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The 2020s (pronounced "twenty-twenties" or "two thousand [and] twenties"; shortened to "the '20s" and also known as "The Twenties") is the current decade that began on 1 January 2020, and will end on 31 December 2029.

The 2020s began with the COVID-19 pandemic. The first reports of the virus were published on 31 December 2019, though the first cases are said to have appeared nearly a month earlier. The pandemic led to a global economic recession, a sustained rise in global inflation for the first time since the 1970s, and a global supply chain crisis. The World Health Organization declared the virus a global state of emergency from March 2020 to May 2023.

Several anti-government demonstrations and revolts occurred in the early 2020s, including a continuation of those in Hong Kong against extradition legislation; protests against certain local, state and national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic; others around the world, particularly in the United States, against racism and police brutality; one in India against agriculture and farming acts; one in Israel against judicial reforms; another in Indonesia against the omnibus law on jobs; protests and strikes in France against pension reform; political crises in Peru, Bangladesh, Armenia, and Thailand; and many in Belarus, Eswatini, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Iran, China, Russia, Venezuela, Serbia, and Turkey against various forms of governmental jurisdiction, corruption, and authoritarianism; along with citizen riots in the United States and Brazil in an attempt to overturn election results. Among democracies in 2024, its elections saw an 80% loss of incumbent support worldwide, several losses being historic. That year, former U.S. president Donald Trump was reelected to a second, nonconsecutive term.

Ongoing military conflicts include the Myanmar civil war, the Ethiopian civil conflict, the Kivu conflict, the Mali War, the Yemeni civil war, the Somali Civil War, Sudanese civil war, the Syrian civil war, the Russo-Ukrainian War, and the Gaza war. The year 2021 saw the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, ending nearly 20 years of war in Afghanistan. The Russian invasion of Ukraine became the largest conventional military offensive in Europe since World War II, resulting in a refugee crisis, disruptions to global trade, and an exacerbation of economic inflation. In 2023, a Hamas-led attack marked the first invasion of Israel since 1948, triggering an Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory. The invasion has led to the displacement of nearly all 2.3 million Gaza residents, a humanitarian crisis, a famine, and a polio epidemic, sparking global protests against Israel. In 2024, a quick and renewed rebel offensive during the Syrian civil war led to the toppling of Bashar al-Assad and the fall of the Assad regime. Smaller conflicts include the insurgency in the Maghreb, the Iraq insurgency, the conflict between India and Pakistan, and the Philippine and the Mexican drug wars. (Full article...)

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Wreckage of Titan on the ocean floor, 22 June 2023

On 18 June 2023, Titan, a submersible operated by the American tourism and expeditions company OceanGate, imploded during an expedition to view the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Aboard the submersible were Stockton Rush, the American chief executive officer of OceanGate; Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a French deep-sea explorer and Titanic expert; Hamish Harding, a British businessman; Shahzada Dawood, a Pakistani-British businessman; and Dawood's son, Suleman.

Communication between Titan and its mother ship, MV Polar Prince, was lost 1 hour and 33 minutes into the dive. Authorities were alerted when it failed to resurface at the scheduled time later that day. After the submersible had been missing for four days, a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) discovered a debris field containing parts of Titan, about 500 metres (1,600 ft) from the bow of the Titanic. The search area was informed by the United States Navy's (USN) sonar detection of an acoustic signature consistent with an implosion around the time communications with the submersible ceased, suggesting the pressure hull had imploded while Titan was descending, resulting in the instantaneous deaths of all five occupants. (Full article...)

