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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Markus Wagner, Professor of Law and Director of the UOW Transnational Law and Policy Centre, University of Wollongong With the US elections weeks away, the political battle is heating up, with both sides claiming the upper hand. However, elections are not always won or lost at the ... <a title="In 2020, Trump went to the courts after losing. This time, the legal challenges have already started" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/in-2020-trump-went-to-the-courts-after-losing-this-time-the-legal-challenges-have-already-started-241266/" aria-label="Read more about In 2020, Trump went to the courts after losing. This time, the legal challenges have already started">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Langley, Associate Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University A weapon strike with a leangle. B. Cornish For the first time, state-of-the-art biomechanics technology has allowed us to scientifically measure just how deadly are two iconic Aboriginal weapons. In First Weapons, an ABC TV series aired last year, ... <a title="First-ever biomechanics study of Indigenous weapons shows what made them so deadly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/first-ever-biomechanics-study-of-indigenous-weapons-shows-what-made-them-so-deadly-239936/" aria-label="Read more about First-ever biomechanics study of Indigenous weapons shows what made them so deadly">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders’ troika, along with the Fiji’s prime minister, arrived in Kanaky New Caledonia at the weekend for a fact-finding mission on the French Pacific territory’s situation. The troika plus format involves the PIF’s previous, current and future chairs. They are mission ... <a title="Pacific leaders’ troika begins New Caledonia fact-finding mission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/pacific-leaders-troika-begins-new-caledonia-fact-finding-mission/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific leaders’ troika begins New Caledonia fact-finding mission">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by ... <a title="US presidential election remains very close; late counting in Australian elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/us-presidential-election-remains-very-close-late-counting-in-australian-elections-242281/" aria-label="Read more about US presidential election remains very close; late counting in Australian elections">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor A Kanak pastor from the Protestant Church of Kanaky New Caledonia, attending a Pacific solidarity forum in Aotearoa, says connecting with Pacific activists has given him the chance to feel hope again after months of riots in the French territory. Reverend Billy Wetewea told RNZ Pacific on the ... <a title="Kanak pastor advocates for ‘hope and ‘humanity’ as Pacific leaders visit New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/kanak-pastor-advocates-for-hope-and-humanity-as-pacific-leaders-visit-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Kanak pastor advocates for ‘hope and ‘humanity’ as Pacific leaders visit New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Jefferson, Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock We are in the last stretch of the school year and just weeks away from final reports. For some students, results may indicate serious gaps in skills or knowledge. This may be a result of circumstances outside ... <a title="Is it a good idea to repeat a year at school?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/is-it-a-good-idea-to-repeat-a-year-at-school-242106/" aria-label="Read more about Is it a good idea to repeat a year at school?">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jianxin Wang, Associate professor of finance, University of Technology Sydney With the US presidential election on a knife edge and less than a week away, financial markets are watching with bated breath. There’s no shortage of reasons to be nervous. Both sides have outlined radically different visions ... <a title="How do US presidential elections affect the economy and the stock market?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/how-do-us-presidential-elections-affect-the-economy-and-the-stock-market-241805/" aria-label="Read more about How do US presidential elections affect the economy and the stock market?">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frederic Gachon, Associate Professor, Physiology of Circadian Rhythms, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland nymphoenix/Shutterstock This is the next article in our ‘Light and health’ series, where we look at how light affects our physical and mental health in sometimes surprising ways. Read other articles ... <a title="How light tells you when to sleep, focus and poo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/how-light-tells-you-when-to-sleep-focus-and-poo-236780/" aria-label="Read more about How light tells you when to sleep, focus and poo">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Weeks, Associate Senior Research Scientist, The University of Melbourne Friendly Studios, Shutterstock The dingo was completely isolated from other canines on the Australian mainland for more than 5,000 years, until domestic dogs arrived on the scene. Subsequent concerns about livestock loss formed the basis of Australia’s ... <a title="Dingoes are not mating with dogs – but that could soon change if the culling continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/dingoes-are-not-mating-with-dogs-but-that-could-soon-change-if-the-culling-continues-241350/" aria-label="Read more about Dingoes are not mating with dogs – but that could soon change if the culling continues">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A remote Filipino school in Bicol province assisted by a small New Zealand voluntary NGO has been seriously damaged by floodwaters in the wake of Typhoon Kristine (Trami) that left at least 82 people dead across the Philippines last week. Mangcayo Elementary School, which was submerged by Typhoon Usman fringe storms six ... <a title="Remote Mangcayo school among areas hit by Typhoon Kristine floods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/remote-mangcayo-school-among-areas-hit-by-typhoon-kristine-floods/" aria-label="Read more about Remote Mangcayo school among areas hit by Typhoon Kristine floods">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University Israel’s strike on military targets in Iran over the weekend is becoming a more routine occurrence in the decades-long rivalry between the two states. Israel has conducted low-level or “unofficial” operations in Iran in the past, but since ... <a title="Israel and Iran are playing a dangerous game of chicken that will be impossible to contain forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/27/israel-and-iran-are-playing-a-dangerous-game-of-chicken-that-will-be-impossible-to-contain-forever-242275/" aria-label="Read more about Israel and Iran are playing a dangerous game of chicken that will be impossible to contain forever">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Often state elections don’t mean much federally, but Saturday’s Queensland’s result does carry implications for Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton and Adam Bandt. Neither the prime minister nor the opposition leader will have missed the fact the actual campaign mattered. The ... <a title="View from The Hill: Queensland’s lessons for Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton and Adam Bandt’s band" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/27/view-from-the-hill-queenslands-lessons-for-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-and-adam-bandts-band-242213/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Queensland’s lessons for Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton and Adam Bandt’s band">Read more</a>
