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Le soldat israélien Gilad Shalit, captif du Hamas depuis cinq ans
JERUSALEM (AFP)Israël marque samedi la détention à Gaza depuis cinq ans de son soldat Gilad Shalit, coupé du reste du monde par ses geôliers palestiniens du Hamas, sans quun accord sur un échange de prisonniers ne paraisse en vue en dépit des rumeurs récurrentes.La Maison Blanche a appelé vendredi le Hamas à libérer "immédiatement" le soldat franco-israélien Gilad Shalit."Bientôt cinq années sont passées depuis que les terroristes du Hamas ont traversé Israël et enlevé Gilad Shalit", a déclaré, à la veille du cinquième anniversaire de cette détention, le porte-parole de la Maison Blanche Jay Carney dans un communiqué.Le secrétaire général …
25 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
TV's Columbo, Peter Falk, dead at 83
LOS ANGELES (AFP)After high school, Falk joined the merchant marine and went to sea as a cook, but then went to college to study public administration.He tried to get a job working for the CIA, but his membership in a labor union while a seaman -- seen as having the taint of possible communist affiliation -- torpedoed Falk's chances of getting work as a government spy.Falk later found employment at the post office, and then as a bureaucrat with the Connecticut state government, doing a bit of regional theater and taking acting classes on the side.Then in 1956, at the …
25 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
USA, Mexico meet for third straight Gold Cup final
LOS ANGELES (AFP)Mexico and the United States meet in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament on Saturday for the third consecutive time.Mexico and the US have won nine of the 10 Gold Cups contested since the biennial tournament took its current form in 1991.Mexico dominated the United States 5-0 in 2009 and the Americans beat El Tri 2-1 two years earlier.The two sides meet again Saturday in a sold out contest at the Rose Bowl stadium near downtown Los Angeles.Aldo de Nigris and Javier "El Chicharito" Hernandez scored off corner kicks early in overtime and Mexico defeated Honduras …
25 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
JT de 19h30 – samedi 25/06/11
Title: JT de 19h30Channel: MBC1Start Time: 19:30Date: 2011-06-25End Time: 20:15
25 Jun 2011, MBC
News – Saturday 25/06/11
Title: NewsChannel: MBC3Start Time: 18:30Date: 2011-06-25End Time: 18:50
25 Jun 2011, MBC
Zournal Kreol – samedi 25/06/11
Title: Zournal KreolChannel: MBC2Start Time: 19:00Date: 2011-06-25End Time: 19:20
25 Jun 2011, MBC
New motor regulations in force in July
Those who have not yet affixed new number plates on their vehicles have until July 1 to do so. In case this is not done, officers of the National Transport Authority (NTA) will take severe action. However, the new regulation concerns only new vehicles and second hand vehicles that are being registered for the first [...]
25 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Bappoo stresses importance of social welfare, community centres
A conference brought together voluntary members of the management teams of social welfare centres and community centres and aimed at informing them about their roles and responsibilities in addressing new social challenges. This was held on June 23 at the Octave Wiéhe Auditorium, Réduit. The event was a joint initiative of the Ministry of Gender [...]
25 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
USAID approves green initiatives
Romance Sampa, USAID Southern Africa Trade Hub (SATH) energy adviser, visited Mauritius from June 19 to 24 to discuss renewable energy and assess training needs in the country. In a recent interview, Sampa spoke about a training programme for SADC member countries being prepared by SATH and the Southern African Development Community. What was the [...]
25 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Govt to submit 14-year energy action plan to EC
A number of issues were on the table during the Cabinet meeting on Friday. Among the points discussed include the introduction of the Dog Control Bill in the National Assembly. Household budget survey for 2012 The household budget survey will be conducted from January to December 2012 under the provisions of the Statistics Act. The [...]
25 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
MBC old building to house ILO office
A section of the former headquarters of the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) will house the Regional ILO Documentation and Research Centre. This was confirmed by the minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, Shakeel Mohamed at a press conference on Friday in Port Louis. He stated that the government has agreed to put at their [...]
