The National Assembly of Seychelles on Wednesday rejected a private member's bill seeking to remove the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker (DS) from the political hold of his or her political party and for this to apply to the office of the Leader of the Opposition (LOTO). The Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles (Eleventh Amendment) Bill, 2024, was brought forward by the Leader of the Opposition, Sebastien Pillay, as a private member's bill from the United Seychelles (US) party.   The Speaker of the National Assembly, Roger Mancienne, is the president of the ruling party Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS) and the Deputy Speaker is Gervais Henrie, the party's secretary general.   In his presentation, Pillay said that when entering the National Assembly, there is a motto «Serving A Modern Democracy.» «The fundamental question we must ask as a National Assembly is whether we are serving a modern democracy. Is the National Assembly fulfilling the role of serving a modern democracy? We maintain after everything we see happening this is not the case,» he said. Pillay said that in his research he has seen several documents that showed that although a speaker can be part of a political party, which in itself is not important, what is important is that a speaker must be able to distinguish between the allegiance to the party and the duty towards parliament. «Seychelles for the first time in its history has a Speaker who not only is responsible for his party's policy, has the power to appoint and remove proportionate members. In a sense,  for the first time in our history, a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker are both on high leadership level of the Party with a majority in the National Assembly,» he stressed. Pillay highlighted several instances where he felt that the Speaker was not impartial and that the National Assembly was not fulfilling its motto and this he said happens often during private notice questions and when questioning ministers. On his side, the Leader of Government Business, Bernard Georges, said the only functions of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker in the National Assembly, are to be fair and just in their approaches. He said he has not seen a fairer Speaker since he has been in the National Assembly. Georges said it is not the fact that a person is a leader of a party that makes the person fair or unfair or the fact that a person is not a party leader that will make the person fair or unfair. «It is the way the person behaves and leads the institution. There is nothing wrong with the fact that a speaker can be a party leader. We must not forget and we have to realise that this Assembly is a political one and that the Speaker is elected by politicians as they are member of the National Assembly. They have been elected directly like the Deputy Speaker or proportionally,» he explained. There were lengthy debates from both the members of the United Seychelles for the amendment and from those of the ruling party Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS), against it.   Twenty-two members of LDS voted against the Bill and nine members of United Seychelles voted for

Eight athletes will represent Seychelles at the upcoming Senior African Athletics Championship in Douala, Cameroon, from June 21 to 26. The Seychelles' team of athletes, which left the country on Tuesday, include seven male and one female athletes carrying the national flag to the championships.   The athletes are Dylan Sicobo, who will compete in the 100m sprint race,  Sharry Dodin for 100m and 200m, Caleb Vadivello in 400m, Janosh Moncherry for 100m, Denzel Adem in the 200m, Don Wittz in the hammer throw, and Liam Barbe in the high jump. The only female athlete is Natasha Chetty, who will compete in the 100m and 200m races.   Five of the athletes recently competed in the Mauritius Pepsi Cola Championship and Seychelles won two gold medals, three silver and two bronze.  Among the medallists who are part of the team Seychelles travelling to Cameroon, are Dodin and Adem. Dodin won silver in the 200m race while Adem came out third winning a bronze medal in the same event.   Seychelles won gold through two female athletes, Dora Samson in the 400m event and Amelie Charles, who won gold in the 200m race. The silver medals went to Jamelia Gonazlves, who came out second in the 400m race and in the 200m event, while Ned Azemia won silver in the 400m race. The team will be hoping to produce another good performance in the Championship when they compete against the top athletes from the continent. The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organised by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for sport in Africa. The last championship was held in Mauritius in 2022, where Seychelles failed to win any medals. The island nation has had some success in the championships previously, winning 18 medals - 4 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze. The last medal for Seychelles at the championships was in 2016, when high jumper Lissa Labiche became the African champion by winning the gold medal. Labiche also won gold at the championship in 2012 and silver in 2008.

최태원 SK그룹 회장이 이혼 소송 중인 노소영 아트센터 나비 관장에게 재산분할금으로 1조3808억 원을 지급하라는 항소심의 판단에 불복해 20일 상고장을 제출했다. 이로써 최 회장과 노 관장의 ‘세기의 이혼’은 대법원에서 최종 결론이 나게 됐다.

По данным Ассоциации европейских производителей автомобилей (ACEA), в разных странах Европы наблюдается существенные различия в динамике спроса на электромобили, пишет DW.

Паника европейских лидеров по поводу возвращения Дональда Трампа становится все более очевидной, в то время как Владимир Путин продвигает своего любимого кандидата в президенты США у себя дома.

Три дороги республиканского значения хотят сделать платными в Казахстане, передает NUR.KZ со ссылкой на Минтранса. Речь о трассах из Актобе и Костаная до России и от Кызылорды до Аральска.

Гражданке Казахстана вернули ее 3-летнюю дочь, которую незаконно удерживали в Турции, передает NUR.KZ со ссылкой на публикацию Минпросвещения в Instagram.

На брифинге в СЦК вице-министр юстиции рассказал о создании проекта, который роботизирует работу ЧСИ - он будет работать со штрафами вместо живого человека, передает корреспондент NUR.KZ.

Вице-министр национальной экономики Азамат Амрин рассказал, что ждет автомобилистов в рамках проекта нового Налогового кодекса, передает корреспондент NUR.KZ.

