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VIDEO: Indo-Pacific Security and the RCEP Trade Pact – Paul Buchanan & Selwyn Manning discuss

November 18, 2020

VIDEO: Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will go LIVE at 1pm (NZDST) , that’s 7pm (US EST) to present A View from Afar. Topics to discuss this week include how security/defence and trade deals don’t always go hand in hand. Specifically: * On Security, China is alone in the Western Pacific as the USA, ... <a title="VIDEO: Indo-Pacific Security and the RCEP Trade Pact – Paul Buchanan & Selwyn Manning discuss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/scheduled-live-video-a-view-from-afar-with-paul-buchanan-selwyn-manning-insecurity-trade-deals-in-the-western-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Indo-Pacific Security and the RCEP Trade Pact – Paul Buchanan & Selwyn Manning discuss">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Orders of Magnitude

November 18, 2020

Analysis by Keith Rankin. Today I have chosen six countries, each with Covid19 case experiences over the last three weeks (days 250 to 270) that are orders of magnitude apart. A country with 1,000 daily cases per 100 million people is classed as magnitude three; that’s three zeros after the ‘one’. A country with 1 ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Orders of Magnitude" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-orders-of-magnitude/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Orders of Magnitude">Read more</a>

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Covid-19: Ardern confident NZ products ‘not exported with covid’

November 16, 2020

By RNZ News The meat industry is waiting with bated breath to find out if there is any truth that New Zealand meat is linked to a coolstore in China where covid-19 has been found on packaging. Reuters has reported the virus was found on beef and tripe products in a storage facility containing shipments ... <a title="Covid-19: Ardern confident NZ products ‘not exported with covid’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/16/covid-19-ardern-confident-nz-products-not-exported-with-covid/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19: Ardern confident NZ products ‘not exported with covid’">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Test Positivity Rates are a Measure of a Country’s Covid-19 Outbreak

November 16, 2020

Analysis by Keith Rankin. The above chart shows the world’s most economically developed countries, including three of the most developed in Eastern Europe (Slovenia, Hungary and Czechia), and one of the most developed in South America (Uruguay). In early November, the countries with the most positive results are all clustered around Austria, in central Europe. ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Test Positivity Rates are a Measure of a Country’s Covid-19 Outbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/16/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-test-positivity-rates-are-a-measure-of-a-countrys-covid-19-outbreak/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Test Positivity Rates are a Measure of a Country’s Covid-19 Outbreak">Read more</a>

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Courting the chameleon: how the US election reveals Rupert Murdoch’s political colours

November 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election raises a perennial question about what Rupert Murdoch does when the candidate he has opposed wins. Answer: He adapts and he waits. Electoral cycles last three, four ... <a title="Courting the chameleon: how the US election reveals Rupert Murdoch’s political colours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/16/courting-the-chameleon-how-the-us-election-reveals-rupert-murdochs-political-colours-149910/" aria-label="Read more about Courting the chameleon: how the US election reveals Rupert Murdoch’s political colours">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Left’s challenge to Labour’s inaction on poverty and inequality

November 13, 2020

Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. How determined are Labour to take the necessary steps to fix inequality and poverty? Will electoral calculations triumph over their principles and stated ambitions? These are some of the questions being asked on the political left, as the Government looks determined to stand by while social problems continue to get ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Left’s challenge to Labour’s inaction on poverty and inequality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-lefts-challenge-to-labours-inaction-on-poverty-and-inequality/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Left’s challenge to Labour’s inaction on poverty and inequality">Read more</a>

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What’s behind Trump’s refusal to concede? For Republicans, the end game is Georgia and control of the Senate

November 13, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Markus Wagner, Associate Professor of Law, University of Wollongong The world may have expected the chaos and uncertainty of the US presidential election to end when Joe Biden was declared the winner last weekend. But these are not normal times and Donald Trump is not a conventional ... <a title="What’s behind Trump’s refusal to concede? For Republicans, the end game is Georgia and control of the Senate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/13/whats-behind-trumps-refusal-to-concede-for-republicans-the-end-game-is-georgia-and-control-of-the-senate-149903/" aria-label="Read more about What’s behind Trump’s refusal to concede? For Republicans, the end game is Georgia and control of the Senate">Read more</a>

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Biden’s pivot to science is welcome — Trump only listened to experts when it suited him

November 12, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Baron, Associate professor, Australian Catholic University In his acceptance speech at the weekend, US President-Elect Joe Biden signalled a return to science as a key policy shift for the United States. “Americans have called on us to […] marshal the forces of science and the forces ... <a title="Biden’s pivot to science is welcome — Trump only listened to experts when it suited him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/bidens-pivot-to-science-is-welcome-trump-only-listened-to-experts-when-it-suited-him-149734/" aria-label="Read more about Biden’s pivot to science is welcome — Trump only listened to experts when it suited him">Read more</a>

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Biden has announced a COVID taskforce to guide him through the crisis. But there are many challenges ahead

November 11, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lesley Russell, Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney Tackling the health, economic and social crises wrought by the coronavirus pandemic is the first order of business for US president-elect Joe Biden and his transition team. Biden this week announced his bipartisan coronavirus ... <a title="Biden has announced a COVID taskforce to guide him through the crisis. But there are many challenges ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/11/biden-has-announced-a-covid-taskforce-to-guide-him-through-the-crisis-but-there-are-many-challenges-ahead-149850/" aria-label="Read more about Biden has announced a COVID taskforce to guide him through the crisis. But there are many challenges ahead">Read more</a>

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Biden will place Asia back at the centre of foreign policy – but will his old-school diplomacy still work?

November 11, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Bisley, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University, La Trobe University The election of Joe Biden represents not only a repudiation of Donald Trump and his divisiveness, but an embrace of centrism and a mainstream approach to government ... <a title="Biden will place Asia back at the centre of foreign policy – but will his old-school diplomacy still work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/11/biden-will-place-asia-back-at-the-centre-of-foreign-policy-but-will-his-old-school-diplomacy-still-work-148095/" aria-label="Read more about Biden will place Asia back at the centre of foreign policy – but will his old-school diplomacy still work?">Read more</a>

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Evening Report’s Tech Now LIVE with Sarah Putt + Selwyn Manning at 8pm

November 10, 2020

LIVE TONIGHT on https://EveningReport.nz ‘s TECH NOW programme, Sarah Putt and Selwyn Manning will discuss the latest news and views emerging from the technology sector including tech-trends in New Zealand and around the world. Tonight’s topics: The new Labour-led Government has appointed David Clark as New Zealand’s Tech Minister. Sarah will take us through how ... <a title="Evening Report’s Tech Now LIVE with Sarah Putt + Selwyn Manning at 8pm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/evening-reports-tech-now-live-with-sarah-putt-selwyn-manning-at-8pm/" aria-label="Read more about Evening Report’s Tech Now LIVE with Sarah Putt + Selwyn Manning at 8pm">Read more</a>

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Why can’t some people admit defeat when they lose?

November 10, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evita March, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Federation University Australia When US President-Elect Joe Biden and Deputy Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris gave their victory speeches on Saturday evening, local time, the tally of Electoral College votes showed they had decisively passed the crucial 270-vote threshold, delivering them to ... <a title="Why can’t some people admit defeat when they lose?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/why-cant-some-people-admit-defeat-when-they-lose-149740/" aria-label="Read more about Why can’t some people admit defeat when they lose?">Read more</a>