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July 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University Shutterstock When a COVID cluster includes people who are vaccinated against the virus, we inevitably hear rumblings of complaint from people who wonder what the point is of vaccination. But when you read past the headlines, ... <a title="Yes, you can still get COVID after being vaccinated, but you’re unlikely to get as sick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/08/yes-you-can-still-get-covid-after-being-vaccinated-but-youre-unlikely-to-get-as-sick-163870/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, you can still get COVID after being vaccinated, but you’re unlikely to get as sick">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Black, PhD Candidate, School of History, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University James Ross/AAP Political memoirs in Australia often create splashy headlines and controversy. But we should not dismiss the publication of former Liberal MP Julia Banks’ book, Power Play, as just the latest in ... <a title="Julia Banks’ new book is part of a 50-year tradition of female MPs using memoirs to fight for equality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/08/julia-banks-new-book-is-part-of-a-50-year-tradition-of-female-mps-using-memoirs-to-fight-for-equality-163888/" aria-label="Read more about Julia Banks’ new book is part of a 50-year tradition of female MPs using memoirs to fight for equality">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2021
RNZ Pacific The Fiji government’s response to the covid-19 pandemic outbreak is an utter failure, but it is not too late to follow New Zealand’s lockdown example, an opposition leader says. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told media her advice was that the lockdown strategy had saved lives. Fiji is in the grip of ... <a title="Fiji government ‘useless’, warns Prasad – Ardern touts lockdown benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/08/fiji-government-useless-warns-prasad-ardern-touts-lockdown-benefits/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji government ‘useless’, warns Prasad – Ardern touts lockdown benefits">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2021
By Josefa Babitu in Suva Fiji’s fight against the covid-19 pandemic seems to have no light at the end of the tunnel after the Pacific nation has recorded 636 cases and six deaths in the past day alone. Yesterday’s number makes 5776 people battling the virus in total while the Health Ministry expects more cases ... <a title="Almost 6000 people battle covid-19 in Fiji – fears of new pandemic spike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/08/almost-6000-people-battle-covid-19-in-fiji-fears-of-new-pandemic-spike/" aria-label="Read more about Almost 6000 people battle covid-19 in Fiji – fears of new pandemic spike">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2021
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published a gallery of grim portraits — those of 37 heads of state or government who crack down massively on press freedom, reports RSF. Some of these “predators of press freedom” have been operating for more than two decades while others have just joined the blacklist, which for the first ... <a title="RSF’s 2021 ‘Press freedom predators’ gallery includes old tyrants, 2 women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/08/rsfs-2021-press-freedom-predators-gallery-includes-old-tyrants-2-women/" aria-label="Read more about RSF’s 2021 ‘Press freedom predators’ gallery includes old tyrants, 2 women">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Yong, Academic, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University NASA/WikiCommons Until recently it was thought neutron star mergers were the only way heavy elements (heavier than Zinc) could be produced. These mergers involve the mashup of the remnants of two massive stars in a ... <a title="We found a new type of stellar explosion that could explain a 13-billion-year-old mystery of the Milky Way’s elements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/08/we-found-a-new-type-of-stellar-explosion-that-could-explain-a-13-billion-year-old-mystery-of-the-milky-ways-elements-163986/" aria-label="Read more about We found a new type of stellar explosion that could explain a 13-billion-year-old mystery of the Milky Way’s elements">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Rathbone, Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University British runner Albert Hill winning the 800-meter run at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics. Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie, EI-13 (727) Since the global pandemic began, debate has raged over whether Tokyo should go ... <a title="Sardines for breakfast, hypothermia rescues: the story of the cash-strapped, post-pandemic 1920 Olympics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/08/sardines-for-breakfast-hypothermia-rescues-the-story-of-the-cash-strapped-post-pandemic-1920-olympics-162246/" aria-label="Read more about Sardines for breakfast, hypothermia rescues: the story of the cash-strapped, post-pandemic 1920 Olympics">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margie Danchin, Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Shutterstock The Delta variant is surging across the globe, and the World Health Organization warns it will rapidly become the world’s dominant strain of ... <a title="Is it more infectious? Is it spreading in schools? This is what we know about the Delta variant and kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/08/is-it-more-infectious-is-it-spreading-in-schools-this-is-what-we-know-about-the-delta-variant-and-kids-163724/" aria-label="Read more about Is it more infectious? Is it spreading in schools? This is what we know about the Delta variant and kids">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Serrin Rutledge-Prior, PhD Candidate; Sessional Academic, Australian National University An Australian animal advocacy group is taking its campaign for greater transparency in animal-use industries from the streets to the High Court. Last week, the Farm Transparency Project filed a case to challenge the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 ... <a title="Should slaughterhouses have glass walls? The campaign for greater farm transparency goes to the High Court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/08/should-slaughterhouses-have-glass-walls-the-campaign-for-greater-farm-transparency-goes-to-the-high-court-163811/" aria-label="Read more about Should slaughterhouses have glass walls? The campaign for greater farm transparency goes to the High Court">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joyce Y.M. Nip, Associate professor, University of Sydney Shutterstock Human Rights Watch released a report last week on the Chinese government’s surveillance of Chinese mainland and Hong Kong students in Australian universities. The report found students and academics critical of China’s Communist Party are being harassed and ... <a title="Cultural sensitivity or censorship? Lecturers are finding it difficult to talk about China in class" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/08/cultural-sensitivity-or-censorship-lecturers-are-finding-it-difficult-to-talk-about-china-in-class-164066/" aria-label="Read more about Cultural sensitivity or censorship? Lecturers are finding it difficult to talk about China in class">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried in the Netflix film Mank. Netflix The history of cinema as an art parallels its history as a technology. Ever wondered why the colour in The Wizard of Oz is ... <a title="Films made for Netflix look more like TV shows — here’s the technical reason why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/08/films-made-for-netflix-look-more-like-tv-shows-heres-the-technical-reason-why-160259/" aria-label="Read more about Films made for Netflix look more like TV shows — here’s the technical reason why">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University AAP/Dan Himbrechts New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian today confirmed what Sydney was fearing: the city’s lockdown will be extended for another week. With 27 locally acquired cases identified in the past 24 hours, this decision isn’t surprising. Of some ... <a title="Sydney is locked down for another 7 days. So what will it take to lift restrictions?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/07/sydney-is-locked-down-for-another-7-days-so-what-will-it-take-to-lift-restrictions-163967/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney is locked down for another 7 days. So what will it take to lift restrictions?">Read more</a>
