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August 5, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The safe reopening of entry points into six Pacific Islands countries amid the covid-19 pandemic is being discussed at a meeting in Fiji this week. The virtual roundtable is being convened by the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank with representatives from Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Fiji. ... <a title="Pacific launches talks about how to reopen amid covid pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/pacific-launches-talks-about-how-to-reopen-amid-covid-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific launches talks about how to reopen amid covid pandemic">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Senior Lecturer, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide What does a pandemic smell like? If dogs could talk, they might be able to tell us. We’re part of an international research team, led by Dominique Grandjean at France’s National Veterinary School of ... <a title="These dogs are trained to sniff out the coronavirus. Most have a 100% success rate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/these-dogs-are-trained-to-sniff-out-the-coronavirus-most-have-a-100-success-rate-143756/" aria-label="Read more about These dogs are trained to sniff out the coronavirus. Most have a 100% success rate">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney Americans were alarmed last week when their president suggested on Twitter that the November 3 presidential election should be delayed because mail-in ballots would be fraudulent. The president has no authority ... <a title="Trump can’t delay the election, but he can try to delegitimise it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/trump-cant-delay-the-election-but-he-can-try-to-delegitimise-it-143747/" aria-label="Read more about Trump can’t delay the election, but he can try to delegitimise it">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judy Mullan, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Wollongong According to 2016 Census data, 3.5% of Australians have limited English proficiency. When they’re receiving health care, it’s essential these Australians have access to interpreters. Research has shown professional interpreters facilitate effective communication between the patient and ... <a title="Remote interpreting services are essential for people with limited English — during COVID-19 and beyond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/remote-interpreting-services-are-essential-for-people-with-limited-english-during-covid-19-and-beyond-143531/" aria-label="Read more about Remote interpreting services are essential for people with limited English — during COVID-19 and beyond">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aliza Werner-Seidler, Senior Research Fellow in Mental Health & Clinical Psychologist, UNSW Access to mental health support has never been more important, as Melburnians are hit with a stage 4 lockdown and much of the rest of Australia braces for a potential second wave of COVID-19. This ... <a title="5 ways to get mental health help without having to talk on the phone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/5-ways-to-get-mental-health-help-without-having-to-talk-on-the-phone-143491/" aria-label="Read more about 5 ways to get mental health help without having to talk on the phone">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Osman, Scientist, Energy Efficiency & Renewables, CSIRO Yesterday, Australia’s eastern states felt a vicious cold snap, and these wintry blasts make hunkering down in isolation at home a little easier. But as the temperature rises at home, so does our carbon footprint and energy bills. Heating ... <a title="After the vicious cold snap, here are our tips to warm up while keeping your environmental footprint down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/after-the-vicious-cold-snap-here-are-our-tips-to-warm-up-while-keeping-your-environmental-footprint-down-143458/" aria-label="Read more about After the vicious cold snap, here are our tips to warm up while keeping your environmental footprint down">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Brent, Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington CC BY-ND 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 ... <a title="Climate explained: could electric car batteries feed power back into the grid?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/climate-explained-could-electric-car-batteries-feed-power-back-into-the-grid-143821/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: could electric car batteries feed power back into the grid?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Prestridge, Senior Lecturer, Griffith University In early July, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced government school students in prep to Year 10 — in Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire —would learn from home for term three. Students in Years 11 and 12, as well as those ... <a title="Victoria’s Year 12 students are learning remotely. But they won’t necessarily fall behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/victorias-year-12-students-are-learning-remotely-but-they-wont-necessarily-fall-behind-143844/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria’s Year 12 students are learning remotely. But they won’t necessarily fall behind">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia Cervin, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Western Australia The new Netflix documentary Athlete A details how Larry Nassar, the US women’s gymnastics team doctor, was brought to justice after sexually abusing hundreds of gymnasts. Since its release, gymnasts around the world have come forward with stories ... <a title="Girls no more: why elite gymnastics competition for women should start at 18" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/girls-no-more-why-elite-gymnastics-competition-for-women-should-start-at-18-143182/" aria-label="Read more about Girls no more: why elite gymnastics competition for women should start at 18">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison says the COVID-19 crisis has created new opportunities for “like-minded economies” to work together – but warned against “solely transactional” trade approaches undermining these relationships. In a Wednesday keynote speech to the US Aspen Security Forum, delivered virtually, ... <a title="Morrison warns against ‘solely transactional’ trade approach in address to US audience" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/morrison-warns-against-solely-transactional-trade-approach-in-address-to-us-audience-143937/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison warns against ‘solely transactional’ trade approach in address to US audience">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2020
Papua New Guinea has one new case of the novel coronavirus covid-19 reported yesterday bringing total cases to 111, reports EMTV News. National Pandemic Response Controller David Manning in a statement late yesterday said the new case was a 27-year-old male of the National Department of Health and was in isolation at the Rita Flynn ... <a title="Another PNG health officer tests covid positive – national covid total now 111" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/04/another-png-health-officer-tests-covid-positive-national-covid-total-now-111/" aria-label="Read more about Another PNG health officer tests covid positive – national covid total now 111">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Should the public know the details of all the Victorian aged care facilities that have had COVID-19 cases? “Yes” seems the obvious answer. But not according to the Health department or Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck. At Tuesday’s hearing of ... <a title="View from The Hill: There’s no case for keeping secret any aged care facility’s COVID details" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/04/view-from-the-hill-theres-no-case-for-keeping-secret-any-aged-care-facilitys-covid-details-143920/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: There’s no case for keeping secret any aged care facility’s COVID details">Read more</a>
