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July 23, 2021
By Timoci Vula in Suva Two Fijian pregnant women are among the 21 covid-19 deaths reported within a seven-day period from July 14. Their babies, however, were saved via a caesarean operation by the obstetric team. Health Secretary Dr James Fong revealed this in his covid-19 live update last evening as he announced the country’s ... <a title="Fiji medics save newborn babies – mothers among 21 new covid deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/fiji-medics-save-newborn-babies-mothers-among-21-new-covid-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji medics save newborn babies – mothers among 21 new covid deaths">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
By Andrew McRae, RNZ News reporter The umbrella term Pacific Islander or Polynesian has been criticised as degrading and insensitive. Researcher Dr Seini Taufa, who is a New Zealand-born Tongan, said the names were not indigenous terms and were insulting. Dr Taufa is research lead for Moana Research and Senior Pacific Advisor for the Growing ... <a title="‘Pacific Islander’ an insulting umbrella term, researcher tells Royal Commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/pacific-islander-an-insulting-umbrella-term-researcher-tells-royal-commission/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Pacific Islander’ an insulting umbrella term, researcher tells Royal Commission">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. This week Michelle and Paddy discuss the proposed changes to the vaccine rollout announced by Prime Minister Scott ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the PM’s apology and Brisbane 2032" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-pms-apology-and-brisbane-2032-165002/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the PM’s apology and Brisbane 2032">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Freeland, Professorial Fellow, Bond University / Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University, Western Sydney University Blue Origin/AP It’s been a momentous month for space-faring billionaires. On July 11, British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson’s Unity “rocket-plane” flew him and five fellow passengers about 85 kilometres ... <a title="Keen to sign up for space tourism? Here are 6 things to consider (besides the price tag)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/keen-to-sign-up-for-space-tourism-here-are-6-things-to-consider-besides-the-price-tag-164940/" aria-label="Read more about Keen to sign up for space tourism? Here are 6 things to consider (besides the price tag)">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Gibbs, Principal Engineer: Reef Restoration, Australian Institute of Marine Science Shutterstock Extreme floods this month have been crippling cities worldwide. This week in China’s Henan province, a year’s worth of rain fell in just three days. Last week, catastrophic floods swept across western Germany and parts ... <a title="You may have heard the ‘moon wobble’ will intensify coastal floods. Well, here’s what that means for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/you-may-have-heard-the-moon-wobble-will-intensify-coastal-floods-well-heres-what-that-means-for-australia-164632/" aria-label="Read more about You may have heard the ‘moon wobble’ will intensify coastal floods. Well, here’s what that means for Australia">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Martin, Adjunct lecturer, University of Sydney Barbara Klump, Author provided In a small, isolated village in southern Sydney, the local sulphur-crested cockatoos are particularly clever. Once a week, when the neighbours roll their wheelie bins to the kerb, cockies fly over and, with skillful dexterity, open ... <a title="Clever cockatoos in southern Sydney have learned to open kerb-side bins — and it has global significance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/clever-cockatoos-in-southern-sydney-have-learned-to-open-kerb-side-bins-and-it-has-global-significance-164794/" aria-label="Read more about Clever cockatoos in southern Sydney have learned to open kerb-side bins — and it has global significance">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Collings, Research Fellow, University of Sydney Quotes in this research are from participants who cannot be named due to research ethics requirements. Pandemic-induced lockdowns have provided stories of both hardship and resilience. This extends to families in the community caring for children in out-of-home care, a ... <a title="How caring for children can help Aboriginal Elders during lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/how-caring-for-children-can-help-aboriginal-elders-during-lockdown-164628/" aria-label="Read more about How caring for children can help Aboriginal Elders during lockdown">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Vincent, Lecturer in Creative Industries, The University of Melbourne The Olympic Games are often hailed as a neutral celebration of athletic achievement. “The Olympic Games are not about politics,” wrote the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, in the Guardian last year. In reality, the games ... <a title="Forget the medals, the real game of the Olympics is soft power — and the opening ceremony is key" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/forget-the-medals-the-real-game-of-the-olympics-is-soft-power-and-the-opening-ceremony-is-key-164791/" aria-label="Read more about Forget the medals, the real game of the Olympics is soft power — and the opening ceremony is key">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Bennett, Professor in School of History and Classics, University of Tasmania Edward Jenner vaccinating his son, held by Mrs Jenner; a maid rolls up her sleeve, a man stands outside holding a cow. Coloured engraving by C. Manigaud after E Hamman. The Wellcome Collection. As the ... <a title="Eradicating smallpox: the global vaccination push that brought the world ‘arm-to-arm’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/eradicating-smallpox-the-global-vaccination-push-that-brought-the-world-arm-to-arm-162091/" aria-label="Read more about Eradicating smallpox: the global vaccination push that brought the world ‘arm-to-arm’">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Karg, Associate Professor, Swinburne University of Technology Sue Ogrocki/AP/AAP When the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games officially begin on Friday night, they will do so with the host city under a state of emergency due to COVID-19. For the first time in history, all Olympic events will ... <a title="To watch or not to watch? The Tokyo Games raises difficult questions for fans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/to-watch-or-not-to-watch-the-tokyo-games-raises-difficult-questions-for-fans-164712/" aria-label="Read more about To watch or not to watch? The Tokyo Games raises difficult questions for fans">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Karg, Associate Professor, Swinburne University of Technology Sue Ogrocki/AP/AAP When the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games officially begin on Friday night, they will do so with the host city under a state of emergency due to COVID-19. For the first time in history, all Olympic events will ... <a title="To watch or not watch? The Tokyo Games raises difficult questions for fans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/to-watch-or-not-watch-the-tokyo-games-raises-difficult-questions-for-fans-164712/" aria-label="Read more about To watch or not watch? The Tokyo Games raises difficult questions for fans">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Towle, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Otago Author provided, Author provided Teeth can tell us a lot about the evolution of prehistoric humans, and our latest study of one of our species’ close relatives may finally resolve a long-standing mystery. The genus Paranthropus is closely related to ... <a title="Fossil tooth fractures and microscopic detail of enamel offer new clues about human diet and evolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/fossil-tooth-fractures-and-microscopic-detail-of-enamel-offer-new-clues-about-human-diet-and-evolution-163653/" aria-label="Read more about Fossil tooth fractures and microscopic detail of enamel offer new clues about human diet and evolution">Read more</a>
