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Fascinerende historier fra øerne: Hawaii til Taiwan

Block Island - energiresiliens - Hawaii - kvindelige iværksættere - Mozambique - Taiwan - valg - økonomi

Fra luksuriøse ejendomme på Hawaii til valget af præsident i Taiwan - find ud af de seneste ønyheder her!

Forskellige øer verden over har været i fokus i de seneste nyheder. På Hawaii's Big Island, er en fornem ejendom sat til salg til $49 millioner, mens frivillige på Merritt Island gør en forskel ved at deltage i den månedlige Trash Bash. Samtidig på Taiwan afholdes valg for at vælge den næste præsident og vurdere truslen fra Kina. På øen Mozambique oplever kvinder stor succes inden for iværksætteri. Der er også spændende historier fra Block Island, hvor man er gået 100% over til vedvarende energikilder.

I en bemærkelsesværdig udvikling er Taiwan ved at vælge en ny præsident, mens Island øger sin energiresiliens. Derudover har en luksuriøs ejendom ramt markedet på Hawaii's Big Island til en rekordsum.

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$49 Million Estate Sets The High Bar On Hawaii's Big Island (Forbes)

“This is a very rare opportunity for a home like this to come up for sale near Kukio Beach,” says listing agent Carrie Nicholson of Hawaii Life. Among the bells ...

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Merritt Island needs volunteers Saturday for its monthly Trash Bash (Florida Today)

Merritt Island refuge needs volunteers for its monthly Trash Bash cleanup. Several other litter-pickup events are happening in January.

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Girl power on the Island of Mozambique | CNN Business (CNN)

This small island off mainland Mozambique is brimming with life and female entrepreneurship. From dive centers to award-winning films, we explore the rise ...

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Rock Island postal workers say workers have been taken off streets ... (KWQC-TV6)

With blizzard-like ...

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Island History: A spotlight on stories from the Outer Banks' Life ... (Island Free Press)

The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) is celebrating its 150 anniversary this year, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in ...

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Put-in-Bay popular events to return in 2024 (Port Clinton News Herald)

Visitors to Put-in-Bay will again see 'Pyrates', Pride Day, Founder's Day, Bash on the Bay.

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Banner year for Island airport - The Martha's Vineyard Times (Martha's Vineyard Times)

More than 78,000 passengers flew through Martha's Vineyard Airport in 2023, what airport director Geoff Freeman said is likely the highest seen at the ...

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Block Island has a new police chief. What to know (The Providence Journal)

Town Manager Maryanne Crawford recommended Deane as chief at Monday night's Town Council meeting. His contract will be presented to the council next Wednesday, ...

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Securing Cislunar Space and the First Island Off the Coast of Earth ... (Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies)

Arlington, VA | January 17, 2024 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry in its Policy Paper series, ...

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Catawba Island fixture going strong more than 150 years after it got ... (13abc Action News)

Lake Erie provides all ...

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Protecting the world's most densely populated island from mass ... (EL PAÍS in English)

Tourism is vital for Santa Cruz del Islote, a tiny island in the Colombian Caribbean, but it also poses an existential environmental challenge.

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New energy program looks to bolster the island's energy resilience (Block Island Times)

n response to “the energy challenges faced by remote and island communities” such as “unreliable power, lack of robust connections to mainstream power grids ...

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Hawaii Island's new Animal Control Administrator shares long-term ... (KITV Honolulu)

It's been half a year since Hawaii County formed its Animal Control and Protection Agency. That's a whole new division that has county workers doing what ...

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Brooklyn's Community Board 11 approves Coney Island casino project (CBS News)

The developers behind the plan say it would revitalize the boardwalk and surrounding area. In spring 2023, state lawmakers authorized up to three casino ...

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Voters in Taiwan voters choosing next president, weighing China's ... (ABC News)

Vice President Lai Ching-te, representing the governing Democratic Progressive Party, known as the DPP, seeks to succeed the outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen and ...

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Block Island is now 100% renewable (Block Island Times)

Block Island kicked off the New Year by ending its reliance on fossil fuels and flipping the switch to electric power 100 percent generated by renewable ...

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Water quality and supply a concern on Whidbey Island (South Whidbey Record)

Experts worry that one day Central and South Whidbey will not have enough quality drinking water.

Invasive spongy moth spraying planned for Vancouver Island, Salt ... (BC Gov News)

The Ministry of Forests will conduct aerial-spray treatments on Vancouver Island and Salt Spring Island in spring 2024 to eradicate spongy moths and ...

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Taiwan choosing next president in poll weighing China's threat and ... (Connecticut Public Radio)

Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Lai Ching-te, who also goes by William, votes during the elections in southern Taiwan's Tainan city on ...

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Taiwan choosing next president in poll weighing China's threat and ... (NPR)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Polls closed Saturday after Taiwanese cast their votes for a new president and legislature in an election that could chart the trajectory ...

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This Greek island's most Instagrammed tourist attraction is at risk of ... (Euronews)

A 43-year-old shipwreck is one of the island's most visited and photographed attractions.

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Shipwreck Island Waterpark enters partnership with Houston ... (The News Herald)

Houston-based Pyek Group, which manages several other waterparks will manage Shipwreck Island's staffing, operations, marketing and other areas.

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Taiwan choosing next president in poll weighing China's threat and ... (KUAR)

Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Lai Ching-te, who also goes by William, votes during the elections in southern Taiwan's Tainan city on ...

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Why the Taiwanese Election Is a Litmus Test (U.S. News & World Report)

The Taiwanese election may determine whether Beijing opts to force the issue of reunification with its island neighbor across the strait.

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Shelter Island Highway Department superintendent: 'So far, so good ... (Shelter Island Reporter)

High tide is expected at 11:40 a.m. Saturday, which could bring with it road closures. The National Weather Service (NWS) has a Coastal Flood Warning in effect ...

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Tybee Island applies for new national historical district distinction (Savannah Morning News)

The chair of Tybee Island's Historic Preservation Commission, Holly Grell-Lawe, announced at last night's city council meeting that an application for a ...

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Kauai Now : Volcano Watch — Where is magma stored in Kīlauea ... (Kauai Now)

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Over the past ...

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Merritt Island man charged with DUI manslaughter in Cocoa Beach ... (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando)

36-year-old Mark Vannicola Jr. faces new charges in connection to a fatal crash on New Year's Eve in Cocoa Beach.

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Taiwan's China-skeptic ruling-party candidate wins presidential ... (NPR)

Lai Ching-te of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party is Taiwan's new president-elect, after a three-way election that will determine the self-ruled ...

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Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's president-elect, has steered the island toward ... (ABC News)

Lai Ching-te is Taiwan's president-elect who has vowed to safeguard the Asian island's de-facto independence from China and further align it with other ...

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Taiwan choosing next president in poll weighing China's threat and ... (Wisconsin Public Radio News)

Vice President Lai Ching-te, representing the governing Democratic Progressive Party, known as the DPP, seeks to succeed outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen and ...

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RMU Island Sports Center evacuated on Friday night due to ... (CBS News)

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Robert Morris University evacuated its RMU Island Sports Center during a women's hockey game on Friday night. According to the school, ...

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Taiwan's Lai Ching-te wins presidential vote, vows to defend island ... (FRANCE 24)

Taiwan's ruling party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), secured a historic third term on Saturday as Vice President Lai Ching-te won the country's ...

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