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July 28, 2024
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific senior sports journalist in Paris France has claimed their first Olympic Games sevens rugby gold medal with a 28-7 win over Fiji at the Stade de France Star French player Antoine Dupont scored two late second half tries to help the side create history in front of a partisan 69,000 ... <a title="Fiji falls short as Dupont rallies France to claim Olympics rugby sevens gold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/28/fiji-falls-short-as-dupont-rallies-france-to-claim-olympics-rugby-sevens-gold/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji falls short as Dupont rallies France to claim Olympics rugby sevens gold">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk As French Polynesia’s Olympic surfing competition began this weekend, it will be the only event to host athletes in a floating hotel. The accommodation is provided by the luxury French Polynesia ship Aranui 5 for the duration of the surfing competition being held on the iconic ... <a title="Paris Olympics in Tahiti: Surfing by day, luxury floating at night" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/28/paris-olympics-in-tahiti-surfing-by-day-luxury-floating-at-night/" aria-label="Read more about Paris Olympics in Tahiti: Surfing by day, luxury floating at night">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2024
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The thing I hate about Western electoral politics in general and US presidential races in particular is that they take the focus off the depravity of the US-centralised Empire itself, and run cover for its criminality. In the coming months you’re going to be hearing a lot of talk about the ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: US presidential races hide the criminality of the Empire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/caitlin-johnstone-us-presidential-races-hide-the-criminality-of-the-empire/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: US presidential races hide the criminality of the Empire">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2024
Pacific leaders have been called on to innovative and be bold to create gender equality and respond to gaps which exist in their efforts to bridge differences. Marshall Islands President Dr Hilda Heine said gender could not be addressed in isolation. “We must think also of how it intersects with our other challenges and opportunities ... <a title="President Heine calls for ‘bold responses’ for gender equality in the region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/president-heine-calls-for-bold-responses-for-gender-equality-in-the-region/" aria-label="Read more about President Heine calls for ‘bold responses’ for gender equality in the region">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2024
The second report in a five-part series focused on the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women taking place in the Marshall Islands this week. SPECIAL REPORT: By Netani Rika in Majuro A united effort will ensure a world in which every woman and girl is valued, respected, and given the opportunity to thrive. Envoy for ... <a title="‘Collaboration’ key to creating respect for women and girls, says Marshall Islands senator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/collaboration-key-to-creating-respect-for-women-and-girls-says-marshall-islands-senator/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Collaboration’ key to creating respect for women and girls, says Marshall Islands senator">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Palestine’s Permament Observer at the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, has slammed the UN Security Council for failing to secure a ceasefire and bring an end to Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip reports Al Jazeera. “We have collectively failed. This council has failed,” the Palestinian envoy said during a special council ... <a title="World has ‘failed’ Palestinians, says Palestine’s UN envoy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/world-has-failed-palestinians-says-palestines-un-envoy/" aria-label="Read more about World has ‘failed’ Palestinians, says Palestine’s UN envoy">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2024
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s security detail has cut a media briefing short over protesters in Auckland. He was holding a press conference yesterday after a walkabout with police to discuss concerns with businesses in the CBD. Luxon was talking with media when one of his security officers could be seen coming ... <a title="PM Luxon’s security cut short visit ahead of Palestine protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/pm-luxons-security-cut-short-visit-ahead-of-palestine-protest/" aria-label="Read more about PM Luxon’s security cut short visit ahead of Palestine protest">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University © Commonwealth of Australia (National Archives of Australia) 2023., CC BY Ray Lawler, who died this week at 103, was one of the artists responsible for establishing the first non-commercial repertory theatre in Australia – the Union Repertory Theatre ... <a title="Vale Ray Lawler: the playwright who changed the sound of Australian theatre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/vale-ray-lawler-the-playwright-who-changed-the-sound-of-australian-theatre-218121/" aria-label="Read more about Vale Ray Lawler: the playwright who changed the sound of Australian theatre">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne There has never been an opening ceremony quite like it. For the first time in Olympic Games history, the ceremony took place