Day: 22 August 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 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.

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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.  (more…)

“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”.   (more…)

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.  (more…)

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 >>>