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Form III exams to begin on October 24
The Form III national examinations will begin by the end of October. The examinations will start with the English paper on October 24, followed by French on October 25, IT on October 27, mathematics on October 28 and science on October 31. Each exam will last 1 hour 45 minutes except for the science paper, [...]
16 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Nation joins in celebrations of India’s 65th Independence Day
It was on the notes of ‘Jana Gana Mana’ India’s national anthem that the country’s tri-colour flag was hoisted on Monday morning at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture (IGCIC) in Phoenix. August 15 marked the 65th Independence Day of India, commemorating its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation [...]
16 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
ID card project takes shape
A delegation of eight consultants from the Singaporean firm, Crimson Logic, is expected in Mauritius by Friday. The aim of their visit is to discuss the implementation of the new electronic national identity (NID) card with local authorities. As approved by the Cabinet on July 29, the first NID card batch is expected to be [...]
16 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Les marchés asiatiques attentistes avant la réunion Sarkozy/Merkel à Paris
HONG KONG (AFP) Les Bourses asiatiques et le pétrole évoluaient sans conviction mardi matin, dans un marché attentiste avant la réunion à Paris entre Angela Merkel et Nicolas Sarkozy, destinée à améliorer la gouvernance dans la zone euro, qui est en pleine tourmente.A Tokyo, l'indice Nikkei 225 des 225 valeurs vedette prenait 0,33% à la mi-séance (après avoir ouvert à +0,58%). Hong Kong gagnait 0,16% et Shanghai 0,22%. Séoul, qui avait manqué le net rebond de la veille pour cause de jour férié, prenait 3,88% en fin de matinée, tandis que Sydney était à l'équilibre à la mi-journée.Au lendemain d'une …
16 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
In troubled times, investors turn to gold
Owing to the US debt crisis, investors are rapidly flocking to gold, propelling the precious metal to an all time high of $1,763 per ounce on Friday. It however fell by 1.5 per cent to be valuated at $1,741.61 on Monday. Sameer Sharma, head of international funds at Investment Professionals Ltd, an independent investment management [...]
16 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Arsenal's Wenger faces crucial test against Udinese
LONDON (AFP)Arsene Wenger admits it is essential for Arsenal to avoid an early Champions League exit against Udinese as the Gunners boss tries to stop his club spiralling out of control.Wenger has endured a miserable close season which consisted of desperate attempts to persuade Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri to stay and a total failure to sign the top-class players required to revive a squad that has now gone six years without winning a trophy.In the circumstances, missing out on a place in the group stages of Europe's elite club competition could be disastrous for Wenger.The French coach has looked …
16 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Coco Chanel spied for Nazis: book
NEW YORK (AFP)French designer Coco Chanel spied for the Nazis during the German occupation of France in World War II, according to a new book on sale Tuesday."Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel's Secret War," by Hal Vaughan, expands on long-standing evidence that the iconic designer had a double life and was the lover of a spy, Baron Hans Gunther von Dincklage."Sleeping with the Enemy pieces together how Coco Chanel became a German Intelligence operative; how and why she was enlisted in a number of spy missions; how she escaped arrest in France after the war," New York publishers Knopf …
16 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
JO-2012: Federer va solliciter Hingis pour le double mixte
CINCINNATI (Etats-Unis) (AFP)Le Suisse Roger Federer, N.3 mondial, a déclaré lundi qu'il allait solliciter sa compatriote Martina Hingis, ancienne N.1 mondiale et aujourd'hui retraitée, pour disputer le double mixte des jeux Olympiques de Londres en 2012."Si je joue le double mixte, ce sera avec Hingis, parce que c'est une joueuse incroyable, parce que j'ai remporté l'un de mes premiers succès avec elle à la Hopman Cup (en 2001) et parce que je me suis entraîné et j'ai joué avec elle par le passé", a déclaré l'ancien N.1 mondial lors d'une conférence de presse en marge du tournoi de Cincinnati (Etats-Unis)."Même …
