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Thousands sing 'Happy Birthday' to Queen Elizabeth II

TheQueenElizabethIIcelebratedher92ndbirthdaywithaspecialtreat–thousandsofaudiencesattheRoyalAlbertHallsang"HappyBirthday"toheronSaturday.Thequeen,withhereldests

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Pope Francis celebrates his 81st birthday at the Vatican

PopeFranciscelebratedhis81stbirthdayonSundayattheVaticanwithanextra-longpizza,aherocakeandamessageurgingtheworld-andchildreninparticular-tojoinintheholidaymooda

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Indian zoo celebrates birthday of oldest chimpanzee

AzoointheIndiancapitaliscelebratingthebirthdayofitsoldestmember--Rita,achimpanzee.Ritaturns58onDec.15buttheDelhiZooisholdingthebirthdaybashonThursdaybecausethez

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Prince George photo marks fourth birthday

An official portrait of Prince George has been released to mark his fourth birthday.

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Prince George photo marks fourth birthday

AnofficialportraitofPrinceGeorgehasbeenreleasedtomarkhisfourthbirthday.Thepicture,takenatKensingtonPalaceaheadofhisbirthdayonSaturday,capturesasmilingfutureking

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Panda twins celebrate first birthday at Chongqing Zoo

A set of panda twins celebrated their first birthday at a zoo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Tuesday.

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Neighborhood holds Halloween party in May for boy with rare condition

ACaliforniaboyreceivedanearlybirthdaypresentonSunday,whenhisneighborhoodcelebratedhisfavoritefallholidayfivemonthsearly.CarterSarkarsuffersfromSanfilipposyndrom

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Kim Jong-un’s birthday proves to be a low-key affair in DPRK

DPRK marked Kim Jong-un’s birthday on Sunday in a decidedly low-key manner.

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Italian Emma Morano, last person alive born in the 19th century, turns 117

An alert and chatty Italian woman, Emma Morano, on Tuesday (Nov 29) celebrates her 117th birthday as the last known person alive who was born in the 19th century.

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Children send birthday wishes to astronaut Jing Haipeng in space

​Children from across the world have extended birthday wishes to taikonaut Jing Haipeng, who is currently orbiting the earth in lab Tiangong-2.

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Thanksgiving service starts British Queen's 90th birthday celebration

British Queen Elizabeth II attended a national service of thanksgiving Friday at St Paul's Cathedral in London, at the start of a three-day celebration to mark her 90th birthday.

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Cathedral service starts celebrations for British Queen's 90th birthday

Britain holds a National Service of Thanksgiving in honor of Queen Elizabeth on Friday, kicking off a weekend of events to mark the official 90th birthday of the country's longest-reigning monarch.

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Why Hong Kong makes such a big deal of sea goddess Tin Hau’s birthday

Two months of festivities begin today for a goddess who no longer has many fishermen to bestow good fortune on but in whom landlubbers firmly believe. Here’s what Tin Hau means for indigenous culture

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New Zealand celebrates birthday of longest-reigning monarch

​New Zealand on Thursday marked the 90th birthday of its head of state, Queen Elizabeth II.

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British Queen Elizabeth faces elaborate celebrations as she turns 90

Britain's longest reigning monarch will mark her birthday festivities across the country.

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Britain celebrates Queen Elizabeth II 's 89th birthday

​Britain celebrated Queen Elizabeth II's 89th birthday on Tuesday.

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Britain celebrates Shakespeare's 450th birthday

William Shakespeare's hometown Stratford-upon-Avon on Wednesday celebrated his 450th birthday with a massive fireworks display, while a major theater in London launched his famous play "Hamlet" on a two-year global journey to mark the landmark anniversary.