On the banks of the Yongding River west of Beijing on Thursday, Chen Xiaoyuan stared at the remains of a bridge that once led to his village. Cleanup has begun after the region's worst rainfall in years battered northern China, killing at least twenty people, destroying infrastructure and deluging swathes of Beijing and its surrounding [...]
A new ant species named Ponera adumbrans, which means obscuring or silhouetting in Latin, has been discovered on two islands of Seychelles; Silhouette and Mahe. According to the authors of a study in the journal "Organisms Diversity & Evolution," the name refers to the obscure origin of this species in the Malagasy region and the type of [...]
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Europe to find "courageous courses of peace" to end the war in Ukraine as he opened a five-day visit to Portugal for a major Catholic youth festival. The 86-year-old pontiff has repeatedly called for peace in Ukraine and has sought to play a mediating role, though his efforts have yet [...]
Donation of technical equipment made to the Seychelles Police Force by the British High Commission is set to boost the training capability of future officers. The technical equipment will be used as part of the ongoing implementation of the Strategic Review of Policing launched in June 2022. The donation consists of digital forensic technology, satellite phones, laptops, cameras, and new smart board [...]
Ivory Coast's nationalist former president Henri Konan Bedie, who had not excluded the possibility of a return to power even in his latter days, has died aged 89, his party said. The "Ivory Coast Democratic Party-African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) is deeply saddened" to announce the "sudden death" of Bedie in hospital in Abidjan Tuesday, it [...]
The progress of Absa Bank Seychelles has been described as very satisfactory by the Absa Group Limited chairman who is on an official visit to Seychelles. A delegation led by Sello Moloko, the group chairman, met with Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan on Tuesday. "We are very satisfied with the performance that we are making as [...]
The first plane carrying mostly French and European people evacuated from Niger landed in Paris early Wednesday, a week after a coup toppled one of the last pro-Western leaders in the jihadist-plagued Sahel. President Mohamed Bazoum was detained by his own presidential guard in a third coup in as many years in the Sahel, following [...]
The Seychelles National Assembly has commenced debates on the recommendations made by the Truth, Reconciliation, and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) in its final report. During its session on Tuesday, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Roger Mancienne, outlined that the committee that oversees the business of the institution dedicated the week's work of the Assembly to the TRNUC [...]
At least 20 people were killed and 19 were missing after heavy rains lashed Beijing and surrounding provinces, state media said Tuesday, in downpours that have submerged roads and deluged neighbourhoods with mud. Storm Doksuri, a former super typhoon, swept northwards over China after hitting southern Fujian province on Friday, following its battering of the [...]
Experts on ocean governance from the Indian Ocean and other parts of the world are meeting in Seychelles to discuss and identify solutions to overcome challenges. The six-day meeting comes after the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UN-DOALOS) expressed interest in holding a training session for the Indian Ocean [...]
