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AS Roma target Barcelona's Bojan Krkic
BARCELONA (AFP)AS Roma have made a formal offer to buy Barcelonas 20-year-old striker Bojan Krkic, the Catalan club said Wedesday without disclosing any figures."We have received an offer but it is still in a period of study and evaluation," Barcelona board spokesman Toni Freixa told a news conference."Clearly when we receive this offer and the club considers it, it is because there is a possibility it could happen," Freixa said, declining to speculate further on the outcome.The board spokesman said he understood that it was difficult for Roma to make any announcement on the matter while their offer was still …
22 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Galliano hearing: live report
1324: Galliano's lawyer Aurelian Hamelle has entered the courtroom but the designer himself has yet to turn up.1322 GMT: Five people are expected to testify in the trial, including two women who were sat next to Galliano during the February 24 incident.Galliano's lawyer has said varying testimonies show that there is some doubt about what was actually said.1318 GMT: AFP's Amandine Ambregni, at the court, says the courtroom assigned to the Galliano case is filling up quickly though other cases are still going on.1314 GMT: Galliano's lawyer Aurelien Hamelle tells journalists: "He is uplifted to come to the court. He …
22 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Chelsea appoint 'outstanding' Villas-Boas as coach
LONDON (AFP)Chelsea have appointed FC Porto boss Andre Villas-Boas as their new manager in a record-breaking deal, a club statement announced on Wednesday.The 33-year-old, who emerged as the front runner for the job after resigning as Porto coach on Tuesday, has signed a three year contract.Villas-Boas not only becomes the youngest ever Premier League manager but also the most expensive coaching appointment ever after Chelsea paid Porto £13.3 million (15 million euros, $21.35m) to trigger the release clause in Villas-Boass contract.Chelsea described Villas-Boas who led Porto to a domestic double and Europa League glory last season, as "the outstanding candidate …
22 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Thailand aim to sign Schaefer as football coach
BANGKOK (AFP)Thailand is close to signing Germanys Winfried Schaefer as coach for its national football team, a top official said on Wednesday."Its almost certain now," said Ong-arj Kosinkar, general secretary of the Football Association of Thailand."Signing of a three year-contract will take place in the next few days," he said. "He will start work on July 1."Thailands previous coach Bryan Robson, a former England and Manchester United captain, quit earlier this month after less than two years in the job, citing health and family reasons.Former Thai coach and England international Peter Withe had also been named by the Thai football …
22 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
946 hooligans interpellés lors de la saison de football 2010-2011: +35%
PARIS (AFP)Quelques 946 hooligans ont été interpellés au cours de la saison de football 2010-2011, contre 696 la saison précédente, soit une augmentation de 35,92%, a-t-on appris mercredi auprès du chef de la division nationale de lutte contre le hooliganisme.Le commissaire Antoine Boutonnet, qui exerce également les fonctions de coordinateur national football au sein de la police nationale, a précisé à la presse que 488 d'entre eux avaient été interpellés "dans les stades", contre 250 la saison précédente, soit une hausse de 95,2%.Les 458 autres ont été interpellés aux abords des enceintes sportives, contre 446 en 2009-2010, soit +2,70%.Ces résultats …
22 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Argentine: la présidente Cristina Kirchner candidate à sa propre succession
BUENOS AIRES (AFP)La présidente argentine Cristina Kirchner a annoncé mardi être candidate à sa propre succession à lélection présidentielle du 23 octobre, mettant ainsi fin à des mois de spéculations sur son état de santé ou sur sa réelle volonté de briguer un nouveau mandat."Nous allons une fois de plus nous soumettre (au vote des électeurs), comme on la toujours fait", a-t-elle déclaré au palais présidentiel, au cours dun discours diffusé par la télévision publique, quatre jours avant la clôture du dépôt des candidatures.Mme Kirchner, 58 ans, vêtue de noir, comme chaque jour depuis la mort de son mari, lancien …
22 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mowed down half an hour apart in Beau-Bassin - The son of one victim: "I expected her to come with the bread in vain"
Two people from different neighbourhoods have experienced a tragic end.
22 Jun 2011, motors.mega.mu
Bactérie: la Russie va lever son embargo sur les légumes européens
BRUXELLES (AFP)La Russie va lever son embargo sur les légumes européens décidé suite à la contamination de la bactérie Eceh et les exportations vont pouvoir reprendre "cette semaine, voire demain", a annoncé mercredi un porte-parole de la Commission européenne.
22 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Chelsea appoint 'outstanding' Villas-Boas as coach
LONDON (AFP)Chelsea have appointed FC Porto boss Andre Villas-Boas as their new manager in a record-breaking deal, a club statement announced on Wednesday.The 33-year-old, who emerged as the front runner for the job after resigning as Porto coach on Tuesday, has signed a three year contract.Villas-Boas not only becomes the youngest ever Premier League manager but also the most expensive coaching appointment ever after Chelsea paid Porto £13.3 million (15 million euros, $21.35m) to trigger the release clause in Villas-Boass contract.Chelsea described Villas-Boas who led Porto to a domestic double and Europa League glory last season, as "the outstanding candidate …
22 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Richard Gere voices Tibet concern at Seoul exhibition
SEOUL (AFP)Hollywood star Richard Gere on Wednesday voiced concern at what he called torture and killing in Tibet, during a visit to South Korea to promote an exhibition of photos he took in the Himalayan territory.Gere said some of the images in the exhibition illustrated what he called the political oppression faced by his "Tibetan brothers and sisters".The "Pretty Woman" and "Chicago" actor is a longtime campaigner for the rights of Tibetans and a vocal critic of the Chinese government's treatment of Tibetan independence activists."I think it's impossible to look at these photographs and not realise the extraordinary suffering of …
22 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Affaire Michaela Harte.
