#Islands

A #Chinese aircraft carrier group is carrying out drills near #Taiwan in the latest uptick in military tensionsTaiwan has told #China it should be concentrating on fighting the #coronavirus rather
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How much my non-greek moots know about my country?(non-moots are welcome too! ^_^) Warm up question!1. The original name isn't Greece. My country's real name? (2 ways to say it,
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Happy #EarthDay from Friends of Kingman and Heritage Islands! There are great ways to participate this year, from remote trash pickups w/@AnacostiaRrkper to plant identification w/ @CityNatureDC. And check
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I’m not sure where this thread will go. But I want to explain how I’ve transitioned from a politically apathetic person to an anti-neoliberal and climate alarmist. Please bear with
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Today is International Day of Sport for Development & Peace, a great time to see amazing stories on how Sport is making a huge difference to people's lives around the
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𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐚All war is about terrain and resources - these are the raw materials of power.And when multiple entities decide they MUST control a certain place or
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Given the current situation I'm going to try and post a birb picture each day! Cause birbs always help when things are a bit shit. First up is Freedom, a
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Keith told me a story tonight I’ve heard 1000X & hope to hear 1000 more. Wade fishing off the Chandeleur Islands. He’d anchored his boat on a sandbar, hopped out
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Notes from @paraschopra and @kunalb11's podcast:1) Two kinds of startups: One that increases efficiency in existing behaviour, and the other that creates new behaviours. 2) In absence of future data,
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin has announced the ministers who will form the new coalition Cabinet - here's a look at who got what | https://bit.ly/3dzME7j  Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar is
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Saw this photo circulating online described as a photo of Éamon de Valera's visit to the Isle of Barra in 1947. I'm not sure of its provenance, but the visit
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This was written off the cuff so I will respond off the cuff. I use a more expansive definition of "folk religion" than gaitanalyst does here. When we think of
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Ok guys, update: I may have been a bit naive with finishing today. I realised i only had covered the major countries of each region and if my point is
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Some cognitive scientists are of the belief that we have now become cyborgs, due to our interaction with tech. Our brains are actually rewiring to adapt to the tech around
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1)Muslim. 2). 50% Cushitic (Somali). 25% Celtic (Irish) .25% West Indian/Afro-Caribbean. 3)East African Horner/Somalilander.4)My ancestors are Somalis from Ishaaq clan, habar jeclo sub clan and Viking celts from Ireland and
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Anyone take any gloriously brilliant photos from 26th May 1999? Be it of Reds before and after the game or the moments after Ole’s winner? Get in those lofts and
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