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US spent years sizing-up France’s future presidents
10/04/2013 - WIKILEAKS

US spent years sizing-up France’s future presidents

According to 1970s diplomatic cables published on the WikiLeaks website, US diplomats at the time were closely tracking the political careers of two future French presidents: François Mitterrand and Jacques Chirac.
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WikiLeaks cables reveal ‘frightfully English’ Thatcher
09/04/2013 - UNITED KINGDOM

WikiLeaks cables reveal ‘frightfully English’ Thatcher

US diplomatic cables from the 1970s published on a new WikiLeaks site on Monday document the early stages of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's "special relationship" with Washington. But it wasn't love at first sight.
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WikiLeaks publishes 1.7 million US diplomatic cables
08/04/2013 - USA

WikiLeaks publishes 1.7 million US diplomatic cables

WikiLeaks launched a searchable archive Monday of more than 1.7 million US diplomatic cables from 1973-1976, including correspondence showing the Vatican once dismissed reports of abuses by Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as "Communist propaganda".
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WikiLeaks: Talking to Julian Assange
25/03/2013 - TECH 24

WikiLeaks: Talking to Julian Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange opens the doors of Ecuadorian Embassy for Guillaume Grallet - from Le Point magazine - who joins Anelise Borges for this edition of the program. And in test 24 we check out a high-tech fabric designed to block radiation from mobile phones.
Manning pleads guilty to lesser WikiLeaks charges
28/02/2013 - USA

Manning pleads guilty to lesser WikiLeaks charges

Bradley Manning, the US Army private accused of leaking classified material to whistleblower website WikiLeaks, pleaded guilty to misusing classified documents but denied the most serious charge, that of aiding the enemy.
Bradley Manning has spent over 1,000 days in detention
25/02/2013 - WEBNEWS

Bradley Manning has spent over 1,000 days in detention

Bradley Manning has now spent over 1,000 days in detention - the web reacts. Online activists in Switzerland fight to preserve Geneva’s nightlife. And a site documents the final tweets of deceased public figures.
Vatileaks comes back to haunt the papacy
22/02/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Vatileaks comes back to haunt the papacy

The disturbing contents of a secret dossier could be the real reason the pope has stepped down, according to one Italian daily, as the country prepares to go to the polls this weekend. In the US, a man on death row has had his execution stayed due to concerns about his mental capacities. Finally, in Quebec the language police are enforcing their bilingual law.
Bradley Manning takes stand at Wikileaks hearing
29/11/2012 - WIKILEAKS

Bradley Manning takes stand at Wikileaks hearing

Bradley Manning, the US soldier suspected of sending classified information to whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, on Thursday testified at a pretrial hearing. He hopes to avoid trial by arguing that solitary confinement was sufficient punishment.
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Assange plagued by chronic lung problems, says envoy
29/11/2012 - UNITED KINGDOM - ECUADOR

Assange plagued by chronic lung problems, says envoy

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is living at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, is suffering from chronic lung problems, the country’s envoy said on Wednesday. Assange was granted asylum in August to avoid extradition to Sweden on rape charges.
Assange expects to stay up to a year in Ecuador embassy
31/08/2012 - UK - ECUADOR

Assange expects to stay up to a year in Ecuador embassy

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Thursday that he expects to spend up to a year in Ecuador's London embassy and for Sweden to drop rape charges against him. He was given asylum in Ecuador, but faces arrest if he leaves the embassy.
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