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News – Saturday 21/05/11
Title: NewsChannel: MBC3Start Time: 18:30Date: 2011-05-21End Time: 18:50
21 May 2011, MBC
Samachar – Saturday 21/05/11
Title: SamacharChannel: MBC1Start Time: 18:00Date: 2011-05-21End Time: 18:25
21 May 2011, MBC
US writer Ruth Klueger gets key Austrian literary prize
KREMS, Austria (AFP)US writer and academic Ruth Klueger, a Holocaust survivor, late Friday received Austria's important Theodor Kramer literary prize, which honours resistance and exile writers.The award, which carries prize money of 7,300 euros ($10,360), was handed over in Krems near Vienna.Born to a Jewish family in Vienna in 1931, Klueger was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1942 and then to Auschwitz in 1944 and Gross-Rosen.Following the liberation of the Nazi camps at the end of World War II, she first settled in Bavaria in southern Germany, but emigrated to the United States in 1947 where she studied …
21 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
DSK sort de prison et va prendre ses quartiers dans le sud de Manhattan
NEW YORK (AFP)Dominique Strauss-Kahn est sorti de prison vendredi après-midi, un juge new-yorkais ayant donné son accord dans l'après-midi pour que l'ancien patron du FMI soit assigné temporairement à résidence dans un logement du sud de Manhattan. M. Strauss-Kahn "a quitté notre prison de Rikers Island et est entre les mains de la compagnie de sécurité" chargé de sa surveillance et de son placement en résidence surveillée, a déclaré dans un courriel à l'AFP Stephen Morello, porte-parole des autorités carcérales de New York.Le juge Michael Obus de la Cour suprême de New York avait signé un peu plus tôt l'ordonnance …
20 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Rakeysh Mehra speaks about his Bollywood documentary from Cannes
The Bollywood documentary The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Shekhar Kapoor was screened at Cannes. Even before its screening in the filmy French town, the documentary had already been invited to four other international film festivals as the most definitive look at Hindi cinema offered in a capsule. And Mehra and Kapoor are still counting. Rakeysh Mehra seems somewhat stupefied by the spell that the documentary has cast on the foreign critics and audiences at Cannes. "The documentary's journey started on May 14. After the red-carpet walk, we had our first sold-out screening at 8 …
20 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Basket: Cholet en demi-finale, Roanne arrache une belle
PARIS (AFP)Cholet est devenu le premier qualifié pour les demi-finales de la ProA en s'imposant au Mans (76-70) vendredi, alors que Roanne a arraché une belle en dominant Gravelines (83-75).Déjà vainqueur 77-75 à l'aller, le champion en titre a battu les Manceaux, finalistes sortants, pour la septième fois de suite et n'est plus qu'à deux victoires d'imiter Roanne, le seul tenant depuis le doublé de Pau-Orthez en 2004 à avoir atteint la finale l'année suivante, il y a trois ans.Malgré un énorme déchet aux lancers francs, Cholet a fait preuve d'une grande robustesse collective, pliant souvent mais sans jamais rompre …
20 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mauritius Horse Racing Tips 2011 – Week 9
Welcome to the 9th week of the Mauritius Horse Racing Tips challenge. All the best for the coming week. How To Participate All participants must share their tips by latest before the start of the first race of the week. Tips must be shared for all the 8 races at one go. If you [...]Mauritius Horse Racing Tips 2011 – Week 9 is a post from: Island Crisis
20 May 2011, Island Crisis
Tour d'Italie: victoire de Rujano devant Contador
GROSSGLÖCKNER (Autriche) (AFP)Le Vénézuélien Jose Rujano (Androni) a remporté la 13e étape du Tour d'Italie cycliste, vendredi au Grossglöckner (Autriche), devant l'Espagnol Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) qui a conforté son maillot rose de leader.
20 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Anelka sues newspaper over World Cup rant
PARIS (AFP)Former France striker Nicolas Anelka began his 150,000-euro libel action against French newspaper L'Equipe on Friday for their reporting of his foul-mouthed World Cup rant at former coach Raymond Domenech.The Chelsea striker is also demanding that a front page apology be published by the daily sports newspaper.Anelka has never denied ranting at Domenech during half-time in the World Cup group match against Mexico on June 17, which France were drawing 0-0 at the time and went on to lose 2-0. But he has said the newspaper distorted his words splashed across the front page with the expletives included.The French …
20 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
French star Cotillard has baby boy
PARIS (AFP)French Hollywood star Marion Cotillard has given birth to her first child, a boy whom she named Marcel after the lover of her greatest film role, the singer Edith Piaf, her agent said Friday."Marion Cotillard gave birth yesterday in Paris," a spokesperson for the Adequat artists' agency told AFP. "It is a little boy named Marcel. Everything went well."The agency said the baby boy was named after Marcel Cerdan, a boxer who was the great love of Piaf, as portrayed in the 2007 biopic "La Vie en Rose." Cotillard, 35, won a best actress Oscar for her performance as …
20 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Irlande: la reine achève sa visite par une journée touristique
CASHEL (Irlande) (AFP)La reine Elizabeth II a achevé vendredi un déplacement historique en Irlande, le premier d'un monarque depuis l'indépendance en 1922, par une journée touristique, parcourant les étals d'un marché couvvisite avec sonb mari ert et visitant un site médiéval.La souveraine s'est rendue dans la matinée au Rocher de Cashel (sud-ouest), site médiéval qu'aurait fréquenté Saint-Patrick, saint-patron de l'Irlande. Accompagné de son époux le prince Philip, elle s'est fait guider à travers les bâtiments de style gothique avant de signer un livre d'or au son d'une harpe celtique.Poursuivant son chemin plus au sud, la souveraine s'est par la suite …
20 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Injured Schweinsteiger to miss Germany qualifiers
BERLIN (AFP)Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger will play no part in a friendly against Uruguay on May 29 or in two Euro 2012 qualifiers next month because of injury, the German football federation (DFB) said Friday.The 26-year-old Bayern Munich midfielder, one of the stars of Germany's strong 2010 World Cup performance, broke a toe in his right foot in a Bundesliga match on April 23 but continued playing despite the pain.Now though Schweinsteiger, who is vice captain and who has 87 caps for Germany, "needs to have a lengthy break," the DFB said in a statement.Germany have back-to-back Euro 2012 qualifiers …
20 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Cannes juror Thurman breaks off for funeral
CANNES, France (AFP)Hollywood actress Uma Thurman, a Cannes juror, excused herself from the film festival on Friday to attend a family funeral in Monaco, sources close to her said."Uma Thurman left Cannes for the day and she will be back for the end of the competition," one of the sources said. "She wishes to keep her commitments to the festival, despite the circumstances."The identity of the deceased family member was unknown."Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill" star Thurman, 41, is among the nine members of the jury led this year by Robert De Niro that will decide which of 20 films …
20 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
China police say Ai Weiwei firm evaded tax
BEIJING (AFP)Up until now, the Chinese government had only said that Ai was under investigation for economic crimes, but police have so far failed to issue a formal arrest warrant.Chinese authorities, apparently spooked by the wave of pro-democracy uprisings sweeping the Middle East, have detained dozens of lawyers, artists and other perceived critics in recent weeks.Many of the detainees have been beaten while in custody.Ai was able to meet with his wife Lu Qing last Sunday and appeared to be in good health, his sister told AFP, in what is believed to be the first known face-to-face contact between him …
20 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Terim set to return as Galatasaray coach
ISTANBUL (AFP)Turkish first division side Galatasaray, nearing the end of a disastrous season, announced Friday that agreement has been reached with popular Turkish coach Fatih Terim to take over."An agreement has been reached in principle with Fatih Terim to coach our professional football squad," the club said in a statement.Terim, dubbed "The Emperor," said a three-year deal has been agreed."We have an agreement for three years. But we plan to sit down every year to analyse the situation," Terim told Haberturk TV channel.Terim, 57, previously coached Galatasaray from 1996-2000 and 2002-2004.He has coached Italian teams Fiorentina and AC Milan and …
20 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
A Madrid, les manifestants déterminés à braver l'interdiction
MADRID (AFP)Dans le camp de bâches et de tentes planté au beau milieu de la Puerta del Sol, dans le centre de Madrid, des centaines de jeunes, plus déterminés que jamais, se préparaient vendredi à braver l'interdiction de manifester à la veille d'un week-end électoral."Nous allons rester sur la place. Il ne s'agit pas d'une manifestation, mais d'un mouvement citoyen", assurait Juan Lopez, chômeur de 30 ans et l'un des porte-parole de ce mouvement alternatif désormais baptisé Toma la plaza (Prends la place).A deux jours d'élections régionales et municipales qui s'annoncent désastreuses pour les socialistes au pouvoir, le chef du …
20 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Corsairfly passe à quatre vols par semaine entre Paris et Plaisance
A compter du 5 novembre prochain, Corsairfly intensifiera sa présence à Maurice, ajoutant une quatrième rotation hebdomadaire vers l’aéroport de Plaisance.
20 May 2011, business.mega.mu
Mauritian PM left for Namibia to attend the Southern African Development Community summit
20 May 2011, business.mega.mu
412 ex-employees of sugar estates got land in Mauritius
The ceremony was held for people under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS II) and Early Retirement Scheme (ERS)
20 May 2011, business.mega.mu
Rugby: Brive annonce trois nouveaux joueurs, dont Geraghty
BRIVE-LA-GAILLARDE (AFP)Le club de rugby de Brive (Top 14) a annoncé vendredi au cours d'une conférence de presse la signature de trois nouveaux joueurs, parmi lesquels l'ouvreur international anglais de Northampton Shane Geraghty et l'ailier de Bath Jacques Boussuge.Geraghty, 24 ans (1,80 m, 83 kg), est un ouvreur, capable de jouer au centre, international à six reprises, qui a porté les couleurs des London Irish de 2004 à 2009 avant de s'établir depuis deux saisons à Northampton qui dispute samedi la finale de la Coupe d'Europe contre le Leinster.Boussuge, 26 ans (1,87 m, 87 kg) est un ailier français, international …
20 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?