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Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth offers prayer at Kashi Vishwanath Temple, immerses ashes of father in Ganga

VARANASI: Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, offered prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple here on Thursday.

The Times of India

Lawyer for Michaela McAreavey's family believes police closer than ever to a breakthrough

Dick Ng Sui Wa, the lawyer for Michaela’s family, had previously feared it was becoming a cold case.

Irish Mirror

‘Heal in India’ can become a big brand: PM

Modi says a special visa category soon for those visiting India for AYUSH therapies

The Hindu

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Ex-hotel worker charged by police investigating Michaela McAreavey case

Sandip Moneea, who was acquitted of the teacher’s murder in a 2012 trial, was remanded in custody on conspiracy to commit larceny.

The Independent UK

Former hotel worker acquitted of murder of Michaela McAreavey rearrested in Mauritius

Police have not confirmed what suspected offence Mooneea is being questioned over.

Irish Mirror

Former hotel worker rearrested in Michaela McAreavey investigation, lawyers say

Sandeep Mooneea was arrested by police in Mauritius on Tuesday, his lawyers said.

The Independent UK

‘Indianish but not Indian’ describes Mauritius best

From garam masala made with Madagascar spices to fritters stuffed with prawns and béchamel sauce, local meals in Mauritius are familiar yet so exotic

The Hindu

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30 test positive for Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu, 16 from Chennai

CHENNAI: There has been a marginal increase in the number of new Covid-19 infections in Tamil Nadu as 30 people tested positive for the virus on Sunday. Among them, 16 were from Chennai. This included two clusters -- six from a family in Thiruvanmiyur and a Korean family, which had…

The Times of India

Gordon Strachan makes generous £11,250 donation to Edinburgh charity LIFT

Low Income Families Together were overwhelmed by Strachan choosing them as his charity after he finished third at the Legends Tour Mauritius 2022 to claim the £11,250.

Edinburgh Live

McAreavey case accused readmitted to hospital in Mauritius, says lawyer

Dassen Narayanen, a former security guard at the hotel where the honeymooner was killed in 2011, was being held in a police station on the island.

The Independent UK

Police in Mauritius deny mistreating Michaela McAreavey theft accused

Dassen Narayanen, a former security guard at the hotel where the honeymooner was killed in 2011, is being held in a police station on the island.

The Independent UK

Man charged over Michaela McAreavey case being ‘mistreated’ in custody, lawyer

Dassen Narayanen has been remanded in custody for conspiring to steal from the McAreaveys’ hotel room in Mauritius.

The Independent UK

Baby sun loungers, coloured sandpits and giant tortoises: is Mauritius the most family-friendly holiday ever?

Kate Wills and her toddler Blake discover Mauritius

Evening Standard

Former hotel security guard questioned by Michaela McAreavey detectives

Dassen Narayen, who was previously charged in connection with the murder, was questioned about allegations of theft, his lawyer said.

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Using animals for scientific research is still indispensable for society as we know it

Kenya’s national airline – Kenya Airways – made headlines when it announced it would stop transporting monkeys for animal research. This followed an accidental highway crash in Pennsylvania, in the US, which involved a truck transporting monkeys that had been bred in Mauritius for laboratory experiments in the US.

France 24

Dozens killed in twin attacks in Somalia ahead of elections

In tonight's edition: Dozens of people are killed in twin attacks in Somalia. Al Shabaab extremists claim responsibility, saying they were targeting politicians in a bid to disrupt already stalled elections. Also, Tunisian farmers take the law into their own hands in the midst of an ongoing water crisis. Poor…

The Guardian - UK

Mauritius challenges UK rights over Indian Ocean domain name

Right to license .io address being challenged on grounds Britain no longer has legitimate claim to Chagos Islands

The Conversation

How Chagos Islanders are fighting to keep their culture alive in exile

When Olivier Bancoult, Liseby Elysé, Suzelle Baptiste, Rosemonde Bertin and Marcel Humbert set off on the Bleu de Nîmes for the Chagos archipelago in February 2022, it marked the first time exiled Chagos Islanders had returned without UK officials. On the surface, the expedition was both scientific (to survey Blenheim…

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Daily Mirror

Dodo could soon be brought back to life after scientists extract DNA sample

The flightless bird was wiped out by 17th century sailors and the dogs they brought with them when Europeans discovered its native Mauritius

Radio France Internationale

The First World Radio Day

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the first World Radio Day celebration. RFI English journalist Zeenat Hansrod will help us celebrate Independence Day in Mauritius, her home country, and there's The Sound Kitchen mailbag, with music composed and performed by listener Warie…

The Independent UK

I made it. Not only out of my addiction, but on to a plane with Alex

The first holiday together is always make-or-break but when Charlotte Cripps heads off to Mauritius with her man, she knows that, whatever happens, it can't be worse than being in rehab

Irish Mirror

Jim Gavin joins legendary golf line-up raising money for charity in Mauritius

The former Blues boss is hoping to take home a grand prize of €29,860 to help DeterMND: Tackling Motor Neurone Disease

The Conversation

African states need a vision for relations with the Indo-Pacific

This year sees the 25th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Rim Association. Nine of the organisation’s member states are African, ranging from Somalia in the north west to South Africa in the south. It also includes islands, such as Mauritius, off the western seaboard. It brings together governments, business and…

The Conversation

How the US and UK worked together to recolonise the Chagos Islands and evict Chagossians

On 15 February 2022 the Mauritian flag was raised on two Indian Ocean atolls, Peros Banos and Salomon, both belonging to the Chagos archipelago. This was the first time that Mauritius’ flag was raised in the Chagos Islands, even though there is clear evidence that these 60 islands form part…

Bangkok Post

Chagos: a 50-year-old UK-US crime

'The object of the exercise is to get some rocks which will remain ours.... There will be no indigenous population except seagulls," wrote Sir Paul Gore-Booth, a senior official at the British Foreign Office, as the plan to expel the 2,000 Chagos Islanders from their homes was taking shape in…

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