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East Asia Tourism Boosts Philippines Market
A surge in global tourism arrivals from other nations in the Asia/Pacific region is lifting the prospects of the hotel sector in the Philippines.
22 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu
Biodiesel From Mauritian Sugar Cane
Balance Bioenergy Production Ltd is a Mauritian company that plans to produce diesel from sugar cane. The process will be officially presented on Tuesday at a conference hosted by Dr. Christian Koch, German expert of this technology at the University of Mauritius, Reduit.
22 Jan 2013, motors.mega.mu
Wining and Dining to Grow Your Business and Brand
Power entertaining is about creating an experience for guests, built around great wine, great food, great company and great ambience.
22 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu
LRT: Over 50 Investors Interested
The light rail project advance. A Market Sounding Exercise took place on Friday between those involved in the case to Port Louis and those interested in investing. Fifty foreign investors participated in this exercise.
22 Jan 2013, motors.mega.mu
Video of the Day: Laser Star Projector & Wannabe Glove Set 2.0 Light Show
They hooked up the Laser Star Projector here at the OrbitOffice and Gravity threw on some Wannabe Glove Set 2.0 and starting messing around with the ceiling and we thought it would be a good idea to record it!
22 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu
Hugo Chavez "en physiothérapie en vue de son retour", assure Evo Morales
LA PAZ (AFP)Hugo Chavez, hospitalisé depuis six semaines à Cuba pour un cancer, suit des séance de physiothérapie "en vue de son retour" au Venezuela, a assuré mardi le président bolivien Evo Morales lors de son discours annuel devant le Congrès.M. Morales, très proche allié du président vénézuélien, a indiqué avoir "communiqué avec Cuba hier (lundi) et avant-hier", sans préciser l'identité de son interlocuteur."Hugo Chavez est en physiothérapie en vue de son retour dans son pays", a ajouté M. Morales, qui s'était rendu au chevet de son homologue vénézuélien le 8 janvier dernier, ajoutant que le chef de file de …
22 Jan 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Picture of the Day: Restaurant on a Cliff on the East Coast of Zanzibar
Depending on the tide the restaurant can be reached both on foot and by boat.
22 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu
Syrie: 23 pro-régime tués, des dizaines blessés en 3 jours de combats à Homs
BEYROUTH (AFP)Au moins 23 miliciens et soldats du régime de Bachar al-Assad ont été tués en trois jours de combats à Homs, dans le centre de la Syrie, où des dizaines d'autres combattants loyalistes ont été blessés, a rapporté mardi l'Observatoire syrien des droits de l'Homme (OSDH)."Nous avons des informations de l'hôpital militaire de Homs selon lesquelles jusqu'à 130 soldats et combattants pro-régime ont été tués ou blessés ces trois derniers jours", a affirmé l'OSDH, affirmant avoir identifié au moins 23 morts.
22 Jan 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Berlusconi keeping show biz, mafia off party list
ROME (AFP)Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, angling for a return to politics in elections next month, has not included the usual unqualified starlets or politicians with mafia links on his party list this time, Italian media said Tuesday.The scandal-plagued media magnate is reportedly putting aside his penchant for pretty young women to clean up the image of the centre-right People of Freedom (PDL) party ahead of the February 24-25 polls.A TV weather reporter and a dental hygienist were among those who landed a spot on the PDL list in the 2008 election.This time, "we note the absence of (Berlusconi's) ex-girlfriends, …
22 Jan 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Green Energy: Towards Economic Independence with Biodiesel
Since 1973, Dr. Christian Koch tries to make unlimited which by definition is limited to: heavy oil. And through a hydrogenation process and a catalyst for more "mundane" he managed, from bio-mass, surpass the million years of natural process to make biodiesel. The inventor present his "innovation" tomorrow at the University of Mauritius. This is St Aubin will be installed as the first production of biodiesel.
22 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu
Wenger banks on Mertesacker to fix fine mess
LONDON (AFP)Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed Tuesday his faith in German economic efficiency by saying it was the reason why defender Per Mertesacker had become the club's debt collector.Asked why the Germany international was responsible for rounding up fines from fellow players who fell foul of the club's internal disciplinary rules, Wenger joked: "The Germans do well economically and we respect that."They are the only ones that make money in Europe. That's why we've chosen a German," the Frenchman added of the 85-times capped Mertesacker.Wenger found himself commenting on the Gunners' disciplinary policy after a document, printed on Arsenal headed …
22 Jan 2013, Orange Ki News ?
CAN: Drogba-Adebayor et Tunisie-Algérie, chaud devant!
