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Month: May 2020

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Guaidó and the Failed Military Operation against Venezuela: A Story of Betrayal and Financial Corruption

May 6, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Patricio ZamoranoFrom Washington DC Now that we have had a few days to study the failed, illegal paramilitary incursion by a group of American and Venezuelan mercenaries into Venezuela, some key details have emerged in this incredible story. They reveal the internal dynamics of the country’s fractured, ... <a title="Guaidó and the Failed Military Operation against Venezuela: A Story of Betrayal and Financial Corruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/06/guaido-and-the-failed-military-operation-against-venezuela-a-story-of-betrayal-and-financial-corruption/" aria-label="Read more about Guaidó and the Failed Military Operation against Venezuela: A Story of Betrayal and Financial Corruption">Read more</a>

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Coronavirus has boosted telehealth care in mental health, so let’s keep it up

May 6, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Hickie, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Sydney Australia’s health system has embraced telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic, with patients getting care online, by video or by phone. But what happens to this post-pandemic is uncertain. Unfortunately, the pandemic’s spatial isolation converted quickly into social isolation, and ... <a title="Coronavirus has boosted telehealth care in mental health, so let’s keep it up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/06/coronavirus-has-boosted-telehealth-care-in-mental-health-so-lets-keep-it-up-137381/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus has boosted telehealth care in mental health, so let’s keep it up">Read more</a>

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Bridges ‘ignored’ proposals for Māori at Epidemic Committee, MP says

May 6, 2020

By Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, RNZ News Te Manu Korihi reporter Members of Parliament sitting on New Zealand’s Epidemic Response Committee say the chair, opposition National Party leader Simon Bridges, is to blame for the lack of Māori voices at the committee meetings. The committee is tasked with challenging the government’s response to the covid-19 coronavirus ... <a title="Bridges ‘ignored’ proposals for Māori at Epidemic Committee, MP says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/06/bridges-ignored-proposals-for-maori-at-epidemic-committee-mp-says/" aria-label="Read more about Bridges ‘ignored’ proposals for Māori at Epidemic Committee, MP says">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 06 2020

May 6, 2020

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Move to Level 2 1News: Modelling expert ‘a little bit nervous’ that unknown Covid-19 cases will spread if we burst our bubbles Gordon Purdie, Nick Wilson, Michael Baker (Public Health Expert): What we ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 06 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/06/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-06-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 06 2020">Read more</a>

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Top Philippines TV network told to close under Duterte pressure

May 6, 2020

By Filipe F. Salvosa II in Manila The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) today issued a cease-and-desist order against ABS-CBN Corporation, the major television broadcaster in the Philippines, after its 25-year broadcast franchise expired on May 4. The shutdown order, coming down amid the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, places in danger some 11,000 jobs in the country’s ... <a title="Top Philippines TV network told to close under Duterte pressure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/06/top-philippines-tv-network-told-to-close-under-duterte-pressure/" aria-label="Read more about Top Philippines TV network told to close under Duterte pressure">Read more</a>

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The COVIDSafe bill doesn’t go far enough to protect our privacy. Here’s what needs to change

May 6, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UNSW, and Academic Lead, UNSW Grand Challenge on Trust, UNSW The Australian government will need to correct earlier misstatements and improve privacy protections to gain the trust of the millions of Australians being called on to download the COVIDSafe contact ... <a title="The COVIDSafe bill doesn’t go far enough to protect our privacy. Here’s what needs to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/06/the-covidsafe-bill-doesnt-go-far-enough-to-protect-our-privacy-heres-what-needs-to-change-137880/" aria-label="Read more about The COVIDSafe bill doesn’t go far enough to protect our privacy. Here’s what needs to change">Read more</a>

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Isaac Newton invented calculus in self-isolation during the Great Plague. He didn’t have kids to look after

May 6, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Merryn McKinnon, Senior lecturer, Australian National University The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed cracks in many areas of our society, but at the same time it offers the opportunity for a fundamental rethink of what we consider normal. One of these areas is academia. The pandemic seems to ... <a title="Isaac Newton invented calculus in self-isolation during the Great Plague. He didn’t have kids to look after" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/06/isaac-newton-invented-calculus-in-self-isolation-during-the-great-plague-he-didnt-have-kids-to-look-after-137076/" aria-label="Read more about Isaac Newton invented calculus in self-isolation during the Great Plague. He didn’t have kids to look after">Read more</a>

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Coronavirus ‘news fatigue’ starts to bite for Australians in lockdown

May 6, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Fisher, Deputy Director of the News and Media Research Centre, and Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Canberra During social isolation, Australians have been staying at home to stop the spread of COVID-19. This has resulted in an increase in news and media consumption. After weeks ... <a title="Coronavirus ‘news fatigue’ starts to bite for Australians in lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/06/coronavirus-news-fatigue-starts-to-bite-for-australians-in-lockdown-137780/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus ‘news fatigue’ starts to bite for Australians in lockdown">Read more</a>

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5 reasons why Zoom meetings are so exhausting

May 6, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University For many of us, working from home during COVID-19 has meant we are spending a lot of time on video meeting applications like Zoom. The effects of this have taken us by surprise. Having giant ... <a title="5 reasons why Zoom meetings are so exhausting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/06/5-reasons-why-zoom-meetings-are-so-exhausting-137404/" aria-label="Read more about 5 reasons why Zoom meetings are so exhausting">Read more</a>

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Climate explained: how the climate impact of beef compares with plant-based alternatives

May 6, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Macmillan, Associate Professor Environment and Health, University of Otago Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it ... <a title="Climate explained: how the climate impact of beef compares with plant-based alternatives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/06/climate-explained-how-the-climate-impact-of-beef-compares-with-plant-based-alternatives-137787/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: how the climate impact of beef compares with plant-based alternatives">Read more</a>

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6,000 years of climate history: an ancient lake in the Murray-Darling has yielded its secrets

May 6, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Power, Senior Lecturer in Coastal Science, University of Newcastle For millions of years, the Murray River has flowed from the Australian Alps across the inland plains, winding through South Australia before emptying into the ocean. But the final leg of its journey once looked vastly different. ... <a title="6,000 years of climate history: an ancient lake in the Murray-Darling has yielded its secrets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/06/6-000-years-of-climate-history-an-ancient-lake-in-the-murray-darling-has-yielded-its-secrets-133685/" aria-label="Read more about 6,000 years of climate history: an ancient lake in the Murray-Darling has yielded its secrets">Read more</a>

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Universities have gone from being a place of privilege to a competitive market. What will they be after coronavirus?

May 6, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamson Pietsch, Associate Professor, Social & Political Sciences, University of Technology Sydney This essay is based on the first episode of the new UTS podcast series “The New Social Contract” that examines how the relationship between universities, the state and the public might be reshaped as we ... <a title="Universities have gone from being a place of privilege to a competitive market. What will they be after coronavirus?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/06/universities-have-gone-from-being-a-place-of-privilege-to-a-competitive-market-what-will-they-be-after-coronavirus-137877/" aria-label="Read more about Universities have gone from being a place of privilege to a competitive market. What will they be after coronavirus?">Read more</a>