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May 1, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By John PerryFrom Masaya, Nicaragua “He’s not a doctor, I don’t think.” Trump had just finished a phone call with Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH), the de facto president of Honduras who runs a narco-state[1]. On April 30, JOH was indirectly implicated in drug and murder charges by the ... <a title="COVID-19 as Pretext for Repression in the Northern Triangle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/covid-19-as-pretext-for-repression-in-the-northern-triangle/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 as Pretext for Repression in the Northern Triangle">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Halafoff, Associate Professor in Sociology, Deakin University The COVID-19 pandemic has forced religious congregations to stay at home after the doors have been closed to their churches, synagogues, mosques, temples and gurdwaras across Australia. But religious life has not stopped. Congregations are discovering new ways to ... <a title="Religious groups are embracing technology during the lockdown, but can it replace human connection?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/religious-groups-are-embracing-technology-during-the-lockdown-but-can-it-replace-human-connection-135682/" aria-label="Read more about Religious groups are embracing technology during the lockdown, but can it replace human connection?">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Economy, recovery, UBI Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): The List Candidate: Winston Peters and the Looming Covid-19 Depression Chris Trotter: If The Answer Is “Treasury”, Then Ask Another Question Matthew Hooton (Herald): Into the future ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 01 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-01-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 01 2020">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nic Geard, Senior Lecturer, School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne; Senior Research Fellow, Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne By international standards, Australia has had considerable success in containing the COVID-19 outbreak. As the number of new cases continues to decline, ... <a title="What is sentinel surveillance and how might it help in the fight against coronavirus?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/what-is-sentinel-surveillance-and-how-might-it-help-in-the-fight-against-coronavirus-136845/" aria-label="Read more about What is sentinel surveillance and how might it help in the fight against coronavirus?">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Potter, Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Sydney Spoiler alert: this story describes a pivotal film scene that is designed to surprise the viewer. LGBTQ films tend to provoke debates about authenticity, especially when it comes to sex: should it be represented explicitly or not? Portrait ... <a title="Where there’s smoke: seeing sex in Portrait of a Lady on Fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/where-theres-smoke-seeing-sex-in-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-132184/" aria-label="Read more about Where there’s smoke: seeing sex in Portrait of a Lady on Fire">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW As Australia begins gradually to relax some of its containment measures (so-called nonpharmaceutical interventions or NPIs) we are confronted with a number of questions when will children be back at school full time? when might restaurants and pubs be open and ... <a title="Vital Signs. The evidence that lockdowns work may not be gold standard, but it’s good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/vital-signs-the-evidence-that-lockdowns-work-may-not-be-gold-standard-but-its-good-137540/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs. The evidence that lockdowns work may not be gold standard, but it’s good">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle Debates about a return to classroom learning in Australia are fraught, and parents have mixed feelings as to what may be best for their children. This confusion is likely influenced by a sense of ... <a title="Sending children back to school during coronavirus has human rights implications" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/sending-children-back-to-school-during-coronavirus-has-human-rights-implications-137251/" aria-label="Read more about Sending children back to school during coronavirus has human rights implications">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Thurbon, Scientia Fellow and Associate Professor in International Relations / International Political Economy, UNSW The chaos of COVID-19 has now hit global energy markets, creating an outcome unheard of in industrial history: negative oil prices. With the world’s largest economies largely in lockdown, demand for oil ... <a title="Want an economic tonic, Mr Morrison? Use that stimulus money to turbocharge renewables" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/want-an-economic-tonic-mr-morrison-use-that-stimulus-money-to-turbocharge-renewables-137074/" aria-label="Read more about Want an economic tonic, Mr Morrison? Use that stimulus money to turbocharge renewables">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tan Yigitcanlar, Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Queensland University of Technology Australia has borne the brunt of several major disasters in recent years, including drought, bushfires, floods and cyclones. The increasing use of social media is changing how we prepare for and respond to these ... <a title="Disasters expose gaps in emergency services’ social media use" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/disasters-expose-gaps-in-emergency-services-social-media-use-134912/" aria-label="Read more about Disasters expose gaps in emergency services’ social media use">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hans Hendrischke, Professor of Chinese Business and Management, University of Sydney Two events this week have illustrated two fundamental tensions in Australia’s relationship with China. The first event was China’s ambassador to Australia suggesting a Chinese boycott of Australian exports, due to Australia pursuing an independent inquiry ... <a title="Australia’s links with China must change, but decoupling is not an option" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/australias-links-with-china-must-change-but-decoupling-is-not-an-option-137391/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s links with China must change, but decoupling is not an option">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Birch, Lecturer, Creative Writing, Victoria University Following the death of her elderly father, a close friend of mine recently asked if I would read a poem by Goethe at his funeral. I didn’t know the man well. In fact, I had met him only once, seated ... <a title="Friday essay: grief and things of stone, wood and wool" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/01/friday-essay-grief-and-things-of-stone-wood-and-wool-136721/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: grief and things of stone, wood and wool">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Sivey, Associate Professor, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University Australia is in an enviable position when compared with major world cities like New York, London and Madrid, each of which continues to deal with COVID-19 deaths in the thousands. Although Australia has suffered 91 ... <a title="New roadmap gives Australia two paths out of COVID-19 lockdown: elimination or adaptation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/30/new-roadmap-gives-australia-two-paths-out-of-covid-19-lockdown-elimination-or-adaptation-137494/" aria-label="Read more about New roadmap gives Australia two paths out of COVID-19 lockdown: elimination or adaptation">Read more</a>
