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The world’s remotest corners couldn’t hide from US President Donald Trump’s global tariffs onslaught Wednesday — even the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands. The...
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Leaders of nine small island states turned to the UN maritime court on Monday to seek protection of the world’s oceans from catastrophic climate...
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As US President Joe Biden visits the Middle East this week, one issue on the table will be the status of two small Red...
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Island nations like Fiji and the Maldives are almost at the “point of no return” because of rising sea levels, a leading climate negotiator...
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For centuries, the Faroe Islands have hunted pilot whales in ritual fashion, herding them into shallow waters to beach them before stabbing them with...
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After fuelling hopes of independence from Denmark at the turn of the millennium, the Faroe Islands’ dreams of an oil bonanza have turned out...
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For elite swimmer Pal Joensen, representing Denmark twice in the Olympic Games just didn’t feel right. The Faroe Islands native would have much preferred...
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Enough is enough: for the Faroese sailor Birgir Enni, having spent more than half a millennium under Danish rule means it’s about time for...
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Gunnhild Helmsdal’s mailbox has six names printed on it and will soon add a seventh: having a big family is nothing unusual in the...
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China’s large-scale land reclamation around disputed reefs and shoals in the South China Sea is “moving ahead steadily”, state media has reported, and is...