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July 5, 2021
By Repeka Nasiko in Lautoka A video by a Fiji doctor on adverse side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine has been misconstrued to support conspiracy theories and myths not supported by any scientific evidence, says Fiji College of General Practitioners president Dr Ram Raju. He said the college “does not condone any member spreading false ... <a title="Fiji GPs chief criticises ‘misconstrued’ video supporting conspiracy theories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/fiji-gps-chief-criticises-misconstrued-video-supporting-conspiracy-theories/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji GPs chief criticises ‘misconstrued’ video supporting conspiracy theories">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
RNZ Pacific More than 2000 demonstrators in French Polynesia have joined a march in the capital Pape’ete to mark the 55th anniversary of the first French nuclear weapons test in the Pacific. The rally was attended by the pro-independence opposition, veterans groups and the Māohi Protestant Church — some carrying banners declaring a “crime against ... <a title="Tahiti protest rally marks France’s ‘crime against humanity’ first atomic test in Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/tahiti-protest-rally-marks-frances-crime-against-humanity-first-atomic-test-in-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti protest rally marks France’s ‘crime against humanity’ first atomic test in Pacific">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
EDITORIAL: By the Samoa Observer editorial board How quickly things change. If, as the old cliche goes, a week is a long time in politics then a month is an eternity. As a story on the front page of the Weekend Observer revealed, the caretaker government is once again seeking to shape the outcome of ... <a title="Samoa Observer: The nation’s chief justice – a gift from above" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/samoa-observer-the-nations-chief-justice-a-gift-from-above/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa Observer: The nation’s chief justice – a gift from above">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Parker, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Eggs laid by battery hens would be phased out within 15 years under a plan to improve poultry welfare in Australia. The proposal signals some relief for the 15 million or so egg-laying hens still kept in ... <a title="National plan to allow battery cages until 2036 favours cheap eggs over animal welfare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/national-plan-to-allow-battery-cages-until-2036-favours-cheap-eggs-over-animal-welfare-163552/" aria-label="Read more about National plan to allow battery cages until 2036 favours cheap eggs over animal welfare">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maximilian de Courten, Professor in Global Public Health and Director of the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University The Tokyo Olympics are less than three weeks away. And the pressure is on for the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Japan was just coming out of its fourth COVID-19 wave with ... <a title="Condoms, vaccines and sport: how the Tokyo Olympics is sending mixed messages about COVID-19 safety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/condoms-vaccines-and-sport-how-the-tokyo-olympics-is-sending-mixed-messages-about-covid-19-safety-163361/" aria-label="Read more about Condoms, vaccines and sport: how the Tokyo Olympics is sending mixed messages about COVID-19 safety">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Following her pre-selection victory, Alice Springs deputy mayor Jacinta Nampijinpa Price will now be the Country Liberal party’s Senate candidate at the election. This essentially assures her of victory. The Northern Territory returns one Senate seat to each side of ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jacinta Price’s parliamentary agenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/politics-with-michelle-grattan-jacinta-prices-parliamentary-agenda-163884/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jacinta Price’s parliamentary agenda">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yasmine Musharbash, Senior Lecturer and Head of Anthropology, Australian National University Anya Wotton, ANU The monsters we are familiar with from books, films and TV have long been analysed by scholars as metaphors capturing what ails society. Think of how different types of zombies stand for fears ... <a title="Same monster, different meanings: how Indigenous ideas about the Pangkarlangu Hairypeople have changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/same-monster-different-meanings-how-indigenous-ideas-about-the-pangkarlangu-hairypeople-have-changed-160004/" aria-label="Read more about Same monster, different meanings: how Indigenous ideas about the Pangkarlangu Hairypeople have changed">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane McAdam, Scientia Professor and Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Roy Vandervegt/AAP National cabinet’s decision to halve the number of international arrivals to Australia is yet another blow to the 34,000 Australians overseas trying to return home. But it is also far ... <a title="Why the latest travel caps look like an arbitrary restriction on Australians’ right to come home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/why-the-latest-travel-caps-look-like-an-arbitrary-restriction-on-australians-right-to-come-home-161882/" aria-label="Read more about Why the latest travel caps look like an arbitrary restriction on Australians’ right to come home">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona R Martin, Associate Professor in Convergent and Online Media, University of Sydney Facebook If like many Australian Muslims you have reported hate speech to Facebook and received an automated response saying it doesn’t breach the platform’s community standards, you are not alone. We and our team ... <a title="Facebook’s failure to pay attention to non-English languages is allowing hate speech to flourish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/facebooks-failure-to-pay-attention-to-non-english-languages-is-allowing-hate-speech-to-flourish-163723/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook’s failure to pay attention to non-English languages is allowing hate speech to flourish">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bernard Walker, Associate Professor in Organisations and Leadership, University of Canterbury Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images A crucial delivery of 150,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine has arrived in New Zealand this week, ahead of schedule. But at the same time, the vaccination of most people living in the ... <a title="New Zealand’s second-largest city faces weeks of delays in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/new-zealands-second-largest-city-faces-weeks-of-delays-in-the-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-163877/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s second-largest city faces weeks of delays in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Kirkland, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock COVID-19 is increasing economic inequality around the world. On the one hand, the number of people in extreme poverty is on the rise for the first time in decades. The World Bank estimates at least 119 million ... <a title="What do children think of economic inequality? We did an experiment to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/what-do-children-think-of-economic-inequality-we-did-an-experiment-to-find-out-163262/" aria-label="Read more about What do children think of economic inequality? We did an experiment to find out">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University National Museum of Australia Historical anniversaries sometimes – not always – provide an opportunity to take stock. Rarely do two anniversaries coincide that encourage such an opportunity. That is the case with the 50th anniversary on July 3 of the ... <a title="Fifty years after Whitlam’s breakthrough China trip, the Morrison government could learn much from it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/fifty-years-after-whitlams-breakthrough-china-trip-the-morrison-government-could-learn-much-from-it-163716/" aria-label="Read more about Fifty years after Whitlam’s breakthrough China trip, the Morrison government could learn much from it">Read more</a>
