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March 22, 2022
Students from West Papua have been facing a stressful time in New Zealand since the beginning of the year after Indonesia said it would no longer fund their autonomous Papuan scholarships and wanted them repatriated home. One student from the Central Highlands in West Papua that RNZ Pacific has spoken to says he has had ... <a title="West Papuan students in dire straits in NZ after Indonesia cuts funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/west-papuan-students-in-dire-straits-in-nz-after-indonesia-cuts-funding/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan students in dire straits in NZ after Indonesia cuts funding">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
By Alexander Rheeney in Apia Samoa’s total number of active covid-19 cases has increased to 196 with the government confirming 192 cases in Upolu and 4 cases in Savai’i. The Government Press Secretariat’s community transmission update, which was distributed to the local media today, advised that health authorities had identified 85 new community cases by ... <a title="Samoa’s covid positive cases surge tops 196, report health officials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/samoas-covid-positive-cases-surge-tops-196-report-health-officials/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s covid positive cases surge tops 196, report health officials">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
RNZ News The clamour in New Zealand to ditch vaccine passes and change the traffic light setting is poorly timed, an epidemiologist says. The number of covid-19 deaths is on the rise, with nine reported today. One thousand people are now in hospital, including 26 in ICU, the highest number yet in intensive care. University ... <a title="Omicron peak not right time to relax public health measures, says professor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/omicron-peak-not-right-time-to-relax-public-health-measures-says-professor/" aria-label="Read more about Omicron peak not right time to relax public health measures, says professor">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Ashwin Swaminathan, Australian National University It seems not a day goes by without learning someone in our inner circle of family, friends and colleagues has covid. When we ask how unwell our acquaintance is, the responses vary from “they’re really crook” to “you wouldn’t even know they had it”. This is in line ... <a title="Covid diagnosis: Could I have had the virus and not realised?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/covid-diagnosis-could-i-have-had-the-virus-and-not-realised/" aria-label="Read more about Covid diagnosis: Could I have had the virus and not realised?">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Is it time for Labour to introduce public dental care? Dental care is out of ... <a title="Newsletter: Political Roundup: Is it time for Labour to introduce public dental care?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/newsletter-political-roundup-is-it-time-for-labour-to-introduce-public-dental-care/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: Political Roundup: Is it time for Labour to introduce public dental care?">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Norris, Professor, School of Science, Western Sydney University FinalORC PublicMeerKATonlyAdjcurv In 2019, my colleagues and I discovered spooky glowing rings in the sky using CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope in Western Australia. The rings were unlike anything seen before, and we had no idea what they were. ... <a title="‘Odd radio circles’ that baffled astronomers are likely explosions from distant galaxies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/odd-radio-circles-that-baffled-astronomers-are-likely-explosions-from-distant-galaxies-178290/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Odd radio circles’ that baffled astronomers are likely explosions from distant galaxies">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Horvath, Senior lecturer, La Trobe University Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Many commentators have already debunked Russian President Vladimir Putin’s absurd claim to be waging war to “de-nazify” Ukraine. Some have pointed out the far right received only 2% of the vote in Ukraine’s 2019 parliamentary elections, far ... <a title="Putin’s fascists: the Russian state’s long history of cultivating homegrown neo-Nazis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/putins-fascists-the-russian-states-long-history-of-cultivating-homegrown-neo-nazis-178535/" aria-label="Read more about Putin’s fascists: the Russian state’s long history of cultivating homegrown neo-Nazis">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deshan Sebaratnam, Conjoint Senior Lecturer, Medicine, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock If you’ve had a skin cancer check lately, you might have been told to consider adding a daily vitamin B3 pill to your skin safety regime (hopefully, you already use sunscreen, wear sun-smart clothes and avoid sun exposure ... <a title="Vitamin B3, niacinamide and reducing skin cancer risk: what does the research say?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/vitamin-b3-niacinamide-and-reducing-skin-cancer-risk-what-does-the-research-say-177729/" aria-label="Read more about Vitamin B3, niacinamide and reducing skin cancer risk: what does the research say?">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodie L. Rummer, Associate Professor & Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University Grumpy Turtle Films, Author provided To our horror, another mass coral bleaching event may be striking the Great Barrier Reef, with water temperatures reaching up to 3℃ higher than average in some places. This would ... <a title="Adapt, move, or die: repeated coral bleaching leaves wildlife on the Great Barrier Reef with few options" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/21/adapt-move-or-die-repeated-coral-bleaching-leaves-wildlife-on-the-great-barrier-reef-with-few-options-179570/" aria-label="Read more about Adapt, move, or die: repeated coral bleaching leaves wildlife on the Great Barrier Reef with few options">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrienne O’Neil, Principal Research Fellow & Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow, Deakin University Shutterstock The sad passing of Kimberley Kitching and Shane Warne (both 52) from suspected cardiac conditions has put a spotlight on the causes of heart disease. In recent days, attention has turned to the ... <a title="Stress can cause heart attacks. Could tackling workplace bullying save lives?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/21/stress-can-cause-heart-attacks-could-tackling-workplace-bullying-save-lives-179578/" aria-label="Read more about Stress can cause heart attacks. Could tackling workplace bullying save lives?">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock On the last day of his 11 years as chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Rod Sims announced the commission is bringing a “world-first” claim against Meta (owner of Facebook) in ... <a title="The ACCC is suing Meta for celebrity crypto scam ads on Facebook. Here’s why the tech giant could be found liable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/21/the-accc-is-suing-meta-for-celebrity-crypto-scam-ads-on-facebook-heres-why-the-tech-giant-could-be-found-liable-179655/" aria-label="Read more about The ACCC is suing Meta for celebrity crypto scam ads on Facebook. Here’s why the tech giant could be found liable">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The Australian Greens have lobbed a large rock into the placid pool of economic policy by announcing a proposal for a “Liveable Income Guarantee”. The policy would increase all income support payments – for those looking ... <a title="The Greens’ liveable income guarantee is a serious idea the major parties won’t touch – yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/21/the-greens-liveable-income-guarantee-is-a-serious-idea-the-major-parties-wont-touch-yet-179573/" aria-label="Read more about The Greens’ liveable income guarantee is a serious idea the major parties won’t touch – yet">Read more</a>
