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December 31, 2024
Democracy Now! Gaza’s Health Ministry has confirmed that close to 46,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel’s ongoing assault, but Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah estimates the true number is closer to 300,000. “This is literally and mathematically a genocidal project,” says Dr Abu-Sittah, a British Palestinian reconstructive surgeon who worked in Gaza for more than a ... <a title="A ‘genocidal project’ – Dr Abu-Sittah on Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/a-genocidal-project-dr-abu-sittah-on-israels-destruction-of-gazas-health-system/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘genocidal project’ – Dr Abu-Sittah on Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health system">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent The Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas has paid tribute to former US President Jimmy Carter who died yesterday. “Carter played a pivotal role in the historic establishment of the CNMI as a Commonwealth in political union with the United States,” Governor ... <a title="Pacific leaders remember Jimmy Carter’s ‘pivotal role’ for CNMI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/pacific-leaders-remember-jimmy-carters-pivotal-role-for-cnmi/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific leaders remember Jimmy Carter’s ‘pivotal role’ for CNMI">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Scofield, Adjunct Professor in Palaeontology, University of Canterbury An artist’s impression of a Platypterigius ichthyosaur. Dmitry Bogdanov, CC BY-SA Ichthyosaurs were reptiles that swam in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs. They evolved separately around 250 million years ago, possibly from a crocodile-like ancestor, ... <a title="The discovery of a rare new fossil sheds light on NZ’s extinct dolphin-like reptiles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/the-discovery-of-a-rare-new-fossil-sheds-light-on-nzs-extinct-dolphin-like-reptiles-244383/" aria-label="Read more about The discovery of a rare new fossil sheds light on NZ’s extinct dolphin-like reptiles">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evie Kendal, Senior Lecturer of Health Promotion, Swinburne University of Technology Project Apollo Archive/Flickr By the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well be mining the surface of the Moon. But as space becomes accessible to more nations and corporations, we need to stop ... <a title="Humans will soon be able to mine on the Moon. But should we? 4 questions to consider" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/humans-will-soon-be-able-to-mine-on-the-moon-but-should-we-4-questions-to-consider-242016/" aria-label="Read more about Humans will soon be able to mine on the Moon. But should we? 4 questions to consider">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images If it’s good enough for school and university students, it’s good enough for entire countries, too. This report card provides a snapshot of how New Zealand fared across a wide range of international measures – where it ... <a title="NZ report card 2024: how the country fared in 25 key global and domestic rankings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/nz-report-card-2024-how-the-country-fared-in-25-key-global-and-domestic-rankings-245275/" aria-label="Read more about NZ report card 2024: how the country fared in 25 key global and domestic rankings">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Hartley, Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania Whether it’s sun-soaked beaches, winding rivers, or backyard pools, the aquatic environment is central to the Australian lifestyle. For many, water is a source of leisure, sport, and relaxation, but it also poses serious risks. Australia ... <a title="The majority of drowning victims in Australia are men. There are strategies to keep everyone safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/the-majority-of-drowning-victims-in-australia-are-men-there-are-strategies-to-keep-everyone-safe-241779/" aria-label="Read more about The majority of drowning victims in Australia are men. There are strategies to keep everyone safe">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Risk & Resilience, UNSW Sydney Elias Bitar/Shutterstock December 31 brings masses of people together to usher in the new year. But when massive crowds gather to party, certain risks – such as overcrowding or alcohol-related violence – may increase. Here are ... <a title="How to stay safe in a New Year’s Eve crowd" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/how-to-stay-safe-in-a-new-years-eve-crowd-239200/" aria-label="Read more about How to stay safe in a New Year’s Eve crowd">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darcy Watchorn, Threatened Species Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science Department, Zoos Victoria, and Visiting Scholar, School of Life & Environmental Science, Deakin University Jakub Maculewicz/Shutterstock It’s just past midnight in the cool, ancient forests of Tasmania. We’ve spent a long day and night surveying endangered Tasmanian devils. ... <a title="In 2025, let’s make it game on – not game over – for our precious natural world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/in-2025-lets-make-it-game-on-not-game-over-for-our-precious-natural-world-245761/" aria-label="Read more about In 2025, let’s make it game on – not game over – for our precious natural world">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Economists may sometimes sound like they are speaking a language out of this world. But perhaps there are lessons about economics from a galaxy far, far away. The Star Wars saga – the ... <a title="Star Wars can teach us about the economy or as Yoda might say, ‘about economics, it can teach’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/star-wars-can-teach-us-about-the-economy-or-as-yoda-might-say-about-economics-it-can-teach-245578/" aria-label="Read more about Star Wars can teach us about the economy or as Yoda might say, ‘about economics, it can teach’">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Hanaghan, Senior Research Fellow in Latin Christianity in Late Antiquity, Australian Catholic University Munzir Rosdi/Shutterstock People throughout history have deliberately tried to forget corrupt or criminal leaders who offend the public’s sense of morality or justice. The term damnatio memoriae (“condemnation of memory”) describes this kind ... <a title="What was damnatio memoriae? How to get cancelled in Ancient Rome" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/what-was-damnatio-memoriae-how-to-get-cancelled-in-ancient-rome-242193/" aria-label="Read more about What was damnatio memoriae? How to get cancelled in Ancient Rome">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A Palestine solidarity group has protested over the participation of Israeli tennis player Lina Glushko in New Zealand’s ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland this week, saying such competition raises serious concerns about the normalisation of systemic oppression and apartheid. The Palestine Forum of New Zealand said in a statement that by taking ... <a title="Palestine protest group condemns NZ’s ‘normalisation of apartheid’ over Israeli tennis player" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/30/palestine-protest-group-condemns-nzs-normalisation-of-apartheid-over-israeli-tennis-player/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine protest group condemns NZ’s ‘normalisation of apartheid’ over Israeli tennis player">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney US President Jimmy Carter waving from Air Force One in 1977. National Archives and Records Administration Former US president Jimmy Carter, a man defined by his humility and idealism, has died at 100. Many US presidents ... <a title="Jimmy Carter’s idealism and humility left a lasting imprint on American life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/30/jimmy-carters-idealism-and-humility-left-a-lasting-imprint-on-american-life-200349/" aria-label="Read more about Jimmy Carter’s idealism and humility left a lasting imprint on American life">Read more</a>
