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Friday Fast Facts, Volume 526 dated 27 February 2026

Friday Fast Facts, Volume 526 dated 27 February 2026

Jordan ReimersFebruary 27, 2026

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Publications

Friday Fast Facts, Volume 525 dated 20 February 2026

Friday Fast Facts, Volume 525 dated 20 February 2026

Jordan ReimersFebruary 20, 2026

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src="https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-1024x536.png" class="attachment-large size-large skip-lazy wp-post-image" alt="" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1600px) 20vw, (min-width: 1300px) 25vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33.3vw, (min-width: 690px) 50vw, 100vw" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-1024x536.png 1024w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-300x157.png 300w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-768x402.png 768w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-640x335.png 640w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-600x314.png 600w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px.png 1200w" />

Publications

Friday Fast Facts, Volume 524 dated 13 February 2026

Friday Fast Facts, Volume 524 dated 13 February 2026

Jordan ReimersFebruary 13, 2026

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Publications

Friday Fast Facts, Volume 523 dated 6 February 2026

Friday Fast Facts, Volume 523 dated 6 February 2026

Jordan ReimersFebruary 6, 2026

Newsroom

Connecting Communities

From her desk hundreds of kilometres away, Jasmine keeps communities connected.

Jordan ReimersFebruary 2, 2026

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src="https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-1024x536.png" class="attachment-large size-large skip-lazy wp-post-image" alt="" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1600px) 20vw, (min-width: 1300px) 25vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33.3vw, (min-width: 690px) 50vw, 100vw" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-1024x536.png 1024w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-300x157.png 300w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-768x402.png 768w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-640x335.png 640w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-600x314.png 600w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px.png 1200w" />

Publications

Friday Fast Facts, Volume 522 dated 30 January 2026

Friday Fast Facts, Volume 522 dated 30 January 2026

Jordan ReimersJanuary 30, 2026

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src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="attachment-large size-large skip-lazy wp-post-image ewww_webp" alt="" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1600px) 20vw, (min-width: 1300px) 25vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33.3vw, (min-width: 690px) 50vw, 100vw" decoding="async" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw== 1w" data-src-img="https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-1024x536.png" data-src-webp="https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-1024x536.png.webp" data-srcset-webp="https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-1024x536.png.webp 1024w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-300x157.png.webp 300w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-768x402.png.webp 768w, 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src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="attachment-large size-large skip-lazy wp-post-image ewww_webp" alt="" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1600px) 20vw, (min-width: 1300px) 25vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33.3vw, (min-width: 690px) 50vw, 100vw" decoding="async" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw== 1w" data-src-img="https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-1024x536.png" data-src-webp="https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-1024x536.png.webp" data-srcset-webp="https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-1024x536.png.webp 1024w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-300x157.png.webp 300w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-768x402.png.webp 768w, 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src="https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-1024x536.png" class="attachment-large size-large skip-lazy wp-post-image" alt="" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1600px) 20vw, (min-width: 1300px) 25vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33.3vw, (min-width: 690px) 50vw, 100vw" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-1024x536.png 1024w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-300x157.png 300w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-768x402.png 768w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-640x335.png 640w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px-600x314.png 600w, https://www.qmow.org/app/uploads/2024/09/Friday-fast-facts-and-news-1200-x-628-px.png 1200w" />

Publications

Friday Fast Facts, Volume 521 dated 23 January 2026

Friday Fast Facts, Volume 521 dated 23 January 2026

Jordan ReimersJanuary 23, 2026

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Friday Fast Facts, Volume 520 dated 16 January 2026

Friday Fast Facts, Volume 520 dated 16 January 2026

Jordan ReimersJanuary 16, 2026