href="#cite_ref-124">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/nyregion/nyc-coronavirus-protests.html">"Did Floyd Protests Lead to a Virus Surge? Here's What We Know"</a>. The New York Times. 1 July 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201218060527/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/nyregion/nyc-coronavirus-protests.html">Archived</a> from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Did+Floyd+Protests+Lead+to+a+Virus+Surge%3F+Here%27s+What+We+Know&rft.date=2020-07-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2020%2F07%2F01%2Fnyregion%2Fnyc-coronavirus-protests.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-125"><a href="#cite_ref-125">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDetrowKhalid2020" class="citation news cs1">Detrow, Scott; Khalid, Asma (7 November 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npr.org/2020/11/07/928803493/biden-wins-presidency-according-to-ap-edging-trump-in-turbulent-race">"Biden Wins Presidency, According To AP, Edging Trump In Turbulent Race"</a>. NPR. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201225155245/https://www.npr.org/2020/11/07/928803493/biden-wins-presidency-according-to-ap-edging-trump-in-turbulent-race">Archived</a> from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=NPR&rft.atitle=Biden+Wins+Presidency%2C+According+To+AP%2C+Edging+Trump+In+Turbulent+Race&rft.date=2020-11-07&rft.aulast=Detrow&rft.aufirst=Scott&rft.au=Khalid%2C+Asma&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2020%2F11%2F07%2F928803493%2Fbiden-wins-presidency-according-to-ap-edging-trump-in-turbulent-race&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-126"><a href="#cite_ref-126">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-wildfires-jan1-1.5412274">"Military moves in to help mass evacuation from Australian bushfires"</a>. CBC News. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201223165119/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-wildfires-jan1-1.5412274">Archived</a> from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=CBC+News&rft.atitle=Military+moves+in+to+help+mass+evacuation+from+Australian+bushfires&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Faustralia-wildfires-jan1-1.5412274&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-127"><a href="#cite_ref-127">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMarnie2020" class="citation news cs1">Marnie, O'Neill (1 January 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/half-a-billion-animals-perish-in-bushfires/news-story/b316adb4f3af7b1c8464cf186ab9f52c">"Half a billion animals perish in bushfires"</a>. News.com.au. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200103031916/https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/half-a-billion-animals-perish-in-bushfires/news-story/b316adb4f3af7b1c8464cf186ab9f52c">Archived</a> from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=News.com.au&rft.atitle=Half+a+billion+animals+perish+in+bushfires&rft.date=2020-01-01&rft.aulast=Marnie&rft.aufirst=O%27Neill&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.com.au%2Ftechnology%2Fscience%2Fanimals%2Fhalf-a-billion-animals-perish-in-bushfires%2Fnews-story%2Fb316adb4f3af7b1c8464cf186ab9f52c&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-128"><a href="#cite_ref-128">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51006754">"Croatia elects centre-left challenger Zoran Milanovic as president"</a>. BBC News. 6 January 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220408145737/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51006754">Archived</a> from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Croatia+elects+centre-left+challenger+Zoran+Milanovic+as+president&rft.date=2020-01-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fworld-europe-51006754&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-129"><a href="#cite_ref-129">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50902476">"Sultan Qaboos of Oman dies aged 79"</a>. <a href="/wiki/BBC_News" title="BBC News">BBC News</a>. 11 January 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200115183138/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50902476">Archived</a> from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Sultan+Qaboos+of+Oman+dies+aged+79&rft.date=2020-01-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fworld-middle-east-50902476&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-130"><a href="#cite_ref-130">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oman-sultan-successor-media/omans-new-ruler-haitham-bin-tariq-takes-oath-newspapers-idUSKCN1ZA078">"Oman's new ruler Haitham bin Tariq takes oath: newspapers"</a>. Reuters. 11 January 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200111063255/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oman-sultan-successor-media/omans-new-ruler-haitham-bin-tariq-takes-oath-newspapers-idUSKCN1ZA078">Archived</a> from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reuters&rft.atitle=Oman%27s+new+ruler+Haitham+bin+Tariq+takes+oath%3A+newspapers&rft.date=2020-01-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-oman-sultan-successor-media%2Fomans-new-ruler-haitham-bin-tariq-takes-oath-newspapers-idUSKCN1ZA078&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-131"><a href="#cite_ref-131">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/11/taiwan-re-elects-tsai-ing-wen-as-president-in-clear-message-to-china">"Taiwan election: Tsai Ing-Wen wins landslide in rebuke to China"</a>. The Guardian. 11 January 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220203042957/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/11/taiwan-re-elects-tsai-ing-wen-as-president-in-clear-message-to-china">Archived</a> from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Taiwan+election%3A+Tsai+Ing-Wen+wins+landslide+in+rebuke+to+China&rft.date=2020-01-11&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2020%2Fjan%2F11%2Ftaiwan-re-elects-tsai-ing-wen-as-president-in-clear-message-to-china&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-132"><a href="#cite_ref-132">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-election-opposition-idUSKBN1ZA0HJ">"Taiwan opposition candidate admits defeat in presidential election"</a>. Reuters. 11 January 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200122200159/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-election-opposition-idUSKBN1ZA0HJ">Archived</a> from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reuters&rft.atitle=Taiwan+opposition+candidate+admits+defeat+in+presidential+election&rft.date=2020-01-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-taiwan-election-opposition-idUSKBN1ZA0HJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-133"><a href="#cite_ref-133">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221128114956/https://vote.nccu.edu.tw/engcec/B202000E.PDF">"Election Result By Parties Votes For The 10th Regional Legislators Elections (National Level Public Officials Election-Taiwan, 2020"</a> (PDF). Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://vote.nccu.edu.tw/engcec/B202000E.PDF">the original</a> (PDF) on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Election+Result+By+Parties+Votes+For+The+10th+Regional+Legislators+Elections+%28National+Level+Public+Officials+Election-Taiwan%2C+2020&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fvote.nccu.edu.tw%2Fengcec%2FB202000E.PDF&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-134"><a href="#cite_ref-134">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/1/after-months-of-covid-delays-african-free-trade-bloc-launches">"After months of COVID delays, African free trade bloc launches"</a>. Al Jazeera. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=After+months+of+COVID+delays%2C+African+free+trade+bloc+launches&rft.pub=Al+Jazeera&rft.date=2021-01-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Feconomy%2F2021%2F1%2F1%2Fafter-months-of-covid-delays-african-free-trade-bloc-launches&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-135"><a href="#cite_ref-135">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/01/1082702">"Guterres hails entry into force of treaty banning nuclear weapons"</a>. UN News. 22 January 2021. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210424161740/https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/01/1082702">Archived</a> from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=UN+News&rft.atitle=Guterres+hails+entry+into+force+of+treaty+banning+nuclear+weapons&rft.date=2021-01-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.un.org%2Fen%2Fstory%2F2021%2F01%2F1082702&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-136"><a href="#cite_ref-136">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-100-million-coronavirus-cases-recorded-worldwide-a-year-after-virus-first-officially-diagnosed-12191487">"COVID-19: 100 million coronavirus cases recorded worldwide – a year after virus first officially diagnosed"</a>. Sky News. 26 January 2021. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210214220316/https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-100-million-coronavirus-cases-recorded-worldwide-a-year-after-virus-first-officially-diagnosed-12191487">Archived</a> from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sky+News&rft.atitle=COVID-19%3A+100+million+coronavirus+cases+recorded+worldwide+%E2%80%93+a+year+after+virus+first+officially+diagnosed&rft.date=2021-01-26&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.sky.com%2Fstory%2Fcovid-19-100-million-coronavirus-cases-recorded-worldwide-a-year-after-virus-first-officially-diagnosed-12191487&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-137"><a href="#cite_ref-137">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/reports-military-coup-myanmar-suu-kyi-detained-75602314">"Military takes control of Myanmar; Suu Kyi reported detained"</a>. ABC. 1 February 2021. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210303001114/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/reports-military-coup-myanmar-suu-kyi-detained-75602314">Archived</a> from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ABC&rft.atitle=Military+takes+control+of+Myanmar%3B+Suu+Kyi+reported+detained&rft.date=2021-02-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FInternational%2FwireStory%2Freports-military-coup-myanmar-suu-kyi-detained-75602314&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-138"><a href="#cite_ref-138">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFmars.nasa.gov" class="citation web cs1">mars.nasa.gov. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/">"Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover"</a>. mars.nasa.gov. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200604025605/https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/">Archived</a> from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=mars.nasa.gov&rft.atitle=Mars+2020+Perseverance+Rover&rft.au=mars.nasa.gov&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmars.nasa.gov%2Fmars2020%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-139"><a href="#cite_ref-139">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAgleFoxJohnsonSchmid2021" class="citation web cs1">Agle, D.C.; Fox, Karen; Johnson, Alana; Schmid, Deb (3 June 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-juno-to-get-a-close-look-at-jupiter-s-moon-ganymede">"NASA's Juno to Get a Close Look at Jupiter's Moon Ganymede"</a>. <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210603202011/https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-juno-to-get-a-close-look-at-jupiter-s-moon-ganymede/">Archived</a> from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021. <q>On Monday, June 7 [...] NASA's Juno spacecraft will come within 645 miles (1,038 kilometers) of the surface of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede. The flyby will be the closest a spacecraft has come to the solar system's largest natural satellite since NASA's Galileo spacecraft made its penultimate close approach back on May 20, 2000.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NASA&rft.atitle=NASA%27s+Juno+to+Get+a+Close+Look+at+Jupiter%27s+Moon+Ganymede&rft.date=2021-06-03&rft.aulast=Agle&rft.aufirst=D.C.&rft.au=Fox%2C+Karen&rft.au=Johnson%2C+Alana&rft.au=Schmid%2C+Deb&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Ffeature%2Fjpl%2Fnasa-s-juno-to-get-a-close-look-at-jupiter-s-moon-ganymede&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-140"><a href="#cite_ref-140">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBerger2021" class="citation web cs1">Berger, Eric (12 January 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/nasa-extends-missions-to-jupiter-and-mars-expect-lots-of-jovian-moon-flybys/">"NASA extends Juno, turning spacecraft into an Io, Europa, and Ganymede explorer"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Ars_Technica" title="Ars Technica">Ars Technica</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210603202029/https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/nasa-extends-missions-to-jupiter-and-mars-expect-lots-of-jovian-moon-flybys/">Archived</a> from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021. <q>As part of a research plan submitted by Scott Bolton, Juno's principal investigator, the spacecraft will fly to within 1,000km of the surface of Ganymede...</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Ars+Technica&rft.atitle=NASA+extends+Juno%2C+turning+spacecraft+into+an+Io%2C+Europa%2C+and+Ganymede+explorer&rft.date=2021-01-12&rft.aulast=Berger&rft.aufirst=Eric&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Fscience%2F2021%2F01%2Fnasa-extends-missions-to-jupiter-and-mars-expect-lots-of-jovian-moon-flybys%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-141"><a href="#cite_ref-141">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58223231">"Afghanistan conflict: Kabul falls to Taliban as president flees"</a>. BBC News. 16 August 2021. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210816071218/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58223231">Archived</a> from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Afghanistan+conflict%3A+Kabul+falls+to+Taliban+as+president+flees&rft.date=2021-08-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fworld-asia-58223231&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-142"><a href="#cite_ref-142">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.olympic.org/beijing-2022">"2022 Olympics – Next Winter Olympic Games | Beijing 2022"</a>. International Olympic Committee. 28 May 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180227173804/https://www.olympic.org/beijing-2022">Archived</a> from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=International+Olympic+Committee&rft.atitle=2022+Olympics+%E2%80%93+Next+Winter+Olympic+Games+%7C+Beijing+2022&rft.date=2020-05-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.olympic.org%2Fbeijing-2022&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-143"><a href="#cite_ref-143">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/19/cop15-historic-deal-signed-to-halt-biodiversity-loss-by-2030-aoe">"Cop15: historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030"</a>. The Guardian. