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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. |
{{*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}} [[Tsunami]]s triggered by a 9.0-[[moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] '''[[2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami|earthquake]]''' devastate stretches of Japan's coastline, killing thousands and leaving thousands more missing. |
{{*mp|March 11}} [[Tsunami]]s triggered by a 9.0-[[moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] '''[[2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami|earthquake]]''' devastate stretches of Japan's coastline, killing thousands and leaving thousands more missing. |
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Revision as of 20:54, 16 March 2011
- 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.
- The People's Republic of China adopts a new five-year plan, which includes a goal of increasing GDP by eight percent this year.
- Tsunamis triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake devastate stretches of Japan's coastline, killing thousands and leaving thousands more missing.
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