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Month: January 2025

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How do workers cope in no-win situations? Midwives found out the hard way during the pandemic

January 30, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Greenslade-Yeats, Research Fellow in Management, Auckland University of Technology Eldar Nurkovic/Shutterstock During the pandemic, midwives faced what researchers call a “pragmatic paradox” – a situation where contradictory demands are imposed on individuals who can neither refuse nor fulfil the demands. Midwives needed to care for women ... <a title="How do workers cope in no-win situations? Midwives found out the hard way during the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/how-do-workers-cope-in-no-win-situations-midwives-found-out-the-hard-way-during-the-pandemic-247679/" aria-label="Read more about How do workers cope in no-win situations? Midwives found out the hard way during the pandemic">Read more</a>

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Vitamin B6 is essential – but too much can be toxic. Here’s what to know to stay safe

January 29, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Distinguished Professor, Professor of Immunology, RMIT University Kim Kuperkova/Shutterstock In recent weeks, reports have been circulating about severe reactions in people who’ve taken over-the-counter vitamin B6 supplements. Vitamin B6 poisoning can injure nerves and lead to symptoms including numbness, tingling and even trouble walking and ... <a title="Vitamin B6 is essential – but too much can be toxic. Here’s what to know to stay safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/vitamin-b6-is-essential-but-too-much-can-be-toxic-heres-what-to-know-to-stay-safe-248443/" aria-label="Read more about Vitamin B6 is essential – but too much can be toxic. Here’s what to know to stay safe">Read more</a>

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DeepSeek: why the hot new Chinese AI chatbot has big privacy and security problems

January 29, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Senior Lecturer of Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University The Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has rattled the tech industry with the release of free, cheaply made AI models that compete with the best US products such as ChatGPT. Users are rushing to check ... <a title="DeepSeek: why the hot new Chinese AI chatbot has big privacy and security problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/deepseek-why-the-hot-new-chinese-ai-chatbot-has-big-privacy-and-security-problems-248544/" aria-label="Read more about DeepSeek: why the hot new Chinese AI chatbot has big privacy and security problems">Read more</a>

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A marine heatwave in northwest Australia is killing huge numbers of fish. It’s heading south

January 29, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sina Pinter, PhD Candidate in Ocean Dynamics, The University of Western Australia Ningaloo Reef is facing the heat James C. Farr/Shutterstock Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heatwave intensifies. The fish kill at Gnoorea Beach near Karratha ... <a title="A marine heatwave in northwest Australia is killing huge numbers of fish. It’s heading south" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/a-marine-heatwave-in-northwest-australia-is-killing-huge-numbers-of-fish-its-heading-south-248139/" aria-label="Read more about A marine heatwave in northwest Australia is killing huge numbers of fish. It’s heading south">Read more</a>

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After fleeing the Taliban, the Afghan women’s cricket team is finally playing together – in Australia

January 29, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Ordway, Associate Professor Sport Management and Sport Integrity Lead, University of Canberra Women cheer and wave the Afghanistan flag during a cricket game in 2023 Vector and photos/Shutterstock A Twenty20 cricket contest featuring a women’s team made up of refugees from Afghanistan who now live in ... <a title="After fleeing the Taliban, the Afghan women’s cricket team is finally playing together – in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/after-fleeing-the-taliban-the-afghan-womens-cricket-team-is-finally-playing-together-in-australia-248445/" aria-label="Read more about After fleeing the Taliban, the Afghan women’s cricket team is finally playing together – in Australia">Read more</a>

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DeepSeek’s success challenges assumptions about Chinese tech companies – and the US-China competition

January 29, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wanning Sun, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney The release of the new DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model has shocked the tech world. Launched on January 20 with little fanfare, the Chinese AI model was reportedly developed at only a fraction of the ... <a title="DeepSeek’s success challenges assumptions about Chinese tech companies – and the US-China competition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/deepseeks-success-challenges-assumptions-about-chinese-tech-companies-and-the-us-china-competition-248531/" aria-label="Read more about DeepSeek’s success challenges assumptions about Chinese tech companies – and the US-China competition">Read more</a>

