The British government on Monday lifted pandemic restrictions on daily life in England, scrapping all social distancing rules in a step slammed by scientists and opposition parties as a dangerous leap into the unknown. From midnight (2300 GMT Sunday), nighclubs reopened and other indoor venues were allowed to run at full capacity, while legal mandates [...]
Two South African footballers and a video analyst have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village, officials said on Sunday, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony. The cases further darkened a gloomy atmosphere around the 2020 Games, which will finally open after a year's delay on Friday [...]
Seychelles is planning an Eco-District Award competition to encourage communities to work together to improve their districts. The Eco-District Award will recognize the district which over the course of a year has most improved its physical environment and community responsibility and has seen a rise in voluntarism in cleaning and greening the district. Seychelles has [...]
Thirteen people were killed and others seriously burned when a "huge fireball" engulfed a crowd in Kenya as they siphoned fuel from an overturned petrol truck that ignited without warning. Police said Sunday the death toll could rise, with investigators trying to account for the missing, and charred bones found among the twisted wreckage of [...]
Living in our digital age, when most people are present on some social media platform, it is pretty frustrating when you are unable to capture the perfect photo to post of your vacation or business event or just to remember special moments. This is a frustration that Olga Kharitonova understands well. But she is not [...]
France calledSaturday for its citizens in Afghanistan to leave over security concerns, its embassy in Kabul said, as the Taliban pressed on with a blistering offensive while foreign forces complete their withdrawal. As security deteriorates, France joins a growing list of countries that have either told their citizens to leave, or evacuated them -- including, [...]
The organisation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in Seychelles will continue the pursuit of legislation and policies that protect and promote equality and human rights, said the association's new chairperson. Set up six years ago, LGBTI Seychelles promotes a safe, inclusive community that accepts everyone regardless of sexual orientation or gender [...]
Five Somali nationals suspected of piracy were acquitted on Friday after the Seychelles Supreme Court found that there was not enough evidence to support the charges. The Supreme Court ruled that at the time of the men's apprehension they had not been found to be doing anything illegal and did not have any illegal weapons [...]
The Africa Islands Climate Commission which is chaired by Seychelles strongly supports the newly launched African Union Green Recovery Action Plan, said President Wavel Ramkalawan. The Green Recovery Action Plan which was launched on Thursday is intended to contribute towards the realisation of AU member states' recovery plans as well as regional programmes. Ramkalawan told [...]
The rise in inflation by 11.25 percent from June 2020 to June 2021 is worrying, said a top government official on Thursday. The governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles, Caroline Abel, made the statement in a press conference in which she gave details regarding the Seychelles' economic situation. Abel said that on average [...]
