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The best holidays to book for September, from Italian villas to UK lakeside stays

Whether an Indian Ocean holiday in Mauritius or an escape to the Lake District takes your fancy, here’s some inspiration for after the school summer break

The Independent UK

HAL and Argentina Defence Ministry sign LoI for light and medium utility helicopters

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) and the Ministry of Defence of Argentina on Thursday signed a letter of intent (LoI) on productive cooperation and acquisition of light and medium utility helicopters for the armed forces of the Argentine Republic.

The Hindu

Deportation mum's cruel choice - leave disabled daughter behind or take her home to die

Kamisha Gobdurdhun moved to Australia in 2008 from the East African island nation of Mauritius and her daughter Sabiana was born a year later with a rare genetic condition

Daily Mirror

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Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis meets Mauritius PM Jugnauth, other leaders in island nation; discusses stronger bilateral ties

Maharashtra DeputyCM Devendra Fadnavis met Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and President Prithvirajsing Roopun, and held with them “positive discussions” on making the Maharashtra-Mauritius bond stronger

The Hindu

Fadnavis unveils Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue in Mauritius

The country has over 75,000 Marathi-speaking population and a Maharashtra Bhavan was built 25 years ago with funding from the Maharashtra government.

The Hindu

Michaela McAreavey documentary: Ex-hotel worker says 'I don’t know why they come and harass me'

Sandip Moneea, who was found not guilty of Michaela's murder, features in a new BBC documentary about the killing of the Tyrone teacher while on honeymoon in Mauritius in 2011

Irish Mirror

Michaela McAreavey's family members recently met with Micheál Martin, Government confirms

It remains unclear what was discussed at the meeting with the Fianna Fail leader

Irish Mirror

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Singapore and Hong Kong vie to be the Caymans of Asia

The two cities have set up new fund structures to lure wealth away from traditional offshore financial centres

Financial Times

Cyclones in southern Africa: five essential reads

Tropical cyclone Freddy was, on 21 February 2023, bearing down on Mauritius and Madagascar. Mauritius grounded flights and, news agency Reuters reported, emergency teams in four regions of Madagascar were braced for “heavy rains, floods and landslides”.

The Conversation

World's 10 best holiday destinations revealed including Majorca, Hawaii and Mauritius

Majorca, Mauritius, Hawaii, Kathmandu and the Serengeti have been featured in a TripAdvisor run down of the best and most sought after nature destinations in the world for 2023

Daily Mirror

Is it safe to travel to Mauritius? Latest updates as flights cancelled ahead of cyclone

Air Mauritius has had to cancel flights from London Heathrow as Ramgoolam International Airport is closed ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Freddy later this week

Daily Mirror

Cyclone Freddy: Mauritius and Madagascar brace for floods and destructive winds REDIRECTED

‘Very high to enormous seas ... and significant risk of coastal flooding’ are forecast

The Independent UK

Mauritius closes airport in anticipation of cyclone Freddy

The Foreign Office has issued a travel alert for the Indian Ocean island

The Independent UK

UK actions over Chagos Islands ‘crimes against humanity’, says rights group

Chagossians have spent decades fighting to return to the islands after being forced to leave in the 1960s and 1970s to make way for a military base.

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Daily Mirror

'Mauritius does much more than completing the tropical island cliche checklist'

Chris Granet didn't just find perfect beaches and a coral reef which turned the coastline into a stretch of lagoons, but a cultural mix of Indian, African, French, British and a sprinkling of Chinese

Irish Mirror

Man stabbed his former boss because he believed he was responsible for murder of Michaela McAreavey

The man's former employer survived despite suffering 19 stab wounds

Fortune

U.S. ranks below China, Latvia, and Mauritius for women’s health

As it turns out, money can’t buy happiness - or health. Despite spending the most on healthcare, the U.S. doesn't rank highly for women's health.

Daily Mirror

TripAdvisors' best travel destination revealed but UK misses top spot - see full list

Tripadvisor announced its Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Destination Awards for 2023, with London, Dubai and Bali all ranking well based on the opinions of reviewers

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Ella Henderson shares snaps from 'holiday of her dreams' after Jack Burnell proposal

Former X Factor star Ella Henderson has posted a slew of photos from her recent romantic getaway to Mauritius where boyfriend Jack Burnell popped the question

Daily Record

X Factor star Ella Henderson engaged to Team GB's Jack Burnell after lockdown romance

Team GB hunk Jack, who has retired from competitive swimming, popped the question to the Ghosts singer during the couple's lavish holiday to Mauritius.

Daily Mirror

X Factor's Ella Henderson and Team GB’s Jack Burnell engaged after romantic holiday

Ella Henderson and Jack Burnell are engaged almost three years on from striking up a romance over FaceTime during lockdown - something the former X Factor star says helped them form a great friendship before falling in love

The Guardian - UK

Negotiations on Chagos Islands’ sovereignty face legal challenge

Pre-action letter says talks between UK and Mauritius ‘being held without consulting Chagossian people’

Radio France Internationale

UK, Mauritius open talks on sovereignty of disputed Chagos Archipelago

Britain and Mauritius have begun talks aimed at ending a decades-old spat over the legal status of the Chagos Islands, whose population was forcibly cleared in the late 1960s to allow the building of a joint UK-US military installation.

The Independent UK

British Airways plane makes U-turn four hours into journey due to ‘technical issue’

BA2063 from London to Mauritius turned round over central Egypt

The Independent UK

British Airways plane makes U-turn four hours into journey due to ‘technical issue’

BA2063 from London to Mauritius turned round over central Egypt

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