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June 9, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Covid-19: Excess Deaths, the picture in Europe and the Americas – Last Friday I posted this chart showing ‘excess deaths’ in 2020 and early 2021, as quarterly averages. The chart showed New Zealand and Australia alongside three Scandinavian countries and South Korea. These are all countries with low Covid19 death tolls, and ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Charts on excess deaths in the era of Covid19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-charts-on-excess-deaths-in-the-era-of-covid19/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Charts on excess deaths in the era of Covid19">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
A View from Afar: Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar, where they will analyse New Zealand’s national security strategy. There has been no defence white paper since the John Key National-led governments and no comprehensive review of New Zealand’s strategic priorities, nor assessment of the region’s threat landscape both ... <a title="SCHEDULED LIVE: Manning and Buchanan on NZ’s National Security Strategy – Also World Watch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/scheduled-live-manning-and-buchanan-on-nzs-national-security-strategy-also-world-watch/" aria-label="Read more about SCHEDULED LIVE: Manning and Buchanan on NZ’s National Security Strategy – Also World Watch">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Southey, Chair Precision Medicine, Monash University Webridge/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY The release of the draft human genome sequence in 2001 was a seismic moment in our understanding of the human genome, and paved the way for advances in our understanding of the genomic basis of human ... <a title="Why it took 20 years to ‘finish’ the human genome — and why there’s still more to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/why-it-took-20-years-to-finish-the-human-genome-and-why-theres-still-more-to-do-162418/" aria-label="Read more about Why it took 20 years to ‘finish’ the human genome — and why there’s still more to do">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Wise, Senior Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland Shutterstock/MIA Studio New Zealand and Australia will now routinely offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to women at any stage of pregnancy, following an update of vaccination advice. This comes as research suggests the risk of ... <a title="Research now backs routinely offering pregnant women the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/research-now-backs-routinely-offering-pregnant-women-the-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-162179/" aria-label="Read more about Research now backs routinely offering pregnant women the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona McKay, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Deakin University Sara Carpenter/www.shutterstock.com Melbourne’s latest lockdown and increased demand for emergency food aid reminds us how many people don’t have enough food for themselves and their family. We’ve also seen this in past lockdowns. However, our research shows many ... <a title="Victoria’s COVID lockdown reminds us how many rely on food charity. Here’s how we plan for the next inevitable crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/victorias-covid-lockdown-reminds-us-how-many-rely-on-food-charity-heres-how-we-plan-for-the-next-inevitable-crisis-160777/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria’s COVID lockdown reminds us how many rely on food charity. Here’s how we plan for the next inevitable crisis">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminology, Bond University AAP/Victoria Police/supplied The Australian Federal Police made global news this week with the revelation its Operation Ironside had help sting organised crime gangs around the world. This was part of a broader, three-year operation with the FBI and other ... <a title="The ‘most significant’ police operation in Australian history — how it worked and what it means for organised crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/the-most-significant-police-operation-in-australian-history-how-it-worked-and-what-it-means-for-organised-crime-162342/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘most significant’ police operation in Australian history — how it worked and what it means for organised crime">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk New Zealand’s leading daily newspaper has warned the country against complacency over the covid-19 pandemic and to look to Fiji for an example of how things can easily go wrong. In an editorial today, The New Zealand Herald has also criticised the government over its communication strategy and failure to counter ... <a title="Leading NZ newspaper warns nation against complacency over covid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/leading-nz-newspaper-warns-nation-against-complacency-over-covid/" aria-label="Read more about Leading NZ newspaper warns nation against complacency over covid">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
By Charlie Dumavi in Port Moresby Women students at the University of Papua New Guinea silently suffering from persistent sexual harassment and abuse in the vicinity of the Waigani campus have become as national issue with a protest leading to a clash with media. The issue was brought to public attention when a woman student ... <a title="Angry male student mob targets media over UPNG sexual abuse protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/angry-male-student-mob-targets-media-over-upng-sexual-abuse-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Angry male student mob targets media over UPNG sexual abuse protest">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By John Perry From Masaya, Nicaragua Both Honduras and Nicaragua hold presidential elections in November 2021 and the US government has a strong interest in both, although for rather different reasons. Both have incumbent presidents who will either stand again or, in the case of Honduras, more likely ... <a title="The US stake in Nicaragua and Honduras’s 2021 elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/the-us-stake-in-nicaragua-and-hondurass-2021-elections/" aria-label="Read more about The US stake in Nicaragua and Honduras’s 2021 elections">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Mortlock, Senior Risk Scientist, Risk Frontiers, Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University Shutterstock Sea level rise isn’t the only way climate change will devastate the coast. Our research, published today, found it is also making waves more powerful, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere. We plotted the trajectory of ... <a title="Climate change is making ocean waves more powerful, threatening to erode many coastlines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/climate-change-is-making-ocean-waves-more-powerful-threatening-to-erode-many-coastlines-160998/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change is making ocean waves more powerful, threatening to erode many coastlines">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penelope Baker, Professor, Mathematics Education, University of New England In recent days, dozens of maths professors and teachers wrote an open letter airing concerns about a new draft national maths curriculum. Their concerns include dropping “mastery” of times tables and a “faddish” emphasis on student-led learning. A ... <a title="The proposed new maths curriculum doesn’t dumb down content. It actually demands more of students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/the-proposed-new-maths-curriculum-doesnt-dumb-down-content-it-actually-demands-more-of-students-162088/" aria-label="Read more about The proposed new maths curriculum doesn’t dumb down content. It actually demands more of students">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hao Wu, PhD Candidate, School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney The ease of reaching urban amenities underpins city life. We led a global research team that compared access to jobs in 117 cities across the globe, including eight capital cities in Australia, and examined strategies that ... <a title="Towards the 30-minute city — how Australians’ commutes compare with cities overseas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/towards-the-30-minute-city-how-australians-commutes-compare-with-cities-overseas-162183/" aria-label="Read more about Towards the 30-minute city — how Australians’ commutes compare with cities overseas">Read more</a>
