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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect those in all 13 Canadian provinces and territories. To date, the virus is responsible for more than 789,000 infections and more than 20,000 Canadian deaths. While Canada has been lauded for its rapid response and tight restrictions, provinces and territories have been given some latitude by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to make decisions regarding the pandemic, especially as it affects travel within Canada. Some provinces, such as Labrador and Newfoundland have prohibited travelers from other parts of Canada for any reason, even to travel to and from work. Other provinces, such as British Columbia have discouraged inter-provincial travel, but have stopped short of banning travelers from other provinces.
Celebrated Vietnamese poet
Nguyá» n Phan Quế Mai shares her first novel in English, an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the Viá»t Nam War.
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NguyỠn Phan Quế Mai will speak with Karl Marlantes, author of
Deep River,
What Itâs Like to Go to War.
This event is supported by The Seattle Public Library Foundation, author series sponsors the Gary and Connie Kunis Foundation, and Seattle City of Literature. Thanks to media sponsor The Seattle Times. The event is presented in partnership with Elliott Bay Book Company. This program will recorded, captioned and posted on The Seattle Public Libraryâs YouTube page after the event.
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Many Kenyans are familiar with the face, maybe not the brilliance, of David Ndii. Dr Ndii, an economist, columnist and author, is described by The Telegraph as one of Africa’s best known economists and an outspoken anti-corruption crusader . An alumni of the University of Nairobi, he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. For several years, he was chief strategist of NASA.
Today, he is a leading critic of BBI and a leading light at Linda Katiba. One of his most explosive treatises on the Kenyan body politic was his view, a few years ago, that the Kenyan experiment had so fundamentally failed and it would be of great economic value if sections of the country seceded. The jury is still out on that.
Voices in Leadership During Crises: Mayor Eric Garcetti
Live webcast streamed on our Facebook, YouTube, and Voices in Leadership website on Friday, March 19, 2021, 12:00 – 12:45 PM ET.
Moderator: Howard Koh Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School, as well as Faculty Chair of the Initiative on Health and Homelessness at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Mayor Eric Garcetti is the 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles.
Eric Garcetti is a fourth-generation Angeleno and the 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles. Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley the son of public servants and the grandson and great-grandson of immigrants from Mexico and Eastern Europe Mayor Garcetti’s life has been shaped by a deep commitment to the core values of justice, dignity, and equality for all people.
The US Senate voted to approve Pete Buttigieg as President Joe Biden s transportation secretary.The 86-13 vote has made Buttigieg the first openly gay individual confirmed to lead a Cabinet department in US history, Xinhua news agency reported .