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Nauru tells the UN it has a new name: ‘It has been there all along’

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The Independent UK · Sep 23

The world’s third-smallest country debuts new name at the UN: ‘Say our name’

President David Adeang has reiterated his island nation’s name change before the world’s largest gathering of leaders at the United Nations

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Pacific leaders at summit fail to reach unanimous condemnation of China's ballistic missile launch

Pacific nation leaders have expressed collective concern over China's ballistic missile launch into their waters

The Independent UK · Sep 3

Nauru: World's 3rd-smallest country, at just 21 square kilometres and about 12,000 people, changed its name to Naoero. Here's all about it

Nauru has officially changed its name to the Republic of Naoero. This move restores the nation's traditional indigenous identity and pronunciation. The country's international code will also change from NRU to NRO. Naoero joins other nations adopting names reflecting their heritage. This change reflects a wider global trend of national…

The Economic Times · Aug 3

Naoero: The world’s third-smallest country is changing its name

The Republic of Naoero is one of the most at risk from climate change

The Independent UK · Aug 3

'Why not me?': Hayman lifts Aussie weightlifting mood

Nya Hayman has won a breakthrough bronze to turn around the Glasgow campaign for the Australian women's Commonwealth Games weightlifters.

AAP · Jul 28

Raging Pacific: De Niro, Marvelous Marvin in Games wars

The Commonwealth Games has been accused of being a bit short in the big names' department, but two Pacific fighters did their best to change all that.

AAP · Jul 24

Australia responsible for offshore detainees: UN report

The United Nations has confirmed Australia cannot avoid legal responsibility for the people it sends to offshore detention under international law.

AAP · Jun 24

Nauru: The island that became rich overnight from bird droppings and slowly fell into economic dependence

From the air, Nauru hardly looks like the sort of place that would appear in conversations about wealth. It is a small Pacific island, just 21 square kilometres in size, isolated from major markets and home to a population smaller than many suburban neighbourhoods. Yet for a period during the…

The Times of India · Jun 11

Pacific nation of Nauru wants to change its name as it moves on from colonial past

Island may soon be called Naoero – an Indigenous name that honours the country’s heritage and identity

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11