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Greek authorities have revealed that illegal migrants are gathering on Turkey’s Aegean coast after having been transferred from camps. According to sources used by Kathimerini, many of them were at the Greek-Turkish land border at Evros and Turkey has organised a plan to transport the illegal immigrants infected with coronavirus to Greece and Europe in …

Image copyright NASA The Falkland Islands may at some point in the future face a major tsunami. Scientists have found evidence of ancient slope failures on the seafloor to the south of the British Overseas Territory. Computer models suggest these underwater landslides would have been capable of sending waves crashing on to the Falklands’ coastline …

With numerous organizations and companies across the U.K. and Australia cutting ties with the Duke of York amid allegations of sex crimes relating to his friendship with prolific pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, no Canadian organization tied to the disgraced Royal have responded to The Post Millennial‘s queries if they’ll follow suit. On Thursday, Standard Chartered became …

“Epstein created a network of companies and individuals who participated in and conspired with him in a pattern of criminal activity related to the sex trafficking, forced labor, sexual assault, child abuse, and sexual servitude of these young women and children,” according to the lawsuit filed by Attorney General Denise N. George. The suit, filed …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Bananas are a big export industry for Martinique and nearly all are shipped to France The French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique thrive on their image as idyllic sun, sea and sand destinations for tourists. But few visitors are aware that these lush, tropical islands have a chronic …

Image copyright Getty Images Squids, penguins and elephant seals. No, not a scene from a David Attenborough series, but just some of the wildlife that live in the Falkland Islands. But local conservationists are worried that the Falklands will not have enough resources to protect its environment after the UK leaves the EU. “We might …

The public champion of the world’s largest marine reserve – the Cook Islands’ Marae Moana – has said she lost her job managing it because she supported a moratorium on seabed mining in the Pacific. Six months ago, Jacqueline Evans won the Goldman Environmental prize – the world’s foremost environmental award – for her work …

AT&T Inc. T 0.08% has agreed to sell its Puerto Rican and U.S. Virgin Islands businesses to Liberty Latin America Ltd. LILA 2.40% for $1.95 billion in cash, allowing the telecommunications giant to shave its debt load and move closer to repurchasing shares. AT&T’s operation in Puerto Rico provides cellular, landline and internet connections. It …

Behind sugar, rugby players are the second biggest export from Fiji. Combined with Samoa and Tonga they provide almost 20% of the world’s professional rugby players. Fiji are Olympic champions in sevens and just won the HSBC World Sevens Series again. Pacific Island players regularly sweep up the end-of-year awards in all the top leagues …

Three MPs have made a secretive visit to the US military base on Diego Garcia and the Chagos Islands, it has emerged, in what is believed to be the first formal, parliamentary visit to the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). Earlier this year the UN told the UK to renounce its claim on the islands …