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A U.S.-owned cruise ship with more than 3,000 passengers and crew onboard was finally allowed to dock in the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius on Monday having been quarantined offshore over fears of an outbreak of the cholera disease onboard. The Mauritius government cleared the Norwegian Dawn, which is owned and run by the Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line company, to dock in the capital, Port Louis, after health officials found no traces of cholera in tests conducted on the water on the ship. ...

Green Hydrogen Tender: Industry players cited tender document skewed in favour of IOC’s JV with L&T & Renew Power; 50 prospective bidders participated in pre-bid meet but eventually opted out, only 1 bid submit by IOC’s JV co. In a cancellation corrigendum issued on February 21, IOCL said, the tender stands cancelled. The company did not reply to an email sent till press time.

Diamond said she was surpirsed to hear that BIPOC have never served on the council and decided it was something she was determined to change.

Seychelles: President Ramkalawan attended the official launching of the 14th edition of Exercise Cutlass Express

  50 participants from seven countries to take part   By Vidya Gappy   The 14th Exercise Cutlass Express sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (Africom) and conducted by U.S. ...

A new survey exhibition at London's National Portrait Gallery looks at how contemporary artists are choosing to represent the Black figure.

Mauritius authorities blocked the ship from docking for a day because 15 people on board had vomiting and diarrhea.

Mauritius authorities finally allowed the Norwegian Dawn to dock on Monday after health officials tested the ship's water.

The late, famed dodo bird died of stupidity sometime in the 17th Century. A clumsy, pigeon-like groundling, larger than a turkey, the dodo lived on…

As Europes ERS-2 satellite tumbled through the sky, radar images picked up some of the damage it experienced during its final moments.