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Read More >>>The order of the marketplace is clear: do your job or leave
[GTranslate]TORONTO – There is a limit to the people’s patience. Opinion polls (the most recent by Abacus, February 4) suggest the public is growing distrusting of “political leadership” – irrespective of party preference. It is increasingly concerned about health (physical and mental), education, the economy and a “return to normalcy”. 
DIFFICULTIES IN THE PHILIPPINES. ” MISSION ACCOMPLISHED”
TAGALOG VERSE (KAHIRAPAN SA PHILIPINAS). “TAGUMPAY LAYUNIN
Ang pag uwi ko sa Pilipinas ay upang bisitahin ang tattlo kong matatadang maga kapatid na may karamdaman. Nang ako’y dumating noong Enero 2020, pinuntahan ko agad ang lalaki kong kapatid na naatake sa puso at hindi nakakapagsalita at hindi nakakatayo. Patay ang kalahating katawan at naka “wheelchair”. Nakilala ako at masaya siyang makita ako. Pagkatapos doon, iyon kapatid ko naman babae ang pinuntahan ko na di kalayuan ang bahay niya. Siya ay tuwangtuwa nang nakita ako. Tinanong ko siya kung may balita sa isa pang babae na kapatid naming, na may sakit na alziemers. Ang sagot ay wala. Continue reading→
The two lives
of prisoners of war
[GTranslate]SACCO (Salerno) – There have been men who have lived several lives, despite themselves. Lives that are also radically different from each other. “Jokes” of the war, one would say in the case of Giuseppe Polito, born in Sacco (a town in the province of Salerno) in 1914, Italian until 1941, then Indian and Australian until 1946 and, finally, again Italian for the rest of his days. Continue reading→
Update of the Covid-19 Landscape
[GTranslate]Globally, there have been over 110 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data. Since the start of the pandemic, over 86 million people have recovered and more than 2.4 million fatalities were attributable to the virus.
Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of February 20, 2021, at 11:00 am (EST).
Adiós al spring break
Trudeau suspende vuelos e impacta a México, El Caribe… y a Canadá
Desde el inicio del 2021, Canadá comenzó a exigir que todos los residentes y viajeros presenten una prueba negativa de Covid-19 antes de su salida a Canadá. Pero desde México, que forma junto a Canadá y Estados Unidos el tratado comercial T-MEC, y los países del Caribe no hay siquiera vuelos.
El primer ministro canadiense, Justin Trudeau, anunció las nuevas restricciones de viaje diciendo que todas las aerolíneas, incluyendo Air Canada, estuvieron de acuerdo en cancelar “todos los destinos del Caribe y México” hasta el 30 de abril. Continue reading→
Update of the Covid-19 Landscape
[GTranslate]Globally, there have been over 111 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data. Since the start of the pandemic, over 88 million people have recovered and more than 2.4 million fatalities were attributable to the virus.
Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of February 23, 2021, at 1:15pm (EST).
The changing tide of domestic violence during a pandemic
[GTranslate]TORONTO – Social isolation, loss of employment and reduced income are just some factors known to increase the risk of domestic violence. Covid-19 and the associated measures implemented to reduce the spread of the virus have exacerbated these conditions leading to a serious and frightening situation for those impacted by violence. Continue reading→
Update of the Covid-19 Landscape
[GTranslate]Globally, there have been over 107 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data. Since the start of the pandemic, over 80 million have recovered and more than 2.3 million fatalities were attributable to the virus.
Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of February 12 2021, at 10:30am (EST).
Covid-19 precautions halt influenza in its tracks
[gtranslate] TORONTO – What’s comforting about Covid-19 cases aplenty and the new, highly transmissible UK variant circulating throughout communities and countries struggling to contains Covid-19 infections? Influenza levels remain “exceptionally low”. Initial fears that flu cases would exacerbate an overburdened health care system dealing with the coronavirus pandemic have not quite materialized. Thank heavens for that.
