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WhatsApp launches proxy support globally, letting users with blocked or disrupted connections access WhatsApp via servers set up by volunteers and others — Amid internet shutdowns in Iran, the encrypted messagi…
Ukraine dismisses Putin’s call for weekend cease-fire as “hypocrisy”
Russia “must leave the occupied territories – only then will it have a ‘temporary truce,'” Ukraine’s presidential advisor said in response to Putin’s declaration.
Pope Francis Leads Funeral for Benedict XVI
Pope Francis Leads Funeral , for Benedict XVI. Pope Francis Leads Funeral , for Benedict XVI. NBC News reports that Pope Francis led the funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Jan. 5. NBC News reports that Pope Francis led the funeral…
Orlando hockey players recall doing CPR on the ice after teammate collapses
After hearing about Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest during the Bengals-Bill games on Monday night, some Orlando hockey players are recalling a scary moment during one of their games after a teammate collapsed on the ice.
An Ontario cabinet minister called Russia a ‘terrorist state.’ Here’s why that matters
“It’s great to see elected officials showing a backbone,” Borys Wrzesnewskyj, chair of the Ukrainian World Congress Human Rights Commission, told CBC Toronto.
Pope Francis presides over Benedict XVI’s funeral in a historic moment
Pope Francis honoured his predecessor Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by retiring, in a rare requiem mass for a dead pontiff by a living one before thousands of mourners in St. Peter’s Square.
Free Week kick-off party presented by Tito’s
The Red River Cultural District is hosting a preview party presented by Tito’s Handmade Vodka on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. at The 13th Floor.
COVID-19 measures for travellers from China now in effect in Canada
Airline passengers leaving China, Hong Kong and Macau will have to provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test when they enter Canada starting Thursday. Health Canada says the new measure is in response to not only the surge in cases in China, but als…
Minnesota weather: Snow is corgi deep in Twin Cities
The Twin Cities picked up more than a foot of snow during the two-day snowstorm this week, making it difficult for short-legged corgis to make it through the snow at the Lake Minnewashta Regional Park in Chanhassen.
Most of the country rooting for TCU to beat Georgia in National Championship, Twitter data shows
A sports betting website analyzed more than 100,000 tweets and found that the majority of fans in 28 states are rooting for TCU. Most of the southeast is rooting for Georgia, except for Alabama.