Piedras Negras
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Piedras Negras, Coahuila/Mexico Ciudad Porfirio Díaz Founded in 1849 with its present Spanish name meaning ‘Black Rocks’. In 1888 it was renamed the ‘City of Porfirio Díaz’ (1830–1915) after the long‐serving Mexican president (1877–80, 1884–1911). Díaz resigned in 1911 and went into exile. Shortly afterwards the city readopted its original name.
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Niue may return to New Zealnd rule
Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times; 1/11/2004; ; 700+ words
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Niue to discuss future with NZ.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 9/14/2004; 700+ words
; ...Minister Helen Clark is expected to visit Niue next month to help cement relationships...would coincide with celebrations marking Niue's 30 years of self government in free...memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Niue leaders about the island's future, the...
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Niue may return to New Zealand rule: reports
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 1/11/2004; 700+ words
; Niue may return to New Zealand rule: reports WELLINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Niue's status as a nation is under question after...likely render the nation unviable, they believed. Niue currently receives 8 million NZ dollars (about...
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Niue's Premier Young Vivian to focus on country's future.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 9/16/2004; 700+ words
; ALOFI, NIUE - New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, will visit Niue in October, official announcements by Niue's Premier Young Vivian say. Ms Clark's visit will help cement relationships between New Zealand and the struggling island...
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Niue tourism needs shipwreck
Newspaper article from: The Press; 1/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; Niue's Government and dive operators have asked...of the island's coral reefs. Surveys by Niue Dive, the island's only dive company...Phil Goff to donate and tow an old ship to Niue to sink as a dive attraction. "There's...
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Ridding Niue of asbestos could cost NZ millions.
Newspaper article from: New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand); 6/3/2008; 700+ words
; Hazardous asbestos roofing abounds in Niue and there's little chance it will disappear...island east of Tonga. Privately, some Niue politicians claim the New Zealand Government...other hand, New Zealand officials say the Niue Government could easily choose to use allocated...
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Telecom Niue Provides Telephone Services To Almost Every Household In Niue And Is The Island?
M2 Presswire; 9/9/2008; 700+ words
; ...September 2008-Research and Markets: Telecom Niue Provides Telephone Services To Almost Every Household In Niue And Is The Island?(C)1994-2008 M2...researchandmarkets.com/research/85e9d8/niue_telecoms_ma) has announced the addition...
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Interview: Niue to host a successful Pacific summit: premier
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 8/17/2008; 700+ words
; Interview: Niue to host a successful Pacific summit: premier By Huang Xingwei ALOFI, Niue, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Niue Premier Toke Talagi said the preparations for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting are well underway and he was confident...
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Reef capitalises on Niue potential
Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times; 10/3/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Daw gets upset if you so much as question Niue's ability to remain independent. Since...invested more than $3.5 million into Niue in the past year to build the tiny country...sites will be officially opened by Reef and Niue's government, a 50:50 partner in the...
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Polynesian Island of Niue the First Free Wireless Nation; Wireless HotSpot Launched in South Pacific Island of Niue.
Business Wire; 6/23/2003; 700+ words
; ...Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Alofi, Niue, THE SOUTH PACIFIC--(BUSINESS WIRE...23, 2003 The Internet Users Society - Niue (IUS-N), today announced that it has...service on the Polynesian island-nation of Niue. This new free wireless service which...
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Niue
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures
Niue Culture Name Niuean Orientation Identification. The origin of the word "Niue" is obscure. Formerly, the island included two...Sometimes affectionately called "the Rock," Niue Island is one of the world's largest coral islands...
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Niueans
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement
Niueans ETHNONYMS: Niue-fekai, Nuku-tulea, Nuku-tutaha...Orientation Identification and Location. "Niue" literally translates as "Coconuts Here...previously unknown fruit. Another variant is "Niue-fekai," which often is used in myth...
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New Zealand
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
...eight larger and more elevated volcanic islands in the south. Niue Island, which extends over more than 263 square kilometers...s largest coral islands. Located east of the Cook Islands, Niue also governs itself in local affairs but depends on New Zealand...
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Polynesians
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, the Hawaiian Islands, Niue, Pitcairn Island, Tokelau, Tonga, Wallis, Futuna, and Western...Tokelau is governed by New Zealand; and the Cook Islands and Niue are independent though affiliated with New Zealand. Samoan immigration...
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Commonwealth of Nations
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
...Gibraltar † 1931 Hong Kong † 1931 Isle of Man † 1931 Montserrat † 1931 New Zealand 1931 Niue † 1931 Norfolk Islands † 1931 Pitcairn Islands † 1931 Ross Dependency † 1931 St Helena...
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