Elections in South Africa
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鈥淪outh Africans are heading to the polls on Wednesday in what Barclays analysts have dubbed "the most important elections since the 1994 democratic transition" 鈥� back when Nelson Mandela was elected in the country's first elections post-Apartheid.鈥� (Business Insider)
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Private Company Gets Approval To Put Lander on Moon
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鈥淢oon Express, based in Cape Canaveral, Fla., announced Wednesday that it had received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to set a robotic lander on the moon.鈥� (The New York Times)
Experts: Viruses in Rio 2016
鈥淛ust days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with raw human sewage teeming with dangerous viruses and bacteria, according to a 16-month-long study commissioned by the Associated Press.鈥� (The Independent) 听Brazil 2016: Politics, Olympics Games, and Zika
Philip Oxhorn, Political Science, Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development, 捆绑SM社区Professor Oxhorn is an expert in democracy, economic development and Latin American Comparative Politics. He can comment on social, political, and economic angles.
philip.oxhorn [at] mcgill.ca听(English, Spanish)
Expert: Turkey (July 21, 2016)
"Turkey has banned all academics from leaving the country,听cancelling their annual leave, as President Tayyip Erdogan's post-coup crackdown escalated to 'exceptional proportions'. One British academic at a state-run university in Istanbul told the Telegraph that foreign nationals had also been told to come back to work." (The Telegraph)
捆绑SM社区 expert: Brain injuries, concussions
听June is National Brain Injury Awareness Month. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children and adults from ages 1 to 44. Brain injuries are most often caused by motor vehicle crashes, sports injuries, or simple falls on the playground, at work or in the home.
Expert: Uber (May 13, 2016)
"Transport Minister Jacques Daoust stood firm on his promise to regulate the ride-sharing service Uber and tabled Bill 100 on Thursday, which would effectively force Uber drivers to buy or rent taxi permits." (The Montreal Gazette)
Expert: Health Care Accessory Fees (Quebec)
The Quebec government has the intention to prohibit all accessory fees in health care.听(La Presse)
Expert: Prince (1958-2016)
"Prince, the superstar American singer-songwriter known for his incredible musicianship, diverse appeal across multiple genres and cavalcade of award-winning hits, has died at age 57." (CBC)
Expert: Impeachment of Brazilian President
Brazilian legislators voted on Sunday night to approve听impeachment听of听Dilma Rousseff, the nation鈥檚 first female president. (The New York Times)
Expert: Earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan
Earthquakes struck听Japan听and听Ecuador听just hours apart on Saturday April 16, 2016. Were the two earthquakes related?
Canada: Children at back of the pack among rich nations
A new report released today by UNICEF highlights the inequalities in child听well-being in the听world鈥檚 most affluent nations, including Canada.听While progress in reducing child well-being gaps听has been modest听overall, Canada鈥檚 children are at the back of the pack, ranking in the bottom听third when measured against other rich听nations.
Expert: Pope Francis on Divorce
"In a听broad proclamation on family life, Pope Francis on Friday called for the Roman Catholic Church to be more welcoming and less judgmental, and he seemingly signaled a pastoral path for divorced and remarried Catholics to receive holy communion.'" (The New York Times)
Expert: Opioid epidemic
鈥�Prescriptions for dangerous alternatives to听OxyContin听are soaring, showing that a crackdown on the popular painkiller has failed to curb Canada鈥檚 opioid听crisis.
World Health Day and Diabetes (April 7, 2016)
About 422 million people worldwide have diabetes, a number likely to more than double in the next 20 years, according to research published today by the World Health Organization.听April 7, 2016 is World Health Day and the focus this year is on diabetes.
