A farm laborer from India who was reportedly working without legal papers has died in a freak accident Read Full Article at RT.com

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NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will have to spend another week aboard the ISS as experts struggle to fix their Starliner spacecraft Read Full Article at RT.com

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.

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

The Chadian government says nine people were killed and several others seriously injured in an explosion in N’Djamena on Tuesday night Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia says it could seize Western property if the US and EU use Moscow’s frozen assets to raise a $50 billion loan for Kiev Read Full Article at RT.com

The US will get rid of Vladimir Zelensky when the situation on the battlefield becomes desperate, Russian intelligence believes Read Full Article at RT.com

The press service of the Russian Ministry of Transport has announced that Russia and Tanzania have signed an air transport agreement Read Full Article at RT.com

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

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.

The Toronto Police Hate Crime Unit is investigating after a cube van was seen driving around the city playing an 'Islamaphobic' video.

[New Times] It is only a few days before the curtains rise on the presidential and parliamentary campaigns that are scheduled to begin on Saturday, June 22, and run for three weeks until mid-July, before the 2024 elections take place.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Ministry of Education has deployed exam staff and materials to designated school locations throughout the country, amid hundreds of Somali students in Adan-Yabal, Harardhere, and Elder, recently liberated districts will set exams for the first time in 33 years.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's economy is expected to grow by 3.1% in 2023, rebounding from a 2.4% increase in 2022. The recovery is driven by improved weather conditions and policy reforms aimed at reaching the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Completion Point.

Attorney General Keith Ellison's office said the cases involve false documentation, billing for services not provided and taking kickbacks, among other crimes.

A new radio drama series has captured the attention of Malawi with its compelling storyline of love, faith, betrayal, and examination of sexual and reproductive health rights and laws. Entitled Fupa Lokakamiza, the radio play is broadcast on Times Radio every Thursday at 8:30 pm, and it revolves around protagonist Linda, a devoted Born-Again Christian, […] The post Malawi falls in love with a new radio drama where love, faith, betrayal, and sexual health converge  appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

World Vision in partnership with Malawi Council for Disability Affairs (MACODA) has challenged the media to sensitize people on the new Persons with Disability Act. The new act replaces the old one which has been in operation since 2012. Speaking during a three-day Media training on Persons with Disability Act 2024 in Salima, World Vision […] The post Media challenged to sensitize the public on new Persons with Disability law appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The National Advocacy Platform (NAP) has welcomed the appointment of Justice Annabel Mtalimanja as the new Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson replacing Justice Dr. Chifundo Kachale whose tenure expired. President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has also appointed Rev. Phillip P.J. Kambulire and Dr. Limbikani Kamlongera as Commissioners replacing Dr. Anthony Mkumbwa and Olivia Mchanju Liwewe […] The post NAP welcomes Chakwera’s appointment of new MEC Chair Justice Mtalimanja, Commissioners Kambulire and Kamlongera appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

According to Pham Minh Chinh, relations between the two countries are based on the principles of equality and mutual benefit

To Lam emphasized that friendship between Russia and Vietnam «was built by many generations of leaders and people» of the two countries

«They are a maritime power and they are naturally interested in strengthening their naval forces,» the director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation said

«Russia attaches great importance to issues of further strengthening the traditionally friendly Russian-Vietnamese comprehensive relations of strategic partnership,» the Russian leader stressed

In November 2023, at a summit in San Francisco, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries, including Vietnam and Russia, endorsed reform of the WTO to improve its performance

SINGAPORE — Wanting to talk to women, a man hatched a plan to soil their clothes with a mixture of his urine and flour so that he could have an opportunity to break the ice between them and him. On June 20, Tan Jun Hao, a 31-year-old Malaysian, was fined $1,200 after he pleaded guilty to using criminal force on one of the women. He followed a 26-year-old woman as she was going up an escalator from Nicoll Highway MRT station at around 8.30pm on April 9. He then squirted the mixture, which he had earlier mixed in a small plastic bottle, on her dress as she was walking along a nearby overhead bridge. Instead of stopping to talk to the woman after that, he walked past her. She initially thought that the mixture was bird droppings due to its smell, and the stain grew bigger when she tried to wipe it off with tissue paper. Deputy Public Prosecutor Yap Jia Jun said: «The accused intended to squirt the mixture on the clothes of ladies, especially young ladies wearing dark-coloured bottoms, and then alert them that their clothes had been dirtied. »He wanted to create opportunities for him to talk to these ladies."

Corporate service providers, real estate, casinos as well as precious stones and metals are among the non-banking sectors that pose higher money laundering risks to Singapore, indicated the updated Money Laundering National Risk Assessment published on Thursday (Jun 20). The banking sector, which includes wealth management, was assessed to pose the highest money-laundering risk to the country. But some designated non-financial businesses and professions also pose high risks. Corporate service providers, for example, provide upstream services such as incorporation of companies and «are linked to the misuse of legal persons in some instances», said the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Monetary Authority of Singapore in a joint press release. Another higher-risk sector is licensed trust companies, which may deal with customers with risks of corruption or tax evasion. Such companies also deal with complex legal structures and handle high-value, cross-border transactions.

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe commissioned the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Colombo. The project, funded by a USD 6 million grant from India, aims to enhance maritime safety in the region.

NASA and ISRO are collaborating on a joint effort with an ISRO astronaut aboard the International Space Station to advance Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) initiatives for human spaceflight and Earth's benefit.

For several decades, the South China Sea has been the confrontation zone over the territorial belonging of certain islands, where significant hydrocarbon reserves had been discovered

The Russian leader also noted that the political dialogue is intensive and meaningful

The SVR dismissed Zelensky’s latest claims about «bringing Russia to its knees,» calling them laughable

The Russian president noted that at today's negotiations considerable attention was paid to trade and investment interaction

The Russian and Vietnamese presidents have held bilateral talks at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi