Day: 11 September 2021

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of September 11, 2021, at 8:30 pm EST.

On Saturday, health officials in Italy logged 5,193 new infections. Of the cumulative 4.6 million confirmed positive cases, 94.4% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, Covid-related deaths increased by 57, bringing the total number of fatalities to 129,885.

La saga di una famiglia contadina attraverso decadi e continenti

(Fatti Nostri / Anna Foschi) “Una storia contadina,” romanzo di Ennio Marchetti (nella foto) appena pubblicato da Lulu Editrice, racconta le vicende di una famiglia contadina del Vercellese che si dipanano in un lungo arco di anni, dai primi del ‘900 fino agli anni ’50. Marchetti, nato a Gattinara, conosce molto bene la vita e le usanze di un’epoca nella quale l’agricoltura era ancora il motore economico predominante. Ascoltando i racconti dei suoi nonni e di altri famigliari, ha raccolto una preziosa messe di ricordi che rischiano ormai di sbiadire dalla memoria e ha deciso di raccontarli in un romanzo ispirato alla storia della sua famiglia, mescolando abilmente elementi di fantasia a storie vere… Read More in Fatti Nostri >>> 

Al via il primo Festival Internazionale della Pace attraverso il Turismo, organizzato in Iran da un italiano

TEHERAN – È italiano l’ambasciatore globale e inviato speciale in Iran dell’Istituto Internazionale per la Pace attraverso il Turismo (IIPT, New York). Esperto della relazione tra cultura, turismo e dialogo interculturale per la pace, Fabio Carbone (nella foto, tratta dal suo profilo Facebook) e il suo team a Teheran stanno ultimando i preparativi per la prima edizione del Festival della Pace attraverso il Turismo. 

নির্বাচনী বৈতরনীতে পিছিয়ে প্রধানমন্ত্রী ট্রুডো

২০ সেপ্টেম্বর সংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠ সরকারের আকাঙ্খায় ডাকা নির্বাচনে কানাডার প্রধানমন্ত্রী জাস্টিন ট্রুডো সম্ভাব্য পরাজয়ের মুখে রয়েছেন, যাকে ঐতিহাসিকভাবে নির্বাচন কর্তৃপক্ষ ৬১০ মিলিয়ন ডলারের সর্বাধিক ব্যয়বহুল অর্থাৎ ২০১৯ সালের নির্বাচনের তুলনায় ১০০ মিলিয়ন ডলার বেশি প্রাক্কলন করেছে। কিন্তু ট্রুডো তাতে কোভিড-১৯ মোকাবেলায় তার প্রধান প্রতিপক্ষকে দোষারোপ করেছেন। 

Prime Minister Trudeau trails in snap election

TORONTO – A majority government hoping Canadian PM Justin Trudeau faces now a possible defeat in a snap election called on September 20, which election authority earmarked as most expensive in history with a price tag of $610 million, that’s $100 million more than the 2019 election. But, Trudeau defended his decision and said his main rival would undermine the fight against COVID-19.