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December 15, 2024
By Anish Chand in Lautoka Fiji’s Ministry of Health has confirmed all seven foreigners who had consumed a cocktail at the Warwick Resort on the Coral Coast and became sick have now been transferred to Lautoka hospital. The ministry said out of the seven, four were Australians, one American, and two other nationalities who are ... <a title="Seven foreigners in Fiji suspected alcohol poisoning case now in Lautoka hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/15/seven-foreigners-in-fiji-suspected-alcohol-poisoning-case-now-in-lautoka-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Seven foreigners in Fiji suspected alcohol poisoning case now in Lautoka hospital">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The remaining five members of the Bali Nine – Matthew Norman, Scott Rush, Martin Stephens, Si Yi Chen, and Michael Czugaj – arrived back in Australia from Indonesia on Sunday. Despite earlier suggestions, and Indonesia’s preference, the men will not ... <a title="Bali five return to Australia, and don’t have to serve more prison time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/15/bali-five-return-to-australia-and-dont-have-to-serve-more-prison-time-246009/" aria-label="Read more about Bali five return to Australia, and don’t have to serve more prison time">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2024
By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter This week, Minister of Racing Winston Peters announced the end of greyhound racing in the interests of animal welfare. Soon after, a law to criminalise killing of redundant racing dogs was passed under urgency in Parliament. The next day, the minister introduced the Racing Industry Amendment Bill to preserve ... <a title="RNZ Mediawatch: Under the sinking lid from offshore tech companies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/15/rnz-mediawatch-under-the-sinking-lid-from-offshore-tech-companies/" aria-label="Read more about RNZ Mediawatch: Under the sinking lid from offshore tech companies">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst, has condemned Israel’s extensive airstrikes on Syrian installations — reportedly 500 times in 72 hours, comparing them to historic Israeli actions justified as “security measures”. He criticised the hypocrisy of Israel’s security pretext endorsed by Western powers. Asked why Israel was bombing Syria and encroaching ... <a title="Why is Israel bombing Syria? – ‘because it can get away with it’, says Bishara" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/15/why-is-israel-bombing-syria-because-it-can-get-away-with-it-says-bishara/" aria-label="Read more about Why is Israel bombing Syria? – ‘because it can get away with it’, says Bishara">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2024
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show in Syria, where tens of thousands of people gathered at the Great Mosque of Damascus for the first Friday prayers since longtime authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad was toppled by opposition fighters. DAMASCUS RESIDENT: [translated] Hopefully this Friday is the Friday of the greatest joy, a Friday of ... <a title="Damascus and Gaza prisoners: Syrians and Palestinians search for ‘disappeared’ loved ones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/14/damascus-and-gaza-prisoners-syrians-and-palestinians-search-for-disappeared-loved-ones/" aria-label="Read more about Damascus and Gaza prisoners: Syrians and Palestinians search for ‘disappeared’ loved ones">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2024
Pacific Media Watch The global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has revealed an “alarming intensification of attacks on journalists” in its 2024 annual roundup — especially in conflict zones such as Gaza. Gaza stands out as the “most dangerous” region in the world, with the highest number of journalists murdered in connection with ... <a title="RSF says global attacks on journalists ‘alarming’, Gaza ‘most dangerous’ and seeks ‘urgent action’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/14/rsf-says-global-attacks-on-journalists-alarming-gaza-most-dangerous-and-seeks-urgent-action/" aria-label="Read more about RSF says global attacks on journalists ‘alarming’, Gaza ‘most dangerous’ and seeks ‘urgent action’">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Longden, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University The Coalition has released long-awaited detail on its nuclear energy policy, claiming its plan to build seven nuclear power stations would be A$263 billion cheaper than Labor’s renewables-only approach. The figures are contained in an analysis ... <a title="The Coalition reveals the cost of its nuclear power plan – but the devil is in the missing detail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/the-coalition-reveals-the-cost-of-its-nuclear-power-plan-but-the-devil-is-in-the-missing-detail-245576/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition reveals the cost of its nuclear power plan – but the devil is in the missing detail">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University After the fall of the al-Assad regime in Syria, large stockpiles of the illicit drug captagon have reportedly been uncovered. The stockpiles, found by Syrian rebels, are believed to be linked to al-Assad ... <a title="What is the drug captagon and how is it linked to Syria’s fallen Assad regime?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/what-is-the-drug-captagon-and-how-is-it-linked-to-syrias-fallen-assad-regime-245935/" aria-label="Read more about What is the drug captagon and how is it linked to Syria’s fallen Assad regime?">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News Activist/educator Tina Ngata (Ngati Porou) has warned proposed changes to Aotearoa New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi principles would undermine indigenous Māori sovereignty, rights, and protections, and risk corporate exploitation and environmental harm. Ngata is a member of Koekoeā, a tāngata whenua and tāngata tiriti rōpu which ... <a title="Te Tiriti: The history and implications of the Treaty Principles Bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/te-tiriti-the-history-and-implications-of-the-treaty-principles-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Te Tiriti: The history and implications of the Treaty Principles Bill">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smerdon, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Eighteen-year-old Indian prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju has become the new world chess champion, winning the final game of the title match after a dramatic blunder from the reigning champ, China’s Ding Liren. Gukesh is now the youngest ... <a title="Teenage prodigy Gukesh D defeats Ding Liren to become youngest world chess champion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/teenage-prodigy-gukesh-d-defeats-ding-liren-to-become-youngest-world-chess-champion-245847/" aria-label="Read more about Teenage prodigy Gukesh D defeats Ding Liren to become youngest world chess champion">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne Gregory Lorenzutti/Malthouse Theatre There are many great traditions of Christmas performances, mostly European and American in origin, where the occurrence of Christmas in deep winter means it is more likely that people will want to be inside ... <a title="Naughty, often naked, deeply wild: F Christmas is a joyous gift at the time we need it most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/naughty-often-naked-deeply-wild-f-christmas-is-a-joyous-gift-at-the-time-we-need-it-most-245928/" aria-label="Read more about Naughty, often naked, deeply wild: F Christmas is a joyous gift at the time we need it most">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica C Lai, Professor of Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington From patents relating to mānuka, fake Māori souvenirs being sold in Aotearoa New Zealand, or the use of Māori designs on bedspreads sold online, the misappropriation and commercialisation of indigenous knowledge and ... <a title="A new treaty could prevent some misappropriation of Māori and Indigenous design – and shouldn’t be ignored" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/a-new-treaty-could-prevent-some-misappropriation-of-maori-and-indigenous-design-and-shouldnt-be-ignored-245025/" aria-label="Read more about A new treaty could prevent some misappropriation of Māori and Indigenous design – and shouldn’t be ignored">Read more</a>
