The United Nations refugee chief on Monday warned more people will be forced to flee their homes in Ukraine after Russian missiles rained down on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. Moscow earlier on Monday unleashed the biggest wave of strikes across Ukraine in months in retaliation for an explosion this weekend that damaged a key [...]
Japan reopened its doors to tourists Tuesday after two-and-a-half years of tough Covid-19 restrictions, with officials hoping an influx of travellers enticed by a weak yen will boost the economy. By mid-morning, tourists from Israel, France and Britain were already pouring in, including Chris Irwin, 38, on his first trip to Japan. "We have always [...]
Hurricane Julia raked across Nicaragua Sunday, lashing the country with winds and heavy rain and bringing potentially life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides to much of Central America and southern Mexico. Maximum sustained winds were estimated at 85 miles (140 kilometers) per hour when the storm made landfall near the Laguna de Perlas area at 0715 [...]
The Seychelles Human Rights Commission, the Ombudsman and the Bar Association of Seychelles have lodged a formal motion for the recusal of the panel hearing a petition lodged by the three entities and the first hearing took place on Tuesday. The panel hearing the case in the Constitutional Court is made up of Chief Justice Rony [...]
The Seychelles' cruise ship season for 2022-2023 will start with the arrival of MS Europa 2 expected in Port Victoria on October 12 and the local ports authority is making the final preparations to ensure that visitors' safety remains a top priority. The first cruise ship to call on Seychelles expects to bring around 350 [...]
Team Seychelles is headed for the First Global Robotic Challenge in Geneva with the aim to improve on its world ranking of 17 out of 177. This year's team got its official sending-off on Monday for the event which will be held between October 12-16 with around 180 participating countries. Xavier Estico, director general for the Division of [...]
Eight Iranian nationals on board a dhow intercepted by the Seychelles Defence Forces in the island nation's waters have been remanded for 14 days by the Magistrates' Court, said the police. The vessel, with the eight suspects aged between 20 to 42 years old, was detected by a Seychelles Air Force surveillance aircraft during a [...]
Malaysia's prime minister announced the dissolution of parliament Monday, allowing for snap elections aimed at bringing political stability as the country emerges from Covid-19 and the 1MDB corruption scandal. "Yesterday I met the king ... and I sought his permission to dissolve the parliament. And the king agreed to my request to dissolve parliament today," [...]
The justices of appeal that will hear the case of the Eastern European Engineering Limited (EEEL) against Vijay Construction were sworn in on Monday at State House. Justices Winston Anderson, William Young and Carl Singh were officially sworn in to work on the case in the Court of Appeal of Seychelles. The appointment of three special judges followed the [...]
Almost everyone on board a boat died when it capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria's Anambra state, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday. An estimated 85 people were taking the overloaded boat on Friday when flooding of the Niger River caused it to tip over. "The boat reportedly carrying 85 persons capsized following rising [...]