25 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
New studio sets sights on Hollywood
Often a locale for shootings, the nation is set to play a bigger role in the cinema industry soon. That is if the necessary permissions are granted. British group Pinewood Studios, the name behind acclaimed film series such as James Bond and Carry On is looking to set up shop on the island as Tropikana [...]
25 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Indian tourist robbed of Rs 525,000 at Meridien
Within six days, a second case of theft was recorded in a posh hotel. A receptionist aged 18 working at Le Meridien Hotel stole the sum of Rs 525,000 which was found in the handbag of a 42 year old tourist from New Delhi on June 24. The woman was staying in room 407 together [...]
25 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Multiple offender François arrested
Assistant superintendent of police Daniel Monvoisin’s team achieved a major coup by getting a confession from Kenny François, a 23-year-old resident of Tombeau Bay. He admitted to having committed larceny with violence at Albion on June 18. He and his accomplices broke into a house at around 2 am, tied up the husband, 33, and [...]
25 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
MCB awards scholarships to four Rodriguans
The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) awarded four scholarships to Rodriguan students at the MCB head office, Port Louis, on Friday through the MCB Rodrigues scholarship scheme. The four students are currently following their degree courses at the University of Mauritius (UoM), Réduit.Other prizes were also offered to the students in the presence of representatives of [...]
25 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Why didn't Ash inform Heroine makers of her pregnancy?
If there is one question which is haunting the makers of Heroine (read: Madhur Bhandarkar and UTV), it is - 'Why didn't Ash inform them in advance about her pregnancy before giving her nod of approval to the film?' "Ash is four months pregnant and it was during April when Madhur Bhandarkar had first approached her formally for the film. Only when she said 'yes' was Heroine announced in the month of May. Since Ash already knew about her pregnancy then, it is strange that she still went ahead with the film", says a source. This is all the more …
25 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Farah Khan is delighted to be one of the 100 Most Promising Directors
Farah Khan can't believe she has been handpicked as one of the 100 most promising emerging new directorial talent in the world in a film anthology entitled Take 100: The Future Of Film 100 New Directors. Says Farah happily, "I am just toooo toooo happy. In our country we don't value talent until it gets endorsed from the outside. I didn't even know about this until (film critic) Khalid Mohamed told me. Can you imagine, if he hadn't told me I would've never known! It's such an honour because I'm the only Indian director among the 100 who have been …
25 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Brésil: vague d'assassinats d'écologistes en Amazonie
NOVA IPIXUNA (Brésil) (AFP)Face à limpunité dont bénéficient localement les tueurs, le gouvernement brésilien a envoyé des troupes fédérales en Amazonie pour tenter de faire barrage à une vague dassassinats décologistes opposés au déboisement illégal du poumon vert de la planète.Cest près de cette petite ville de 15.000 habitants de lEtat amazonien du Para, quont été tués par balle fin mai dans une embuscade, José Claudio Ribeiro da Silva, 52 ans, et sa femme Maria do Espirito Santo da Silva, 51 ans, qui dénonçaient la déforestation sauvage.Depuis, trois autres paysans ont été assassinés dans cet Etat, où les conflits agraires …
24 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Aarakshan promos removed from Double Dhamaal prints
Click above for more movie stills First it was Prakash Jha's film Raajneeti, the promos of which were removed from Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 3 Idiots. Well, now we hear that the promos of his latest film Aarakshan have also been removed from Double Dhamaal. Apparently, Jha had sent a team to gauge the audience's reaction to the promos of Aarakshan in theatres, but was disappointed to discover that the promos had been removed from Double Dhamaal. When contacted, Prakash Jha said, "Yes, I had spoken to the makers of Double Dhamaal months in advance about playing the promos of Aarakshan, …
24 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Chillar Party reject Harsh Mayar won National Award for I Am Kalam
Chillar Party may boast of biggies like Salman Khan and Ranbir Kapoor but Smile Foundation's film I Am Kalam has none other than the Missile Man of India, former Indian President Dr. A P J Kalam as its inspiration. The fun and family entertainer has a social message and just like the feel of the film, the lead child actor Harsh Mayar has also had a story of grit and determination. Apparently, Harsh, who is a slum kid from Delhi, was first rejected by the makers of Chillar Party because he was a misfit for the film. Needless to say, …
24 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?