A cultural foundation called 'Fondasyon Kiltirel Seselwa' [Seychellois Cultural Foundation] set up last year is organising a traditional music competition with the aim to promote, develop and protect Seychellois culture. Launched in May, the competition is open to young people from 10 to 25 years old. The songs will be recorded in August and the grand final [...]
Each day Ukrainians escape from Russian-occupied territory in their hundreds — the young and old — fleeing their homes and willing to risk their lives in the crossfire of Ukraine's southern front. CNN's Ivan Watson meets civilians who have fled Kherson, a city where everything is changing under Russian occupation. Source: Latest CNN News
The European Union has unveiled its emergency gas rationing plan — a day before it fears Russia could drastically cut the flow of natural gas to the continent. Source: Latest CNN News
Runways melted, people struggled to sleep and the queen's guard used desk fans as they sweltered in heavy ceremonial uniforms as Britain hit record temperatures on Tuesday. Normally chilly and often rainy in the summer, Britain this week baked under a fierce heatwave, triggering an unprecedented extreme heat alert and leaving Britons desperate to cool [...]
Six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as crisis-wracked Sri Lanka's new president by the country's parliament Wednesday, with the backing of the party of the ex-leader -- who fled abroad after his palace was stormed by protesters. Official results showed Wickremesinghe polled 134 votes in a three-cornered parliamentary vote, with his main opponent Dullas [...]
Seychelles is seeking to regulate the activities of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) registered in the island nation with the aim of meeting the standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). VASPs are businesses that facilitate the exchange of virtual assets and this includes cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, non-fungible tokens or utility tokens like Filecoin. As part of [...]
Two days after Russia launched its all-out invasion, I got a call from a fellow Ukrainian friend who was leaving her film industry job in Paris, jumping into a car and returning to her home country. "A French radio crew is coming to Lviv," she said. "Would you like to work with them as a [...]
A US Navy warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the third time in a week the vessel has entered waters claimed by China, heightening tensions between Washington and Beijing. Source: Latest CNN News
Russia's highest ranked female tennis player came out as gay in an interview, while addressing rising homophobic attitudes in the country. Source: Latest CNN News
Towns and farmlands inundated by floods, homes and roads buried by landslides, crops withering under scorching heat, hazmat-suited Covid workers collapsing from heatstroke. Source: Latest CNN News
