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☆ This US state is not covered by the NATO treaty. Some experts say that needs to change
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Because in a quirk of geography and history, Hawaii is not technically covered by the NATO pact. Mengshin Lin/AP“People tend to assume Hawaii is part of the US and therefore it’s covered by NATO,” he says. The exception is spelled out in the Washington Treaty, the document that established NATO in 1949, a decade before Hawaii became a state. It also says any island territories must be in the North Atlantic, north of the Tropic of Cancer. Hawaii, Guam, Taiwan and North KoreaSome experts say times have changed in the decades since the Washington Treaty was signed – and argue today’s political situation in the Indo-Pacific might require a rethink.

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☆ I went on a 22-day Holland America cruise that cost just $144 a day
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Erin Yarnall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I spent 22 days on a Holland America cruise and saw places like Antarctica and Chile. The cruise cost me $144 a day, and is one of the more cost-effective ways to see Antarctica. I went with family members and we paid $3,175 a person, which is about $144 a day. Erin YarnallI never thought any sort of trip to Antarctica would be in my budget, let alone a cruise. Once on board, though, I was very impressed with the ship's fitness center.

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☆ Royal Caribbean's 9-month-long cruise hit another setback — a 5 a.m. penguin-viewing excursion got axed
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewRoyal Caribbean's 9-month-long Ultimate World Cruise hit another setback when a scheduled penguin excursion was called off. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The stop was at the Falkland Islands to see the emperor penguins, but was called off due to high winds. People on social media are gripped by the 9-month-long cruise , which set sail that set sail in December. A representative told Business Insider the company "jumped at the chance to be a part of this viral moment."

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☆ More than 2,000 dead penguins washed up on Uruguay's coast. A bird expert says they can't pinpoint a cause.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Over 2,000 dead penguins have washed up on the shores of Uruguay. The birds have tested negative for the avian flu, leaving experts guessing at causes of death. According to the Times, Magellanic penguins can be found across the Pacific and the Atlantic, with concentrations in the Falkland Islands, Chile, and Argentina. The Times added that they move north in colder temperatures to find warmer water and food. Tesore added that he found other dead animals on the beach, like seagulls and sea turtles.

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☆ British bombers pulled off a raid on the other side of the planet in the UK's first major conflict since World War II
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

So the British air force devised an ambitious but complex plan for long-range bomber raids. A daring planBritish troops surrender to Argentine forces in Port Stanley in April 1982. Logistical issuesAn RAF Vulcan bomber at Wideawake airfield on Ascension Island. The military airstrip at Port Stanley after a British air raid in May 1982. AftermathRoyal Marines with the Falkland Islands flag in Port Stanley after the Argentine surrender in June 1982.

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☆ Argentina asks UK to resume negotiations over Falklands
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BUENOS AIRES, March 2 (Reuters) - The Argentine government has again asked the United Kingdom to restart negotiations over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, the Argentine Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The request to resume talks is the latest chapter in Argentina's long-held claim over the British-run islands, which included the 1982 war. Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero "formulated a proposal to restart negotiations for sovereignty over the Falklands Question" in a meeting with his British counterpart James Cleverly during a summit in India, the Foreign Ministry said. The Argentine government also invited the UK to "hold a meeting to settle" the debate at the United Nations. Islanders have the right to decide their own future - they have chosen to remain a self-governing UK Overseas Territory."

☆ How unusually mild weather prevented what could've been the first aircraft carrier battle since World War II
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Sebastien Roblin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Argentine jets were poised to strike when the usually turbulent South Atlantic winds took a mild turn. Few of the half-dozen Argentine aviators expected to survive the attack, dubbed "Banzai Night" after the famous Japanese battle cry. Government of ArgentinaIronically, the Veinticinco de Mayo was originally a British carrier named the HMS Venerable launched by the Cammell Laird shipyard near the end of World War II. After a damaging boiler-room fire, the Karel was sold in 1969 to the Argentine Navy which extensively modernized and rebuilt the 25-year-old vessel. The Harrier and the Sea DartSea Harrier jump jets aboard HMS Hermes in the South Atlantic on May 1, 1982.

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☆ Opinion: The tyranny of Idi Amin -- and limits of a British welcome
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Opinion Lucy Fulford | Lucy Fulford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

She is the author of a forthcoming book, "The Exiled: Empire, Immigration and How Ugandan Asians Changed Britain." In early August 1972, Uganda's brutal military dictator Idi Amin ordered the expulsion of the country's entire Asian population -- including my grandparents. And a British welcomeBut when Amin gave his expulsion order, the British government didn't leap into action. Prince Philip meets Ugandan Asians at a British reception center in Kent, November 1972. Lucy FulfordFormer Prime Minister David Cameron has referred to Ugandan Asians as "one of the most successful groups of immigrants anywhere in the history of the world," a legacy many British Ugandan Asians are rightly proud of.

America’s relationship to gun ownership is unique, and its gun culture is a global outlier. It is then unsurprising that the US has more deaths from gun violence than any other developed country per capita. A 2019 study published in the British Medical Journal found that US states with more permissive gun laws and greater gun ownership had higher rates of mass shootings. A decade of gun violence, culminating with the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, prompted the Australian government to take action. Many countries around the world have been able to tackle gun violence.

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