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18th November 2021
2025 – Sample return mission to Kamo'oalewa
In 2025, a Chinese probe arrives at Kamoʻoalewa – the smallest, closest, and most stable known quasi-satellite of Earth. After gathering and returning a surface sample, it then continues on towards comet 311P/PANSTARRS.
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16th November 2021
2023 – Croatia adopts the euro
On 1st January 2023, Croatia adopts the euro as its official currency, becoming the 20th member state of the European Union (EU) to do so – and the first since Lithuania's accession in 2015.
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12th October 2021
2110 – Capital punishment is ending globally
During the 21st century, improvements in education, the empowerment of women, and the ever more connected and globalised nature of society led to greater consideration of human rights. By the early 22nd century, the death penalty is fading from use, even in the Islamic world.
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23rd September 2021
2045 – An inflection point for human-AI interactions
By 2045, robots are widespread in everyday society. Similar to how touchscreen smartphones moved from science fiction to reality some 40 years earlier, these machines are quickly becoming accepted as a normal part of life. Some of the most advanced humanoid models have gained extremely lifelike appearances.
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