L’enquête préliminaire va reprendre demain en Cour de Mapou. Hier après midi, la magistrate Sheila Bonomally a rejeté la motion de L’avocat d’Avinash Treebohun, accuse dans le meurtre de la touriste Irlandaise à Maurice. Me Sanjeev Teeluckdharry avait mis en doute l’impartialite de Sheila Bonomally dans ce cas. Un des 1er accuse, Raj Teekoye, blanchi dans un 2eme [...]
22 Jun 2011, MBC
Grèce: en 1941, il vole le drapeau nazi sur l'Acropole, en 2011 il résiste encore
ATHENES (AFP)A 18 ans, en 1941, il dérobait avec un compagnon le drapeau nazi flottant sur lAcropole dans une opération devenue légendaire. 70 ans plus tard, Manolis Glezos résiste toujours, cette fois contre la "tutelle" étrangère imposée à la Grèce pour redresser ses comptes.Cétait dans la nuit du 30 au 31 mai 1941: les Allemands venaient de réduire la dernière poche alliée en Crète et "Hitler a dit dans un discours que +lEurope est libre+. Nous voulions lui prouver que justement, le combat commençait", raconte-t-il à lAFP."La Grèce a conquis sa liberté, mais pas son indépendance. Sur léchelle de la …
22 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Rs 400 millions, c’est le cout d’un centre commercial au Centre de Flacq
Rs 400 millions, c’est le cout d’un centre commercial au Centre de flacq dont les travaux de construction ont débuté il y a deux mois. Si tout se passe bien ce centre commercial sera opérationnel en aout 2012. Il compte environ 70 magasins et autres facilités et le bâtiment est écologique. Une fois prêt, environ 300 emplois seront [...]
22 Jun 2011, MBC
Villas-Boas appointed Chelsea manager
LONDON (AFP)Chelsea have appointed Porto boss Andre Villas-Boas as their new manager, a club statement announced on Wednesday.The 33-year-old, who emerged as the front runner for the job after resigning as Porto coach on Tuesday, has signed a three year deal, making him the youngest ever Premier League manager.Chelsea, confirming the news, described Villas-Boas who led Porto to a domestic double and Europa League glory last season, as "the outstanding candidate for the job".They added: "He is one of the most talented young managers in football today and has already achieved much in a relatively short space of time."His ambition, …
22 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Michaela McAreavey Autopsy Updates
A plastic-type material bag had been placed over Michaela McAreavey’s head during her killing, a police autopsy statement has found. The report reveals fresh details concerning the actual killing of the 27-year-old daughter of Tyrone GAA boss Mickey Harte on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Other important conclusions include: Laboratory assessments were conducted on [...]
22 Jun 2011, MauritiusHot
Failures and other mechanical problems - the NTC breaks all records
He describes the buses of the National Transport Company (NTC) of flying coffin. It does not go a day without a bus from falling down.Sadish Kokil-Kisto, a user of that company, has compiled a list.
22 Jun 2011, motors.mega.mu
Stade Français: "on ne voyait pas la raison de l'escroquerie", raconte Max Guazzini
PARIS (AFP) Le président du Stade Français Max Guazzini a déclaré mercredi sur Radio Notre Dame qu'il n'avait aucune raison de suspecter une escroquerie de la part de la Fondation canadienne FACEM, qui n'a pas versé les 12 millions d'euros nécessaires à la recapitalisation du club de rugby.Max Guazzini a indiqué qu'il avait rencontré des dirigeants de la FACEM, dont l'arrivée comme actionnaire majoritaire du Stade Français avait été annoncée le 7 juin."Je n'ai pas rencontré le vice-président qui a signé tous ces documents-là. On n'avait aucune raison, on ne voyait pas la raison de l'escroquerie, on ne voyait pas …
22 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Naveo launches new fleet management tools
Naveo, the local distributor of Geotab - the GPS based fleet management system, and Garmin GPS navigation equipment, launched on Wednesday 22 June 2011, Geotab G05, the ultra-small, next-generation vehicle tracking solution which enables engine predictive maintenance. They also announced the recent integration of Garmin and Geotab fleet tracking equipment for another revolutionary fleet management feature. These new products make use of the latest GPS and telecommunication technology for an enhanced monitoring of the usage and costs of fleet of vehicles. This not only helps in reducing costs, but more importantly helps to measure and thus reduce the negative impact …
22 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Turquie: visite surprise du chef du Hamas Khaled Mechaal
ISTANBUL (AFP)Le chef du Hamas Khaled Mechaal est arrivé en Turquie pour une visite surprise qui coïncide avec celle du président de lAutorité palestinienne Mahmoud Abbas, actuellement à Ankara, a rapporté mercredi la chaîne dinformation NTV.M. Mechaal se trouve à Istanbul, a indiqué NTV, ajoutant quil nétait pas immédiatement établi quune rencontre aurait lieu avec M. Abbas.Les responsables du ministère turc des affaires étrangères interrogés par lAFP ont décliné tout commentaire sur la question.M. Abbas est arrivé à Ankara mardi après-midi dans un contexte de désaccords entre les factions palestiniennes sur la formation dun gouvernement non partisan.Des sources turques ont …
22 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
JT de 19h30 – Mercredi 22/06/11
Title: JT de 19h30 Channel: MBC 1 Start Time: 19:30 Date: 2011-06-22 End Time: 20:15
22 Jun 2011, MBC