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Tuesday 28 November 2023 Dublin: 6°C

# madagascar

This year
2023
Tens of thousands homeless and two dozen dead after Madagascar tropical storm
Cyclone Cheneso smashed into northeastern Madagascar 10 days ago.
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Jan 29th 2023, 2:53 PM
Last year
2022
Three critically endangered lemur babies born at Fota Wildlife Park
Less than 250 Black and white ruffed lemurs remain in the wild today.
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Jul 28th 2022, 3:26 PM
Flash flood kills family and tour guide in Madagascar
They had turned back when it started to rain, but got caught up when the rain suddenly turned into a downpour.
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Mar 19th 2022, 4:10 PM
UN warns of humanitarian crisis as cyclone kills 21 people in Madagascar
Madagascar was already reeling from a tropical storm which killed 55 people late last month.
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Feb 7th 2022, 8:26 PM
At least 77 killed in Tropical Storm Ana in southern Africa
The storm made landfall on Monday in Madagascar before ploughing into Mozambique and Malawi.
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Jan 28th 2022, 7:40 AM
All time
Madagascar says shipwreck death toll rises to 85
Maritime authorities said 138 people were on the 12-metre-long boat.
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Dec 23rd 2021, 1:22 PM
Ex-Waterford star Hery in line for international debut against Ivory Coast
The French-born midfielder has been called up by Madagascar for the upcoming double-header.
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Mar 3rd 2020, 11:33 AM
Madagascar's sensational Africa Cup of Nations journey continues
They beat two-time winners DR Congo to reach the competition’s quarter-finals
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Jul 7th 2019, 8:13 PM
Ranked 108th in the world, Madagascar stun Nigeria to seal Africa Cup of Nations progress
Unbeaten Madagascar defeated the Super Eagles 2-0 to top Group B on Sunday.
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Jun 30th 2019, 9:16 PM
This little brown duck was once thought to be extinct - now, its been released back into the wild
Meet the Madagascar pochard.
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Dec 28th 2018, 7:30 PM
At least one person killed and nearly 40 injured after stampede at Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
Fans had queued outside the stadium nine hours before the start of the eagerly-awaited match.
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Sep 9th 2018, 5:01 PM
New advice issued for Irish people travelling to Madagascar after plague outbreak
At least 54 people have been killed in the outbreak.
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Oct 14th 2017, 9:45 AM
Highly contagious plague kills 30 people in Madagascar
Madagascar has a history of plague outbreaks almost every year since 1980, often sparked by rats fleeing forest fires.
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Oct 4th 2017, 10:04 PM
Boom times have made Madagascar the centre of the global vanilla trade - but it's not necessarily all a good thing
The country’s limited infrastructure has struggled to cope with the rise in crime that has gone hand-in-hand with demand for the spice.
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Aug 26th 2017, 7:15 AM
There's an outbreak of the bubonic plague in Madagascar
The outbreak has killed 40 people.
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Nov 22nd 2014, 1:27 PM
Could Arabica coffee soon be extinct?
Large-scale deforestation and climate change are putting the wild Arabica coffee bean at risk of potential extinction, say experts.
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Nov 14th 2012, 8:15 PM
'Millions of lives' could be saved by new global subsidy for malaria drugs
The first independent evaluation of the international scheme shows promise.
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Oct 31st 2012, 6:45 AM
Cinemagoers run screaming from Paranormal Activity 4
Is the film really that bad?
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Oct 25th 2012, 1:28 PM
Lemurs are "the world's most threatened mammal"
The destruction of their tropical forest habitat and an upsurge in hunting has been blamed for depleting lemur numbers.
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Jul 14th 2012, 6:34 PM
Penguin breaks out of Tokyo aquarium
Run Penguin, Run. A penguin is at large after making a jailbird escape from Tokyo Aquarium.
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Mar 6th 2012, 5:40 PM
Daily Fix: Tuesday
All the day’s news, and the bits and pieces you may have missed…
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Jun 7th 2011, 7:54 PM
Gallery: 615 new species discovered in Madagascar since 1999
Look through some of the World Wildlife Fund’s photos of new lemurs, chameleons and snakes discovered on the fourth-largest island in the world.
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Jun 7th 2011, 12:16 PM
Deaths as Cyclone Bingiza strikes Madagascar
Damage to island assessed as category 3 cyclone hits during peak of cyclone season.
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Feb 24th 2011, 12:53 PM