A Russian missile strike killed at least 13 people in Zaporizhzhia, authorities said on Sunday -- the latest deadly attack targeting the southern Ukrainian city, prompting President Volodymyr Zelensky to call the bombardment "absolute evil". The reports came a day after a key bridge linking Russia with the annexed Crimean peninsula was partially destroyed by [...]
In a bid to designate over 2,000 hectares of the upland forest ecosystem in six areas on Mahe, Praslin and Curieuse Island as Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), Seychelles' environment department is set to start a series of consultations and public meetings. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), KBAs are an international [...]
President Adama Barrow on Friday promised The Gambia would boost health measures including better quality control over imported medicines after the mysterious death of dozens of children. Barrow said 66 children had died in the past three months from acute kidney failure with fears that imported cough syrups are to blame. The World Health Organization [...]
A flagless dhow with 8 crew members was intercepted in the Seychelles’ waters in a joint operation on Friday. According to the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF), the joint operation which included the Seychelles Coast Guard, Air Force and Special Forces intercepted the dhow in the northeast of Mahe. The dhow was detected by Seychelles Air [...]
The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) is banning the fishing of one sea cucumber species while introducing and opening another species for the 2022-2023 sea cucumber fishing season. The new season starts on October 15 and ends on June 14, 2023, however, SFA said that for the coming three years, there will be a complete closure on [...]
Grief-stricken families prepared to begin funeral rites Friday for 36 people murdered by a sacked policeman who rampaged through a nursery armed with a gun and knife in one of Thailand's worst mass killings. After a day of mourning at the scene of the bloodshed, coffins bearing the bodies of the victims -- 24 of [...]
Russia's national carrier, Aeroflot, will resume its direct flight services to Seychelles on Saturday, October 8, the Ministry of Transport said on Friday. An Aeroflot A300 Airbus is expected to land at the Pointe Larue International Airport at around 11.25 a.m. after a joint decision made by the Ministry of Transport and the Seychelles Civil Aviation [...]
The 37th edition of the Creole Festival in Seychelles will be officially launched on Saturday, October 8, at the northern Mahe beach of Beau Vallon as part of a month-long series of activities. Dubbed 'Lansman lasezon kreol' (launching of the Creole season) the event will include fishermen coming in with their nets and at 1.30 pm and they [...]
US President Joe Biden said Thursday the world is facing nuclear "Armageddon", warning that Vladimir Putin may use his atomic arsenal as Russian troops struggle against a Ukrainian counteroffensive. After Russia's invasion eight months ago, Putin has made thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons if he feels he has run out of options in [...]
Britain and Turkey join EU counterparts on Thursday for an inaugural summit of the "European Political Community" aimed at bringing the continent together in the face of Russia's aggression. The gathering in Prague -- a brainchild of French President Emmanuel Macron -- has been billed by Brussels as a "platform for political coordination" for the [...]