UK Transfers Chagos Islands Sovereignty to Mauritius
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, has signed an agreement where the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands is transferred to Mauritius.
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Soviet Spacecraft Kosmos 482 Crashes into Indian Ocean
The Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has crashed on Earth. Russia's space authority Roskosmos reports that the spacecraft – or the remains of it – has struck down in the Indian Ocean.
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US Deploys Bombers to Indian Ocean as Iran Nuclear Talks Loom
The USA is positioning bomber planes and aircraft carriers in the Indian Ocean. The signal to Iran is clear: It could lead to war if the countries do not come to an agreement on the nuclear energy issue. But the fact that talks are underway is positive, says expert Alexander Atarodi: Given that they are talking, we must give diplomacy a chance.
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North Korea's sailors were not allowed to go ashore for ten years
Verbal and physical abuse – and sometimes as much as a decade without being able to set foot on land. In defiance of the UN's sanctions, North Koreans are subjected to forced labor and severe human rights violations on board Chinese vessels, according to a report.
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Le Pen on Father's Passing: Mourned by Many
Far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen is mourned by many, writes his daughter Marine Le Pen the day after the news of his passing. In Paris, thousands of people celebrated the death notice on Tuesday evening.
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Tsunami Scandals – Secret Ties and Theater
The chaos, the criticism, the commission. The Swedish government's actions during the tsunami disaster were condemned from several quarters. This is a timeline of the political events.
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Scars from the tsunami remain – but so does the help
Still today, 20 years after the tsunami disaster, there are Swedish survivors who have psychological problems due to what they experienced – and saw – that Boxing Day morning in Southeast Asia in 2004. It is not too late to get help, says Filip Arnberg, associate professor of clinical psychology.
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