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#UK returns #Chagos islands to #Mauritius

The entire native Chagossian population, the Ilois, were deported from Mauritius and the #Seychelles from 1965 to 1973 - a crime against humanity.

Meanwhile the Chagos archipelago, detached from Mauritius right before the latter gained independence in 1968, became the British Indian Ocean Territory (#BIOT) and the home to a #US military base.

Several BIOT islands had been returned to the Seychelles when they gained their independence in 1976.

This is interesting...

This morning the UK has announced it will give up sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98yne

I'm now wondering if this means that the Sun will finally set on the old Empire for the first time in ~200 years?

XKCD has a What-If about this but that mentions Pitcairn Island not BIOT what-if.xkcd.com/48/

BBC NewsUK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to MauritiusIn a historic move, the UK gives up sovereignty of a strategic group of islands in the Indian Ocean.
#xkcd#uk#biot

Chagos Islanders fear loss of identity as birth certificates altered to remove disputed homeland | Global development | The Guardian
theguardian.com/global-develop

"Birthplace and parents’ names are being removed from passports and birth certificates as Mauritius stakes claim to the island"

The Guardian · Chagos Islanders fear loss of identity as birth certificates altered to remove disputed homelandBy Katie McQue

"Les animaux ne sont pas des attractions!: des militants de la cause animal devant l’entrée de la fête des Templiers à Biot ce dimanche

Des militants de PAZ (Paris Animaux Zoopolis) et du Collectif animalier 06 ont manifesté devant l’entrée de la fête des Templiers à Biot contre l’utilisation de rapaces dans les spectacles

nicematin.com/animaux/-les-ani

Nice-Matin · "Les animaux ne sont pas des attractions!: des militants de la cause animal devant l’entrée de la fête des Templiers à Biot ce dimancheBy M.-C.A

Attention: précision ! Cette nuit, nous avons eu une coupure de courant, du coup pas de relevés entre minuit 30 et 9 heures du matin. Les données sont dans la station météo, mais pas dans "weewx" que vous voyez là. Je suis en train de rajouter manuellement les données de précipitations manquantes. Actuellement, nous en somme à +70mm de pluie sur la journée.
Sale temps ! Faites attention à vous. #biot #météo #pluie #weewx

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@EllenInEdmonton

#travel #countries

* if anybody likes a city that I don't, s'all good. You be you and I'll be me so please no hate 😁

City I don't really like: Ontario's capital
City I think is overrated: #LosAngeles #LasVegas
City I like: #Paris #Vienna #Amsterdam #Ottawa
City I love: #LondonEngland #Paris #SaubleBeach(just a small town on the shores of Lake Huron)
City I most feel myself in: #London
City I still need to visit: #Seoul #Perth #Noumea #Copenhagen #NewOrleans
I dream of living in: returning to #London #Biot

I realize that London is now the London of my memories but ah, it can be great

Acourt in #Rome on Friday sentenced a former Italian navy officer to 20 years in jail for allegedly spying for #Russia.

Frigate captain Walter #Biot was found guilty by the court of assizes in the capital of espionage and bribery after being caught handing over secret documents to Russian embassy officials in a Rome shopping centre in March 2021.

ansa.it/english/news/2024/01/1

Agenzia ANSA · Navy officer sentenced to 20 years for spying for Russia - TopNews - Ansa.itA court in Rome on Friday sentenced a former Italian navy officer to 20 years in jail for allegedly spying for Russia. (ANSA)
#Ukraine#EU#Italy

Actuellement c'est le procès de l'inondation meurtrière à l'Ehpad de #Biot . Pour moi c'est une faillite collective, et non pas cette seulement de l'ancienne Maire. La caserne est toujours en zone inondable ... c'est pour dire comme on avance vite sur les problèmes. Et c'est surtout la faute d'une voiture qui a été stoppée par un pilier. Le pilier en question est toujours présent. Et je parle même pas du préfet. Misère.