ক্যাসেট টেপের উদ্ভাবক ল্যু ওটেন্স আর নেই
মোহাম্মদ আলী বোখারী, সিএনএমটি নিউজ
বিশ্বের সঙ্গীত প্রেমীদের যিনি আধৃুনিক প্রযুক্তির ছোঁয়ায় প্রথম কমপ্যাক্ট ক্যাসেটে শোনায় উদ্বুদ্ধ করেছিলেন, সেই টেপের উদ্ভাবক ল্যু ওটেন্স আর নেই। ডাচ্ সংবাদমাধ্যমে সে কথা জানানো হয়েছে। গত ৬ মার্চ তার প্রয়াণ ঘটে এবং মৃত্যুকালে তাঁর বয়স হয়েছিল ৯৪ বছর। Continue reading→
Lou Ottens, the inventor of the cassette tape, is no more
[GTranslate]Lou Ottens, the inventor of the tape that inspired music lovers around the world to listen to the first compact cassette with the touch of modern technology, is no more. Dutch media reported that he has passed away on March 8 and was 94 years old at the time of his death. Continue reading→
Amazon’s largest plant in Brampton has been shut down due to Corona outbreak
TORONTO – Amazon’s largest plant in Brampton, Ontario has been shut down due to an ongoing investigation by the Peel Public Health Department. The facility’s at least 618, out of 5,000 employees have been infected with corona. As a result, all the employees have been asked to go on voluntary isolation for two weeks. Continue reading→
করোনা প্রকোপে ব্রাম্পটনের বৃহৎ আমাজন প্রকল্প বন্ধ ঘোষিত
মোহাম্মদ আলী বোখারী, সিএনএমএনজি নিউজ
টরন্টো – পিল জনস্বাস্থ্য দপ্তরের চলমান তদন্তের কারণে কানাডার অন্টারিও প্রদেশের ব্রাম্পটনে আমাজনের বৃহৎ প্রকল্পটি বন্ধ করে দেয়া হয়েছে। কারণ, সেখানকার ৫ হাজার কর্মচারির মাঝে কমপক্ষে ৬১৭ জন করোনা আক্রান্ত হয়েছেন। ফলে সেখানকার সব কর্মচারিকে দুই সপ্তাহের স্বেচ্ছা অন্তরীণে যেতে বলা হয়েছে। Continue reading→
Danger variants, schools towards closure
[GTranslate]TORONTO – With infections constantly rising in Ontario schools and with the scare of Covid-19 variants increasingly making their way, some epidemiologists expect schools to close again soon. The infections reported on the government website in the last twenty-four hours are 137 – 99 students and 38 teachers – which bring the total to almost 10 thousand cases, 9,949 to be precise. Continue reading→
In Ontario 1,747 new infected and 15 deaths
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[GTranslate]TORONTO – March 14, 2021: Canada yesterday stood at 908,671 positives for Covid-19, an increase of 2,470 more cases than in the previous 24 hours. The number of victims – nationwide – yesterday reached 22,455 total deaths, 21 more than on Saturday. Continue reading→
Ontario to launch COVID-19 vaccine booking portal and call centre Monday
TORONTO – Online bookings for vaccination of over-80s in Ontario are kicking off. Starting at 8 am Monday morning, it will be possible for all people born in the year 1941 or before reserving the appointment for the first and second dose of vaccine by connecting to the provincial portal www.Ontario.ca/bookvaccine or by phone, calling the Provincial Vaccine Information Line at 1-888-999-6488. Already in recent weeks some local public health units – such as that of the York Region, Hamilton and Peel – had begun accepting reservations for the first dose of the vaccine. Continue reading→
Update of the Covid-19 Landscape
[GTranslate]Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of March 14, 2021, at 1:15pm (EST).
Globally, there have been over 119 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data. Since the start of the pandemic, over 96 million people have recovered and more than 2.6 million fatalities were attributable to the virus.
Enrico Letta’s revenge:
he is the new secretary of the PD
[GTranslate]ROME – Seven years ago, Matteo Renzi threw him out and his “Enrico, stay calm”, addressed to the premier who was ‘scrapped’ and replaced by the current leader of Italia Viva, remained famous. Today, Enrico Letta (in the pic, with Matteo Renzi in 2014) takes revenge: with 860 yes, 2 no and 4 abstentions, he is new secretary of the Democratic Party. Continue reading→
