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February 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nenad Naumovski, Associate Professor in Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Canberra Sleep is essential for good health. Poor sleep quality, or not enough sleep, can negatively affect our mood, cognitive function, and immune system. Stress can impact our sleep, and stress and anxiety associated with ... <a title="Having trouble sleeping? Here’s the science on 3 traditional bedtime remedies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/23/having-trouble-sleeping-heres-the-science-on-3-traditional-bedtime-remedies-150360/" aria-label="Read more about Having trouble sleeping? Here’s the science on 3 traditional bedtime remedies">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2021
By Benny Mawel in Jayapura The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has sent prayers for the recovery of the former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Sir Michael Somare, who is critically ill with pancreatic cancer. Sir Michael, who served as prime minister four times in Papua New Guinea, is also the founder ... <a title="West Papuans send prayers for the recovery of Sir Michael Somare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/23/west-papuans-send-prayers-for-the-recovery-of-sir-michael-somare/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuans send prayers for the recovery of Sir Michael Somare">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2021
By RNZ News Papua New Guinea’s covid-19 cases have jumped to more than 1000, including the National Pandemic Controller and members of his family. Eight new covid-19 cases were reported in the country over the weekend taking the country’s number of infections to 1056. The latest cases were reported in East New Britain, Madang and ... <a title="Spate of PNG covid-19 cases include national pandemic chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/23/spate-of-png-covid-19-cases-include-national-pandemic-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Spate of PNG covid-19 cases include national pandemic chief">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2021
Asia Pacific Report Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned Facebook for carrying out its threat to block the sharing of its journalistic news content in Australia in retaliation to the federal government’s plan to make platforms pay media outlets. The ban impacts on the reliability and pluralism of the information available on this social media ... <a title="RSF condemns Facebook news ban in Australia – block reported to be lifted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/23/rsf-condemns-facebook-news-ban-in-australia-block-reported-to-be-lifted/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns Facebook news ban in Australia – block reported to be lifted">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2021
By a special Asia Pacific Report correspondent Intan Jaya has started Lent with bitter sorrow after losing three young Papuan men alleged to have been shot and brutally tortured to death by the Indonesian military in a local health centre. Sources said that the armed conflict has caused more than 1000 indigenous West Papuans in ... <a title="Three Papuan youths killed in torture reprisal by Indonesian military" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/23/three-papuan-youths-killed-in-torture-reprisal-by-indonesian-military/" aria-label="Read more about Three Papuan youths killed in torture reprisal by Indonesian military">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2021
By António Sampaio in Pante Macassar, Timor-Leste The fear that has led for years to silence dozens of children, allegedly victims of sexual abuse by a former priest who begins trial today in Timor-Leste’s western enclave, still shrouds the case. Witnesses, victims and others who knew about the abuse – including people involved in the ... <a title="Fear still marks the trial of a former priest in Timor-Leste enclave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/23/fear-still-marks-the-trial-of-a-former-priest-in-timor-leste-enclave/" aria-label="Read more about Fear still marks the trial of a former priest in Timor-Leste enclave">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2021
Asia Pacific Report Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, widely regarded as the founding father of independent Papua New Guinea, was in a critical condition in Port Moresby last night fighting cancer, reports The National today. The 84-year-old former politician and his wife, Lady Veronica, had been preparing this week to go overseas for treatment, the ... <a title="PNG’s founding father Sir Michael Somare ‘critically ill’, says family" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/23/pngs-founding-father-sir-michael-somare-critically-ill-says-family/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s founding father Sir Michael Somare ‘critically ill’, says family">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The base level of JobSeeker and related payments will increase by $50 a fortnight from April 1 under changes that will also toughen the obligations on people seeking work. The boost will take the payment to $307 a week. It ... <a title="$50 a fortnight rise in JobSeeker comes with tougher job search requirements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/23/50-a-fortnight-rise-in-jobseeker-comes-with-tougher-job-search-requirements-155858/" aria-label="Read more about $50 a fortnight rise in JobSeeker comes with tougher job search requirements">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2021
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage COHA’s Senior Research Fellow, professor Danny Shaw, opens a window to the mass movement in Haiti which is demanding President Jovenel Moïse step down and cease rule by decree. Demonstrators are also calling for the release of political prisoners, the restoration of the Supreme Court justices, Police Inspector ... <a title="COHA in Haiti: Danny Shaw Reporting on the Serious Political and Social Crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/23/coha-in-haiti-danny-shaw-reporting-on-the-serious-political-and-social-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about COHA in Haiti: Danny Shaw Reporting on the Serious Political and Social Crisis">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Shaw, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, University of Otago New Zealand has the highest per capita car ownership in the OECD, and reducing emissions from the transport sector is seen as a wicked problem. As part of its recently released advice for the government’s first emissions ... <a title="NZ’s smoking rates dropped dramatically thanks to a hard-hitting campaign. Could we do the same to bring emissions down?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/23/nzs-smoking-rates-dropped-dramatically-thanks-to-a-hard-hitting-campaign-could-we-do-the-same-to-bring-emissions-down-153081/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s smoking rates dropped dramatically thanks to a hard-hitting campaign. Could we do the same to bring emissions down?">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Liberal maverick Craig Kelly has defected to the crossbench, giving Prime Minister Scott Morrison no warning before his surprise announcement to Tuesday’s Coalition parties meeting. Kelly, who strongly promotes alternative, unproven treatments for COVID said: “If I’m to speak out ... <a title="Maverick Liberal Craig Kelly defects to crossbench, vowing to continue to ‘use my voice’ on controversial COVID treatments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/23/maverick-liberal-craig-kelly-defects-to-crossbench-vowing-to-continue-to-use-my-voice-on-controversial-covid-treatments-155857/" aria-label="Read more about Maverick Liberal Craig Kelly defects to crossbench, vowing to continue to ‘use my voice’ on controversial COVID treatments">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Greenberg, Dean of Arts, University of Auckland The world was excited by the news last week that NASA’s Perseverance rover had successfully landed in a Martian crater. The rover will now set about collecting samples from what scientists say was an ancient lake fed by a ... <a title="How did NASA’s Martian rover come to land in a crater named after a tiny Balkan village?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/23/how-did-nasas-martian-rover-come-to-land-in-a-crater-named-after-a-tiny-balkan-village-155740/" aria-label="Read more about How did NASA’s Martian rover come to land in a crater named after a tiny Balkan village?">Read more</a>
