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January 21, 2022
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Ben Gutman From Washington D.C. In a bold and consequential decision with rippling geopolitical implications, Nicaragua recognized the “One-China Principle” and resumed diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the first time since the beginning of the neoliberal period in 1990.[1] This was announced ... <a title="Nicaragua: A Renewed Partnership with China Defangs US Regime Change Tactics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/nicaragua-a-renewed-partnership-with-china-defangs-us-regime-change-tactics/" aria-label="Read more about Nicaragua: A Renewed Partnership with China Defangs US Regime Change Tactics">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is warning New Zealand’s covid-19 case numbers in 2022 will be unlike anything seen here before. Jacinda Ardern today delivered her first speech of the year — to Labour MPs gathered in New Plymouth for their annual caucus retreat. The speech was largely focused ... <a title="Omicron will be a ‘different foe’, PM Jacinda Ardern warns NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/omicron-will-be-a-different-foe-pm-jacinda-ardern-warns-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Omicron will be a ‘different foe’, PM Jacinda Ardern warns NZ">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, Professor in Law and Co-Convener National Security Hub (University of Canberra), University of Canberra GettyImages A geopolitical earthquake could begin within weeks. As a string of bilateral crisis talks predictably falter, further military aggression by Russia against Ukraine seems all too probable. If this ... <a title="Ukraine might be far away, but a security crisis in Europe can still threaten Aotearoa New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/ukraine-might-be-far-away-but-a-security-crisis-in-europe-can-still-threaten-aotearoa-new-zealand-175310/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine might be far away, but a security crisis in Europe can still threaten Aotearoa New Zealand">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne Zhang Kaiyv/Unsplash, CC BY Most of us are captivated by the thought of a “living fossil”, which is any organism that appeared millions of years ago in the fossil record and survives today, relatively unchanged. The maidenhair tree, ... <a title="Dinosaur food and Hiroshima bomb survivors: maidenhair trees are ‘living fossils’ and your new favourite plant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/dinosaur-food-and-hiroshima-bomb-survivors-maidenhair-trees-are-living-fossils-and-your-new-favourite-plant-164630/" aria-label="Read more about Dinosaur food and Hiroshima bomb survivors: maidenhair trees are ‘living fossils’ and your new favourite plant">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Shutterstock Given how much COVID-19 is dominating Australians’ lives, our governments should be telling us everything they know about infections, hospitalisations and deaths. So why aren’t they? Full disclosure is important for public health, and also for public confidence in government ... <a title="Vital Signs: disclosure please, we shouldn’t be playing bingo with COVID statistics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/vital-signs-disclosure-please-we-shouldnt-be-playing-bingo-with-covid-statistics-175230/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: disclosure please, we shouldn’t be playing bingo with COVID statistics">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It sounded a touch desperate – Prime Minister Scott Morrison imploring backpackers to “come on down” to Australia, as the Omicron crisis escalated. “Enjoy a holiday here”, said the one-time managing director of Tourism Australia, and “at the same time ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s ministerial team looks far from match-fit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/grattan-on-friday-scott-morrisons-ministerial-team-looks-far-from-match-fit-175343/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s ministerial team looks far from match-fit">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Morgan Brigg, Associate Professor, Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland After decades of calls, a patchwork of treaty processes are being developed across Australia. However, without a history of treaty-making or treaty law in Australia, serious questions arise about the best approach. Getting treaties right ... <a title="Queensland’s ‘Path to Treaty’ has some lessons for the rest of Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/queenslands-path-to-treaty-has-some-lessons-for-the-rest-of-australia-174464/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland’s ‘Path to Treaty’ has some lessons for the rest of Australia">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Boris Johnson’s time as the United Kingdom’s prime minister is under immediate threat. Johnson, who likes a classical analogy, will know that civil servant Sue Grey’s imminent report into the “Partygate” scandal is the ... <a title="Boris Johnson and ‘Partygate’: he who lives by the Brexit sword, dies by the Brexit sword" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/boris-johnson-and-partygate-he-who-lives-by-the-brexit-sword-dies-by-the-brexit-sword-175323/" aria-label="Read more about Boris Johnson and ‘Partygate’: he who lives by the Brexit sword, dies by the Brexit sword">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth J Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Education, The University of Queensland Shutterstock There’s just over a week to go before term one starts across the country – except in Queensland which has pushed back the start of the school year. We are yet to see states and ... <a title="Schools can expect a year of disruption. Here are 7 ways they can help support the well-being of students and staff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/schools-can-expect-a-year-of-disruption-here-are-7-ways-they-can-help-support-the-well-being-of-students-and-staff-174886/" aria-label="Read more about Schools can expect a year of disruption. Here are 7 ways they can help support the well-being of students and staff">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Leeder, Emeritus Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney Public hospitals – never with much spare capacity – have been severely stressed by the latest COVID wave. The current Omicron outbreak has loaded even heavier demands on hospital beds, both for those who need ... <a title="Omicron is overwhelming Australia’s hospital system. 3 emergency measures aim to ease the burden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/omicron-is-overwhelming-australias-hospital-system-3-emergency-measures-aim-to-ease-the-burden-175233/" aria-label="Read more about Omicron is overwhelming Australia’s hospital system. 3 emergency measures aim to ease the burden">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University Last month, the Australian government published the Indigenous Voice co-design final report. It’s the latest step in the debate about how Australia should and shouldn’t ... <a title="Voice to Parliament design report still doesn’t meet international human rights standards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/voice-to-parliament-design-report-still-doesnt-meet-international-human-rights-standards-174861/" aria-label="Read more about Voice to Parliament design report still doesn’t meet international human rights standards">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Well, it’s official: 2021 was one of the planet’s seven hottest years since records began, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) declared this week. The year was about 1.11℃ above pre-industrial levels – the seventh year in ... <a title="2021 was one of the hottest years on record – and it could also be the coldest we’ll ever see again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/2021-was-one-of-the-hottest-years-on-record-and-it-could-also-be-the-coldest-well-ever-see-again-175238/" aria-label="Read more about 2021 was one of the hottest years on record – and it could also be the coldest we’ll ever see again">Read more</a>
