Month: February 2021

Se apaga el turismo de Toronto
Ingresos de hoteles, restaurantes y atracciones se desploman a la mitad

Foto: Zaida Olvera y José Miguel García, fundadores de la agencia De Vago por Toronto

El sector turístico de Toronto fue una de las primeras industrias afectadas por el coronavirus y se espera que pierda miles de millones de dólares en gastos directos e indirectos durante el primer semestre de 2021, a pesar del apoyo de $125 millones de dólares ofrecido por Lisa MacLeod, ministra provincial de Patrimonio, Deporte, Turismo y Asuntos Culturales para Toronto y otras ciudades de Ontario.

Vaccination rates: Canada trails behind other countries, shamefully

[GTranslate]TORONTO – Globally, vaccination campaigns are well underway against the Covid-19 virus. However, not all countries and jurisdictions fare equally when comparing the latest data in the mass inoculation program.

Governments around the world have adopted different strategies in the roll-out of vaccines. Canada was early in the game by procuring 84-million doses. They are expected to arrive by the end of September. However, the actual plan to vaccinate Canadians has left the country falling behind other leading nations.

Ferri: “A reform of penitentiary system
Only a human punishment
can re-educate”

[GTranslate]ROME – “A reform area of ​​the penitentiary system, that focuses on the principles enshrined in our Constitution: a certain but humane punishment that truly re-educates”: this is the wish of the Honorable Cosimo Maria Ferri (Italia Viva), former undersecretary of Justice in the Letta, Renzi and Gentiloni governments, addressed to the new Minister, Marta Cartabia.

Il derby azzurro lo vince Fognini, ma finisce in rissa

MELBOURNE – E ci risiamo. Che Fabio Fognini fosse un tennista di grande talento, ma avversato da un carattere quantomeno difficile, che lo ha spesso penalizzato proprio sul campo, lo sapevamo. Pensavamo che la paternità condivisa con l’altrettanto talentuosa ex giocatrice azzurra, Flavia Pennetta – con i loro due bimbi, Federico nato nel 2017 e Farah di poco più di un anno d’età – lo avessero un tantino calmato. Macché!