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Fires Cane Fields: Criminal Or Accidents?
Fifteen cane field fires were recorded in the North, South and East during the weekend. In Mapou, 500 acres under cultivation of cane were devastated.
12 Sep 2012, business.mega.mu
Proche-Orient: le pape appelle à la paix dans le respect des "différences"
CITE DU VATICAN (AFP)Benoît XVI a lancé mercredi un appel à "la paix tant désirée" au Proche- et Moyen-Orient, "dans le respect des légitimes différences", lors de son audience générale hebdomadaire au Vatican à deux jours de sa visite au Liban.S'exprimant en français, le pape a particulièrement encouragé les chrétiens "à être des constructeurs de paix et des acteurs de réconciliation", alors même que la crise syrienne ne connaît pas de trêve."Demandons à Dieu de donner au Moyen-Orient la paix tant désirée", a ainsi lancé Benoît XVI, exhortant en particulier "les chrétiens du Moyen-Orient, qu'ils soient de souche ou nouveaux …
12 Sep 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Infotech 2012 : Suivez l’ouverture officielle en direct
L´édition 2012 du salon Infotech sera officiellement lancée le mercredi 12 septembre lors d’une cérémonie d’ouverture qui aura lieu au Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre à Pailles.Comme les années précédentes, cet événement majeur et annuel du calendrier des Télécommunications, Informations et Communications (TIC) sera ouverte gratuitement au public du 13 au 16 septembre 2012. Ce sera l’occasion pour les fanatiques de nouvelles technologies de découvrir les toutes dernières innovations en termes de télécommunications. Environ 85 000 visiteurs sont attendus pour cette 19e édition. Suivez en direct l’ouverture officielle d’Infotech 2012.Plus d’infos sur Infotech 2012 ici.
12 Sep 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Auto Rally, MRE: UMWL challenge at Pipe, September 16
Motor Racing Events organizes its second rally autombile the year 2012 after the last June. The challenge UMWL be held Sunday, September 16th at legendary circuit of the Pipe.
12 Sep 2012, motors.mega.mu
Hillsborough disaster papers to be published for first time
LONDON (AFP)Thousands of official documents relating to Britain's 1989 Hillsborough football disaster, in which 96 Liverpool fans died, were to be published for the first time Wednesday.Relatives of the victims -- who died after a crush at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium in Yorkshire, northern England -- hope the papers will shed new light on what happened.The documents come from the archives of 80 organisations including the British government, South Yorkshire Police, Sheffield City Council, the South Yorkshire coroner and the fire and ambulance services.Government papers are not usually published in Britain until 30 years after they were written, but lawmakers …
12 Sep 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Mike Tyson says he wants to 'dance and sing'
HONG KONG (AFP)"I didn't care about my business. I only cared about my glory," he said."You can't buy that ... (I was) the best fighter in the world. Nobody could beat me with money in my prime, you had to be a better fighter and there wasn't any."But he said he had learned a thing or two about business over the years."You learn to always trust your decision-making skills, you learn to always have your own fiduciary lawyers with you, and you also learn to always trust your partners, which is my wife," he said.Tyson, who has a tattoo of …
12 Sep 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Interdepartmental committee to decide the fate of vendors
Find a solution for vendors operating near the central market after the decision of the Supreme Court. This is the objective of a high-level ministerial meeting that was held on Tuesday.
12 Sep 2012, business.mega.mu
Mondial-2014/Amsud: la Colombie continue, talonne l'Argentine
MONTEVIDEO (AFP)La Colombie, déjà victorieuse de l'Uruguay par 4 à 0, a confirmé mardi en allant battre le Chili chez lui (3-1), tandis que l'Argentine n'a obtenu qu'un pâle résultat nul (1-1) au Pérou mais conserve la tête des qualifications de la zone Amérique du Sud au Mondial-2014.La Colombie (13 pts) talonne désormais l'Argentine, à un point, en compagnie d'un étonnant Equateur, revenu de Montevideo avec un nul (1-1) face à une Uruguay décidément bien pâle.A Lima, les Argentins l'ont doublement échappé belle. Ils ont d'abord vu leur bus caillassé lundi, sans qu'aucun blessé n'ait été à déplorer, puis ont …
12 Sep 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Libye: l'ambassadeur américain et 3 fonctionnaires du consulat tués à Benghazi
BENGHAZI (Libye) (AFP)L'ambassadeur des Etats-Unis en Libye, J. Christopher Stevens, et trois fonctionnaires américains ont été tués mardi soir dans l'attaque du consulat à Benghazi, dans l'est de la Libye, a déclaré mercredi à l'AFP un haut responsable du ministère de l'Intérieur."L'ambassadeur a été tué ainsi que trois autres fonctionnaires", a déclaré le vice-ministre de l'Intérieur Wanis al-Charef. La mort de M. Stevens a été confirmé par un tweet du vice-Premier ministre libyen, Moustapha Abou Chagour.
