Niue says it was cheated out of .nu, a domain that turned out to be very lucrative on the other side of the world. The South Pacific island of Niue is one.
A tiny isle's 20-year fight to reclaim its valuable domain on the internet seattletimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from seattletimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Niue could use a revenue stream. The population of the island nation is about one-third what it was in the 1960s, after people left for places with greater economic opportunity..
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