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National Day Rally speech 2011

A lone shopper walks past a store at a mall Monday Aug. 15, 2011 in Singapore. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned Singaporeans in his national day rally speech that economic problems in the U.S. and Europe pose a serious risk to world growth which could lead to another recession. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will deliver his National Day Rally 2011 speech on Sunday, August 14 from 6.45pm. To be held at the University Cultural Centre at the National University of Singapore, the National Da

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Nicole Seah is NSP’s candidates

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earthquake in Christchurch February 22, 2011

Rubble from a damaged building after an earthquake is seen in Christchurch February 22, 2011. A strong earthquake killed and trapped people beneath rubble and sparked fires and toppled buildings in New Zealand#39;s second-biggest city of Christchurch on Tuesday. “We may well be witnessing New Zealand#39;s darkest day…The death toll I have at the moment is 65 and that may rise,” New Zealand Prime Minister John Key told local TV. The 6.3 magnitude quake struck on Tuesday, when the streets and

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earthquake in Manila 2011

Students use their books to protect their heads during a earthquake drill inside a ground of the Paranaque National High School in Baclaran, Paranaque city, metro Manila February 22, 2011. A mild quake, recorded at magnitude 4.7 with a depth of 116km (72 miles) northwest of Batangas shook the Philippine capital Manila on Tuesday but did not cause any damage, a Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS) official reported. The quake struck at 10.10 am (0210 GMT). Twenty minute

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Gift Guide: Which Good Boy or Girl Will Get Lee Harvey Oswald’s Coffin?

With few exceptions , this year’s Movieline Gift Guide has emphasized largesse of the imagination over that of the wallet. But the rare occasion to combine both — along with a devout interest in only the most macabre U.S. history — proves even more irresistible. With this in mind, anyone up for buying Lee Harvey Oswald’s original casket?

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Helena Bonham Carter on King’s Speech, Fight Club and Why She Doesn’t Belong to Tim Burton

Considering the intense security I had to wade my way through recently to visit Helena Bonham Carter at her Manhattan hotel, for a few moments it actually did feel like I might be visiting the Queen of England. (As it turned out, it was just the Israeli Prime Minister’s security detail.) Alas, no — just screen royalty, as proven in her latest effort, The King’s Speech .

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Senior advisor to Canuckistani PM Stephen Harper issues fatwa against Wikileaks director

An Alberta political science prof and senior advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a cable news audience this afternoon that Wikileaks director Julian Assange “should be assassinated” for leaking documents about international relations to the media. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqtIafdoH_g added by: foolforacigarette

Lee Kuan Yew in hospital

FILE – In this May 30, 2008 file photo Singapore#39;s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew arrives at the opening session of the Shangri-La dialogue security conference in Singapore. Lee was hospitalized Wednesday Sept. 29, 2010, with a chest infection, a news report said. The 87-year-old former prime minister was admitted to Singapore General Hospital late in the day, Channel NewsAsia reported, citing Lee#39;s press secretary, Yeong Yoon Ying. No details were given as to Lee#39;s condition. Modern Sin

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Naoto Kan wins Japan election results 2010

Prime Minister Naoto Kan is all smiles after he was re-elected as president of the ruing Democratic Party of Japan during the party convention in Tokyo Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Kan survived a challenge from a veteran powerbroker and sparing Japan another leadership change as it deals with a sluggish economy. Naoto Kan, leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and Japan#39;s incumbent prime minister, speaks at the election assembly of DPJ, in Tokyo Sept. 14, 2010. DPJ started electio

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Lee Hsien Loong wife Ho Ching picture

Singapore#39;s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong walks next to his wife Ho Ching, CEO of Temasek Holdings, at the Sun Valley Inn in Sun Valley, Idaho July 9, 2010. The resort is the site for the annual Allen Co#39;s media and technology conference. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, commenting on Singapore#39;s latest GDP growth estimates and its 2010 outlook, said the country is on a “firm path” towards a record year. Earlier Wednesday the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) upgraded Singapore#39

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