Fire leaves cruise ship adrift off Seychelles
February 28, 2012 - 6:38am
An Italian cruise liner carrying more than 1,000 people was adrift without power in the pirate-infested Indian Ocean on yesterday after a fire erupted in its generator room.
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Air Seychelles announces flights to Abu Dhabi
February 27, 2012 - 12:00am
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of the Seychelles, has announced details of its new direct flights from Mahé to Abu Dhabi.
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Chinese navy may dock in Seychelles for supplies
December 12, 2011 - 1:18pm
China said on Monday that its naval fleet may seek supplies or recuperate at appropriate harbors in Seychelles or other countries as needed during escort missions.
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Prince William and Kate end Seychelles honeymoon
May 21, 2011 - 4:42pm
Officials said Britain's Prince William and his new wife, the former Kate Middleton, have left the island nation of the Seychelles after a 10-day honeymoon.
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Presidential elections kick off in Seychelles
May 19, 2011 - 5:46pm
Seychelles entered the first day of three-day presidential elections on Thursday. A total of 29 polling stations, one for each of the 25 districts, are set up across the Indian Ocean island country for the fifth...
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Prince William, Kate depart on honeymoon
May 10, 2011 - 4:50pm
Palace officials said Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton have departed on their delayed honeymoon.
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Pinoy utas sa Somali pirates
By Ni Ellen Fernando | February 10, 2011 - 12:00am
Isang tripulanteng Pinoy ang nasawi matapos na mabaril ng mga umatakeng piratang Somali habang kasagsagan ng rescue operation ng anti-piracy naval force sa hina-hijack na barko sa karagatang sakop ng Seychelles...
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Pirates seize tanker with 14 Pinoys
October 24, 2010 - 9:35pm
Pirates seized a liquefied gas tanker 105 miles (165 kilometers) off the coast of Kenya in the Somali Basin, said officials in Singapore, where the ship is registered.
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500 Pinoy nakidnap ng mga pirata
By Ni Ellen Fernando | June 18, 2010 - 12:00am
Umaabot na sa 500 tri­pulanteng Pinoy ang nakidnap sa loob ng nagdaang anim na taon at 40 sa nasabing bilang ay nananatiling bihag ng mga pirata sakay ang may limang barko sa Somalia at Seychelles.
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3 Pinoy seamen hinostage
By Ni Ellen Fernando | May 26, 2010 - 12:00am
Tatlong tripulanteng Pinoy ang naidagdag na naman sa mga bihag ng mga piratang Somali matapos na ma-hijack ang isang Taiwanese fishing vessel sa karagatang sakop ng Seychelles ng nakalipas na linggo.
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