Floating serenely in the Aegean Sea some 250 miles from the capital, Bozcaada constitutes a momentary pause in the clamour of modern life: a quiet, bucolic place of hidden beaches, cobbled alleys, whitewashed townhouses and old-timers playing backgammon on street corners.

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The business of laying fibre-optic cable, both terrestrially and under the sea, used to be the preserve of incumbent telecoms operators sharing the burden of capital-intensive projects.

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As the monsoon clouds hover over the Arabian Sea starting June, they herald the worst of times for commuters in India's financial capital, situated on the country's western coast.

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Most jet into Campania's capital, Naples, before heading to the sea and the abundant sunshine of its islands.

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However, a recent study of coastal cities still predicted the Philippines' capital Manila would see its vulnerability to flooding double by the end of the century, due to sea-level rises.

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Local resident U Than Htun said the boat was crossing the mouth of the Sittwe River on its way to Sittwe, the state capital some 27km (17 miles) away by sea, when it sank.

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The country's capital, Male, is already protected by sea walls.

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The capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a modern miracle on the shore of the Arabian Sea.

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