Жители Акмолинской области только за эту неделю отдали 32 млн тенге телефонным мошенникам. Аферисты могут звонить и рассылать сообщения в WhatsApp, сообщает областная прокуратура.

The EU's digital decade connectivity target is designed to ensure that by 2030 a fixed gigabit network of a very high capacity (1 Gbps) will be covering all EU households and that all populated areas will have 5G. This would enable the deployment of a high-quality digital infrastructure underpinning almost all sectors of a modern and innovative economy, while also ensuring that citizens and business can reap the benefits of the internet of things, machine-to-machine technologies, cloud computing and big data. In April 2024, the EU co-legislators signed the Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA), a regulation that reviewed and replaced the Broadband Cost Reduction Directive. The regulation should facilitate and encourage the provision of networks of a very high capacity by promoting the joint use of existing physical infrastructure and enabling a more efficient deployment of new physical infrastructure, so that such networks can be rolled out faster and at a lower cost. The GIA was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 8 May 2024 and entered into force on 11 May 2024. It will be fully applicable from November 2025. Second edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Svarbi ginklų eksportuotoja Pietų Korėja „persvarstys“ ilgalaikę politiką, kuri jai draudžia tiesiogiai tiekti ginklus Ukrainai. Tai ketvirtadienį pranešė vienas prezidento kanceliarijos pareigūnas. Ši žinia pasirodė po to, kai Šiaurės Korėja su Rusija pasirašė abipusės gynybos susitarimą. „Planuojame persvarstyti paramos ginklais teikimo Ukrainai klausimą“, – praėjus kelioms valandoms po to, kai Rusijos prezidentas Vladimiras Putinas išvyko iš Pchenjano, žurnalistams sakė pareigūnas.

Migrantų laivelyje, kuris buvo pastebėtas dreifuojantis Atlanto vandenyne į pietus nuo Ispanijos Kanarų salų, buvo rasti penki kūnai, ketvirtadienį pranešė šalies gelbėjimo jūroje tarnyba. Trečiadienio popietę gelbėtojams buvo pranešta apie laivą, dreifuojantį maždaug už 800 km į pietus nuo Tenerifės salos, o ten išsiųsta gelbėtojų komanda išgelbėjo 68 žmones ir laive rado penkis kūnus, sakoma tarnybos pranešime.

Ketvirtadienį galinga audra nuo Europos pasiekė ir Rusiją. Liudininkai užfiksavo Maskvos srityje susiformavusį viesulą, praneša rusų „Telegram“ kanalai „Topor“ ir „Baza“. Viename iš vaizdo įrašų matyti, kaip viesulas dar tik formuojasi. O kitame kanale paviešintoje nuotraukoje matyti jau siaučianti stichija. Maskvą nusiaubė stipri audra Visoje Europoje siautėjusi audra pasiekė ir Maskvą.

Sobre el Grupo Empresarial de Transporte Automotor, su composición, funciones, principales tareas y maneras de asumir las circunstancias actuales se dialogó este miércoles en la Mesa Redonda, con directivos del sector. The post Grupo Empresarial de Transporte Automotor: Situación actual y proyecciones (+ Video) first appeared on Cubadebate.

Motorsyklisten ble tatt i «helt ekstreme fartsoverskridelser», ifølge dommen fra Oslo tingrett. Nå er han dømt til åtte måneders fengsel.

Det er vanlig med kraftige forsinkelser når Forsvaret anskaffer nytt materiell, man skalerer ned prosjekter for å holde budsjett, og det er dårlige kostnadsberegninger, skriver Riksrevisjonen i en ny rapport.

С 15 по 21 июля Балтийский вокзал будет закрыт для движения поездов, а пассажирские поезда будут прибывать и отправляться со станций Лиллекюла, Китсекюла и Таллинн-Вяйке. Движение пассажирских поездов на Балтийском вокзале будет приостановлено в связи со строительством пешеходного туннеля на Палдиском шоссе в Таллинне.

«Разговоры о покупке недвижимости в Испании, Италии или Португалии прекратились сразу же, как только погода в Эстонии стала теплее. В данном случае мы имеем дело с очередной попыткой со стороны представителей сектора зарубежной недвижимости продать населению замечательную сказку», – пишет партнер Pindi Kinnisvara по продажам Пеэп Сооман.

В германии продолжается чемпионат Европы по футболу. Болельщики ради своих команд готовы надеть самые неввобразимые костюмы, раскрасить лица самым невероятными красками. Смотрите, какой праздник для всех любителей футбола проходит в Германии.

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Several regional interior ministers have urged the German government to abolish generous benefits for Ukrainian refugees Read Full Article at RT.com

Организаторы премии «Просветитель», вручаемой за лучшие научно-популярные книги на русском языке, опубликовали длинный список специальной награды «ПолитПросвет».

Во время хаджа в Мекке погибли более тысячи человек. Об этом пишет Agence France-Presse на основании собственных подсчетов.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Chinese Embassy in Somalia announced on Wednesday that it will offer financial awards to the top 50 students in Somalia's National Examinations in 2024. The awards, ranging from $1,000 to $400, aim to enhance the friendship between China and Somalia and invest in Somalia's future, according to Chen Wendi, Chargé d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy.