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UK to hand over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius after decades-long dispute
Mauritius and the UK have been in dispute over the Indian Ocean islands for the past 50 years. The deal includes ensuring the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, home to a strategically key military ...
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UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century. The deal – reached after years of ...
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Arkansas lawmakers question federal agents’ actions in death of Bryan Malinowski
An officer with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives walks to Bryan Malinowski's house on Durance Court in Little Rock on March 19. Credit: Mary Hennigan But we know for sure ...
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Sea level rise inevitable for Pacific Islands despite future greenhouse gas emissions reduction, NASA finds
NASA's research found that impacts of a 20-centimetre rise in sea level will also vary from country to country in the Pacific Islands. For instance, some nations might face frequent ...
National Library of Australia24d
Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands / provisional map prepared and reproduced by base Map Plant, USAFFE, April 1943
United States. Army. Forces, Far East. Base Map Plant & United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. (1943). Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands Retrieved September 26 ...