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News – Wednesday 03/08/11
Title: NewsChannel: MBC3Start Time: 18:30Date: 2011-08-03End Time: 18:50
03 Aug 2011, MBC
Samachar – Wednesday 03/08/11
Title: SamacharChannel: MBC1Start Time: 18:00Date: 2011-08-03End Time: 18:25
03 Aug 2011, MBC
Chinese fans and media lay into Ronaldo
GUANGZHOU, China (AFP)Angry Chinese journalists and football fans lambasted an "arrogant" Cristiano Ronaldo after the Real Madrid superstar's surly performance at a pre-match press conference.The Spanish club are on a tour to China designed to promote the Real brand in the world's second biggest economy and tap into the burgeoning wealth of its 1.3 billion population, where football and European clubs are hugely popular.But some observers said Ronaldo's behaviour at the press conference on Tuesday in the major southern city of Guangzhou -- where he gave often mumbled one-sentence answers -- could have the very opposite effect."He always seems selfish …
03 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mondial-20 ans: la France rétablit sa situation en battant la Corée du Sud
BOGOTA (AFP) L'équipe de France a rétabli sa situation dans le Mondial des moins de 20 ans en venant à bout de la Corée du Sud (3-1), mardi à Bogota, dans les dernières minutes, faisant preuve d'une meilleure condition physique que lors de son entrée en lice (revers 4-1 contre la Colombie)."Il va falloir retrouver de l'assurance dans notre jeu, et j'espère que ce sera le cas au bout de dix-quinze minutes", avait avancé le sélectionneur Francis Smerecki. Il aura pu lui-même être rassuré: les Bleus ont eu la maîtrise totale du ballon.Surtout en première période, affichant une possession de …
03 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Tempête tropicale Emily: après la Martinique, la République dominicaine et Haïti en alerte rouge
SAINT-DOMINGUE (AFP)La République dominicaine a été placée en alerte cyclonique maximale (alerte rouge) mardi dans six provinces et en état de vigilance préventive dans sept autres régions avant le passage de la tempête tropicale Emily, a annoncé le centre des opérations d'urgence.Les autorités dominicaines ont également suspendu tous les activités de loisirs et aquatiques sur toutes les côtes et les rivières du pays.Dans l'Etat voisin d'Haïti, les autorités ont également décrété mardi l'alerte rouge sur l'ensemble du territoire à quelques heures du passage d'Emily, en appelant les habitants à quitter les zones à risque.A 21H00 GMT mardi, Emily se trouvait …
03 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Dette américaine: l'accord voté au Congrès, Obama veut recentrer le débat sur l'emploi
WASHINGTON (AFP) Barack Obama a exhorté mardi le Congrès à se pencher sur l'économie et la création d'emplois, quelques instants après l'adoption finale au Sénat d'un t texte évitant un défaut de paiement aux Etats-Unis tout en prévoyant des réductions budgétaires.Le président a rapidement promulgué le texte, quelques heures à peine avant l'ultime limite fixée par le Trésor mardi à minuit (mercredi 04H00 GMT). Les sénateurs ont approuvé le texte par 74 voix contre 26 au lendemain de son adoption à la Chambre des représentants par 269 voix contre 161.La menace du défaut de paiement écartée au moins jusqu'en 2013, …
03 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Real Madrid agree tie-up with China's Evergrande
GUANGZHOU, China (AFP)Real Madrid and Chinese Super League leaders Guangzhou Evergrande have agreed to a tie-up that could see player exchanges and the Spanish giants opening an academy in China.Madrid, who play Evergrande later Wednesday in a pre-season friendly in Guangzhou, are striving to promote their brand in fast-developing China, as are a host of other top European sides.The two sides on Tuesday signed what Chinese state media called "a letter of intent", with an eye on cooperation on player exchanges, brand promotion and the opening of the largest football academy in China."We are building a close relationship with Guangzhou …
03 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
JIOI : les premiers locataires déja au Village des Jeux
Les premiers occupants du Village des Jeux, situé sur l´île Persévérance, ont pris leur quartier dans l´après-midi de mercredi. La délégation seychelloises, forte de près de 400 membres, étaient les premiers à s´y installer. Les membres du Comité organisateur, ainsi que plusieurs personnalités politiques et sportives du pays ont rendu visite aux Village d´où ils ont rencontré les athlètes seychellois. Les premières délégations étrangères arrivent aux Seychelles aujourd´hui. Pour ce qui est des Mauriciens, l´équipe de football au complet a débarqué à Mahé dans la soirée de mercredi. Ce matin un gros contingent mauricien a rallié Mahé sur un vol …
03 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mohan Babu's daughter Laxmi Manchu to make Bollywood debut with Department
Veteran Telugu superstar Mohan Babu's daughter Lakshmi Manchu is all set to make her Bollywood debut with Ram Gopal Varma's Department. She will be paired opposite Sanjay Dutt. Lakshmi Manchu is not new to the world of showbiz, she is well known for her talk shows like 'Lakshmi Talk Show' and 'Prematho Mee Lakshmi'. She received a lot of appreciation for her negative performance in her debut Telugu film Anaganaga O Dheerudu. She has also acted in the American Television series Las Vegas and Desperate Housewives. Lakshmi has earlier acted in RGV's low budget Telugu flick Dongala Mutha. Impressed with …
