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The post-Y2K rebranding: The countries that changed their names in the 21st century
Look at a world map, and all those bold borders and country names seem permanent. They aren’t. The geography we memorized in ...
Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google Upper Volta, Siam, Swaziland. Names preserved on dusty ...
The 2024 Paris Olympics represent an exciting time for fans worldwide. For nearly three weeks, more than 200 countries and territories have sent roughly 10,500 athletes to compete across myriad sports ...
Countries change their names for a variety of reasons. Sometimes, it’s for political purposes or to encourage a sense of national pride. The switch might be motivated by marketing considerations and ...
NO MORE Turkey? The country has had it with bad jokes likening it to an ugly, gobbling bird. The UN has accepted its request to be officially known as Türkiye in English, as it is in Turkish. The ...
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