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Plane crashes into Indian Ocean and all 29 on board survive

By Ruth Doherty, Nov 28, 2012

A plane has crashed into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros Islands - and all 29 people on board survived. The Embraer jet went down about 200 metres from Moroni airport just five minutes...
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Shark bites off surfer's hand and foot in Indian Ocean attack

By AOL Travel, Aug 06, 2012

A surfer has had his hand and foot bitten off by a shark in the in the latest attack off the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion this year. The man, who is in his 40s but has not been...
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British tourist pays £3,000 to bring stray dog home from Mauritius

By Ruth Doherty, May 19, 2012

A British holidaymaker with a big heart has spent £3,000 - the last of her savings - to bring a stray dog home from her holiday in Mauritius. Karen Garner, from Hopeman in Scotland,...
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Out of this world: Natural phenomenon turns sea water electric blue

By Ruth Doherty, Apr 03, 2012

Everybody knows that the sea in the Maldives is a stunning turquoise colour, but it's not very often that you see an electric-blue ocean. Thanks to a natural phenomenon called...
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