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Cop15%3A+historic+deal+struck+to+halt+biodiversity+loss+by+2030&rft.date=2022-12-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fenvironment%2F2022%2Fdec%2F19%2Fcop15-historic-deal-signed-to-halt-biodiversity-loss-by-2030-aoe&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-144"><a href="#cite_ref-144">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64019324">"COP15: Nations reach 'historic' deal to protect nature"</a>. BBC News. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=COP15%3A+Nations+reach+%27historic%27+deal+to+protect+nature&rft.date=2022-12-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fscience-environment-64019324&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-145"><a href="#cite_ref-145">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/29/brazilian-football-legend-pele-dies-aged-82">"Brazilian football legend Pele dies at age 82"</a>. www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.aljazeera.com&rft.atitle=Brazilian+football+legend+Pele+dies+at+age+82&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2022%2F12%2F29%2Fbrazilian-football-legend-pele-dies-aged-82&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-146"><a href="#cite_ref-146">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/07/12/croatia-set-to-join-the-euro-area-on-1-january-2023-council-adopts-final-required-legal-acts/">"Croatia set to join the euro area on 1 January 2023: Council adopts final required legal acts"</a>. European Council/Council of the European Union. 12 July 2022. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220725212627/https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/07/12/croatia-set-to-join-the-euro-area-on-1-january-2023-council-adopts-final-required-legal-acts/">Archived</a> from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=European+Council%2FCouncil+of+the+European+Union&rft.atitle=Croatia+set+to+join+the+euro+area+on+1+January+2023%3A+Council+adopts+final+required+legal+acts&rft.date=2022-07-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.consilium.europa.eu%2Fen%2Fpress%2Fpress-releases%2F2022%2F07%2F12%2Fcroatia-set-to-join-the-euro-area-on-1-january-2023-council-adopts-final-required-legal-acts%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-currency-147"><a href="#cite_ref-currency_147-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBuckley2023" class="citation web cs1">Buckley, Julia (2 January 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/croatia-joins-euro-zone-schengen/index.html">"This popular European country just got a new currency"</a>. CNN. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230103001950/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/croatia-joins-euro-zone-schengen/index.html">Archived</a> from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CNN&rft.atitle=This+popular+European+country+just+got+a+new+currency&rft.date=2023-01-02&rft.aulast=Buckley&rft.aufirst=Julia&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Ftravel%2Farticle%2Fcroatia-joins-euro-zone-schengen%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-148"><a href="#cite_ref-148">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-06/magnitude-7-7-earthquake-strikes-in-turkey-gfz">"Earthquake Kills More Than 110 People in Turkey, Syria"</a>. Bloomberg.com. 6 February 2023. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230206014835/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-06/magnitude-7-7-earthquake-strikes-in-turkey-gfz">Archived</a> from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bloomberg.com&rft.atitle=Earthquake+Kills+More+Than+110+People+in+Turkey%2C+Syria&rft.date=2023-02-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2F2023-02-06%2Fmagnitude-7-7-earthquake-strikes-in-turkey-gfz&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-149"><a href="#cite_ref-149">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-shakes-turkey-b927808f6a5c54bdb669120faa40b7bc">"Powerful quake kills at least 360 people in Turkey, Syria"</a>. AP NEWS. 6 February 2023. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230206020324/https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-shakes-turkey-b927808f6a5c54bdb669120faa40b7bc">Archived</a> from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=AP+NEWS&rft.atitle=Powerful+quake+kills+at+least+360+people+in+Turkey%2C+Syria&rft.date=2023-02-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fearthquake-shakes-turkey-b927808f6a5c54bdb669120faa40b7bc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-150"><a href="#cite_ref-150">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPetersen2024" class="citation web cs1">Petersen, Shelleygan (4 February 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.namibian.com.na/president-hage-geingob-is-dead/">"President Hage Geingob is dead"</a>. The Namibian. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240204053823/https://www.namibian.com.na/president-hage-geingob-is-dead/">Archived</a> from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Namibian&rft.atitle=President+Hage+Geingob+is+dead&rft.date=2024-02-04&rft.aulast=Petersen&rft.aufirst=Shelleygan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.namibian.com.na%2Fpresident-hage-geingob-is-dead%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-151"><a href="#cite_ref-151">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/04/hage-geingob-namibias-president-dies-aged-82-after-cancer-treatment">"Hage Geingob, Namibia's president, dies aged 82 after cancer treatment"</a>. The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 4 February 2024. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077">0261-3077</a>. Retrieved 4 February 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Hage+Geingob%2C+Namibia%27s+president%2C+dies+aged+82+after+cancer+treatment&rft.date=2024-02-04&rft.issn=0261-3077&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2024%2Ffeb%2F04%2Fhage-geingob-namibias-president-dies-aged-82-after-cancer-treatment&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-152"><a href="#cite_ref-152">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-nayib-bukele-president-reelection-ef04e20d901908099f4f787b841aca89">"El Salvador's Bukele is already claiming a big election win, but a troubled count delays results"</a>. AP News. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=AP+News&rft.atitle=El+Salvador%27s+Bukele+is+already+claiming+a+big+election+win%2C+but+a+troubled+count+delays+results&rft.date=2024-02-05&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fel-salvador-nayib-bukele-president-reelection-ef04e20d901908099f4f787b841aca89&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-153"><a href="#cite_ref-153">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2024/02/05/after-nayib-bukeles-crushing-unconstitutional-victory-what-next">"After Nayib Bukele's crushing, unconstitutional victory, what next?"</a>. The Economist. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0013-0613">0013-0613</a>. Retrieved 5 February 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Economist&rft.atitle=After+Nayib+Bukele%27s+crushing%2C+unconstitutional+victory%2C+what+next%3F&rft.issn=0013-0613&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.economist.com%2Fthe-americas%2F2024%2F02%2F05%2Fafter-nayib-bukeles-crushing-unconstitutional-victory-what-next&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-154"><a href="#cite_ref-154">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJacksonBuschschlüter2024" class="citation web cs1">Jackson, Patrick; Buschschlüter, Vanessa (6 February 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68223520">"Sebastián Piñera: Former president of Chile dies in helicopter crash"</a>. BBC. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240207003816/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68223520">Archived</a> from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=BBC&rft.atitle=Sebasti%C3%A1n+Pi%C3%B1era%3A+Former+president+of+Chile+dies+in+helicopter+crash&rft.date=2024-02-06&rft.aulast=Jackson&rft.aufirst=Patrick&rft.au=Buschschl%C3%BCter%2C+Vanessa&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fworld-latin-america-68223520&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-155"><a href="#cite_ref-155">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/azerbaijan-election-ilham-aliyev-39a3b0811de492afdcc96e2f17b6f797">"Azerbaijan's president is likely to win election after a blitz offensive reclaimed Karabakh region"</a>. Associated Press. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Associated+Press&rft.atitle=Azerbaijan%27s+president+is+likely+to+win+election+after+a+blitz+offensive+reclaimed+Karabakh+region&rft.date=2024-02-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fazerbaijan-election-ilham-aliyev-39a3b0811de492afdcc96e2f17b6f797&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-156"><a href="#cite_ref-156">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ft.com/content/35a6dd5b-2924-40ad-a650-004ec6379e00">"Imran Khan loyalists win shock victory in Pakistan election"</a>. www.ft.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.ft.com&rft.atitle=Imran+Khan+loyalists+win+shock+victory+in+Pakistan+election&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcontent%2F35a6dd5b-2924-40ad-a650-004ec6379e00&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-157"><a href="#cite_ref-157">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_223446.htm">"Sweden officially joins NATO"</a>. NATO. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NATO&rft.atitle=Sweden+officially+joins+NATO&rft.date=2024-03-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nato.int%2Fcps%2Fen%2Fnatohq%2Fnews_223446.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-158"><a href="#cite_ref-158">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/07/sweden-joins-nato-after-ratification-hungary-drops-opposition">"Sweden finally joins Nato after nearly two-year wait"</a>. The Guardian. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Sweden+finally+joins+Nato+after+nearly+two-year+wait&rft.date=2024-03-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2024%2Fmar%2F07%2Fsweden-joins-nato-after-ratification-hungary-drops-opposition&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-159"><a href="#cite_ref-159">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.politico.eu/article/portugual-election-above-average-participation/">"Portugal election sees above-average turnout in very tight contest"</a>. POLITICO. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=POLITICO&rft.atitle=Portugal+election+sees+above-average+turnout+in+very+tight+contest&rft.date=2024-03-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.eu%2Farticle%2Fportugual-election-above-average-participation%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-160"><a href="#cite_ref-160">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVock2024" class="citation web cs1">Vock, Ido (21 March 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20240321051720/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68622683">"Luís Montenegro: Centre-right leader invited to form minority government"</a>. BBC. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68622683">the original</a> on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=BBC&rft.atitle=Lu%C3%ADs+Montenegro%3A+Centre-right+leader+invited+to+form+minority+government&rft.date=2024-03-21&rft.aulast=Vock&rft.aufirst=Ido&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fworld-europe-68622683&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-161"><a href="#cite_ref-161">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68541349">"Haiti's prime minister Ariel Henry resigns as law and order collapses"</a>. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Haiti%27s+prime+minister+Ariel+Henry+resigns+as+law+and+order+collapses&rft.date=2024-03-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fworld-latin-america-68541349&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-162"><a href="#cite_ref-162">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/13/european-lawmakers-endorse-worlds-first-major-act-to-regulate-ai.html">"World's first major act to regulate AI passed by European lawmakers"</a>. CNBC. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CNBC&rft.atitle=World%27s+first+major+act+to+regulate+AI+passed+by+European+lawmakers&rft.date=2024-03-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2024%2F03%2F13%2Feuropean-lawmakers-endorse-worlds-first-major-act-to-regulate-ai.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-163"><a href="#cite_ref-163">^</a> Grolier- the new book of knowledge, section "E" </li> <li id="cite_note-166"><a href="#cite_ref-166">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nasa.gov/topics/journeytomars/index.html">"NASA News Conference: Evidence of Liquid Water on Today's Mars"</a>. <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>. 28 September 2015. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210718143624/https://www.nasa.gov/topics/journeytomars/index.html">Archived</a> from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NASA&rft.atitle=NASA+News+Conference%3A+Evidence+of+Liquid+Water+on+Today%27s+Mars.&rft.date=2015-09-28&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Ftopics%2Fjourneytomars%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-167"><a href="#cite_ref-167">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGreicius2015" class="citation web cs1">Greicius, Tony (13 March 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/overview/index.html">"Juno Overview"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180907181255/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/overview/index.html">Archived</a> from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Juno+Overview&rft.date=2015-03-13&rft.aulast=Greicius&rft.aufirst=Tony&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fmission_pages%2Fjuno%2Foverview%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-168"><a href="#cite_ref-168">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMoss2019" class="citation news cs1">Moss, Trefor (3 January 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-lands-probe-on-dark-side-of-the-moon-11546493599">"China Lands Probe on the 'Dark Side' of the Moon"</a>. The Wall Street Journal. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190412020545/https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-lands-probe-on-dark-side-of-the-moon-11546493599">Archived</a> from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Wall+Street+Journal&rft.atitle=China+Lands+Probe+on+the+%27Dark+Side%27+of+the+Moon&rft.date=2019-01-03&rft.aulast=Moss&rft.aufirst=Trefor&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fchina-lands-probe-on-dark-side-of-the-moon-11546493599&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-169"><a href="#cite_ref-169">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRyan2019" class="citation news cs1">Ryan, Jackson (13 February 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-history-making-mars-rover-opportunity-declared-dead/">"NASA's history-making Mars rover Opportunity declared dead"</a>. CNET. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190411223630/https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-history-making-mars-rover-opportunity-declared-dead/">Archived</a> from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=NASA%27s+history-making+Mars+rover+Opportunity+declared+dead&rft.date=2019-02-13&rft.aulast=Ryan&rft.aufirst=Jackson&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fnews%2Fnasa-history-making-mars-rover-opportunity-declared-dead%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-170"><a href="#cite_ref-170">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGrossmanConover2019" class="citation news cs1">Grossman, Lisa; Conover, Emily (10 April 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-first-picture-event-horizon-telescope">"The first picture of a black hole opens a new era of astrophysics"</a>. Science News. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190427192956/https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-first-picture-event-horizon-telescope">Archived</a> from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=The+first+picture+of+a+black+hole+opens+a+new+era+of+astrophysics&rft.date=2019-04-10&rft.aulast=Grossman&rft.aufirst=Lisa&rft.au=Conover%2C+Emily&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencenews.org%2Farticle%2Fblack-hole-first-picture-event-horizon-telescope&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-171"><a href="#cite_ref-171">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGarner2022" class="citation web cs1">Garner, Rob (11 July 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-delivers-deepest-infrared-image-of-universe-yet">"NASA's Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet"</a>. NASA. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220712000119/https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-delivers-deepest-infrared-image-of-universe-yet/">Archived</a> from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NASA&rft.atitle=NASA%27s+Webb+Delivers+Deepest+Infrared+Image+of+Universe+Yet&rft.date=2022-07-11&rft.aulast=Garner&rft.aufirst=Rob&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fimage-feature%2Fgoddard%2F2022%2Fnasa-s-webb-delivers-deepest-infrared-image-of-universe-yet&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-172"><a href="#cite_ref-172">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3.html">"Chandrayaan-3"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Chandrayaan-3&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.isro.gov.in%2FChandrayaan3.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-173"><a href="#cite_ref-173">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18702455">"Higgs boson-like particle discovery claimed at LHC"</a>. BBC News. 4 July 2012. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201116171540/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18702455">Archived</a> from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Higgs+boson-like+particle+discovery+claimed+at+LHC&rft.date=2012-07-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-18702455&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-21st-174"><a href="#cite_ref-21st_174-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191002112920/https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/millennium.php">"The 21st Century and the 3rd Millennium"</a>. aa.usno.navy.mil. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/millennium.php">the original</a> on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=aa.usno.navy.mil&rft.atitle=The+21st+Century+and+the+3rd+Millennium&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Faa.usno.navy.mil%2Ffaq%2Fdocs%2Fmillennium.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-175"><a href="#cite_ref-175">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLixion_A._Avila2006" class="citation web cs1">Lixion A. Avila (4 January 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL262005_Alpha.pdf">"Tropical Cyclone Report Tropical Storm Alpha"</a> (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 22 March 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Hurricane+Center&rft.atitle=Tropical+Cyclone+Report+Tropical+Storm+Alpha&rft.date=2006-01-04&rft.au=Lixion+A.+Avila&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhc.noaa.gov%2Fdata%2Ftcr%2FAL262005_Alpha.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-176"><a href="#cite_ref-176">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMiller" class="citation web cs1">Miller, Susan. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/01/tropical-storm-eta-expected-become-hurricane-monday/6112670002/">"Tropical Storm Eta expected to intensify into the season's 12th hurricane on Monday"</a>. USA TODAY. Retrieved 23 March 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=USA+TODAY&rft.atitle=Tropical+Storm+Eta+expected+to+intensify+into+the+season%27s+12th+hurricane+on+Monday&rft.aulast=Miller&rft.aufirst=Susan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fnation%2F2020%2F11%2F01%2Ftropical-storm-eta-expected-become-hurricane-monday%2F6112670002%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-177"><a href="#cite_ref-177">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f-scale.html">"Fujita Tornado Damage Scale"</a>. www.spc.noaa.gov.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.spc.noaa.gov&rft.atitle=Fujita+Tornado+Damage+Scale&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spc.noaa.gov%2Ffaq%2Ftornado%2Ff-scale.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-178"><a href="#cite_ref-178">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tornadofacts.net/tornado-scale.php">"Tornado Scale - The Enhanced Fujita Scale | TornadoFacts.net"</a>. www.tornadofacts.net.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.tornadofacts.net&rft.atitle=Tornado+Scale+-+The+Enhanced+Fujita+Scale+%26%23124%3B+TornadoFacts.net&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tornadofacts.net%2Ftornado-scale.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-179"><a href="#cite_ref-179">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=41E875DA-1">"Enhanced Fujita Scale"</a>. Environment Canada. 10 May 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Enhanced+Fujita+Scale&rft.pub=Environment+Canada&rft.date=2013-05-10&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ec.gc.ca%2Fmeteo-weather%2Fdefault.asp%3Flang%3DEn%26n%3D41E875DA-1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-180"><a href="#cite_ref-180">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNational_Weather_Service2023" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/National_Weather_Service" title="National Weather Service">National Weather Service</a> (15 May 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8b60d1b8144048fbb26610ed0c47c5a8">"May 20, 2013: The Day an EF-5 Tornado Struck the OKC Metro"</a> (StoryMap). <a href="/wiki/ArcGIS" title="ArcGIS">ArcGIS</a> StoryMaps. <a href="/wiki/Norman,_Oklahoma" title="Norman, Oklahoma">Norman, Oklahoma</a>: <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</a>. Retrieved 5 May 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ArcGIS+StoryMaps&rft.atitle=May+20%2C+2013%3A+The+Day+an+EF-5+Tornado+Struck+the+OKC+Metro&rft.date=2023-05-15&rft.au=National+Weather+Service&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fstorymaps.arcgis.com%2Fstories%2F8b60d1b8144048fbb26610ed0c47c5a8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-181"><a href="#cite_ref-181">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNational_Weather_Service2023" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/National_Weather_Service" title="National Weather Service">National Weather Service</a> (31 May 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9895d535c2a247e4997fb85493428be8">"May 31, 2013: Tornado Outbreak & Historic Flooding"</a> (StoryMap). <a href="/wiki/ArcGIS" title="ArcGIS">ArcGIS</a> StoryMaps. <a href="/wiki/Norman,_Oklahoma" title="Norman, Oklahoma">Norman, Oklahoma</a>: <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</a>. Retrieved 5 May 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ArcGIS+StoryMaps&rft.atitle=May+31%2C+2013%3A+Tornado+Outbreak+%26+Historic+Flooding&rft.date=2023-05-31&rft.au=National+Weather+Service&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fstorymaps.arcgis.com%2Fstories%2F9895d535c2a247e4997fb85493428be8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-JeffMJune4-182"><a href="#cite_ref-JeffMJune4_182-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJeff_Masters2013" class="citation web cs1">Jeff Masters (4 June 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130605054308/http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2426">"Largest Tornado on Record: the May 31 El Reno, OK EF-5 Tornado"</a>. Weather Underground. The Weather Company. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2426">the original</a> on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Weather+Underground&rft.atitle=Largest+Tornado+on+Record%3A+the+May+31+El+Reno%2C+OK+EF-5+Tornado&rft.date=2013-06-04&rft.au=Jeff+Masters&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wunderground.com%2Fblog%2FJeffMasters%2Fcomment.html%3Fentrynum%3D2426&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-183"><a href="#cite_ref-183">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBluesteinSnyderHouser2015" class="citation journal cs1">Bluestein, Howard B.; Snyder, Jeffrey C.; Houser, Jana B. (2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1175%2FWAF-D-14-00152.1">"A Multiscale Overview of the el Reno, Oklahoma, Tornadic Supercell of 31 May 2013"</a>. Weather and Forecasting. 30 (3): 525–552. <a href="/wiki/Bibcode_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibcode (identifier)">Bibcode</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015WtFor..30..525B">2015WtFor..30..525B</a>. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1175%2FWAF-D-14-00152.1">10.1175/WAF-D-14-00152.1</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Weather+and+Forecasting&rft.atitle=A+Multiscale+Overview+of+the+el+Reno%2C+Oklahoma%2C+Tornadic+Supercell+of+31+May+2013&rft.volume=30&rft.issue=3&rft.pages=525-552&rft.date=2015&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1175%2FWAF-D-14-00152.1&rft_id=info%3Abibcode%2F2015WtFor..30..525B&rft.aulast=Bluestein&rft.aufirst=Howard+B.&rft.au=Snyder%2C+Jeffrey+C.&rft.au=Houser%2C+Jana+B.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1175%252FWAF-D-14-00152.1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-184"><a href="#cite_ref-184">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBernold_FeuersteinThilo_Kühne2015" class="citation journal cs1">Bernold Feuerstein; Thilo Kühne (September 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281862975">"A violent tornado in mid-18th century Germany: the Genzmer Report"</a>. ECSS 2015 - European Conference on Severe Storms at: Wiener Neustadt, Austria. 8. European Severe Storms Laboratory. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.13140%2FRG.2.1.3733.8085">10.13140/RG.2.1.3733.8085</a>. Retrieved 28 January 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=ECSS+2015+-+European+Conference+on+Severe+Storms+at%3A+Wiener+Neustadt%2C+Austria&rft.atitle=A+violent+tornado+in+mid-18th+century+Germany%3A+the+Genzmer+Report&rft.volume=8&rft.date=2015-09&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.13140%2FRG.2.1.3733.8085&rft.au=Bernold+Feuerstein&rft.au=Thilo+K%C3%BChne&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fpublication%2F281862975&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-185"><a href="#cite_ref-185">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBates2024" class="citation web cs1">Bates, Sabrina (20 March 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-stem-spotlight-storm-prediction-center-meteorologist-makes-history-for-women/60192347">"STEM Spotlight: Storm Prediction Center meteorologist makes history for women"</a>. KOCO. Retrieved 5 April 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=KOCO&rft.atitle=STEM+Spotlight%3A+Storm+Prediction+Center+meteorologist+makes+history+for+women&rft.date=2024-03-20&rft.aulast=Bates&rft.aufirst=Sabrina&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.koco.com%2Farticle%2Foklahoma-stem-spotlight-storm-prediction-center-meteorologist-makes-history-for-women%2F60192347&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-186"><a href="#cite_ref-186">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.foxweather.com/watch/play-6ffeedab4001102">"Storm Prediction Center meteorologist became first woman to issue Severe Thunderstorm Watch"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Fox_Weather" title="Fox Weather">Fox Weather</a>. Retrieved 5 April 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Storm+Prediction+Center+meteorologist+became+first+woman+to+issue+Severe+Thunderstorm+Watch&rft.pub=Fox+Weather&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxweather.com%2Fwatch%2Fplay-6ffeedab4001102&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-187"><a href="#cite_ref-187">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kosu.org/energy-environment/2023-02-28/a-conversation-with-oklahoma-meteorologist-liz-leitman-the-first-woman-to-issue-a-thunderstorm-watch">"A conversation with Oklahoma meteorologist Liz Leitman, the first woman to issue a thunderstorm watch"</a>. KOSU. 28 February 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=KOSU&rft.atitle=A+conversation+with+Oklahoma+meteorologist+Liz+Leitman%2C+the+first+woman+to+issue+a+thunderstorm+watch&rft.date=2023-02-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kosu.org%2Fenergy-environment%2F2023-02-28%2Fa-conversation-with-oklahoma-meteorologist-liz-leitman-the-first-woman-to-issue-a-thunderstorm-watch&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-188"><a href="#cite_ref-188">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wicker.senate.gov/2023/4/wicker-colleagues-introduce-tornado-act">"WICKER, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE TORNADO ACT"</a>. Roger Wicker. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=WICKER%2C+COLLEAGUES+INTRODUCE+TORNADO+ACT&rft.pub=Roger+Wicker&rft.date=2023-04-26&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wicker.senate.gov%2F2023%2F4%2Fwicker-colleagues-introduce-tornado-act&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-189"><a href="#cite_ref-189">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPieter_Groenemeijer_(ESSL)Lothar_Bock_(DWD)Juan_de_Dios_Soriano_(AEMet)Maciej_Dutkiewicz_(Bydgoszcz_University_of_Science_and_Technology)2023" class="citation web cs1">Pieter Groenemeijer (ESSL); Lothar Bock (DWD); Juan de Dios Soriano (AEMet); Maciej Dutkiewicz (Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology); Delia Gutiérrez-Rubio (AEMet); Alois M. Holzer (ESSL); Martin Hubrig; Rainer Kaltenberger; Thilo Kühne (ESSL); Mortimer Müller (Universität für Bodenkultur); Bas van der Ploeg; Tomáš Púčik (ESSL); Thomas Schreiner (ESSL); Miroslav Šinger (SHMI); Gabriel Strommer (ESSL); Andi Xhelaj (University of Genova) (30 July 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.essl.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/IF-scale_v1.0.pdf">"The International Fujita (IF) Scale"</a> (PDF). European Severe Storms Laboratory. Retrieved 30 July 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+International+Fujita+%28IF%29+Scale&rft.pub=European+Severe+Storms+Laboratory&rft.date=2023-07-30&rft.au=Pieter+Groenemeijer+%28ESSL%29&rft.au=Lothar+Bock+%28DWD%29&rft.au=Juan+de+Dios+Soriano+%28AEMet%29&rft.au=Maciej+Dutkiewicz+%28Bydgoszcz+University+of+Science+and+Technology%29&rft.au=Delia+Guti%C3%A9rrez-Rubio+%28AEMet%29&rft.au=Alois+M.