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2:00am, 6th March, 2019

Cook Islands wants to wipe colonial name off South Pacific map

The Cook Islands wants to ditch a name commemorating an 18th century English sea captain and dreamt up by Russian map makers, the head of a committee tasked with picking a new name for the South Pacific tourist hub said on Wednesday.

Venezuela shuts border with Caribbean islands ahead of aid efforts

4:34pm, 19th February, 2019

World

Venezuela shuts border with Caribbean islands ahead of aid efforts

Venezuela on Tuesday shut the maritime border with nearby Dutch Caribbean islands ahead of an opposition effort to bring in humanitarian aid from foreign territories including neighboring Curacao despite the protests of President Nicolas Maduro.

U.S. Pacific islands brace for long recovery after 'catastrophic' typhoon

4:49am, 26th October, 2018

US

U.S. Pacific islands brace for long recovery after 'catastrophic' typhoon

Authorities in the Northern Mariana Islands called for urgent supplies and equipment on Friday and were preparing for weeks without power after being hit by their most powerful typhoon in half a century, killing one woman and causing widespread destr...

Exclusive - British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands: sources

8:08pm, 5th September, 2018

UK

Exclusive - British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands: sources

A British Royal Navy warship sailed close to islands claimed by China in the South China Sea as it headed towards Vietnam, asserting "freedom of navigation" rights and challenging Beijing's "excessive claims" in the region, two sources said.

7:28pm, 5th September, 2018

World

Exclusive: British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands - sources

A British Royal Navy warship sailed close to islands claimed by China in the South China Sea as it headed toward Vietnam, asserting "freedom of navigation" rights and challenging Beijing's "excessive claims" in the region, two sources said.

World Court weighs Britain's claim to Chagos Islands

10:55am, 3rd September, 2018

UK

World Court weighs Britain's claim to Chagos Islands

Mauritius tried to persuade judges at the World Court on Monday to find that it was illegally stripped by Britain of another Indian Ocean archipelago, the Chagos Islands, now home to a major U.S. air base.

Hawaii soaked by rain, flooding as Hurricane Lane churns toward islands

7:30pm, 23rd August, 2018

US

Hawaii soaked by rain, flooding as Hurricane Lane churns toward islands

High winds and torrential rains from Hurricane Lane lashed Hawaii on Thursday, touching off flash floods, landslides and raging surf as it spun toward the islands, prompting schools and offices to close as residents hunkered down to ride out the stor...

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Cook Islands wants to wipe colonial name off South Pacific map

Venezuela shuts border with Caribbean islands ahead of aid efforts

U.S. Pacific islands brace for long recovery after 'catastrophic' typhoon

Exclusive - British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands: sources

Exclusive: British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands - sources

World Court weighs Britain's claim to Chagos Islands

Hawaii soaked by rain, flooding as Hurricane Lane churns toward islands

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