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Easter Island leads the fight against plastic pollution

Located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, more than 3,600 kilometres off the coast of Chile, Easter Island is best known for its Moai statues. These ancient megalithic figures bear witness…

4 months ago

by Ifunanya Nwachukwu

Spain’s Canary Islands overwhelmed by migrant arrivals

Located off Morocco, Spain's Canary Islands are facing their worst migrant crisis since 2006. In just one year, 30,000 migrants have arrived on the archipelago.…

7 months ago

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Macron in New Caledonia: Will surprise visit quell tensions on French Pacific island?

He has literally gone halfway around the world. Now what can President Emmanuel Macron do with his surprise visit to New Caledonia?…

7 months ago

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Taiwan detects Chinese aircraft around island

Taiwan's Defense Ministry said on Friday that a number of Chinese military planes crossed the median line in the Taiwan Strait.…

8 months ago

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Solomon Islands election to decide China’s influence

Solomon Islanders began voting on Wednesday in a crucial election that will decide China's foothold in the Pacific region. Polling booths opened at 7 a.m. local time on Wednesday (2000 GMT on…

8 months ago

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As South Korea votes, threat from North looms over frontline island of Yeonpyeong

As South Koreans head to the polls for a parliamentary election, the country's worsening ties with North Korea are high on the agenda. The small South Korean island of Yeonpyeong is located…

9 months ago

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Bangladesh ships second group of Rohingya to isolated island

Bangladesh has begun relocating a second group of nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees to a low-lying island in the Bay of Bengal, despite calls from human rights groups to halt the process.…

4 years ago

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How has Taiwan kept its coronavirus infection rate so low?

Taiwan's number of COVID-19 infections is currently below 50, despite the island's proximity to the outbreak's epicenter on mainland China. Experts say early intervention has helped stop a public health crisis.…

5 years ago

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A capitalist island in a sea of red: Life in West Berlin before the fall of the wall

A capitalist island in a sea of red: Life in West Berlin before the fall of the wall…

5 years ago

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Bangladesh may ‘force’ 100,000 Rohingya to resettle on uninhabited island

Having fled deadly violence, over a million Rohingya refugees live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh. DW gained exclusive access to the remote, cyclone-prone island where the government intends to relocate them.…

5 years ago

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Trump tells staff to consider buying Greenland: report

The US president has repeatedly asked aides about buying the world's largest island, the Wall Street Journal reports. The real estate magnet is due to visit Greenland's current owner Denmark next month.…

5 years ago

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Island

Easter Island leads the fight against plastic pollution

Spain’s Canary Islands overwhelmed by migrant arrivals

Macron in New Caledonia: Will surprise visit quell tensions on French Pacific island?

Taiwan detects Chinese aircraft around island

Solomon Islands election to decide China’s influence

As South Korea votes, threat from North looms over frontline island of Yeonpyeong

Bangladesh ships second group of Rohingya to isolated island

How has Taiwan kept its coronavirus infection rate so low?

A capitalist island in a sea of red: Life in West Berlin before the fall of the wall

Bangladesh may ‘force’ 100,000 Rohingya to resettle on uninhabited island

Trump tells staff to consider buying Greenland: report

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