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PSNA’s Minto hits back at Gaza ‘genocide hotline’ critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldier visas

January 29, 2025

Asia Pacific Report A national Palestine advocacy group has hit back at critics of its “genocide hotline” campaign against soldiers involved in Israel’s war against Gaza, saying New Zealand should be actively following international law. The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) dismissed a “predictable lineup of apologists for Israel” for their criticisms of the PSNA ... <a title="PSNA’s Minto hits back at Gaza ‘genocide hotline’ critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldier visas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/psnas-minto-hits-back-at-gaza-genocide-hotline-critics-insists-nz-should-deny-israeli-soldier-visas/" aria-label="Read more about PSNA’s Minto hits back at Gaza ‘genocide hotline’ critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldier visas">Read more</a>

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Lower inflation in the December quarter boosts chances of an interest rate cut

January 29, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock Australia’s headline inflation rate dropped to a three-year low of 2.4% in the December quarter, according to the Consumer Price Index, adding to pressure for an interest rate cut by the Reserve ... <a title="Lower inflation in the December quarter boosts chances of an interest rate cut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/lower-inflation-in-the-december-quarter-boosts-chances-of-an-interest-rate-cut-246987/" aria-label="Read more about Lower inflation in the December quarter boosts chances of an interest rate cut">Read more</a>

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What is a ‘crime scene’, really? An expert explains how it’s more than just blue police tape

January 29, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Hurley, Lecturer in Criminology. Police and policing. Dept of Security Studies & Criminology, Macquarie University When you watch the news, one phrase usually comes up as soon as crime is mentioned: “police have established a crime scene”. If you’re a fan of the forensics crime drama ... <a title="What is a ‘crime scene’, really? An expert explains how it’s more than just blue police tape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/what-is-a-crime-scene-really-an-expert-explains-how-its-more-than-just-blue-police-tape-245369/" aria-label="Read more about What is a ‘crime scene’, really? An expert explains how it’s more than just blue police tape">Read more</a>

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What is the 90-year-old tax rule Trump could use to double US taxes on foreigners?

January 29, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miranda Stewart, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. National Archives and Records Administration/Wikimedia Commons US President Donald Trump isn’t happy about the way some countries are taxing American citizens and companies. He has made clear he’s willing to retaliate, threatening to ... <a title="What is the 90-year-old tax rule Trump could use to double US taxes on foreigners?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/what-is-the-90-year-old-tax-rule-trump-could-use-to-double-us-taxes-on-foreigners-248154/" aria-label="Read more about What is the 90-year-old tax rule Trump could use to double US taxes on foreigners?">Read more</a>

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Does your school have enough trees? Here’s why they’re great for kids and their learning

January 29, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Stanley, Professor of Ecology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Do schools and trees mix? You may have memories of shady playing areas and shelter belts by playing fields, but our recent study suggests this is increasingly an exception rather than a rule. Trees ... <a title="Does your school have enough trees? Here’s why they’re great for kids and their learning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/does-your-school-have-enough-trees-heres-why-theyre-great-for-kids-and-their-learning-246411/" aria-label="Read more about Does your school have enough trees? Here’s why they’re great for kids and their learning">Read more</a>

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Trump 2.0 chaos and destruction — what it means Down Under

January 29, 2025

What will happen to Australia — and New Zealand — once the superpower that has been followed into endless battles, the United States, finally unravels? COMMENTARY: By Michelle Pini, managing editor of Independent Australia With President Donald Trump now into his second week in the White House, horrific fires have continued to rage across Los ... <a title="Trump 2.0 chaos and destruction — what it means Down Under" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/trump-2-0-chaos-and-destruction-what-it-means-down-under/" aria-label="Read more about Trump 2.0 chaos and destruction — what it means Down Under">Read more</a>