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An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water.

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April 20, 2024

Canary Islands residents protest mass tourism

April 17, 2024

Solomon Islands election to decide China's influence

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Magazin Global Us | 22.04.2024 | Grenada Gewürze

Grenada: Spice island in danger

Grenada: Spice island in danger

Grenada is known for its spices. But tropical storms often cause devastation and destroy people's entire livelihoods.
ClimateApril 22, 202404:53 min
A view of a penguin peeking out of a cloth bag held by two hands

Volunteers help Australia's penguins beat the heat

Volunteers help Australia's penguins beat the heat

Global warming is threatening Western Australia's largest penguin population. Now, local volunteers are taking action.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 21, 202401:39 min
A woman surrounded by protesters holding flags, placards and banners uses a megaphone during a demonstration for a change in the tourism model in the Canary Islands.

Protesters demand changes to mass tourism in Spain

Protesters demand changes to mass tourism in Spain

Residents of Spain's Canary Islands are calling on authorities to curb what they call a broken economic model.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 21, 202401:51 min
Wahl auf den Salomonen

Solomon Islands votes in pivotal election

Solomon Islands votes in pivotal election

The election is being viewed as a referendum on shifting allegiances from Taiwan to China.
PoliticsApril 17, 202402:09 min
View from space on the Nother American continent and parts of the Carribean

C - D

C - D

Reception information for American and Carribean countries starting with C - D
April 12, 2024
View from space on the southern part of the American continent

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A - B

Reception information for countries in America and the Carribean starting with A - B
April 12, 2024
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Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago

Greenpeace urges Galapagos high seas protected area

Greenpeace has called for increased protection of the unique underwater world around Ecuador's Galapagos Islands.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 16, 20248 images
A person rides a bicycle past a house on stilts in the water

This Thai island is powered almost 100% by solar

Koh Jik has successfully transitioned almost entirely to solar and it's benefiting villagers as well the environment.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 21, 202402:00 min
Children play on fishing boats known as "pirogues" on a beach in Dakar

In Senegal, migration to Canary Islands tears families apart

The navy has stopped thousands of would-be migrants. But economic hardship and a political crisis make life a challenge.
MigrationOctober 7, 2023
A woman shields her face from the sun as she walks past a wall decorated with an Indigenous Australian mural in the Northern Territory capital city of Darwin.

Australia's Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament' vote explained

Australians are set to vote on establishing an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Here's what you need to know.
PoliticsAugust 31, 2023
Firefighters stand next to a red firetruck with cloudy orange skies overhead

Fires rage on Tenerife

The situation is critical on Tenerife. Firefighters have been working day and night to contain the out-of-control blaze.
CatastropheAugust 17, 20236 images
Migrants sit onboard a boat navigating in agitated waters

Senegalese fishermen: 'Barcelona, or die trying'

Fishermen embark on the perilous journey from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands, as native fish stocks deplete.
MigrationAugust 7, 202301:37 min