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Getty Images Niue, a tiny island nation in the Pacific, is launching proceedings with internet overseer ICANN to reclaim the .nu top-level domain. The .nu domain has never been in the hands of the Niuean people, with control currently resting with the Internet Foundation of Sweden (IIS), the body in charge of that country’s .se space. “This is the big one,” says Pär Brumark, the Swedish domains expert who is leading a delegation on behalf of Niue to claim its space. A tiny island microstate has today launched proceedings that could have profound repercussions for who controls the inter...

AP Photo/Nick Perry Niue, a tiny island nation in the Pacific, is launching proceedings with internet overseer ICANN to reclaim the .nu top-level domain. The .nu domain has never been in the hands of the Niuean people, with control currently resting with the Internet Foundation of Sweden (IIS), the body in charge of that country's .se space. "This is the big one," says Pär Brumark, the Swedish domains expert who is leading a delegation on behalf of Niue to claim its space. A tiny island microstate has today launched proceedings that could have profound repercuss...

Joint Statement from International Partners on the Need for Ongoing Dialogue Among Somali Leaders Format Mogadishu – The recent Somalia Partnership Forum enabled all involved to openly exchange views on current developments in the country and to agree on the 2021 Mutual Accountability Framework, which sets out key priorities on inclusive politics, security and justice, and social and economic development. However, Somalia’s international partners* remain deeply concerned about the ongoing disagreements over the implementation of the 2020/21 electoral process. Further discussion and agreem...

What's Niue? Pacific Island Fights Internet 'Colonisation', Pushes for Control Over Top-Level Domain © AP Photo / Charles Krupa Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/uk/202012161081479900-whats-niue-pacific-island-fights-internet-colonisation-pushes-for-control-over-top-level-domain/ In the internet age, having sovereignty over one's own net is synonymous with control over an important national asset that can generate hundreds of millions of dollars. Today, a tiny Pacific nation is fighting to administer the domain name it was given in the ...