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August 2019 border:none;b 3/3/3 FIFA World Cup 2010 Spain with cup.jpg Pexels-photo-267350.jpg 2010 Chile earthquake - Building destroyed in Concepción.jpg Pakistan 2010 Floods.jpg Yushuquake-Gruschke1.jpg Katastrofa w Smoleńsku.jpg Ruins of Haiti National Palace - Port au Prince 2012.jpg 2010 Thai political protests cc03.jpg Burning truck bishkek protests.jpg 272 From left to right, top to bottom: The 2010 FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa and was won by Spain; The social media giant Instagram was launched; an image shows a phone with many social media apps, as social media became more popular over the decade; An 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile killed 525 and was an 8.8 on the scale, becoming one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded; The 2010 Pakistan floods are one of the deadliest floods in Pakistan, with 2,000 fatalities; An earthquake in Yushu killed 2,700; An airplane carrying 96 politicians crashes near Smolensk, Russia. The plane was en route to a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, which killed 22,000 in 1940. All 96 individuals, including the president of Poland Lech Kaczyński were killed in the crash A 7.0 magnitude earthquake near Port-au-Prince killed as many as 316,000, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in history; it also led to the collapse of the National Palace of Haiti; The Thai political protests were a series of political protests that were organised by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship in Bangkok, Thailand The 2010 Kyrgyz revolution, also known as the Second Kyrgyz Revolution or the People's April Revolution, resulted in the ousting of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. 2010 2010 2010 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The swine flu pandemic which began the previous year dissipated in this year. In addition, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) gained four new members; Chile, Slovenia, Israel, and Estonia. 2010 also saw advancements in technology such as the release of the iPad, the public launch of Instagram, and the first successful trapping of antimatter. 2010 was designated as: International Year of Biodiversity International Year of Youth 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultureshttps://astanatimes.com/2015/02/dialogue-peace-harmony/ Dialogue for Peace and Harmony – The Astana Times 2015-02-25 The Astana Times 2018-09-07 en-US https://web.archive.org/web/20180907071129/https://astanatimes.com/2015/02/dialogue-peace-harmony/ September 7, 2018 dead 2 Pronunciation 21st century#Pronunciation There is a debate among experts and the general public on how to pronounce specific years of the 21st century in English. The year 2010 is pronounced either "twenty-ten" or "two thousand (and) ten".How Do You Say 2010? Siegel Robert All Things Considered National Public Radio https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120470656 2009-11-16 2009-11-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20091119003331/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120470656 November 19, 2009 live 2010 was the first year to have a wide variation in pronunciation, because the years 2000 to 2009 were generally pronounced "two thousand (and) one, two, three, etc." as opposed to the less common "twenty-oh-_". Events January January 4 – The tallest man-made structure to date, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is officially opened.http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/01/dubai-opens-world-tallest-building/1 Dubai opens world's tallest building January 2, 2010 USA Today January 4, 2010 Dubai Douglas Stanglin January 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100105034122/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/01/dubai-opens-world-tallest-building/1 livehttp://gulfnews.com/business/property/uae/official-opening-of-iconic-burj-dubai-announced-1.523471 Official Opening of Iconic Burj Dubai Announced Gulfnews November 4, 2009 November 4, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091106052129/http://gulfnews.com/business/property/uae/official-opening-of-iconic-burj-dubai-announced-1.523471 November 6, 2009 dead http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8439618.stm World's tallest building opens in Dubai 2010-01-04 BBC News 2010-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20100105054239/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8439618.stm January 5, 2010 live January 8 – The Togo national football team is attacked in Cabinda Province, Angola, and as a result withdraws from the Africa Cup of Nations. The attack was perpetrated by the FLEC, their first since the Angolan Civil War.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8449611.stm Togo withdraw from Africa Cup of Nations BBC Sport January 9, 2010 January 9, 2010 January 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100109052019/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8449611.stm live January 10 – Religious violence erupts in Jos, Nigeria, which left scores dead, and many injured. January 12 – A 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurs in Haiti, devastating the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince.http://www.miamiherald.com/582/story/1422279.html Haiti president describes 'unimaginable' catastrophe; thousands feared dead January 13, 2010 Miami Herald January 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100218061630/http://www.miamiherald.com/582/story/1422279.html February 18, 2010 livehttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/13/haiti.earthquake/index.html Hundreds of thousands may have died in Haiti quake, PM says January 13, 2010 CNN January 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100114024958/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/13/haiti.earthquake/index.html January 14, 2010 livehttps://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_haiti_earthquake Thousands feared dead in Haiti quake; many trapped Yahoo! News 2010-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100114182637/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_haiti_earthquake January 14, 2010 dead January 14 – Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda. January 15 The longest annular solar eclipse of the 3rd millennium occurs.NASA – Annular Solar Eclipse of 2010 January 15 https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/ASE2010/ASE2010.html 2020-11-24 eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov December 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081211011147/https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/ASE2010/ASE2010.html liveIans 2010-01-09 First annular solar eclipse of 2010 on Jan 15 en-IN The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/First-annular-solar-eclipse-of-2010-on-Jan-15/article16836739.ece 2020-11-24 0971-751X February 23, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210223221003/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/First-annular-solar-eclipse-of-2010-on-Jan-15/article16836739.ece live2010-01-15 Longest solar eclipse of the century en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2010/jan/15/solar-eclipse-longest-21st-century 2020-11-24 0261-3077 November 9, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040153/http://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2010/jan/15/solar-eclipse-longest-21st-century live The Chadian Civil War officially ends.2011-01-24 World Report 2011: Rights Trends in World Report 2011: Chad World Report 2011: Chad https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2011/country-chapters/chad 2020-11-24 Human Rights Watch en June 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150609051213/http://www.hrw.org/en/world-report-2011/chad live Honduras withdraws from ALBA. January 19 Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh is assassinated in Dubai. North Caucasian Federal District was split from Southern Federal District by decree of Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. January 25 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashes into the Mediterranean shortly after take-off from Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, killing all 90 people on board. February February 3 – The sculpture L'Homme qui marche I by Alberto Giacometti sells in London for £65 million (US$103.7 million), setting a new world record for a work of art sold at auction.https://huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/03/giacometti-sculpture-lhom_n_448243.html Giacometti Sculpture 'L'Homme qui marche I' Fetches $104.3 Million The Huffington Post February 3, 2010 Lila Shapiro February 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100206211452/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/03/giacometti-sculpture-lhom_n_448243.html February 6, 2010 livehttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/feb/03/giacometti-statue-breaks-auction-record Alberto Giacometti statue breaks auction record with £65m sale Mark Brown/Guardian February 5, 2010 London February 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100206052059/http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/feb/03/giacometti-statue-breaks-auction-record February 6, 2010 live February 10 – The Australian government is hit by cyberattacks from freedom of expression activists, following recent Australian pornography restrictions.Moses Asher 2010-02-10 Operation Titstorm: hackers bring down government websites https://www.theage.com.au/technology/operation-titstorm-hackers-bring-down-government-websites-20100210-nqku.html 2021-03-12 The Age en August 17, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190817145200/https://www.theage.com.au/technology/operation-titstorm-hackers-bring-down-government-websites-20100210-nqku.html liveLeyden John 11 February 2010 Aussie anti-censor attacks strafe gov websites https://www.theregister.com/2010/02/11/oz_anti_censorship_ddos_latest/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20200927050733/https://www.theregister.com/2010/02/11/oz_anti_censorship_ddos_latest/ September 27, 2020 2021-03-12 The Register en February 12–28 – The 2010 Winter Olympics are held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada. February 15 – Two trains collide in Halle, Belgium, killing 19 and injuring 171 people. February 18 – The president of Niger, Mamadou Tandja, is overthrown after a group of soldiers storms the presidential palaceTodd Pitman https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gDZF3n7657_r2rMh4ywl_o-MjNQwD9DUOD600 Armed soldiers storm Niger presidential palace Associated Press 2010-02-18 April 17, 2011 February 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100221233830/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gDZF3n7657_r2rMh4ywl_o-MjNQwD9DUOD600 dead and form a ruling junta, the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy headed by chef d'escadron Salou Djibo.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8523196.stm Military coup ousts Niger president BBC News 2010-02-18 2010-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20100219053310/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8523196.stm February 19, 2010 live February 27 – An 8.8-magnitude earthquake occurs in Chile, triggering a tsunami over the Pacific and killing at least 525.http://www.interior.gob.cl/filesapp/listado_fallecidos_desaparecidos_27Feb.pdf Subsecretaría del Interior de Chile January 31, 2011 Interior.gob.cl 2015-11-25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121114043429/http://www.interior.gob.cl/filesapp/listado_fallecidos_desaparecidos_27Feb.pdf November 14, 2012 The earthquake is one of the largest in recorded history. March March 14 – Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions were released in North America. These are the highest rated games to date, with a user score of 9.1/10 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim," and a critic score of 87.https://www.metacritic.com/game/pokemon-heartgold-version/ Pokémon HeartGold: Highest Titles to Date Sylveon Turner, Cohen Bramall, Dolly Parton March 15, 2010 March 16 – The Kasubi Tombs, Uganda's only cultural World Heritage Site, are destroyed by fire.http://www.allvoices.com/s/event-5422309/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5uZXd2aXNpb24uY28udWcv Uganda's UNESCO Heritage Site Gutted www.allvoices.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110430033033/http://www.allvoices.com/s/event-5422309/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5uZXd2aXNpb24uY28udWcv April 30, 2011 March 22 – Four-year-old Paulette Gebara Farah disappears from her family's home located in Huixquilucan, State of Mexico.https://www.debate.com.mx/mexico/Cronologia-Desaparicion-y-localizacion-de-Paulette-Gebara-20170504-0252.html Cronología: Desaparición y localización de Paulette Gebara May 4, 2017 March 5, 2022 es debate February 17, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220217140453/https://www.debate.com.mx/mexico/Cronologia-Desaparicion-y-localizacion-de-Paulette-Gebara-20170504-0252.html live March 26 – The ROKS Cheonan, a South Korean Navy ship carrying 104 personnel, sinks off the country's west coast, killing 46. In May, an independent investigation blames North Korea, which denies the allegations.http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00100&num=6392 Results Confirm North Korea Sank Cheonan Daily NK May 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100522235650/http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00100&num=6392 May 22, 2010 dead http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7131533.ece 'All out war' threatened over North Korea attack on warship Cheonan Times Online May 20, 2010 2010-05-25 London Anne Barrowclough May 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100522062838/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7131533.ece dead April April 3 – The first iPad is released. http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/05/ipad.apple.release/index.html Apple's iPad to be released April 3 CNN December 2, 2021 December 2, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211202063105/http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/05/ipad.apple.release/index.html live April 5 – Julian Assange leaks footage of a 2007 airstrike in Iraq titled "Collateral Murder" on the website WikiLeaks.Bumiller Elisabeth 2010-04-06 Video Shows U.S. Killing of Reuters Employees (Published 2010) en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/world/middleeast/06baghdad.html 2021-03-09 0362-4331 May 19, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190519180629/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/world/middleeast/06baghdad.html live April 7 – Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev flees the country amid fierce anti-government riots in the capital, Bishkek. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tumult-in-kyrgyzstan-as-opposition-claims-power-1.889544 CBC News Tumult in Kyrgyzstan as opposition claims power April 7, 2010 April 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101203024904/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tumult-in-kyrgyzstan-as-opposition-claims-power-1.889544 December 3, 2010 live April 10 – The president of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, is among 96 killed when their airplane crashes near Smolensk, Russia. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/10/poland-president-lech-kaczynski-killed London The Guardian Luke Harding Polish president Lech Kaczynski killed in plane crash April 10, 2010 April 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110419214318/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/10/poland-president-lech-kaczynski-killed April 19, 2011 livehttp://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Polish-President-Lech-Kaczynski-Killed-When-Plane-Crashed-On-Approach-To-Smolensk-Airport-In-Russia/Article/201004215598482?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15598482 The Latest News from the UK and Around the World news.sky.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110427014728/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Polish-President-Lech-Kaczynski-Killed-When-Plane-Crashed-On-Approach-To-Smolensk-Airport-In-Russia/Article/201004215598482?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15598482 April 27, 2011 April 14 – Volcanic ash from one of several eruptions beneath Mount Eyjafjallajökull, an ice cap in Iceland, begins to disrupt air traffic across northern and western Europe.http://www.norwegian.com/en/landingssider/cancellations-due-to-volcanic-ash-in-the-air/ Cancellations due to volcanic ash in the air 2010-04-15 Norwegian Air Shuttle 2010-04-15 https://archive.today/20100418203624/http://www.norwegian.com/en/landingssider/cancellations-due-to-volcanic-ash-in-the-air/ April 18, 2010 dead http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/04/15/bloomberg1376-L0WS531A74E9-1.DTL Iceland Volcano Spewing Ash Chokes Europe Air Travel 2010-04-15 San Francisco Chronicle 2010-04-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100821063035/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fg%2Fa%2F2010%2F04%2F15%2Fbloomberg1376-L0WS531A74E9-1.DTL August 21, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8622438.stm Live: Volcanic cloud over Europe BBC News 2010-04-15 April 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100507122114/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8622438.stm May 7, 2010 live April 20 – The Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers. The resulting Horizon oil spill, one of the largest in history, spreads for several months, damaging the waters and the United States coastline, and prompting international debate and doubt about the practice and procedures of offshore drilling.http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/21/oil.rig.explosion/index.html CNN At least 11 missing after blast on oil rig in Gulf April 22, 2010 April 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100721121741/http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/21/oil.rig.explosion/index.html July 21, 2010 liveWardell J. 2010 http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37815518 Nations rethink offshore drilling NBC News 2010-09-06 September 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910072339/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37815518 dead April 25 – In the second round of the 2010 Hungarian parliamentary election the alliance of Fidesz led by Viktor Orbán and the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) wins enough seats to achieve a two-thirds supermajority in the legislature, beginning the 16-year second premiership of Viktor Orbán during which the country enters a period of democratic backsliding.Országos Választási Iroda - 2010 Országgyűlési Választások http://www.valasztas.hu/hu/parval2010/349/349_1_2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100128101958/http://www.valasztas.hu/hu/parval2010/349/349_1_2.html 2010-01-28 2026-03-27 www.valasztas.hu April 27 – Standard & Poor's downgrades Greece's sovereign credit rating to junk 4 days after the activation of a €45-billion EU–IMF bailout, triggering the decline of stock markets worldwide and of the euro's value,http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8647441.stm Greek bonds rated 'junk' by Standard & Poor's BBC News April 27, 2010 2010-04-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100429143628/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8647441.stm April 29, 2010 livehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8648029.stm Greece crisis: Euro markets hit again BBC News April 28, 2010 2010-04-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100429031203/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8648029.stm April 29, 2010 livehttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/04/28/greece.euro.markets/index.html?hpt=T1 Greece crisis deepens on global market sell-off CNN April 28, 2010 2010-04-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100501141307/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/04/28/greece.euro.markets/index.html?hpt=T1 May 1, 2010 dead and furthering a European sovereign debt crisis. May May 1 – Expo 2010 is held in Shanghai, China. May 2 – The eurozone and the International Monetary Fund agree to a €110 billion bailout package for Greece. The package involves sharp Greek austerity measures.Greece Accepts Terms of EU-Led Bailout, 'Savage' Cuts (Update1) Bloomberg.com https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a9f8X9yDMcdI&pos=1 2010-05-02 Gabi Thesing Flavia Krause-Jackson May 2, 2010 May 4 – Nude, Green Leaves and Bust by Pablo Picasso sells in New York for US$106.5 million, setting another new world record for a work of art sold at auction.Picasso painting fetches record $106m at auction BBC News 2010-05-05 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8661338.stm 2010-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20100507123707/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8661338.stm May 7, 2010 liveCrow Kelly Picasso sets auction record; Portrait of mistress sells for $106.5 million, providing opening spark to season The Wall Street Journal 2010-05-05 A3 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703866704575224873880379734 2010-06-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20100508033255/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703866704575224873880379734.html May 8, 2010 live Cotter Holland Another auction, another trophy The New York Times 2010-05-06 C1 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/arts/06cotter.html 2010-06-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20100511024349/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/arts/06cotter.html May 11, 2010 live May 6 The 2010 United Kingdom general election results in a hung parliament, with the Conservative Party twenty seats short of a majority. The 2010 flash crash, a trillion-dollar stock market crash, occurs over 36 minutes, initiated by a series of automated trading programs in a feedback loop.https://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2010/05/11/nasdaq-heres-our-timeline-of-the-flash-crash/ Nasdaq: Here's Our Timeline of the Flash Crash May 11, 2010 The Wall Street Journal Matt Phillips August 4, 2017 July 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200724144010/https://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2010/05/11/nasdaq-heres-our-timeline-of-the-flash-crash/ live May 7 Chile becomes the 31st member of the OECD.http://www.oecd.org/chile/chilesaccessiontotheoecd.htm OECD Chile's accession to the OECD May 7, 2010 July 22, 2016 August 29, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120829025817/http://www.oecd.org/chile/chilesaccessiontotheoecd.htm live Scientists conducting the Neanderthal genome project announce that they have sequenced enough of the Neanderthal genome to suggest that Neanderthals and humans may have interbred.Pinkowski J. 2010 http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1987568,00.html Scientists sequence the Neanderthal genome Time 2010-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20100508142534/http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0%2C8599%2C1987568%2C00.html May 8, 2010 dead 10.1126/science.1188021 Green R.E. Krause, J. Briggs, A.W. Maricic, T. Stenzel, U. Kircher, M. 2010-05-07 A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome Science 328 5979 710–722 20448178 2010Sci...328..710G etal 5100745 0036-8075 May 10 – The 2010 Philippine presidential election is held, with Benigno Aquino III elected as Philippine President. May 12 Following the 6 May United Kingdom general election, the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties agree to form a coalition government, the UK's first since the Second World War. Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashes at runway at Tripoli International Airport in Libya, killing 103 of the 104 people on board.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8676898.stm BBC News Briton among Libya air crash dead May 13, 2010 April 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20130601110939/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8676898.stm June 1, 2013 live May 19 – Protests in Bangkok, Thailand, end with a bloody military crackdown, killing 91 and injuring more than 2,100.Death toll rises as anti-government protests escalate in Thailand http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7126802.ece Times Online May 14, 2010 Joanna Sugden Sian Powell London May 15, 2010 Jenny Booth Sadie Gray April 29, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110429060537/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7126802.ece dead https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/7741635/Bangkok-in-flames-as-protesters-refuse-to-back-down.html London The Daily Telegraph Bangkok in flames as protesters refuse to back down Damien McElroy Ian MacKinnon May 19, 2010 April 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110426200424/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/7741635/Bangkok-in-flames-as-protesters-refuse-to-back-down.html April 26, 2011 live May 20 Scientists announced that they have created a functional synthetic genome.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8695992.stm How scientists made 'artificial life' 2010-05-21 BBC News 2010-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20130601101628/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8695992.stm June 1, 2013 live Five paintings worth €100 million are stolen from the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.Hewage Tim Thief Steals Paintings In Paris Art Heist http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Thief-Steals-Paintings-In-Paris-Art-Heist-Valued-at-Five-Million-Euros-From-Modern-Art-Museum/Article/201005315635454?lpos=World_News_First_World_News_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15635454_Thief_Steals_Paintings_In_Paris_Art_Heist_Valued_at_Five_Million_Euros_From_Modern_Art_Museum May 20, 2010 Sky News May 20, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100826021142/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Thief-Steals-Paintings-In-Paris-Art-Heist-Valued-at-Five-Million-Euros-From-Modern-Art-Museum/Article/201005315635454?lpos=World_News_First_World_News_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15635454_Thief_Steals_Paintings_In_Paris_Art_Heist_Valued_at_Five_Million_Euros_From_Modern_Art_Museum August 26, 2010 Jones Sam Picasso and Matisse masterpieces stolen from Paris museum https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/may/20/picasso-matisse-stolen-paris-museum May 20, 2010 The Guardian May 20, 2010 London https://web.archive.org/web/20100523151403/http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/may/20/picasso-matisse-stolen-paris-museum May 23, 2010 live May 22 Air India Express Flight 812 overshoots the runway at Mangalore International Airport in India, killing 158 and leaving 8 survivors.http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/india.plane.crash/index.html 158 dead in India plane crash CNN May 23, 2010 August 2, 2013 August 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130828165706/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/india.plane.crash/index.html live Inter Milan beats Bayern München 2–0 in the 2010 Champions League Final at the Santiago Bernabéu. May 25–29 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 takes place in Oslo, Norway, and is won by German entrant Lena with the song "Satellite". May 28 – the 2010 Ahmadiyya mosques massacre in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, killed 94 people during Friday prayers at two mosques.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10181380.stm Pakistan mosque attacks in Lahore kill scores May 28, 2010 BBC May 29, 2010 May 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100529224855/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10181380.stm live May 31 – Nine activists are killed in a clash with soldiers when Israeli Navy forces raid and capture a flotilla of ships attempting to break the Gaza blockade.http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/05/31/gaza.protest/index.html?hpt=T1 Israeli assault on Gaza-bound flotilla leaves at least 9 dead CNN May 31, 2010 June 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100603211209/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/05/31/gaza.protest/index.html?hpt=T1 June 3, 2010 livehttps://latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-israel-flotilla-20100531,0,1839736.story Edmund Sanders Israel criticized over raid on Gaza flotilla Los Angeles Times June 1, 2010 June 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100531101434/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-israel-flotilla-20100531%2C0%2C1839736.story May 31, 2010 dead June June 9 – The Chicago Blackhawks win their first Stanley Cup since 1961. June 10–14 – Ethnic riots in Kyrgyzstan between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks result in the deaths of hundreds.https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_kyrgyzstan;_ylt=Api9XZ8yeOTfejBWw3re1JH9xg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTMyaDJuaDlrBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNjE2L2FzX2t5cmd5enN0YW4EY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwMzBHBvcwMzBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDa3lyZ3l6YXJteXRy Ethnic Uzbeks in squalid camps fear returning home Leonard P. June 19, 2010 June 19, 2010 Yahoo! News May 2016 medicmedic June 11–July 11 – The 2010 FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa and was won by Spain. June 19 – Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling June 22–25 – A tennis match between Nicolas Mahut and John Isner at the Wimbledon Championships, becomes the longest tennis match in history. June 24 – Julia Gillard is elected unopposed in a Labor Party leadership ballot and sworn in as the first female prime minister of Australia following the resignation of Kevin Rudd.Gillard ousts Rudd in bloodless coup Rodgers Emma http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/24/2935500.htm June 24, 2010 ABC Online June 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100625130706/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/24/2935500.htm June 25, 2010 dead FIA appointed Pirelli as official tyre partner and supplier for Formula One from 2011 season onwards. July July 8 – The first 24-hour flight by a solar-powered plane is completed by the Solar Impulse.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10550430 Solar-powered plane lands safely after 26-hour flight BBC News August 2, 2013 July 8, 2010 June 23, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210623150323/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10550430 live July 13 – Microsoft ends extended support for Windows 2000. July 16 – First (test) Instagram posts made by co-developers Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom in San Francisco;https://www.instagram.com/p/G/ Instagram post by Mike Krieger • Jul 16, 2010 at 5:26pm UTC Instagram en live https://web.archive.org/web/20161208094529/https://www.instagram.com/p/G/ 2016-12-08 2019-10-04 the service launches publicly on October 6. July 21 – Slovenia becomes the 32nd member of the OECD.http://www.oecd.org/slovenia/sloveniasaccessiontotheoecd.htm OECD Slovenia's accession to the OECD July 21, 2010 July 22, 2016 October 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121011225752/http://www.oecd.org/slovenia/sloveniasaccessiontotheoecd.htm live July 25 – WikiLeaks, an online publisher of anonymous, covert, and classified material, leaks to the public over 90,000 internal reports about the United States-led involvement in the War in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010.Afghan War Diary, 2004–2010 https://wikileaks.org/wiki/Afghan_War_Diary,_2004-2010 April 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110527203303/http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Afghan_War_Diary%2C_2004-2010 May 27, 2011 live July 28 – Airblue Flight 202 crashes near Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people on board. July 29 – Heavy monsoon rains begin to cause widespread flooding in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Over 1,600 are killed, and more than one million are displaced by the floods.http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/pakistan.flooding/index.html?iref=allsearch More rain, gushing flood waters threaten Pakistanis CNN 2010-08-04 2010-08-04 November 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111121000537/http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/pakistan.flooding/index.html?iref=allsearch live PDVAL affair, also known as the Pudreval affair, political scandal in Venezuela where tons of rotten food supplies were found torrent, which imported during Hugo Chávez's government through subsidies of state-owned enterprise PDVAL.31 July 2010 Unos 170 millones de kilos de alimentos importados por Venezuela se han vencido, afirma la oposición http://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5hGxTMTytdWbdjg85kySFN_Z4ZBZQ https://web.archive.org/web/20100804174844/http://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5hGxTMTytdWbdjg85kySFN_Z4ZBZQ 4 August 2010 31 July 2010 Google Agencia EFE es August August 10 – The World Health Organization declares the H1N1 influenza pandemic over, saying worldwide flu activity has returned to typical seasonal patterns.http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/swineflu/news/aug1010who.html CIDRAP News – WHO says H1N1 pandemic is over August 10, 2010 April 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110513055911/http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/swineflu/news/aug1010who.html May 13, 2011 live August 16 – AIRES Flight 8250, a Boeing 737–700, crashed on landing at San Andrés, Colombia, killing two. August 21 – 2010 Australian federal election: Julia Gillard's Labor government is re-elected, narrowly defeatinghttp://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3005179.htm Labor day: Gillard retains grip on power ABC News Emma Rodgers September 7, 2010 September 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100909000414/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3005179.htm September 9, 2010 dead the Liberal/National Coalition led by Tony Abbott.http://australianpolitics.com/elections/federal-2010 2010 Federal Election | AustralianPolitics.com australianpolitics.com February 26, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170607135559/http://australianpolitics.com/elections/federal-2010 June 7, 2017 dead August 23 – The Manila hostage crisis occurred near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines killing 9 people, including the perpetrator, while injuring 9 others.http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/August/international_August1258.xml&section=international 9 killed in Manila hostage drama Gina Abuyuan Khaleej Times August 23, 2010 April 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100828022851/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/August/international_August1258.xml&section=international August 28, 2010 dead September September 4 – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Christchurch, New Zealand causing large amounts of damage but no direct fatalities.http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/page/magnitude-7-1-earthquake-rocks-canterbury Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Canterbury | NZHistory, New Zealand history online Nzhistory.net.nz 2011-02-22 2015-11-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20150111120809/http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/page/magnitude-7-1-earthquake-rocks-canterbury January 11, 2015 dead It is the first in a series of earthquakes between 2010 and 2012 that resulted in the deaths of 187 people and over $40 billion worth of damage.http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/page/christchurch-earthquake-kills-185 Christchurch earthquake kills 185 | NZHistory, New Zealand history online Nzhistory.net.nz 2015-11-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20150220054213/http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/page/christchurch-earthquake-kills-185 February 20, 2015 dead http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/christchurch-quake-cost-rises-10b-40b-bd-139278 Christchurch quake cost rises $10b to $40b | The National Business Review Nbr.co.nz 2013-04-29 2015-11-25 July 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164457/http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/christchurch-quake-cost-rises-10b-40b-bd-139278 dead Seismologists noted that the earthquake sequence was highly unusual, and likely to never happen again anywhere else in the world.Charles Anderson http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/9444430/Canterbury-earthquakes-were-highly-unusual Canterbury earthquakes were highly unusual Stuff.co.nz 2015-11-25 January 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160102003120/http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/9444430/Canterbury-earthquakes-were-highly-unusual live September 7 – Israel becomes the 33rd member of the OECD.http://www.oecd.org/israel/israelsaccessiontotheoecd.htm OECD Israel's accession to the OECD September 7, 2010 July 22, 2016 May 16, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200516012445/http://www.oecd.org/israel/israelsaccessiontotheoecd.htm live September 22 – Anonymous initiates Operation Payback, a coordinated cyberattack on multiple corporations, law firms, and politicians over the banning of file-sharing websites such as LimeWire and The Pirate Bay and also the politicians and financial institutions against WikiLeaks, a whistleblower website.Anderson Nate 2010-09-30 "Operation Payback" attacks to go on until "we stop being angry" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/operation-payback-attacks-continue-until-we-stop-being-angry.ars 2021-03-12 Ars Technica en-us October 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101002031035/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/operation-payback-attacks-continue-until-we-stop-being-angry.ars liveOperation Payback directs DDoS attack at AFACT https://www.itnews.com.au/news/operation-payback-directs-ddos-attack-at-afact-233573 2021-03-12 iTnews September 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150909200701/https://www.itnews.com.au/news/operation-payback-directs-ddos-attack-at-afact-233573 liveMovie Rental Outfit Calls For Nationwide Pirate Bay Block * TorrentFreak https://torrentfreak.com/movie-rental-outfit-calls-for-nationwide-pirate-bay-block-100916/ 2021-03-12 en September 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100919162355/https://torrentfreak.com/movie-rental-outfit-calls-for-nationwide-pirate-bay-block-100916/ liveLeyden John Ministry of Sound floored by Anonymous https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/04/ministry_of_sound_ddos/ 2021-03-12 www.theregister.com en June 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200606050836/https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/04/ministry_of_sound_ddos/ liveLeyden John Spanish entertainment industry feels wrath of Anonymous https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/07/anonymous_ent_biz_ddos_hits_spain/ 2021-03-12 www.theregister.com en June 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200606050830/https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/07/anonymous_ent_biz_ddos_hits_spain/ live2010-09-17 4chan Users Organize Surgical Strike Against MPAA https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/news/4chan-users-organize-ddos-against-mpaa/ 2021-03-12 Panda Security Mediacenter en-US November 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106232747/https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/news/4chan-users-organize-ddos-against-mpaa/ liveLeyden John Notorious Anonymous hacktivists launch fresh attacks https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/18/anon_ipo_ddos/ 2021-03-12 www.theregister.com en August 10, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200810161844/https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/18/anon_ipo_ddos/ live'Anonymous' Plans DDoS Attack on RIAA on Friday https://www.pcmag.com/archive/anonymous-plans-ddos-attack-on-riaa-on-friday-256264 2021-03-12 PCMAG en November 9, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201109025527/https://www.pcmag.com/archive/anonymous-plans-ddos-attack-on-riaa-on-friday-256264 live2010-12-09 Sarah Palin website hit by WikiLeaks Operation Payback DDoS attack https://metro.co.uk/2010/12/09/sarah-palin-website-hit-by-wikileaks-operation-payback-ddos-attack-603103/ 2021-03-12 Metro en December 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121206122945/https://metro.co.uk/2010/12/09/sarah-palin-website-hit-by-wikileaks-operation-payback-ddos-attack-603103/ live2010-12-08 Operation:Payback broadens to "Operation Avenge Assange" PandaLabs Blog http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/operationpayback-broadens-to-operation-avenge-assange/ 2021-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20101208061947/http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/operationpayback-broadens-to-operation-avenge-assange/ December 8, 2010 October October 1 – Građevni kombinat 'Međimurje' from Čakovec, one of the largest Croatian construction and civil engineering companies (with more than 8,000 employees in 1980s), ceased to exist October 3 – Germany makes final reparation payment for World War I.https://abcnews.go.com/International/germany-makes-final-reparation-payments-world-war/story?id=11755920 Germany to Settle WWI Debt After 92 Years ABC News en 2019-08-30 October 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101002073500/https://abcnews.go.com/International/germany-makes-final-reparation-payments-world-war/story?id=11755920 live October 3–14 – 2010 Commonwealth Games takes place in Delhi, India. October 6 – Instagram was launched.https://techcrunch.com/2010/10/06/instagram-launch/ TechCrunch October 6, 2010 December 1, 2021 Instagram Launches With The Hope Of Igniting Communication Through Images October 28, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201028025750/https://techcrunch.com/2010/10/06/instagram-launch/ live October 10 – The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved, with the islands being split up and given a new constitutional status.https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stb-2010-387.html Besluit van 23 september 2010 tot vaststelling van het tijdstip van inwerkingtreding van de artikelen I en II van de Rijkswet wijziging Statuut in verband met de opheffing van de Nederlandse Antillen Zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl 2010-09-23 2015-11-25 September 14, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150914012535/https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stb-2010-387.html live October 11 – Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he will extend the settlement freeze if the Palestinian leadership recognizes Israel as a Jewish state. The Palestinians quickly reject the offer.Jeffrey Heller Israel makes settlement offer; Palestinians say no Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-israel-idUSTRE69A31M20101011 October 11, 2010 English May 16, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210516181247/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-israel-idUSTRE69A31M20101011 live October 12 – The Finnish Yle TV2 channel's Ajankohtainen kakkonen current affairs program featured controversial Homoilta episode (literally "gay night"), which led to the resignation of almost 50,000 Finns from the Evangelical Lutheran Church.eroakirkosta.fi Statistical Data http://www.eroakirkosta.fi/media/tilastot October 18, 2010 Finnish March 7, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170307070230/http://eroakirkosta.fi/media/tilastot live eroakirkosta.fi Resignations Today http://www.eroakirkosta.fi/static/ek-tilastot/ October 18, 2010 Finnish https://web.archive.org/web/20101019134121/http://eroakirkosta.fi/static/ek-tilastot/ October 19, 2010 liveEroa kirkosta Erolaskuri October 24, 2010 http://eroakirkosta.fi/static/ek-tilastot/ylea2.html October 24, 2010 fi https://web.archive.org/web/20101021200908/http://eroakirkosta.fi/static/ek-tilastot/ylea2.html October 21, 2010 dead October 22 The International Space Station surpasses the record for the longest continuous human occupation of space, having been continuously inhabited since November 2, 2000 (3641 days).http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10661&lang=en ISS Beats Mir Record October 26, 2010 October 31, 2010 Russian Federal Space Agency https://web.archive.org/web/20110513040901/http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10661&lang=en May 13, 2011 deadhttp://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=22&month=10&year=2010&hour=11&min=13&sec=0&p1=1927 Time is fixed on Friday, 22 October 2010, 11:13 Cheboksary time October 31, 2010 Timeanddate.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110429060045/http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=22&month=10&year=2010&hour=11&min=13&sec=0&p1=1927 April 29, 2011 dead The 2010 Iraq War Documents leak occurs, being deemed the biggest US government leak in history. WikiLeaks being responsible for revealing 391832 documents concerning the 2003 Iraq War which revealed approximately 60% of the Iraqi deaths were civilian casualties, the Iraq War body count project showing the casualty percentage is closer to 80%.SPIEGEL DER The WikiLeaks Iraq War Logs: Greatest Data Leak in US Military History https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-wikileaks-iraq-war-logs-greatest-data-leak-in-us-military-history-a-724845.html 2021-03-12 Der Spiegel October 22, 2010 en May 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120526225527/https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-wikileaks-iraq-war-logs-greatest-data-leak-in-us-military-history-a-724845.html live2010-10-22 Iraq war logs: secret files show how US ignored torture http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/22/iraq-war-logs-military-leaks 2021-03-12 the Guardian en July 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130730184021/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/22/iraq-war-logs-military-leaks liveBreaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/ 2021-03-12 www.aljazeera.com en June 18, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070618183239/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8A2BB5AC-A330-4AF3-8ABA-7177872EC80F.htm liveWikiLeaks website publishes classified military documents from Iraq http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/22/wikileaks.iraq/index.html 2021-03-12 www.cnn.com en October 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101024055349/http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/22/wikileaks.iraq/index.html live2010-10-27 Wikileaks: Iraq war logs increase pressure for openness en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-11613349 2021-03-12 May 14, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210514000756/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-11613349 liveCroft Adrian 2010-10-23 WikiLeaks says logs show 15,000 more Iraq deaths en Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-wikileaks-iraq-idUSTRE69L54J20101023 2021-03-12 June 12, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210612060602/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-wikileaks-iraq-idUSTRE69L54J20101023 live October 23 – In preparation for the Seoul summit, finance ministers of the G-20 agree to reform the International Monetary Fund and shift 6% of the voting shares to developing nations and countries with emerging markets.Walker Andrew https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11612701 G20 summit agrees to reform IMF – BBC News BBC News October 23, 2010 2015-11-25 January 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160102003120/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11612701 live October 25 – An earthquake and consequent tsunami off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, kills over 400 people and leaves hundreds missing.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11621977 Major earthquake strikes off Indonesia BBC News 2010-10-25 2010-10-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20101026045356/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11621977 October 26, 2010 live October 26 – Repeated eruptions of Mount Merapi volcano in Central Java, Indonesia, and accompanying pyroclastic flows of scalding gas, pumice, and volcanic ash descending the erupting volcano kill 353 people and force hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate.Flights resume to Indonesia as volcano spews ash http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDONESIA_VOLCANO?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095840/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDONESIA_VOLCANO?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT dead November 20, 2018 Associated Press Riyadi Slamet November 11, 2010 November 11, 2010 Weaver Matthew Tran, Mark agencies Mount Merapi death toll rises https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/05/mount-merapi-death-toll-rises The Guardian November 5, 2010 November 5, 2010 London https://web.archive.org/web/20101107043458/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/05/mount-merapi-death-toll-rises November 7, 2010 livehttp://bnpb.go.id/irw/berita.asp?id=119 (Death toll as of 15:00hrs 05/112010 stands at 122)-Korban Meninggal Akibat Letusan Merapi Mencapai 122 Orang Badan Koordinasi Nasional Penanganan Bencana-Indonesian Disaster Management Office BNPB id November 5, 2010 November 8, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110427034631/http://bnpb.go.id/irw/berita.asp?id=119 April 27, 2011 October 28 – Dilma Rousseff is elected, becoming the first (and, so far, the only) female president from Brazil. October 31 – Expo 2010 concludes in Shanghai, China. November November 2 – 2010 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's first term. Republicans ended unified Democratic control of Congress and the presidency by winning a majority in the House of Representatives. November 4 Aero Caribbean Flight 883 crashes in central Cuba, killing all 68 people on board.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/06/world/americas/06cuba.html?ref=world Cuban Plane Crash Kills 68 People The New York Times November 6, 2010 Elisabeth Malkin November 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110430045627/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/06/world/americas/06cuba.html?ref=world April 30, 2011 live Qantas Flight 32 suffers an engine failure requiring an emergency landing in Singapore. November 11–12 – The G-20 summit is held in Seoul, South Korea. Korea becomes the first non-G8 nation to host a G-20 leaders summit.Oliver Christian Seoul: S Korea looks forward to its own party Financial Times London June 25, 2010 November 13 – Burmese opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi is released from her house arrest after being incarcerated since 1989.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11749661 Burma releases Aung San Suu Kyi BBC News November 13, 2010 April 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110415095738/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11749661 April 15, 2011 live November 14 – Sebastian Vettel became the youngest F1 Champion after a 4 way championship fight. November 17 – Researchers at CERN trap 38 antihydrogen atoms for a sixth of a second, marking the first time in history that humans have trapped antimatter.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11773791 Antimatter atom trapped for first time, say scientists BBC News November 17, 2010 April 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110427085806/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11773791 April 27, 2011 live November 20 – Participants of the 2010 NATO Lisbon summit issue the Lisbon Summit Declaration. November 21 – Eurozone countries agree to a rescue package for the Republic of Ireland from the European Financial Stability Facility in response to the country's financial crisis. Ireland confirms EU financial rescue deal https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11807730 BBC News November 21, 2010 April 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110427090342/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11807730 April 27, 2011 livehttp://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1121/imf2-business.html Plan will have policy conditions – ECB November 21, 2010 RTÉ News and Current Affairs Raidió Teilifís Éireann November 21, 2010 December 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121207081138/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1121/imf2-business.html live Euro zone ministers approve rescue package for Ireland https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1121/breaking26.html Irish Times November 21, 2010 April 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110426185120/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1121/breaking26.html April 26, 2011 live November 23 – North Korea shells Yeonpyeong Island, prompting a military response by South Korea. The incident causes an escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula and prompts widespread international condemnation. The United Nations declares it to be one of the most serious incidents since the end of the Korean War.Tensions high as North, South Korea trade shelling https://www.dawn.com/news/585137/tensions-high-as-north-south-korea-trade-shelling November 24, 2010 Dawn November 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101125015733/http://www.dawn.com/2010/11/24/tensions-high-as-north-south-korea-trade-shelling.html November 25, 2010 livehttp://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/11/23/2010112301235.html?Dep1=news&Dep2=top&Dep3=top Dong Kim ko:北 해안포 도발 감행, 연평도에 포탄 200여발 떨어져 ko The Chosun Ilbo 2010-11-23 2010-11-23 November 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101126072001/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/11/23/2010112301235.html?Dep1=news&Dep2=top&Dep3=top live https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AM0YS20101123?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a49:g43:r1:c0.586538:b39750226:z0 Two Koreas exchange fire across maritime border Reuters 2010-11-23 2010-11-23 November 22, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201122004818/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AM0YS20101123?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a49:g43:r1:c0.586538:b39750226:z0 live November 28 – WikiLeaks releases a collection of more than 250,000 American diplomatic cables, including 100,000 marked "secret" or "confidential".Shane Scott Lehren Andrew W. 2010-11-28 Cables Uncloak U.S. Diplomacy https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/world/29cables.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20241010042349/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/world/29cables.html October 10, 2024 2024-11-20 The New York TimesKris Danielle Suarez http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/11/29/10/1796-memos-us-embassy-manila-wikileaks-cablegate 1,796 memos from US embassy in Manila in WikiLeaks 'Cablegate' ABS-CBN News 2015-11-20 2015-11-25 September 27, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120927221008/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/11/29/10/1796-memos-us-embassy-manila-wikileaks-cablegate live November 29 – The European Union agree to an €85 billion rescue deal for Ireland from the European Financial Stability Facility, the International Monetary Fund and bilateral loans from the United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden.http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1128/economy.html Eurozone agrees €85bn deal for Ireland November 29, 2010 RTÉ News and Current Affairs Raidió Teilifís Éireann November 29, 2010 November 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101129203544/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1128/economy.html live November 29–December 10 – The 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference is held in Cancún, Mexico. Formally referred to as the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 16), it serves too as the 6th meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 6).http://unfccc.int/files/meetings/cop_15/application/pdf/cop15_dv_auv.pdf https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/http://unfccc.int/files/meetings/cop_15/application/pdf/cop15_dv_auv.pdf 2022-10-10 live Draft decision – /CP.15 : Dates and venues of future sessions Unfccc.int 2015-11-25http://www.cop16.mx/ COP 16 Born With Design October 21, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150801095814/http://cop16.mx/ August 1, 2015 dead December December – Comet Hale Bopp was found again around 30.7 AU away from the Sun. The previous time the Comet was found was in April 1997. December 9 – Estonia becomes the 34th member of the OECD.http://www.oecd.org/estonia/estoniasaccessiontotheoecd.htm OECD Estonia's accession to the OECD December 9, 2010 July 22, 2016 October 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121012061249/http://www.oecd.org/estonia/estoniasaccessiontotheoecd.htm live December 16 – After 25 years on CNN, Larry King Live airs its final episode.2010-12-16 All Star Guests See Larry King Off in Style https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/lkl/date/2010-12-16/segment/01 2025-12-17 CNN TranscriptsRowe Douglas J. 2010-12-16 Surrounded by Famous Fans, Larry King Ends His 25-Year Run on CNN https://www.tvguide.com/news/larry-king-ends-1026885/ 2025-12-17 TV Guide Contemporary reporting noted that King had recorded more than 6,000 programs for the network and that he was reported to be listed in the Guinness World Records for hosting the longest-running show with the same host in the same network time slot.2010-12-16 Larry King Exits 'Larry King Live' After 25 Years https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/larry-king-exits-larry-king-live-after-25-years/ 2025-12-17 CBS News (CBS New York/AP)2010-06-30 Larry King to go off air after 25 years grilling guests on CNN https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jun/30/larry-king-25-years-cnn 2025-12-17 The Guardian2010-06-30 Larry King to end CNN talk show after 25 years https://www.reuters.com/article/us-larryking-idUSTRE65T0FN20100630 2025-12-17 Reuters2010-06-29 Larry King hangs up his braces after 25 years https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-06-30/larry-king-hangs-up-his-braces-after-25-years/882022 2025-12-17 ABC News (Australia) December 17 – The attempted suicide of Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor in Tunisia, triggers the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring throughout the Arab world.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/world/africa/22sidi.html Slap to a Man's Pride Set Off Tumult in Tunisia Fahim Kareem 2011-01-21 The New York Times 0362-4331 2017-01-16 January 18, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170118033751/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/world/africa/22sidi.html live December 21 – The first total lunar eclipse to occur on the day of the Northern winter solstice and Southern summer solstice since 1638 takes place.https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/17dec_solsticeeclipse/ NASA Science News: Solstice Lunar Eclipse October 21, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141105100428/http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/17dec_solsticeeclipse/ November 5, 2014 deadhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/science/lunar-eclipse-winter-solstice-to-coincide-1.955339 Lunar eclipse, winter solstice to coincide December 20, 2010 October 21, 2014 CBC News December 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101220103146/http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/12/17/lunar-eclipse-winter-solstice-coincide.html live World population List of countries by population in 2010 Births and deaths Category:2010 births Deaths in 2010 Nobel Prizes right|120px Chemistry – Richard F. 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