15 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Rangers reject Bolton's Wylde bid
GLASGOW (AFP)Scottish champions Rangers confirmed on Monday they have rejected a bid in the region of £400,000 ($654 million) from English Premier League club Bolton for Gregg Wylde.The 20-year-old winger is in the final year of his contract and has been the subject of speculation over his future after so far failing to agree a new deal.But Rangers manager Ally McCoist insists he would not welcome any further offers for the highly-rated youngster."The bid from Bolton was not accepted and I don't want Gregg Wylde to go anywhere. He is a good young talent and we feel he has done …
15 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Euro-2011 de basket: répétition générale à Londres pour l'équipe de France
LONDRES (AFP)Arrivée lundi dans la capitale britannique, l'équipe de France veut profiter du tournoi de Londres qui leur propose cinq matches en six jours à partir de mardi pour gagner des certitudes en vue de l'Eurobasket.A deux semaines du début du Championnat d'Europe en Lituanie (31 août-18 septembre), les Bleus, déjà dans leur configuration finale de douze joueurs, vont découvrir un endroit qu'ils rêvent de retrouver dans un an lors du tournoi olympique, le vrai, qui leur échappe depuis l'argent de Sydney en 2000.Pour être assuré d'en être il faudra être finaliste à l'Euro ou, au moins, terminer dans les …
15 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Des milliers de jeunes à Madrid pour les JMJ
MADRID (AFP)Venus à pied, à vélo, en avion ou en car, agitant le drapeau de leurs pays, des dizaines de milliers de jeunes du monde entier ont envahi Madrid lundi à la veille de l'ouverture des Journées mondiales de la jeunesse, avant d'être rejoints jeudi par le pape Benoît XVI.Les préparatifs s'accéléraient dans la capitale espagnole, pavoisée de photos du pape et de drapeaux rouges et blancs. Deux autels géants ont été installés au coeur de la ville et sur l'aérodrome militaire de Cuatro Vientos, tandis que 200 confessionnaux s'alignaient dans le parc central du Retiro.A l'école jésuite de Notre-Dame …
15 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Fabregas 'comes home' to Barcelona
BARCELONA (AFP)Spain midfield star Cesc Fabregas Monday completed his marathon move from Arsenal to Barcelona by signing a five-year contract that brought him "back home" to his boyhood club after eight years."Cesc has finally joined FC Barcelona, after signing a contract for the next five seasons. His buyout clause will be 200 million euros," the club said in a statement.Barcelona deputy chairman Josep Maria Bartomeu said the fee was 29 million euros."In addition, if we win the league twice and the Champions league once in the next five seasons Arsenal will receive a bonus of five million euros, two (million) …
15 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Ibrahimovic says losing Eto'o would be a huge blow
ROME (AFP)AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says rivals Inter Milan would suffer if they let Cameroon forward Samuel Eto'o leave.Eto'o is the subject of intense transfer speculation over a possible big-money switch to Russia to join Anzhi Makhachkala, although the 30-year-old says he could also move to England.And having let Ibrahimovic himself leave two years ago and Mario Balotelli last year, the big Swede says Inter would be ill-advised to lose another talented forward."If Inter lose Eto'o it's normal that they'll lose quality, there isn't another player like Eto'o, he's proved he's one of the best in the world," Ibrahimovic …
15 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Tunis: la police charge des manifestants anti-gouvernementaux
TUNIS (AFP)La police tunisienne a tiré lundi des gaz lacrymogènes pour disperser une manifestation anti-gouvernementale dans le centre de Tunis, a constaté l'AFP.Des colonnes de fumée s'élevaient de la place Ibn Khaldoun, devant la Cathédrale jusqu'à la porte de France, à l'entrée de la Médina, alors que des manifestants criaient "nouvelle révolution", "ministère de l'intérieur terroriste", "le peuple veut la chute du système", "fidèles à l'âme de nos martyrs".Cette manifestation a dégénéré, alors qu'une marche pacifique autorisée se déroulait pas loin du centre, à l'appel de la centrale syndicale.Les premiers protestataires qui avaient commencé à se rassembler en fin de …
