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Mauritian climate activist holds underwater...

Mauritian climate activist holds underwater...

Africa

Fri, Mar 19 2021

The world is losing some 7% of its seagrass cover per year due to dredging, rising ocean temperatures...

Mauritius names street after...

Mauritius names street after...

Foreign Affairs

Thu, Dec 17 2020

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wished the people of both Bangladesh and Mauritius continued peace, progress...

4 Bangladeshis killed in Mauritius road...

4 Bangladeshis killed in Mauritius road...

Bangladesh

Thu, Nov 5 2020

The driver of the bus lost control and crashed into a bus terminal

Thousands protest in Mauritius over...

Thousands protest in Mauritius over...

World

Sun, Sep 13 2020

It was the second major rally over the spill after tens of thousands marched in the capital Port Louis...

Mauritius fishermen battle to save dozens...

Mauritius fishermen battle to save dozens...

Africa

Sun, Aug 30 2020

Authorities, who put the death toll at 42, ruled out this is a possibility but said on Sunday they were...

Landmark protest in Mauritius over giant...

Landmark protest in Mauritius over giant...

World

Sun, Aug 30 2020

The call for the march came from an ordinary citizen, Jean Bruneau Laurette, who has become a hero among...

Dying mother dolphin struggles to save...

Dying mother dolphin struggles to save...

Africa

Sun, Aug 30 2020

At least 40 dolphins have been found dead in Mauritius - 38 who washed ashore, as well as the mother...

Dolphin deaths in Mauritius oil spill...

Dolphin deaths in Mauritius oil spill...

Asia Pacific

Fri, Aug 28 2020

Veterinarians of the government-run Research Centre have examined only two of the dolphins, which bore...

Japan experts: Long-term threat to Mauritius...

Japan experts: Long-term threat to Mauritius...

Asia Pacific

Tue, Aug 25 2020

The spilled oil has also reached the soft soil of mangrove forests along the coastline

Mauritius arrests captain of stricken...

Mauritius arrests captain of stricken...

World

Wed, Aug 19 2020

The spill spread over a vast area of endangered corals, affecting fish and other marine life in what...

Mauritius oil clean-up team turns focus...

Mauritius oil clean-up team turns focus...

East Asia

Tue, Aug 18 2020

The full impact of the spill is still unfolding, scientists say

India sends team to Mauritius to assist...

India sends team to Mauritius to assist...

South Asia

Sun, Aug 16 2020

The oil spill spread over a vast area of endangered corals, fish and other marine life in what some scientists...

Japanese ship involved in Mauritius...

Japanese ship involved in Mauritius...

World

Sun, Aug 16 2020

Scientists say the full impact of the spill is still unfolding

Japan to send team to Mauritius to assist...

Japan to send team to Mauritius to assist...

East Asia

Sat, Aug 15 2020

A Japanese bulk carrier struck a coral reef off Mauritius on July 25, spilling about 1,000 tons of fuel...

'Massive poisonous shock': Scientists...

Scientists fear lasting impact from...

Africa

Fri, Aug 14 2020

The damage, scientists say, could impact Mauritius and its tourism-dependent economy for decades

Mauritius dodges second oil spill as...

Mauritius dodges second oil spill as...

Africa

Thu, Aug 13 2020

Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said "all the fuel" had been pumped from reservoirs beneath...

The Japan firms behind Mauritius oil-leak...

The Japan firms behind Mauritius oil-leak...

World

Wed, Aug 12 2020

Both the operator and the vessel's owner Nagashiki Shipping have apologized for the spill,...

Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese...

Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese...

Africa

Wed, Aug 12 2020

Activists told Reuters that dead eels were floating in the water and dead starfish were marked by the...

Mauritius braces to halt new oil spill...

Mauritius braces to halt new oil spill...

Africa

Tue, Aug 11 2020

Aerial images show the enormity of the disaster, with huge stretches of crystal-clear seas around the...

Mauritius struggles to contain oil spill...

Mauritius struggles to contain oil spill...

World

Sun, Aug 9 2020

Japan said on Sunday it would send a six-member expert team to assist, joining France which dispatched...

Mauritius declares emergency as oil...

Mauritius declares emergency as oil...

World

Sat, Aug 8 2020

Rough seas have hampered efforts to stop fuel leaking from the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, which ran aground...