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July 27, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Newshub-Reid Research Poll Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Judith Collins must take responsibility for National’s fall – but she’s not entirely to blame Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern still soaring as preferred Prime Minister – ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 27 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/27/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-27-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 27 2020">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Javaan Chahl, DST Group Joint Chair of Sensor Systems, University of South Australia We have developed four-winged bird-like robots, called ornithopters, that can take off and fly with the agility of swifts, hummingbirds and insects. We did this by reverse engineering the aerodynamics and biomechanics of these ... <a title="Learning from nature: a new flapping drone can take off, hover and swoop like a bird" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/27/learning-from-nature-a-new-flapping-drone-can-take-off-hover-and-swoop-like-a-bird-143343/" aria-label="Read more about Learning from nature: a new flapping drone can take off, hover and swoop like a bird">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Wolpe, Non-resident Senior Fellow, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney The Democratic National Convention is approaching — in virtual form — and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will present his pick for vice president to the delegates for their affirmation. In 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama ... <a title="Joe Biden has a long list of qualified female VP candidates. So, who will he pick?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/27/joe-biden-has-a-long-list-of-qualified-female-vp-candidates-so-who-will-he-pick-143094/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden has a long list of qualified female VP candidates. So, who will he pick?">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle We’re now all too familiar with the common symptoms of COVID-19: a fever, dry cough and fatigue. Some people also experience aches and pains, a sore throat, and loss of taste or smell. Sufferers ... <a title="Here’s what we know so far about the long-term symptoms of COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/27/heres-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-long-term-symptoms-of-covid-19-142722/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s what we know so far about the long-term symptoms of COVID-19">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University Taxonomy, or the naming of species, is the foundation of modern biology. It might sound like a fairly straightforward exercise, but in fact it’s complicated and often controversial. Why? Because there’s no one agreed list of ... <a title="How a scientific spat over how to name species turned into a big plus for nature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/27/how-a-scientific-spat-over-how-to-name-species-turned-into-a-big-plus-for-nature-138887/" aria-label="Read more about How a scientific spat over how to name species turned into a big plus for nature">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Fischetti, Professor, Pro Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Education and Arts; Dean/Head of School of Education, University of Newcastle By the end of Year 11 we know almost exactly how well New South Wales students will perform on the state’s senior school exams. We used ... <a title="We know by Year 11 what mark students will get in Year 12. Do we still need a stressful exam?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/27/we-know-by-year-11-what-mark-students-will-get-in-year-12-do-we-still-need-a-stressful-exam-140746/" aria-label="Read more about We know by Year 11 what mark students will get in Year 12. Do we still need a stressful exam?">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Adkins, Professor of Sociology and Head of School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney HomeBuilder grants of A$25,000 are being offered to build or renovate a home as part of the Australian government’s emergency economic response to the coronavirus pandemic. Critics note that the ... <a title="HomeBuilder only makes sense as a nod to Morrison’s home-owning voter base" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/27/homebuilder-only-makes-sense-as-a-nod-to-morrisons-home-owning-voter-base-142169/" aria-label="Read more about HomeBuilder only makes sense as a nod to Morrison’s home-owning voter base">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine de Fontenay, Honorary Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne Our memories of the job market prior to COVID have become rosier: the last decade was a period of fairly low unemployment, even if wage growth was less than stellar. But that perspective may not be ... <a title="It really is different for young people: it’s harder to climb the jobs ladder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/27/it-really-is-different-for-young-people-its-harder-to-climb-the-jobs-ladder-143347/" aria-label="Read more about It really is different for young people: it’s harder to climb the jobs ladder">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Cothren, PhD Candidate, Flinders University In our series Art for Trying Times, authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective during this pandemic. In times of stress, it is only natural to seek out comforting art that reaffirms our faith in humanity. Why, ... <a title="It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the funniest, filthiest comfort TV around" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/27/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-the-funniest-filthiest-comfort-tv-around-143171/" aria-label="Read more about It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the funniest, filthiest comfort TV around">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Twenty three new covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Papua New Guinea’s National Capital District – the highest reported so far in a day since the outbreak, reports NBC News. Deputy Pandemic Controller Dr Paison Dakulala announced the new cases in a statement last night following a meeting with Controller David ... <a title="PNG coronavirus cases jump by record 23 as total now tops 62" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/27/png-coronavirus-cases-jump-by-record-23-as-total-now-tops-62/" aria-label="Read more about PNG coronavirus cases jump by record 23 as total now tops 62">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2020
By Adelaide Sirox Kari in Port Moresby As Papua New Guinea’s capital continues to record an increase in covid-19 cases, with seven new positive cases recorded on Friday, another crisis is looming at the National Referral Hospital. Port Moresby General Hospital Emergency Ward (PomGen) is currently under immense stress as covid-19 tests take place there. ... <a title="Port Moresby emergency ward chaos as medics refuse untested patients" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/26/port-moresby-emergency-ward-chaos-as-medics-refuse-untested-patients/" aria-label="Read more about Port Moresby emergency ward chaos as medics refuse untested patients">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2020
By Aika Rey in Manila Most Filipinos remain stressed due to the coronavirus pandemic, pollster Social Weather Stations found in a survey earlier this month. The SWS says 86 percent or close to 9 in 10 Filipinos said that the pandemic brought stress into their lives. The July 3-6 survey was a follow-up from the ... <a title="Most Filipinos remain stressed due to covid pandemic, says social survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/26/most-filipinos-remain-stressed-due-to-covid-pandemic-says-social-survey/" aria-label="Read more about Most Filipinos remain stressed due to covid pandemic, says social survey">Read more</a>
