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July 19, 2023
Jubi News Jayapura will once again host the sixth edition of the Papua Film Festival (FFP VI), scheduled to take place next month from August 7-9, 2023. The festival’s central theme, “Dari Kampung Kitong Cerita” (From Our Village, We Tell Our Stories), was determined by the Papuan Voices committee. During a press conference at the ... <a title="Papua Film Festival back to Jayapura – focus on cultural stories, engagement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/papua-film-festival-back-to-jayapura-focus-on-cultural-stories-engagement/" aria-label="Read more about Papua Film Festival back to Jayapura – focus on cultural stories, engagement">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jingdong Yuan, Associate Professor, Asia-Pacific security, University of Sydney At last week’s NATO summit, the members issued a final statement criticising China’s coercive policies, which they said challenge the interests, security and values of the bloc. The NATO members did, however, commit to “constructive engagement” with the ... <a title="How is China shifting its foreign policy to counter moves to ‘contain’ it from the West?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/how-is-china-shifting-its-foreign-policy-to-counter-moves-to-contain-it-from-the-west-209973/" aria-label="Read more about How is China shifting its foreign policy to counter moves to ‘contain’ it from the West?">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Macfarlane, Head of Clinical Services, Dementia Support Australia, & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University Shutterstock Trial results of a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease, donanemab, shows it can slow cognitive decline by 35%. The drug has been hailed as a “turning point” in Alzheimer’s ... <a title="Alzheimer’s drug donanemab has been hailed as a ‘turning point’ for treatment. But what does it mean for people with the disease?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/alzheimers-drug-donanemab-has-been-hailed-as-a-turning-point-for-treatment-but-what-does-it-mean-for-people-with-the-disease-209970/" aria-label="Read more about Alzheimer’s drug donanemab has been hailed as a ‘turning point’ for treatment. But what does it mean for people with the disease?">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ascelin Gordon, Senior research fellow, RMIT University Shutterstock Mainstream conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) have been dominated by a few key concerns, such as whether superintelligent AI will wipe us out, or whether AI will steal our jobs. But we’ve paid less attention the various other environmental ... <a title="The hidden cost of the AI boom: social and environmental exploitation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/the-hidden-cost-of-the-ai-boom-social-and-environmental-exploitation-208669/" aria-label="Read more about The hidden cost of the AI boom: social and environmental exploitation">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2023
RNZ News From today readers of rnz.co.nz will see a change to the home page, and a new initiative to tell the stories of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Asian community. RNZ.co.nz has added a lineup of four sections which focus on the growing communities of Aotearoa and are placed right at the top of the home ... <a title="RNZ launches new initiative to tell stories of Asian communities in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/rnz-launches-new-initiative-to-tell-stories-of-asian-communities-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about RNZ launches new initiative to tell stories of Asian communities in NZ">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Costanza, Professor of Ecological Economics, UCL In an implicit admission that the Commonwealth budget may not measure what really matters, Treasurer Jim Chalmers is about to release what he is calling “Measuring What Matters” – Australia’s first national wellbeing framework. The statement was to have been ... <a title="Australia’s first wellbeing framework is about to measure what matters – but it’s harder than counting GDP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/australias-first-wellbeing-framework-is-about-to-measure-what-matters-but-its-harder-than-counting-gdp-209868/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s first wellbeing framework is about to measure what matters – but it’s harder than counting GDP">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Hickey-Moody, Professor of Intersectional Humanities, Maynooth, National University of Ireland, RMIT University ABC Anika Van Cleef (Marta Dusseldorp) is a high-powered “Toorak Mum”. She is CEO of an investment company she took over from her controlling father and now runs with her new partner, Johann (Nikolai ... <a title="Arresting, dry and fast-paced: ABC series Bay of Fires brings a new humour to the tradition of Australian Gothic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/arresting-dry-and-fast-paced-abc-series-bay-of-fires-brings-a-new-humour-to-the-tradition-of-australian-gothic-209233/" aria-label="Read more about Arresting, dry and fast-paced: ABC series Bay of Fires brings a new humour to the tradition of Australian Gothic">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content ELECTION John Campbell: Voters moving away from Labour/National a striking change Toby Manhire (Spinoff): The big noise from the small parties shaking up election 2023 1News: MPs react to ... <a title="Newsletter: July 19 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/newsletter-july-19-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 19 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jordy Kaufman, Associate Professor, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock Not so long ago, if a child was home sick from school, the main screen-based entertainment was daytime television. The options were limited to The Price is Right or reruns of Home and Away. Fast forward to the ... <a title="If your kid is home sick from school, is unlimited screen time OK?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/if-your-kid-is-home-sick-from-school-is-unlimited-screen-time-ok-207922/" aria-label="Read more about If your kid is home sick from school, is unlimited screen time OK?">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Gurrieri, Associate Professor in Marketing, RMIT University Ryan Gosling (left) and Margot Robbie who play Ken and Barbie in the “Barbie” movie. Shutterstock After a months-long marketing blitz, the much-hyped Barbie movie is released this week. From a Malibu Barbie dreamhouse listed on AirBnB, an AI ... <a title="Is the Barbie movie a bold step to reinvent and fix past wrongs or a clever ploy to tap a new market?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/is-the-barbie-movie-a-bold-step-to-reinvent-and-fix-past-wrongs-or-a-clever-ploy-to-tap-a-new-market-209394/" aria-label="Read more about Is the Barbie movie a bold step to reinvent and fix past wrongs or a clever ploy to tap a new market?">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University Universal Robert Oppenheimer is often placed next to Albert Einstein as the 20th century’s most famous physicist. He will forever be the “father of the atomic bomb” after the first nuclear weapon was successfully tested on July 16, 1945 ... <a title="‘Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds’: who was atom bomb pioneer Robert Oppenheimer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/now-i-am-become-death-the-destroyer-of-worlds-who-was-atom-bomb-pioneer-robert-oppenheimer-209398/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds’: who was atom bomb pioneer Robert Oppenheimer?">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tatsuya Amano, Senior lecturer, The University of Queensland Shutterstock These days it’s necessary to have at least a basic level of English proficiency in most research contexts. But at the same time, our collective emphasis on English places a significant burden on scientists who speak a different ... <a title="Non-native English speaking scientists work much harder just to keep up, global research reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/non-native-english-speaking-scientists-work-much-harder-just-to-keep-up-global-research-reveals-208750/" aria-label="Read more about Non-native English speaking scientists work much harder just to keep up, global research reveals">Read more</a>