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Pakistan: le personnel du consulat américain de Lahore évacué
Washington (AFP)Les Etats-Unis ont évacué jeudi tous les personnels non-essentiels de leur consulat à Lahore (nord-est du Pakistan), a annoncé le Département d'Etat américain citant des "menaces spécifiques" dans le cadre d'une vaste alerte contre des projets d'attentats par Al-Qaïda.Le ministère américain des Affaires étrangères appelle par ailleurs ses concitoyens à éviter tout voyage "non-essentiel" au Pakistan."Le 8 août 2013 le département d'Etat a ordonné le départ des personnels non essentiels du consulat général américain à Lahore, au Pakistan", selon un communiqué.Le ministère indique que cette évacuation est due à des menaces spécifiques concernant le consulat américain dans cette ville …
09 Aug 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Internship in Germany: Mercedes Benz Opens to Mauritian Students
New Mauritian graduates may, for the second consecutive year, to apply for a six-month internship in Germany.
09 Aug 2013, business.mega.mu
RHT Buses Equipped With Cameras
Pioneer transit in Mauritius, Rose Hill Transport (RHT) was the first company to adopt GPS technology and offer free Wi-Fi service to passengers. This time, she decided to give its bus fleet of surveillance cameras.
09 Aug 2013, motors.mega.mu
The Government Started a Project to Rehabilitate Two Dozen Beaches
The government started a project to rehabilitate two dozen beaches. Wednesday, August 7 announcement by the Minister of the Environment, Deva Virahsawmy.
09 Aug 2013, business.mega.mu
How Clutter Affects Your Brain (and What You Can Do About It)
A few years ago, I worked at a web design agency as a product manager.
09 Aug 2013, business.mega.mu
The New Demands of 21st Century Leadership
Perhaps the most frequently asked questions these days in boardrooms, corner offices, and business school classes is: What is leadership and how has it changed in the 21st century?
09 Aug 2013, business.mega.mu
Hodgson tells Rooney he needs to be playing
LONDON (AFP)England manager Roy Hodgson has warned unsettled Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney that he risks losing his place in the national side if he is not playing regular first-team football.Rooney is reportedly concerned about his position at United after falling behind Robin van Persie in the pecking order and the club have rejected two bids for him from Premier League rivals Chelsea.While Hodgson was reluctant to speculate about the likely outcome of Rooney's situation, he said it would be difficult to continue selecting the 27-year-old if he was not playing regularly at club level."It's always better for a national …
08 Aug 2013, Orange Ki News ?
From Chaos to Control: How to Lead Super-Productive Meetings
If you’ve ever led a meeting, you’ve probably also experienced trying to pull back a session that has quickly taken a turn for the chaotic.
08 Aug 2013, business.mega.mu
'What Have You Accomplished This Week?'
This question will help you and your employees gauge where you're at today (instead of where you're headed). Here's how.
08 Aug 2013, business.mega.mu
Winnie Mandela releases journal on prison life
JOHANNESBURG (AFP)Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie on Thursday released a book about her detention by the apartheid regime, a time she described as the darkest part of her life.The book "491 Days: Prisoner number 1323/69" is based on a journal Winnie Madikizela-Mandela kept in prison during her detention."In my mind I felt that we needed to tell the story to the future generations, so that what happened there never happens again," she said at the launch in Johannesburg.In the book Winnie shares some of her journal entries as well as letters between her husband and herself."Solitary confinement is worst than hard …
08 Aug 2013, Orange Ki News ?
PSV wonderkid Bakkali drafted into Belgium squad
BRUSSELS (AFP)PSV Eindhoven's 17-year-old striker Zakaria Bakkali was a surprise inclusion as Belgium coach Marc Wilmots on Thursday named a 25-man squad for next Wednesday's friendly against France in Brussels.Bakkali, who only made his senior debut for PSV in the club's Champions League third qualifying round, first leg against Belgian side Zulte-Waregem last week, was one of five strikers called up by Wilmots.Standard Liege captain Jelle Van Damme was recalled after a six-month absence, the defender last appearing for his country in a 2-1 victory over Slovakia in February.The squad features 11 Premier League-based players, including Chelsea trio Eden Hazard, …
08 Aug 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Nelson Mandela respire normalement, selon son ex-femme Winnie
Johannesburg (AFP)L'ancien président sud-africain Nelson Mandela, hospitalisé depuis deux mois à Pretoria, respire normalement, a affirmé jeudi son ex-femme Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dans une interview accordée à la chaîne de télévision Sky News."Les docteurs ont réussi à contenir la situation et il respire normalement maintenant", a-t-elle ajouté, sans préciser ce qu'elle entendait par "normalement".Selon des visiteurs début juillet, Nelson Mandela était "sous assistance respiratoire"."Il a toujours eu des problèmes pour respirer et d'infections pulmonaires, qui reviennent régulièrement. Maintenant, à son âge, il se bat contre cela et on n'arrête pas de drainer le fluide présent dans ses poumons", a expliqué Winnie."Autour …
08 Aug 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Mondiaux d'athlétisme: Lavillenie pour l'or, des jeunes ambitieux
Moscou (AFP)Entre cadres qui rassurent, tel Renaud Lavillenie à la conquête du dernier or qui manque encore dans son palmarès, et espoirs aux dents longues, les Bleus abordent en confiance les Mondiaux d'athlétisme de Moscou (10-18 août), premier grand rendez-vous sur la route des JO de Rio.Cela fait huit ans que la Marseillaise n'a pas retenti aux Championnats du monde en plein air. Depuis Helsinki, en 2005, où Ladji Doucouré était monté deux fois sur la plus haute marche du podium, au 110 m haies et avec le relais 4x100 m.Si la sélection 2013 a un +registre+ plus étendu que …
