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October 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney The Australian government has pre-purchased 300,000 courses of an experimental antiviral oral drug called molnupiravir. Interim results announced by the company, US pharmaceutical Merck, show the drug halved the number of patients who ended up ... <a title="Take-at-home COVID drug molnupiravir may be on its way — but vaccination is still our first line of defence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/take-at-home-covid-drug-molnupiravir-may-be-on-its-way-but-vaccination-is-still-our-first-line-of-defence-169246/" aria-label="Read more about Take-at-home COVID drug molnupiravir may be on its way — but vaccination is still our first line of defence">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roman Lanis, Associate Professor, Accounting, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is in the process of working through another mountain of documents showing how the rich and powerful use the global financial system to hide their wealth and avoid taxes. Those ... <a title="The next Pandora Papers exposé is inevitable – unless governments do more on two key reforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/the-next-pandora-papers-expose-is-inevitable-unless-governments-do-more-on-two-key-reforms-169357/" aria-label="Read more about The next Pandora Papers exposé is inevitable – unless governments do more on two key reforms">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cecilia Leong-Salobir, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia An 1817 painting by Joseph Lycett, depicting First Nation peoples cooking and eating whale meat. National Library of Australia, Author provided Review: True to the Land: A History of Food in Australia by Paul van Reyk (Reaktion ... <a title="True to the Land: a new history of food in Australia begins 65,000 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/true-to-the-land-a-new-history-of-food-in-australia-begins-65-000-years-ago-166965/" aria-label="Read more about True to the Land: a new history of food in Australia begins 65,000 years ago">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Poole, Associate Professor in Physiology, UNSW Nick Moore/Unsplash, CC BY-SA We have more than five senses. What you might think of as your sense of “touch” is actually a range of different sensory pathways that allow you to distinguish various types of mechanical forces, to detect ... <a title="How do you feel? Your ‘sense of touch’ is several different senses rolled into one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/how-do-you-feel-your-sense-of-touch-is-several-different-senses-rolled-into-one-169344/" aria-label="Read more about How do you feel? Your ‘sense of touch’ is several different senses rolled into one">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The first thing to note – some good news – is that the sixth wave of Covid19 is on the wane. For the first wave, see https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/china/. In particular, look at ‘Active Cases’ in China. For the following five waves of Covid19, see https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/. In particular, look at World ‘Daily Deaths’. ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Global Clusters at the end of September 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-global-clusters-at-the-end-of-september-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Global Clusters at the end of September 2021">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Bean, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Hopping on your bike when it’s raining, or snowing, might seem unappealing. But our research has found inclement weather conditions deter some cyclists more than others. In the first analysis of its kind, we captured eight years of ... <a title="We analysed 100 million bike trips to reveal where in the world cyclists are most likely to brave rain and cold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/we-analysed-100-million-bike-trips-to-reveal-where-in-the-world-cyclists-are-most-likely-to-brave-rain-and-cold-166894/" aria-label="Read more about We analysed 100 million bike trips to reveal where in the world cyclists are most likely to brave rain and cold">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wen-Ti Sung, Sessional Lecturer, Taiwan Studies Programme, Australian National University China has been flying a record number of military aircrafts into Taiwan’s “air defence identification zone” in recent days, heightening regional concerns about the risk of military escalation or even an outright war. Taiwanese people are largely ... <a title="Why Taiwan remains calm in the face of unprecedented military pressure from China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/why-taiwan-remains-calm-in-the-face-of-unprecedented-military-pressure-from-china-169160/" aria-label="Read more about Why Taiwan remains calm in the face of unprecedented military pressure from China">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Shutterstock Our names are a critical part of our identity. They are a personal and social anchor tying us to our families, our culture, our history and place in the world. For Māori, a name is intrinsic to, and ... <a title="Putting Aotearoa on the map: New Zealand has changed its name before, why not again?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/putting-aotearoa-on-the-map-new-zealand-has-changed-its-name-before-why-not-again-168651/" aria-label="Read more about Putting Aotearoa on the map: New Zealand has changed its name before, why not again?">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2021
RNZ News New Zealanders need to pitch in for a final push to get as many people vaccinated as possible, says the Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins, who has announced a new “national day of action” for vaccinations. Hipkins and Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay gave today’s update on the fight against covid-19. ... <a title="NZ plans national covid ‘action day’ push to boost vaccinated numbers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/nz-plans-national-covid-action-day-push-to-boost-vaccinated-numbers/" aria-label="Read more about NZ plans national covid ‘action day’ push to boost vaccinated numbers">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The interim president of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) has accused Indonesia of holding its 20th National Games “on the bones of my people”. “While we mourn for three years of Indonesian military operations, these games are a dance on top of our graves, on top of our ... <a title="Indonesian Games ‘held on bones of Papuans’, accuses Benny Wenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/indonesian-games-held-on-bones-of-papuans-accuses-benny-wenda/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian Games ‘held on bones of Papuans’, accuses Benny Wenda">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2021
RNZ Pacific A youth-led Pasifika mass vaccination event in Auckland has immunised several thousand people over the past four days. Pacific health provider South Seas’ youth group Bubble Gum ran a drive-through event called Rally Your Village at Auckland’s Vodafone Events Centre. The event has resulted in 4542 people being vaccinated — mostly youth and ... <a title="Thousands of youth get jab at NZ Pasifika community event" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/thousands-of-youth-get-jab-at-nz-pasifika-community-event/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of youth get jab at NZ Pasifika community event">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya Two Melanesian state leaders addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on West Papua last week. During the 76th UNGA, both Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, and Vanuatu’s Prime Minister, Bob Loughman, expressed concern about human rights issues in West Papua. While Marape devoted only 30 seconds of his ... <a title="Yamin Kogoya: West Papua’s fate hangs in ‘30 seconds’ and only God knows the outcome" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/yamin-kogoya-west-papuas-fate-hangs-in-30-seconds-and-only-god-knows-the-outcome/" aria-label="Read more about Yamin Kogoya: West Papua’s fate hangs in ‘30 seconds’ and only God knows the outcome">Read more</a>
