Technology & Infrastructure in the 21st century

355 sourced entries, 2000 CE to 2025 CE, oldest first. Also see Technology & Infrastructure across every century or everything else in the 21st century.

20001 January – Broadcasts from the Chatham Islands and the New Zealand mainland are watched worldwide as New Zealand, by virtue of time zone, kicks off the worldwide millennium celebrations.New Zealand source
2000February 17 – Microsoft releases Windows 2000.source
2000February 22: OhmyNews is launched.South Korea source
200014 April – Ekushey Television, Bangladesh's first privately owned terrestrial television network, begins transmissions.Bangladesh source
2000April 22 - German Erik Zabel wins the Amstel Gold RaceNetherlands source
2000May 28 – Nova TV, the first national commercial television network, begins broadcast.Croatia source
20007 June: Argentine state-owned company INVAP wins a bid to construct a nuclear reactor for Australia .Argentina source
2000July 1 – The Øresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden is officially opened for traffic.source
2000July 10 – In southern Nigeria, a leaking petroleum pipeline explodes, killing about 250 villagers who were scavenging gasoline.source
2000September 1 – The Nokia 3310 mobile phone is released.source
2000September 20 – E.G.F. civil engineering company is founded.Gabon source
200031 October - the Serdika Metro Station opens in SofiaBulgaria source
2000November 11 – Kaprun disaster, Austria: A funicular fire in an Alpine tunnel kills 155 skiers and snowboarders.source
2000November 11 - Kaprun disaster: A cable car fire in an alpine tunnel kills 155 skiers and snowboarders.Austria source
2001January 4 – A Chinese delegation of the Chinese OFEM company arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan to assist the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with the revival of hydel power projects. The delegation met with Taliban Minister for Water and Power Maulvi Ahmed Jan, visited Sarobi Dam and pledged to install new turbine in the power house. The delegates also made commitment about the installation of mobile telephone system in Afghanistan.Afghanistan source
2001January 9 – Apple Inc. launches iTunes, a software program that acts as a media player and media library.source
200116 February – The start of operation of Hsinchu City EPB Incinerator Plant in North District, Hsinchu City.Taiwan source
2001March 24 – Apple Inc. released the Mac OS X operating system for Mac computers.source
200128 April – Erik Dekker wins the Amstel Gold Race.Netherlands source
2001June 21 – The world's longest train is run by BHP Iron Ore between Newman and Port Hedland in Western Australia (a distance of 275 km); the train consists of 682 loaded iron ore wagons and 8 GE AC6000CW locomotives, giving a gross weight of almost 100,000 tonnes and moves 82,262 tonnes of ore; the train is 7.353 km long.source
2001Uncertain date – The programadora En Vivo (previously Nuevos Días TV) ceases operations.Colombia source
2001September 9 – Nahariya Railway Station bombing: an Arab-Israeli who was sent by Hamas detonates himself on the crowded platform of the Nahariya Railway Station, killing 3 Israelis and injuring 94. Hamas claim responsibility.Palestine source
2001October 1 – 3G wireless technology first becomes available when it is adopted by Japanese telecommunications company NTT Docomo.source
2001October 13 – American scientists create the first successful clone of a human embryo.source
2001October 23 – Apple Inc. introduces the iPod, a portable media player and multi-purpose mobile device. The company will sell an estimated 450 million iPod products by May 2022.source
2001October 23 – Apple releases the first iPod in the United States, revolutionizing the way people listen to music.United States source
2001October 25 – Microsoft releases the Windows XP operating system to retail.source
200112 November – SES Global completes its acquisition of GE Americom.Luxembourg source
2001December 15 – The Leaning Tower of Pisa is reopened to the public after 12 years of reconstruction.source
2001La cumparsita rock 72 band is formed in Villa Elvira, La Plata.Argentina source
2001Mexico launches the e-México initiative, aiming to provide nationwide Internet access and offer online educational, health, and government services. The project receives no funding in 2001.Mexico source
2001The Seongnam Central Library opens.South Korea source
2002February 21: SBS Plus is launched.South Korea source
2002February 25 – Good Morning Afghanistan begins broadcasting over radio in Dari and Pashto, establishing a national news source for Afghanistan.source
2002The U.S. military finished construction of Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The completion of the camp raised its capacity from 158 to 320, and included three air-conditioned, wooden huts where military intelligence officers and representatives of other U.S. agencies interrogated prisoners, one at a time in shifts that typically lasted about an hour.Afghanistan source
2002March 11 – The Tribute in Light is installed at the World Trade Center site in New York City.source
20025 April – The first recruits of the new Police Service of Northern Ireland graduate.Northern Ireland source
2002June 4 – The Zeyzoun Dam in Zayzun, Syria, fails.source
20024 October – The opening of Daqiao Station in Yongkang City, Tainan County.Taiwan source
2002First soccer league, B-League started in 2002.Brunei source
2002Most forests were earmarked for industrial logging: 43.5 million hectares were the subject of 25-year contractsDemocratic Republic of the Congo source
2002Creation of Iran’s primary nuclear reactor in Bushehr gets under way with the assist of Russian engineers.Iran source
2002The Peștera cu Oase ("Cave with Bones") located near the city of Anina, is uncovered containing 34,950-year-old human remains.Romania source
2003An NGO launches a pilot mine clearance project in the Bajaur Agency.Pakistan source
2003It is reported that, citing "national interest" as a reason, the British government under Margaret Thatcher contributed approximately £1bn of taxpayer money to Iraq under Saddam Hussein in the 1980s. Most of this money went into military infrastructure built by British companies such as GEC-Marconi.Iraq source
2003March 11 – The first test of the GBU-43/B MOAB bomb takes place.source
