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{{*mp|October 24}} [[Prime Minister of Barbados|Prime Minister]] of [[Barbados]], '''[[David Thompson (Barbadian politician)|David Thompson]]''', dies in office and is succeeded by '''[[Freundel Stuart]]'''. |
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{{*mp|October 23}} A collection of '''[[Iraq War documents leak|391,832 classified field reports]]''' from the [[Iraq War]] is released by [[WikiLeaks]]. |
{{*mp|October 23}} A collection of '''[[Iraq War documents leak|391,832 classified field reports]]''' from the [[Iraq War]] is released by [[WikiLeaks]]. |
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{{*mp|October 21}} The [[Politics of Burma|government]] of [[Burma]] announces the '''[[flag of Burma#Adoption of new flag|adoption of a new national flag]]'''. |
{{*mp|October 21}} The [[Politics of Burma|government]] of [[Burma]] announces the '''[[flag of Burma#Adoption of new flag|adoption of a new national flag]]'''. |
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{{*mp|October 19}} The [[Government of India|Indian government]] releases '''[[2008 Mumbai attacks#Cooperation with Pakistan|a report]]''' on the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]], concluding that [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] was supported by the [[Inter-Services Intelligence|Pakistani intelligence service]]. |
{{*mp|October 19}} The [[Government of India|Indian government]] releases '''[[2008 Mumbai attacks#Cooperation with Pakistan|a report]]''' on the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]], concluding that [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] was supported by the [[Inter-Services Intelligence|Pakistani intelligence service]]. |
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{{*mp|October 19}} '''[[2010 Chechen Parliament attack|An attack]]''' on the [[Chechnya|Chechen]] parliament in [[Grozny]], [[Russia]], results in at least six deaths, leaving a further seventeen injured. |
{{*mp|October 19}} '''[[2010 Chechen Parliament attack|An attack]]''' on the [[Chechnya|Chechen]] parliament in [[Grozny]], [[Russia]], results in at least six deaths, leaving a further seventeen injured. |
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{{*mp|October 18}} '''[[Typhoon Megi (2010)|Typhoon Megi]]''', one of the [[List of the most intense tropical cyclones#Western North Pacific Ocean|strongest storms ever recorded]], makes landfall in the [[Philippines]], killing at least 40 people and causing at least {{Nowrap|[[US dollar|$]]195 million}} worth of damage. |
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{{*mp|October 17}} Six new [[saint]]s—including '''[[Mary MacKillop]]''', the first Australian saint—are [[canonization|canonised]] by [[Pope Benedict XVI]]. |
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Revision as of 14:45, 24 October 2010
- Prime Minister of Barbados, David Thompson, dies in office and is succeeded by Freundel Stuart.
- A collection of 391,832 classified field reports from the Iraq War is released by WikiLeaks.
- The government of Burma announces the adoption of a new national flag.
- The discovery of the galaxy UDFy-38135539 (pictured), the most remote object ever observed from Earth, is announced.
- The United Kingdom coalition government announces £81 billion of cuts following a Comprehensive Spending and Defence Review.
- The Indian government releases a report on the 2008 Mumbai attacks, concluding that Lashkar-e-Taiba was supported by the Pakistani intelligence service.
- An attack on the Chechen parliament in Grozny, Russia, results in at least six deaths, leaving a further seventeen injured.
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