12 Sep 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Capello happy with Russia's World Cup start
MOSCOW (AFP)Russia manager Fabio Capello said he was pleased with his team's confident start to the 2014 football World Cup qualifying campaign but warned fans against any early euphoria."Yes, without doubt we had a good start," sports daily Soviet Sport quoted Capello as saying on Wednesday after his side's 4-0 demolition of Israel. "But we are just at the beginning of a long long quest for a pass to Brazil.""Six points and six goals in two matches -- it's excellent. But it's definitely not enough. Besides, I'm much more happy with no goals allowed in than with six scored. Keeping …
12 Sep 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Number Of Vehicles Increase By 2.6 Pc
According to the Central Statistics Office, an increase of 2.6 pc has been noted in the number of vehicles in the?country.
12 Sep 2012, motors.mega.mu
Mauritius ranked 41st in internet use
According to the report of the World Wide Web Foundation (WWWF), Mauritius is ranked 41st in the world in terms of Internet usage and first in Africa out of the 30 countries listed from the continent. Worldwide, South Africa came out 36th and Egypt 39th. Of the countries listed at the bottom 10, seven are [...]
12 Sep 2012, The Independent Daily
Number of vehicles increase by 2.6 pc
According to the Central Statistics Office, an increase of 2.6 pc has been noted in the number of vehicles in the country. In June this year, 411,527 vehicles were registered at the National Transport Authority compared to 400,919 at the end of December last year. Between January and June this year, around 13,118 new vehicles [...]
12 Sep 2012, The Independent Daily
Travel and Leisure fair to be held from Sep 14
The first edition of the ‘salon du Voyage et des Loisirs’ will be held from September 14 to 16 at the J&J Auditorium at Phoenix. The aim is to showcase the products of the island, develop domestic tourism and attract the local population. This exhibition is being organised by the Voyageur Travel & Tours in [...]
12 Sep 2012, The Independent Daily
Thai Vessel Seized For Illegal Fishing In Nazareth
Thai vessel, the Ruanglap Charoench, was diverted to Port Louis Sunday for the crime of illegal fishing on the bank of Nazareth located 800 km north of Mauritius.
12 Sep 2012, business.mega.mu
EXCLUSIF AFP - Abdallah II accuse Israël d'entraver le projet nucléaire de la Jordanie
AMMAN (AFP)Le roi Abdallah II de Jordanie a accusé mercredi Israël d'entraver le programme d'énergie nucléaire du royaume, dans une interview exclusive à l'AFP."La forte opposition au programme d'énergie nucléaire de la Jordanie provient d'Israël", a affirmé le roi dans cette interview.
12 Sep 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Honda vows to up his scoring for Japan
TOKYO (AFP)Playmaker Keisuke Honda has pledged to get his shooting boots on after being chastised by manager Alberto Zaccheroni for failing to score in Japan's 1-0 win over Iraq in a World Cup qualifying match.The Blue Samurai, playing without injured Manchester United rookie Shinji Kagawa, outdid Iraq 13-6 on shots with CSKA Moscow midfielder Honda attempting five of them, all in the second half.But it was a close-range header in the 25th minute by J-League striker Ryoichi Maeda that left Japan at the top of Asia's Group B on 10 points with Jordan second on four points. Iraq, Australia and …
12 Sep 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Voile: victoire de Yann Guichard à Cascais dans la deuxième manche de l'European Tour
PARIS (AFP)Le Français Yann Guichard a remporté mercredi matin à Cascais (Portugal) la deuxième manche océanique de l'European Tour, course à étapes autour del'Europe de trimarans MOD70, d'une vingtaine de mètres.Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA/Foncia) a pris la deuxième place, devant Sidney Gavignet (OMA/Musandam-Oman Sail), Sébastien Josse (FRA/Groupe Edmond de Rothschild) et Stève Ravussin (SUI/Race for Water), qui a fini un peu plus d'une heure après le vainqueur. Guichard et ses cinq équipiers de Spindrift Racing ont franchi la ligne d'arrivée à 07h37, après avoir parcouru les 975 milles du parcours Dun Laoghaire (Irlande) - Cascais en 2 jours 15 heures et …
12 Sep 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Ouverture de la conférence internationale ICT-BPO 2012
L’ouverture officielle de la deuxième édition de la conférence internationale des TIC et d’externalisation a eu lieu le mercredi 12 septembre au Hilton Resort & Spa à Flic-en-Flac.Cette conférence, qui durera jusqu’au 14 septembre, s’inscrit dans le cadre de la stratégie du gouvernement pour transformer l’économie mauricienne en une économie axée sur l’innovation basée sur la connaissance et la technologie. Il s’agit d’une initiative du ministère de la technologie de l’information et de la communication avec la collaboration de l’UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Les TICs troisième pilier de l’économie mauricienneL’objectif de cette conférence est de positionner Maurice comme …
12 Sep 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Raj Babbar plays politician in Bullet Raja
Actor turned politician Raj Babbar, who was last seen in Force, will be seen playing the role of a politician in Tigmanshu Dhulia's forthcoming film Bullet Raja. Currently, an MP from Firozabad, Babbar got the role when director Tigmanshu and producer Rahul Mitra went to congratulate him on becoming a grandfather and offered him the part. Babbar will be joining the other cast members including Saif Ali Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Irrfan, Jimmy Sheirgill and Gulshan Grover who have also been confirmed for the film. Incidentally, Raj Babbar is also working with Tigmanshu in the sequel of Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster.
12 Sep 2012, Orange Ki News ?