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Freed activist Paul Watson vows to 'end whaling worldwide'

Animal rights activist Paul Watson, freed this week from detention in Denmark, vowed on Saturday to end whale hunting worldwide and to stop Japan if it tried to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean. "One way or the other we are going to end whaling worldwide," Watson told reporters in central Paris where several hundred supporters had gathered to greet …

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2 days, 9 hours ago

AP PHOTOS: Scenes of devastation from the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Associated Press

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, causing a massive wave that devastated Asian coastal communities across thousands of miles. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print An aerial view of Phi Phi island in Krabi province, southern Thailand Friday, Dec. 31, 2004. Share Share Copy …

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2 days, 12 hours ago

Indonesians mark 2 decades since the tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands

Associated Press

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Visitors stand on a platform near a house on which a fishing boat landed after …

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2 days, 16 hours ago

AP PHOTOS: Cyclone Chido’s devastation of Mayotte was immediate and decades coming

Associated Press

The devastation from Cyclone Chido that shattered corrugated metal shacks and thousands of lives on the island of Mayotte was both immediate and long coming. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print A child sleeps at the Lycée des Lumières where he found refuge, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, A child sleeps …

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2 days, 21 hours ago

'If this wasn't France you'd be in a bath of s**t 10,000 times worse!' Furious Emmanuel Macron swears at jeering crowd on cyclone-hit Mayotte islands as they criticise lack of aid

Daily Mail

The French President Emmanuel Macron has been caught on camera swearing as he addressed angry locals on the cyclone-hit Mayotte islands. Cyclone Chido battered the French overseas department on Saturday December 14 leaving infrastructures damaged and homes flattened. While visiting the islands yesterday he received a frosty response from citizens who voiced their anger at the government for the lack …

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3 days, 1 hour ago

Malaysia Is Resuming MH370 Search, 10 Years After Its Mysterious Disappearance — Know Why

ABP News

MH370 Disappearance: More than 10 years after the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared on its way to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian government has given its approval to resume the search for the wreckage of the Boeing 777 aircraft in the southern Indian Ocean. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said Friday they agreed to resume the search so they …

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GST | Delhi HC Orders Refund Of Service Tax Paid On Ocean Freight, Cites Gujarat HC Judgment Declaring It Unconstitutional

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered the GST Department to refund the service tax paid by certain importers on ocean freight. The division bench also relied on judgment rendered by the Ahmedabad Bench of the CESTAT in Commissioner of Service Tax vs. Kiri Dyes and Chemicals Limited where it was held, “the issue whether Ocean Freight/ Sea Transportation service …

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3 days, 6 hours ago

Malaysia agrees to resume ‘no find, no fee’ hunt for flight MH370, 10 years after plane disappeared

Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s government has agreed in principle to accept a second “no find, no fee” proposal from a U.S. company to renew the hunt for flight MH370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean more than 10 years ago, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said Friday. Loke said Cabinet ministers gave the nod at …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Malaysia to resume search for missing Malaysian Airlines MH370

Al Jazeera

Malaysia’s government has agreed in principle to resume the search for the wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, more than 10 years after it disappeared in one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries, the country’s transport minister announced. Anthony Loke said on Friday that the proposal to search a new area in the southern Indian Ocean came from United …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Sri Lanka Navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in the Indian Ocean

Al Jazeera

The 102 refugees, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port of Trincomalee. More than 100 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been rescued while adrift on a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island nation by Sri Lanka’s navy, bringing them safely to port. The 102 people, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port …

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4 days, 16 hours ago

Lauren Sanchez baffles fans with mysterious riddle on eve of her 55th birthday - can YOU solve it?

Daily Mail

Lauren Sanchez is getting ready to celebrate her 55th birthday ahead of her wedding to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The future Mrs. Bezos, 54, took to her Instagram Story Wednesday evening to show off some of her birthday party planning process ahead of the celebration on December 19. Lauren Sanchez is ready to celebrate her 55th birthday ahead of her …

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4 days, 20 hours ago

Dwindling Antarctic sea ice driving more storms, study warns

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dwindling Antarctic sea ice is driving more storms in the Southern Ocean, a new study …

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4 days, 22 hours ago

Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say

Raw Story

The record-breaking retreat of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 has led to more frequent storms over newly exposed parts of the Southern Ocean, according to a study published Wednesday. Scientists know that the loss of Antarctic sea ice can diminish penguin numbers, cause ice shelves to melt in warmer waters, and impede the Southern Ocean from absorbing carbon dioxide. Using …

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4 days, 22 hours ago

Cyclone Chido leaves Mayotte reeling. Warmer oceans fueled it

Associated Press

The Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte is reeling from Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the French territory in 90 years. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print This undated photo provided Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024 by the French Interior Ministry shows devastated houses in the French territory of Mayotte in the …

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5 days, 3 hours ago

Indian Ocean nations to mark 20 years since devastating tsunami

Raw Story

by Marchio GORBIANO Tsunami-hit nations will next week commemorate the more than 220,000 people who died in the Boxing Day disaster two decades ago, when huge waves tore into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean. On December 26, 2004, tsunami waves as high as 30 meters in some areas wiped out coastal areas, splintered families, left thousands homeless and killed …