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Image 1French woman attending 2022 Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 2Project 2025 document, published April 21, 2023 (from 2020s)
Image 3The AI boom emerged in the 2020s. Generative AI such as Text-to-image models and AI chatbots released publicly. Machine learning systems that took minute(s) to produce blurry images in mid 2022 were able to produce more realistic imagery in seconds by mid 2023. English text would appear as gibberish in earlier AI text-to-image builds, although this was fixed to an extent with newer AI models such as DALL-E 3. (from 2020s)
Image 4Aftermath of the earthquake at Wajima morning market in January 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 5An earthquake-damaged building in Antakya, Turkey in February 2023 (from 2020s)
Image 6Taylor Swift continued to dominate the global music industry in the 2020s. She released the million-selling albums Midnights, 1989 (Taylor's Version) and The Tortured Poets Department, and embarked on the highest-grossing concert tour of all time. (from 2020s in music)
Image 7Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin were two female prime ministers in Scandinavia who guided their countries' ascensions into NATO. (from 2020s)
Image 81960s-inspired outfit from 2021 featuring knee high boots, pop-art-inspired top, miniskirt, and cardigan with checkerboard motif. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 9Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 10Karol G (from 2020s in music)
Image 11Donald Trump (from 2020s)
Image 12Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 13Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 14Jack Grealish wearing 5-inch inseams with crew socks during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 15Balletcore inspired skirt worn with boho-chic sweater and retro sneakers, 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 16Indian actress Ananya Panday wearing long green sequin dress, 2024 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 17All pink Barbiecore inspired outfit worn by actress Margot Robbie in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 18The Imi N'Tala village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 19Countries with at least one election date altered (from 2020s in politics)
Image 20Stand-up comedian Kurtis Conner wearing early 2020s mullet hairstyle and mustache. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 21Singer Jack White wearing striped Madcap England blazer, 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 22Aftermath of the Spanish floods at Sedaví, Horta Sud in October 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 23Apple Vision Pro (2024) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 24Maximalist necklace, unknown designer, produced by Pull&Bear, c.2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 25Shinzo Abe (from 2020s)
Image 26Student in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 27Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 28Teen girl wearing early 2020s fashion trends. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 29Roku is one of the most popularly known streaming devices (from 2020s)
Image 30Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 31Androgynous outfit worn by alternative singer Yungblud in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 322021: Natalie Biden wearing a matching cloth COVID-19 mask at the inauguration of Joe Biden, her grandfather (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 33American playwright and musician Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the original songs for the soundtrack of Encanto, a viral phenomenon. (from 2020s in music)
Image 34An earthquake-damaged buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar in March 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 35PICO 4 (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 36NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (2022) one the most popular video cards used for gaming PC's during the decade (from 2020s in video games)
Image 37K-pop group BTS continued to be one of the most popular bands of the 2020s. (from 2020s in music)
Image 38Clothing items used to express beliefs during a Black Lives Matter protest. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 392020–21: Korean men in the 1980s and 2000s-inspired outfits fashionable in the early 2020s. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 40US Marines with SP-MAGTF-CR-CC at an evacuation checkpoint at Kabul Airport on 21 August during the 2021 Fall of Kabul, at the end of the War in Afghanistan. (from 2020s)
Image 41An earthquake-damaged building in Antakya, Turkey in February 2023 (from 2020s)
Image 42Montage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (from 2020s)
Image 43Confirmed deaths per 100,000 population as of 20 December 2023 (from 2020s in politics)
Image 44Asus ROG Ally (2023) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 45 Taiwanese teen girl in Hanfu, 2024. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 46Xbox Series X (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 47NBA player Jalen Green wearing 5-inch inseams with crew socks. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 48Roku is one of the most popularly known streaming devices (from 2020s)
Image 49Syrian rebels at Hama Air Base during the Syrian civil war. (from 2020s)
Image 50Machine Gun Kelly performing (from 2020s in music)
Image 51US Marines with SP-MAGTF-CR-CC at an evacuation checkpoint at Kabul Airport on 21 August during the 2021 Fall of Kabul, at the end of the War in Afghanistan. (from 2020s)
Image 52Haim and Taylor Swift in glamorous, industrial-inspired all-black outfits in a 2022 concert. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 53Fairy Grunge clothing at an Urban Outfitters store (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 54The AI boom emerged in the 2020s. Generative AI such as Text-to-image models and AI chatbots released publicly. Machine learning systems that took minute(s) to produce blurry images in mid 2022 were able to produce more realistic imagery in seconds by mid 2023. English text would appear as gibberish in earlier AI text-to-image builds, although this was fixed to an extent with newer AI models such as DALL-E 3. (from 2020s)
Image 552021: Nikki Phillips in Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 56French actor and singer Etienne Daho wearing Americana-inspired black leather blouson and red western shirt in 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 57Syrian rebels at Hama Air Base during the Syrian civil war. (from 2020s)
Image 58Batken Region in Kyrgyzstan. (from 2020s in politics)
Image 59Quest 2 (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 60Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)
Image 61Elderly man dressed up in Stockholm in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 62The mullet/shaggy hairstyle became a popular hairstyle among men. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 63 Brightly colored western clothing, early to mid 2020s (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 64Indonesian girls wearing face masks in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 65Japanese man with curtained hair. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 66Montage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (from 2020s)
Image 67Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 682021: Italian band Måneskin in androgynous outfits. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 69A 2020s custom built desktop gaming PC with MSI manufactured hardware (from 2020s in video games)
Image 70Actor Finn Wolfhard wearing early 2020s Indie Fashion (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 71Project 2025 document, published April 21, 2023 (from 2020s)
Image 72Nintendo Switch OLED (2021) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 73Steam Deck (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 74American singer Billie Eilish are among the notable examples of Y2K fashion revival. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 752021: Black American woman with a kidcore-inspired outfit and brightly dyed hair in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 76Icelandic pop artist Laufey dressed in a high-collared tank top and jeans (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 77Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 78Aftermath of the Spanish floods at Sedaví, Horta Sud in October 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 79Maximalist outfits worn by indie girl group Wet Leg, 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 80Shinzo Abe (from 2020s)
Image 81Xbox Series S (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 82A 2020s laptop gaming PC manufactured by MSI (from 2020s in video games)
Image 83Goblincore sweater (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 84Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)
Image 85Highrise residential building ″Palestine Tower″ in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the Gaza war. (from 2020s)
Image 86Cardigan and flannel coats worn by Taylor Swift, representative of the cottagecore subtrend. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 87Two women with Jirai Kei outfit, 2024 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 88PlayStation 5 (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 89Blackpink's Born Pink became the first album by a girl group in over 20 years to top both the US and UK album charts. (from 2020s in music)
Image 90An earthquake-damaged buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar in March 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 91Nintendo Switch (from 2020s in video games)
Image 92Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 93The highest-grossing film of the decade so far is James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water. (from 2020s)
Image 94Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin were two female prime ministers in Scandinavia who guided their countries' ascensions into NATO. (from 2020s)
Image 95Kacey Musgraves performing at the Pilgrimage Music Festival (from 2020s in music)
Image 96Tablets and smartphones (Samsung Galaxy S23 series pictured) would be widely used to play mobile games which now form the largest sector in the gaming industry (from 2020s in video games)
Image 97Highrise residential building ″Palestine Tower″ in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the Gaza war. (from 2020s)
Image 98The highest-grossing film of the decade so far is James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water. (from 2020s)
Image 99 Contemporary Chinese Mao jacket, 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 100The Imi N'Tala village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 101Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 102Clothes for sale in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 103Donald Trump (from 2020s)
Image 104Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 105British rapper Stormzy wearing all-black outfit in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 106Oversized workwear-inspired outfit worn by indie rocker Sam Fender in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 1072020: Blush pink dress designed by Shey Natividad for DC Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 108Aftermath of the earthquake at Wajima morning market in January 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 109Dominican Republican–Spanish actor Jean Cruz [es] wearing an early 1980s-inspired outfit in 2021 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 1102020: example of a Dark Academia outfit. (from 2020s in fashion)

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Attenborough in 2015

Sir David Frederick Attenborough (/ˈætənbərə/; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and writer. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Studios Natural History Unit, the nine nature documentary series forming the Life collection, a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth.

Attenborough was a senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. First becoming prominent as host of Zoo Quest in 1954, his filmography as writer, presenter and narrator has spanned eight decades; it includes Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth franchise, The Blue Planet and its sequel. He is the only person to have won BAFTA Awards in black and white, colour, high-definition, 3D and 4K resolution. Over his life he has collected dozens of honorary degrees and awards, including three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Narration. (Full article...)

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