Draghi, sì alla fiducia
“Risposte ai giovani che emigrano”
ROMA – Con una maggioranza larghissima (262 voti a favore, 40 contrari – Fratelli d’Italia e i dissidenti del M5S – e 2 astenuti), il Senato ha approvato la fiducia al presidente del consiglio Mario Draghi, dopo una lunghissima giornata iniziata stamani con il discorso del premier. Un discorso (che potete leggere integralmente qui: Il discorso di Mario Draghi) molto articolato, che ha toccato tutti i temi “caldi”, a cominciare dall’emergenza sanitaria. Continue reading→
The changing tide of domestic violence during a pandemic
Article by Priscilla Pajdo – Corriere Canadese
I ritratti “a 45 giri” di personaggi
che hanno fatto la storia
C’è la poetessa che risponde con tre poesie in stile “Haiku”, c’è il navigante che riempie pagine e pagine di ricordi, c’è il pugile che racconta il suo incontro più difficile: quello con una malattia. Quarantuno personaggi si raccontano nell’ultimo libro di Massimo Baraldi, “Tre giorni nella vita – ritratti a 45 giri (al minuto)” (Multimedia Edizioni, 2019), nel modo più semplice possibile, cioè rispondendo all’invito dell’autore di raccontargli tre giorni della loro vita: uno bello, uno brutto e uno così-così. Continue reading→
La ricetta del giorno: Torta al mandarino
Ingredienti per una tortiera da 20/22:
– 200 gr farina
– 200 gr zucchero
– succo di 8 mandarini
– 50 gr burro
– 2 uova
– 1 bustina di lievito per dolci
– zucchero a velo Continue reading→
Update of the Covid-19 Landscape
[GTranslate]Globally, there have been over 109 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data. Since the start of the pandemic, over 84 million 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 17, 2021, at 10:30am (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→
It does not seem to get any easier for the Tcdsb
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TORONTO – The school systems in the Toronto area are straining under the pressures brought to bear by health issues related to Covid-19. That is a “no brainer”. We could go through the diagnostic already familiar to every parent whose children might otherwise today be in school. But there would be no point.
¿Qué hay debajo de la burbuja atlántica?
Canadá supera los 800 mil casos de Covid-19, pero en el Atlántico la situación está controlada
El mundo continúa decretando nuevos cierres, políticas y confinamientos para contener el rebrote de Covid-19, mientras que la burbuja con la que se protege el Atlántico canadiense parece surtir efecto. Incluso cuando el resto de Canadá ha cruzado otro desalentador umbral con más de 800 mil casos, la región atlántica continúa su ritmo de vida. Continue reading→
Mr. Wild Does It Again: With Four New Establishments
[GTranslate]ELORA, ON / ACCESSWIRE / February 16, 2021 / Having left The Soho Farmhouse to re-establish Elora as Ontario’s premier staycation destination with the launch of The Elora Mill, globally acclaimed international hotelier Geoffrey Wild is at it again. For those not yet acquainted, Elora is Canada’s hidden gem. It boasts incredible history, a wealth of local art and craft, quirky stores, owner-operated restaurants and bars as well as spectacular natural landscape that rivals anything Ontario has to offer. To the global traveller, this is the Cotswolds of Canada. Continue reading→
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. Continue reading→