outside a stadium arena. Despite a rainy and miserable Paris evening, enormous crowds – most who ... <a title="Magnificent and humbling: the Paris opening ceremony was a tribute to witnessing superhuman feats of the extraordinary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/magnificent-and-humbling-the-paris-opening-ceremony-was-a-tribute-to-witnessing-superhuman-feats-of-the-extraordinary-233665/" aria-label="Read more about Magnificent and humbling: the Paris opening ceremony was a tribute to witnessing superhuman feats of the extraordinary">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Pacific Media Watch A Lebanese photojournalist who was severely wounded during an Israeli air strike in south Lebanon carried the Olympic torch in Paris this week in honour of her peers who have been wounded and killed in the field — especially in Gaza and Lebanon. Christina Assi of Agence France-Presse was among six journalists ... <a title="Photojournalist targeted by Israeli army carries Olympic torch in Paris" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/photojournalist-targeted-by-israeli-army-carries-olympic-torch-in-paris/" aria-label="Read more about Photojournalist targeted by Israeli army carries Olympic torch in Paris">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
The first report in a five-part web series focused on the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women taking place in the Marshall Islands this week. SPECIAL REPORT: By Netani Rika in Majuro Women continue to fight for justice 70 years after the first nuclear tests by the United States caused devastation on the people and ... <a title="70 years on from tests, Marshallese women still fight for nuclear justice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/70-years-on-from-tests-marshallese-women-still-fight-for-nuclear-justice/" aria-label="Read more about 70 years on from tests, Marshallese women still fight for nuclear justice">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The 2022 election brought the “teal wave” into parliament. The next election will test whether teals, who occupy what were Liberal seats, and other independents can maintain their momentum. Joining us on the Podcast is one of those teals, Zoe ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘Teal’ Zoe Daniel on political donations, representing Jewish voters and Kamala Harris’ prospects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/politics-with-michelle-grattan-teal-zoe-daniel-on-political-donations-representing-jewish-voters-and-kamala-harris-prospects-235518/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘Teal’ Zoe Daniel on political donations, representing Jewish voters and Kamala Harris’ prospects">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xu Yi-chong, Professor of Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University fuyu liu, Shutterstock Seven years seems a lifetime in politics. In 2017, President Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement. It prompted Canada, China and the European Union to convene an urgent ... <a title="China: still the world’s biggest emitter, but also an emerging force in climate diplomacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/china-still-the-worlds-biggest-emitter-but-also-an-emerging-force-in-climate-diplomacy-235311/" aria-label="Read more about China: still the world’s biggest emitter, but also an emerging force in climate diplomacy">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Musgrave, Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide Pixavri/Shutterstock A major Federal Court class action has been dismissed this week after Justice Michael Lee ruled there was not enough evidence to prove the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Plaintiff Kelvin McNickle, now aged 41, developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma ... <a title="Federal Court finds insufficient evidence Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. What does the science say?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/federal-court-finds-insufficient-evidence-roundup-weedkiller-causes-cancer-what-does-the-science-say-235580/" aria-label="Read more about Federal Court finds insufficient evidence Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. What does the science say?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Corbould, Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University Mainstream media are surprisingly muted at the prospect of the world’s most powerful nation being led for the first time by a woman – specifically a woman of colour, Vice President Kamala Harris. Using past elections as ... <a title="Twice as good for half the respect: Kamala Harris’ battle for the White House" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/twice-as-good-for-half-the-respect-kamala-harris-battle-for-the-white-house-235419/" aria-label="Read more about Twice as good for half the respect: Kamala Harris’ battle for the White House">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Bennett, PhD Student, Associate Research Fellow, Deakin University Last week, a drone delivery company called Wing (owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet) started operating in Melbourne. Some 250,000 residents in parts of the city’s eastern suburbs can now order food from cafes and restaurants via the ... <a title="Drone food delivery is spreading across Australia. Research suggests we will eat more junk food as a result" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/drone-food-delivery-is-spreading-across-australia-research-suggests-we-will-eat-more-junk-food-as-a-result-235429/" aria-label="Read more about Drone food delivery is spreading across Australia. Research suggests we will eat more junk food as a result">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Foo, Lecturer, Physiotherapy, Monash University pikselstock/Shutterstock In the next 40 years in Australia, it’s predicted the number of Australians aged 65 and over will more than double, while the number of people aged 85 and over will more than triple. If you’re not really interested in ... <a title="Our research shows 4 in 10 Australians in aged care are malnourished. What can we do about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/our-research-shows-4-in-10-australians-in-aged-care-are-malnourished-what-can-we-do-about-it-235507/" aria-label="Read more about Our research shows 4 in 10 Australians in aged care are malnourished. What can we do about it?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Grant, Research Associate, Power Institute for Arts and Visual Culture, University of Sydney Jonas Åkerström’s 1790 work, Session of the Accademia dell’Arcadia on August 17 1788. Nationalmuseum/Cecilia Heisser Ever wondered whether you’d have a better chance at winning an Olympic gold if you could fling words ... <a title="Before there was diving and relays, there was the Poetry Olympics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/before-there-was-diving-and-relays-there-was-the-poetry-olympics-235310/" aria-label="Read more about Before there was diving and relays, there was the Poetry Olympics">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Jones, Program Lead, Food Governance, George Institute for Global Health wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock On Thursday, Australian and New Zealand food ministers at state, federal and national levels met to thrash out what’s next for health star ratings on packaged foods. Now, after the food industry made slow progress ... <a title="Health star labels move closer to being mandatory. But food companies could still (legally) game the system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/health-star-labels-move-closer-to-being-mandatory-but-food-companies-could-still-legally-game-the-system-235512/" aria-label="Read more about Health star labels move closer to being mandatory. But food companies could still (legally) game the system">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antje Deckert, Associate Professor (Criminology), Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Despite the connection between institutional harm and gang membership made clear in this week’s mammoth royal commission abuse-in care report, the government seems unlikely to soften its “get tough on crime” policies. Since taking office last ... <a title="Gang crackdown: why anti-patch policies backfire – and what would actually work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/gang-crackdown-why-anti-patch-policies-backfire-and-what-would-actually-work-234655/" aria-label="Read more about Gang crackdown: why anti-patch policies backfire – and what would actually work">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Australian National University The Middle East is on the brink of a possibly devastating regional war, with hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah reaching an extremely dangerous level. Washington has engaged in intense diplomacy to persuade the ... <a title="Can Israel and Hezbollah be pulled back from the brink of war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/can-israel-and-hezbollah-be-pulled-back-from-the-brink-of-war-235515/" aria-label="Read more about Can Israel and Hezbollah be pulled back from the brink of war?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Elizabeth Eades, Rheumatologist, Monash University Lupus is an inflammatory autoimmune illness, where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks itself. Lupus can affect virtually any part of the body, although it most commonly affects the skin, joints and kidneys. The symptoms of lupus, also known as systemic ... <a title="Lupus is more common and severe in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Learning why is crucial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/lupus-is-more-common-and-severe-in-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-peoples-learning-why-is-crucial-232397/" aria-label="Read more about Lupus is more common and severe in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Learning why is crucial">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Mike Lewinski/Flickr, CC BY On any clear night, if you gaze skywards long enough, chances are you’ll see a meteor streaking through the sky. Some nights, however, are better than others. At certain times of year, Earth passes through ... <a title="Not one, but two meteor showers are about to peak – here’s how to catch the stellar show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/not-one-but-two-meteor-showers-are-about-to-peak-heres-how-to-catch-the-stellar-show-235176/" aria-label="Read more about Not one, but two meteor showers are about to peak – here’s how to catch the stellar show">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University Drones are the signature technology of the Ukraine war. A few miniature aircraft designs were used in the war’s early days, but an incredible array of drones have now evolved. There are different types, sizes and levels of sophistication. ... <a title="Chicken wire, AI and mobile phones on sticks: how the drone war in Ukraine is driving a fierce battle of innovation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/chicken-wire-ai-and-mobile-phones-on-sticks-how-the-drone-war-in-ukraine-is-driving-a-fierce-battle-of-innovation-235503/" aria-label="Read more about Chicken wire, AI and mobile phones on sticks: how the drone war in Ukraine is driving a fierce battle of innovation">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Slee, Associate Professor, Clinical Academic Neurologist, Flinders University Francisco Gonzelez/Unsplash Migraine is many things, but one thing it’s not is “just a headache”. “Migraine” comes from the Greek word “hemicrania”, referring to the common experience of migraine being predominantly one-sided. Some people experience an “aura” preceding ... <a title="What happens in my brain when I get a migraine? And what medications can I use to treat it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/what-happens-in-my-brain-when-i-get-a-migraine-and-what-medications-can-i-use-to-treat-it-227559/" aria-label="Read more about What happens in my brain when I get a migraine? And what medications can I use to treat it?