Hacker News with Generative AI: Mauritius

On Friday 21st March 2025, the sun will set on the British "Empire" (reddit.com)
It was announced today that the UK will transfer sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius.
Politics, History, International Relations, Mauritius
82 points by redbell 26 days ago | 23 comments
Five times ICANN deleted a ccTLD, and what it means for .io (domainincite.com)
With the future of .io coming into question this week, with the news that the UK will return sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius, I thought it would be a good time to see how ICANN has treated disappearing countries and territories in the past.
Domain Names, ICANN, ccTLD, Mauritius
37 points by fanf2 44 days ago | 7 comments
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius (bbc.com)
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.
Politics, International Relations, UK, Mauritius, Geography
45 points by rafram 49 days ago | 3 comments
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius (bbc.co.uk)
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.
Politics, International Relations, Mauritius, UK, Islands
199 points by andystanton 49 days ago | 282 comments