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January 30, 2024
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Peter Turchin, author of End Times, has spent many years researching cliodynamics. His works in the 2000s include Secular Cycles (2009) and War and Peace and War (2007). A central concept in communicating his research is that of asabiyya, a word gifted to us from the renowned North African philosopher and ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Asabiyya" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/keith-rankin-analysis-asabiyya/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Asabiyya">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, who led the UN Development Programme which oversees UNRWA, told RNZ Morning Report today it was the biggest platform for getting humanitarian aid into Gaza for a populations that is 85 percent displaced. People are on the verge on starvation and going without medical supplies, ... <a title="Defunding UNRWA will cause Gazans ‘more misery and suffering’, warns former PM Clark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/defunding-unrwa-will-cause-gazans-more-misery-and-suffering-warns-former-pm-clark/" aria-label="Read more about Defunding UNRWA will cause Gazans ‘more misery and suffering’, warns former PM Clark">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The provisional measures issued by International Court of Justice (ICJ) in South Africa’s case against Israel under the Genocide Convention was, on balance, a victory for Israel. While South Africa’s application was not thrown out, and the ICJ accepted ... <a title="The UN’s top court didn’t call for a ceasefire in Gaza – how does NZ respond now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/the-uns-top-court-didnt-call-for-a-ceasefire-in-gaza-how-does-nz-respond-now-221977/" aria-label="Read more about The UN’s top court didn’t call for a ceasefire in Gaza – how does NZ respond now?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diana Piantedosi, Honorary Research Fellow (Deakin University), PhD Candidate (La Trobe University), La Trobe University Chona Kasinger/Disabled and Here Collection, CC BY-SA The review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) released last month included welcome recommendations to better support First Nations people, understand culturally diverse concepts ... <a title="There is overwhelming gender bias in the NDIS – and the review doesn’t address it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/there-is-overwhelming-gender-bias-in-the-ndis-and-the-review-doesnt-address-it-220042/" aria-label="Read more about There is overwhelming gender bias in the NDIS – and the review doesn’t address it">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Heemsbergen, Senior Lecturer, Digital, Political, Media, Deakin University Apple Apple Vision Pro is a mixed-reality headset – which the company hopes is a “revolutionary spatial computer that transforms how people work, collaborate, connect, relive memories, and enjoy entertainment” – that begins shipping to the public (in ... <a title="Editing memories, spying on our bodies, normalising weird goggles: Apple’s new Vision Pro has big ambitions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/editing-memories-spying-on-our-bodies-normalising-weird-goggles-apples-new-vision-pro-has-big-ambitions-221910/" aria-label="Read more about Editing memories, spying on our bodies, normalising weird goggles: Apple’s new Vision Pro has big ambitions">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia Three years since a military coup ousted Myanmar’s democratically elected government on February 1, 2021, a brutal civil war has left the country devastated. In December, a United Nations report on Myanmar’s humanitarian needs said the country ... <a title="Myanmar’s misery: 3 years after the military coup, is there any end in sight for a ravaged country?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/myanmars-misery-3-years-after-the-military-coup-is-there-any-end-in-sight-for-a-ravaged-country-221586/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar’s misery: 3 years after the military coup, is there any end in sight for a ravaged country?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xiaoyue Xu (Luna), Scientia Lecturer, UNSW Sydney Kampus Production/Pexels One in three Australian adults has high blood pressure (hypertension). Excess salt (sodium) increases the risk of high blood pressure so everyone with hypertension is advised to reduce salt in their diet. But despite decades of strong recommendations ... <a title="This salt alternative could help reduce blood pressure. So why are so few people using it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/this-salt-alternative-could-help-reduce-blood-pressure-so-why-are-so-few-people-using-it-221409/" aria-label="Read more about This salt alternative could help reduce blood pressure. So why are so few people using it?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Shine, Professor in Evolutionary Biology, Macquarie University Shutterstock Many Australians who work outdoors – especially farmers and graziers – attempt to kill every snake they encounter, especially those thought to be venomous. In fact, research in one part of rural Australia found 38% of respondents tried ... <a title="Stop killing brown snakes – they could be a farmer’s best friend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/stop-killing-brown-snakes-they-could-be-a-farmers-best-friend-222142/" aria-label="Read more about Stop killing brown snakes – they could be a farmer’s best friend">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Gutierrez, Associate Professor in Literacy and WIL partnerships, Australian Catholic University Caspar Camille Rubin/ Unsplash, CC BY Are you worried about how much time your child spends playing video games? Do they “hibernate” for hours in their room, talking what seems like gibberish to their friends? ... <a title="60% of Australian English teachers think video games are a ‘legitimate’ text to study. But only 15% have used one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/60-of-australian-english-teachers-think-video-games-are-a-legitimate-text-to-study-but-only-15-have-used-one-220045/" aria-label="Read more about 60% of Australian English teachers think video games are a ‘legitimate’ text to study. But only 15% have used one">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute Australia has an acute shortage of housing. Renters across the country face steep rents rises and record-low vacancy rates. At the same time, net overseas migration has surged to a record high of 518,100 in the past financial year ... <a title="Australia is welcoming more migrants but they lack the skills to build more houses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/australia-is-welcoming-more-migrants-but-they-lack-the-skills-to-build-more-houses-222126/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is welcoming more migrants but they lack the skills to build more houses">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael James Walsh, Associate Professor in Social Sciences, University of Canberra Shutterstock Music streaming can alter what was once a private activity into something more seemingly public. Around 2016, streaming became the dominant way people engaged with recordings of music. Users engage in a constant process of ... <a title="‘I almost feel like stuck in a rut’: how streaming services changed the way we listen to music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/i-almost-feel-like-stuck-in-a-rut-how-streaming-services-changed-the-way-we-listen-to-music-219967/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I almost feel like stuck in a rut’: how streaming services changed the way we listen to music">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
RNZ News A New Zealander working for the UN refugee agency for Palestinians says having countries pull funding is devastating. Speaking from Geneva, Hector Sharp told RNZ Midday Report UNRWA was the only organisation with the ability to deliver the kind of aid needed in Gaza. “We’ve been doing this for 75 years, so we’re ... <a title="UN refugee agency a neutral Gaza ‘lifeline for millions’, says aid officer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/un-refugee-agency-a-neutral-gaza-lifeline-for-millions-says-aid-officer/" aria-label="Read more about UN refugee agency a neutral Gaza ‘lifeline for millions’, says aid officer">Read more</a>