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee White, Senior Lecturer and Horizon Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney Australia was slow to introduce minimum building standards for energy efficiency. The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) only came into force in 2003. Older homes tend to have very poor ... <a title="How old, inefficient housing and time-of-use electricity rates are leaving some households worse off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/how-old-inefficient-housing-and-time-of-use-electricity-rates-are-leaving-some-households-worse-off-234921/" aria-label="Read more about How old, inefficient housing and time-of-use electricity rates are leaving some households worse off">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Sherwood, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney The past century of human-induced warming has increased rainfall variability over 75% of the Earth’s land area – particularly over Australia, Europe and eastern North America, new research shows. The findings, by Chinese researchers and ... <a title="Landmark new research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/landmark-new-research-shows-how-global-warming-is-messing-with-our-rainfall-233432/" aria-label="Read more about Landmark new research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Heynen, Program Coordinator, Sustainable Energy, The University of Queensland A temporary stadium in the Champ-de-Mars, Paris Ekaterina Pokrovsky/Shutterstock As Paris prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the sustainability of the event is coming under scrutiny. The organisers have promoted Paris 2024 as the greenest ... <a title="Timber venues, river swimming and re-use: how the Paris Olympics is going green – and what it’s missing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/timber-venues-river-swimming-and-re-use-how-the-paris-olympics-is-going-green-and-what-its-missing-233435/" aria-label="Read more about Timber venues, river swimming and re-use: how the Paris Olympics is going green – and what it’s missing">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Wright, Professor in Marine Geology, University of Canterbury Louise Corcoran/Getty Images The decline in the number of doctoral candidates at New Zealand universities is a worrying sign for the country’s effort to build a knowledge-based economy. Aotearoa New Zealand’s economic trajectory has long been characterised by ... <a title="Declining PhD student numbers are a warning sign for NZ’s future knowledge economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/declining-phd-student-numbers-are-a-warning-sign-for-nzs-future-knowledge-economy-235191/" aria-label="Read more about Declining PhD student numbers are a warning sign for NZ’s future knowledge economy">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laurie Berg, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney defotoberg/Shutterstock Migrant worker exploitation is entrenched in workplaces across Australia. Tragically, a deep fear of immigration consequences means most unlawful employer conduct goes unreported. On Wednesday, however, the government officially launched a two-year pilot of innovative visa reforms that ... <a title="Migrant workers have long been too scared to report employer misconduct. A new visa could change this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/migrant-workers-have-long-been-too-scared-to-report-employer-misconduct-a-new-visa-could-change-this-235415/" aria-label="Read more about Migrant workers have long been too scared to report employer misconduct. A new visa could change this">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania Paris is about to host its third summer Olympics. While we don’t yet know what the legacy of this year’s games will be, let’s take the opportunity to reflect on the city’s previous Olympics of ... <a title="The chaotic history of the Olympics in Paris, where one games nearly ended the movement – and the other helped save it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/the-chaotic-history-of-the-olympics-in-paris-where-one-games-nearly-ended-the-movement-and-the-other-helped-save-it-235092/" aria-label="Read more about The chaotic history of the Olympics in Paris, where one games nearly ended the movement – and the other helped save it">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Breakey, Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Griffith University In the wake of the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump, there were calls from both sides of US politics, as well as internationally, to reduce the brutal, take-no-prisoners language that has become ... <a title="‘Bloodbath’, ‘bullseye’, ‘America’s Hitler’: why has our political rhetoric gotten so violent and incendiary?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/bloodbath-bullseye-americas-hitler-why-has-our-political-rhetoric-gotten-so-violent-and-incendiary-235206/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Bloodbath’, ‘bullseye’, ‘America’s Hitler’: why has our political rhetoric gotten so violent and incendiary?