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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Diepstraten, Senior Research Officer, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer Division, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has already spread to his bones. A statement Biden’s office issued ... <a title="Joe Biden has advanced prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 9. What does this mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/joe-biden-has-advanced-prostate-cancer-with-a-gleason-score-of-9-what-does-this-mean-256998/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden has advanced prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 9. What does this mean?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
Pacific Media Watch American film star celebrity John Cusack, who describes himself on his x-page bio as an “apocalyptic shit-disturber”, has posted an open letter to the world denouncing the Israeli “mass murder” in Gaza and calling for “your outrage”. While warning the public to “don’t stop talking about Palestine/Gaza”, he says that the “hollow ... <a title="Open letter from John Cusack: ‘The children of Gaza need your outrage – end the siege’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/open-letter-from-john-cusack-the-children-of-gaza-need-your-outrage-end-the-siege/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter from John Cusack: ‘The children of Gaza need your outrage – end the siege’">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University Oscar Jenkins, a 33-year-old former teacher from Melbourne, was one of many foreigners who responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call in 2022 for volunteers to join Ukraine’s armed forces to help repel Russia’s invasion. In early 2024, Jenkins ... <a title="Russia is labelling Oscar Jenkins a ‘mercenary’, not a prisoner of war. What’s the difference – and why does this matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/russia-is-labelling-oscar-jenkins-a-mercenary-not-a-prisoner-of-war-whats-the-difference-and-why-does-this-matter-256996/" aria-label="Read more about Russia is labelling Oscar Jenkins a ‘mercenary’, not a prisoner of war. What’s the difference – and why does this matter?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Toole, Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute Last week the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The highly infectious virus was found in two healthy, polio-vaccinated children who were screened following detection of the virus during routine wastewater sampling ... <a title="The re-emergence of polio in Papua New Guinea shows global eradication remains elusive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/the-re-emergence-of-polio-in-papua-new-guinea-shows-global-eradication-remains-elusive-256899/" aria-label="Read more about The re-emergence of polio in Papua New Guinea shows global eradication remains elusive">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Strong, Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University As always, Eurovision 2025 was full of glitter, costume reveals, divas, spectacle and, of course, controversy. From ongoing calls to ban Israel from participating, to one song that had to be edited since it was too inappropriate, here’s what ... <a title="Politics, protest and some seriously inappropriate songs: who gets censored at Eurovision, and who doesn’t?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/politics-protest-and-some-seriously-inappropriate-songs-who-gets-censored-at-eurovision-and-who-doesnt-256447/" aria-label="Read more about Politics, protest and some seriously inappropriate songs: who gets censored at Eurovision, and who doesn’t?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madalyn Scerri, Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality, Torrens University Australia Viacheslav Lopatin/Shutterstock Traveldream.com.au sold discounted holidays – curated hiking tours, boutique cruises and cultural getaways through a slick website and polished social media ads. But news emerged last week that the Melbourne-based travel company has collapsed ... <a title="An online travel company just collapsed. Here’s how to avoid being left stranded by an online deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/an-online-travel-company-just-collapsed-heres-how-to-avoid-being-left-stranded-by-an-online-deal-256878/" aria-label="Read more about An online travel company just collapsed. Here’s how to avoid being left stranded by an online deal">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Garrett, Lecturer in Exercise Science and Physiology, Griffith University Paolo Bona/Shutterstock Many children across Australia have begun to play their favourite contact sports like rugby league, rugby union and Australian rules football. Many will be just starting out during their early years of primary school. Yet ... <a title="Why it’s time to delay tackling in junior sports until the age of 12" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/why-its-time-to-delay-tackling-in-junior-sports-until-the-age-of-12-256466/" aria-label="Read more about Why it’s time to delay tackling in junior sports until the age of 12">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Professor Rebekah Russell-Bennett, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra When the new parliament convenes after the recent election, it will feature a rarity in Australian politics. Women will lead two significant political parties at the same time: the Liberal Party’s Sussan ... <a title="Ambition is not a dirty word: female politicians and the ‘Lady Macbeth bias’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/ambition-is-not-a-dirty-word-female-politicians-and-the-lady-macbeth-bias-256681/" aria-label="Read more about Ambition is not a dirty word: female politicians and the ‘Lady Macbeth bias’">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on May 19, 2025.
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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ahmed Ibrahim, Senior Lecturer, Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock/The Conversation It’s nearly impossible to use the internet without being asked about cookies. A typical pop-up will offer to either “accept all” or “reject all”. Sometimes, there may be a third option, or a link to ... <a title="What does it mean to ‘accept’ or ‘reject’ all cookies, and which should I choose?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/what-does-it-mean-to-accept-or-reject-all-cookies-and-which-should-i-choose-256219/" aria-label="Read more about What does it mean to ‘accept’ or ‘reject’ all cookies, and which should I choose?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Poulton, Senior Lecturer, Brain Mind Centre Nepean, University of Sydney Sergey Novikov/Shutterstock Neurodevelopmental disorders are a diverse group of conditions that affect the brain from early development. They include attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism and learning disabilities, such as dyslexia. These conditions usually become more evident ... <a title="What causes ADHD? What we know, don’t know and suspect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/what-causes-adhd-what-we-know-dont-know-and-suspect-241119/" aria-label="Read more about What causes ADHD? What we know, don’t know and suspect">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2025
By Gill Bonnett, RNZ immigration reporter This story discusses graphic details of slavery, sexual abuse and violence Pacific children as young as six are being adopted overseas and being made to work as house slaves, suffering threats, beatings and rape. Kris Teikamata — a social worker at a community agency — spoke about the harrowing ... <a title="Pacific children as young as 6 adopted, made to work as house slaves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/19/pacific-children-as-young-as-6-adopted-made-to-work-as-house-slaves/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific children as young as 6 adopted, made to work as house slaves">Read more</a>
