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July 3, 2021
RNZ Pacific A convicted Tongan government minister, ‘Akosita Lavulavu, and her husband ‘Etuate Lavulavu have each been jailed for six years. They were sentenced today in the Supreme Court after being found guilty on charges of obtaining money by false pretences. The couple owned and ran the educational institution ‘Unuaki ‘o Tonga Royal Institute. They ... <a title="Tongan MP and former MP couple sentenced to six years jail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/03/tongan-mp-and-former-mp-couple-sentenced-to-six-years-jail/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan MP and former MP couple sentenced to six years jail">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Binoy Kampmark, Senior Lecturer in Global Studies, Social Science & Planning, RMIT University Wikimedia Commons This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show will have a “who am I” quiz for listeners about influential figures ... <a title="Dag Hammarskjöld: a defiant pioneer of global diplomacy who died in a mystery plane crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/03/dag-hammarskjold-a-defiant-pioneer-of-global-diplomacy-who-died-in-a-mystery-plane-crash-158307/" aria-label="Read more about Dag Hammarskjöld: a defiant pioneer of global diplomacy who died in a mystery plane crash">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The plan to transition Australia from COVID-as-crisis to COVID-like-flu that Scott Morrison has announced is designed to send a positive message – and an exhortation – to a community jaded by lockdowns, aborted holidays and closed borders. But its most ... <a title="View from The Hill: COVID transition plan has bad news for returning travellers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/02/view-from-the-hill-covid-transition-plan-has-bad-news-for-returning-travellers-163818/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: COVID transition plan has bad news for returning travellers">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Russell, Senior Principal Research Fellow; paediatrician; infectious diseases epidemiologist; vaccinologist, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries that have achieved high vaccination coverage in adults have started vaccinating adolescents aged 12-15. Drivers to vaccinate children and adolescents include building confidence ... <a title="Let’s hold off vaccinating children and teens against COVID-19. Prioritising adults is our best shot for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/02/lets-hold-off-vaccinating-children-and-teens-against-covid-19-prioritising-adults-is-our-best-shot-for-now-162765/" aria-label="Read more about Let’s hold off vaccinating children and teens against COVID-19. Prioritising adults is our best shot for now">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Jakob, Professor in Atmospheric Science, Monash University NASA Eight days ago, it rained over the western Pacific Ocean near Japan. There was nothing especially remarkable about this rain event, yet it made big waves twice. First, it disturbed the atmosphere in just the right way to ... <a title="The North American heatwave shows we need to know how climate change will change our weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/02/the-north-american-heatwave-shows-we-need-to-know-how-climate-change-will-change-our-weather-163802/" aria-label="Read more about The North American heatwave shows we need to know how climate change will change our weather">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunit K. Singh, Professor of Molecular Immunology and Virology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University Shutterstock Last month, the Indian government detected a new mutation in the Delta coronavirus variant, prompting it to classify it as a variant of concern. The Indian health ministry classifies a ... <a title="What’s the ‘Delta plus’ variant? And can it escape vaccines? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/02/whats-the-delta-plus-variant-and-can-it-escape-vaccines-an-expert-explains-163644/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the ‘Delta plus’ variant? And can it escape vaccines? An expert explains">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2021
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby As the delta variant of covid-19 spreads to more than 96 countries, Papua New Guinea has put in tighter measures that include all incoming passengers and crew to be vaccinated before boarding any international flight entering the country. Police Commissioner David Manning, who is also Controller of the PNG ... <a title="PNG in bid to stem rising covid-19 cases by tightening air travel rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/02/png-in-bid-to-stem-rising-covid-19-cases-by-tightening-air-travel-rules/" aria-label="Read more about PNG in bid to stem rising covid-19 cases by tightening air travel rules">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Opposition National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad has accused the Fiji government of “losing the plot” and “meekly surrendering’ its citizens to suffer from the impact of the deadly covid-19 pandemic. His stinging criticism came after health authorities reported this afternoon a record 431 confirmed cases of covid-19 and two ... <a title="Fiji government accused of ‘losing plot’ as covid cases soar past 400 – 2 deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/02/fiji-government-accused-of-losing-plot-as-covid-cases-soar-past-400-2-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji government accused of ‘losing plot’ as covid cases soar past 400 – 2 deaths">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Pacific regional civil society groups claim that DeepGreen, a venture capitalist company, has started “the clock ticking” with little regard for potential wide-ranging environmental damage from seabed mining in two years’ time. An aggressive push by any industry player to fast-track the conclusion of seven years of ongoing global negotiations on ... <a title="Pacific civil society groups slam ‘naked hijack’ fast-track seabed mining bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/02/pacific-civil-society-groups-slam-naked-hijack-fast-track-seabed-mining-bid/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific civil society groups slam ‘naked hijack’ fast-track seabed mining bid">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2021
RNZ Pacific Health authorities in Fiji have confirmed 274 infections of covid-19 in the 24-hour period ending at 8am today as they have warned people to take the pandemic more seriously. Health Secretary Dr James Fong told a media conference last night he was back in quarantine after coming into contact with a positive patient. ... <a title="Pleas for Fijians to take covid-19 more seriously with 274 more cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/02/pleas-for-fijians-to-take-covid-19-more-seriously-with-274-more-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Pleas for Fijians to take covid-19 more seriously with 274 more cases">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2021
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter While a Paris roundtable about the legacy of nuclear tests at Moruroa and Fangataufa atolls is eagerly awaited by the French Polynesian government, the nuclear veterans organisations wonder whether the victims are really represented at the talks. Like every year, they will instead mark tomorrow — July 2 — ... <a title="Macron hosts French ‘truth and justice’ Pacific nuclear test legacy talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/02/macron-hosts-french-truth-and-justice-pacific-nuclear-test-legacy-talks/" aria-label="Read more about Macron hosts French ‘truth and justice’ Pacific nuclear test legacy talks">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa England, Senior Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University Shutterstock As the health of Australia’s environment continues to decline, the federal government is wagering on the ability of private markets to help solve the problem. So is this a wise move? The evidence is not at all ... <a title="Nature is a public good. A plan to save it using private markets doesn’t pass muster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/02/nature-is-a-public-good-a-plan-to-save-it-using-private-markets-doesnt-pass-muster-161361/" aria-label="Read more about Nature is a public good. A plan to save it using private markets doesn’t pass muster">Read more</a>
