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- Swiss mountaineer Erhard Loretan dies in climbing accident
- Sixteen killed in Marrakech bomb blast
- Deadly tornadoes rip through southern US, killing over 300
- Steve Jobs denies 'location-gate'
- Prince William marries Kate Middleton—live updates
| Swiss mountaineer Erhard Loretan dies in climbing accident Posted: Saturday, April 30, 2011 Acclaimed Swiss mountaineer Erhard Loretan died Thursday on his 52nd birthday when he fell in a climbing accident. According to Swiss police, Loretan was climbing with a client to the summit of Gruenhor, a 4,043 meter peak in the Bernese Alps, when both fell for unknown reasons from a height of around 3,800 metres. He was killed immediately while his client was hospitalized in serious condition. More... |
| Sixteen killed in Marrakech bomb blast Posted: Saturday, April 30, 2011
At least sixteen people are reported killed in a terrorist bombing in the city of Marrakech, Morocco. The bombing occurred in the busy Argana café before lunch time, Thursday. The café, located in the popular Jemaa el-Fnaa square, is within what is known as the old city. The square, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the country's top tourist attractions, draws many foreign visitors. More... |
| Deadly tornadoes rip through southern US, killing over 300 Posted: Friday, April 29, 2011 A huge thunderstorm system spawning massive tornadoes ripped through the south-eastern US Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning, killing at least 306 people in six states and causing wide spread property damage. Some 173 tornadoes have been reported from New York to Texas. In the worst hit state of Alabama, at least 210 are confirmed dead, including 36 in Tuscaloosa alone. Deaths also were reported in Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky. More... |
| Steve Jobs denies 'location-gate' Posted: Friday, April 29, 2011 Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs announced on Wednesday that iPhone technology is not being used to monitor the location of its customers. The scandal arose from concern that data collected by Apple would make it possible for anyone with access to a person's private computer to retrieve information about their movements. Jobs acknowledged that while iPhones keep a database of Wi-Fi and cell tower hotspots these do not reveal anything about individual users' location. "That's what people saw on the phone and mistook it for location" More... |
| Prince William marries Kate Middleton—live updates Posted: Prince William of Wales, the second in line to the British throne, and Kate Middleton will today be married at Westminster Abbey in London. Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of the city as the couple travel through the capital to the Abbey, and then back to Buckingham Palace, and millions are thought to be planning to watch the event on television around the world. Wikinews will be following the royal wedding as it happens on this live blog; you will be able to contact us with your thoughts throughout the day on the comments page, on our Twitter page, or on Facebook. Have an opinion on this story? Post it! More... |
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