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Pro-China Sogavare out of the race as Solomon Islands votes for next leader
Reuters via AOL· 9 hours agoManasseh Sogavare, the Solomon Islands prime minister who drew his nation close to China, sharpening...
Japan map shows where it intercepted Chinese and Russian warships
Newsweek· 4 hours agoThe Joint Staff of Japan's Self-Defense Forces logged 133 reports of close or suspicious naval...
Lush foliage, dazzling beaches, deep traditions put Fiji's hundreds of islands on the map
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 3 days agoNADI, Fiji Islands — “That’s Tom Hanks’ island, in ‘Cast Away’ the movie,” said the passenger...
US ally's map reveals positions of Chinese destroyers
Newsweek· 1 day agoJapan, one of two U.S. treaty allies in Northeast Asia, said it dispatched naval vessels and patrol...
The International Date Line Is ‘Pretty Arbitrary.’ Here’s Why.
New York Times· 6 days agoThe writer, who lives in South Korea, has reported from Kiribati, a country at the edge of the date...
A New Pacific Arsenal to Counter China
New York Times· 4 days agoSince the start of his administration, President Biden has undertaken a strategy to expand American military access to bases in allied nations across the...
California and National Drought Summary for April 23, 2024, 10 Day Weather Outlook, and California...
Sierra Sun Times· 5 days agoThis U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) week saw improvements on the map in drought-affected areas of the Southwest, Northern Plains, and the Midwest while conditions deteriorated ...
Here’s what’s going on with efforts to reform police misconduct law in Rhode Island - The Boston...
The Boston Globe· 16 hours agoAttempts to reform the law ramped up following the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota in 2020,...
How Europe’s hunger for rare spices sent Magellan to a painful death
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAboard Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage of 1519 to 1522, the greatest expedition of the Age of Discovery...
Washington’s border waters are on the cusp of a major rise in oil tanker traffic
Washington State Standard via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA significant increase in oil tanker traffic is in store for the Salish Sea with the completion of...