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TORONTO – Il “Destino Manifesto” americano – in termini odierni, il colonialismo sfrenato – giustificava l’occupazione del territorio aborigeno, la pulizia etnica e la guerra coloniale nel diciannovesimo secolo associando un ethos quasi religioso con l’obiettivo più velato e volgare: “c’è l’oro in quelle colline là”…
Il caso-Afghanistan: “Abbiamo portato in salvo 2.700 persone”, ma anche il Canada rispetterà l’ultimatum. La ministra delle Donne, Monsef: “Talebani, nostri fratelli”
TORONTO – Più di 2.700 persone evacuate con aerei canadesi, oltre 500 nella sola giornata di martedì. E ci si sta affrettando a mettere in salvo altre persone ma il tempo stringe perché anche il Canada dovrà ritirare le proprie truppe entro il 31 agosto, data fissata dai talebani per l’uscita dal Paese di “tutti gli stranieri”. È quanto è emerso dalla conferenza stampa di ieri – la seconda in pochi giorni – dei quattro ministri federali canadesi Marco Mendicino (Immigrazione), Harjit Sajjan (Difesa), Maryam Monsef (Donne) e Marc Garneau (Esteri)…
“Senza i bimbi l’immunità di gregge è un’utopia”
TORONTO – A causa della maggiore trasmissibilità della variante Delta B.1.617.2, ora dominante in Ontario e in gran parte del mondo, la percentuale della popolazione che occorre vaccinare per raggiungere un punto in cui la propagazione del virus a lungo termine rallenti, ora supera il numero di persone aventi diritto dal punto di vista medico alla vaccinazione. “La soglia critica per la vaccinazione dovrebbe essere di almeno il 90% della popolazione dell’Ontario e oltre il 100% della popolazione idonea al vaccino”, afferma Public Health Ontario…
Si torna sopra i 600 contagi: 151 a Toronto
TORONTO – Tornano ampiamente sopra quota 600 i nuovi casi di Covid-19 in Ontario. Ieri la provincia ha segnalato 660 contagi in 24 ore, contro i 486 di martedì: la media sui sette giorni è ora pari a 625 (martedì era 600, una settimana fa era 496). È bastato fare più test (26.406 nelle ultime 24 ore, mentre martedì ne erano stati fatti 17.369) per rialzare la media. Adesso il tasso di positività a livello provinciale è del 2,4%, comunque in leggero calo rispetto alla scorsa settimana…
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 August 25, 2021, at 4:30pm EST.
On Wednesday, health officials in Italy logged 7,547 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 4.5 million. Of the cumulative total, 94.1% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, Covid-related deaths increased by 59, bringing the total number of fatalities to 128,914.
Public Health Ontario: “Without children, herd immunity is a utopia”
TORONTO – Due to the increased transmissibility of the Delta B.1.617.2 variant, now dominant in Ontario and much of the world, the percentage of the population that needs to be vaccinated to reach a point where the long-term spread of the virus slows down, now exceeds the number of people medically entitled to vaccination. “The critical threshold for vaccination should be at least 90% of the Ontario population and more than 100% of the vaccine-eligible population,” says Public Health Ontario. Continue reading→
Back above 600 infections: 151 in Toronto. The situation in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and B.C.
TORONTO – The new cases of Covid-19 in Ontario are well above 600. Today the province reported 660 infections in 24 hours, against 486 on Tuesday: the seven-day average is now 625 (Tuesday it was 600, a week ago it was 496). It was enough to do more tests (26,406 in the last 24 hours, while on Tuesday 17,369 were made) to raise the average. Now the provincial positivity rate is 2.4%, however slightly down compared to last week. Continue reading→
The grits focus on the difficulties of the NDP, young people turn towards the conservatives
TORONTO – Still conflicting signs in these long journey that separates us from the appointment at the polls. Elements that, as has happened since the beginning of the election campaign, add uncertainty to a vote already burdened by the shadow areas caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the precarious situation in Afghanistan. The latest Nanos poll is in sharp contrast to the opinion polls of this and last week and signals a decisive recovery in voting intentions in favor of the Liberal Party. According to the poll, at this moment the party led by the outgoing prime minister reaches 35.9 percent, marking an increase of 2.4 percent compared to the previous opinion poll. Continue reading→
Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis turned to capitalistic opportunity
TORONTO – American “Manifest Destiny”– in today’s terms, unrestrained colonialism – justified the occupation of the aboriginal territory, ethnic cleansing and colonial warfare in the nineteenth century” by associating a quasi-religious ethos with the more covert, crass objective: “there’s gold in them there hills”. Continue reading→
“Canada rescued 2,700 people”, but leaves Kabul. And minister Monsef calls the Taliban “our brothers”
KABUL – More than 2,700 people evacuated by Canadian airplanes, over 500 on Tuesday alone. And it is rushing to rescue other people but time is running out because Canada will also have to withdraw its troops by August 31, the date set by the Taliban for the exit from the country of “all foreigners”. Continue reading→
