You might need to squint at a map to find it — a slender chain of islands tucked deep in the Pacific Ocean, closer to the ...

Residents on the Pacific island of Tuvalu have previously withdrawn cash from banks on payday, with long queues ensuing at bank branches.

Maps have determined the outcome of battles, inspired the founding of empires, sent pathbreakers on wild-goose chases. In The Island of Lost Maps, journalist Miles Harvey embarks on a journey ...

as you do with the other hidden Gudetamas around the island. The lazy (but fancy) egg can hide in one of 52 spots and with the map being so huge, he can be hard to find if you don’t know where ...

Because of its small size, South Padre Island is often grouped with other towns along the Gulf Coast of Texas, such as Port Isabel and Brownsville, both of which make great daytrips. The town of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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