Newspaper review: Wikileaks bombshell stuns press
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The contents of thousands of secret US diplomatic memos uploaded to whistleblowers' website Wikileaks are splashed all over the front pages.
" With these words, the Guardian sums up the impact of the leaks.
The first batch of memos includes scathing portraits of world leaders.
"scrambling" to limit the damage.
to gather personal details about key UN figures.
Revelations defence
It represents, the paper says, a "blurring" of diplomatic work and spying.
The founder of the Wikileaks website defends his decision to reveal the documents to the world.
of "what is truly going on in the world".
The business pages are dominated by the news of the 85bn euro (拢72bn) European rescue package for the Irish Republic.
which could threaten the entire European banking system.
but a "blood transfusion" is needed.
the Irish banking market beyond recognition.
Sun charge
who claims she has legally registered the sun as her property and plans to charge to use it.
Angeles Duran said international agreements that prevent countries from laying claim to stars or planets, did not apply to individual registrants.
but it got lost after he put it in the post.
He has his fingers crossed it will turn up - if he's right, it is worth 拢1m.