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The uncertainty of life and livelihoods is forcing many to migrate from the temporary silt islands, locally known as chars or saporis

Events, webinars and panels around the world featuring Center professionals and addressing current topics in reproductive rights and health.

 I love genealogical mysteries, and historical fiction too.  Recently, I read Call Me John, A Genealogical Mystery Based on a True Story, by Michael Schoenholtz and loved the story, and the book.   The publicity for the book says: New Jersey, 1928. A 14-year-old boy disappears from his home without a trace - almost forever. Ninety years later, a series of chance DNA matches reveals what became of him.  John had to grow up quickly - changing his identity, earning a living the hard way, a...

Prolific writer spotlights history and humour of B.C.s Sunshine Coast in new book Here On The Coast: Reflections From the Rainbelt by Howard White is part history lesson and part laughs about zany characters and happenings on the roughly 200 kilometres of coast between Howe Sound and Desolation Sound. Social Sharing Here On The Coast: Reflections From the Rainbelt by Howard White contains 50 funny tales from the area CBC News · Posted: Apr 04, 2021 11:00 AM PT | Last Updated: April 4 Ever wo...

"Authority and a Judges Role at the International Courts" Attending the 11th Brandeis Institute for International Judges allowed me to witness a conversation that highlighted the prospects and challenges relating to the authority of the international courts. At the beginning of the conference, discussion revolved around the definitions of and differences between de jure authority (legal authority) and de facto authority (authority in fact). During the institute, I learned from the participants ...

Intensifying economic insecurity may threaten South Africa’s social cohesion 16 Feb 2021 The country’s social fibre is under strain and one cannot help but feel that something will have to give. (David Harrison/M&G) A brutal pandemic, anaemic growth, huge job losses and an increasingly austere state have converged to create a sense of perpetual anxiety among millions of South Africans. When it struck, the country was ill-prepared to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Poor service delivery, we...