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{{*mp|March 16}} [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] contractor '''[[Raymond Allen Davis incident|Raymond Allen Davis]]''' is freed in Pakistan after [[Blood money (term)|blood money]] is paid. |
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{{*mp|March 16}} Security forces '''[[2011 Bahraini protests#16 March|crack down on protests]]''' in [[Bahrain]], as the [[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|Gulf Cooperation Council]] agrees to send troops to the country. |
{{*mp|March 16}} Security forces '''[[2011 Bahraini protests#16 March|crack down on protests]]''' in [[Bahrain]], as the [[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|Gulf Cooperation Council]] agrees to send troops to the country. |
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{{*mp|March 16}} A '''[[Fukushima I nuclear accidents|spike in radiation levels]]''' at the [[Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant]] in [[Ōkuma, Fukushima|Ōkuma]], [[Japan]], forces the evacuation of staff working to prevent a [[nuclear meltdown|meltdown]]. |
{{*mp|March 16}} A '''[[Fukushima I nuclear accidents|spike in radiation levels]]''' at the [[Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant]] in [[Ōkuma, Fukushima|Ōkuma]], [[Japan]], forces the evacuation of staff working to prevent a [[nuclear meltdown|meltdown]]. |
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{{*mp|March 14}} The '''[[14th Dalai Lama]]''' ''(pictured)'' submits his resignation as political leader of the [[Central Tibetan Administration|Tibetan government in exile]]. |
{{*mp|March 14}} The '''[[14th Dalai Lama]]''' ''(pictured)'' submits his resignation as political leader of the [[Central Tibetan Administration|Tibetan government in exile]]. |
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{{*mp|March 14}} The [[People's Republic of China]] adopts a new '''[[Five-Year Plans of the People's Republic of China#The Twelfth Five-Year Guideline, 2011–2015|five-year plan]]''', which includes a goal of increasing [[gross domestic product|GDP]] by eight percent this year. |
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{{*mp|March 11}} A [[tsunami]] triggered by a 9.0-[[moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] '''[[2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami|earthquake]]''' devastates stretches of Japan's coastline, killing thousands and leaving thousands more missing. |
{{*mp|March 11}} A [[tsunami]] triggered by a 9.0-[[moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] '''[[2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami|earthquake]]''' devastates stretches of Japan's coastline, killing thousands and leaving thousands more missing. |
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Revision as of 22:02, 16 March 2011
- CIA contractor Raymond Allen Davis is freed in Pakistan after blood money is paid.
- Security forces crack down on protests in Bahrain, as the Gulf Cooperation Council agrees to send troops to the country.
- A spike in radiation levels at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Japan, forces the evacuation of staff working to prevent a meltdown.
- The 14th Dalai Lama (pictured) submits his resignation as political leader of the Tibetan government in exile.
- A tsunami triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake devastates stretches of Japan's coastline, killing thousands and leaving thousands more missing.
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