08 Aug 2013, Orange Ki News ?
New life for Queen Victoria statue in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (AFP)"It will be done before the CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting)."He said the statue that marked Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee was moved from its original location to make way for "improvements" at the palace, the official residence of Sri Lanka's heads of state since independence from Britain in 1948.However, official sources said the move was due to a superstition that the statue was inauspicious for incumbents and brought bad luck.At least two former presidents are known to have used sorcerers to neutralise the perceived effect of demons at the palace.Most Sri Lankan presidents have not lived at the …
08 Aug 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Brazilian midfielder Bernard joins Shakhtar
DONETSK, Ukraine (AFP)Shakhtar Donetsk have signed Brazil midfielder Bernard for 25 million euros ($33 million) from Atletico Mineiro, the Ukrainian champions announced Thursday."Shakhtar Donetsk signed a five-year deal with Bernard. The transfer fee for the Brazilian midfielder, who previously played for Atletico Mineiro, is 25 million euros," read a statement on the Ukrainian club's website.Bernard, 20, scored 22 goals in 100 appearances with Atletico Mineiro and helped the Brazilian side to the Copa Libertadores title last month.He was also a member of Brazil's Confederations Cup winning side in June.The winger had been linked with a move to the Premier League …
08 Aug 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Mondiaux d'escrime: aucune épéiste française en quart de finale
Budapest (AFP)L'épéiste française Lauren Rembi, dernière représentante tricolore engagée jeudi à Budapest aux Championnats du monde, s'est logiquement inclinée 15 touches à 10 contre la Roumaine Anna Maria Branza, N.1 mondiale.Rembi n'a pas trouvé la riposte face à la Roumaine, vice-championne olympique à Pékin en 2008 et grande favorite du tournoi à Budapest.Sa soeur aînée Joséphine Jacques-André-Coquin, 22 ans, n'a pas fait le poids par rapport à la N.2 mondiale, la Russe Anna Sivkova, s'inclinant 15 touches à 7. Après une première période d'observation de trois minutes, conclue à 2 touches partout, la Russe a enchaîné 5 touches consécutives pour …
08 Aug 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Mega-rich clubs change French league beyond recognition
PARIS (AFP)In recent years, what the French top flight lacked in glamour compared to its European neighbours it made up for in competitiveness.There have been six different champions in the last six seasons and, Lyon's remarkable sequence of seven straight titles in the last decade apart, no club has successfully defended their title since Marseille in 1992.But the landscape started to change following the Qatari takeover of Paris Saint-Germain in 2011, and now the re-emergence of Monaco has shaken the earth even more drastically and left observers wondering if Ligue 1 will become a two-horse race along the lines of …
08 Aug 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Bolshoi dancer denies planning acid attack
MOSCOW (AFP)Dmitrichenko said he respected Filin "as an artist" but that he had not agreed with decisions he made after becoming artistic director of the Bolshoi.Filin is currently in a clinic in Germany, trying to recover some eyesight after being almost completely blinded in the attack. However he told Russian television in an interview last week he was hoping to return to Moscow for the new Bolshoi season which starts in September."I am happy that Filin is returning to work at the Bolshoi Theatre," said Dmitrichenko. "The main thing is that he now recovers after the inhuman crime committed by …
08 Aug 2013, Orange Ki News ?
Foot: Lisandro quitte Lyon, Gomis en questions
Lyon (AFP)L'Olympique lyonnais a officialisé le départ de son attaquant argentin Lisandro Lopez, sans doute vers le club qatari d'Al-Gharafa Doha, et n'écarte pas la possibilité de réintégrer dans son effectif Bafétimbi Gomis qu'il cherche pourtant à transférer.Fin mai puis en juillet, Lisandro, 30 ans, arrivé à l'OL en 2009 en provenance du FC Porto pour un transfert de 24 millions d'euros plus un maximum de 4 M EUR de bonus, avait demandé "pour raisons personnelles", selon un communiqué, à quitter Lyon où en 167 matches il a marqué 82 buts.Face au club suisse du Grasshopper Zürich, au 3e tour …
08 Aug 2013, Orange Ki News ?