15 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Warren Buffett says: 'tax me and my rich friends'
WASHINGTON (AFP)Billionaire investor Warren Buffett urged US lawmakers Monday to raise taxes on wealthier Americans to cut Washington's huge budget deficit, saying the move would not dampen investments or jobs.In a New York Times opinion article, the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway proposed a tax increase on Americans who make at least $1 million per year and an additional increase on those making $10 million or more."Our leaders have asked for 'shared sacrifice.' But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched," …
15 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
FC Barcelone: Cesc Fabregas signe pour cinq ans au Barça
BARCELONE (Espagne) (AFP)L'international espagnol et capitaine d'Arsenal Cesc Fabregas a signé un contrat de cinq ans en faveur du FC Barcelone, a annoncé le club catalan lundi sur son site.Le Barça indique que le joueur "retourne à la maison" mais ne mentionne pas le montant réel de la transaction.Fabregas, 24 ans, qui a signé le contrat en présence du président du FC Barcelone Sandro Rosell, retourne dans un club qu'il a quitté à l'âge de 16 ans en 2003."Je rentre enfin à la maison", a déclaré le joueur lors de sa présentation lundi aux supporters du club catalan.Dans son communiqué, …
15 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Chelsea star's father kidnapped in Nigeria
LONDON (AFP)The father of Chelsea and Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel has been abducted in his homeland, the player's representatives said in a statement Monday.Michael Obi, who runs a transport company, was seized on Friday, Sport Entertainment and Media Group said.Mikel, 24, played from start to finish in Chelsea's opening English Premier League match of the season, a 0-0 draw at Stoke City on Sunday, knowing that his father had gone missing."SEM confirms that client John Obi Mikel's father was abducted in Nigeria on Friday, August 10," the firm, Sport Entertainment and Media Group, said. "Thus far no ransom demand …
15 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Israël approuve 277 nouveaux logements dans la colonie d'Ariel en Cisjordanie
JERUSALEM (AFP)Le ministre israélien de la Défense Ehud Barak a approuvé la construction de 277 nouveaux logements dans la colonie d'Ariel, dans le nord de la Cisjordanie occupée, a indiqué lundi un communiqué du ministère."Le ministre Ehud Barak a approuvé la semaine dernière la mise sur le marché de 277 logements dans le quartier Neuman à Ariel", affirme le communiqué. Une partie de ces habitations est destinée aux anciens colons du Goush Katif à Gaza, une implantation démantelée par Israël en 2005, est-il précisé.Ariel (18.000 habitants), peuplée en grande partie par des nouveaux immigrants d'ex-URSS, est la plus importante implantation …
15 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Orlando Bloom backs butterfly conservation effort
LONDON (AFP)Orlando, who is married to Australian model Miranda Kerr, added: "I am delighted to back Butterfly Conservation and their efforts to ensure that these wonderful insects are conserved for future generations to enjoy."The story of Crystal, the Small Miracle, written by my mother for children everywhere, reflects her own love of butterflies as well as her passion for children to be educated about the insect world in general."Sonia Copeland Bloom, from Canterbury, Kent, said: "The transformation of caterpillar to chrysalis and then butterfly is one of nature's greatest miracles."After witnessing it myself, I wanted children everywhere to share this …
15 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Fabregas completes Barca signing
BARCELONA (AFP)Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has completed his move to Barcelona by signing a five-year contract, the Spanish club confirmed on their official website on Monday.Barca, indicating that their former teen prodigy had "returned home," said that they had inserted a buyout clause of 200 million euros into the deal for Fabregas, 24, but did not initially specify the fee, believed to be between 36 and 40 million euros.Fabregas, who signed the deal in the presence of Barca president Sandro Rosell, returns to the club which he left as a 16-year-old in 2003.
15 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?