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PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - A rise in alcohol and tobacco taxes increased Mauritius' revenue collection by 7.6 percent last year, beating the country's forecast after the Indian Ocean island raised excise duty on the commodities, the tax authority said on Monday. The island, whose economy is largely driven by the tourism sector, said revenue rose to 53.03 billion rupee from the previous year, the ...

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PASSENGER stuck in lift as massive ocean liner makes its first trip around Australia.

ONE of the world’s largest ocean liner - the Queen Mary 2 - has been hit with two power failures on its way to Australia.

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The annual French Language Week is back and if you have a talent in photography, here’s your chance to win an all-expense trip to Switzerland and Mauritius where you can practise your French with the locals and go trigger-happy capturing scenes of nature and people.

The actor Phil Davis recalls bucket-and-spade holidays in Suffolk and a wet time in Lanzarote.

The tiny Caribbean nation of Grenada is more often associated with its unforgiving hurricane season and at times turbulent political history, however this week the island will be hoping that all the conditions are right for sailing.

The tiny Caribbean nation of Grenada is more often associated with its unforgiving hurricane season and at times turbulent political history, however this week the island will be hoping that all the conditions are right for sailing.

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