The toll from the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history rose further on Sunday to 77, the sheriff's office said, after a vigil to honor the victims. "One human remain was located today," raising the toll by one in the so-called Camp Fire which broke out 10 days earlier in northern California, a [...]
Seychelles is closely examining agricultural practices -- those from the past and new technologies of the future -- to increase production and boost food security in ways that can adapt to variations in climate, said a top government official. “The time has come for us to go back and revisit those good and intelligent [...]
Nigeria, Uganda, Mali and Morocco qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday while Libya scored eight goals to keep alive their hopes of also featuring at the finals. Nigeria drew 1-1 with South Africa in Soweto, Uganda edged Cape Verde 1-0 in Kampala, Mali beat Gabon in Libreville and Morocco went through [...]
Authorities in Seychelles are stepping up monitoring and surveillance efforts after poaching cases of green turtles have been detected, said a top environment official. The cases of poaching were recorded at Grand Police beach in the southern part of the main island Mahe. The environment conservation officer, Ashley Pothin, told SNA that this is a [...]
The crushed wreck of an Argentine submarine has been located one year after it vanished into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean with 44 crew members, in the country's worst naval disaster in decades. Experts say raising the ARA San Juan submarine would be an enormous undertaking costing a billion dollars or more. Defense Minister [...]
The Seychelles' men's national football team will face Libya in its second leg qualification match of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON2019) on Saturday at Stad Linite on the main island of Mahe. Although the Seychelles’ side is not a contender for a spot at the 24-nation finals, the players will be giving their best, [...]
Sri Lanka's political crisis escalated Friday with the sacked prime minister demanding his job back shortly after passing another no-confidence motion against his controversial successor amid unprecedented rioting in parliament. The Indian Ocean nation has been paralysed since October 26 when President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe as premier and replaced him with former strongman [...]
The South African city of Cape Town, which nearly ran out of water this year, could beat future droughts by cutting down non-native trees including pine, acacia and eucalyptus, according to a study released Friday. The tourist hotspot was weeks away from turning off all household and business taps before strict rationing and much-needed rain [...]
Seychelles is mourning the passing of one of its most popular herbalists who died early Wednesday. Ferdinand Vidot, 85, was well known and widely consulted by many Seychellois for his ability to cure certain ailments using the healing wonders of medicinal plants. Hailing from Val d’Endor, a remote sub-district of Baie Lazare in the south-west [...]
The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, will attend the extraordinary session for the heads of states and government of the African Union (AU) in Ethiopia, State House said Thursday. According to the international news agency Agence France Presse (AFP), “The special summit will be held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa this Saturday and [...]