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Last updated at Friday, 2008-07-04 T 19:30 UTC
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Over 60 members of Chadian sect killed by troops after violence
Over 60 members of a Chadian sect have been killed in fighting with police that started after the group's leader announced his wish to start a holy war. The government security minister, Mahamat Bachir, said that the death toll is "a regrettable toll, but we think we now control the situation caused by the actions carried out by these terrorists, these extremists."[edit lead]
Chinese Wikipedia unblocked by government
According to reports, the government of China has stopped restricting access to the Chinese Wikipedia is some parts of the country. The report originated on the Wikimedia Foundation's mailing list, although other sites have now covered the development.[edit lead]
Judge orders YouTube to hand over video view records
This past Tuesday, a United States federal judge ordered the popular video sharing website YouTube to hand over a record of every video that users have watched, including registered accounts and IPs.[edit lead]
Search-and-rescue dog that found 9/11 survivor to be cloned
A German shepherd who recovered the last survivor of the September 11, 2001 attacks is to be cloned. His owner, former Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada police officer James Symington, entered an essay writing contest about why his dog should be cloned.[edit lead]Wikinews community
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