03 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
No breakthrough in political deadlock
The current political situation, with strange bedfellows, was best described by the Prime Minister in his address at the Inner Temple last week when he was elected overseas bencher. Citing Ronald Reagan, he said that politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession, but he (Reagan) was constantly reminded that it bears a very [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Indian professor decodes Vedic maths
Professor Ravi Kumar Iyer is the international joint coordinator at Sewa international, a non-profit organisation for self-management, disaster management and humanities. He has worked at training camps for yoga and basic Hinduism and has coordinated more than 300 workshops on Vedic Mathematics. Iyer is in Mauritius on a holiday. On Monday, he delivered a lecture [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Dayal asks Parliament to cut short holidays
Former police commissioner and leader of the Mouvement Démocrate National (MDN), Raj Dayal, requested that the National Assembly sessions resume soon. He also wants the Evidence Bill should also include measures to be taken against those who make false allegations. The bill should aim to show the work done by the investigators when a person [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Man gets 10 years
On Tuesday, magistrates Azam Neerooa and Kesnaytee Bissoonauth sentenced François Stéphane Praire to 10 years imprisonment for a rape case. The accused had pleaded guilty. The court took into consideration that Praire had apologised and regretted having committed the crime. The court also considered the fact that the accused was going to marry the victim [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Countdown for IOI Games begin
The final countdown for the 8th edition of the Indian Ocean Island Games has started. The games will kick start on August 5 in Seychelles. Mauritius is being represented by a strong delegation of 350 athletes and officials. Boxing champion Bruno Julie has been designated flag bearer for the country. The 2011 games will revolve [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Qantas axes Travolta video as union battle heats up
SYDNEY (AFP)Qantas is axing Hollywood actor John Travolta's safety video from flights in a move the pilots' union Wednesday claimed was linked to their industrial dispute with the Australian airline.In the pre-flight video, the Saturday Night Fever star -- a certified pilot and owns an ex-Qantas Boeing 707-138 airliner -- tells passengers "there is no one I'd rather have at the controls than a Qantas pilot".The Australian and International Pilots Association claims the airline is planning to replace pilots with outsourced and offshore alternatives and said the Travolta message was now considered inappropriate."Admittedly, the John Travolta in-flight video had its …
03 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
508 low-cost housing units ready by year-end
Some 508 social housing units in 10 different places will be delivered between late September and the end of the year. With these 508 houses of the National Housing Development Company (NHDC), several families will find a home. The government had to look for a sum of about Rs 325 million for the construction of [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Tengur attacks TM over deal on energy
The shift from the production of energy to the so-called green energy is giving rise to an interesting debate. Many countries have chosen to opt for a change by abandoning fossil fuels. In Mauritius, it has been nearly a decade since the use of bagasse was presented as an alternative. Unfortunately, as it is produced [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Plaines Wilhems daily water supply down to five hours
The water level in reservoirs continues to drop. On Tuesday, Mare aux Vacoas, the biggest reservoir of the island was filled at 31.1 per cent with only 8.05 million cubic metres of water. The other reservoirs are also drying up quickly. Piton du Milieu is currently filled at 42 per cent of its capacity while [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Chinese netted for fishing sea cucumbers
The Flic en Flac National Coast Guard (NCG) arrested Pan Ila Dong, a 40-year-old man of Chinese national, on Sunday with five 25-litre tins of sea cucumbers. He was caught fishing in front of the Villas Caroline Hotel, Flic en Flac, with a group of men of other nationalities. This was despite a ban on [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
President appoints new electoral commissioners
President Sir Anerood Jugnauth decided to appoint four persons as members of the Electoral Supervisory Commission (ESC) and the Electoral Boundaries Commission. They are Nargis Bundhun, Oograssen D Cowreea, Pramahunse Bissessur and Vedita Devi Peerun. Jugnauth used the power vested in him under the Constitution to take this decision in consultation with the leader of [...]
03 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily