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Euroligue: le Panathinaïkos et Sienne sortent les derniers finalistes, le Maccabi qualifié
PARIS (AFP)Le Panathinaïkos s'est qualifié jeudi pour le Final Four de l'Euroligue en signant un troisième succès (78-67) face au tenant du titre Barcelone, tandis que Sienne a éliminé le vice-champion d'Europe l'Olympiakos (88-76) et que le Maccabi Tel-Aviv s'est qualifié contre Vitoria (99-77).Le dernier billet se disputera mercredi dans la salle du Real Madrid après l'égalisation à 2-2 de Valence dans sa salle (81-72).Le Final Four 2011 se jouera donc sans aucun des quatre participants à l'édition 2010 !Dans le duel entre les deux derniers champions d'Europe, le Panathinaïkos, malgré deux fautes précoces de Diamantidis et la sortie sur …
01 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
U.S. Embassy Temporarily Resumes Visa Services
The Consular Section of the U.S. wishes to inform the public that it will be open to the public for visa services from April 11 to 15. Applicants with an urgent need to travel should submit their applications immediately for interviews during that time. Priority will be given to applicants travelling for business purposes, attending a graduation ceremony, or going for tourism/family visit before the month of May. Applicants should provide evidence of the urgent need for travel. Students in possession of I-20 or DS-2019 and government representatives travelling on official business are welcome to apply during the week of …
01 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Côte d'Ivoire: intenses combats à Abidjan autour des derniers bastions de Gbagbo
ABIDJAN (AFP)Les forces d'Alassane Ouattara, le président de Côte d'Ivoire reconnu par la communauté internationale, livraient bataille à Abidjan dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi pour s'emparer des derniers bastions de son rival Laurent Gbagbo, au bord de la défaite après quatre mois d'une sanglante crise post-électorale.Au quatrième jour d'une offensive-éclair, les forces pro-Ouattara, entrées dans la nuit dans la capitale économique, cherchaient à s'emparer du palais présidentiel et de la résidence de Laurent Bagbo, où ce dernier se trouvait en principe, ont constaté des journalistes de l'AFP.Vers minuit, le porte-parole du ministère de la Défense de M. Ouattara, …
01 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
En hommage à Elizabeth Taylor: Myt VOD vous propose quelques-uns de ses films
Elizabeth Taylor était une vraie icône de Hollywood qui est certainement très connue des cinéphiles mauriciens. Cette dame qui a côtoyé des géants comme James Dean, Rock Hudson, Richard Burton, entre autres, laissera un vide certainement très difficile à combler. L’équipe de programmation de Myt VOD invite ses abonnés à revivre quelques grands moments de cette carrière exceptionnelle en ajoutant dans son répertoire les films suivants : • Soudain l’été dernier • La Mégère apprivoisée • Une belle tigresse Un voyage agréable et nostalgique en perspective.
01 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
En hommage à Elizabeth Taylor: My.T VOD vous propose quelques-uns de ses films
Elizabeth Taylor était une vraie icône de Hollywood qui est certainement très connue des cinéphiles mauriciens. Cette dame qui a côtoyé des géants comme James Dean, Rock Hudson, Richard Burton, entre autres, laissera un vide certainement très difficile à combler. L’équipe de programmation de My.T VOD invite ses abonnés à revivre quelques grands moments de cette carrière exceptionnelle en ajoutant dans son répertoire les films suivants : • Soudain l’été dernier • La Mégère apprivoisée • Une belle tigresse Un voyage agréable et nostalgique en perspective.
01 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Pravind Jugnauth Steps Down As Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Mauritius
Pravind Kumar Jugnauth was the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Mauritius following the General election of 11 May 2010. He is the leader of the MSM ( Militant Socialist Movement ) and the only son of the President Of Mauritius Sir Aneerood Jugnauth . He has yet to give a reason why [...]
01 Apr 2011, MauritiusHot
Sonakshi's act angers Pakistani fans
Emotions rode high among both Indian and Pakistani fans while watching the high voltage India-Pakistan semi-final clash day before yesterday. Ever since India's thumping victory, the Indian fans have gone ballistic with their celebrations. Many jokes and SMS praising India's performance and making fun of Pakistan's performance began doing the rounds. Bollywood beauty Sonakshi Sinha too decided to join the fun and posted a morphed picture of Shahid Afridi getting wacked by an Indian batsmen on popular networking site Twitter, However, little did the actress know that this would anger her Pakistani fans. Many of them didn't find her act …
01 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
ICT Academy to be set up soon
Discussions on the public-private partnership project, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Academy, will be finalised by next week. This was declared by the minister of Information and Communication Technology Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum on Thursday at the 7th annual general meeting of Outsourcing and Telecommunications Association of Mauritius (OTAM) held at Labourdonnais hotel, Port Louis. The [...]
01 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
Soodhun lauds MEXA’s input
In his address to the annual general assembly of Mauritius Export Association (MEXA), minister of Industry and Commerce Showkutally Soodhun did not mince his words regarding the performance of Enterprise Mauritius. He said he intended reviewing the entire set up, going as far as showing the exit door to those who cannot deliver the goods. [...]
01 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily
L’île Maurice est-elle aussi une destination du sexe?
L’île Maurice est-elle aussi une destination du sexe ? On serait tenté de le croire, à en lire les courriels que s’échangent certains étrangers. Même s’il s’agit d’une infime minorité... Read more »
01 Apr 2011, KotZot
Ronaldo joins Spain! British papers join April Fool spirit
LONDON (AFP)Portugal football star Cristiano Ronaldo is to join Spain to help ease his nation's debt crisis and Britain is to begin taxing fresh air, British newspapers reported in their April Fools' Day editions.According to the Independent broadsheet, Real Madrid winger Ronaldo has agreed to "act like a patriot" and defect to the Spanish national team, netting his debt-ravaged country 160 million euros (227 million dollars)."Weighed down by debt...Portugal's finance ministry has secured the co-operation of football's highest-paid player in an audacious bid to draw the nation back from the brink of economic collapse," claimed the paper's lead.Mirror reporter Flora …
01 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Shakira donates $400,000 to rebuild Haiti school
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP)Colombian pop star Shakira has donated $400,000 to rebuild a school that was severely damaged in the January 2010 quake that leveled much of the Haitian capital.The singer signed an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank, which will match her contribution to rebuild the Elie Dubois school, one of the island's oldest, built in the early 20th century."I am delighted to have the opportunity to help you make your dream come true," Shakira told about a hundred students and nuns from the school, speaking in French."I would like to tell the girls of the Elie Dubois school that you …
01 Apr 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Arab Revolution Angry Birds Version
Angry Birds: Revolution Version Of The Day: Angry Birds is the new “Animal Farm” in this clever, animated short by Egorzhgun about the recent revolts in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya.
01 Apr 2011, KotZot
Dookun committed to fight autism
The third annual United Nation’s World Autism Awareness Day will be observed on April 2. This day was established with the aim of improving people’s knowledge of autism. Autism organisations from all over the world unite in order to give a voice to millions of individuals worldwide who are living with the disorder. In this [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
MQA issues experience certificates to 19 candidates
Following the official launch of the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) at the national level by the Mauritius Qualifications Authority (MQA) in 2009, a second batch of 19 candidates were awarded certificates at the seat of the organism on Thursday. Through several years of experience in the field construction, plumbing, printing and tourism, the participants [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Boxing squad to visit India
A strong team of 12 national boxers is leaving for India on Sunday for an 11-day training camp. The team include ace boxers Richarno Collin and Julie Bruno who took bronze medals at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. Collin also won gold medal at the 2010 Francophone Games in Lebanon They will travel to Pune [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
Naughty @40 gets clearance from court; to release in April
The Govinda-Yuvika starrer Naughty @40, which is directed by Jagmohan Mundhra, and is a take-off on Steve Carrell's 40 Year Old Virgin went into production almost three years ago. However, though the film was scheduled to release this Feb, it has instead just been doing rounds of the court, making headlines for the legal tangle it had. Thanks to this legal tussle, the film though complete, never saw the light of day, but on Thursday, the Delhi High Court cleared the film for release this April. The film was apparently delayed as the co-producers of the film had a financial …
31 Mar 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Workshop on PRB report organised
A one day workshop was held for officers-in-charge of the human resource management (HRM) section from the different ministries. This was in context of the Pay Research Bureau (PRB) report and was held on Thursday at Domaine Les Pailles. The minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms Ashit Gungah was present at the workshop. He [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
CID recover Rs 80,800 stolen from 5-star hotel
The Chemin Grenier Criminal Investigation Division (CID) interrogated three people working for Shanti Maurice hotel, Saint Felix on Thursday morning after the hotel’s management alleged that Rs 80,800 had been stolen from the reception. The police inquiry was chaired by detective police sergeant Lobine and the team included constable Ramdhanee, Jinerdeb and Beehary and field [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily
MRC presents 13 funding schemes to promote research
The Mauritius Research Council (MRC) organised a meeting with the Research Alliance on Thursday in Ebene in the presence of minister of Tertiary Education Dr Rajesh Jeetah. The aims was to present 13 different funding schemes and the Centre for Applied Social Research of the MRC to the research community in Mauritius. Jeetah pointed out [...]
31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily