The outbreak of COVID-19 in European countries has resulted in travel restrictions throughout the continent as nations hope to protect their citizens. Most countries in Europe have abolished internal border controls but national lockdowns are leading to a resurgence of fences, barriers, and walls between countries. Freedom of movement has […]
Traffic jams of up to 37 miles are forming at several EU borders as governments implement strict measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. European leaders announced they would ban travellers from outside the bloc for 30 days, and governments in Poland, Germany, and Hungary have either wholly or partially […]
In September, work began on a new stretch of President Trump’s border wall between the United States and Mexico. It will run along the edge of South Arizona, below a biological hot spot called Organ Pipe Cactus. It’s not just the US, though. Across the world, there are 77 walls […]
A small Japanese island called Esanbe Hanakita Kojima has disappeared beneath waves. The uninhabited island was near Japan’s maritime border with Russia and its disappearance apparently went unnoticed by residents of the country’s main island of Hokkaido. The Japanese Coast Guard is investigating the island’s disappearance. Local media suggested that […]
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