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July 21, 2021
COMMENT: By Professor Biman Prasad Pictures and videos emerging about the shocking and deplorable conditions for covid-isolated patients in Fiji hospitals are no surprise. Nor should they be. They are a direct consequence of the Bainimarama government’s failure to lead, failure to plan – and worst of all, failure to care. Two months ago Ministry ... <a title="Fiji’s covid horror is too late to fix, yet still our leaders stay silent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/21/fijis-covid-horror-is-too-late-to-fix-yet-still-our-leaders-stay-silent/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s covid horror is too late to fix, yet still our leaders stay silent">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A pro-independence movement in West Papua has appealed to several Western countries — including New Zealand — to provide urgent humanitarian help by supplying covid vaccines directly to the Papuans to cope with the “double crisis” in the Indonesian-ruled region. Benny Wenda, interim president of the Provisional Government of West Papua, ... <a title="Wenda appeals to NZ, West to supply covid vaccines direct to Papuans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/21/wenda-appeals-to-nz-west-to-supply-covid-vaccines-direct-to-papuans/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda appeals to NZ, West to supply covid vaccines direct to Papuans">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2021
EDITORIAL: By the editorial board of The Jakarta Post The unanimous House of Representatives decision in Indonesia last week to endorse the revised Papuan Special Autonomy Law shows, yet again, the propensity of the Jakarta elite to dictate the future of the territory, despite persistent calls to honor local demands. This “new deal” is not ... <a title="The Jakarta Post: New deal, old approach over West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/21/the-jakarta-post-new-deal-old-approach-over-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about The Jakarta Post: New deal, old approach over West Papua">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand’s cyber security agency believes China has been behind numerous hack attacks spanning years. The government joined Western allies and Japan in calling out Beijing for so-called state-sponsored hacks, including a major incursion in February when Microsoft email servers were targeted. The US has charged four Chinese nationals — three security officials ... <a title="NZ cyber agency chief worried China hacks exploiting security weakness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/21/nz-cyber-agency-chief-worried-china-hacks-exploiting-security-weakness/" aria-label="Read more about NZ cyber agency chief worried China hacks exploiting security weakness">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2021
RNZ Pacific Fiji has recorded 784 cases of covid-19 in the last 24 hours to 8am on Monday. That compares to 1043 cases in the previous 24-hour period. Among these were the first five cases recorded in the country’s eastern division, three from Ovalau and two from Gau. The Health Ministry also confirmed 15 deaths ... <a title="784 new covid cases in Fiji as rising death toll passes 100" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/21/784-new-covid-cases-in-fiji-as-rising-death-toll-passes-100/" aria-label="Read more about 784 new covid cases in Fiji as rising death toll passes 100">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2021
RNZ Pacific Fiji has recorded a daily record 1405 new cases of covid-19 in the 24 hours to 8am on Friday. That compares to 1220 cases and 10 deaths in the previous 24-hour period. The government also confirmed six more deaths last night, taking the death toll to 80 – 78 of these from the ... <a title="Covid-19 infections and deaths soar in Fiji – total now 80" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/17/covid-19-infections-and-deaths-soar-in-fiji-total-now-80/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19 infections and deaths soar in Fiji – total now 80">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2021
By Jean-Pierre Viatge in Pape’ete Fifteen days after Tahiti Nui’s anti-nuclear protest on July 2, the Tavini Huiraatira party has organised a march Mā’ohi Lives Matter this weekend with support from the Mā’ohi Protestant Church, Association 193 and Moruroa e Tatou. Former territorial president of Tahiti and pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru has called for an ... <a title="Temaru calls for massive turnout for Mā’ohi Lives Matter nuclear-free rally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/17/temaru-calls-for-massive-turnout-for-maohi-lives-matter-nuclear-free-rally/" aria-label="Read more about Temaru calls for massive turnout for Mā’ohi Lives Matter nuclear-free rally">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2021
By Josefa Babitu in Suva If it was not for his friend who broke into his home after he was gasping for air, Antonio Ratuvili would be among dozens of Fijians who have died from covid-19 this year. Ratuvili was “grey-faced spectra, gasping for every breath, and in a thoroughly confused state” on his deathbed ... <a title="How Fiji’s Antonio escaped death from ‘normal flu’ that was actually covid-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/17/how-fijis-antonio-escaped-death-from-normal-flu-that-was-actually-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about How Fiji’s Antonio escaped death from ‘normal flu’ that was actually covid-19">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2021
RNZ Pacific Fiji health authorities have reported an additional 10 deaths from covid-19 over the past week. In his daily statement on covid-19 cases, Health Secretary Dr James Fong said there were 634 new cases for the 24 hour period ending at 8am yesterday. All of the dead were aged from 42 to 90 and ... <a title="Fiji reports 10 more covid deaths – Flying Fijians to wear vax slogan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/fiji-reports-10-more-covid-deaths-flying-fijians-to-wear-vax-slogan/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji reports 10 more covid deaths – Flying Fijians to wear vax slogan">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Dicky Budiman, Griffith University Indonesia is currently experiencing a massive spike in covid-19 infection and deaths, as experts (including myself) have unfortunately been predicting. The country recorded its largest single-day increase in new cases on July 13, with more than 47,000 infections. And this is likely to be a huge undercount because too ... <a title="Indonesia records highest increase in covid cases – numbers likely to rise again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/indonesia-records-highest-increase-in-covid-cases-numbers-likely-to-rise-again/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia records highest increase in covid cases – numbers likely to rise again">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2021
By Robert Iroga in Honiara The Solomon Islands government has kicked off its full rollout of its nationwide covid vaccination strategy. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said in his nationwide address that with the increasing threat from the highly transmissible delta variant of covid-19, the government had decided to implement a full rollout of vaccination in ... <a title="Solomon Islands covid vaccination plan kicks off – delta variant threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/14/solomon-islands-covid-vaccination-plan-kicks-off-delta-variant-threat/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands covid vaccination plan kicks off – delta variant threat">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2021
RNZ News Another 13 crew from the quarantined fishing vessel Viking Bay have tested positive to covid-19, New Zealand’s Ministry of Health says. Two crew had previously been reported as confirmed with the virus. All 15 mariners have been transferred to an a quarantine facility onshore in Wellington. Five remained on board to maintain the ... <a title="13 more covid positive cases on NZ quarantined fishing vessel Viking Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/13/13-more-covid-positive-cases-on-nz-quarantined-fishing-vessel-viking-bay/" aria-label="Read more about 13 more covid positive cases on NZ quarantined fishing vessel Viking Bay">Read more</a>
