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href="/url?q=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/french-polynesia/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjY8vmvjvOJAxWsnGMGHWTVOUwQxfQBegQIAhAC&usg=AOvVaw0vjwUGSLx_UNUrcB6EulDQ"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">French Polynesia - The World Factbook</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">CIA (.gov)</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">A Tahitian nationalist movement formed in 1940, leading France to grant French citizenship to the islanders in 1946 and change it to an overseas...</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">4 days ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRqygf2ZnqPpauROgX_XXYYoc3uYyOLTFeRRj8QZWIQHHDoNI-vuW9S3V2j5Q&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> 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src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT9XG1EuacVQspi8rNg2SeLSqSZefr90PlZGPNaogIhp-Ou1eBM34GDgRLZmQ&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/these-tiny-snails-are-breeding-in-the-wild-for-the-first-time-in-40-years-in-french-polynesia/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjY8vmvjvOJAxWsnGMGHWTVOUwQxfQBegQIBxAC&usg=AOvVaw1pSsA8N8vA0MKiTUTrkp9a"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">These Tiny Snails Are Breeding in the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years in French Polynesia</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">Good News Network</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">It's the first time in 40 years, conservationists have found born-in-the-wild adult members of the species.</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">4 days ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQICmGfDuyhN3mUJN9BkRrW1XSjogLBRPkW6WrO37ERLEP9hbRi47JECkEuxQ&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/pacific/pac-pif-brotherson-08252024231817.html&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjY8vmvjvOJAxWsnGMGHWTVOUwQxfQBegQIARAC&usg=AOvVaw0hich2cY0zoJO6TNdxW8JA"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">French Polynesia warns France to ‘change direction’ on Pacific decolonization</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">BenarNews</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">French Polynesia warns France to 'change direction' on Pacific decolonization. Pacific leaders have expressed mounting frustration over how...</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">2 months ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRiUzLJpuzRTcXWyVYLzxwFC7zN2MbULJdzvVRxlC3FlJVMxScwMMKF9ttYRQ&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/29/french-polynesia-whale-tours-changes-tourism&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjY8vmvjvOJAxWsnGMGHWTVOUwQxfQBegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw3aS4xBS5a6qEf9oolM33X_"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Whales ‘relentlessly pestered’: tourism boom sparks new rules in French Polynesia</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">The Guardian</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">In French Polynesia, whale-based tourism has grown over the past year, raising concerns over the risks to the marine mammals.</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">4 weeks ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRTEE-rD5hqs6KCPqPqVvxzTHpmsNso582UZZEMUowc3ynet_dXsX9-gMOgxQ&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/tiny-snails-make-a-big-comeback-in-french-polynesia/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjY8vmvjvOJAxWsnGMGHWTVOUwQxfQBegQICBAC&usg=AOvVaw0hnEH1efUu14ydQeucU35r"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Small snails make big comeback in French Polynesia</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">Mongabay - Conservation News</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">Researchers found adult Partula tohiveana snails that were born in the wild. This is the first time in decades these tiny mollusks, measuring just 1-2...</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">1 month ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQlliyPh6eKYCbytIavyxMweg8KC-UmiKL8DlFwSxjiZG2AOOo-wssKe3So4A&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3271207/paris-olympics-why-surfing-being-held-tahiti-and-why-arent-locals-happy&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjY8vmvjvOJAxWsnGMGHWTVOUwQxfQBegQIABAC&usg=AOvVaw1fWBoSJ9nr6d7OCTy6de3D"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Why is Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti and why aren’t the locals happy?</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">South China Morning Post</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">Although Paris was selected as the host city for the 2024 Olympics, not all the events will take place in the French capital. Advertisement.</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">4 months ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQVosfhaAaVyDLZC1H7rNxlWqL75VynmiDqoTF5pM2Vb6OnAchP_5GEYwny8g&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20240926-france-polynesia-says-chinese-missile-landed-not-far-from-its-eez-in-pacific&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjY8vmvjvOJAxWsnGMGHWTVOUwQxfQBegQIBhAC&usg=AOvVaw2HoM7_gRQPjVnlY9RjZNe_"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">French Polynesia says Chinese missile landed 'not far' from its economic zone</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">RFI</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">French Polynesia said a Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched into the Pacific landed near its exclusive economic zone,...</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">1 month ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQRlXSP2Lw85dsSM7vGgKuAYFbBKD199heg1sjYrBDj3AMMcMZuepMYEAZgyA&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://olympics.com/en/news/surfing-stars-on-the-olympic-torch-relay-in-french-polynesia&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjY8vmvjvOJAxWsnGMGHWTVOUwQxfQBegQIBRAC&usg=AOvVaw095L4rFkfl4pkusqPLn6S5"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Surfing stars on the Olympic Torch Relay in French Polynesia</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">Olympics</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">The Olympic Torch Relay continued its journey to the farthest reaches of the oceans and French Polynesia was the third overseas territory to welcome it.</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">5 months ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRjbD5E2L8bsubHxBGeqZ4Lx5e1AQlA4axIJ6y3VapafzANSPTC9lBhpu3e5g&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a 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