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Results 1 - 20 of 213 in Seychelles

  1. The Leading Hotels of the World Announces Award Winners

    18 hrs ago | EHotelier Global Hospitality News

    ... are: Middle East & Africa Le Touessrok, TrouD'Eau Douce, Mauritius Maia Luxury Resort & Spa, Mah, Republic of Seychelles Asia & Pacific Taj Exotica Resort and Spa, South Mal Atoll, Republic of Maldives The Nam Hai, Hoi An, Vietnam United States of ...

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  2. Seychelles Operator Chooses Adaptive Consultancy for New Website Read the original story

    Wednesday | PRWeb

    - Seychelles Fishing is a UK based luxury boat charter and fishing operator offering tours to the Seychelles. Originally set up with a focus on fishing trips, yacht charter has now become the main activity. The company provides trips around the ...

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    Related Topix: Boating, Outdoor Recreation, PRWeb

  3. Victoria, Seychelles: A Nice Place to Vacation

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Associated Content

    Victoria, Seychelles is a good place to travel as well as live. I would love to live there because of what it has to offer and its peaceful environment.

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  4. Senior CPC official meets Seychelles leadersRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Nov 21 | People's Daily Online

    Zhou Yongkang, a senior official of the Communist Party of China , has met leaders of the Seychelles on bilateral relations.

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  5. War Against Somali Pirates Heats Up

    Thursday Nov 19 | The Post Chronicle

    ... other owners to follow suit. The 41,000-ton Di Xin Hai, carrying 76,000 tons of coal, was hijacked north of the Seychelles Islands in the western Indian Ocean about 700 nautical miles east of Somalia. That seizure was one of the first pirate attacks ...

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  6. SEYCHELLES Mont Fleuri, Anse Boileau win Robert Smith memorial school cupsRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Basketball in Africa

    ... cup after triumphing in Saturday's finals played at Victoria Gymnasium. The competition was organised by the Seychelles Basketball Federation (SBF) and was played on a league basis before the finalists were known. National Sports Council (NSC) chief ...

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  7. War against Somali pirates heats upRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | UPI

    ... other owners to follow suit. The 41,000-ton Di Xin Hai, carrying 76,000 tons of coal, was hijacked north of the Seychelles Islands in the western Indian Ocean about 700 nautical miles east of Somalia. That seizure was one of the first pirate attacks ...

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  8. Somali pirates attack US-flagged ship, vessel evades captureRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Wilson's Almanac

    ... Gulf of Aden is also forcing pirates to hunt for targets in the Indian Ocean, closer to the island nation of the Seychelles. Since the beginning of October, seven of the eight vessels seized by pirates have been in the vicinity of the Seychelles . ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Piracy News, US Military, US Navy, Coast, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Kenya

  9. Somali Pirates Attack US-flag Ship Once Again

    Wednesday Nov 18 | Voice of America

    ... Gulf of Aden is also forcing pirates to hunt for targets in the Indian Ocean, closer to the island nation of the Seychelles. Since the beginning of October, seven of the eight vessels seized by pirates have been in the vicinity of the Seychelles. ...

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  10. Ransom paid for Spanish trawlerRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | Gulf Times

    ... are 16 Spaniards, eight Indonesians as well as others from Ghana , the Ivory Coast , Madagascar , Senegal and the Seychelles . The Alakrana is heading to the Seychelles where it is expected to arrive late Wednesday or early Thursday from where the ...

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  11. Pirates receive $4 million to free Spanish trawlerRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | The Daily Star

    ... are 16 Spaniards, eight Indonesians as well as others from Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Senegal and the Seychelles. News of the Alakrana's imminent release came just after another group of pirates seized a chemical tanker in the south Somali ...

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  12. Somali pirates free Spanish trawlerRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | News.com.au

    ... are 16 Spaniards, eight Indonesians as well as others from Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Senegal and the Seychelles. The Alakrana is heading to the Seychelles where it is expected to arrive tomorrow or Friday from where the crew will fly back ... 1 comment

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  13. The Spanish trawler AlakranaRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | BBC

    ... 36, including 16 Spaniards, eight Indonesians and others from Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Senegal and the Seychelles. Families and friends of the Alakrana's crew held a demonstration this month to demand their return The trawler, which is ...

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  14. Chemical tanker hijacked near SeychellesRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | The Star

    Somali pirates have seized a chemical tanker near the Seychelles, the latest in a spate of attacks spanning an ever-widening area between Tanzania and the Maldives, maritime sources told AFP on Tuesday.

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  15. Pirates seize N Korea tanker crewRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 17 | BBC News

    ... Singaporean-operated tanker, was taken on Monday in the south Somali Basin, 180 nautical miles north-west of the Seychelles. It had been heading for Mombasa, Kenya, but was diverted north, Navfor said. Meanwhile, pirates holding a Spanish trawler ...

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  16. Food security warning over climate change

    Tuesday Nov 17 | Sunday Times

    Global warming is "inextricably linked" to food security, Seychelles President James Michel said, lamenting reports that no binding agreement is expected at the UN climate change talks in Copenhagen next month.

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  17. Summit vows 'action' on foodRead the original story

    Monday Nov 16 | Gulf Times

    ... without climate security." His warning was echoed by President James Michel of the African island nation the Seychelles who told AFP that the two are "inextricably linked". Michel said "coming up with ideas at the FAO summit without tackling climate ...

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    Related Topix: Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Agriculture, Science

  18. UN hunger summit slammed for falling shortRead the original story

    Monday Nov 16 | Raw Story

    ... without climate security." His warning was echoed by President James Michel of the African island nation the Seychelles who told AFP that the two are "inextricably linked." Michel said "coming up with ideas at the FAO summit without tackling climate ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, World News, Zimbabwe, Africa

  19. Piracy suspected as yacht goes missing in Indian OceanRead the original story

    Oct 27, 2009 | Canada.com

    ... waters, and has not been seen since. Paul Chandler, 58, and his wife Rachel, 55, were heading from the Seychelles towards Tanzania in their 38-foot yacht the Lynn Rival when their emergency beacon went off on Friday. Ransom-hunting pirates operating ...

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  20. Seychelles struggles to adapt to climate change in a losing battle

    Thursday Nov 12 | People's Daily Online

    This season Jacques Matombehad to burn 14,300 U.S. dollars worth of pumpkin that he spent months growing on his farm in Seychelles.

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