Category: BP Geographic News
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The Writing Is On The Wall
Shangri-La exists, or alternatively in Tibetan Semkyi’nyida. Actually the plan had been to go to Tibet, but there was a permit necessary and at the time there was a rule that minimum two foreigners had to apply together, however my friend was Chinese. So she went to Tibet alone, I…
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The Island In The North
Sylt is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, with a distinctively shaped shoreline. It belongs to the North Frisian Islands and is the largest island in North Frisia. Sylt is the northernmost island of Germany, the northernmost town is List and the northern part of the…
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The Earthquake In Morocco And Its Aftermath
On 8 September 2023 an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 happened in Morocco with the epicentre being in the Marrakesh Safi region, 73.4 kilometres away from Marrakesh. We are reporting from Fes where the earthquake was present as well as it could be felt even as far as Portugal,…
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Coco Gauff Won The US Open
Coco Gauff won her first grand slam title on 10 September 2023 by defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the US Open, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2. She delivered what was predicted after her surprise entry at Wimbledon 2019
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Plane of Prigozhin Crashed
The leader of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin and nine other people have been killed in a plane crash on 23 August 2023 when his Embraer Legacy 600 Business Jet crashed in Tver Oblast. The fact that the parts of the usually very reliable plane were scattered over a…
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Spain are World Champions
Spain became Women’s Football World Champions by winning 1-0 against England in the final on 20 August 2023. They are the second nation to win both men’s and women’s World Cups after Germany achieved this in 2003. España se proclamó Campeona del Mundo de Fútbol Femenino al ganar 1-0 a…
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Loreen Won The ESC Again
Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui, better known as Loreen, won the Eurovision Song Contest on 13 May 2023 for a second time and is therefore the first woman and second person after Johnny Logan to have won the competition twice, her first win had been in 2012. Her parents are Moroccan…
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Coronation of King Charles
King Charles Ill has been crowned at Westminster Abbey during a traditional ceremony which reminded of past eras as it kept traditions alive and included all members of the Commonwealth
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Morocco in the Semi Finals
History was written on 10 December 2022, Morocco is the first nation from Africa as well as from the Arabic world to reach a semi final in a football World Cup
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Attack on Istanbul
On 13 November 2022 an explosion has happened on Istiklal Avenue near Taksim in central Istanbul where I had walked just three days earlier
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The Queen’s Funeral
The historic day 19 September 2022 just ended during which Queen Elizabeth II was brought to the place where she would be reunited with her late husband Prince Philip and the passing of the reign to King Charles III. First a memorial service was held at Westminster Abbey, then she…
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Roger Federer to Retire
Roger Federer has announced his retirement from tennis after the Laver Cup in September 2022. He has won Wimbledon for a record seven times and is regarded as a living legend. His retirement will be a sad day for tennis
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