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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elianne Albath, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Social Psychology, University of Basel Conspiracy theories have always been a part of society, offering explanations – sometimes simple, often elaborate – for complex events. Some have uncovered genuine conspiracies, such as the Watergate scandal. Most lack substance but are nevertheless ... <a title="How feelings of disconnection and lack of control fuel conspiracy beliefs – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/how-feelings-of-disconnection-and-lack-of-control-fuel-conspiracy-beliefs-new-research-242387/" aria-label="Read more about How feelings of disconnection and lack of control fuel conspiracy beliefs – new research">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
RNZ News The death toll from Vanuatu’s 7.3 earthquake is expected to rise because concrete buildings have collapsed with people inside in the capital Port Vila. International Federation of Red Cross Pacific head of delegation Katie Greenwood posted on X that the Vanuatu government was reporting 14 confirmed fatalities and 200 people were treated for ... <a title="Vanuatu quake: Death toll rises – 14 dead, hundreds hurt in 7.3 disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/vanuatu-quake-death-toll-rises-14-dead-hundreds-hurt-in-7-3-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu quake: Death toll rises – 14 dead, hundreds hurt in 7.3 disaster">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa J. Hackett, Lecturer, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England Rijksmuseum As we prepare our Christmas fare – a hot roast with all the trimmings, a seafood smorgasbord or a beach-side barbecue – it is timely to think about what others have on their ... <a title="Calf’s head consommé with truffle quenelles: a history of what the royals ate for Christmas, from the exotic to the everyday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/calfs-head-consomme-with-truffle-quenelles-a-history-of-what-the-royals-ate-for-christmas-from-the-exotic-to-the-everyday-245474/" aria-label="Read more about Calf’s head consommé with truffle quenelles: a history of what the royals ate for Christmas, from the exotic to the everyday">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Barnes, Lecturer in Physics, Western Sydney University A laser aims at the centre of our galaxy, in the heart of the brightest part of the Milky Way. G. Hüdepohl/ESO At the centre of the Milky Way is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*. It is ... <a title="Astronomers’ world-first discovery: twin stars trapped in galactic black hole orbit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/astronomers-world-first-discovery-twin-stars-trapped-in-galactic-black-hole-orbit-245836/" aria-label="Read more about Astronomers’ world-first discovery: twin stars trapped in galactic black hole orbit">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Alessia Francischiello via Unsplash Much has been written about the longstanding failings of the Australian media in its reportage of Indigenous affairs. The most recent example is the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. Research shows ... <a title="Most journalism fails Australians by failing in its reportage of Indigenous affairs. 7 changes would help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/most-journalism-fails-australians-by-failing-in-its-reportage-of-indigenous-affairs-7-changes-would-help-246031/" aria-label="Read more about Most journalism fails Australians by failing in its reportage of Indigenous affairs. 7 changes would help">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eliana Close, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology Ground Picture/Shutterstock More and more countries are legalising voluntary assisted dying. This lets a doctor, or sometimes a nurse practitioner, give life-ending medication to an eligible person who requests it. As of ... <a title="We studied 20 places around the world and found the most common diseases linked with voluntary assisted dying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/we-studied-20-places-around-the-world-and-found-the-most-common-diseases-linked-with-voluntary-assisted-dying-245664/" aria-label="Read more about We studied 20 places around the world and found the most common diseases linked with voluntary assisted dying">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Stanford, Researcher Associate, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Picture this: you’re working from home and it’s sweltering outside. You venture out for a coffee and move between patches of shade as you go. Good thing you wore your sunglasses, because the glare of the new ... <a title="A push to cool Australian cities may inadvertently increase our skin cancer risk, unless we act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/a-push-to-cool-australian-cities-may-inadvertently-increase-our-skin-cancer-risk-unless-we-act-245744/" aria-label="Read more about A push to cool Australian cities may inadvertently increase our skin cancer risk, unless we act">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Asher, Associate Professor in the UNSW Business School, UNSW Sydney siloto/Shutterstock This article is part of The Conversation’s “Retirement” series where experts examine issues including how much money we need to retire, retiring with debt, the psychological impact of retiring and the benefits of getting financial ... <a title="Some ancient Romans got to retire with a pension at 42, but retirement’s changed a bit over the centuries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/some-ancient-romans-got-to-retire-with-a-pension-at-42-but-retirements-changed-a-bit-over-the-centuries-241121/" aria-label="Read more about Some ancient Romans got to retire with a pension at 42, but retirement’s changed a bit over the centuries">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Blair, Teaching Fellow in Music, University of Otago Getty Images Are you hanging up your stocking on your wall? It’s the time that every Santa has a ball! You’ve probably just heard the 1973 Slade classic at the mall or supermarket. Merry Xmas Everybody is one ... <a title="Glam tidings of joy: how Slade made Merry Xmas Everybody a seasonal hit for the ages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/glam-tidings-of-joy-how-slade-made-merry-xmas-everybody-a-seasonal-hit-for-the-ages-245469/" aria-label="Read more about Glam tidings of joy: how Slade made Merry Xmas Everybody a seasonal hit for the ages">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2024
By Stefan Armbruster and Harry Pearl of BenarNews A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu today, US geologists said, severely damaging a number of buildings in the capital, crushing cars and briefly triggering a tsunami warning. Witnesses described a “violent shake” and widespread damage to Port Vila, located about 1900km northeast ... <a title="Buildings ‘pancaked’ in Vanuatu as 7.3 magnitude quake strikes off capital Port Vila" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/17/buildings-pancaked-in-vanuatu-as-7-3-magnitude-quake-strikes-off-capital-port-vila/" aria-label="Read more about Buildings ‘pancaked’ in Vanuatu as 7.3 magnitude quake strikes off capital Port Vila">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Aspects of Hugh Marks’s record as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company raise questions about his suitability for the position of managing director of the ABC, to which he has just been appointed. ... <a title="Hugh Marks is the new managing director of the ABC. Is he the right person for the job?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/17/hugh-marks-is-the-new-managing-director-of-the-abc-is-he-the-right-person-for-the-job-246124/" aria-label="Read more about Hugh Marks is the new managing director of the ABC. Is he the right person for the job?">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2024
RNZ Pacific A large 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila , shortly after 3pm NZT today. The US Geological Survey says the quake was recorded at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles). Locals have been sharing footage of damage to infrastructure in Port Vila. According to one ... <a title="Powerful 7.3 magnitude quake strikes Vanuatu – triggers tsunami waves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/17/powerful-7-3-magnitude-quake-strikes-vanuatu-triggers-tsunami-waves/" aria-label="Read more about Powerful 7.3 magnitude quake strikes Vanuatu – triggers tsunami waves">Read more</a>
