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January 2, 2021
COMMENTARY: By Scott Waide in Lae Dear Prime Minister Marape Our government has to admit the fact that there is a glaring imbalance between Papua New Guinean and foreign ownership of businesses. We own very little in our country. The retail, wholesale and real estate in our towns and cities are controlled by Chinese interests. ... <a title="Scott Waide: Open letter to PM James Marape: Treat our people fairly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/02/scott-waide-open-letter-to-pm-james-marape-treat-our-people-fairly/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Waide: Open letter to PM James Marape: Treat our people fairly">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
RSF tallied 50 cases of journalists killed in connection with their work from 1 January to 15 December 2020, a number similar to 2019 (when 53 journalists were killed), although fewer journalists have been in the field this year because of the covid-19 pandemic. More journalists are being killed in countries considered to be “at ... <a title="RSF’s 2020 Round-up: 50 journalists killed, two-thirds in countries ‘at peace’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/rsfs-2020-round-up-50-journalists-killed-two-thirds-in-countries-at-peace/" aria-label="Read more about RSF’s 2020 Round-up: 50 journalists killed, two-thirds in countries ‘at peace’">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Rubén Sierra From Los Angeles, California COVID-19 has spread rapidly throughout the world. The pandemic has severely limited the economic activities of developing countries and has even led to periodic shut downs in the most powerful nations. Globally, an estimated 72,650,979 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 ... <a title="COVID-19: Can the U.S. and Cuba Unite Against a Common Enemy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/covid-19-can-the-u-s-and-cuba-unite-against-a-common-enemy/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19: Can the U.S. and Cuba Unite Against a Common Enemy?">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage With Dan Kovalik (USA) and Foad Izadi (Iran) January 12, 2021 2pm-3pm US Eastern Time By Zoom and Facebook Live ZOOM Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkc-itqDsiEtc-JSg5AdPaJWoCcBGYiD68 The United States is imposing illegal sanctions against both Venezuela and Iran, causing great hardship and the suffering of thousands of people in these countries. ... <a title="COHA Webinar | Venezuela-Iran: A natural alliance in the face of illegal sanctions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/coha-webinar-venezuela-iran-a-natural-alliance-in-the-face-of-illegal-sanctions/" aria-label="Read more about COHA Webinar | Venezuela-Iran: A natural alliance in the face of illegal sanctions">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
By RNZ Pacific Playwrights, teachers, reverends, advocates, athletes and a former boxer are among the 13 Pacific people who have received New Year’s Honours, a group the Pacific peoples’ minister has described as inspiring. Auckland early childhood educator, Afamasaga Vaafusuaga Telesia McDonald-Alipia is now an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Afamasaga has ... <a title="New Year’s Honours: Former boxing champion among 13 Pacific recipients" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/new-years-honours-former-boxing-champion-among-13-pacific-recipients/" aria-label="Read more about New Year’s Honours: Former boxing champion among 13 Pacific recipients">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland The best meteor showers are a spectacular sight but, unfortunately, 2021 starts with a whimper. Moonlight this January will wash out the first of the big three — the Quadrantids (seen above in 2020). After that, the year just ... <a title="Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/look-up-your-guide-to-some-of-the-best-meteor-showers-for-2021-149146/" aria-label="Read more about Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2021">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Associate Professor, 50/50 By 2030 Foundation, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra Australian Cabinet papers from 2000, released today, reflect a relatively quiescent Australia where Islamic militancy and offshore detention were barely glimpses on the horizon, and climate science denialism was not ... <a title="Cabinet papers 2000: the Coalition before climate denialism, but on the path to offshore detention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/cabinet-papers-2000-the-coalition-before-climate-denialism-but-on-the-path-to-offshore-detention-151576/" aria-label="Read more about Cabinet papers 2000: the Coalition before climate denialism, but on the path to offshore detention">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Swann, Associate Professor in Psychology, Southern Cross University It’s that time of year when many of us are setting goals for the year ahead. The most common New Year’s resolution – set by 59% of us – is to exercise more. But our research suggests the ... <a title="Want to exercise more? Try setting an open goal for your New Year’s resolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/want-to-exercise-more-try-setting-an-open-goal-for-your-new-years-resolution-149172/" aria-label="Read more about Want to exercise more? Try setting an open goal for your New Year’s resolution">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Lee, Research assistant, The University of Queensland So you’re one of the 21% of Australians who got sunburnt last weekend. While we should be avoiding sunburn, it’s sometimes easier said than done in the Australian sun. What can you do once you realise you’re turning into ... <a title="How to treat sunburn pain, according to skin experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/how-to-treat-sunburn-pain-according-to-skin-experts-150070/" aria-label="Read more about How to treat sunburn pain, according to skin experts">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Norman Day, Lecturer in Architecture, Practice and Design, Swinburne University of Technology Throughout the world architects are designing green buildings, whether it’s in their sustainable construction, environmentally friendly operation or actually green by style. It’s broadly titled biophilia, connecting people with nature, and it can lead to ... <a title="Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/green-buildings-can-bring-fresh-air-to-design-but-they-can-also-bring-pests-147838/" aria-label="Read more about Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History, University of Canterbury What’s with those jandals, hokey pokey ice-creams, buzzy bees, Swanndris and gumboots? Far from being random and unrelated objects, these icons of so-called Kiwiana tell a story of late 20th-century nostalgia at a moment of rapid social transformation. Definitions ... <a title="Kiwiana is past its use-by date. Is it time to re-imagine our symbols of national identity?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/01/kiwiana-is-past-its-use-by-date-is-it-time-to-re-imagine-our-symbols-of-national-identity-149967/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwiana is past its use-by date. Is it time to re-imagine our symbols of national identity?">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2020
By Harlyne Joku in Port Moresby Bad weather has delayed the second relief supplies drop to Papua New Guinea’s landslide victims at Saki village near the former Tolukuma gold mine in Woitape, Goilala, in Central province. Acting Provincial Administrator Francis Koaba confirmed that yesterday a provincial disaster team and supplies, including digging tools and chainsaws, ... <a title="Bad weather hampers PNG landslide relief – two bodies found, 13 missing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/31/bad-weather-hampers-png-landslide-relief-two-bodies-found-13-missing/" aria-label="Read more about Bad weather hampers PNG landslide relief – two bodies found, 13 missing">Read more</a>
