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- Wikinews interviews Ubuntu developer Fabrice
- Chilean miners rescue to begin on Tuesday, Minister Mañalich announces
- Afghan provincial governor killed in mosque bomb attack
- Scientology defector arrested after attempting to leave organization
- Additional damage to reservoir prompts evacuation of Kolontar, Hungary
- Macaque kills newborn in Malaysia
- Remaining Expedition 25 crew launch to space
- Patient in Buckinghamshire hospital was treated in toilet, inquiry hears
- Winning British EuroMillions lottery ticket worth £113 million claimed
| Wikinews interviews Ubuntu developer Fabrice Posted: Saturday, October 9, 2010 The 10.10 version of Ubuntu (codename Maverick Merkaat), a free operative system is to be released in the next few days. French Wikinews contributor Savant-fou (Baptiste) has interviewed Fabrice (fabrice_sp on Ubuntu), an Ubuntu's MOTU (Master Of The Universe), member of the development team of the operative system. Ubuntu is a computer operating system, based on Debian, which is created collaboratively by thousands of people. There are other official Ubuntu versions: Ubuntu Desktop Edition (for desktop and laptop PCs); Ubuntu Netbook Edition (for netbooks); and Ubuntu Server Edition (for use in servers). More...   |
| Chilean miners rescue to begin on Tuesday, Minister Mañalich announces Posted: Saturday, October 9, 2010 Health Minister of Chile, Jaime Mañalich, announced on Friday the rescue of the 33 Chilean miners trapped in San José Mine, Copiapó is to begin this Tuesday, October 12. More... |
| Afghan provincial governor killed in mosque bomb attack Posted: Saturday, October 9, 2010 A governor of the German-garrisoned province of Kunduz, Afghanistan, was killed by a bomb attack in a mosque while attenting Friday prayers in Taloqan. Faiz Mohammad Tauhidi, a spokesman for the governor of Takhar, confirmed that Mohammad Omar was killed by the blast along with twenty others. Up to thirty five may have been hurt in the attack, but the number of injuries is not yet clear. A Taliban spokesperson confirmed that the group was responsible for the bombing. More... |
| Scientology defector arrested after attempting to leave organization Posted: Saturday, October 9, 2010 Recent reports have revealed that a defector from the elite group within Scientology called the Sea Org was first persuaded to travel back to a management building for the organization in California, where he was interrogated by an attorney for Scientology and then arrested. Daniel Montalvo, 19, a member of Scientology all his life, was arrested after leaving its elite group the Sea Org. He was released on US$20,000 bail on Thursday. Montalvo was charged with taking hard drives and a zip drive from the Scientology organization after leaving the Sea Org group. The Sea Org requires members to sign a billion-year-contract, agreeing to work for the organization founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard for multiple lifetimes. Members of the Sea Org live a strict lifestyle – with little income, small diet provided and significant time invested in work per day. More... |
| Additional damage to reservoir prompts evacuation of Kolontar, Hungary Posted: Saturday, October 9, 2010 Kolontar, Hungary is currently being evacuated as new damage to a reservoir belonging to an alumina plant has been detected. The reservoir burst on Monday in Western Hungary releasing toxic sludge into the area and killing seven people. According to Reuters the prime minister of Hungrary, Viktor Orban, arrived in the village Saturday morning. More... |
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| Remaining Expedition 25 crew launch to space Posted: Saturday, October 9, 2010 The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft launched from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station Thursday with Expedition 25 Astronaut Scott Kelly and Cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri on board. The rocket, a Soyuz-FG, launched at 23:10 UTC (5:10 AM Kazakhstan time) and reached orbit in just under ten minutes. The Soyuz launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. More... |
| Patient in Buckinghamshire hospital was treated in toilet, inquiry hears Posted: Saturday, October 9, 2010 A patient at Stoke Mandeville Hospital had to be treated in a toilet after wards became overcrowded, it emerged on Friday. The revelation came as Sheryl Pope, a Buckinghamshire National Health Service strategy director, was questioned over plans to bring healthcare to the forefront of the community. A number of councillers challenged her plans, however, claiming that the opposite had been happening. More... |
| Winning British EuroMillions lottery ticket worth £113 million claimed Posted: Saturday, October 9, 2010 A winning British EuroMillions lottery ticket, worth £113,019,926 (US$180,413,709, €129,421,204) has been claimed. The prize value breaks the previous record for the largest amount of money won in a lottery in the United Kingdom. According to BBC News Online, it is also believed that this is the largest lottery prize ever given to a solitary ticket holder in the country. The winner(s) is/are currently remaining unidentified. More... |
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