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In Pics: Cyclone Leaves France's Mayotte Looking Like "War Landscape"
Rescue workers continued to search for survivors in Mayotte, France's poorest overseas territory, on Monday in the aftermath of the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean islands in nearly a century.
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Thousands Feared Dead As Cyclone Chido, Worst Storm In Century, Hits France's Mayotte
Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, a senior local French official said on Sunday.
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Cyclone Chido Hits France's Mayotte Archipelago, Killing At Least 14
At least 14 people were killed in Mayotte when a fierce cyclone battered the French Indian Ocean territory, authorities said Sunday, with officials warning it will take days to know the full toll.
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Maldives Police Investigate Alleged Coup Plot To Overthrow Government
Police in the Maldives are investigating an alleged attempt to topple President Mohamed Muizzu by stirring anger over the Indian Ocean archipelago's worsening financial conditions.
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Low-Lying Maldives Seeks International Funds To Battle Rising Sea Levels
The Maldives on Saturday demanded international funding to battle rising sea levels, saying the low-lying Indian Ocean archipelago was being unfairly excluded from the most generous support measures.
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Explained: Why Maldives Wants Indian Military Personnel Out
The new Maldives president set a deadline on Sunday of March 15 for India to withdraw all its troops from the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago nation.
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Amid Row With India, Maldives Signs Key Infrastructure Deals With China
China pledged to protect the Maldives' "sovereignty" and agreed to upgrade ties with the strategic Indian Ocean archipelago after signing key infrastructure deals, the two sides said.
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India Agrees To Withdraw Soldiers From Maldives: President Mohamed Muizzu
India's government has agreed to withdraw its soldiers from the Maldives, the Indian Ocean archipelago's President Mohamed Muizzu said on Sunday. Muizzu won the presidential
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"No Violations": Mauritius Leader On US Short Seller's Adani Allegations
Mauritian Financial Services Minister Mahen Kumar Seeruttun has rejected allegations made by US short seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group using the Indian Ocean archipelago as a safe house to create shell companies.
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Plane With 14 People On Board Crashes In Comoros
Rescuers in the Comoros scrambled to find any survivors after a plane carrying 14 people crashed in the Indian Ocean archipelago on Saturday.
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Chinese Rocket Debris Lands in Indian Ocean, Draws Criticism From NASA
China’s biggest rocket said to be out-of-control landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit. It drew criticism from NASA over the lack of transparency on China’s part.
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Ex-Maldives Vice President, Who Tried To Enter India By Boat, Sent Back
The former Vice President of Maldives, Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor, who arrived in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin on a cargo vessel without any valid documents on Thursday, was sent back to the archipelago in the Indian Ocean by the Coast Guard.
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As Maldives Sheds China's Shadow, PM Modi Attends President's Swearing-In
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attended the inauguration ceremony of new Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in the Indian Ocean archipelago, where no Indian prime minister has come in the last seven years. Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was the last Indian PM to visit the island nation in November 2011.
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Russia Says France 'Illegitimately' Holding Indian Ocean Island
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday accused France of ignoring UN resolutions and illegitimately holding the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte.
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India's Plan To Open Military Base In Indian Ocean Island Runs Aground
Seychelles' opposition coalition, which holds a majority in parliament, said Tuesday it would not ratify a deal signed with India to build a military base on one of the archipelago's outlying islands
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In Pics: Cyclone Leaves France's Mayotte Looking Like "War Landscape"
Rescue workers continued to search for survivors in Mayotte, France's poorest overseas territory, on Monday in the aftermath of the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean islands in nearly a century.
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Thousands Feared Dead As Cyclone Chido, Worst Storm In Century, Hits France's Mayotte
Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, a senior local French official said on Sunday.
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Cyclone Chido Hits France's Mayotte Archipelago, Killing At Least 14
At least 14 people were killed in Mayotte when a fierce cyclone battered the French Indian Ocean territory, authorities said Sunday, with officials warning it will take days to know the full toll.
-
Maldives Police Investigate Alleged Coup Plot To Overthrow Government
Police in the Maldives are investigating an alleged attempt to topple President Mohamed Muizzu by stirring anger over the Indian Ocean archipelago's worsening financial conditions.
-
Low-Lying Maldives Seeks International Funds To Battle Rising Sea Levels
The Maldives on Saturday demanded international funding to battle rising sea levels, saying the low-lying Indian Ocean archipelago was being unfairly excluded from the most generous support measures.
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Explained: Why Maldives Wants Indian Military Personnel Out
The new Maldives president set a deadline on Sunday of March 15 for India to withdraw all its troops from the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago nation.
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Amid Row With India, Maldives Signs Key Infrastructure Deals With China
China pledged to protect the Maldives' "sovereignty" and agreed to upgrade ties with the strategic Indian Ocean archipelago after signing key infrastructure deals, the two sides said.
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India Agrees To Withdraw Soldiers From Maldives: President Mohamed Muizzu
India's government has agreed to withdraw its soldiers from the Maldives, the Indian Ocean archipelago's President Mohamed Muizzu said on Sunday. Muizzu won the presidential
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"No Violations": Mauritius Leader On US Short Seller's Adani Allegations
Mauritian Financial Services Minister Mahen Kumar Seeruttun has rejected allegations made by US short seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group using the Indian Ocean archipelago as a safe house to create shell companies.
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Plane With 14 People On Board Crashes In Comoros
Rescuers in the Comoros scrambled to find any survivors after a plane carrying 14 people crashed in the Indian Ocean archipelago on Saturday.
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Chinese Rocket Debris Lands in Indian Ocean, Draws Criticism From NASA
China’s biggest rocket said to be out-of-control landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit. It drew criticism from NASA over the lack of transparency on China’s part.
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Ex-Maldives Vice President, Who Tried To Enter India By Boat, Sent Back
The former Vice President of Maldives, Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor, who arrived in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin on a cargo vessel without any valid documents on Thursday, was sent back to the archipelago in the Indian Ocean by the Coast Guard.
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As Maldives Sheds China's Shadow, PM Modi Attends President's Swearing-In
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attended the inauguration ceremony of new Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in the Indian Ocean archipelago, where no Indian prime minister has come in the last seven years. Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was the last Indian PM to visit the island nation in November 2011.
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Russia Says France 'Illegitimately' Holding Indian Ocean Island
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday accused France of ignoring UN resolutions and illegitimately holding the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte.
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India's Plan To Open Military Base In Indian Ocean Island Runs Aground
Seychelles' opposition coalition, which holds a majority in parliament, said Tuesday it would not ratify a deal signed with India to build a military base on one of the archipelago's outlying islands
