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PGA -Tour Championship: Bill Haas remporte le pactole
ATLANTA (Etats-Unis) (AFP)Le golfeur Américain Bill Haas a empoché dimanche à Atlanta (Georgie) les 10 millions de dollars de la Coupe FedEx, réservé au vainqueur des play-offs du circuit PGA, en s'adjugeant le Tour Championship, dernière des quatre étapes des play-offs.En une journée de travail, Bill Haas a donc empoché 11,4 millions de dollars (8,5 M EUR) soit plus que son père Jay, vainqueur de neuf épreuves du PGA Tour de 1978 à 1993, n'en a gagné durant toute sa carrière sur le circuit...Haas, 29 ans, dont c'est le troisième titre PGA en carrière, a fait le par au troisième …
26 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Kenya's Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai dies
NAIROBI (AFP)Kenya's Wangari Maathai, who won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her environmental work, has died of cancer, the campaigning movement she founded announced Monday."It is with great sadness that the family of professor Wangari Maathai announces her passing away on 25th September 2011 at the Nairobi hospital after a prolonged and bravely borne struggle with cancer," the Green Belt Movement said in a statement.Born in 1940, Maathai became a key figure in Kenya since founding the movement in 1977, staunchly campaigning for environmental conservation and good governance.Since its founding, her organisation has planted some 40 million trees across …
26 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Tourisme : bilan positif pour Maurice à l’IFTM Top Résa 2011
Alain Malka Directeur Général d’Air France Caraïbes Océan Indien et Michael Sik Yuen, ministre du Tourisme de Maurice, entourés d’un steward et d’une hôtesse Air France. A l’occasion de l’International French Travel Market (IFTM) Top Résa 2011, Maurice était représentée par une importante délégation composée de Michael Sik Yuen, ministre du Tourisme de Maurice, Premila Roy, directeur du cabinet du ministère du Tourisme, Robert Desvaux, président de la MTPA, Karl Mootoosamy, directeur de la MTPA et Roselyne Hauchler, responsable du marché France. La MTPA a tenu à rassurer les tours opérateurs sur le maintien du positionnement haut de gamme de …
26 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Ce 26 septembre: la journée mondiale du cœur a lieu
La journée mondiale du cœur a lieu chaque année le 26 septembre. Le thème choisi cette année est ‘Un monde, un foyer, un cœur.’ Selon l’Organisation Mondiale de la santé, les maladies cardiovasculaires font 17,1 millions de victimes chaque année et sont la 1ère cause de mortalité dans le monde. Cette journée est l’occasion afin de conscientiser la population mondiale de l’importance d’un cœur sain et entretenu pour une espérance de vie plus longue. Une alimentation mal équilibrée, une vie sédentaire, l’obésité, la cigarette ainsi que l’hypertension sont autant de facteurs qui affectent le bon fonctionnement du cœur. La journée …
26 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Live Chat: Dev Anand on September 28 at 1600 hrs IST
The name Dev Anand needs no introduction. After all he is the 'Evergreen Legendary Superstar' who has enthralled one and all over the years with his films such as C.I.D, Guide, Hum Dono, Johny Mera Naam, Jewel Thief, Prem Pujari, Hare Rama Hare Krishna and many more. Dev saab, as he is fondly known as, is now ready with his latest film Chargesheet. Bollywood Hungama gives you the chance of a lifetime to have a live video chat with the living legend Dev Anand on Wednesday, September 28, at 1600 hrs IST. Don't miss it for anything in the world.
26 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Candidature palestinienne à l'ONU: première séance du Conseil de sécurité
NEW YORK (Nations unies) (AFP)Le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU se réunit lundi pour commencer l'examen de la candidature palestinienne d'adhésion aux Nations unies, processus qui prendra des semaines de tractations, Washington ayant prévenu qu'il opposera son veto si nécessaire.Les 15 pays du Conseil de sécurité doivent tenir des consultations à partir de 19h00 GMT après le dépôt historique vendredi de la candidature par le président palestinien Mahmoud Abbas au siège de l'ONU à New York.Un vote devrait prendre environ quatre semaines, peut-être plus, selon les diplomates. Les Etats-Unis, membre permanent du Conseil, ont promis d'opposer leur veto si nécessaire, …
26 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Khamajeet’s apology does not end uproar
Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) Dhiraj Khamajeet issued an apology during the weekend following the release of a statement broadcast on a private radio on Friday. Khamajeet allegedly promised jobs in the public sector to several Labour Party followers of his constituency at a private meeting. “On returning home after a very tiring day on Thursday [...]
26 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Round moments and memories:
Preamble It is both an honour and a pleasure, to deliver this lecture entitled Round Moments and Memories: Re-membering Chacha. At the same time, it is also pertinent to note that, I have already paid tribute more than once to the memory of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Father of the Nation, Prime Minister, and Governor-General, born [...]
26 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Availability: One cause of food insecurity
Jessy Appavoo Moodelly We mentioned in our previous article that , “food security” (a term being erroneously used by many people, including politicians), is a condition whereby ‘food is available at all times; that all persons have means of access to it; that it is nutritionally adequate in terms of quantity, quality and variety; and [...]
26 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Corrupted business of private tuition
As long as the present perverted and twisted form of private tuition remains unchecked, the hope for a better future will remain dim. Schools and colleges should not become industries of corruption. We have to get the notion of education right, if we want to eliminate corruption and other societal scourges from this country. The [...]
26 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Sugarcane land area drops by 6.3 pc
The Central Statistics Office released date on the environment for the year 2010. The report noted structural changes which took place during the period of 2001 to 2010 as well as changes in the field of agriculture, energy, greenhouse gas and the environmental performance index. Gross domestic product increased in nominal terms by about 123 [...]
26 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Fujito, Kodak enter into partnership
Fred Ebersohn, general manager of Kodak Africa, announced the official partnership between Kodak and Fujito in Mauritius, at a ceremony held at the Link in Ebene on Friday. He also announced that Square Spot (Mauritius) Limited, a subsidiary of Fujito Private Limited will offer Kodak Solutions to commercial businesses in the Indian Ocean region. Asim [...]
26 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Three new DCPs take up posts today
The police force now has three new deputy commissioners of police (DCPs). Vinod Appadoo of the Anti Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU), Rashidali Issa Beekun, head of the Western Division, and Tulsi Bhoojoo in charge of the Eastern Division will officially assume their new post on Monday. The promotion follows the recommendations of police commissioner [...]
26 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
MACOSS launches good governance awards
Mauritius Council of Social Services (MACOSS) officially launched the 2011 National NGO Award at a press meet held at Astor Court, Port Louis, on September 23. The competition is open to all non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with at least two years of experience based in Mauritius, Rodrigues or Agalega. “The aim of the competition is to [...]
26 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
DCL awarded best Cyberoam distributor in Mid-East, Africa
Data Communications Limited (DCL) has won the best distributor award for the Middle East and Africa at the Cyberoam Partner Summit held in Athens, Greece. The announcement was made by Roodesh Ramsurrun, DCL director of sales and marketing during a press meet held at Labourbonnais Hotel in Port Louis on September 23. DCL executive directorGanesh [...]
26 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Regional SMEs benefit from FEM 11
The Food Exhibition Mauritius 2011 was held at Swami Vivekananda Centre, Pailles, from September 22 to 25. The fair served as a platform to bring together small and medium enterprises from Mauritius, Rodrigues, Madagascar, India, Brazil, Pakistan, and Lebanon. Dina Jeetah, who has been instrumental in the realisation of the event, said the fair was [...]
26 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Delhi Belly re-edited and re-dubbed for TV
One of this year's most successful films Delhi Belly is all set to debut on television. But before the world TV premiere, the film is being re-edited and re-dubbed. Delhi Belly is a comedy with an adult theme, crass dialogues and explicit scenes.The satellite rights of the movie have been bought by Sahara. The television censor committee had suggested the makers to delete some of the intimate scenes, dialogues and wild gestures. Deleting the scenes and dialogues would spoil the continuity and create a jerk in the story leaving the audience confused; the makers then decided to re-edit and re-dub …
26 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Barcelona's Messi closing in on Kubala 194-goal record
BARCELONA (AFP)Lionel Messi is determined to keep breaking goal-scoring records at Barcelona after his 12th career hat-trick for the European and Spanish champions took him to 192 at the club.The 24-year-old Argentine magician hit his latest hat-trick in the 5-0 demolition of Atletico Madrid and is now just two behind Hungary's Laszlo Kubala who scored 194 in his career at the Camp Nou in the 1950s.Once he gets past that, the all-time club record of 235, set by Cesar Rodriguez betwen 1939 and 1955, will be easily within his sights."I'm pretty calm about it. I just take it a game …
26 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
John Abraham's football academy launch postponed
Last week, the north eastern belt of India was hit with a massive earthquake throwing life off balance. The quake also has disrupted John Abraham and footballer Baichung Bhutia's joint plan to open a football academy in Sikkim. The academy was apparently supposed to launch by the end of this year, however due to the set back, the actor and the footballer are yet to finalize a new date to restart the plans for their academy, once the quake furore has settled down.
26 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Sarkozy's 'flower power' won over Bruni
LONDON (AFP)French President Nicolas Sarkozy bewitched future wife Carla Bruni with his "incredible" knowledge of flowers and the pair now enjoy a "very quiet life", the first lady told the BBC World Service."He knows all the Latin names for flowers," Bruni told Newshour radio show guest presenter Christine Ockrent in an interview due to be aired on Tuesday."I was really impressed ... walking around the garden in the Palais of the Elysee, he was giving me all these details about tulips and roses and I said to myself: 'My God I must marry this man, he's the president, and he …
26 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?