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PM proposes de l’Estrac for IOC job
Mauritius is going to nominate its first ever candidate for the post of secretary general at the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) in 2012. This was announced by Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam at the 27th session of the IOC council of ministers, which was attended by Malagasy minister of External Affairs, Yvette Silla on Thursday. La [...]
07 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
ce 9 octobre: la Journée mondiale de la poste sera célébrée
La Journée mondiale de la Poste sera célébrée dans le monde entier ce dimanche 9 octobre. L´objectif de cette Journée est de sensibiliser les citoyens et les entreprises au rôle de la poste dans leur vie quotidienne et de sa contribution au développement socio-économique des pays. La journée mondiale célébrée à Maurice La Mauritius Post a prévu tout un calendrier riche en activités du 9 au 31 Octobre 2011 pour célébrer la Journée Mondiale de la Poste à Maurice et à Rodrigues. Le premier évènement majeur sera l’émission de deux timbres et deux enveloppes du premier jour ayant pour thème …
07 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Capello wants 'happy campers' at Euro 2012
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AFP)Bungee-jumping and dwarf-throwing may not be on the agenda, but Fabio Capello has hinted at a more relaxed approach if England qualify for next year's European Championship.England can clinch their place at Euro 2012 on Friday if they take a point off Group G rivals Montenegro, an outcome that would leave Capello free to start drawing up plans for the finals in Poland and Ukraine.The Italian would not be drawn on how England might prepare for the tournament until qualification was sealed.However it appears likely that lessons have been learned following England's ill-fated 2010 World Cup campaign, when …
07 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
La Swan Group Foundation et la Muscular Distrophy Association unies pour une collecte nationale
de g à dr: Jean Marie Pazot, Coordinator Officer de la MDA, Jean Marc Chevreau, président de la Swan Group Foundation, Brigitte Lagesse, Présidente de la MDA, Louis Rivalland Group Chief Executive de la Swan et le fondateur de la MDA La Swan Group Foundation apporte son soutien depuis plusieurs années déjà à la Muscular Distrophy Association (MDA). Cette institution charitable apporte soutien et soins à plus de 60 adultes et enfants souffrant de dystrophie musculaire à Maurice, cette maladie génétique héréditaire et malheureusement encore incurable. Cette année, l’implication de la Swan Group Foundation s’est voulue encore plus massive tant …
07 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Sarah Jane Dias and Neha Sharma signed for Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum
Riteish Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor are back with the sequel of their 2005 super hit comedy Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, produced by Ekta Kapoor. The sequel is called Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum and will be directed by Sachin Yardi, the writer of the original. Yesterday was the mahurat of the film. Neha Sharma and Sarah Jane Dias have been finalised as the leading ladies opposite Tusshar and Riteish in the sequel. Both the actresses are one film old in Bollywood - Neha had earlier starred opposite Emraan Hashmi in Crook- It's Good To Be Bad while Sarah was seen …
07 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Nobel Peace Prize to Liberian president, Arab Spring, or EU?
OSLO (AFP)While the 2011 pick "is not without conflict," he stressed the prize would "not create as strong reactions from a single country as it did last year" with the choice of Liu Xiaobo.He also played down observers' favourite this year: actors within the Arab Spring uprising, which brought the overthrow of autocratic regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya and rattled the ones in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain."There are many other positive developments in the world that we have looked at," he said."I think it is a little strange that researchers and others have not seen them," he added.If an …
07 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
13th MFF welcomes French artists for '4thRendez-vous with French Cinema'
The 13th Mumbai Film Festival, a Reliance entertainment initiative is all set to welcome some of the best new French cinema and artists for the 4th edition of the Rendez-vous with French Cinema co-organized with the French Embassy in India and Unifrance. The festival will see renowned French cinema personalities such as Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin, Nassim Amouache, Martin Provost, Jose Alcala and Stephane Robelin amongst others in attendance. Jean-Raphael Peytregnet, Consul General of France said, "We are happy to be associated with the Mumbai Film Festival. The Mumbai Film Festival has certainly etched a place for itself, to be …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Anu Malik's daughter, Anmol Malik, launches her first single
Anmol Malik, singer of the hit song 'Talli Main Talli Ho Gai' from the movie Ugly Aur Pagli is all set to follow her father Anu Malik's footsteps with the launch of her new song, which is composed, written and sung by her. The versatile singer is going the new age way and will be releasing her first song digitally in association with Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the largest aggregator, developer, publisher and distributor of Bollywood and South-Asian entertainment content in the world. The song will be available for digital download on Hungama's distribution network, including Hungama.com, ArtistAloud.com, …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mira Nair's reluctant fundamentalist will go to Pakistan
Mira Nair's controversial adaptation of Mohsin Hamid's novel 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' is ready to roll this week in Atlanta, New York, Istanbul and Delhi. Interestingly, Mira has managed to get permission to shoot in Lahore where the novel is largely set. Riz Ahmed (Four Lions, Black Gold) stars in the lead role of Changez alongside Kate Hudson (Bride Wars, Nine, Something Borrowed), Liev Schreiber (Salt, X-Men: Origins, The Manchurian Candidate) and Kiefer Sutherland (24). Also appearing in the film are Nelsan Ellis, Martin Donovan. From India, Om Puri and Shabana Azmi who are regulars abroad but have never worked with …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Hand: Montpellier fait le nécessaire à Ivry avant le choc à Kiel