+Holzer+%28ESSL%29&rft.au=Martin+Hubrig&rft.au=Rainer+Kaltenberger&rft.au=Thilo+K%C3%BChne+%28ESSL%29&rft.au=Mortimer+M%C3%BCller+%28Universit%C3%A4t+f%C3%BCr+Bodenkultur%29&rft.au=Bas+van+der+Ploeg&rft.au=Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1+P%C3%BA%C4%8Dik+%28ESSL%29&rft.au=Thomas+Schreiner+%28ESSL%29&rft.au=Miroslav+%C5%A0inger+%28SHMI%29&rft.au=Gabriel+Strommer+%28ESSL%29&rft.au=Andi+Xhelaj+%28University+of+Genova%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.essl.org%2Fcms%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FIF-scale_v1.0.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-190"><a href="#cite_ref-190">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFirstCarnahanYuLee2024" class="citation journal cs1">First, Jennifer M.; Carnahan, Megan; Yu, Mansoo; Lee, Sangwon; Houston, J. Brian (19 February 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10615-024-00926-1">"'Recovering from Tornado Brain': A Qualitative Analysis of Long-Term Needs after One of the Deadliest Tornadoes in U.S. History"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Clinical_Social_Work_Journal" title="Clinical Social Work Journal">Clinical Social Work Journal</a>. The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Tennessee" title="University of Tennessee">University of Tennessee</a> and <a href="/wiki/University_of_Missouri" title="University of Missouri">University of Missouri</a> via <a href="/wiki/Springer_Science%2BBusiness_Media" title="Springer Science+Business Media">Springer Science+Business Media</a>: 1–11. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10615-024-00926-1">10.1007/s10615-024-00926-1</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1573-3343">1573-3343</a>. Retrieved 5 April 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Clinical+Social+Work+Journal&rft.atitle=%27Recovering+from+Tornado+Brain%27%3A+A+Qualitative+Analysis+of+Long-Term+Needs+after+One+of+the+Deadliest+Tornadoes+in+U.S.+History&rft.pages=1-11&rft.date=2024-02-19&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1007%2Fs10615-024-00926-1&rft.issn=1573-3343&rft.aulast=First&rft.aufirst=Jennifer+M.&rft.au=Carnahan%2C+Megan&rft.au=Yu%2C+Mansoo&rft.au=Lee%2C+Sangwon&rft.au=Houston%2C+J.+Brian&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2Fs10615-024-00926-1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-191"><a href="#cite_ref-191">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wired.co.uk/article/3d-printed-skull">"Neurosurgeons successfully implant 3D printed skull"</a>. Wired. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wired&rft.atitle=Neurosurgeons+successfully+implant+3D+printed+skull&rft.date=2014-03-26&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.co.uk%2Farticle%2F3d-printed-skull&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-192"><a href="#cite_ref-192">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/consumer-products/artificial-pancreas-device-system#:~:text=On%20September%2028%2C%202016%2C%20the,people%20with%20type%201%20diabetes.">"The Artificial Pancreas Device System"</a>. FDA. 30 August 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=FDA&rft.atitle=The+Artificial+Pancreas+Device+System&rft.date=2018-08-30&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fda.gov%2Fmedical-devices%2Fconsumer-products%2Fartificial-pancreas-device-system%23%3A~%3Atext%3DOn%2520September%252028%252C%25202016%252C%2520the%2Cpeople%2520with%2520type%25201%2520diabetes.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-193"><a href="#cite_ref-193">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/15/health/3d-printed-heart-study/index.html">"Researchers 3D-print heart from human patient's cells"</a>. CNN. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CNN&rft.atitle=Researchers+3D-print+heart+from+human+patient%27s+cells&rft.date=2019-04-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2019%2F04%2F15%2Fhealth%2F3d-printed-heart-study%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-194"><a href="#cite_ref-194">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/educational-resources/fact-sheets/human-genome-project#:~:text=On%20March%2031%2C%202022%2C%20the,truly%20complete%20human%20genome%20sequence.">"Human Genome Project"</a>. genome.gov. Retrieved 15 February 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=genome.gov&rft.atitle=Human+Genome+Project&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.genome.gov%2Fabout-genomics%2Feducational-resources%2Ffact-sheets%2Fhuman-genome-project%23%3A~%3Atext%3DOn%2520March%252031%252C%25202022%252C%2520the%2Ctruly%2520complete%2520human%2520genome%2520sequence.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-ITCFactsAndFigures-2023-195"><a href="#cite_ref-ITCFactsAndFigures-2023_195-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/facts/default.aspx">"Measuring digital development: Facts and figures 2023"</a>. Telecommunication Development Bureau, <a href="/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union" title="International Telecommunication Union">International Telecommunication Union</a> (ITU). Retrieved 14 June 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Measuring+digital+development%3A+Facts+and+figures+2023&rft.pub=Telecommunication+Development+Bureau%2C+International+Telecommunication+Union+%28ITU%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.itu.int%2Fen%2FITU-D%2FStatistics%2FPages%2Ffacts%2Fdefault.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-WWIU_USCensus-WorldPop1950to2050-2014-196"><a href="#cite_ref-WWIU_USCensus-WorldPop1950to2050-2014_196-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170417134744/https://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/worldpoptotal.php">"Total Midyear Population for the World: 1950-2050""</a>. International Programs Center for Demographic and Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/worldpoptotal.php">the original</a> on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Total+Midyear+Population+for+the+World%3A+1950-2050%22&rft.pub=International+Programs+Center+for+Demographic+and+Economic+Studies%2C+U.S.+Census+Bureau&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fpopulation%2Finternational%2Fdata%2Fidb%2Fworldpoptotal.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bodeen-197"><a href="#cite_ref-Bodeen_197-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBodeen2010" class="citation news cs1">Bodeen, Christopher (8 August 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100904101109/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jLQ5AssQ1MzPfWcFQRV8ZeJhjctQD9HFBA400">"Asia flooding plunges millions into misery"</a>. The Associated Press. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jLQ5AssQ1MzPfWcFQRV8ZeJhjctQD9HFBA400">the original</a> on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Associated+Press&rft.atitle=Asia+flooding+plunges+millions+into+misery&rft.date=2010-08-08&rft.aulast=Bodeen&rft.aufirst=Christopher&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fap%2Farticle%2FALeqM5jLQ5AssQ1MzPfWcFQRV8ZeJhjctQD9HFBA400&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-nyt-198"><a href="#cite_ref-nyt_198-0">^</a> Masood, Salman and Adam B. Ellick. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/world/asia/02pstan.html">Floods in Pakistan Kill at Least 700</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201226225549/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/world/asia/02pstan.html">Archived</a> 26 December 2020 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. NYTimes. </li> <li id="cite_note-bbc20100731-199"><a href="#cite_ref-bbc20100731_199-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10827712">"UN voices Pakistan flood fears as death toll soars"</a>. BBC. 31 July 2010. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180802024340/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-south-asia-10827712/un-voices-pakistan-flood-fears-as-death-toll-soars">Archived</a> from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=UN+voices+Pakistan+flood+fears+as+death+toll+soars&rft.date=2010-07-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-south-asia-10827712&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-nyt20100730-200"><a href="#cite_ref-nyt20100730_200-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKhan2010" class="citation news cs1">Khan, Ismail (30 July 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/31/world/asia/31pstan.html">"400 Killed in Flooding in Pakistan, Officials Say"</a>. The New York Times. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191231052540/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/31/world/asia/31pstan.html">Archived</a> from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=400+Killed+in+Flooding+in+Pakistan%2C+Officials+Say&rft.date=2010-07-30&rft.aulast=Khan&rft.aufirst=Ismail&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F07%2F31%2Fworld%2Fasia%2F31pstan.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-201"><a href="#cite_ref-201">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100812140521/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100801/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_floods">"Thousands trapped by Pakistan floods; 900 dead"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100801/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_floods">the original</a> on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Thousands+trapped+by+Pakistan+floods%3B+900+dead&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Fs%2Fap%2F20100801%2Fap_on_re_as%2Fas_pakistan_floods&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-202"><a href="#cite_ref-202">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141006211630/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-31/pakistan-death-toll-from-flash-floods-in-northwest-rises-to-539-edhi-says.html">"Deaths From Pakistan Floods May Reach 3,000, Rescue Service Official Says"</a>. Bloomberg. 31 July 2010. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-31/pakistan-death-toll-from-flash-floods-in-northwest-rises-to-539-edhi-says.html">the original</a> on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Bloomberg&rft.atitle=Deaths+From+Pakistan+Floods+May+Reach+3%2C000%2C+Rescue+Service+Official+Says&rft.date=2010-07-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fnews%2F2010-07-31%2Fpakistan-death-toll-from-flash-floods-in-northwest-rises-to-539-edhi-says.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-203"><a href="#cite_ref-203">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/30/us/tropical-weather-sandy/index.html">CNN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201021123600/http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/30/us/tropical-weather-sandy/index.html">Archived</a> 21 October 2020 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Report: Superstorm Sandy. Retrieved 30 October 2012. </li> <li id="cite_note-204"><a href="#cite_ref-204">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://fox8.com/2012/10/29/sandy-wreaks-havoc-across-northeast-at-least-10-dead/">Cleveland News</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180820113442/https://fox8.com/2012/10/29/sandy-wreaks-havoc-across-northeast-at-least-10-dead/">Archived</a> 20 August 2018 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Superstorm Sandy. Retrieved 30 October 2012. </li> <li id="cite_note-205"><a href="#cite_ref-205">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9642268/Sandy-New-York-subway-system-flooded-in-worst-ever-disaster.html">Telegraph.co.uk</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201128115433/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9642268/Sandy-New-York-subway-system-flooded-in-worst-ever-disaster.html">Archived</a> 28 November 2020 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> News Report. 30 October 2012. </li> <li id="cite_note-206"><a href="#cite_ref-206">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/climate-south-sudan-hunger-health-floods-88c41779363cc8098299dcfc4bdae399">"'Our children die in our hands': Floods ravage South Sudan"</a>. Associated Press. 1 January 2021. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210101101226/https://apnews.com/article/climate-south-sudan-hunger-health-floods-88c41779363cc8098299dcfc4bdae399">Archived</a> from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Associated+Press&rft.atitle=%27Our+children+die+in+our+hands%27%3A+Floods+ravage+South+Sudan&rft.date=2021-01-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fclimate-south-sudan-hunger-health-floods-88c41779363cc8098299dcfc4bdae399&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-207"><a href="#cite_ref-207">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/25/over-800000-affected-in-sudan-flooding-un#:~:text=Over%20800%2C000%20have%20been%20affected,floods%20in%20Sudan%20in%20decades.&text=The%20number%20of%20people%20affected,died%2C%20according%20to%20the%20Government.">"Floods-hit Sudan facing 'unprecedented challenges', UN warns"</a>. aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. 25 September 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201208194430/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/25/over-800000-affected-in-sudan-flooding-un#:~:text=Over%20800%2C000%20have%20been%20affected,floods%20in%20Sudan%20in%20decades.&text=The%20number%20of%20people%20affected,died%2C%20according%20to%20the%20Government.">Archived</a> from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=aljazeera.com&rft.atitle=Floods-hit+Sudan+facing+%27unprecedented+challenges%27%2C+UN+warns&rft.date=2020-09-25&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2020%2F9%2F25%2Fover-800000-affected-in-sudan-flooding-un%23%3A~%3Atext%3DOver%2520800%252C000%2520have%2520been%2520affected%2Cfloods%2520in%2520Sudan%2520in%2520decades.%26text%3DThe%2520number%2520of%2520people%2520affected%2Cdied%252C%2520according%2520to%2520the%2520Government.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-208"><a href="#cite_ref-208">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126468782">"BP Will Pay For Gulf Oil Spill Disaster, CEO Says"</a>. NPR. 3 May 2010. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100504210425/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126468782">Archived</a> from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=BP+Will+Pay+For+Gulf+Oil+Spill+Disaster%2C+CEO+Says&rft.date=2010-05-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Ftemplates%2Fstory%2Fstory.php%3FstoryId%3D126468782&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-209"><a href="#cite_ref-209">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126410895">"Choppy Seas Hinder Effort To Contain Oil Spill"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200913120926/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126410895">Archived</a> 13 September 2020 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, National Public Radio, 30 April 2010 </li> <li id="cite_note-210"><a href="#cite_ref-210">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna37778190">"Oil spill full of methane, adding new concerns"</a>. msnbc. 18 June 2010. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923231316/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37778190">Archived</a> from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Oil+spill+full+of+methane%2C+adding+new+concerns&rft.date=2010-06-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fid%2Fwbna37778190&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-211"><a href="#cite_ref-211">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-spill-markey-idUSTRE65J1WI20100620">"Document Shows BP Estimates Spill up to 100,000 Bpd"</a>. ABC News. 20 June 2010. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100624004525/http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=10964694">Archived</a> from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=ABC+News&rft.atitle=Document+Shows+BP+Estimates+Spill+up+to+100%2C000+Bpd&rft.date=2010-06-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-oil-spill-markey-idUSTRE65J1WI20100620&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-212"><a href="#cite_ref-212">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100704200718/http://globalwarming.house.gov/files/WEB/flowrateBP.pdf">"Seafloor Exit"</a> (PDF). Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://globalwarming.house.gov/files/WEB/flowrateBP.pdf">the original</a> (PDF) on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Seafloor+Exit&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fglobalwarming.house.gov%2Ffiles%2FWEB%2FflowrateBP.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-213"><a href="#cite_ref-213">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMurphy2018" class="citation web cs1">Murphy, Steven (30 August 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/how-the-internet-changed-art-steven-murphy/index.html">"Art Explained: How the Internet changed the art world"</a>. <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CNN&rft.atitle=Art+Explained%3A+How+the+Internet+changed+the+art+world&rft.date=2018-08-30&rft.aulast=Murphy&rft.aufirst=Steven&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2Fstyle%2Farticle%2Fhow-the-internet-changed-art-steven-murphy%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-214"><a href="#cite_ref-214">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBandoim2017" class="citation web cs1">Bandoim, Lana (24 November 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://theweek.com/articles/732974/how-internet-transforming-art-world">"How the internet is transforming the art world"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Week" title="The Week">The Week</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Week&rft.atitle=How+the+internet+is+transforming+the+art+world&rft.date=2017-11-24&rft.aulast=Bandoim&rft.aufirst=Lana&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftheweek.com%2Farticles%2F732974%2Fhow-internet-transforming-art-world&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-215"><a href="#cite_ref-215">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHawkins2022" class="citation web cs1">Hawkins, John (13 January 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://theconversation.com/nfts-an-overblown-speculative-bubble-inflated-by-pop-culture-and-crypto-mania-174462">"NFTs, an overblown speculative bubble inflated by pop culture and crypto mania"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Conversation_(website)" title="The Conversation (website)">The Conversation</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Conversation&rft.atitle=NFTs%2C+an+overblown+speculative+bubble+inflated+by+pop+culture+and+crypto+mania&rft.date=2022-01-13&rft.aulast=Hawkins&rft.aufirst=John&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Fnfts-an-overblown-speculative-bubble-inflated-by-pop-culture-and-crypto-mania-174462&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-216"><a href="#cite_ref-216">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVigna2022" class="citation web cs1">Vigna, Paul (3 May 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/nft-sales-are-flatlining-11651552616">"NFT Sales Are Flatlining"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Wall_Street_Journal" class="mw-redirect" title="Wall Street Journal">Wall Street Journal</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Wall+Street+Journal&rft.atitle=NFT+Sales+Are+Flatlining&rft.date=2022-05-03&rft.aulast=Vigna&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fnft-sales-are-flatlining-11651552616&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-217"><a href="#cite_ref-217">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFYang2023" class="citation web cs1">Yang, Maya (22 September 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/22/nfts-worthless-price">"The vast majority of NFTs are now worthless, new report shows"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=The+vast+majority+of+NFTs+are+now+worthless%2C+new+report+shows&rft.date=2023-09-22&rft.aulast=Yang&rft.aufirst=Maya&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Ftechnology%2F2023%2Fsep%2F22%2Fnfts-worthless-price&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-218"><a href="#cite_ref-218">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDean2020" class="citation web cs1">Dean, Grace (14 September 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-spending-vinyl-records-cds-2020-data-2020-9#:~:text=LP%20and%20EP%20sales%20totalled,Association%20of%20America%20(RIAA).">"Americans are spending more on vinyl records than CDs for the first time since the 1980s"</a>. Business Insider. Insider Inc. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210123123918/https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-spending-vinyl-records-cds-2020-data-2020-9#:~:text=LP%20and%20EP%20sales%20totalled,Association%20of%20America%20(RIAA).">Archived</a> from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Business+Insider&rft.atitle=Americans+are+spending+more+on+vinyl+records+than+CDs+for+the+first+time+since+the+1980s&rft.date=2020-09-14&rft.aulast=Dean&rft.aufirst=Grace&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Famericans-spending-vinyl-records-cds-2020-data-2020-9%23%3A~%3Atext%3DLP%2520and%2520EP%2520sales%2520totalled%2CAssociation%2520of%2520America%2520%28RIAA%29.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-219"><a href="#cite_ref-219">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://musically.com/2020/02/19/spotify-apple-how-many-users-big-music-streaming-services/">"How many users do Spotify, Apple Music and other big music streaming services have?"</a>. Music Ally. 19 February 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210112200637/https://musically.com/2020/02/19/spotify-apple-how-many-users-big-music-streaming-services/">Archived</a> from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Music+Ally&rft.atitle=How+many+users+do+Spotify%2C+Apple+Music+and+other+big+music+streaming+services+have%3F&rft.date=2020-02-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmusically.com%2F2020%2F02%2F19%2Fspotify-apple-how-many-users-big-music-streaming-services%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-220"><a href="#cite_ref-220">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKissel2021" class="citation web cs1">Kissel, Chris (22 January 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/the-10-most-popular-streaming-tv-services-of-2020/">"The 10 Most Popular Streaming TV Services of 2020"</a>. Money Talks News. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210125200653/https://www.moneytalksnews.com/the-10-most-popular-streaming-tv-services-of-2020/">Archived</a> from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Money+Talks+News&rft.atitle=The+10+Most+Popular+Streaming+TV+Services+of+2020&rft.date=2021-01-22&rft.aulast=Kissel&rft.aufirst=Chris&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moneytalksnews.com%2Fthe-10-most-popular-streaming-tv-services-of-2020%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-221"><a href="#cite_ref-221">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOreskes2004" class="citation journal cs1"><a href="/wiki/Naomi_Oreskes" title="Naomi Oreskes">Oreskes, Naomi</a> (2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1126%2Fscience.1103618">"The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change"</a>. Science. 306 (5702): 1686. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1126%2Fscience.1103618">10.1126/science.1103618</a>. <a href="/wiki/PMID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="PMID (identifier)">PMID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15576594">15576594</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Science&rft.atitle=The+Scientific+Consensus+on+Climate+Change&rft.volume=306&rft.issue=5702&rft.pages=1686&rft.date=2004&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1126%2Fscience.1103618&rft_id=info%3Apmid%2F15576594&rft.aulast=Oreskes&rft.aufirst=Naomi&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1126%252Fscience.1103618&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-222"><a href="#cite_ref-222">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170111213849/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/rising-seas/if-ice-melted-map">"What the World Would Look Like if All the Ice Melted"</a>. 1 September 2013. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/rising-seas/if-ice-melted-map">the original</a> on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=What+the+World+Would+Look+Like+if+All+the+Ice+Melted&rft.date=2013-09-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fngm.nationalgeographic.com%2F2013%2F09%2Frising-seas%2Fif-ice-melted-map&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-223"><a href="#cite_ref-223">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.prb.org/resources/in-2011-world-population-surpasses-7-billion">World population projected to reach 7 billion in 2011</a> ". PRB. October 25, 2011. </li> <li id="cite_note-224"><a href="#cite_ref-224">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/wpp2022_summary_of_results.pdf">"World Population Prospects 2022"</a> (PDF). UN. Retrieved 6 August 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=UN&rft.atitle=World+Population+Prospects+2022&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.un.org%2Fdevelopment%2Fdesa%2Fpd%2Fsites%2Fwww.un.org.development.desa.pd%2Ffiles%2Fwpp2022_summary_of_results.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-225"><a href="#cite_ref-225">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rferl.org/a/nuclear-weapons-russia-start-inf-warheads/30003088.html">"Global Nuclear Arsenal Declines, But Future Cuts Uncertain Amid U.S.-Russia Tensions"</a>. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 17 June 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190702194556/https://www.rferl.org/a/nuclear-weapons-russia-start-inf-warheads/30003088.html">Archived</a> from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radio+Free+Europe%2FRadio+Liberty&rft.atitle=Global+Nuclear+Arsenal+Declines%2C+But+Future+Cuts+Uncertain+Amid+U.S.-Russia+Tensions&rft.date=2019-06-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fnuclear-weapons-russia-start-inf-warheads%2F30003088.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-226"><a href="#cite_ref-226">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFry" class="citation web cs1">Fry, Lisa. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121004041354/https://www.du.edu/korbel/hrhw/researchdigest/china/WomenChina.pdf">"Chinese Women and Economic Human Rights"</a> (PDF). Josef Korbel School of International Studies <a href="/wiki/University_of_Denver" title="University of Denver">University of Denver</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.du.edu/korbel/hrhw/researchdigest/china/WomenChina.pdf">the original</a> (PDF) on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Chinese+Women+and+Economic+Human+Rights&rft.pub=Josef+Korbel+School+of+International+Studies+University+of+Denver&rft.aulast=Fry&rft.aufirst=Lisa&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.du.edu%2Fkorbel%2Fhrhw%2Fresearchdigest%2Fchina%2FWomenChina.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-227"><a href="#cite_ref-227">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPartington2018" class="citation news cs1">Partington, Richard (13 August 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/aug/13/is-free-trade-always-the-answer">"Is free trade always the answer?"</a>. The Guardian. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201109023851/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/aug/13/is-free-trade-always-the-answer">Archived</a> from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Is+free+trade+always+the+answer%3F&rft.date=2018-08-13&rft.aulast=Partington&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fbusiness%2F2018%2Faug%2F13%2Fis-free-trade-always-the-answer&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-228"><a href="#cite_ref-228">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death">"The top 10 causes of death"</a>. www.who.int.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.who.int&rft.atitle=The+top+10+causes+of+death&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Fnews-room%2Ffact-sheets%2Fdetail%2Fthe-top-10-causes-of-death&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin refbegin-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em"> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAllitt2020" class="citation web cs1">Allitt, Patrick N. (2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/america-after-the-cold-war-the-first-thirty-years">"America after the Cold War: The First 30 Years"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Great_Courses" class="mw-redirect" title="The Great Courses">The Great Courses</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Great+Courses&rft.atitle=America+after+the+Cold+War%3A+The+First+30+Years&rft.date=2020&rft.aulast=Allitt&rft.aufirst=Patrick+N.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegreatcourses.com%2Fcourses%2Famerica-after-the-cold-war-the-first-thirty-years&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAndersson2018" class="citation book cs1">Andersson, Jenny (2018). The future of the world: Futurology, futurists, and the struggle for the post cold war imagination. Oxford University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-254550-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-254550-3"><bdi>978-0-19-254550-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+future+of+the+world%3A+Futurology%2C+futurists%2C+and+the+struggle+for+the+post+cold+war+imagination&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2018&rft.isbn=978-0-19-254550-3&rft.aulast=Andersson&rft.aufirst=Jenny&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAhram2020" class="citation book cs1">Ahram, Ariel I. (2020). War and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa. Polity. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-5095-3281-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-5095-3281-0"><bdi>978-1-5095-3281-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=War+and+conflict+in+the+Middle+East+and+North+Africa&rft.pub=Polity&rft.date=2020&rft.isbn=978-1-5095-3281-0&rft.aulast=Ahram&rft.aufirst=Ariel+I.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAzizAsadullah2017" class="citation journal cs1">Aziz, Nusrate; Asadullah, M. Niaz (2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/credit/documents/papers/2016/16-03.pdf">"Military spending, armed conflict and economic growth in developing countries in the post–Cold War era"</a> (PDF). Journal of Economic Studies. 44 (1): 47–68. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1108%2FJES-01-2015-0021">10.1108/JES-01-2015-0021</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Economic+Studies&rft.atitle=Military+spending%2C+armed+conflict+and+economic+growth+in+developing+countries+in+the+post%E2%80%93Cold+War+era&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=1&rft.pages=47-68&rft.date=2017&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1108%2FJES-01-2015-0021&rft.aulast=Aziz&rft.aufirst=Nusrate&rft.au=Asadullah%2C+M.