2003March 14 - Opening of the WesterscheldetunnelNetherlands source
2003During his 3-day visit of India, President Karzai told a business meeting in Delhi that he hoped India would join an oil pipeline project to ship gas from Turkmenistan via Afghanistan and Pakistan. Later, Mr Karzai flew to the Himalayan town of Shimla, India to pick up an honorary doctorate in literature from his alma mater. Mr. Karzai took a postgraduate course in political science at Himachal University from 1979 to 1983.Afghanistan source
200321 April – the primary radar for airspace control was opened (part of BALTNET).Estonia source
200323 May: A Russian nuclear energy company founded a branch to promote its bid for Finland's new nuclear power plant. Competing bids have been submitted by French-German company Framatome and General Electric. Finnish power company TVO will make its selection in the autumn at the earliest, but by the end of the year at the latest.Finland source
2003May 28 – Prometea, the world's first cloned horse, is born.source
2003June 12 – The opening of a thousand-year-old coffin is broadcast live on Chinese television.source
2003July 10 – The Three Gorges Dam in China begins operating when the first of its 34 generators is activated.source
2003July 30 – The final Volkswagen Beetle is produced.source
2003September 23 – AMD releases the Athlon 64, the first 64-bit processor to be released for consumer use.source
200312 October – Started Albanian Wikipedia.Albania source
2003November 27: 2003 Mnet Asian Music AwardsSouth Korea source
2004January 6 - Pakistan is cited as the source of nuclear weapon technology supplied to Libya, Iran and North Korea. The components intercepted at sea by Italy en route to Libya were fabricated in Malaysia. There is no evidence that the Pakistani government of President Pervez Musharraf knew about the transfer of technology of Libya.Libya source
2004January 8 – The RMS Queen Mary 2, at the time the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by its namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.source
2004April 1 – Google launches Gmail.source
2004April 28 – The Gherkin opens in London.source
2004April - Tham Pha cave is discovered by a farmer.Laos source
2004May 23 – The Seattle Central Library opens in Seattle, Washington.source
2004May 24 – North Korea bans mobile phones (see Communications in North Korea).North Korea source
2004July 30 – The Frauenkirche church finishes reconstruction after its destruction in 1945.source
2004August 12 – The Rio–Antirrio Bridge opens in Greece.source
2004August 19 – Google makes its initial public offering.source
2004August 19 – VTC Digital Television was launched.Vietnam source
2004September 8 - Spice Cell Nepal granted license to operate the first private sector mobile phone service in Nepal.Nepal source
2004November 9 – Mozilla releases the Firefox browser.source
2004December 14 – The world's tallest bridge, the Millau Viaduct over the Tarn in the Massif Central mountains, France, is inaugurated.source
200421 December - Ma On Shan rail line is opened.Hong Kong source
20043rd - West African Gas Pipeline Project commissioned by President John Kufour.Ghana source
2004Krem Television formed NovemberBelize source
2005January 27 – Iraq's expatriates start voting for the Iraqi National Assembly election, 2005Iraq source
200513 March - The Namibian Air Force was commissioned at Grootfontein Air Force Base.Namibia source
2005April 23 – The first ever YouTube video is uploaded, titled Me at the zoo.source
2005May 21 – Kingda Ka is opened for the first time to the public at Six Flags Great Adventure, becoming the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster at the time.source
200512 September – Hong Kong Disneyland opened to visitors at 13:00 (HKT).Hong Kong source
2005November 27: 2005 Mnet Asian Music AwardsSouth Korea source
200590% of the 35,000 election sites were open on December 18.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
20055: Start of the trail against the members of the Hofstad Network.Netherlands source
2005General Electric announces plans to build Africa's largest water desalination plant to supply Algiers.Algeria source
2005Tartu Department Store was built.Estonia source
2006January 15: The first round of the 2006 presidential election.Finland source
2006March 21 – Microblogging and social networking service website Twitter(now known as X) was launched.source
2006April 11 – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirms that Iran has successfully produced a few grams of low-grade enriched uranium.source
2006June 14 - The 2006 Kismet Train Collision occurs in California. At 5:51 AM, two BNSF Railway freight trains collided head-on at the Kismet Siding in Kismet, California near Madera, California. The southbound mixed manifest train disregarded a red signal at East Kismet instead of stopping and crashed into the northbound grain train.source
2006July 1 – The Qinghai–Tibet railway begins operation, making Tibet the final province-level entity of China to establish a conventional railway.source
2006September 1 — Analog terrestrial television is switched off in Luxembourg, being the first country to do so.source
2006September 30 - The collapse of the Gusau Dam kills six people in Zamfara.Nigeria source
2006October 9 – North Korea claims to have conducted its first-ever nuclear test.source
2006October: The Qorlortorsuaq Dam is opened in the Nanortalik district of the Kujalleq municipality.Greenland source
2006October 26th Dubai built a towerUnited Arab Emirates source
2006November 3 – Microsoft releases Office 2007 for manufacturing.source
2006November 8 – Microsoft releases Windows Vista for manufacturing.source
2006November – WAEMU provides wells to Burkina Faso for access to clean water to prevent diseases from entering the water supply.Burkina Faso source
2006December 11 – Analog terrestrial television is switched off permanently in the Netherlands.source
2006VPV-FM November 5 bought by PUPBelize source
2006Emmanuel Arthur, a Ghanaian journalist is awarded the Ghana Journalists Association Television News Reporter of the year.Ghana source
2006The Namibian Music Awards (NMA) begins.Namibia source
2007January 9 – Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco, California; starting the new era of smartphones with this invention. The phone would be released in June.source
2007January 30 – Windows Vista is released to consumers by Microsoft.source
