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28Nov/15

Highlights of world events from January to March 2015

November 28, 2015World2013–15 detention of Al Jazeera journalists by Egypt, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Abdullah, Abu Dhabi, Ahmed Merabet, AirAsia, Akbar, Al Jazeera, al-Alam, al-Dour, Al-Qaeda, Alexis Tsipras, Alexis Vastine, Andreas Lubitz, Angela Merkel, Argentina, Athens, Australia, Barack Obama, Barcelona, Benjamin Netanyahu, Boris Nemtsov, Boston, Brazil, Brisbane, Camille Muffat, Charles, Charlie Hebdo, Charlie Hebdo shooting, Chile, China, Dan Uzan, David Cameron, Dilma Rousseff, Donetsk, Duesseldorf, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Finn Noergaard, Florence Arthaud, France, François Hollande, Germany, Haruna Yukawa, Houthis, India, Iraq, Islamic terrorism in France, Israel, Jane Dutton, Jerusalem, Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, Kenji Goto, Kim Ki-jong, Kuwait, Lee Kuan Yew, Libya, London, Manila, Mark Lippert, Minsk, Mohamed Fahmy, Mohammad, Mohammed Emwazi, Moscow, Muath al-Kasasbeh, Myanmar, New York City, northern Chile and Peru, Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, Paramilitary organizations, Paris, Peru, Peter Greste, Petro Poroshenko, Philippines, Pope Francis, radio free europe/radio liberty, Riyadh, Russia, Saddam, Salman, Sanaa, SANTIAGO, Saudi Arabia, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Surabaya, Syria, Taipei, Terrorism, The Airbus, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Violence, Vladimir Putin, Vuhlehirsk, Yemen, Yemeni Crisissmbale

World events during the first quarter of the year include an attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, the downing of a Germanwings jet by its pilot and a visit by Pope Francis to Asia.
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09Aug/15

Singapore 50th anniversary celebrations kick off

August 9, 2015EconomyAsia, Countries, Lee Kuan Yew, Majulah Singapura, Malaysia, National Day, National Day Parade, National symbols of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore National Day Paradesmbale

(REUTERS) – Singapore launched an extravagant celebration of its 50th anniversary on Sunday (August 9th), an occasion of national pride the city state’s ruling party is expected to exploit to call an election next month.
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07Aug/15

Singapore prepares to celebrate jubilee

August 7, 2015WorldAng Yang Jie Ling, Asia, Benson Ng, China–Singapore relations, Chinatown, Continents, Countries, Death of Lee Kuan Yew, Economy of Singapore, Freemen of the City of London, Index of Singapore-related articles, Jeff Ng, Lee Kuan Yew, Lin Koong Seng, Phyllis Tan, Singapore, the economist intelligence unitsmbale

City state Singapore is pulling out all stops to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

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22Mar/15

Modern Singapore’s founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, dies at 91 – official

March 22, 2015WorldAsia, Asian people, Cabinet of Singapore, Cambridge University, China, Countries, Death and state funeral of Lee Kuan Yew, Deng Xiaoping, Diane Mauzy, Dubai, Freemen of the City of London, Goh Chok Tong, Government, Hakka people, Kwa Geok Choo, Labour Day, lawyer, Lee Hsien, Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Kim, Lee Kim Yew, Lee Kuan Yew, Malaysia, Margaret Thatcher, Minister Mentor, President's Scholars, Prime Minister, Senior Minister, Singapore, Temasek Holdings, United Kingdomsmbale

Singapore’s first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has died on Monday, aged 91, according a government statement.

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