CNN reports from scene of rescue operation in Turkey
CNN's Becky Anderson reports from Gaziantep, Turkey after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the region killing thousands and injuring thousands more. Source: Latest CNN News
Lieutenant Colonel David Arrisol appointed Commander of Seychelles Coast Guard
Lieutenant Colonel David Arrisol has been appointed as the Commander of the Seychelles Coast Guard by President Wavel Ramkalawan after having served several months as the Acting Commander of the maritime military service. Following a short ceremony at State House on Tuesday, Arrisol said that he will continue to deliver his work in accordance with [...]
Customs: Seychelles to introduce REX for exports to EU in July
Seychelles will introduce the Registered Exporter System (REX) as of July 1 for goods originating from the island nation destined for the European Union countries through which local exporters will complete their own self-certification. The manager of classification, valuation and rules of origin in the Customs Division, Gerda Cesar, told reporters that this is a system [...]
Russia's Lavrov visits Mali in sign of deepening ties
Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Mali early Tuesday for talks with its junta leaders seeking Moscow's help in battling an Islamist insurgency that remains entrenched despite years of fighting. Lavrov, who was in Iraq on Monday, was welcomed upon his arrival by his counterpart Abdoulaye Diop. The two men did not make any [...]
Earthquake kills more than 4,800 in Turkey, Syria
Rescuers in Turkey and Syria braved freezing darkness, aftershocks and collapsing buildings Tuesday, as they dug for survivors buried by a string of earthquakes that killed at least 4,800 people. Disaster agencies said several thousand buildings were flattened in cities across a vast border region -- pouring misery on an area already plagued by war, [...]
Father weeps over body of infant son after earthquake in Syria
CNN's Scott McLean shows harrowing video on the ground in Syria after a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, leaving thousands of people killed or injured. Source: Latest CNN News
Macron pension reform hits French parliament as new strike looms
The French parliament was on Monday to start debating a contested pension reform championed by President Emmanuel Macron a day ahead of new strikes and mass demonstrations against the plan. The reform is the flagship domestic policy of Macron's second and final term in office, with the president determined to implement it in the face [...]
More than 2,300 dead as powerful quake hits southern Turkey and Syria
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Russian couple charged with involuntary manslaughter after the death of their child in Seychelles
The Supreme Court of Seychelles on Monday charged a Russian couple with involuntary manslaughter and cruelty against children under the Children’s Act section 70(1B) for the death of their 17-month-old baby, Emelyan Jandurl. The couple was charged following an autopsy on the baby and according to the police in the autopsy report from the police pathologist “the [...]
Turkey earthquake aftershocks captured on live TV
Two massive earthquake aftershocks were captured on camera during a local news report in Turkey. Source: Latest CNN News