“Mars is calling”: NASA is recruiting for yearlong simulated mission to the Red Planet

HOUSTON – Mars is calling! Who wants to answer the call? It may seem like a joke, but the warning appeared on the official website of NASA (Don’t believe it? Here is the link: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-is-recruiting-for- yearlong-simulated-mars-mission) and is a full-blown announcement: “NASA is seeking applicants for participation as a crew member during the first one-year analog mission in a habitat to simulate life on a distant world, set to begin in Fall 2022″.  Continue reading→

From one competition to another: Canadians anticipate the imminent call of the federal election

Canada is gearing up for another type of competition following the end of the Tokyo Olympics. A political race so to speak. With campaign plans at the ready, speculation mounts that the imminent election call could be days away.

Many Canadians have concerns about holding an election in the middle of a pandemic. With that in mind, the Corriere Canadese spoke with Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliament for Vaughan-Woodbridge and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue to discuss how Canada has managed the pandemic so far. Continue reading→

Status 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 7, 2021, at 7:00pm EST.

On Saturday, health officials in Ontario logged 378 new infections, numbers not seen since mid-June. Of the cumulative 552 thousand confirmed positive cases, 97.9% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, Covid-related deaths increased by 9, brining the total number of fatalities in the province to 9,401. However, officials state that one of the nine deaths reported occurred more than two months ago.

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যুক্তরাজ্যের লাল তালিকায় বাংলাদেশ

(Shomporko সম্পর্ক) মহামারি করোনাভাইরাসের বিস্তার রোধে আন্তর্জাতিক ভ্রমণের লাল তালিকায় বাংলাদেশসহ বিশ্বের ৫৯টি দেশকে অন্তর্ভুক্ত করছে যুক্তরাজ্য। লাল তালিকায় থাকা দেশগুলোতে যুক্তরাজ্যের নাগরিকদের ভ্রমণে বিধি-নিষেধ আরোপ করেছে কর্তৃপক্ষ… Read More in Shomporko >>> 

Addio a Giovanni Costanzelli, punto di riferimento per gli Italiani in Uruguay

MONTEVIDEO – Se ne va una figura storica degli Italiani all’estero: il Commendatore Giovanni Costanzelli, vera e propria istituzione italiana in Uruguay. “Accogliamo con grande tristezza la notizia della dipartita del Commendatore Giovanni Costanzelli, uno dei leaders più importanti della comunità italiana in Uruguay, nonché fondatore del Ctim a Montevideo e nostro rappresentante da tantissimi anni”, commenta Vincenzo Arcobelli, Presidente del CTIM (Comitato Tricolore Italiano nel Mondo) e consigliere del Cgie (Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all’Estero)… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Italy wins 4×100 and karate and breaks its Olympic medal record

 

TOKYO – 6 August 2021, another historic day for Italian sport. In the men’s 4×100, with 37 “50 the Azzurri win gold in front of Great Britain (37” 51) and Canada (37 “70). Patta, Jacobs, Desalu and Tortu win a fantastic Olympic gold medal and for the Italia Team, after the other victories today (including gold in karate with Luigi Busà), is the 38th medal, an absolute record at the Olympic Games, which improves the 36 podiums obtained from the Azzurri’s expeditions of Los Angeles 1932 and Rome 1960. Continue reading→