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Allemagne: Dortmund reçoit le Werder pour la reprise
BERLIN (AFP)Dortmund accueille vendredi le Werder Brême en ouverture de la 50e édition de la Bundesliga, premier pas de sa quête d'un troisième sacre consécutif que le Bayern Munich veut à tout prix empêcher après deux saisons de disette.Au sortir d'un exercice record (81 points) doublé d'un triomphe en Coupe d'Allemagne, Dortmund joue pourtant la carte de la modestie, laissant aux commentateurs le soin d'en faire un favori pour le titre."On s'est fixé pour objectif de jouer en Ligue des Champions en 2013-14, ni plus ni moins", assure Jürgen Klopp, rejetant la pression sur le rival bavarois: "Il n'y a …
24 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
GP de République tchèque: Pedrosa dominateur aux essais libres
BRNO (République Tchèque) (AFP)L'Espagnol Dani Pedrosa (Honda) a dominé les deux premières séances d'essais libres du Grand Prix de République tchèque de moto vitesse, disputées vendredi sur le circuit de Brno (sud-est) en vue de la 12e manche du Championnat du monde de moto vitesse, dans la catégorie MotoGP.Avec un écart minime de 53 millièmes de seconde, Pedrosa a devancé en 1 min 56 sec 858, son compatriote Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha), en tête du classement provisoire du Championnat du monde.Champion du monde 2010 et vainqueur à Brno la même année, Lorenzo ne bénéficie plus que 18 points d'avance sur Pedrosa, …
24 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Violents combats à Tripoli au Liban, trois morts dont un cheikh sunnite
TRIPOLI (Liban) (AFP)Un cheikh sunnite a été tué vendredi par un tireur embusqué à Tripoli, la grande ville du nord du Liban, provoquant de nouveaux combats liés au conflit en Syrie qui ont fait deux autres morts, a indiqué à l'AFP un responsable des services de sécurité.La mort du cheikh de 28 ans, Khaled el-Baradei, a provoqué de violents affrontements déclenchés à l'aube après un fragile cessez-le-feu entre le quartier alaouite de Jabal Mohsen (nord-est) et celui sunnite de Qobbé (est). C'est dans ce quartier qu'une deuxième personne blessée a succombé à ses blessures.La troisième victime est un habitant du …
24 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Chelsea sign Marseille's Azpilcueta
PARIS (AFP)French Ligue 1 side Marseille on Friday said they had reached an agreement with English giants Chelsea to sell their Spanish defender Cesar Azpilicueta.The French south coast club said on its website that the transfer was "officially concluded on Friday morning... and the Spaniard had signed a contract", while Chelsea said separately that the right-back had inked a two-year deal.Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo said on the club's website: "Azpilicueta will give us cover at right-back. It gives us more options for the future."His signing gives us competition for positions. We'll see who will be first choice."According to news …
24 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Mauritius Athletics post London Olympics 2012
Athletes from Mauritius who took part in the recent Olympics in London should be very proud of the fact that, at least, in spite of all odds they met the required minima to represent their country. The ladies who represented Mauritius in Beach Volley should be congratulated and encouraged since they got many headlines in [...]The post Mauritius Athletics post London Olympics 2012 appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.
24 Aug 2012, KotZot
Mobile numbering system will move on from 7 digits to 8 digits as from September 1, 2013
The mobile numbering system will move on from 7 digits to 8 digits as from September 1, 2013. The announcement was made by the Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum to Radio Plus on Tuesday. Mobile phone numbers will start with the number 5 followed by the seven numbers which already [...]The post Mobile numbering system will move on from 7 digits to 8 digits as from September 1, 2013 appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.
24 Aug 2012, KotZot
En Irak, l'armée utilise des détecteurs d'explosifs à l'inutilité avérée
BAGDAD (AFP)A un barrage routier de Bagdad, un soldat irakien s'approche d'une voiture à l'arrêt avec à la main un "détecteur d'explosifs". Pourtant, ces appareils achetés au prix fort à une société britannique, ne fonctionnent pas.Dans un pays où les violences ont fait au moins 409 morts et 975 blessés pendant le mois de jeûne musulman du ramadan, en juillet et août, ces appareils continuent d'être utilisés partout en Irak, même aux checkpoints protégant des lieux très sensibles, comme la zone verte où sont rassemblés les bâtiments gouvernementaux.Alors que les attentats à l'explosif ensanglantaient l'Irak à un rythme effréné en …
24 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Sunderland sign Wolves striker Fletcher
LONDON (AFP)Premier League club Sunderland signed Scotland striker Steven Fletcher from Championship side Wolves for an undisclosed fee on Friday.Fletcher agreed a four-year contract after Wolves accepted an improved offer from Black Cats boss Martin O'Neill.The 25-year-old had been on O'Neill's wanted list for much of the close-season and some reports claim he has paid around £15 million ($23 million) to finally get his man."It has been no secret that we needed to strengthen our attacking options and Steven has a proven track record of scoring goals," O'Neill told Sunderland's website.Even though Wolves were relegated from the Premier League last …
24 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Sharapova launches a personal candy line
MOSCOW (AFP)Russian tennis icon Maria Sharapova, third seed for next week's US Open, has launched her own brand of sweets.The 25-year-old, who won this year's French Open and was a silver medallist at the London Olympics, has called the line "Sugarpova" and includes sweets in the shape of a tennis ball."My main goal was to make candies that will fit my personal taste and the tastes of girls with similar preferences," she was quoted as saying at the launch in New York.Proceeds from sales will go to charity, according to the brand's website.Sharapova won the grand slam at Flushing Meadows …
24 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Jeux Paralympiques : la flamme anglaise allumée à Trafalgar Square
LONDRES (Royaume-Uni) (AFP)La flamme anglaise des jeux Paralympiques a été allumée vendredi à Trafalgar Square en présence du premier ministre britannique David Cameron qui a promis que ces jeux feraient "la fierté" du Royaume-Uni.La flamme a été allumée dans un chaudron par Claire Lomas, une ancienne cavalière devenue paraplégique en 2007 après une chute, qui avait réussi au printemps, grâce à un équipement spécial, à parcourir en marchant la distance d'un marathon en 17 jours. Cette flamme avait été allumée mardi sur le point culminant de l'Angleterre, le Scafell Pike.Trois autres flammes ont été allumées le même jour, toutes par …
24 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Ethiopie: questions autour du délicat processus de succession
ADDIS ABEBA (AFP)Le processus de la délicate succession du Premier ministre Meles Zenawi se poursuivait vendredi à Addis Abeba dans la discrétion, et les rares détails ayant filtré jusqu'ici suscitent de nombreuses questions.Plus de 72 heures après l'annonce officielle mardi du décès de l'homme fort de l'Ethiopie des 20 dernières années, aucune date n'était toujours annoncée pour réunir le parlement, devant lequel le vice-Premier ministre Hailemariam Delasegn, qui assure l'interim jusqu'en 2015, doit prêter serment pour devenir Premier ministre.Une session parlementaire convoquée jeudi a été annulée, selon le gouvernement pour permettre aux députés de respecter le deuil national décrété jusqu'aux …
24 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
US Navy SEAL raid commando identified
The US Navy commando who wrote an account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden under a pseudonym has been identified by an American TV news channel. Matt Bissonnette, who retired from the Navy last summer, was first named by Fox News. It was later confirmed by one current and one former US military [...]The post US Navy SEAL raid commando identified appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.
