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A tiny island nation is clashing with ICANN to own its space on the web
A tiny island microstate has today launched proceedings that could have profound repercussions f…
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A group of Olympians from a tiny island nation have only just got home from Japan after being trapped in quarantine and lockdown for over 2 months
The games finished in August, but the Olympians have only just managed to make it home - and will n…
Sam Cooper
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The tiny island nation of Grenada wins Olympic medals at a higher rate than any other country in the world
Grenada is followed by the island nation of the Bahama at 0.26 medals per 100,000 citizens. New Zea…
Cork Gaines
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A picturesque Scottish island with only 15 residents is hiring a park ranger to monitor its bird population. They'll get free accommodation and be paid $31,000 per year.
The Isle of Canna is owned by National Trust Scotland, which is advertising the idyllic vacancy on …
Stephen Jones
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A Former Hedge Fund Manager Hoping To Compete In Sochi Ended Up In A Hospital Instead
Gary di Silvestri, who founded Deutsche Suisse Asset Management after graduating from Columbia's bu…
Cork Gaines
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This tiny island nation has more AI startups per capita than the United States
Malta, a wealthy tourist destination in the Mediterranean Sea, is going all in on AI, attracting te…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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The US dropped 67 nuclear bombs on this tiny island nation - and now it's far more radioactive than we thought
American nuclear testing remains an unmistakable piece of the national psyche, and officials contin…
Mark Abadi
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A job advert for a 'king or queen' to run a tiny island pub received hundreds of inquiries
The monarch of Piel Island will be crowned by having a beer poured over their head while sitting on…
Stephen Jones
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Just In Case You Were Wondering: Here's Where Cyprus Is On A Map...
However, they decided to do it largely because the thought of German taxpayers bailing out banks ho…
Matthew Boesler
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How 3 friends without any hospitality experience started renting out over 400 tiny homes in remote locations around the world
Adrian Chia was inspired during a vacation in Australia and partnered with two friends to develop t…
Erin Liam
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The 23 most Instagrammed countries of all time
Three countries in the top 23 are all closely linked. Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia are all lar…
Edith Hancock
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A tiny Pacific island nation threatened by rising sea levels plans to create a digital copy of itself in the metaverse
Tuvalu hopes that digitization will let it preserve the cultural heritage of its 12,000 people if c…
Stephanie Stacey
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A floating plastic island in the San Francisco Bay may offer a new way to protect coasts from floods. It could even house people inside.
The prototype was deployed in August by a team of designers at the California College of the Arts (…
Aria Bendix
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Japanese Islands Fear Getting Caught In The Middle Of A Conflict With China
Gavan McCormack, emeritus professor and visiting fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History at t…
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Hurricane Irma 'totally demolished' 90% of Barbuda - and the island is under hurricane watch again
Irma is currently moving towards the Turks and Caicos Islands and Florida with still-catastrop…
Kevin Loria
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Taiwan gives press tour of disputed South China Sea 'island' to prove it isn't a rock
On Itu Aba, the press a toured coconut plantation, gardens, a well with fresh water, a temple, and …
Alex Lockie
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Meet the first species to go extinct because of climate change - it was tiny, cute, and fluffy
Last year was the warmest year on record for Earth's oceans. Warmer waters lead to higher seas, sin…
Aylin Woodward
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A tiny island nation 400 miles from mainland Europe started its football season, and gave a glimpse of how elite sport will look in the coronavirus era
Matches took place behind closed doors, with only the players, staff, and handful of media, allowed…
Barnaby Lane
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One of the toughest World Cup groups is suddenly in chaos, and now Lionel Messi and Argentina have been thrown a lifeline to advance
After two disappointing performances from group favorite Argentina, it looked as though Iceland's p…
Tyler Lauletta
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Wealthy Russians Have Completely Taken Over This Cyprus Beach Town
The Mediterranean nation is home to more than 10,000 Russians, notably in the coastal city of Limas…