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Taiwan’s latest computer chip has serious implications for technology—and the island’s security
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Taiwan’s latest computer chip has serious implications for technology—and the island’s security

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain On April 1, 2025, the Taiwanese manufacturer TSMC introduced the world’s most advanced microchip: the 2 nanometer (2nm) chip....

Crete hit hardest among Greek islands battered by storms, flooding | News
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Crete hit hardest among Greek islands battered by storms, flooding | News

Bad weather also impacts islands in the Cyclades chain in the central Aegean Sea popular with tourists. Ferocious storms have battered islands in...

China says Philippines ‘illegally’ flew planes over South China Sea islands | South China Sea News
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China says Philippines ‘illegally’ flew planes over South China Sea islands | South China Sea News

The incident marks the second confrontation this week between Manila and Beijing over disputed South China Sea islands. China’s military said it drove...

‘Tug of war’: Chagos Islands deal tearing families apart in Mauritius | Politics News
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‘Tug of war’: Chagos Islands deal tearing families apart in Mauritius | Politics News

Slam poet Geraldine Baptiste pulls no punches when telling the story of her “Granpapa”, one of the 1,500-plus people ripped from a peaceful...

Record number of migrants, refugees reached Canary Islands by sea in 2024 | Migration News
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Record number of migrants, refugees reached Canary Islands by sea in 2024 | Migration News

Spain received 63,970 migrants and refugess who arrived through irregular routes last year, including 46,843 people in the Canary Islands. At least 46,843...

Prime minister of Mauritius reopens talks with UK over Chagos Islands deal | News
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Prime minister of Mauritius reopens talks with UK over Chagos Islands deal | News

Mauritius’s prime minister says he issued ‘counterproposals’ to UK over Chagos Islands deal. A historic deal for the United Kingdom to hand over...

Greece pushes green transition on its fragile islands
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Greece pushes green transition on its fragile islands

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hails the energy deal on the island of Naxos. Greece this week signed a clean energy deal with...