Russia could do something particularly "cruel" during the upcoming week as Ukraine marks 31 years of independence, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned. The capital Kyiv announced a ban on public gatherings, and Kharkiv declared a curfew around Wednesday's independence holiday, which this year will also mark six months since the start of the Russian [...]
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said the country will repeal the colonial-era Section 377A of Singapore's Penal Code, thereby decriminalizing gay sex in Singapore, but added that same-sex marriage will continue to be illegal in the city-state. Source: Latest CNN News
It's the home of notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar, and the origin of legendary Santa Marta Gold -- once the most sought-after varieties of weed in the United States -- named after Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range. Source: Latest CNN News
A new book written by Seychellois Marsha Parcou about her journey as a woman and the challenges faced in life and how to overcome them was launched on Saturday. Entitled 'Becoming a Fanm Fasinasyon' (a fascinating woman) the book, which was launched at the Chatter Box Café, is part of Parcou's mission to inspire other [...]
Darya Dugina, the daughter of influential Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, was reportedly killed on Saturday when the car she was traveling in exploded near the village of Bolshiye Vyazemi, Moscow Region, according to Russian state news agency TASS, citing a personal acquaintance. Andrei Krasnov, head of the Russky Gorizont (Russian Horizon) social movement and a [...]
New satellite images from Maxar Technologies of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant show no signs of "systemic shelling," despite claims by Russian president Vladimir Putin that the Ukrainian military was conducting repeated military strikes at the plant. Source: Latest CNN News
At least 13 civilians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Islamist militant attack on a hotel in the Somali capital, officials said Saturday, as security forces battled gunmen barricaded inside many hours after the siege began. Fighters from the Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab stormed the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu on Friday evening in a [...]
Some 27 ships loaded with grain have left Ukraine's Black Sea ports since August 1 under an export deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, which has laid "the groundwork for a permanent peace environment," Turkey's Defense Minister said in a speech on Saturday. Source: Latest CNN News
Seychelles will be represented at the upcoming Miss Intercontinental Pageant by Shannen Henrie, who was crowned first princess at Miss Seychelles 2020. Miss Intercontinental 2022 will be the 50th edition of the pageant and will be held on October 14 at Sharm e-Sheikh, Egypt. Henrie expects to leave Seychelles on September 24 and will [...]
The United Kingdom is enduring a summer of misery as its beloved health service descends into crisis, inflation soars, taps run dry and strikes halt trains. Meanwhile, the government is nowhere to be seen. Source: Latest CNN News