PARIS (AFP)Les handballeurs de Montpellier ont remporté leur quatrième victoire en quatre journées de championnat en battant Ivry (34-21) à Paris jeudi, à trois jours de leur choc face à Kiel en Ligue des champions.Avec ce nouveau succès, le tenant du titre rejoint à la première place du classement de la D1 son éternel dauphin Chambéry, vainqueur la veille de Créteil (29-21), alors que Saint-Raphaël, la troisième équipe encore invaincue, doit rencontrer un troisième club francilien, Paris, vendredi.Malgré l'ampleur du score finale, Montpellier n'a pas réussi un grand match et avait visiblement déjà la tête à son match de dimanche …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Yémen: combats et manifestation à Sanaa, blessés à Taëz
SANAA (AFP)Huit personnes ont été blessées à Taëz jeudi dans la dispersion par la police d'une manifestation hostile au président yéménite Ali Abdallah Saleh, alors que des dizaines de milliers de Yéménites défilaient également dans la capitale Sanaa, selon des sources médicales et des témoins.La police a tiré à balles réelles sur des manifestants dans le centre de Taëz (270 km au sud-ouest de Sanaa) qui défilaient pour dénoncer le violent bombardement la veille du centre de cette ville par les troupes fidèles au président Saleh. Le bombardement a fait sept tués et 145 blessés.Les manifestants réclamaient aussi le jugement …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Bayern's Breno freed on bail after blaze
BERLIN (AFP)Bayern Munich defender Breno was on Thursday released on bail from prison, following 12 days in detention on suspicion of serious arson, the German league giants announced.The undisclosed bail conditions have been met by the player, with help from his lawyer and the Bundesliga club, as authorities continue to investigate the circumstances that saw his luxury villa go up in flames last month."We are very happy that Breno has been released from custody and that he can return to his family and Bayern," said Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in a statement."We are grateful to the court and Werner Leitner …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Un cran d'austérité supplémentaire à la BBC, qui sacrifie 2.000 emplois
LONDRES (AFP)La BBC --premier groupe audiovisuel public au monde -- rattrapé par la cure d'austérité tous azimuts au Royaume-Uni, a dévoilé jeudi un nouveau plan de 20% d'économies qui se traduira notamment par la perte d'environ 2.000 emplois d'ici à 2017.Mark Thompson, le directeur général du groupe, a détaillé au terme de neuf mois de consultation interne les mesures qui entraîneront une réduction annuelle des dépenses de l'ordre de 670 millions de livres (777 millions d'euros).Commentant son rapport baptisé "la qualité d'abord", il a assuré que les sacrifices consentis, sans équivalent dans l'histoire de l'entreprise, permettront de maintenir intactes "la …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Russia's big spenders Anzhi target Tevez
MOSCOW (AFP)Russia's big spenders Anzhi Makhachkala are reportedly trying to convince Manchester City's disgruntled striker Carlos Tevez to join recent signing Samuel Eto'o at the free-spending Caucasus side.The Tvoi Den daily said Anzhi felt Tevez was there for the taking after his dramatic spat with City manager manager Roberto Mancini resulted in a two-week suspension for the Argentine star."The conditions for signing Tevez are very good," a source on the daily told the newspaper.The Caspian Sea side have become one of the sport's most brazen poachers of pricey talent since being acquired by the Russian oil and metals magnate Suleiman …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Fibre to the Home: revolution in telecommunications
Mauritius will soon experience a revolution in telecommunications with the Fibre to the Home, also known as FTTH, project.
06 Oct 2011, business.mega.mu
Tennis: Li Na assurée de sa participation aux Masters féminin
PEKIN (AFP)La Chinoise Li Na, victorieuse en juin à Roland-Garros, est assurée de participer au Masters féminin qui se déroulera à Istanbul du 25 au 30 octobre, a annoncé jeudi la WTA.L'actuelle N.6 mondiale est la cinquième joueuse officiellement qualifiée, après la Danoise Caroline Wosniacki (N.1), la Russe Maria Sharapova (N.2), la Bélarusse Victoria Azarenka (N.4) et la Tchèque Petra Kvitova (N.5), pour ce tournoi qui regroupera les huit meilleures mondiales.Première asiatique de l'histoire à remporter un tournoi du Grand Chelem, à Roland-Garros, Li Na a également été finaliste à l'Open d'Australie. Elle a ensuite été éliminée au 2e tour …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Reform in CPE in process
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources is in the process of preparing a concept paper to bring reforms to the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) system.
06 Oct 2011, business.mega.mu
France hand ex-footballer Desailly African role
PARIS (AFP)Marcel Desailly is to take on a role as an ambassador to Africa on behalf of the French Football Federation (FFF), the body's chairman Noel Le Graet announced on Thursday.Ghanaian-born Desailly, a star of the 1998 World Cup-winning French side, "will be placed in charge of representing the federation in Africa -- I see him as an ambassador, though he does not like this term," said Le Graet.Le Graet revealed that recent bad publicity over the briefly mooted introduction of quotas for young players with dual-nationality had hurt France's sporting prestige and the appointment of Desailly was intended to …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Euro-2012: la France doit battre l'Albanie avant "la finale" mardi
PARIS (AFP)Handicapée par les absences (Benzema, Ribéry, entre autres), la France doit l'emporter face à l'Albanie, vendredi au Stade de France (21h00), pour sauvegarder son maigre avantage en tête du groupe D des qualifications de l'Euro-2012 et s'offrir "une finale" mardi contre la Bosnie. Le verdict va enfin tomber pour les nouveaux Bleus et leur sélectionneur Laurent Blanc, dont le travail de reconstruction sera validé ou non durant ces quatre jours fatidiques. Mais comme depuis le début de cette campagne, la marge de manoeuvre reste des plus étroites et l'équipe de France aborde sans réelles certitudes les deux rendez-vous cruciaux …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
The annual inflation down to 6.3%
This is one of the lowest rates in recent months, according to the method year is year or a year to the next between September 2010 and the same date this year.
06 Oct 2011, business.mega.mu