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Sri Lanka gets US military funding as China vies for influence
The United States announced Monday it would grant Sri Lanka $39 million to boost maritime security as China develops its strategic hold on the Indian [...]
Seychelles’ President sends condolences following tragic incident in Italy
The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, has offered his deepest condolences to the Prime Minister of Italy, Giuseppe Conte, following the tragic inc [...]
8 Christian holidays celebrated in Seychelles
Hundreds of people from Mahe and Praslin converged on La Digue to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, the Patron Saint of the island, on We [...]
Anger grows in Italy as bridge toll hits 39
Italy's government on Wednesday blamed the firm that operated the collapsed Genoa bridge for the disaster in which at least 39 people died, as it anno [...]
Maker of cassava shortbread to represent Seychelles at South Africa business competition
Seychellois female entrepreneur Claudette Albert will represent the island nation at the FemBioBiz competition in South Africa next month after winnin [...]
UN, EU urge restraint in Mali after opposition leader spurns results
The United Nations and European Union called for restraint in Mali on Tuesday after the opposition candidate said he would reject the results of a pre [...]
France to set penalties on non-recycled plastic
France plans to introduce a penalty system next year that would increase the costs of consumer goods with packaging made of non-recycled plastic, part [...]
Nature Seychelles, in effort to save coral, has grown 50,000 fragments in underwater nurseries
Seychelles has become a leader in the worldwide effort to restore corals grown in underwater nurseries that could help the fragile species adapt to ri [...]
New legless amphibian species discovered around mountains of Seychelles’ main island
A new legless amphibian known as the caecilian has been discovered on the Seychelles’ main island of Mahe by scientists from the UK, according to an a [...]
UN council urges peaceful transfer of power in DR Congo
The UN Security Council on Monday welcomed President Joseph Kabila's decision to not seek re-election in the Democratic Republic of Congo and said the [...]