2007February 19 – Microblogging social network Tumblr is launched to the public.source
2007March 15: Russia, Greece and Bulgaria sign a deal to build a pipeline to transport Russian oil to the Greek port of Alexandroupolis.Bulgaria source
2007May 3 – British three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappears in Praia da Luz, Lagos, Portugal, described by The Daily Telegraph as "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history".source
2007June 15 – Bob Barker hosts his final episode of The Price Is Right after 35 years of hosting.source
2007June 28: UNESCO designates 22 new World Heritage Sites, including Sydney Opera House, Canada's Rideau Canal, Japan's Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, Turkmenistan's Parthian Fortresses of Nisa, India's Red Fort complexes, the Lope-Okanda Landscape of Gabon, the Richtersveld desert of South Africa, the rock carvings of Twyfelfontein in Namibia, the fortified tower houses of Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China, Teide National Park in the Canary Islands, Spain, ancient beech forests of Central Europe, Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bordeaux and the Port de la Lune in France, the Old Town of Corfu in Greece, the Palace of Galerius in Gamzigrad-Romuliana in Serbia.Bosnia and Herzegovina source
2007June 29 – The iPhone, the first modern smartphone, is released in the United States. It is later released in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, and Austria, in November 2007.source
2007September 7 – Armenian Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan announced that Metsamor unit-2 was to be replaced with a new nuclear power plant built on the same site at a cost of $2 billion. "The project's feasibility study is being carried out by Armenia, Russia, the US and the International Atomic Energy Agency. The old nuclear power plant is to be rebuilt within four-and-a-half years", he stated, clarifying that "many foreign countries now understand that Armenia must have a nuclear power plant." TAEK, which had recently denied claims in Today's Zaman that its latest protest to the IAEA was made in response to the RESAI early warning system indicating "an increase in radioactive leakage in the region," stating, "None of the radioactivity analyses or RESAI station measurements done up until now have uncovered radioactivity or radiation levels above normal," confirmed that it would be involved in following related developments and taking the necessary precautions from the Turkish side.Armenia source
2007September 18 - North Korea denies allegations that it is helping Syria to develop a nuclear weapons facility.Syria source
2007October 14: Burma restores some Internet access but continues to deny access to foreign news services such as the BBC and CNN, blogs and dissident sites.Myanmar source
2007November 2 – Cambodia will build a new rail link to Thailand with US$80 million in funds it received from the Asian Development Bank and OPEC. Work on the 48-kilometer line between Sisophon and Poipet will start early next year and be completed by 2010, transport minister Sun Chanthol says.Cambodia source
2007December 6: Radio France Internationale launches third FM relay in TogoTogo source
2007Karaoke Television ends October 7Belize source
200820 March – In a videotape, broadcast by Al Jazeera, the voice identified as Osama bin Laden declares "Iraq is the perfect base to set up the jihad to liberate Palestine."Iraq source
2008April - Russia cancels $4.5 billion worth of Libya's foreign debt as part of a larger set of business deals including railways, weaponry, and oil.Libya source
200816 May - 2008 Ijegun pipeline explosion occurs killing between 10 and 100 people.Nigeria source
2008June 14 – Expo 2008 opens in Zaragoza, Spain, lasting to September 14, with the topic "Water and sustainable development".source
20084: The rebuilt Wilms' Boô is officially opened by Princess Margriet of the Netherlands.Netherlands source
2008July 10 – Apple Inc. launches the App Store with 500 apps available at launch.source
2008August 1 – China opens its first high speed rail line.source
2008August 9 - The 17th season of Azerbaijan Premier League has started.Azerbaijan source
2008September 11 – The World Bank cancels plans they had in agreement with Chad for an oil pipeline in the country.Chad source
2008September 18 – An open beta of the high-definition channel of the Chinese video sharing website Tudou, also known as Heidou, is released for public use.China source
2008September 23 – HTC Dream, the first smartphone powered by Android, was launched.source
2008October 13 – Microsoft announces the name Windows 7 to the public.source
2008November 30 - İzmir Wildlife Park has opened.source
2008December 22: Government announces pledge of 300 million CFA francs to rebuild stadium in SokodéTogo source
2008December 23: Algeria maintains the world's largest carbon capture and storage operation in Salah, Algeria, approximately seven hundred miles south of Algiers. About 800,000 tons of carbon dioxide is stored there, 1.2 mi below land. Currently the site is being operated by BP, Statoil and Sonatrach. The operation made headlines during the December 2008 meeting of OPEC in Algiers.Algeria source
2009January 3 – The first ("Genesis") block of the blockchain of the cryptocurrency and decentralized payment system Bitcoin is established by the creator of the system, known as Satoshi Nakamoto.source
2009January 28 – WikiLeaks releases 86 intercepted telephone recordings of politicians and businessmen involved in the 2008 Peru oil scandal.source
2009February 22 – Dung Quất Refinery were inauguratedVietnam source
2009February 25: Nigeria and Algeria began talks in Abuja about completing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement would implement the Trans Sahara Gas Pipeline, which will transport gas from Nigeria to be delivered to Mediterranean and European gas markets. The gas line will also pass through Niger and Algeria.Algeria source
2009April 21 – UNESCO launches The World Digital Library.source
2009May 9 - Chad captures 150 rebels near Am-Dam after having crossed over the eastern border with Sudan. This was a single event in part of a larger conflict.Chad source
2009May 17 – Video game Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time, is first released to the public.source
2009May 22 – Israel's El-Al Airlines Boeing 777 flying from Hong Kong to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Baku. The engine problem was fixed, and the plane continued its flight.Azerbaijan source
2009May 27 - At&t Stadium opens to the public home of the NFL Dallas Cowboyssource
2009June 12 – Analog television ends in the United States as part of the digital television transition.source
2009July 23 - The SEACOM cable becomes operational, raising hopes of higher speed and lower cost internet connections in Kenya.Kenya source
2009September 9 – The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, officials opens.source
2009October 22 – Microsoft releases Windows 7 to all computers and laptops, including an edition for ATMs.source
2009October 25 - The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix took place for the first time at the Yas Marina Circuit.United Arab Emirates source
2009December 15 – First flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.source
2009December - 2009 Southeast Asian GamesLaos source
2009Marin Čilić won the 2009 Chennai Open on January 10.Croatia source
2010January 4 - Burj Khalifa, the world tallest building, was opened to the public.United Arab Emirates source
2010January 8 - Kenya gazetted the new media law, despite being criticised by the media for limiting the freedom of press.Kenya source
2010January 20 - The opening of monumental complex to 20 January in Baku.Azerbaijan source
2010March 4: 2010 Togolese presidential electionTogo source
2010April 3 – The first iPad is released.source
201030 April – The Department of Computer Science of PKP turned off the last operating system in Poland based on a computer teleprocessing 1305th Oder.Poland source
2010June 9 – The Chicago Blackhawks win their first Stanley Cup since 1961.source
2010July 8 – The first 24-hour flight by a solar-powered plane is completed by the Solar Impulse.source
2010July 16 – First (test) Instagram posts made by co-developers Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom in San Francisco; the service launches publicly on October 6.source
2010October 6 – Instagram was launched.source
2010October 12: Terramin Australia Ltd reported that its Algerian zinc mine will be among the six largest zinc mines in the world. The cost to construct it will be $589 million. The firm is based in Adelaide, South Australia and will take 57 months to complete its venture.Algeria source
2010November 28 – WikiLeaks releases a collection of more than 250,000 American diplomatic cables, including 100,000 marked "secret" or "confidential".source
2010December 16 – After 25 years on CNN, Larry King Live airs its final episode. 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.source
20103 and 6 January – The Snow Queen Trophy slalom race held at Sljeme in Zagreb.Croatia source
2010The construction of the West Bank barrier will be completed.Palestine source
2011January 31 - Oman says it has uncovered a spy network from the United Arab Emirates operating in the country.Oman source
2011February 5 – An explosion was reported at the Arab Gas Pipeline, which exports Egyptian natural gas to the Middle East, in North Sinai Governorate.Egypt source
2011February 14 - The new TV Channel Medeniyyet TV began to operate.Azerbaijan source
2011April 3: Air bridge from Abidjan established to evacuate Togolese nationals from Ivory CoastTogo source
2011April 7 – The Israel Defense Forces use their Iron Dome missile system to successfully intercept a BM-21 Grad launched from Gaza, marking the first short-range missile intercept ever.source
2011April 28 – Lithuania's Omnitel opened LTE "4G" network working in 5 biggest cities.Lithuania source
2011May 18 – Porto beats Braga 1–0 in the 2011 UEFA Europa League final at the Aviva Stadium.source
2011June 6 – Twitch.tv, a video game-focused live streaming service, is launched as a spinoff from Justin.tv.source
201122 June – President al-Bashir threatens to cut off pipelines of South Sudanese petroleum if a deal for oil is not agreed upon by 1 July.Sudan source
2011September 12 – Approximately 100 people die after a petrol pipeline explodes in Nairobi.source
2011September 16 – Snapchat was launched.source
201115 October - the Dajbabska Gora Tower officially opensMontenegro source
2011November 9 – The first nationwide Emergency Alert System test is conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the United States.source
2011November 18 – Mojang Studios of Sweden officially release the video game Minecraft, which becomes the best-selling video game of all time.source
2011Al Jazeera plays a major role in coverage of worldwide and Qatari-wide events in 2011.Qatar source
20121 January: Ada Bridge, one of the tallest bridges in Europe, is completed and open to the public in Belgrade, Serbia.Serbia source
2012January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.source
2012March 7 - Sweden is reported to be helping Saudi Arabia construct plans for a weapons factory.Saudi Arabia source
2012March 8: TVM HD was launched as the first HD channel with new logos for TVM and TVM 2 (formerly Education 22)Malta source
2012August 1 – Microsoft finishes development of Windows 8, with general availability announced for October 26.source
201216 August – Bystrík Režucha, conductor (born 1935)Slovakia source
2012October 29 – switching to digital televisionLithuania source
201217 November – A railway accident in Manfalut resulted in the death of 50 school children and one bus driver.Egypt source
2012December: The KNR2 television channel is established.Greenland source
2012New Togolese Commitment (April 28)Togo source
201321 January – The National Biosecurity Technical Commission (CTNBio) granted the American company Delta & Pine Land, a subsidiary of the multinational biotechnology company Monsanto, permission to grow genetically modified corn in Costa Rica. There are 443 hectares of biotech crops in Costa Rica, including cotton, soybeans, pineapple, and banana, which are being grown by the companies Semillas Olson, D & PL Semillas, Bayer, Semillas del Trópico, and Del Monte.Costa Rica source
201316 May: The Nakolo Wind Turbine, the first wind farm in Tonga, is commissioned in Tongatapu.Tonga source
201324 July - Michael Ikpoki, former CEO of MTN Ghana has been named as the new chief executive officer of MTN Nigeria.Nigeria source
201328 July - Heavy rain causes 30 metres of the Uttamanusorn Bridge in Kanchanaburi province to collapse. The amount collapsed increases to 70 metres three days after.Thailand source
201330 July – The World Bank approves a $50 million IDA credit to the country to help improve access to electricity.Burkina Faso source
201314 September – Rail services resume on the Northern Line between Omanthai and Kilinochchi after an interruption of 23 years due to the civil war.Sri Lanka source
201315 November - Start of the 2013–14 BAI Basket seasonAngola source
20132013 Indonesia Super Series PremierIndonesia source
2014Weekend Times ceases operationsMalawi source
20145 February – Award-winning investigative editor and pioneer of data journalism at La Nación, Giannina Segnini, resigned after 20 years working at the newspaper. She said that opportunities to conduct independent journalism had been reduced consistently in the past two years, while editorial decisions she described as unjournalistic made it impossible for her to continue.Costa Rica source
2014February 26 – An Egyptian court sentences 26 people to death in absentia for plotting attacks on ships passing through the Suez Canal.Egypt source
2014February 28 – The number of people in the U.S. using mobile devices to access the internet overtook those using desktop computers for the first time, a feat which would be followed globally two years later in 2016.source
2014March 1 – 2014 Kunming attack: Eight knife-wielding terrorists stabbed and slashed passengers at the Kunming railway station in Kunming, Yunnan, China, killing 31 people and injuring 143 others.source
2014April 23 - Opening of the new air terminal complex at the Heydar Aliyev International AirportAzerbaijan source
20145 July – The Council for TV and Radio suspends the broadcast license of the Russian TV channel Russia-24 and places sanctions on four Moldovan broadcasters for lack of pluralism.Moldova source
2014July 26 – Washington DC metro opens Phase 1 of the silver line to Tysons Corner, Reston, and Loudoun county.source
2014November 3 – The tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, One World Trade Center in New York City, opens.source
2014November 18 - Hong Kong authorities start dismantling a protest site in Admiralty following a court order.Hong Kong source
2014Gozo Channel Line celebrated 35 years since its foundation in 1979.Malta source
2014Belgrade Waterfront initiated in early 2014.Serbia source
2015January 5 - Introduction of separate buses for women.Nepal source
201513 January – Construction of the Vinarium Tower commencedSlovenia source
20151 February – Testing of the Addis Ababa Light Rail, the first light railway in Sub-Saharan Africa, begins.Ethiopia source
2015March 25 – The BBC refuses to renew the contract of Top Gears main presenter, Jeremy Clarkson, resulting in the end of his run on the 2002-format show.source
2015Aeropuerto Juan Santamaría reanudó operaciones a las 4 a.m. de este viernes La Nación, 2015-04-24.Costa Rica source
201515 May - district heating plant opened in Elektrėnai, that is operating on biofeuls.Lithuania source
2015May 29 – In Tonga, the Mata ʻo e Laʻa Solar Facility is officially opened by King Tupou VI.source
2015July 29 – Microsoft releases the desktop operating system Windows 10.source
2015November 5 – In Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil, a tailings dam of iron ore collapses, causing 19 deaths and releasing a toxic mudflow to pollute the Doce River.source
20154 December – Official opening of Amgalan Thermal Power Plant in Bayanzürkh, Ulaanbaatar.Mongolia source
2015Opening of the Luau International Airport.Angola source
20152015 FINA Men's Water Polo World League ChampionsSerbia source
2016January 21 – President Joko Widodo announced the construction of a bullet train with its starting route from Jakarta to Bandung, the first in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.Indonesia source
2016February - Opening of the Ressano Garcia Thermal Power Station.Mozambique source
20161 April - Asia Television shuts down.Hong Kong source
201627 April – Iraq closes Al Jazeera offices in Iraq and revokes the news network's broadcasting license after accusing it of violating broadcasting regulations.Iraq source
2016June 1 – The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel, is opened following two decades of construction work.source
20165 October – The railway line with Djibouti opens. However, an American women is killed during protests.Ethiopia source
2016November 1 – The number of people globally using mobile devices to access the internet overtakes those using desktop computers for the first time, having been preceded by the U.S. two years prior.source
2016December 25 – Ten thousand households within Southwest Finland go without power for an hour after an equipment failure at grid operator Fingrid's hub in the town of Uusikaupunki.Finland source
2016Continuing into 2017 – the 2016–17 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano seasonBolivia source
2016President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko stated that he has signed a contract this year, according to which he transferred his stake in Roshen Corporation to an independent "blind" trust.Ukraine source
201710 January – The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway is finally complete creating a high speed link with Djibouti.Ethiopia source
201731 May – Inaugural Kenya Standard Gauge Railway passenger train, the Madaraka Express, begins travel from Mombasa to NairobiKenya source
201721 June – The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Mandalgovi–Ulaanbaatar Transmission Line.Mongolia source
2017September 20 - Saudi Arabia lifts a ban in 2013 on internet calls.Saudi Arabia source
2017September 24 – the majority of voters back the proposed law governing the Divača-Koper railway upgrade in a national referendum.Slovenia source
2017San Pedro Pirates FC, a football team based in San Pedro, is established. The team competed in the 2017–18 Premier League of Belize.Belize source
20172017: Morgan Stanley projects 1 billion electric vehicles in use globally by 2050 and 800% increase in demand for cobalt, used in electric car batteries, by 2026.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
2017100% of the population will have access to clean water.Rwanda source
2018January 13 — At 8:08 AM HST, an inbound missile alert was accidentally issued via the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alert System over television, radio, and cellular networks in the U.S. state of Hawaii. 38 minutes later, the alert was confirmed as false by state officials, and blamed a miscommunicated drill at the HI-EMA.source
201827 January – season start of the 2018 Ligue 1 (Congo)Republic of the Congo source
20183 February – Football: season start of the 2018 Sudan Premier LeagueSudan source
20184 March – scheduled time for the Belgrade City Assembly election, 2018Serbia source
2018March 14 – Prime Minister Miro Cerar announces his resignation following complications with planning the upgrade of the Divača–Koper Railway, one of the key infrastructural projects of his government.Slovenia source
2018April 18 – Cinemas open in Saudi Arabia for the first time since 1983 with the American film Black Panther chosen as the first to be screened.source
201818 April - Puerto Rico experiences an island-wide blackout after an excavator accidentally downs a transmission line.Puerto Rico source
201830 April – VOX Cinemas opens Saudi Arabia's first multiplex cinema following the lifting of a 35-year cinema ban.Saudi Arabia source
2018May 24 – Foreign journalists report that tunnels in the Punggye-ri nuclear test site have been destroyed by the North Korean government in a move to reduce regional tensions.source
2018May 28–June 7 – The 2018 Stanley Cup Final are played between the Washington Capitals and the Vegas Golden Knights and won by the former.source
201821 June – The official opening of Gegeen Solar Power Plant in Zamyn-Üüd, Dornogovi.Mongolia source
2018July 23 – The Saddle Dam D in Paksong, Laos collapses leaving up to 1,100 people missing.source
201816 August – The Central Government announces residents of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan who work and live in mainland China can apply for identity cards beginning 1 September, which will enable them to access public services similar to mainland residents.Hong Kong source
2018September 16 – Hydrail train enters service on the Buxtehude-Bremervörde-Bremerhaven-Cuxhaven line in Lower Saxony, Germany.source
2018October 23 – The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge, the world's longest sea crossing bridge, is opened by Chinese Paramount leader Xi Jinping.source
2018November 30 – The Kanden Tunnel Trolleybus, one of the last remaining Japanese trolleybus systems, closes.source
2018December 7 – The U.N.'s International Telecommunication Union reports that, by the end of 2018, more than half – a full 51.2 percent – of the world's population are now using the Internet.source
201912 January – The 2019 Marrakesh ePrix, a Formula E electric car race, was held at the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan in the Agdal district of Marrakesh.Morocco source
2019January 25 – A mine tailings dam breaks in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil. At least 248 people are killed, with 22 missing.source
201924 February - the 2019 Tour du Rwanda begins.Rwanda source
2019March 24 – The first phase of Jakarta's MRT system opened with its first line.source
201912 April – President Mirziyoyev names his daughter Saida, as the deputy director of the Agency for Information and Mass Communication.Uzbekistan source
201921 April – At least 55 people are injured as a protest in the Pankisi gorge over construction of a hydro-electric power plant grows into clashes with the riot police. As a result, the construction is suspended, while the riot police units are withdrawn from the area.Georgia source
2019July 1 – Japan resumes commercial whaling after a 30-year moratorium, following its withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission.source
2019October 1 – The Nanfang'ao Bridge, the only steel single-arch bridge in Taiwan, collapses, killing six people and injuring more than twenty others.source
201918 October – The commissioning of Mandalgovi–Ulaanbaatar Transmission Line.Mongolia source
2019October 24 – Construction starts on a power line that will provide power from Uganda to the towns of Nimule, Kaya, and Kajo Keji.South Sudan source
2019October 27 – U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been killed in a U.S. special forces operation. It is reported that al-Baghdadi detonated a suicide vest after being chased into a tunnel.source
2019November 25 – IPv4 address exhaustion: The RIPE NCC, which is the official regional Internet registry (RIR) for Europe, officially announces that it has run out of IPv4 addresses.source
20196 December – The inauguration of Port Moresby Power Station.Papua New Guinea source
2019December 17 – Shandong, China's first fully domestically built aircraft carrier, enters naval service.source
2019David Hurley (starting 1 July)Solomon Islands source
2020January 8 – West Africa's largest wind farm opens in Taiba NDiaye, Tivaouane Department.Senegal source
2020International Social Security Association Pacific Desk Office opens.Fiji source
202013 February – A new metro line will go under the Panama Canal to reach western suburbs of Panama City at a cost of US$2.5 billion. It is part of a $4 billion infrastructure project including a bridge over the canal.Panama source
202029 February – Egypt says it will use "all means" to defend its interests in a dispute with Ethiopia and Sudan over a dam on the Nile River.Mauritius source
2020Finestar Diamonds opens a manufacturing factory in Gaborone.Botswana source
2020March 2 – The Yahoo! Time capsule, dating from 2006, is opened.source
2020March 20 – The Bhadla Solar Park is commissioned and becomes the world's largest solar park.source
202031 March – Kristal-Astro, sole operator of Brunei's multi-channel pay-TV service shuts down after 22 years in operation due to 'fast-changing technology trends'.Brunei source
2020April 20 – The Industrial Bank of Korea agrees to pay US$86 million and will enter a two-year deferred prosecution agreement to settle lawsuits with the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of New York over a 2011 scheme to help transfer US$1 billion to Iran.source
2020May 5 – The biggest television network in the Philippines, ABS-CBN, ceased operations for the first time in almost five decades because of the loss of its franchise.source
2020May 8 – The Aurangabad railway accident occurred in India. 17 migrants were sleeping on the trains when a freight train collided and killed 16 people and injured 1.source
20201 June – New legislation restricts outdoor work in extreme heat, prohibiting work from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and stopping work at wet-bulb globe temperatures above 32.1 °C.Qatar source
2020June 16 – North Korea demolishes the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong, established in 2018 to improve relations.source
2020August 1 – The Barakah nuclear power plant in the UAE becomes operational following delays since 2017. It is the first commercial nuclear power station in the Arab world.source
2020September 4 – The La Línea highway tunnel, the longest road tunnel in South America at a length of 8.65 kilometres (5.37 mi), is opened in Colombia after 14 years of construction and several delays.source
2020November 10 – Apple releases the first Mac computers (a new MacBook Air, Mac mini and MacBook Pro) powered by Apple silicon chips.source
2020December 10 – The Water and Sewer Authority and for Puerto Rico gets refinancing for $1.4 billion worth of bonds, which should result in a $13 million annual savings for the utility.Puerto Rico source
2021January 2 – A Honduran national identified as Leidy Hernández, 24, gives birth while crossing the bridge between Matamoros, Tamaulipas and Brownsville, Texas. The baby will be entitled to Mexican citizenship.Honduras source
2021January 5 – President Donald Trump announces $3.7 billion to rebuild water infrastructure. The grant covers 90% of the estimated costs of the water and wastewater improvement projects.Puerto Rico source
202111 February – Latvian authorities ban retransmission of Russian Rossija RTR TV channel for a year for incitement of hatred, violence, and provocation of military conflict.Latvia source
2021March 23 – Ever Given, one of the largest container ships in the world, runs aground and obstructs the Suez Canal, disrupting global trade. The ship is freed on March 29.source
2021March 27 – A British expatriate is reported killed in an attack by jihadists on Palma, according to The Daily Telegraph. Dozens of expatriates are reported killed, and there are reports of beheadings of children as young as eleven years old.Mozambique source
202113 April – A telehealth program is announced in Botswana through the United States University Partnerships Initiative.Botswana source
2021June 16 – new passenger terminal opens at the Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport.Slovenia source
2021October 5 – Microsoft releases the desktop operating system Windows 11.source
2021October 9 – The country's two largest power stations shut down due to a fuel shortage resulting in a nationwide power cut.Lebanon source
2021November – The Bajgora Wind Farm began operating.Kosovo source
20221 February–The Tanzanite Bridge is officially openedTanzania source
2022April 27 – The European Union accuses Russia of blackmail after gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria are halted by energy giant Gazprom.source
202227 April – Dutch impact investor Oikocredit invests $1.4 million in solar mini-grid provider Weziza to implement a long-awaited rural electrification project.Benin source
2022April 30 – The Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway, located in Cebu, Philippines, is officially opened as the longest bridge in the country.source
20226 June – Latvia bans all Russia-based TV media outlets that threaten "the territorial integrity and independence of another country", referring to the Russo-Ukrainian War. The measure will last until Russia de-occupies Crimea and ends its warfare against Ukraine.Latvia source
202223 June – U.S. sportswear retailer Nike and networking firm Cisco announce that they are permanently ending their operations in Russia and Belarus.Belarus source
202212 July – Protesters in Panama continue blocking streets and railways, mainly in Chiriquí and Veraguas Provinces, rejecting the concession by president Laurentino Cortizo of freezing fuel prices.Panama source
202223 September - Bhutan reopens, scrapping COVID-19 related restrictions.Bhutan source
2022September 26 – The Nord Stream pipeline sabotage occurs by an unknown perpetrator off the coast of Bornholm, Denmark with explosions on two pipelines leaving them inoperable.source
2022October 9 – The Deir Ammar and Zahrani power stations shut down in Lebanon after running out of diesel fuel, leaving the entire country without electricity. According to a government official, power is not expected to be restored for several days.Lebanon source
2022October 28 – Elon Musk completes his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.source
2022October 30 – The collapse of a suspension bridge in Gujarat, India, leaves at least 135 dead.source
2022December 5 – The National Ignition Facility achieves fusion ignition, a major milestone in the development of nuclear fusion power.source
2022Smokovac - Mateševo section of the Princess Xenia motorway completed.Montenegro source
20234 January – ZESCO, Zambia's largest power company, announces increased power cuts from six hours to twelve hours as a result of lower water levels at the Kariba Dam between Zambia and Zimbabwe.Zambia source
2023February 28 – A train crash in Thessaly, Greece, kills 57 people and injures dozens. The crash leads to nationwide protests and strikes against the condition of Greek railways and their mismanagement.source
20233 March – First match day of the 2023 Brunei Super League was played.Brunei source
2023March 14 – OpenAI launches GPT-4, a large language model for ChatGPT, which can respond to images and can process up to 25,000 words.source
2023June 6 – Russo-Ukrainian war: The Nova Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled region of Kherson is destroyed, threatening the region with devastating floodwaters.source
2023June 14 – Scientists report the creation of the first synthetic human embryo from stem cells, without the need for sperm or egg cells.source
202325 June – 2023 Guatemala City mayoral electionGuatemala source
2023July 14 – SAG-AFTRA announces it will begin a strike against the major film and TV studios in protest of low compensation, ownership of work, and generative AI.source
202318 July – The National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD) has completed the second phase of the "Forever Green" afforestation campaign, launched by Princess Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, to address climate challenges and achieve zero neutrality by 2060. The campaign planted over 50,814 trees and shrubs in various projects.Bahrain source
