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Thousands of Giant Tortoises Anchor a Thriving Ecosystem on Aldabra, a Remote Atoll in the Indian Ocean
Life on Aldabra atoll, on the western fringe of the Indian Ocean, moves at the pace of its oldest inhabitants. I’ve already ...
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Scientists Discovered A New Chain Of Volcanoes Hidden In A Surprising Place
Scientists have found a chain of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, which are situated in the sea between French Polynesia and American Samoa — a beautiful forgotten territory of the United ...
How do Donald Trump's tariffs hit the Pacific? Fiji, Vanuatu and Nauru among hardest hit
Fiji's Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, says his government was not ready for Donald Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" unveiled at the White House on Thursday. Fiji, Vanuatu and Nauru are among the hardest ...
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‘Not An Extension Of Australia’: Trump’s Tariffs ‘Reinforces’ Norfolk Island’s Independence Aspirations
The base tariff 10 percent tariff is also included for Tokelau, a non-self-governing territory of New Zealand, with a population of only about 1500 people living on the atoll islands. Pacific Network ...
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Trump tariffs hit these 6 tiny territories hard — including a remote island with penguins and no people
volcanic islands. The sweeping import taxes against more than 180 countries and territories will come into force in the coming days, starting from a 10 per cent baseline and ratcheting up higher ...
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Tariffs hit tiny coral islands in the South Pacific and Arctic outposts
The nation made up of three tropical coral islands and home 1,500 people on ... said the Indian Ocean atoll exported nothing to the United States. “There’s no trade between Christmas Island ...
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Trump slaps tariffs on islands with more penguins or polar bears than people
The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical islands to a ...
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Polar bear-inhabited islands affected by Trump tariffs
from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical islands to a former British penal colony whose leader is befuddled that it was targeted. The American president rattled ...
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No One Is Safe: Trump Just Slapped Tariffs on Penguins, Coral Atolls, and Empty Islands
With a population barely large enough to fill a Brooklyn coffee shop, Norfolk Island is the kind of place where everyone knows your name—and probably your great-grandparents’ names, too. But this ...
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Trump approves UK-Mauritius deal for Chagos islands
US President Donald Trump has approved the UK-Mauritius deal over the Chagos Islands, allowing Britain ... the largest atoll in the Indian Ocean archipelago.
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17 Best Things to Do in the U.S. Virgin Islands
If you're on St. John during your Virgin Islands vacation, you're likely right on the edge of Virgin Islands National Park. Two-thirds of the island is parkland, and most of Love City's top ...