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- Wikileaks website attacked; millions of files to be released tonight
- Felix Loch wins season opening World Cup luge race in Austria
- 'Astonishing' figures show 800 Scottish NHS staff earning over £140,000
- Files will risk 'countless' lives, Obama administration warns Wikileaks
- Four aftershocks hit central Chile; no damages reported
- Scottish judge criticises medical care of murdered baby
- Qantas says A380 aircraft are safe to fly after 'serious' incident
- Saudi Arabia announces 149 al-Qaeda arrests in last eight months
- Teen charged over 'bomb attempt' at US Christmas celebration
| Wikileaks website attacked; millions of files to be released tonight Posted: Sunday, November 28, 2010 Wikileaks' website is reportedly under attack as it prepares to release up to 2.7 million documents, described as "diplomatic dynamite", detailing communication between United States embassies. "We are currently under a mass distributed denial of service attack," the organisation said on its Twitter feed. The website, run by Julian Assange, retaliated by saying that even if their website goes down, several newspapers will publish the leaked files this evening. The Obama administration wrote to Assange yesterday to warn him that "countless" lives would be put at risk should the documents be published. "We will not engage in a negotiation regarding the further release or dissemination of illegally obtained US government classified materials," the letter stated. Wikinews reported on Saturday that officials in Washington were contacting embassies around the world to warn diplomats of the leak. More... |
| Felix Loch wins season opening World Cup luge race in Austria Posted: Sunday, November 28, 2010 Reigning Olympic luge champion Felix Loch has won season-opening race of the 2010 World Cup in Innsbruck Igls, Austria. Loch defeated fellow German David Moeller for a 1-2 German finish. This is Loch's second World Cup race win, the first being last season in Altenberg, Germany. Italian Armin Zoeggeler came in third. Loch is still competing with a hip injury. "As a consequence of my injury I'm still wasting some vital fractions of a second at the start," he said. "One cannot force an overall World Cup victory but I've enough time to make a go at it. However, it would be nice to win some more World Cup events this season." More... |
| 'Astonishing' figures show 800 Scottish NHS staff earning over £140,000 Posted: Sunday, November 28, 2010 Over 800 National Health Service staff in Scotland are earning more than £140,000 each year—more than First Minister Alex Salmond. New figures also reveal that 3,000 NHS workers are earning over £100,000. One NHS board alone, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, employs 893 staff earning more than £100,000, and 181 being paid over £140,000. Jackie Baillie, health spokeswoman for the Labour Party, which uncovered the figures, said they were "astonishing", and urged health boards to examine if savings can be made by reducing salaries of top earners. "This is a far better option than cutting frontline staff like nurses and midwives. In tough financial times we need to make sure that our focus is on patient care and every penny is spent in the most efficient way." She further said: "In the current economic climate, it is impossible to justify huge salaries for consultants and senior executives when health boards are planning 4000 job losses this year, including 1500 nurses and midwives." More... |
| Files will risk 'countless' lives, Obama administration warns Wikileaks Posted: Sunday, November 28, 2010 The United States government has urged Wikileaks not to publish new files because they will risk "countless" lives. In a letter to Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website, the Obama administration said that releasing the documents, rumoured to be seven times the size of the Iraq War Logs, would be in breach of U.S. law, and would result in "grave consequences." Assange replied by stating that the U.S. did not want to be held to account. It is thought that the files will include correspondence between U.S. diplomats around the world. Wikinews reported on Saturday that officials in Washington were contacting embassies around the world to warn diplomats of the leak. The letter to Assange came after he questioned who would be at risk from the publication of the documents. In the letter, Harold Koh, the US state department's legal advisor, ordered Wikileaks to return the documents. "We will not engage in a negotiation regarding the further release or dissemination of illegally obtained US government classified materials," Koh wrote, adding that the documents could jeopardize counter-terrorism operations. More... |
| Four aftershocks hit central Chile; no damages reported Posted:
Sunday, November 28, 2010 Four strong aftershocks have occurred on today's early morning in Chile. The fourth and strongest quake had a 5.6 magnitude in the Richter scale. No damage was reported. More... |
| Scottish judge criticises medical care of murdered baby Posted: Saturday, November 27, 2010
A judge in the High Court in Aberdeen, Scotland has criticised the care doctors gave to baby Alexis Matheson. Lord Uist made the comments while sentencing Mark Simpson, who was yesterday convicted of murdering the six-week-old girl. More... |
| Qantas says A380 aircraft are safe to fly after 'serious' incident Posted: Saturday, November 27, 2010 Australian airline Qantas has returned the first of its fleet of Airbus A380s to service, after all six of the "superjumbo" aircraft were grounded three weeks ago following one aircraft's engine sustaining extensive midair damage; it landed safely in Singapore without injury. The airline stated that all of the aircraft have undergone extensive safety inspections and they are satisfied they are safe. Alan Joyce, CEO of Qantas, said: "It's great that we can reintroduce the aircraft. We are 100 percent comfortable with it. If we weren't, we wouldn't be restarting the operations today." A spokesperson confirmed that tests had been performed "in close consultation with Rolls-Royce and Airbus" on the model's Trent 900 engines. Qantas has replaced at least 14 engines, and modifications have been made to Trent 900s used by two other companies, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines. More... |
| Saudi Arabia announces 149 al-Qaeda arrests in last eight months Posted: |
| Teen charged over 'bomb attempt' at US Christmas celebration Posted: Saturday, November 27, 2010 A 19-year-old Oregon, U.S. resident has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction after a sting operation; authorities say Mohamed Osman Mohamud, born in Somalia, tried to detonate a van bomb using a mobile phone at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland. The device, police stated, was fake; he reportedly obtained it from undercover agents during a sting operation. Reports say Mohamud, a US citizen, had been in regular contact with somebody in north-west Pakistan. More... |
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