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- Spanish newspaper co-founder Carlos Mendo dies aged 77
- Astronomers discover large exo-solar system
- Atlantic storm Danielle strengthens to hurricane force
- School on Australia's Sunshine Coast makes staff redundant, requests they apply for 'new' jobs
- Hong Kong tourists held hostage in the Philippines, nine killed
- Tropical Storm Danielle forms in Atlantic Ocean
| Spanish newspaper co-founder Carlos Mendo dies aged 77 Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Carlos Mendo, one of the founders of Spanish newspaper El Pais has died at the age of 77. His death was announced on the newspapers website. They said that Mendo had been hospitalised for several weeks with an undisclosed illness. More...   |
| Astronomers discover large exo-solar system Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Astronomers have discovered a solar system outside our own that could contain between five and seven planets located about 127 lightyears from Earth. Out of millions of stars in the universe, this system is believed to be one of only fifteen systems that are known to contain more than three planets. The newly discovered system is centered around star HD10180, which may have similar properties when compared with our own Sun. The discovering researchers say that the system is arranged in a more compact way than our own; it is believed that a year on one of the inner planets could be equal to as little as just over one Earth day. More... |
| Atlantic storm Danielle strengthens to hurricane force Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Tropical Storm Danielle is now a Category 1 hurricane, with winds up to 130 km/h (80 mph). The storm is headed towards Bermuda and forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida expect it to strengthen over the next two days. Hurricane Danielle is the second hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. North America is simultaneously threatened by Tropical Storm Frank. The 80 km/h (50 mph) storm in the Pacific Ocean is about 210 km (130 miles) south-south west of Acapulco, Mexico. Mexico has issued a tropical storm watch in the area. More... |
| School on Australia's Sunshine Coast makes staff redundant, requests they apply for 'new' jobs Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Wikinews has obtained a list of middle management teaching staff allegedly made redundant, or laid off due to restructuring, by Sunshine Coast Grammar School (SCGS), in Queensland, Australia. Sources say that those staff have been told that they can apply for new positions that have opened up. The list, published on the SCGS alumni Facebook page, contains the names of twenty-two staff members, eight of which taught this article's primary contributor. Seventeen positions are reportedly being opened up, eight of which seem to significantly overlap the old ones. More... |
| Hong Kong tourists held hostage in the Philippines, nine killed Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 A former Filipino policeman has kept Hong Kong tourists hostage by hijacking their bus in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Rolando Mendoza fired his M16 rifle at the tourists. Several hostages have been rescued and least six have been confirmed dead so far. Six hostages, including the children and elderly, were released early, as were the Filipino photographers. The photographers later took the place of an aged lady as she needed the lavatory. Mendoza was gunned down. More... |
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