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July 27, 2024
The second report in a five-part series focused on the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women taking place in the Marshall Islands this week. SPECIAL REPORT: By Netani Rika in Majuro A united effort will ensure a world in which every woman and girl is valued, respected, and given the opportunity to thrive. Envoy for ... <a title="‘Collaboration’ key to creating respect for women and girls, says Marshall Islands senator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/collaboration-key-to-creating-respect-for-women-and-girls-says-marshall-islands-senator/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Collaboration’ key to creating respect for women and girls, says Marshall Islands senator">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Palestine’s Permament Observer at the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, has slammed the UN Security Council for failing to secure a ceasefire and bring an end to Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip reports Al Jazeera. “We have collectively failed. This council has failed,” the Palestinian envoy said during a special council ... <a title="World has ‘failed’ Palestinians, says Palestine’s UN envoy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/world-has-failed-palestinians-says-palestines-un-envoy/" aria-label="Read more about World has ‘failed’ Palestinians, says Palestine’s UN envoy">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2024
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s security detail has cut a media briefing short over protesters in Auckland. He was holding a press conference yesterday after a walkabout with police to discuss concerns with businesses in the CBD. Luxon was talking with media when one of his security officers could be seen coming ... <a title="PM Luxon’s security cut short visit ahead of Palestine protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/pm-luxons-security-cut-short-visit-ahead-of-palestine-protest/" aria-label="Read more about PM Luxon’s security cut short visit ahead of Palestine protest">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University © Commonwealth of Australia (National Archives of Australia) 2023., CC BY Ray Lawler, who died this week at 103, was one of the artists responsible for establishing the first non-commercial repertory theatre in Australia – the Union Repertory Theatre ... <a title="Vale Ray Lawler: the playwright who changed the sound of Australian theatre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/vale-ray-lawler-the-playwright-who-changed-the-sound-of-australian-theatre-218121/" aria-label="Read more about Vale Ray Lawler: the playwright who changed the sound of Australian theatre">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne There has never been an opening ceremony quite like it. For the first time in Olympic Games history, the ceremony took place outside a stadium arena. Despite a rainy and miserable Paris evening, enormous crowds – most who ... <a title="Magnificent and humbling: the Paris opening ceremony was a tribute to witnessing superhuman feats of the extraordinary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/magnificent-and-humbling-the-paris-opening-ceremony-was-a-tribute-to-witnessing-superhuman-feats-of-the-extraordinary-233665/" aria-label="Read more about Magnificent and humbling: the Paris opening ceremony was a tribute to witnessing superhuman feats of the extraordinary">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Pacific Media Watch A Lebanese photojournalist who was severely wounded during an Israeli air strike in south Lebanon carried the Olympic torch in Paris this week in honour of her peers who have been wounded and killed in the field — especially in Gaza and Lebanon. Christina Assi of Agence France-Presse was among six journalists ... <a title="Photojournalist targeted by Israeli army carries Olympic torch in Paris" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/photojournalist-targeted-by-israeli-army-carries-olympic-torch-in-paris/" aria-label="Read more about Photojournalist targeted by Israeli army carries Olympic torch in Paris">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
The first report in a five-part web series focused on the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women taking place in the Marshall Islands this week. SPECIAL REPORT: By Netani Rika in Majuro Women continue to fight for justice 70 years after the first nuclear tests by the United States caused devastation on the people and ... <a title="70 years on from tests, Marshallese women still fight for nuclear justice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/70-years-on-from-tests-marshallese-women-still-fight-for-nuclear-justice/" aria-label="Read more about 70 years on from tests, Marshallese women still fight for nuclear justice">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The 2022 election brought the “teal wave” into parliament. The next election will test whether teals, who occupy what were Liberal seats, and other independents can maintain their momentum. Joining us on the Podcast is one of those teals, Zoe ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘Teal’ Zoe Daniel on political donations, representing Jewish voters and Kamala Harris’ prospects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/politics-with-michelle-grattan-teal-zoe-daniel-on-political-donations-representing-jewish-voters-and-kamala-harris-prospects-235518/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘Teal’ Zoe Daniel on political donations, representing Jewish voters and Kamala Harris’ prospects">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xu Yi-chong, Professor of Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University fuyu liu, Shutterstock Seven years seems a lifetime in politics. In 2017, President Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement. It prompted Canada, China and the European Union to convene an urgent ... <a title="China: still the world’s biggest emitter, but also an emerging force in climate diplomacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/china-still-the-worlds-biggest-emitter-but-also-an-emerging-force-in-climate-diplomacy-235311/" aria-label="Read more about China: still the world’s biggest emitter, but also an emerging force in climate diplomacy">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Musgrave, Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide Pixavri/Shutterstock A major Federal Court class action has been dismissed this week after Justice Michael Lee ruled there was not enough evidence to prove the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Plaintiff Kelvin McNickle, now aged 41, developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma ... <a title="Federal Court finds insufficient evidence Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. What does the science say?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/federal-court-finds-insufficient-evidence-roundup-weedkiller-causes-cancer-what-does-the-science-say-235580/" aria-label="Read more about Federal Court finds insufficient evidence Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. What does the science say?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Corbould, Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University Mainstream media are surprisingly muted at the prospect of the world’s most powerful nation being led for the first time by a woman – specifically a woman of colour, Vice President Kamala Harris. Using past elections as ... <a title="Twice as good for half the respect: Kamala Harris’ battle for the White House" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/twice-as-good-for-half-the-respect-kamala-harris-battle-for-the-white-house-235419/" aria-label="Read more about Twice as good for half the respect: Kamala Harris’ battle for the White House">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Bennett, PhD Student, Associate Research Fellow, Deakin University Last week, a drone delivery company called Wing (owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet) started operating in Melbourne. Some 250,000 residents in parts of the city’s eastern suburbs can now order food from cafes and restaurants via the ... <a title="Drone food delivery is spreading across Australia. Research suggests we will eat more junk food as a result" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/drone-food-delivery-is-spreading-across-australia-research-suggests-we-will-eat-more-junk-food-as-a-result-235429/" aria-label="Read more about Drone food delivery is spreading across Australia. Research suggests we will eat more junk food as a result">Read more</a>
