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SpaceX Starship Plunges Into Indian Ocean, Musk Reveals What Went Wrong

Elon Musk's Mars colonisation aspirations faced a fresh challenge as SpaceX's Starship, during its ninth test flight, fragmented over the Indian Ocean.

International Business Times UK

FAA requires SpaceX to investigate Starship Flight 9 mishap

SpaceX must figure out what happened on Flight 9 of its Starship megarocket, during which the vehicle's second stage made an uncontrolled reentry over the Indian Ocean.

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Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure

What goes up must come down, and earlier this week yet another of SpaceX’s Starships, the biggest and most powerful type of rocket ever built, came back down to Earth in spectacular fashion. In the sky above the Indian Ocean, it exploded.

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Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes back to Earth, disappearing into Indian Ocean after 53 years in orbit

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian Ocean early Saturday morning.

LiveScience

‘Gazing at the Indian Ocean is a therapy in itself’: welcome to the world of luxe hotel wellness

Therapist Marisol Cerniaz has turned her childhood experience of traditional healing into a passion for wellbeing that gives guests the space to rest, relax and shed their worries

The Guardian - UK

Former head of Navy in Scotland feared war would last years more on VE Day

On May 8 1945, Thomas Baird was stationed on HMS Rapid in the Indian Ocean fleet.

The Independent UK

Plastic Odyssey on sea-faring mission to target plastic waste in Madagascar

The Plastic Odyssey left France two years ago with the objective of finding ways to reduce marine plastic pollution in the 30 countries most affected. The vessel is currently in the Indian Ocean, exploring islands including Réunion and Mauritius. It is due to arrive in Madagascar on Tuesday.

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Keir Starmer woken by toxic gas emergency on war ship

KEIR Starmer was woken by a toxic gas leak while aboard a war ship heading for the Indian Ocean.

The National (Scotland)

Macron visits Madagascar in the first trip by a French leader to the former colony in 20 years

French President Emmanuel Macron has begun a two-day visit to the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar

The Independent UK

French President Announces Economic Deals With Madagascar

France and Madagascar announced Wednesday they would strengthen economic cooperation through several ambitious projects, including a major hydroelectric dam, as President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a two-day state visit to the Indian Ocean island.

International Business Times

Macron returns to Mayotte at start of five-day tour of Indian Ocean territories

President Emmanuel Macron returned Monday to the French overseas territory of Mayotte, four months after it was devastated by cyclone Chido, to assess the reconstruction of the archipelago. It's the first stop in a five-day tour of the Indian Ocean.

Radio France Internationale

US YouTuber remains in custody in India after visiting restricted island with a Diet Coke can

A 24-year-old American YouTuber who visited a restricted island in the Indian Ocean last month with a Diet Coke as offering for an isolated tribe has been further detained

The Independent UK

France defends tuna policy as critics warn of overfishing in the Indian Ocean

Accusations of overfishing and unfair practices are fuelling tensions at an international tuna summit being held this week on the French island of Réunion.

Radio France Internationale

Penguins, vaccines: Can negotiations save Trump’s oddest tariff targets?

Barely inhabited islands, countries the US enjoys a trade surplus with, and a tariff formula that isn’t about tariffs.

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Indian experiment module falls from space and crashes into ocean, but it's all according to plan

India's POEM-4 experiment module burned up and fell into the Indian Ocean to avoid becoming space debris.

The Independent UK

The US deployment of B-2 bombers near the Mideast by the numbers

Satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press show the deployment of at least six nuclear-capable B-2 bombers to Camp Thunder Bay on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean

The Guardian - UK

An unexplained death, ‘abuse and slavery’: Indonesian fishers reveal life on long haul vessels

The death of a fisher on a Chinese-owned trawler in the Indian Ocean illustrates the lack of accountability in the seafood industry, say advocates

Evening Standard

Former firefighter to row 5,500 miles across Indian Ocean for dementia charity

Billy Taylor and his three crew members will row 5,500 miles across the Indian Ocean within 100 days for charity.

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Madagascar’s lemurs live with the threat of cyclones – has this shaped their behaviour?

Madagascar is an island that’s no stranger to natural disasters, in particular cyclones. This is because it’s located in the south-west Indian Ocean cyclone basin, a region of the Indian Ocean where tropical cyclones typically form and develop.

The Independent UK

British firm kicks off new search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in Indian Ocean

New area about 1500km off the coast of Perth to be scoured in what could be last search for MH370

The Conversation

A powerful force is stopping the Indian Ocean from cooling itself – spelling more danger for Ningaloo

Widespread coral bleaching at Ningaloo Reef off Western Australia’s coast has deeply alarmed scientists and conservationists.

Radio France Internationale

Wildfire on remote French island threatens wildlife and climate research station

Amsterdam Island – part of France's Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean – has seen more than half its territory hit by a wildfire that started in late January. Officials are yet to evaluate the damage to the island, which is a haven of biodiversity and home to…

The Guardian - UK

Mayotte has been French for longer than Nice. Why is it still treated with colonial arrogance?

The Indian Ocean island is an integral part of France and the EU – but the aftermath of a devastating cyclone has highlighted its neglect, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

International Business Times

Mysterious Airstrip Is Being Built On A Remote Island Off Yemen: Report

Abd al-Kuri sits in the Indian Ocean along a critical commercial waterway near the mouth of the Gulf of Aden

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India Boosts Naval Power Amid Rising Chinese Presence

India's navy strengthens maritime capabilities with new submarines and aircraft carrier to counter Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean region.

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