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5 days, 3 hours ago

Polluting shipwrecks are a ticking time-bomb at the bottom of our oceans

The Hindu

At the bottom of the oceans and seas lie more than 8,500 shipwrecks from two world wars. Of course, wrecks from the world wars are far from the only ones to be found at the bottom of the sea, with many others adding to the problem. Many of the wrecks that may pose the greatest problems are found in shallower …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

New York to London in just one hour? What's the buzz around a $20 trillion tunnel

India Today

Imagine zipping through New York to London in just one hour? But an ambitious new proposal to build a $20 trillion transatlantic tunnel that could connect London and New York in just one hour has caught people's imagination. According to Newsweek, proposals to build a transatlantic tunnel connecting the two countries separated by the Atlantic Ocean have resurfaced again. Despite …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

Gilgo Beach killings: A timeline of the investigation

India Today

For years, women had been disappearing on Long Island. Then in 2010, investigators searching for a missing woman began finding 10 sets of human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway, not far from the sands of New York’s remote Gilgo Beach. May 1, 2010: Shannan Gilbert, a sex worker, disappears in the barrier island community of Oak …

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6 days ago

UK unlawfully detained migrants on Indian Ocean island, judge rules

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A group of more than 60 asylum seekers were unlawfully …

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6 days, 4 hours ago

World’s largest iceberg, A23a, is on the move again: Here’s what we know

Firstpost

The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, has been drifting through the Southern Ocean after spending several months stuck. A23a has claimed the title of “largest current iceberg” multiple times since the 1980s, though it has occasionally been overtaken by larger, yet shorter-lived icebergs, such as A68 in 2017 and A76 in 2021. VIDEO: After three decades stuck to the ocean floor, …

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Mayotte cyclone before and after images show ‘nuclear war-like’ destruction

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I saw an entire neighborhood disappear within hours.” open image in gallery This combination of before and after images …

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6 days, 10 hours ago

Fact Check: China Theme Park Video Shared As ‘Footage Of Attacks On Hindus In Bangladesh’

ABP News

The Verdict: False The video was recorded in October 2018 at a Halloween-themed event at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Theme Park in China, and is unrelated to Bangladesh. What we found Our research showed that the “corpse” is not a real human body but a dummy installed at a Halloween-themed event at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, a theme park in Hengqin, Zhuhai, …

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6 days, 14 hours ago

3rd China-Indian Ocean forum on development cooperation held in Kunming

China Daily

A guest delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Third China-Indian Ocean Region Forum on Blue Economy Development Cooperation held in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Dec 16, 2024. KUNMING -- The Third China-Indian Ocean Region Forum on Blue Economy Development Cooperation was held on Monday in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province. China is willing to continue deepening …

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6 days, 14 hours ago

The controversial machine sending CO2 to the ocean and making hydrogen

BBC

The controversial machine sending CO2 to the ocean and making hydrogen Equatic Equatic is among a wave of start-ups exploring how the ocean could be harnessed to capture and store carbon. "Marine CO2 removal is simply too risky," says Mary Church, geoengineering campaign manager at the Center for International Environmental Law, a non-profit environmental law firm based in Geneva, Switzerland. …

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Freed activist Paul Watson vows to 'end whaling worldwide'

AP PHOTOS: Scenes of devastation from the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Indonesians mark 2 decades since the tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands

AP PHOTOS: Cyclone Chido’s devastation of Mayotte was immediate and decades coming

'If this wasn't France you'd be in a bath of s**t 10,000 times worse!' Furious Emmanuel Macron swears at jeering crowd on cyclone-hit Mayotte islands as they criticise lack of aid

Malaysia Is Resuming MH370 Search, 10 Years After Its Mysterious Disappearance — Know Why

GST | Delhi HC Orders Refund Of Service Tax Paid On Ocean Freight, Cites Gujarat HC Judgment Declaring It Unconstitutional

Malaysia agrees to resume ‘no find, no fee’ hunt for flight MH370, 10 years after plane disappeared

Malaysia to resume search for missing Malaysian Airlines MH370

Sri Lanka Navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in the Indian Ocean

Lauren Sanchez baffles fans with mysterious riddle on eve of her 55th birthday - can YOU solve it?

Dwindling Antarctic sea ice driving more storms, study warns

Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say

Cyclone Chido leaves Mayotte reeling. Warmer oceans fueled it

Indian Ocean nations to mark 20 years since devastating tsunami

Polluting shipwrecks are a ticking time-bomb at the bottom of our oceans

New York to London in just one hour? What's the buzz around a $20 trillion tunnel

Gilgo Beach killings: A timeline of the investigation

UK unlawfully detained migrants on Indian Ocean island, judge rules

World’s largest iceberg, A23a, is on the move again: Here’s what we know

Mayotte cyclone before and after images show ‘nuclear war-like’ destruction

Fact Check: China Theme Park Video Shared As ‘Footage Of Attacks On Hindus In Bangladesh’

3rd China-Indian Ocean forum on development cooperation held in Kunming

The controversial machine sending CO2 to the ocean and making hydrogen