24 Aug 2012, KotZot
West Ham sign Jarvis on five-year deal
LONDON (AFP)Newly promoted West Ham confirmed Friday they had signed former Wolves winger Matt Jarvis on a five-year contract for what is believed to be a record fee for the east London club.Although the actual fee remains undisclosed, Jarvis is reported to have joined West Ham in a £10.75million deal, with the 26-year-old available for Saturday's Premier League match away to Swansea.West Ham manager Sam Allardyce, speaking Thursday, said Jarvis, who had three years in the top flight with Wolves, was "one of the best final-third crossers in the Premier League".Jarvis told the Hammers' official website Friday he was delighted …
24 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Seychelles and Mauritius Establish Commission to Jointly Manage World's Largest Offshore Zone
Seychelles and Mauritius have established a commission to manage the world's largest offshore joint management zone measuring 400,000 square kilometers of continental shelf.
24 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
Jean-Luc Delarue est mort des suites d'un cancer
Jean Luc Delarue, emblème des animateurs-producteurs, est mort des suites d'un cancer à l'âge de 48 ans, a-t-on appris vendredi auprès de sa maison de production Réservoir Prod.
24 Aug 2012, Le Matinal
Prise entre deux feux, Alep craint pour son patrimoine historique
ALEP (Syrie) (AFP)Prise entre insurgés et troupes fidèles au président syrien Bachar al-Assad, la ville d'Alep s'inquiète pour son patrimoine historique unique, qui de balles d'armes automatiques en obus de mortier, subit des dommages inouïs."Les soldats de Bachar al-Assad ne respectent rien. Ni notre histoire, ni notre religion", lâche un combattant rebelle.Courte barbe de jais, la tête ceinte d'un bandana vert, il pointe un trou béant ouvert par un projectile à la base du minaret de la mosquée al-Mahmandar, un joyau vieux de sept siècles, sis dans le quartier de Bab al-Nasser. Sous ses pas, le verre brisé craque alors …
24 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Berlusconi got me pregnant: German starlet 'Queen Bee'
ROME (AFP)A German starlet known as "Queen Bee" for her organising role at Silvio Berlusconi's raunchy parties said in an interview on Friday that she is pregnant by the former Italian prime minister.Asked by investigative daily Il Fatto Quotidiano about the rumour that Berlusconi could be the father of her baby, 38-year-old television actress Sabina Began answered: "It's simple, I only went to bed with him."Berlusconi, 75, has not commented on the claim and Began declined to say what his reaction has been. She added however that Berlusconi was currently "very depressed" and was keen to get back to the …
24 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Lance Armstrong will be stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong will receive a lifetime ban from Olympic sports early Friday and be stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles after deciding to abandon his long fight against charges he led a sophisticated doping conspiracy throughout his career That leaves the seven-time Tour de France champion open to a range [...]The post Lance Armstrong will be stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.
24 Aug 2012, KotZot
The Sun defies royals to print nude Harry snaps
LONDON (AFP)Royal officials had argued that printing the pictures would breach Harry's privacy, and they contacted Britain's Press Complaints Commission (PCC) watchdog to request that newspapers not publish them.A spokeswoman for Harry's residence, Clarence House, declined to say on Friday whether the palace would take legal action against The Sun."We have made our views on Prince Harry's privacy known," she said. "Newspapers regulate themselves, so the publication of the photographs is ultimately a decision for editors to make."Industry figures say the wider British media complied with the request due to fears that the phone-hacking scandal at Murdoch's new-defunct News of …
24 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?
Ferguson rules out more Man Utd signings
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)Alex Ferguson has ruled out any more summer signings at Manchester United and insists time is running out for any player looking to leave.Ferguson unveiled Dutch defender Alexander Buttner at his Friday news conference, with the former Vitesse player having completed his move to United on Tuesday.He follows Shinji Kagawa, Robin van Persie and Nick Powell to Old Trafford while Chilean teenager Angelo Henriquez also completed a move to United this week.But Ferguson insists that there will be no more incoming players despite rumoured interest in Mexico's Hector Herrera.And time is also running out for Dimitar Berbatov, …
24 Aug 2012, Orange Ki News ?