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“D.C.’s political drinking culture goes back to colonial times,” said local beer historian Mike Stein, referencing politics-themed drinks he’s seen over his decade in brewing.

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Slightly smaller in size than New Jersey and located about 900 miles east of Australia, New Caledonia is one of France’s 12 overseas territories, a legacy of the country’s colonial past.

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At the time of annexation, France was a colonial power with territory stretching from Asia to North Africa to Latin America.

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For this volcanic country in the South Pacific, the plan tackles a legacy of its colonial past.

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NAIROBI, Kenya—A giant hydrogen-generation project in Africa is pitting German clean-energy executives against descendants of victims of Germany’s forgotten colonial genocide.

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