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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of August 22, 2021, at 5:30pm EST.
On Sunday, health officials in Mexico logged 20,307 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 3.2 million. Of the cumulative total, 78.9% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, Covid-related deaths increased by 847, bringing the total number of fatalities to 252,927.
The “mainstream” gives O’Toole a gift
TORONTO – The election campaign is not over yet but its first week has been all in O’Toole’s favour. Saturday, we saw one more example of the winds blowing into his sails when the group preparing for the one debate the English-speaking public will witness declared Maxime Bernier not fit to participate. Insofar as these debates influence anyone, it means there will be only one “Conservative” spokesperson on stage. Continue reading→
“Classicalia”, an online classical music competition to help young musicians during pandemic
VIENNA – “13 talented musicians from around the world will get the chance of a lifetime to travel to Vienna, perform with a symphony orchestra in one of the most prestigious concert halls in the world, and be recorded live for international television including PBS SoCal”: the announcement is from Classicalia, organization founded by an international team with decades of experience in the classical music industry. The online classical music competition was launched in summer 2021 “to provide an opportunity for young instrumentalists and singers to learn from the feedback of expert judges, compete internationally, and for 13 winners, to step into an international spotlight”. Continue reading→
Premio Kalos 2021 a Rivisondoli con Vittorio Sgarbi: in gara artisti da tutta Europa
RIVISONDOLI (L’Aquila) – Esprime grande soddisfazione per la riuscita della seconda edizione del Premio Kalos 2021 il professor Massimo Pasqualone (nella foto di Giada Di Blasio, con Vittorio Sgarbi), noto critico letterario e d’arte abruzzese, presidente dell’associazione Irdidestinazionearte e del premio, dopo la prima edizione che si è tenuta a Forte dei Marmi, nel prestigioso Museo Guidi. Continue reading→
দুঃখী মানুষের মুখে হাসি ফোটানোই আমার কাজ: প্রধানমন্ত্রী
(Shomporko সম্পর্ক) জাতির পিতা বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমানের স্বপ্নের ক্ষুধা ও দারিদ্রমুক্ত দেশ গড়তে বাবার মতো নিজের জীবন উৎসর্গ করেছেন জানিয়ে প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা বলেছেন, ‘এদেশের দুঃখী মানুষের মুখে হাসি ফোটানোই আমার একমাত্র কাজ।’
শনিবার রাজধানী বঙ্গবন্ধু অ্যাভিনিউতে ২১আগস্ট নারকীয় গ্রেনেড হামলা দিবস উপলক্ষে এক আলোচনা সভায় সভাপতির বক্তব্যে তিনি একথা বলেন। প্রধানমন্ত্রী গণভবন থেকে ভিডিও কনফারেন্সের মাধ্যমে এই অনুষ্ঠানে যুক্ত হন … Read More in Shomporko >>>
Covid, Afghanistan and surveys: the three unknowns of the vote
TORONTO – Three unknowns make the road to the confirmation of Justin Trudeau at the helm of the country tortuous. Three unforeseen situations, which evidently had not been taken into account by the outgoing prime minister and his entourage when the decision was made to pull the plug on the government and send the country back to the polls. Continue reading→
Canadian Ministers: “We will help the Afghans as long as possible”
OTTAWA – Over 1,100 people already evacuated and the promise of “tireless” work to continue ripping people out of conflict-ravaged Afghanistan “as long as it is safe to do so”. This, in a nutshell, is what emerged from today’s press conference which saw four ministries of the Trudeau government intervene on the Afghan question. Maryam Monsef (Women), Marco Mendicino (Immigration), Harjit Sajjan (Defense) and Marc Garneau (Foreign Affairs) took stock of the situation, answering questions from journalists. Continue reading→
Hamilton East-Stoney Creek: the Italian community may hold the key to power
The electoral district of Hamilton East-Stoney Creek is located along the southwest shore of Lake Ontario, from Toronto. The constituency includes part of the City of Hamilton as well as a number of communities which include Stoney Creek, north and south of the Niagara Escarpment. Continue reading→
Daily update of Ontario’s Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign
করোনার টিকার বুস্টার ডোজ স্থগিতের আহ্বান
(Shomporko সম্পর্ক) বিশ্ব স্বাস্থ্য সংস্থা মহামারি করোনার বুস্টার ডোজ স্থগিতের আহ্বান জানিয়েছে। সংস্থার প্রধান টেডরস আধানম গেব্রিয়াসাস বলেছেন, অন্তত পক্ষে আগামী সেপ্টেম্বর পর্যন্ত যেন এটি স্থগিত রাখা হয়। আধানাম জানিয়েছেন, বুস্টার ডোজ স্থগিত রাখলে বিশ্বের সব দেশের অন্তত আরো ১০ শতাংশ মানুষ টিকা পাবে … Read More in Shomporko >>>