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Photo credit: BBC Benin President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the country’s army in his first public address since sporadic gunfire was heard in parts of the administrative capital, Cotonou. The AP reports that a group of soldiers appeared on Benin’s state TV earlier Sunday to announce the…

Photo credit: CBC Warming centres remain open on Sunday as Toronto gets hit by snow and freezing temperatures. Toronto Today reports that the city is expected to see snowfall amounts between two and four centimetres and a high of -1 °C during the day, according to Environment Canada. Sunday night could then see flurries and a…

Photo credit: Fox News New York’s Mayor-elect has said his administration will work to protect the city’s large immigrant population.  India Today reports that he told them that they have the legal right not to speak to or comply with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. He released a video on Sunday, days after an ICE…

Photo credit: CNN After three years of negotiations, 62 cultural items, previously held in the Vatican museums and vaults for a century, landed at Montreal-Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport on Saturday. CBC News reports that the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, said, “Today is another important step, but it’s far from…

Israel’s water supply has faced a lot of challenges since the country’s establishment in 1948. Fanack Water reports that apart from the naturally arid climate, consecutive years of drought and rapid population growth, rising living standards and political tensions in the region have put great pressure on the country’s water resources. The main freshwater resources in…

Photo credit: Euro News At least 18 people died, and two more are fighting for their lives after a migrant boat was found half-submerged south of Greece’s island of Crete.  The Greek Reporter reports that he victims were still packed inside the dinghy when rescuers arrived, suggesting they succumbed to the cold before the vessel…

The labour of Canada surprised economists again in November with a third straight month of job gains. Toronto Today reports that, according to Statistics Canada, the economy added 54,000 new positions last month compared with economists’ expectations for a small loss. The unemployment rate fell to 6.5 per cent in November, down from 6.9 per cent in October,…