RUSTENBURG (Afrique du Sud) (AFP)Après quatre matches dans la CAN-2013, a priori déséquilibrés et finalement serrés, voici le tour mardi du "groupe de la mort" et des affiches entre la Côte d'Ivoire et le Togo des stars Drogba et Adebayor, et entre la Tunisie et l'Algérie, choc souvent tendu.- Côte d'Ivoire-Togo: deux stars et du stressEléphants contre Eperviers, c'est un peu la patte de Drogba contre les ailes d'Adebayor, deux buteurs et capitaines à l'avenir incertain en sélection: Drogba aura 35 ans en mars et Adebayor, 28 ans, habitué aux palinodies en équipe nationale, est sorti de son énième retraite …
22 Jan 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Irak: au moins 17 morts dans une nouvelle vague d'attentats
BAGDAD (AFP)Au moins 17 personnes ont été tuées et des dizaines blessées mardi dans une nouvelle vague d'attentats en Irak, pays secoué quasi-quotidiennement par des violences et en proie à une crise politique qui perdure.Six personnes ont péri dans l'explosion d'une voiture piégée près d'une base de l'armée à Taji, au nord de Bagdad, selon un officier et une source médicale. Au moins 20 personnes ont été blessées.Au sud de la capitale, cinq personnes sont mortes et 14 ont été blessées à Mahmoudiyah, dans un attentat suicide à la voiture piégé.Et un troisième véhicule a explosé près d'un marché dans …
22 Jan 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Newcastle agree deal for Nancy's Haidara
NANCY, France (AFP)English Premier League strugglers Newcastle have agreed a deal with Nancy for 20-year-old defender Massadio Haidara, the French top flight outfit said on their website Tuesday.Nancy said agreement had been reached on a four-million euro deal for a player who has made 46 appearances for Nancy since a December 2010 debut against Sochaux.Haidara, who was said to be heading to Newcastle for a medical, becomes the latest in an expending French contingent on Tyneside, which includes newly-arrived international defender Mathieu Debuchy, while the Magpies are also on the brink of signing Montpellier's international defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.Media in Newcastle …
22 Jan 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Open d'Australie: Djokovic jouera une 11e demi-finale consécutive en Grand Chelem
MELBOURNE (AFP)Deux jours après avoir failli passer à la trappe, Novak Djokovic a réussi son retour à la normale mardi à l'Open d'Australie, avec une onzième demi-finale consécutive en Grand Chelem.Souverain 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 face à Tomas Berdych, hormis un trou d'air au début du deuxième set, le Serbe a remis les pendules à l'heure, se rassurant pleinement après son marathon de cinq heures contre Stanislas Wawrinka.Il retrouvera jeudi David Ferrer qui a profité de l'implosion spectaculaire de son ami Nicolas Almagro (4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-2) pour représenter dignement Rafael Nadal, dont le forfait lui a offert la …
22 Jan 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Rose Hill: Sexagenarian Killed in Accident
He had a gruesome end! Emanuel Salon Jean, aged 64, was hit by a van Sunday night. This resident of Rose Hill, Ambrose was crossing the street when a van coming from the street Hugnin, has collided head.
22 Jan 2013, motors.mega.mu
Is China Running Out Of Workers?
On Friday, Beijing’s National Bureau of Statistics announced that China’s “working age” population—the 15 to 59 segment—totaled 937.27 million last year. That number, as large as it is, represents a decline of 3.45 million from 2011. Moreover, the workforce in 2012 comprised 69.2% of the population, 0.6% less than in 2011.
22 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu
Gas leak forces Marseille Cup postponement
ROUEN, France (AFP)Tuesday's gas leak at a chemical plant in northern France has forced the postponement of an evening French Cup tie between Rouen and Marseille, the host club revealed."Following the gas leak at the Lubrizol factory the prefect for the Seine-Maritime (department) passed a prefectoral decree calling off the round-of-32 match against Olympique Marseille initially slated for this evening at 2055 (1955 GMT)," Rouen said.The leak in the picturesque Normandy city caused a stench which wafted as far as Paris some 100km (60 miles) away, leaving many people in the region complaining of sickness and headaches.However, authorities insisted the …
22 Jan 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Prince Harry has 'mental problem': Taliban
KABUL (AFP)Britain's Prince Harry, who compared shooting insurgents in Afghanistan to playing video games, "has probably developed a mental problem", the Taliban said Tuesday."There are 49 countries with their powerful military failing in the fight against the mujahideen, and now this prince comes and compares this war with his games, PlayStation or whatever he calls it," Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told AFP.
22 Jan 2013, Orange Ki News ?
MSIRI: Presentation of a Research and Development for 2012-2016
The Mauritius Sugarcane Industry Research Institute (MSIRI) presented a Research and Development Implementation Plan for the period 2012 -2016 under the aegis of the Mauritius Cane Industry Authority (MCIA).
22 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu