Country Changes Its Name Overnight
The Government of the Republic of Naoero
Nauru is dead, long live the Republic of Naoero. The president of the Pacific island country, David Adeang, said the decision had been made to realign the name with the language of the people who lived there. In a previous statement, the government said that the name Nauru, whic
World’s third-smallest country changes name from Nauru to Naoero
Around 50,000 mattresses are thrown away every day in the United States, but more than 80 per cent of the materials inside them can be recycled. Instead, most end up in landfills, where they take up space and damage waste-handling equipment. The article explains why mattress recycling remains limited, what research say
