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Month: December 2024

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New course planned to help Pacific media professionals counter disinformation

December 3, 2024

Pacific Media Watch An Aotearoa New Zealand-based community education provider is preparing a new course aimed to help media professionals in the Pacific region understand and respond to the complex issue of disinformation. The eight-week course “A Bit Sus (Pacific)”, developed by the Dark Times Academy, will be offered free to journalists, editors, programme directors ... <a title="New course planned to help Pacific media professionals counter disinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/03/new-course-planned-to-help-pacific-media-professionals-counter-disinformation/" aria-label="Read more about New course planned to help Pacific media professionals counter disinformation">Read more</a>

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With the world distracted by conflicts elsewhere, the Syrian civil war flares up again

December 3, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University The forgotten Syrian civil war has again flared up with the spectacular capture of Aleppo by opposition forces. A complex ... <a title="With the world distracted by conflicts elsewhere, the Syrian civil war flares up again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/03/with-the-world-distracted-by-conflicts-elsewhere-the-syrian-civil-war-flares-up-again-245029/" aria-label="Read more about With the world distracted by conflicts elsewhere, the Syrian civil war flares up again">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on Liberal moderates, regrets, and Donald Trump

December 3, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition Senate leader and former senior minister in the Coalition government Simon Birmingham has announced he will quit parliament at the election. Birmingham, one of the few remaining moderates in the Liberals’ ranks, is shadow foreign minister. Now , aged ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on Liberal moderates, regrets, and Donald Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/03/politics-with-michelle-grattan-simon-birmingham-on-liberal-moderates-regrets-and-donald-trump-245147/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on Liberal moderates, regrets, and Donald Trump">Read more</a>

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A Global Joint Statement Condemns Cancellation of International Religious Event in South Korea

December 3, 2024

Source: Shincheonji New Zealand Gyeonggi Provincial Government’s Sudden Cancellation Raises Concerns of Bias and Violation of Rights An administrative decision by a South Korean government agency sparked international controversy, raising concerns about religious freedom.   https://youtu.be/0V3nZDw1RzY On November 27, religious leaders and opinion leaders delivered a joint protest statement to the Government of the Republic of ... <a title="A Global Joint Statement Condemns Cancellation of International Religious Event in South Korea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/03/a-global-joint-statement-condemns-cancellation-of-international-religious-event-in-south-korea/" aria-label="Read more about A Global Joint Statement Condemns Cancellation of International Religious Event in South Korea">Read more</a>

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What is Visanne, the endometriosis drug just added to the PBS?

December 3, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University Kaspars Grinvest/Shutterstock The drug Visanne (also known as dienogest) is the first endometriosis treatment to be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in 30 years. Endometriosis is a chronic and often debilitating condition, where tissue similar to that ... <a title="What is Visanne, the endometriosis drug just added to the PBS?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/03/what-is-visanne-the-endometriosis-drug-just-added-to-the-pbs-245028/" aria-label="Read more about What is Visanne, the endometriosis drug just added to the PBS?">Read more</a>

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New research shows how long, hard and often you need to stretch to improve your flexibility

December 3, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lewis Ingram, Lecturer in Physiotherapy, University of South Australia Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels Can you reach down and touch your toes without bending your knees? Can you reach both arms overhead? If these sound like a struggle, you may be lacking flexibility. Flexibility is the ability to move a ... <a title="New research shows how long, hard and often you need to stretch to improve your flexibility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/03/new-research-shows-how-long-hard-and-often-you-need-to-stretch-to-improve-your-flexibility-242488/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows how long, hard and often you need to stretch to improve your flexibility">Read more</a>

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Luxon says Israeli PM would be arrested if he visits New Zealand

December 3, 2024

Asia Pacific Report Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has told a media conference Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be arrested if he entered New Zealand “We support the ICC [the International Criminal Court],” Luxon said yesterday. “We believe in the international rules-based system, we support the ICC, and we would be obligated to do so.” ... <a title="Luxon says Israeli PM would be arrested if he visits New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/03/luxon-says-israeli-pm-would-be-arrested-if-he-visits-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon says Israeli PM would be arrested if he visits New Zealand">Read more</a>

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To map the vibration of the universe, astronomers built a detector the size of the galaxy

December 3, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Miles, Postdoctoral Researcher in Astrophysics, Swinburne University of Technology Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology and South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) Using the largest gravitational wave detector ever made, we have confirmed earlier reports that the fabric of the universe is constantly vibrating. This ... <a title="To map the vibration of the universe, astronomers built a detector the size of the galaxy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/03/to-map-the-vibration-of-the-universe-astronomers-built-a-detector-the-size-of-the-galaxy-244157/" aria-label="Read more about To map the vibration of the universe, astronomers built a detector the size of the galaxy">Read more</a>

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97% of adult Australians have limited skills to verify information online – new report

December 3, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sora Park, Professor of Communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra An example of an Instagram post used in the study. Instagram/Park et al. 2024 Australians now use social media more often than any other type of media, including TV, radio and websites. While the ... <a title="97% of adult Australians have limited skills to verify information online – new report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/03/97-of-adult-australians-have-limited-skills-to-verify-information-online-new-report-243595/" aria-label="Read more about 97% of adult Australians have limited skills to verify information online – new report">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Opinion – Bidenomics and Luxonomics

December 3, 2024

Keith Rankin – Opinion. Joe Biden struggled to understand why his presidency was unpopular; especially why so many regarded his economic legacy as weak when he thought it was strong. Indeed, by many of the conventional macroeconomic indicators Joe Biden’s economic policies were a success. Part of the problem is that much of that seeming ... <a title="Keith Rankin Opinion – Bidenomics and Luxonomics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/03/keith-rankin-opinion-bidenomics-and-luxonomics/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Opinion – Bidenomics and Luxonomics">Read more</a>

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‘They’re my babies’: what our attitudes to backyard chickens reveals about Australians

December 3, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily A. Buddle, Research Fellow in Humanities, University of Adelaide Shutterstock Chicken – or chooks, as they are affectionately known in Australia – have been a mainstay in backyards for generations. More and more Australians now keep chickens, after the COVID pandemic triggered food shortages and prompted ... <a title="‘They’re my babies’: what our attitudes to backyard chickens reveals about Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/03/theyre-my-babies-what-our-attitudes-to-backyard-chickens-reveals-about-australians-243936/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They’re my babies’: what our attitudes to backyard chickens reveals about Australians">Read more</a>

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It’s possible to study teaching and have no real-time connections with lecturers or peers. But it can be ‘very lonely’

December 3, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Cain, Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Arts Education, Australian Catholic University Fizkes/Shutterstock Australia is in the grip of a teacher shortage. The federal government has predicted in 2025, demand for high school teachers will outstrip graduates by about 4,100 teachers. We also hear constant reports ... <a title="It’s possible to study teaching and have no real-time connections with lecturers or peers. But it can be ‘very lonely’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/03/its-possible-to-study-teaching-and-have-no-real-time-connections-with-lecturers-or-peers-but-it-can-be-very-lonely-242195/" aria-label="Read more about It’s possible to study teaching and have no real-time connections with lecturers or peers. But it can be ‘very lonely’">Read more</a>