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New Caledonia

French special collectivity and archipelago in Oceania

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Nov 18, 2025
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Are there indigenous Black populations outside Africa like in Melanesia?

Yes — there are indigenous, dark‑skinned populations outside Africa, most prominently the Melanesian peoples of the southwest Pacific, whose name literally meant “black islands” in 19th‑century Europe...

Jan 21, 2026
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Which Pacific islands have indigenous Black or dark-skinned populations like Melanesia?

The Pacific subregion commonly labeled is the primary area of islands whose indigenous populations are characteristically dark-skinned—hence the name derived from the Greek for “black islands”—and tha...

Oct 20, 2025
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What triggered the No Kings protests in 2024?

The label “No Kings protests” is used for different movements and moments; . Analyses link 2024 unrest to three distinct catalysts — a broad decentralized justice movement, a constitutional voting dis...

Oct 6, 2025

What role does socioeconomic status play in mass shootings in America?

Studies in 2025–2026 link higher rates of interpersonal firearm violence and fatal police shootings to concentrated social vulnerability, historical redlining, and poverty, while reporting on recent m...

Dec 18, 2025

French policies and protections during the parade related to social media and national security in 2025

France in 2025 married a muscular national-security posture with expansive digital-regulation tools: a refreshed National Strategic Review (RNS 2025) reframes social media as an operational theatre fo...