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Rathbone, Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University Two high-profile assaults on Australians in Paris have raised concerns about security ahead of the Olympic Games. On Saturday evening, a young woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by a group of men. On Monday, two ... <a title="Politics, security and the Seine: where the Paris Olympics’ flashpoints will be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/politics-security-and-the-seine-where-the-paris-olympics-flashpoints-will-be-235200/" aria-label="Read more about Politics, security and the Seine: where the Paris Olympics’ flashpoints will be">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist A former Papua New Guinea army leader, Major-General Jerry Singirok, is furious after being arrested and charged under the Capital Markets Act. He was a trustee of Melanesian Trustee Services Ltd, part of a superannuation agency with 20,000 unit holders, but its trustee licence was revoked last year. ... <a title="Retired PNG military chief furious over ‘witchhunt’ charge for Capital Markets Act breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/retired-png-military-chief-furious-over-witchhunt-charge-for-capital-markets-act-breach/" aria-label="Read more about Retired PNG military chief furious over ‘witchhunt’ charge for Capital Markets Act breach">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne In the past week, Earth’s record for the hottest day was broken twice. Sunday July 21 was declared Earth’s hottest day since records began, when average surface temperature reached 17.09°C. On Monday the record fell again, ... <a title="Monday was the warmest day recorded on Earth. But how do scientists actually measure that?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/25/monday-was-the-warmest-day-recorded-on-earth-but-how-do-scientists-actually-measure-that-235423/" aria-label="Read more about Monday was the warmest day recorded on Earth. But how do scientists actually measure that?">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Louise Hunter, Associate Professor, Teacher Education, University of Technology Sydney Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock New South Wales has just announced a curriculum “shake-up” for primary schools to start in 2027. As well as new content about the human body, consent and screen time, there will be a ... <a title="Is there a ‘right way’ to teach? Recent debates suggest yes, but students and schools are much more complex" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/25/is-there-a-right-way-to-teach-recent-debates-suggest-yes-but-students-and-schools-are-much-more-complex-235421/" aria-label="Read more about Is there a ‘right way’ to teach? Recent debates suggest yes, but students and schools are much more complex">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2024
Analysis by Keith Rankin. An important (and widely commented on) book published last year is End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration, by Perer Turchin. Before reading this book I read his 2007 book War and Peace and War (see my 30 Jan 2024 article Asabiyya), Ages of Discord (2016, an application ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Peter Turchin’s “End Times”; Some Comments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/25/keith-rankin-essay-peter-turchins-end-times-some-comments/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Peter Turchin’s “End Times”; Some Comments">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University Halfpoint/Shutterstock Every few weeks or months, the media reports on a new study that tantalisingly dangles the possibility of a new drug to give us longer, healthier lives. The latest study centres around a drug involved in targeting interleukin-11, a ... <a title="A drug that can extend your life by 25%? Don’t hold your breath" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/25/a-drug-that-can-extend-your-life-by-25-dont-hold-your-breath-235313/" aria-label="Read more about A drug that can extend your life by 25%? Don’t hold your breath">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guy Castley, Associate Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Guy Castley Banknotes and coins help shape our national identity. The images they display emphasise historical events, prominent personalities, or scientific, industrial and technological advances. Sometimes they highlight biodiversity, including distinctive plants and wildlife. Our new ... <a title="Almost 1 in 6 of the world’s banknotes feature wildlife – and they’re not always the creatures you’d expect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/25/almost-1-in-6-of-the-worlds-banknotes-feature-wildlife-and-theyre-not-always-the-creatures-youd-expect-234174/" aria-label="Read more about Almost 1 in 6 of the world’s banknotes feature wildlife – and they’re not always the creatures you’d expect">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2024
By Kaneta Naimatau in Suva In a democracy, citizens must critically evaluate issues based on facts. However in a very polarised society, people focus more on who is speaking than what is being said. This was highlighted by journalism Professor Cherian George of the Hong Kong Baptist University as he delivered his keynote address during ... <a title="Polarised media undermines democracy, professor warns at Pacific media conference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/25/polarised-media-undermines-democracy-professor-warns-at-pacific-media-conference/" aria-label="Read more about Polarised media undermines democracy, professor warns at Pacific media conference">Read more</a>
