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Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew dies at 91.
"I'm nobody's stooge. I am not here to play somebody else's game. I have a few million people's lives to account for, and Singapore will survive.”
Chinese officals say AIIB is a win-win initiative.
"Statistics from the Asia Development Bank show that from now until 2020, the region's need for infrastructure investment will reach 730-billion US dollars.
Yemen risks 'protracted conflict'.
"It would be an illusion to think that the Houthis could mount an offensive and succeed in taking control of the entire country, including towns in the South.
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Far-right National Front denied first place in French local polls.
"I don't have a prediction for this election. We will see, and once again the objective is to demonstrate that the National France is well established in the councils. "