Mauritius
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Canada paid nearly $200M to visa company previously based in a tax haven and linked to ChinaCanada has awarded at least $183 million to VFS Global, a company previously based in Mauritius and backed by a large Chinese state-owned investment fund.CanadaJan 12, 2021
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Ship that spilled 1,000 tonnes of oil off Mauritius breaks apartThe condition of the MV Wakashio was worsening early on Saturday and it split by the afternoon, the Mauritius National Crisis Committee said.WorldAug 15, 2020
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Mauritius seeks compensation from owners of Japanese ship after major oil spillThe MV Wakashio has spilled 1,000 tons of its cargo of 4,000 tons of oil into the sea, fouling the coastline of Mauritius, including a protected wetlands area.EnvironmentAug 12, 2020
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Oil urgently pumped from ship grounded near Mauritius after major spillThe Japanese ship, MV Wakashio, ran aground on a coral reef on July 25, cracked two weeks later and spilled an estimated 1,000 tons of oil into the Indian Ocean.WorldAug 11, 2020
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Britain faces World Court battle over Indian Ocean islandsMauritius tried to persuade judges at the World Court that it was illegally stripped by Britain of an Indian Ocean archipelago that's now home to a major U.S. air base.WorldSep 3, 2018
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Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Debris in Mozambique, Mauritius to be analyzedThree pieces of debris found washed ashore in Mozambique and the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius will be examined by investigators in Australia to see if they came from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, officials said Thursday.WorldMay 26, 2016
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Search for missing plane will not shift, debris found: Malaysian officialsMalaysian officials say the discoveries aligned with the modeling pattern established by experts of where debris would drift from a crash in the southern Indian Ocean.WorldMay 13, 2016
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Debris found in South Africa ‘almost certainly’ from MH370: Malaysian officialsMalaysia's government said Thursday that two more pieces of debris, discovered in South Africa and Rodrigues Island off Mauritius, are "almost certainly" from Flight 370.NewsMay 12, 2016
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Powerful tropical cyclone Bansi rages past MauritiusA powerful tropical cyclone has formed in the Southern Indian Ocean, threatening the small island of Mauritius.WeatherJan 13, 2015
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