Temperature screening at points of entry in public places in Seychelles is no longer necessary and wearing of mask outdoors is optional as health authorities have revised public health measures. The announcement was made on Friday after a meeting of the COVID-19 Platinum Command. The Public Health Commissioner, Dr Jude Gedeon, said that the wearing [...]
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday lost his parliamentary majority after major election gains by a newly formed left-wing alliance and the far right, in a stunning blow to his plans for major second-term reform. The result from Sunday's second round poll threw French politics into turmoil, raising the prospect of a paralysed legislature or [...]
Spain, France and other western European nations sweltered over the weekend under a blistering June heatwave, with some wildfires still blazing even as the weather began to ease. The soaring temperatures were in line with scientists' predictions that such phenomena will now strike earlier in the year thanks to global warming. Emergency services battled several [...]
After an absence of over two decades, Seychelles will return to the Miss Universe pageant this year, represented by one of the island nation's experienced beauty queens, Gabriella Gonthier. The 24-year-old was nominated as Seychelles' Miss Universe beauty queen by Telly's Modeling Agency after she won the Miss University Africa Tourism 2021 title. She was appointed [...]
Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to protect the rights of every citizen through its Constitution. Ramkalawan made the statement while speaking at the annual flag-raising ceremony on Saturday to mark Constitution Day on June 18, which is also a public holiday. The ceremony was attended by high government officials, representatives of [...]
Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed at least 41 people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of others stranded, officials said Saturday. Floods are a regular menace to millions of people in low-lying Bangladesh, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency, ferocity and unpredictability. Relentless downpours over the past week [...]
Seychelles will showcase its traditional dance, the Moutya, in a tour in various cities in France and will culminate with a performance at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, according to a top cultural official. A delegation of 28 Seychellois dancers, musicians and cultural officers will be part of the tour on June 19-29 aimed at [...]
A number of sites have been identified in Seychelles to build facilities for sports tourism activities as part of the government's plan to diversify the tourism industry, a top official said on Tuesday. The Minister for Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry, Devika Vidot, said that while tourism activities are Seychelles' biggest source of income, there is [...]
Qatar Airways on Thursday posted a record net profit of $1.54 billion for the 2021-2022 financial year, a result it attributed to a "successful strategy" during the coronavirus pandemic. The state-owned airline said the profit result was "200 percent above its highest annual historical profit" and achieved on the back of $14.4 billion in overall [...]
The leaders of major EU powers France, Germany and Italy vowed Thursday to help Ukraine defeat Russia and to rebuild its shattered cities, in a visit to a war-torn Kyiv suburb. French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian premier Mario Draghi arrived in Ukraine by train and headed to Irpin, scene of [...]
