Pacific nation Nauru to change name in break from colonial past
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Pacific island Nauru said it will hold a referendum to change its official name, described as a colonial relic from a time when “foreign tongues” mangled the native language.
  • Echinoderm@aussie.zoneEnglish
    20·
    3 days ago

    The more I hear about Nauru, the more it feels like a made-up place. Most of the wealth of the nation came from mining bird poo for phosphates.

    • NoPanko@feddit.ukEnglish
      15·
      3 days ago

      And now they make money running a detention centre for illegal immigrants to Australia where the conditions are apparently awful