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December 14, 2024
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show in Syria, where tens of thousands of people gathered at the Great Mosque of Damascus for the first Friday prayers since longtime authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad was toppled by opposition fighters. DAMASCUS RESIDENT: [translated] Hopefully this Friday is the Friday of the greatest joy, a Friday of ... <a title="Damascus and Gaza prisoners: Syrians and Palestinians search for ‘disappeared’ loved ones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/14/damascus-and-gaza-prisoners-syrians-and-palestinians-search-for-disappeared-loved-ones/" aria-label="Read more about Damascus and Gaza prisoners: Syrians and Palestinians search for ‘disappeared’ loved ones">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle What we are witnessing is not just the end of a regime but quite possibly the destruction of the Syrian state. We are being told by the Western media that we should join Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden and the Europeans in celebrating ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: The dismemberment of Syria is a crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/eugene-doyle-the-dismemberment-of-syria-is-a-crime/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: The dismemberment of Syria is a crime">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Longden, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University The Coalition has released long-awaited detail on its nuclear energy policy, claiming its plan to build seven nuclear power stations would be A$263 billion cheaper than Labor’s renewables-only approach. The figures are contained in an analysis ... <a title="The Coalition reveals the cost of its nuclear power plan – but the devil is in the missing detail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/the-coalition-reveals-the-cost-of-its-nuclear-power-plan-but-the-devil-is-in-the-missing-detail-245576/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition reveals the cost of its nuclear power plan – but the devil is in the missing detail">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University After the fall of the al-Assad regime in Syria, large stockpiles of the illicit drug captagon have reportedly been uncovered. The stockpiles, found by Syrian rebels, are believed to be linked to al-Assad ... <a title="What is the drug captagon and how is it linked to Syria’s fallen Assad regime?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/what-is-the-drug-captagon-and-how-is-it-linked-to-syrias-fallen-assad-regime-245935/" aria-label="Read more about What is the drug captagon and how is it linked to Syria’s fallen Assad regime?">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smerdon, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Eighteen-year-old Indian prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju has become the new world chess champion, winning the final game of the title match after a dramatic blunder from the reigning champ, China’s Ding Liren. Gukesh is now the youngest ... <a title="Teenage prodigy Gukesh D defeats Ding Liren to become youngest world chess champion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/teenage-prodigy-gukesh-d-defeats-ding-liren-to-become-youngest-world-chess-champion-245847/" aria-label="Read more about Teenage prodigy Gukesh D defeats Ding Liren to become youngest world chess champion">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne Gregory Lorenzutti/Malthouse Theatre There are many great traditions of Christmas performances, mostly European and American in origin, where the occurrence of Christmas in deep winter means it is more likely that people will want to be inside ... <a title="Naughty, often naked, deeply wild: F Christmas is a joyous gift at the time we need it most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/naughty-often-naked-deeply-wild-f-christmas-is-a-joyous-gift-at-the-time-we-need-it-most-245928/" aria-label="Read more about Naughty, often naked, deeply wild: F Christmas is a joyous gift at the time we need it most">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica C Lai, Professor of Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington From patents relating to mānuka, fake Māori souvenirs being sold in Aotearoa New Zealand, or the use of Māori designs on bedspreads sold online, the misappropriation and commercialisation of indigenous knowledge and ... <a title="A new treaty could prevent some misappropriation of Māori and Indigenous design – and shouldn’t be ignored" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/a-new-treaty-could-prevent-some-misappropriation-of-maori-and-indigenous-design-and-shouldnt-be-ignored-245025/" aria-label="Read more about A new treaty could prevent some misappropriation of Māori and Indigenous design – and shouldn’t be ignored">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Sheard, Researcher and Lawyer, La Trobe University Master1305/Shutterstock Can artificial intelligence (AI) tell whether you’re happy, sad, angry or frustrated? According to technology companies that offer AI-enabled emotion recognition software, the answer to this question is yes. But this claim does not stack up against mounting ... <a title="Tech companies claim AI can recognise human emotions. But the science doesn’t stack up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/tech-companies-claim-ai-can-recognise-human-emotions-but-the-science-doesnt-stack-up-243591/" aria-label="Read more about Tech companies claim AI can recognise human emotions. But the science doesn’t stack up">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney The 14th season of Australia’s major domestic men’s Twenty20 (T20) cricket competition, the Big Bash League (BBL), starts on Sunday. Its rise is probably the biggest change in Australian cricket since Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket ... <a title="How is the Big Bash League faring after 14 years of ups and downs – and what’s next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/how-is-the-big-bash-league-faring-after-14-years-of-ups-and-downs-and-whats-next-241255/" aria-label="Read more about How is the Big Bash League faring after 14 years of ups and downs – and what’s next?">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caleb Ferguson, Professor of Nursing and Director of Health Innovations, University of Wollongong Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock It’s the time of year for workplace Christmas parties, and gatherings with family and friends. Maybe you’ll drink a lot in one go. Then you feel your heart beating fast or irregularly. ... <a title="Been drinking and your heart’s fluttering? You may have ‘holiday heart’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/been-drinking-and-your-hearts-fluttering-you-may-have-holiday-heart-241469/" aria-label="Read more about Been drinking and your heart’s fluttering? You may have ‘holiday heart’">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shuxia Chen, Lecturer, School of Art & Design, UNSW Sydney Installation view of the ‘Cao Fei: My City is Yours 曹斐: 欢迎登陆’ exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 30 November 2024 – 13 April 2025, artworks © Cao Fei. Courtesy the artist, Vitamin Creative ... <a title="The work of Chinese artist Cao Fei explores our brave new human condition in a technological world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/the-work-of-chinese-artist-cao-fei-explores-our-brave-new-human-condition-in-a-technological-world-244518/" aria-label="Read more about The work of Chinese artist Cao Fei explores our brave new human condition in a technological world">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images Canada and New Zealand share an important approach to gun control: both countries view firearms as a privilege, not a right. The similarities don’t end there, either. Both have strong and legitimate firearms-owning communities, and both have ... <a title="From ‘ghost guns’ to gangs, 5 lessons from Canada for NZ firearms reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/from-ghost-guns-to-gangs-5-lessons-from-canada-for-nz-firearms-reform-245553/" aria-label="Read more about From ‘ghost guns’ to gangs, 5 lessons from Canada for NZ firearms reform">Read more</a>
