Flooding has hit dozens of towns in northern France, leaving roads sometimes only passable in boats and dozens of schools closed, authorities said Tuesday. Two rivers -- the Aa and the Liane -- were placed on red alert for flooding in the northern Pas-de-Calais department after heavy showers overnight from Monday to Tuesday. Interior Minister [...]
Public documents from Seychelles issued by relevant authorities only need to apply for an apostille in the island nation before they can be sent to China as of November 7. This has been made possible after the entry into force of the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents between China and [...]
Two Iranians, a captain and an engineer, were sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday by the Seychelles Supreme Court for the importation of a controlled drug in contravention of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 2016. The Iranian captain, Wahid Balochizi, 45 years, and his compatriot, Alhafiz Balochizi, 23, were intercepted onboard a dhow [...]
The Seychelles Fair Trading Commission (FTC) collected the largest amount of money in a fine since it was established, according to its report for 2022 although it registered a drop in the number of complaints. The largest fine was for Cable and Wireless, which paid SCR800,000 ($60,452) for the act of collusion, whereby the telecoms [...]
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) of Seychelles has launched an investigation into the allegations made against the International Corporate Service Provider (ICSP), Alpha Consulting, based in the capital Victoria. This follows the collaborative news reports published online by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) and Finance Uncovered, and the airing of an [...]
A new Beatles song, produced with the help of AI, is on track to be named number one on the UK's official singles chart on Sunday night, the chart company said. The song, "Now and Then", that used artificial intelligence to include the vocals of John Lennon and guitar by George Harrison, who died in [...]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said he was "not ready" for talks with Russia unless its invading troops withdraw, as Kyiv investigated a deadly strike on its soldiers. The sprawling frontline between the warring sides has remained mostly static for almost a year despite a much-touted Ukrainian counter-offensive, with Russian forces entrenched in southern [...]
Seychellois artist Allen Comettant is marking his 30-year anniversary in the arts industry with the exhibition of some of his works at the Alliance Française in Seychelles' capital of Victoria. The exhibition is a mixture of pastel boards and canvas that opened on October 25, which is not only on the occasion of the International Artists Day [...]
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned Friday that war between Israel and Hamas could turn into a regional conflict if attacks on Gaza continue, placing responsibility firmly on the United States. In his first speech since war broke out almost four weeks ago between Hamas militants and Israel, the head of the powerful Iran-backed movement warned [...]
The Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority (SPGA) is providing members of the public with coco de mer kernel whenever there is an excess of the product. The chief executive of the SPGA, Allain Cedras, told SNA recently that what is being sold is the kernel found in the nut collected from the ground and cleaned in order to sell [...]
