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A nation renamed stands up at the UN: 'Say our name. Naoero.'

A nation renamed stands up at the UN: 'Say our name. Naoero.'
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His voice forceful and proud, he rose in front of the world's largest gathering of leaders on behalf of his nation and announced that he had something important to say. The tiny South Pacific island nation of Nauru, its president said, had altered its name — and reclaimed its heritage in the proc...

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