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(Bangkok): A Push for Parentheses Miffs Thais (Who Have Bigger Problems)

April 2, 2022HANNAH BEECHComments Off on (Bangkok): A Push for Parentheses Miffs Thais (Who Have Bigger Problems)

The government wants Thailand’s capital to be known around the world as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok). Thais don’t object to the name, but they’d prefer their leaders focus on fixing the economy.

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Italian Official Resigns After Uproar Over Honoring Mussolini’s Brother

August 27, 2021August 28, 2021Emma Bubola and Gaia PianigianiComments Off on Italian Official Resigns After Uproar Over Honoring Mussolini’s Brother

Claudio Durigon, a member of the right-wing League party and a deputy economy minister, had proposed to rename a park after Benito Mussolini’s brother.

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Italian Official Resigns in Storm Over Plans to Name Park After Fascist

August 27, 2021Emma Bubola and Gaia PianigianiComments Off on Italian Official Resigns in Storm Over Plans to Name Park After Fascist

Claudio Durigon, a member of the right-wing League party and a deputy economy minister, resigned after an uproar over his proposal to rename a park after Benito Mussolini’s brother.

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Why Do Virus Variants Have Such Weird Names?

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021Apoorva Mandavilli and Benjamin MuellerComments Off on Why Do Virus Variants Have Such Weird Names?

B.1.351 may sound sweet to a molecular epidemiologist, but what’s the alternative, other than stigmatizing geographical names?

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How to Unite a Deeply Divided Kosovo? Name a Lake After Trump

February 27, 2021March 1, 2021ANDREW HIGGINSComments Off on How to Unite a Deeply Divided Kosovo? Name a Lake After Trump

A lighthearted suggestion by a U.S. envoy hoping to bridge a vast rift between Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo has taken on a life of its own — only to be ridiculed by local residents on both sides.

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Taiwan New Passport Shrinks ‘Republic of China’

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKAComments Off on Taiwan New Passport Shrinks ‘Republic of China’

Officials said the redesign was an attempt to disassociate Taiwanese citizens from those on the mainland, who faced travel restrictions amid the pandemic.

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Asbestos, a Quebec Mining Town, Will Change Name to Val-des-Sources

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020Marie FazioComments Off on Asbestos, a Quebec Mining Town, Will Change Name to Val-des-Sources

The Quebec town is home to one of the world’s largest former asbestos mines. Residents voted to rename the town Val-des-Sources, or Valley of the Springs.

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Should Montreal Subway Honor Polarizing Priest or Jazz Genius?

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020DAN BILEFSKYComments Off on Should Montreal Subway Honor Polarizing Priest or Jazz Genius?

A fight to rename a metro stop pits those who want to celebrate a revered Black musician against those who want to retain the name of a priest who espoused equal rights for Francophone Quebecers — and also anti-Semitism.

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He Changed His Country’s Name. Will North Macedonia Punish Him?

July 14, 2020July 15, 2020PATRICK KINGSLEYComments Off on He Changed His Country’s Name. Will North Macedonia Punish Him?

Zoran Zaev led North Macedonia into NATO and toward the European Union by altering its name. That could cost him in an election on Wednesday.

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Like Its 2 Royal Guests, Canada’s Most English City Reinvents Itself

February 2, 2020DAN BILEFSKYComments Off on Like Its 2 Royal Guests, Canada’s Most English City Reinvents Itself

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have retreated from royal life to Victoria, which has long embraced its queenly name. But the city, like the duke and duchess, is breaking with tradition.

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