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August 12, 2024
Asia Pacific Report The Freedom Flotilla Coalition has told supporters that the “Break the Siege” aid project for besieged Gaza from Turkey has been put on hold — indefinitely — due to rising tensions in the wake of the assassinations of key resistance leaders in the capitals of Lebanon and Iran. “We will continue to ... <a title="Turkey-based Freedom Flotilla aid ships put ‘on hold’ but Handala still heads towards Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/turkey-based-freedom-flotilla-aid-ships-put-on-hold-but-handala-still-heads-towards-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Turkey-based Freedom Flotilla aid ships put ‘on hold’ but Handala still heads towards Gaza">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marnie Lloydd, Senior Lecturer in Law and Co-Director New Zealand Centre for Public Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Today marks 75 years since the adoption of the Geneva Conventions on August 12 1949. In theory, these rules of war are universally ... <a title="The Geneva Conventions at 75: do the laws of war still have a fighting chance in today’s bloody world?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/the-geneva-conventions-at-75-do-the-laws-of-war-still-have-a-fighting-chance-in-todays-bloody-world-235882/" aria-label="Read more about The Geneva Conventions at 75: do the laws of war still have a fighting chance in today’s bloody world?">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Pacific foreign ministers have given their nod of approval for United States territories Guam and American Samoa to be associate members of main regional decision-making body, but a political analyst says it is geopolitics at play. The news was delivered by Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) chair and Cook Islands ... <a title="Greenlight given to Guam, American Samoa for PIF associate membership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/greenlight-given-to-guam-american-samoa-for-pif-associate-membership/" aria-label="Read more about Greenlight given to Guam, American Samoa for PIF associate membership">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national Newspoll, conducted August 5–9 from a sample of 1,266, had Labor and the Coalition tied at 50–50, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the ... <a title="Labor still struggling in polls as Newspoll tied" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/labor-still-struggling-in-polls-as-newspoll-tied-236235/" aria-label="Read more about Labor still struggling in polls as Newspoll tied">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
By Gerard Carreon in Manila An appeals court has struck down a 2018 government order that sought to shut down Rappler, an online Philippine news site celebrated for its critical coverage of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs” that left thousands dead. The Court of Appeals (CA) Special 7th Division, in a ruling ... <a title="Philippine court strikes down order to shut online news site Rappler" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/philippine-court-strikes-down-order-to-shut-online-news-site-rappler/" aria-label="Read more about Philippine court strikes down order to shut online news site Rappler">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Vincent, Professor of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology meunierd/Shutterstock When you think of John Lennon from The Beatles, you’re likely to picture him with his circular, wire-rimmed glasses. But at times, he wore contact lenses, or at least he tried to. They kept ... <a title="John Lennon wore contact lenses that kept on pinging out. Then he smoked pot and the rest is history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/john-lennon-wore-contact-lenses-that-kept-on-pinging-out-then-he-smoked-pot-and-the-rest-is-history-235595/" aria-label="Read more about John Lennon wore contact lenses that kept on pinging out. Then he smoked pot and the rest is history">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Hare, Adjunct Professor of Energy, Murdoch University Jason Benz Bennee, Shutterstock Australia is one of the world’s largest exporters of fossil fuels. While this coal and gas is burned beyond our borders, the climate-warming carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions affect us all. My colleagues and I at ... <a title="Dug up in Australia, burned around the world – exporting fossil fuels undermines climate targets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/dug-up-in-australia-burned-around-the-world-exporting-fossil-fuels-undermines-climate-targets-236248/" aria-label="Read more about Dug up in Australia, burned around the world – exporting fossil fuels undermines climate targets">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian A. Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Taras Vyshnya/Shutterstock The growth of cities worldwide is contributing to more intense drought conditions in many cities, including Sydney, a new Chinese study has found. This is adding to urban heat and water stress. These important ... <a title="Urban growth is leading to more intense droughts for most of the world’s cities – and Sydney is a case study for areas at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/urban-growth-is-leading-to-more-intense-droughts-for-most-of-the-worlds-cities-and-sydney-is-a-case-study-for-areas-at-risk-236315/" aria-label="Read more about Urban growth is leading to more intense droughts for most of the world’s cities – and Sydney is a case study for areas at risk">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marnee Shay, Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow School of Education, The University of Queensland The recent Closing the Gap report had some promising news for education, with a 25% increase in Aboriginal children enrolled in childcare over the past seven years. But other report figures show there ... <a title="Aboriginal children as young as 5 are getting suspended from school. We can’t ‘close the gap’ if this is happening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/aboriginal-children-as-young-as-5-are-getting-suspended-from-school-we-cant-close-the-gap-if-this-is-happening-235889/" aria-label="Read more about Aboriginal children as young as 5 are getting suspended from school. We can’t ‘close the gap’ if this is happening">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hilary A Smith, Honorary Research Fellow (Linguistics), Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University From the beginning of the 2025 school year, all schools will be required to use structured literacy – also known as “phonics” or the “science of reading” – to teach children how to ... <a title="Bilingualism under threat: structured literacy will make it harder for children to hold on to their mother tongue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/bilingualism-under-threat-structured-literacy-will-make-it-harder-for-children-to-hold-on-to-their-mother-tongue-236140/" aria-label="Read more about Bilingualism under threat: structured literacy will make it harder for children to hold on to their mother tongue">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gaunson, Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, RMIT University Stan/Matchbox Pictures The new Stan Original Australian crime series, Critical Incident, joins a long and impressive list of local crime dramas from streaming platforms, including Scrublands (2023) and Binge’s recent release High Country. This time, the camera zooms ... <a title="Critical Incident: new series set in Western Sydney examines the role of policing in diverse communities – with mixed results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/critical-incident-new-series-set-in-western-sydney-examines-the-role-of-policing-in-diverse-communities-with-mixed-results-234686/" aria-label="Read more about Critical Incident: new series set in Western Sydney examines the role of policing in diverse communities – with mixed results">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor Vanuatu is leaning on Aotearoa’s medicinal cannabis production expertise in an effort to prop up its own market. While the Melanesian nation has topped the Happy Planet Index list twice, as the happiest place in the world, it remains one of the most climate vulnerable states in the ... <a title="Vanuatu leader in NZ talks marijuana, seasonal workers and cyclones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/vanuatu-leader-in-nz-talks-marijuana-seasonal-workers-and-cyclones/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu leader in NZ talks marijuana, seasonal workers and cyclones">Read more</a>
