Category: News
Circular economy: First shipment of fishing nets sent from Seychelles to Europe for recycling
A newly established circular business in Seychelles, Brikole, on Wednesday sent out its first shipment of exhausted fishing nets to Europe for recycl [...]
China warns of ‘severe threat’ to harvest from worst heatwave on record
China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, promising Wednesday fresh steps to prote [...]
Ukraine will fight ’till the end’, Zelensky vows on Independence Day
President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Wednesday that Ukraine will resist the Russian invasion "until the end" without "any concession or compromise", [...]
Seychelles’ President to attend Japan’s TICAD 8 Summit in Tunisia
The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, is heading for Tunis on Thursday to attend the eighth meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on [...]
Illegal fishing: Seychelles’ Court of Appeal reduces fine for Sri Lankan captain
A Sri Lankan national, previously convicted before the Supreme Court of Seychelles for illegal fishing, has won his case before the Court of Appeal a [...]
Blue Economy: Seychelles plans to revamp aquaculture policy by end of 2022
Authorities in Seychelles are working to revamp the national aquaculture policy by the end of this year and review regulations early next year.
The [...]
DR Congo reports new Ebola case in restive east
Democratic Republic of Congo says it has recorded a new case of Ebola in its violence-wracked east, less than six weeks after an epidemic in the coun [...]
Top court upholds Malaysia ex-PM Najib’s jail sentence in 1MDB scandal
Malaysia's highest court Tuesday upheld former prime minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence for corruption in the 1MDB financial scandal, a dec [...]
Hundreds mourn Russian nationalist’s daughter killed in car bomb
Hundreds gathered Tuesday for the Moscow funeral of Daria Dugina, the daughter of a prominent ultranationalist intellectual who was killed in a car b [...]
Seychelles considers introducing GPS bracelets for tourists venturing on hikes
The Seychelles' government is considering to introduce GPS tracking bracelets for use by tourists when venturing out on hiking trails on their own.
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