202312 September – Police launch an investigation after discovering a tunnel from an apartment to a Podgorica court depot holding seized drugs and evidence.Montenegro source
2023September 20 – Archaeologists in Zambia find the world's oldest wooden structure, dating back 476,000 years, consisting of two interlocking wooden logs connected by a notch securing one perpendicular to the other.source
2023September 21 – Rupert Murdoch announces his retirement and passes his businesses on to his son Lachlan. Murdoch led News Corp and Fox, and formerly Sky Group.source
2023September 21 – BP and Shell reach an agreement with the Trinidad and Tobago government to explore three deepwater offshore blocks for hydrocarbon production, following Cabinet approval.Trinidad and Tobago source
20234–8 September – The Africa Food Systems Forum 2023 Summit is held, in Dar es Salaam, on sustainable agriculture and food security.Tanzania source
2023October 17 – Whoosh, the first high speed rail in Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and the Southern Hemisphere, opens.source
2023November 1 – The first AI Safety Summit takes place in the United Kingdom, with 28 countries signing a "world first agreement" on how to manage the riskiest forms of artificial intelligence.source
202325 November – Anti-mining activists gather outside Panama’s Supreme Court in Panama City as deliberations begin on constitutional challenges to First Quantum Minerals’ contract for the Cobre Panamá mine.Panama source
202414 February – Airbus C-295MW officially entered service with the Royal Brunei Air Force.Brunei source
2024February 22 – American company Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander becomes the first commercial vehicle to land on the Moon.source
2024March 13 – The Artificial Intelligence Act, the world's first comprehensive legal and regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, is passed by the European Union.source
202428 March – Russiagate: The Security Information Service reveals that Russia paid via the "Voice of Europe" hundreds of thousands of euros to European politicians aimed at influencing the European elections.Czech Republic source
202410 May - TV3 moves its operations online after becoming unable to continue to afford broadcasting traditionally.Samoa source
202413 June – PayChangu is granted a payment service provider license by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, allowing it to operate as a regulated digital payment platform.Malawi source
202426 June - Eswatini hosts the Sustainable Cooling Summit 2024 in Manzini, highlighting climate action, sustainable cooling, a partnership with Italy, and plans for a plastic bag ban.Eswatini source
2024September 30 – The UK becomes the first G7 country to phase out coal power for electric generation, after 142 years of using the energy source.source
20242 October – The Ambatovy mine shuts down its ore pipeline to a processing plant after damage is reported, with operations under assessment by majority shareholder Sumitomo Corporation.Madagascar source
2024November 9 – A suicide bombing at the Quetta railway station in Balochistan, Pakistan kills at least 26 people. The bombing was orchestrated by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), and is the first time that the organization had attacked the center of Quetta.source
202413 November – The 6th SADC Groundwater Conference on regional groundwater management, technology, and governance is held.Lesotho source
202420 December – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a formal protest to Venezuela over the completed bridge to Ankoko Island, stating that the military base is partly on Guyanese territory.Guyana source
2024December 29 – A truck carrying passengers falls off a bridge over the Ganale Doria River in Bona Zuria, Sidama Region, Ethiopia, killing 71 people and injuring 4 others.source
2025January 1 – Ukraine halts the transportation of many Russian gas supplies through the country following the expiration of a five-year transit deal, while also becoming a state party in the International Criminal Court.source
202529 January – US rail technology firm Wabtec signs a $248M deal for locomotives on the Simandou railway.Guinea source
2025February 9 – The Baltic states complete synchronization of their power grids with continental Europe's grid, disconnecting from Russia's grid.source
2025February 10 – A bus falls off a bridge over the Las Vacas River in Guatemala City, Guatemala, killing at least 55 people, and seriously injuring 9 others.source
202518 February – 2025 Sino-Metals Leach Zambia dam disaster: A tailings dam belonging to a Chinese-operated copper mine collapses in northern Zambia, causing 50 million liters of waste containing concentrated acid, dissolved solids and heavy metals to enter a tributary of the Kafue River and prompting a shutdown of the water supply in Kitwe.Zambia source
202526 February – The South Korean train manufacturing firm Hyundai Rotem wins a US$1.53 billion contract to supply advanced trains to the Moroccan national railway operator ONCF.Morocco source
2025March 11 – Balochistan Liberation Army militants blow up railway tracks and hijack the Jaffar Express train bound from Quetta to Peshawar, taking 450 people hostages including both security personnel and civilians.source
202520 March – The International Charity Organization announces plans to build a city in Mauritania.Mauritania source
202524 March – Eswatini Mobile announces that it has 'entered the 5G era'.Eswatini source
20253 April – Nonstop flights from Bermuda to Bradley International Airport commence.Bermuda source
2025April 17 – The atmosphere of K2-18b, a candidate water world located 124 light-years away, is found to contain large quantities of dimethyl sulfide and/or dimethyl disulfide – two compounds that, on Earth, are only known to be produced by life.source
202527 May – Airtel Madagascar secures a 15-year license for global telecom operations.Madagascar source
202528 May – The US-funded Sustainable Transformation of Enterprises in the Poultry Sector (STEPS) project shuts down.Lesotho source
2025August 7 – OpenAI's model GPT-5 is released.source
2025August 15–17 – The first World Humanoid Robot Games are held in Beijing, China.source