597 St Augustine of Canterbury baptises thousands on Christmas Day. 800 Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 855 Edmund crowned King of East Anglia 1000 Stephen I crowned first King of Hungary. 1013 Sweyn Forkbeard declared King of England. 1025 Mieszko II crowned King of Poland. 1130 Roger II crowned first King of Sicily. 1066 William the Conqueror crowned King of England. 1076 Bolesław II crowned King of Poland. 1100 Baldwin I crowned first King of Jerusalem.
597 St Augustine of Canterbury baptises thousands on Christmas Day. 800 Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 855 Edmund crowned King of East Anglia 1000 Stephen I crowned first King of Hungary. 1013 Sweyn Forkbeard declared King of England. 1025 Mieszko II crowned King of Poland. 1130 Roger II crowned first King of Sicily. 1066 William the Conqueror crowned King of England. 1076 Bolesław II crowned King of Poland. 1100 Baldwin I crowned first King of Jerusalem.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 230 points, or 0.7%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.3% and 2.2%, respectively. All three indexes began the day with gains before selling off. One thing that Telegram now offers to all users is the ability to “disappear” messages or set remote deletion deadlines. That enables users to have much more control over how long people can access what you’re sending them. Given that Russian law enforcement officials are reportedly (via Insider) stopping people in the street and demanding to read their text messages, this could be vital to protect individuals from reprisals. At its heart, Telegram is little more than a messaging app like WhatsApp or Signal. But it also offers open channels that enable a single user, or a group of users, to communicate with large numbers in a method similar to a Twitter account. This has proven to be both a blessing and a curse for Telegram and its users, since these channels can be used for both good and ill. Right now, as Wired reports, the app is a key way for Ukrainians to receive updates from the government during the invasion. The picture was mixed overseas. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 1.6%, under pressure from U.S. regulatory scrutiny on New York-listed Chinese companies. Stocks were more buoyant in Europe, where Frankfurt’s DAX surged 1.4%. In the past, it was noticed that through bulk SMSes, investors were induced to invest in or purchase the stocks of certain listed companies.
from no