+Niaz&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nottingham.ac.uk%2Fcredit%2Fdocuments%2Fpapers%2F2016%2F16-03.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrands2016" class="citation book cs1">Brands, Hal (2016). Making the unipolar moment: U.S. foreign policy and the rise of the post-Cold War order. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-5017-0272-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-5017-0272-3"><bdi>978-1-5017-0272-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Making+the+unipolar+moment%3A+U.S.+foreign+policy+and+the+rise+of+the+post-Cold+War+order&rft.place=Ithaca&rft.pub=Cornell+University+Press&rft.date=2016&rft.isbn=978-1-5017-0272-3&rft.aulast=Brands&rft.aufirst=Hal&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrügger2017" class="citation book cs1">Brügger, Niels, ed. (2017). Web 25: histories from the first 25 years of the World Wide Web. Digital formations. New York: Peter Lang. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4331-3269-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4331-3269-8"><bdi>978-1-4331-3269-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Web+25%3A+histories+from+the+first+25+years+of+the+World+Wide+Web&rft.place=New+York&rft.series=Digital+formations&rft.pub=Peter+Lang&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=978-1-4331-3269-8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCameron2005" class="citation book cs1">Cameron, Fraser (2005). US foreign policy after the Cold War: global hegemon or reluctant sheriff? (2nd ed.). Routledge. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-415-35864-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-415-35864-4"><bdi>978-0-415-35864-4</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/57694857">57694857</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=US+foreign+policy+after+the+Cold+War%3A+global+hegemon+or+reluctant+sheriff%3F&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2005&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2Focm57694857&rft.isbn=978-0-415-35864-4&rft.aulast=Cameron&rft.aufirst=Fraser&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCassaniTomini2018" class="citation book cs1">Cassani, Andrea; Tomini, Luca (2018). Autocratization in post-Cold War political regimes. New York, NY: Springer. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-030-03124-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-3-030-03124-4"><bdi>978-3-030-03124-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Autocratization+in+post-Cold+War+political+regimes&rft.place=New+York%2C+NY&rft.pub=Springer&rft.date=2018&rft.isbn=978-3-030-03124-4&rft.aulast=Cassani&rft.aufirst=Andrea&rft.au=Tomini%2C+Luca&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClapton2014" class="citation book cs1">Clapton, William, ed. (2014). Risk and Hierarchy in International Society: Liberal Interventionism in the Post-Cold War Era. Palgrave Macmillan UK. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-137-39636-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-137-39636-5"><bdi>978-1-137-39636-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Risk+and+Hierarchy+in+International+Society%3A+Liberal+Interventionism+in+the+Post-Cold+War+Era&rft.pub=Palgrave+Macmillan+UK&rft.date=2014&rft.isbn=978-1-137-39636-5&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDaiRofel2018" class="citation book cs1">Dai, Jinhua; Rofel, Lisa, eds. (2018). After the Post–Cold War: The Future of Chinese History. Duke University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4780-0038-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4780-0038-9"><bdi>978-1-4780-0038-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=After+the+Post%E2%80%93Cold+War%3A+The+Future+of+Chinese+History&rft.pub=Duke+University+Press&rft.date=2018&rft.isbn=978-1-4780-0038-9&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDuong2017" class="citation book cs1">Duong, Thanh (2017) [2002]. Hegemonic globalisation: U.S. centrality and global strategy in the emerging world order. Ashgate. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7546-3013-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7546-3013-5"><bdi>978-0-7546-3013-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Hegemonic+globalisation%3A+U.S.+centrality+and+global+strategy+in+the+emerging+world+order&rft.pub=Ashgate&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=978-0-7546-3013-5&rft.aulast=Duong&rft.aufirst=Thanh&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGertlerGilchrist2018" class="citation journal cs1">Gertler, Mark; Gilchrist, Simon (2018). "What happened: Financial factors in the great recession". Journal of Economic Perspectives. 32 (3): 3–30. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1257%2Fjep.32.3.3">10.1257/jep.32.3.3</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Economic+Perspectives&rft.atitle=What+happened%3A+Financial+factors+in+the+great+recession&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=3&rft.pages=3-30&rft.date=2018&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1257%2Fjep.32.3.3&rft.aulast=Gertler&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.au=Gilchrist%2C+Simon&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHarrison2004" class="citation book cs1">Harrison, Ewan (2004). The Post-Cold War International System: Strategies, Institutions and Reflexivity. London: Routledge. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-415-32836-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-415-32836-4"><bdi>978-0-415-32836-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Post-Cold+War+International+System%3A+Strategies%2C+Institutions+and+Reflexivity&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=978-0-415-32836-4&rft.aulast=Harrison&rft.aufirst=Ewan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li>Henriksen, Thomas H. Cycles in US Foreign Policy Since the Cold War (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/Cycles-Foreign-Policy-American-Century/dp/3319748521/">excerpt</a>.</li> <li>Howe, Joshua P. Behind the curve: science and the politics of global warming (U of Washington Press, 2014).</li> <li>Jackson, Robert J. and Philip Towle. Temptations of Power: The United States in Global Politics after 9/11 (2007)</li> <li>Lamy, Steven L., et al. Introduction to global politics (4th ed. Oxford UP, 2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Mandelbaum" title="Michael Mandelbaum">Mandelbaum, Michael</a> The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth (Oxford UP, 2019) why so much peace 1989–2015. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Peace-Earth/dp/0197533167/">excerpt</a></li> <li>Maull, Hanns W., ed. The rise and decline of the post-Cold War international order (Oxford UP, 2018).</li> <li>Pekkanen, Saadia M., John Ravenhill, and Rosemary Foot, eds. Oxford handbook of the international relations of Asia (Oxford UP, 2014), comprehensive coverage.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">Pocket world in figures 2021. London: Economist Publications. 2020. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781788164979" title="Special:BookSources/9781788164979"><bdi>9781788164979</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Pocket+world+in+figures+2021&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Economist+Publications&rft.date=2020&rft.isbn=9781788164979&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li>Ravenhill, John, ed. Global political economy (5th ed. Oxford UP, 2017) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/Global-Political-Economy-John-Ravenhill/dp/0198737467/">excerpt</a></li> <li>Reid-Henry, Simon. Empire of Democracy: The Remaking of the West Since the Cold War (2019) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Democracy-Remaking-West-Since/dp/1451684967/">excerpt</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRosenberg2012" class="citation book cs1">Rosenberg, Jerry M. (2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/conciseencyclope0000rose">The Concise Encyclopedia of The Great Recession 2007–2012</a> (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-8340-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-8340-6"><bdi>978-0-8108-8340-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Concise+Encyclopedia+of+The+Great+Recession+2007%E2%80%932012&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=Scarecrow+Press&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=978-0-8108-8340-6&rft.aulast=Rosenberg&rft.aufirst=Jerry+M.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fconciseencyclope0000rose&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li>Rubin, Robert, and Jacob Weisberg. In an uncertain world: tough choices from Wall Street to Washington (2015).</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRudolph2020" class="citation report cs1">Rudolph, Peter (February 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.swp-berlin.org/10.18449/2020RP03/">The Sino-American World Conflict</a> (Report). SWP Research Paper. Vol. 3. German Institute for International and Security Affairs. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.18449%2F2020RP03">10.18449/2020RP03</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=report&rft.btitle=The+Sino-American+World+Conflict&rft.series=SWP+Research+Paper&rft.pub=German+Institute+for+International+and+Security+Affairs&rft.date=2020-02&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.18449%2F2020RP03&rft.aulast=Rudolph&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.swp-berlin.org%2F10.18449%2F2020RP03%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li>Schenk, Catherine R. International economic relations since 1945 (2nd ed. 2021).</li> <li>Smith, Rhona K.M. et al. International Human Rights (4th ed. 2018)</li> <li>Smith, Rhona KM. Texts and materials on international human rights (4th ed. Routledge, 2020).</li> <li>Strong, Jason. The 2010s: Looking Back At A Dramatic Decade (2019) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/2010s-Looking-Back-Dramatic-decade/dp/1999222725/">online</a></li> <li>Taylor-Gooby, Peter, Benjamin Leruth, and Heejung Chung, eds. After austerity: Welfare state transformation in Europe after the great recession (Oxford UP, 2017).</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">The World in 2020. London: Economist Publications. 2019. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1129588760">1129588760</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+World+in+2020&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Economist+Publications&rft.date=2019&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F1129588760&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTooze2018" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Adam_Tooze" title="Adam Tooze">Tooze, Adam</a> (2018). Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World. New York: Viking. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-670-02493-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-670-02493-3"><bdi>978-0-670-02493-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Crashed%3A+How+a+Decade+of+Financial+Crises+Changed+the+World&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Viking&rft.date=2018&rft.isbn=978-0-670-02493-3&rft.aulast=Tooze&rft.aufirst=Adam&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A21st+century" class="Z3988"></li> <li>Tooze, Adam. Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy (2021).</li> <li>United Nations. World Economic Situation and Prospects 2020 (2020) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/document_gem/global-economic-monitoring-unit/world-economic-situation-and-prospects-wesp-report/world-economic-situation-and-prospects-wesp-full-report/">online annual reports</a></li> <li>United Nations. World Economic and Social Survey 2010 – Retooling Global Development (2010) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/world-economic-and-social-survey-5/">online</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:21st_century" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:21st century">21st century</a>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101228211112/http://www.stateoftheworld.reuters.com/">Reuters – The State of the World</a> The story of the 21st century</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.longbets.org/">Long Bets</a> Foundation to promote long-term thinking</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.centuryseasons.org.in/">Century Seasons</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210620155309/https://www.centuryseasons.org.in/">Archived</a> 20 June 2021 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.longnow.org/">Long Now</a> Long-term cultural institution</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060328235050/http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=00031010-F7DA-1304-B72683414B7F0000">Scientific American Magazine (September 2005 Issue) The Climax of Humanity</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mapreport.com/century/index.html">MapReport</a> 21st Century Event World Map</li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="MillenniaCenturiesDecadesYears" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#e8e8ff;"><div id="MillenniaCenturiesDecadesYears" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Millennia</li><li>Centuries</li><li>Decades</li><li>Years</li></ul></div></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;font-size:114%"><div style="padding:0px"> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Decades_and_years" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Decades_and_years" title="Template:Decades and years"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Decades_and_years" title="Template talk:Decades and years"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Decades_and_years" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Decades and years"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Decades_and_years" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Decade" title="Decade">Decades</a> and <a href="/wiki/Year" title="Year">years</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">21st century <a href="/wiki/19th_century" title="19th century">19th century</a> ← <a href="/wiki/20th_century" title="20th century">20th century</a> ← ↔ → <a href="/wiki/22nd_century" class="mw-redirect" title="22nd century">22nd century</a> → <a href="/wiki/23rd_century" class="mw-redirect" title="23rd century">23rd century</a> <table border="0" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background: #eeeeee"><a href="/wiki/1990s" title="1990s">1990s</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/wiki/AD_1990" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1990">1990</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/wiki/AD_1991" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1991">1991</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/wiki/AD_1992" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1992">1992</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/wiki/AD_1993" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1993">1993</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/wiki/AD_1994" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1994">1994</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/wiki/AD_1995" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1995">1995</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/wiki/AD_1996" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1996">1996</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/wiki/AD_1997" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1997">1997</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/wiki/AD_1998" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1998">1998</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/wiki/AD_1999" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1999">1999</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2000s_(decade)" class="mw-redirect" title="2000s (decade)">2000s</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/wiki/AD_2000" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2000">2000</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2001" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2001">2001</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2002" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2002">2002</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2003" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2003">2003</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2004" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2004">2004</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2005" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2005">2005</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2006" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2006">2006</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2007">2007</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2008">2008</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2009" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2009">2009</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2010s" title="2010s">2010s</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2010">2010</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2011">2011</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2012">2012</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2013" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2013">2013</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2014" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2014">2014</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2015" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2015">2015</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2016" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2016">2016</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2017" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2017">2017</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2018" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2018">2018</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2019" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2019">2019</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2020s" title="2020s">2020s</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2020" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2020">2020</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2021" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2021">2021</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2022" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2022">2022</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2023" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2023">2023</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2024" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2024">2024</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2025" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2025">2025</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2026" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2026">2026</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2027" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2027">2027</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2028" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2028">2028</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2029" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2029">2029</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2030s" title="2030s">2030s</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2030" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2030">2030</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2031" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2031">2031</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2032" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2032">2032</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2033" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2033">2033</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2034" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2034">2034</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2035" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2035">2035</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2036" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2036">2036</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2037" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2037">2037</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2038" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2038">2038</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2039" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2039">2039</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2040s" class="mw-redirect" title="2040s">2040s</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2040" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2040">2040</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2041" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2041">2041</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2042" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2042">2042</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2043" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2043">2043</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2044" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2044">2044</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2045" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2045">2045</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2046" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2046">2046</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2047" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2047">2047</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2048" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2048">2048</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2049" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2049">2049</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2050s" class="mw-redirect" title="2050s">2050s</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2050" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2050">2050</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2051" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2051">2051</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2052" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2052">2052</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2053" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2053">2053</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2054" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2054">2054</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2055" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2055">2055</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2056" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2056">2056</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2057" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2057">2057</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2058" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2058">2058</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2059" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2059">2059</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2060s" class="mw-redirect" title="2060s">2060s</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2060" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2060">2060</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2061" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2061">2061</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2062" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2062">2062</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2063" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2063">2063</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2064" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2064">2064</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2065" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2065">2065</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2066" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2066">2066</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2067" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2067">2067</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2068" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2068">2068</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2069" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2069">2069</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2070s" class="mw-redirect" title="2070s">2070s</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2070" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2070">2070</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2071" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2071">2071</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2072&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2072 (page does not exist)">2072</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2073" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2073">2073</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2074&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2074 (page does not exist)">2074</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2075&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2075 (page does not exist)">2075</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2076&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2076 (page does not exist)">2076</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2077" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2077">2077</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2078&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2078 (page does not exist)">2078</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2079&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2079 (page does not exist)">2079</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2080s" class="mw-redirect" title="2080s">2080s</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2080" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2080">2080</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2081" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2081">2081</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2082" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2082">2082</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2083&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2083 (page does not exist)">2083</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2084" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2084">2084</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2085" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2085">2085</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2086" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2086">2086</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2087" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2087">2087</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2088" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2088">2088</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2089" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2089">2089</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2090s" class="mw-redirect" title="2090s">2090s</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2090" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2090">2090</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2091" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2091">2091</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2092" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2092">2092</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2093" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2093">2093</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2094" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2094">2094</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2095" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2095">2095</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2096" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2096">2096</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2097" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2097">2097</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2098" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2098">2098</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2099" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2099">2099</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2100s_(decade)" class="mw-redirect" title="2100s (decade)">2100s</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/AD_2100" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2100">2100</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/wiki/AD_2101" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2101">2101</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2102&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2102 (page does not exist)">2102</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2103&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2103 (page does not exist)">2103</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2104&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2104 (page does not exist)">2104</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2105&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2105 (page does not exist)">2105</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2106&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2106 (page does not exist)">2106</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2107&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2107 (page does not exist)">2107</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2108&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2108 (page does not exist)">2108</a> </td> <td style="background: #ffffff"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AD_2109&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AD 2109 (page does not exist)">2109</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Centuries_and_millennia" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Centuries" title="Template:Centuries"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Centuries" title="Template talk:Centuries"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Centuries" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Centuries"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Centuries_and_millennia" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Century" title="Century">Centuries</a> and <a href="/wiki/Millennium" title="Millennium">millennia</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;padding:0;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="text-align:center;width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#efefef; width:10%;">Millennium</th> <th colspan="10" style="background-color:#efefef; width:90%;">Century</th> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="11" style="background-color:#ccf;">BC (BCE)</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:9%"><a href="/wiki/4th_millennium_BC" title="4th millennium BC">4th</a></td> <td style="width:9%"><a href="/wiki/40th_century_BC" title="40th century BC">40th</a></td> <td style="width:9%"><a href="/wiki/39th_century_BC" title="39th century BC">39th</a></td> <td style="width:9%"><a href="/wiki/38th_century_BC" title="38th century BC">38th</a></td> <td style="width:9%"><a href="/wiki/37th_century_BC" title="37th century BC">37th</a></td> <td style="width:9%"><a href="/wiki/36th_century_BC" title="36th century BC">36th</a></td> <td style="width:9%"><a href="/wiki/35th_century_BC" title="35th century BC">35th</a></td> <td style="width:9%"><a href="/wiki/34th_century_BC" title="34th century BC">34th</a></td> <td style="width:9%"><a href="/wiki/33rd_century_BC" title="33rd century BC">33rd</a></td> <td style="width:9%"><a href="/wiki/32nd_century_BC" title="32nd century BC">32nd</a></td> <td style="width:9%"><a href="/wiki/31st_century_BC" title="31st century BC">31st</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/3rd_millennium_BC" title="3rd millennium BC">3rd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/30th_century_BC" title="30th century BC">30th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/29th_century_BC" title="29th century BC">29th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/28th_century_BC" title="28th century BC">28th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/27th_century_BC" title="27th century BC">27th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/26th_century_BC" title="26th century BC">26th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/25th_century_BC" title="25th century BC">25th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/24th_century_BC" title="24th century BC">24th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/23rd_century_BC" title="23rd century BC">23rd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/22nd_century_BC" title="22nd century BC">22nd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/21st_century_BC" title="21st century BC">21st</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_millennium_BC" title="2nd millennium BC">2nd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/20th_century_BC" title="20th century BC">20th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/19th_century_BC" title="19th century BC">19th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/18th_century_BC" title="18th century BC">18th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/17th_century_BC" title="17th century BC">17th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/16th_century_BC" title="16th century BC">16th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/15th_century_BC" title="15th century BC">15th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/14th_century_BC" title="14th century BC">14th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/13th_century_BC" title="13th century BC">13th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/12th_century_BC" title="12th century BC">12th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/11th_century_BC" title="11th century BC">11th</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_millennium_BC" title="1st millennium BC">1st</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/10th_century_BC" title="10th century BC">10th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/9th_century_BC" title="9th century BC">9th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/8th_century_BC" title="8th century BC">8th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/7th_century_BC" title="7th century BC">7th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/6th_century_BC" title="6th century BC">6th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/5th_century_BC" title="5th century BC">5th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/4th_century_BC" title="4th century BC">4th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/3rd_century_BC" title="3rd century BC">3rd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_century_BC" title="2nd century BC">2nd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_century_BC" title="1st century BC">1st</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="11" style="background-color:#ccf;">AD (CE)</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_millennium" title="1st millennium">1st</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_century" title="1st century">1st</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_century" title="2nd century">2nd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/3rd_century" title="3rd century">3rd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/4th_century" title="4th century">4th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/5th_century" title="5th century">5th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/6th_century" title="6th century">6th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/7th_century" title="7th century">7th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/8th_century" title="8th century">8th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/9th_century" title="9th century">9th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/10th_century" title="10th century">10th</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_millennium" title="2nd millennium">2nd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/11th_century" title="11th century">11th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/12th_century" title="12th century">12th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/13th_century" title="13th century">13th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/14th_century" title="14th century">14th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/15th_century" title="15th century">15th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/16th_century" title="16th century">16th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/17th_century" title="17th century">17th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/18th_century" title="18th century">18th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/19th_century" title="19th century">19th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/20th_century" title="20th century">20th</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/3rd_millennium" title="3rd millennium">3rd</a></td> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">21st</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/22nd_century" class="mw-redirect" title="22nd century">22nd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/23rd_century" class="mw-redirect" title="23rd century">23rd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/24th_century" class="mw-redirect" title="24th century">24th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/25th_century" class="mw-redirect" title="25th century">25th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/26th_century" class="mw-redirect" title="26th century">26th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/27th_century" class="mw-redirect" title="27th century">27th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/28th_century" class="mw-redirect" title="28th century">28th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/29th_century" class="mw-redirect" title="29th century">29th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/30th_century" class="mw-redirect" title="30th century">30th</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" aria-labelledby="Authority_control_databases_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6939#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Authority_control_databases_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6939#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Help:Authority_control" title="Help:Authority control">Authority control databases</a> <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6939#identifiers" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1159816/">FAST</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85139024">United States</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb11930812p">France</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb11930812p">BnF data</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aleph.nkp.cz/F/?func=find-c&local_base=aut&ccl_term=ica=ch460559&CON_LNG=ENG">Czech Republic</a><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aleph.nkp.cz/F/?func=find-c&local_base=aut&ccl_term=ica=ph126112&CON_LNG=ENG">2</a></li></ul></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kopkatalogs.lv/F?func=direct&local_base=lnc10&doc_number=000060245&P_CON_LNG=ENG">Latvia</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://olduli.nli.org.il/F/?func=find-b&local_base=NLX10&find_code=UID&request=987007558420805171">Israel</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Artists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kulturnav.org/d2441ec4-7d8c-4f98-95aa-9acfd539571b">KulturNav</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=21st_century&oldid=1258584799">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=21st_century&oldid=1258584799</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:21st_century" title="Category:21st century">21st century</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:3rd_millennium" title="Category:3rd millennium">3rd millennium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Centuries" title="Category:Centuries">Centuries</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Contemporary_history" title="Category:Contemporary history">Contemporary history</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:21st-century_overviews" title="Category:21st-century overviews">21st-century overviews</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_unfit_URL" title="Category:CS1 maint: unfit URL">CS1 maint: unfit URL</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title" title="Category:CS1 maint: archived copy as title">CS1 maint: archived copy as title</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Webarchive_template_wayback_links" title="Category:Webarchive template wayback links">Webarchive template wayback links</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_semi-protected_pages" title="Category:Wikipedia semi-protected pages">Wikipedia semi-protected pages</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_October_2023" title="Category:Use dmy dates from October 2023">Use dmy dates from October 2023</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_clarification_from_October_2023" title="Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification from October 2023">Wikipedia articles needing clarification from October 2023</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_clarification_from_September_2023" title="Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification from September 2023">Wikipedia articles needing clarification from September 2023</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" title="Category:All articles with unsourced statements">All articles with unsourced statements</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_March_2024" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements from March 2024">Articles with unsourced statements from March 2024</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_using_Mww_magnitude_scale" title="Category:Articles using Mww magnitude scale">Articles using Mww magnitude scale</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_January_2024" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements from January 2024">Articles with unsourced statements from January 2024</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_accuracy_disputes" title="Category:All accuracy disputes">All accuracy disputes</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_disputed_statements_from_April_2019" title="Category:Articles with disputed statements from April 2019">Articles with disputed statements from April 2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Commons_category_link_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Commons category link from Wikidata">Commons category link from Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 20 November 2024, at 14:31 (UTC).</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=21st_century&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-4dtrt","wgBackendResponseTime":264,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"2.949","walltime":"3.402","ppvisitednodes":{"value":55726,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":655136,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":73279,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":36,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":33,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":855402,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 2585.753 1 -total"," 47.06% 1216.748 2 Template:Reflist"," 21.27% 550.056 129 Template:Cite_web"," 16.27% 420.770 75 Template:Cite_news"," 14.04% 362.940 1 Template:Navboxes"," 13.39% 346.285 2 Template:Navbox"," 13.35% 345.167 1 Template:Decades_and_years"," 11.57% 299.147 1 Template:Decades_and_years/table"," 10.42% 269.554 12 Template:Decades_and_years/row"," 10.32% 266.930 12 Template:Decades_and_years/decaswitch"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"1.405","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":11856873,"limit":52428800},"limitreport-profile":[["?","420","22.6"],["MediaWiki\\Extension\\Scribunto\\Engines\\LuaSandbox\\LuaSandboxCallback::callParserFunction","320","17.2"],["MediaWiki\\Extension\\Scribunto\\Engines\\LuaSandbox\\LuaSandboxCallback::getExpandedArgument","320","17.2"],["dataWrapper \u003Cmw.lua:672\u003E","180","9.7"],["MediaWiki\\Extension\\Scribunto\\Engines\\LuaSandbox\\LuaSandboxCallback::match","60","3.2"],["MediaWiki\\Extension\\Scribunto\\Engines\\LuaSandbox\\LuaSandboxCallback::getEntityStatements","60","3.2"],["MediaWiki\\Extension\\Scribunto\\Engines\\LuaSandbox\\LuaSandboxCallback::plain","60","3.2"],["MediaWiki\\Extension\\Scribunto\\Engines\\LuaSandbox\\LuaSandboxCallback::gsub","60","3.2"],["citation0 \u003CModule:Citation/CS1:2614\u003E","40","2.2"],["\u003Cmw.title.lua:50\u003E","40","2.2"],["[others]","300","16.1"]]},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-sc2zk","timestamp":"20241122143440","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"21st century","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/21st_century","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q6939","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q6939","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2001-08-05T05:32:52Z","dateModified":"2024-11-20T14:31:38Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/d\/df\/Pudong_Shanghai_November_2017_panorama.jpg","headline":"current century"}</script> </body> </html>