{
  "id": 82472,
  "title": "Nauru officially changes its name to Naoero",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/nauru-officially-changes-its-name-to-naoero",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T09:45:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/03/nauru-officially-changes-its-name-to-naoero"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pacific nation is latest country to signal a shift away from its colonial past with return to its traditional name The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language. The country’s international code will change from NRU to NRO and its people will be known as dei-Naoero instead of…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}