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November 9, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk An American columnist and high tech expert has apologised to the people of New Zealand over the “scary” experience of authoritarian presidential rule over the past four years and appealed for a “second chance”. Dick Brass, a former vice-president of Microsoft and Oracle for almost two decades and an ex-New York ... <a title="American columnist apologises to NZ for ‘scary’ Trump leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/american-columnist-apologises-to-nz-for-scary-trump-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about American columnist apologises to NZ for ‘scary’ Trump leadership">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
By RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it is important for New Zealand to have tight connections with the US on big global issues – including trade, covid and climate change – and she will be pursuing a strong relationship with President-elect Joe Biden. Joe Biden has become President-elect after a teeth-gritting election. The ... <a title="NZ’s Ardern seeks Biden leadership on climate change, global issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/nzs-ardern-seeks-biden-leadership-on-climate-change-global-issues/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Ardern seeks Biden leadership on climate change, global issues">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is reported to have become the first world leader to publicly congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden on his victory – despite there being no clear winner yesterday morning when he did so. Bainimarama took to Twitter on Saturday to express his well wishes to Biden and ... <a title="Fiji’s Bainimarama first world leader to congratulate Biden – too early" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/08/fijis-bainimarama-first-world-leader-to-congratulate-biden-too-early/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Bainimarama first world leader to congratulate Biden – too early">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This week’s first chart shows the resurgence of Covid19 in Europe, with Eastern Europe now much more prominent than before. The only countries in the Americas to appear in this chart are the Martinique (French Caribbean), United States and Argentina. There are no countries showing from Asia (excl. the Middle East and ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Cases in the Week to 4 November" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/06/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-cases-in-the-week-to-4-november/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Cases in the Week to 4 November">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A leading New Zealand newspaper has branded the knife-edge US presidential election as a “nightmare” scenario in response to fears of civil disorder and a tarnished global image. “The very face of the American consumerism was forced to mask up,” said The New Zealand Herald today as the nation “hunkered down ... <a title="Nightmare ‘haunts US dream’, says leading NZ newspaper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/nightmare-haunts-us-dream-says-leading-nz-newspaper/" aria-label="Read more about Nightmare ‘haunts US dream’, says leading NZ newspaper">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Jennifer S. Hunt, Australian National University It has been billed as the most significant US election in generations, and with nearly 100 million votes already cast, it is well underway. An estimated 50 million more votes are expected on the last day of in-person voting on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time), with mail-in ballots ... <a title="With US D-day, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/with-us-d-day-the-outcome-wont-be-simply-a-matter-of-political-will/" aria-label="Read more about With US D-day, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
A clip from This Is Not A Movie, a 2020 documentary by about Robert Fisk. Video: Doc Edge Festival Veteran journalist Robert Fisk, who for decades covered events in the Middle East and elsewhere as a foreign correspondent for the British newspaper The Independent, has died after suffering a suspected stroke at his Dublin home. ... <a title="Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/robert-fisks-message-journalists-should-challenge-the-narratives-of-power/" aria-label="Read more about Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Jennifer S. Hunt, Australian National University It has been billed as the most significant US election in generations, and with nearly 100 million votes already cast, it is well underway. An estimated 50 million more votes are expected on the last day of in-person voting on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time), with mail-in ballots ... <a title="As US E-day nears, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/03/as-us-e-day-nears-the-outcome-wont-be-simply-a-matter-of-political-will/" aria-label="Read more about As US E-day nears, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2020
The Niugini Biomed Ltd papers … seeking to “leap frog” over all the other things Papua New Guinea needs and do drug research. Image: Scott Waide blog We cannot even get National Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Authority (NAQIA) accredited laboratories up and running around Papua New Guinea for various lab testing our requirements. These labs ... <a title="Challenging covid-19 – two critics of PNG’s K10m drug development plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/01/challenging-covid-19-two-critics-of-pngs-k10m-drug-development-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Challenging covid-19 – two critics of PNG’s K10m drug development plan">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2020
By RNZ News Green Party delegates have voted to accept a deal with Labour which will give it two ministerial portfolios outside of cabinet in the New Zealand government. Consensus was blocked, so the party required 75 percent of delegates to get the deal across the line this evening. Labour offered the Green Party the ... <a title="NZ Greens accept Labour’s offer for ‘cooperation agreement’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/01/nz-greens-accept-labours-offer-for-cooperation-agreement/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Greens accept Labour’s offer for ‘cooperation agreement’">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This week’s charts show three small economically prosperous European countries with similar populations; Belgium has 11.6 million people, Switzerland 8.6 million, and Sweden has 10.1 million. Belgium has the third highest per capita death toll in the world from Covid-19; only Peru and little San Marino have had more deaths. Belgium got ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/30/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-belgium-switzerland-and-sweden/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2020
By RNZ News Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg is concerned at the level of complacency the public and government is showing towards covid-19 since the country reverted to alert level 1. It comes following the revelations that an unknowingly infectious person visited an Auckland pub on Friday 16 October, as well as the influx of new ... <a title="Skegg warns against ‘complacency, slackness’ over Auckland covid fears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/skegg-warns-against-complacency-slackness-over-auckland-covid-fears/" aria-label="Read more about Skegg warns against ‘complacency, slackness’ over Auckland covid fears">Read more</a>
