Madagascar News

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  Lonesome George a Father?

  By Jimmy Langman | Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:00 PM ET

  tortoises are only found in the Galapagos, an archipelago of 13 main islands protected as a national park, and the Seychelles Islands northeast of Madagascar. They are the largest tortoises in the world and typically have lifespans in excess of 150 years.Once numbering in the hundreds o Read More

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  The Big Score at the 2010 World Cup Might Be a Hotel Room

  By David Jenison | Sat Jun 13, 2009 6:00 AM ET

  talk that university dorms and cruise ships might be needed or that some tourney guests will have to stay in the neighboring island nation of Madagascar. Yeah, like the DreamWorks movie.Match says it's confident that everything will work out, but if you have your heart set on attending th Read More

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  Cambodia: The Next Paris?

  By Courtney Rubin | Tue May 12, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  he designs everything from skirts to hats, using silk from Cambodia, linen from Latvia, and a special raffia material crocheted from palm trees in Madagascar, his homeland. His designs often feature the traditional Cambodian ikat style of weaving. SYLVAIN LIM Sylvain Lim began his caree Read More

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