eastern

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“It looks like plover habitat was minimally impacted, which is great news,” Travaglio said, pointing to the island’s eastern point, where beaches are closed during the spring and summer to protect the birds’ nesting area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

El Niño tends to bring more tropical storms in the eastern and central Pacific, but fewer in the tropical Atlantic, including the south-east US.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Some 7 million people are displaced within Congo, mostly in the eastern provinces, of which Ituri is one.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

An Ebola outbreak raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has made it even more urgent to broker a ceasefire for the conflict-ravaged region, the European Union's crisis management commissioner said during a visit Sunday.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

I would have bet anything that he was from Romania or Bukovina and that he had found his origins in the eastern Carpathians.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros