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Month: October 2024

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One year of war in Gaza – protect journalists now, says IPI

October 12, 2024

This week marked the grim one-year anniversary of the surprise October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the beginning of the Israeli war on Gaza — a conflict that has taken a devastating toll on journalists and media outlets in Palestine, reports the International Press Institute. In Gaza, Israeli strikes have killed at least 123 ... <a title="One year of war in Gaza – protect journalists now, says IPI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/12/one-year-of-war-in-gaza-protect-journalists-now-says-ipi/" aria-label="Read more about One year of war in Gaza – protect journalists now, says IPI">Read more</a>

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West Papua – the war on our doorstep under The Pacific spotlight

October 12, 2024

Pacific Media Watch ABC’s The Pacific has gained rare access into West Papua, a region ruled by Indonesia that has been plagued by military violence and political unrest for decades. Now, as well as the long-running struggle for independence, some say the Melanesian region’s pristine environment is under threat by the expansion of logging and ... <a title="West Papua – the war on our doorstep under The Pacific spotlight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/12/west-papua-the-war-on-our-doorstep-under-the-pacific-spotlight/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua – the war on our doorstep under The Pacific spotlight">Read more</a>

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Published by the Star – the genocide advert that Stuff didn’t want you to see

October 12, 2024

By John Minto Published in the Christchurch Star newspaper yesterday — this was the advert rejected last week by Stuff, New Zealand’s major news website, by an editorial management which apparently thinks pro-Israel sympathies are more important than the industrial-scale slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza and Lebanon. Stuff told the Palestinian Solidarity Movement Aotearoa (PSNA) ... <a title="Published by the Star – the genocide advert that Stuff didn’t want you to see" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/12/published-by-the-star-the-genocide-advert-that-stuff-didnt-want-you-to-see/" aria-label="Read more about Published by the Star – the genocide advert that Stuff didn’t want you to see">Read more</a>

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Bring France into decolonisation talks, French Polynesian president tells UN

October 11, 2024

By Stefan Armbruster 0f BenarNews French Polynesia’s president and civil society leaders have called on the United Nations to bring France to the negotiating table and set a timetable for the decolonisation of the Pacific territory. More than a decade after the archipelago was re-listed for decolonisation by the UN General Assembly, France has refused ... <a title="Bring France into decolonisation talks, French Polynesian president tells UN" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/11/bring-france-into-decolonisation-talks-french-polynesian-president-tells-un/" aria-label="Read more about Bring France into decolonisation talks, French Polynesian president tells UN">Read more</a>

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The government’s social media ban for kids will exempt ‘low-risk’ platforms. What does that mean?

October 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University BAZA Production/Shutterstock In a speech to the New South Wales and South Australian government social media summit today, Federal Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland announced more details of how the federal ... <a title="The government’s social media ban for kids will exempt ‘low-risk’ platforms. What does that mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/11/the-governments-social-media-ban-for-kids-will-exempt-low-risk-platforms-what-does-that-mean-241120/" aria-label="Read more about The government’s social media ban for kids will exempt ‘low-risk’ platforms. What does that mean?">Read more</a>

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What is pelvic organ prolapse and how is it treated?

October 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer King, Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Sydney Halfpoint/Shutterstock As a urogynaecologist I care exclusively for women with pelvic floor problems. These are the women with leaking bladders and weak supporting tissues allowing the vaginal walls to bulge outside. Pelvic organ prolapse can be distressing or embarrassing ... <a title="What is pelvic organ prolapse and how is it treated?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/11/what-is-pelvic-organ-prolapse-and-how-is-it-treated-239199/" aria-label="Read more about What is pelvic organ prolapse and how is it treated?">Read more</a>

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Hope returns to Kashmir after elections, but the ultimate power still belongs to Narendra Modi’s government

October 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leoni Connah, Lecturer in International Relations, Flinders University This year’s local elections in India’s northernmost territory of Jammu and Kashmir were the first since the national government controversially stripped the region of its semi-autonomous status in 2019. It’s also the first local election in Muslim-majority Kashmir since ... <a title="Hope returns to Kashmir after elections, but the ultimate power still belongs to Narendra Modi’s government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/11/hope-returns-to-kashmir-after-elections-but-the-ultimate-power-still-belongs-to-narendra-modis-government-240990/" aria-label="Read more about Hope returns to Kashmir after elections, but the ultimate power still belongs to Narendra Modi’s government">Read more</a>

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Why hurricanes like Milton in the US and cyclones in Australia are becoming more intense and harder to predict

October 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Dowdy, Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne Tropical cyclones, known as hurricanes and typhoons in other parts of the world, have caused huge damage in many places recently. The United States has just been hit by Hurricane Milton, within two weeks of ... <a title="Why hurricanes like Milton in the US and cyclones in Australia are becoming more intense and harder to predict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/11/why-hurricanes-like-milton-in-the-us-and-cyclones-in-australia-are-becoming-more-intense-and-harder-to-predict-241000/" aria-label="Read more about Why hurricanes like Milton in the US and cyclones in Australia are becoming more intense and harder to predict">Read more</a>

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As the conflicts in the Middle East dramatically escalate, could Iran acquire a nuclear bomb?

October 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University As Israel continues its assault on Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran appears increasingly backed into a corner. Israel’s efforts to weaken Iran’s proxy network have focused on a number of objectives: eliminating key Hezbollah leaders, destroying their weapons and ... <a title="As the conflicts in the Middle East dramatically escalate, could Iran acquire a nuclear bomb?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/11/as-the-conflicts-in-the-middle-east-dramatically-escalate-could-iran-acquire-a-nuclear-bomb-240893/" aria-label="Read more about As the conflicts in the Middle East dramatically escalate, could Iran acquire a nuclear bomb?">Read more</a>

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AI affects everyone – including Indigenous people. It’s time we have a say in how it’s built

October 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamika Worrell, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Critical Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University Since artificial intelligence (AI) became mainstream over the past two years, many of the risks it poses have been widely documented. As well as fuelling deep fake porn, threatening personal privacy and accelerating the ... <a title="AI affects everyone – including Indigenous people. It’s time we have a say in how it’s built" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/11/ai-affects-everyone-including-indigenous-people-its-time-we-have-a-say-in-how-its-built-239605/" aria-label="Read more about AI affects everyone – including Indigenous people. It’s time we have a say in how it’s built">Read more</a>

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‘Violence at all levels’: UN report into the abuse of women and girls in sport is a wake-up call for Australia

October 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Monash University PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock This week the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls presented a report detailing the violence experienced by women and girls in sport globally. The report ... <a title="‘Violence at all levels’: UN report into the abuse of women and girls in sport is a wake-up call for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/11/violence-at-all-levels-un-report-into-the-abuse-of-women-and-girls-in-sport-is-a-wake-up-call-for-australia-239085/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Violence at all levels’: UN report into the abuse of women and girls in sport is a wake-up call for Australia">Read more</a>

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Are you over 75? Here’s what you need to know about vitamin D

October 11, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elina Hypponen, Professor of Nutritional and Genetic Epidemiology, University of South Australia OPPO Find X5 Pro/Unsplash Vitamin D is essential for bone health, immune function and overall wellbeing. And it becomes even more crucial as we age. New guidelines from the international Endocrine Society recommend people aged ... <a title="Are you over 75? Here’s what you need to know about vitamin D" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/11/are-you-over-75-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-vitamin-d-231820/" aria-label="Read more about Are you over 75? Here’s what you need to know about vitamin D">Read more</a>