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Séisme en Asie centrale : 13 morts, plus de 80 blessés en Ouzbékistan
TACHKENT (AFP)Un fort séisme qui a frappé le Kirghizstan et l'Ouzbékistan mercredi a fait 13 morts et au moins 80 blessés dans ce dernier pays, a annoncé le ministère ouzbek des Situations d'urgence."Selon les premières informations, 13 personnes ont été tuées dans des maisons qui se sont écroulées", précise le ministère ouzbek dans un communiqué."Des soins ont été prodigués à 86 blessés, dont 35 ont été hospitalisés", selon le ministère.Le séisme avait une magnitude de 6,2 et son épicentre se trouvait au Kirghizstan où aucune victime n'a été signalée. Les morts et les blessés étaient dans la région de Ferghana, …
20 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Singaporean jailed for Finnish match-fixing mulls appeal
HELSINKI (AFP)A Singaporean national who was sentenced to prison in Finland for match-fixing in the country's premier football league, is considering making an appeal, his lawyer said Wednesday.Wilson Raj Perumal "did not seek an acquittal in court, but he feels that a shorter sentence than the one that was given would have been appropriate", his lawyer Pertti Poeykkoe told AFP.Perumal was on Tuesday sentenced by a court in Rovaniemi, the regional capital of Lapland, to two years in prison and damages of 150,000 euros (213,000 dollars) for masterminding match-fixing with the help of nine former football players for Rovaniemi football …
20 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Zone euro: Merkel envoie des signaux rassurants avant un sommet crucial
BRUXELLES (AFP)L'Allemagne s'est montrée optimiste mercredi sur la capacité de la zone euro à trouver une riposte à la contagion de la crise de la dette lors de son sommet crucial à Bruxelles, alors que la Commission européenne a qualifié la situation de "très grave".Après avoir souflé le chaud et le froid ces derniers jours, la chancelière allemande Angela Merkel est à présent "très confiante" quant aux chances d'obtenir de "bons résultats" pendant la réunion des dirigeants des pays de l'Union monétaire jeudi, a assuré mercredi son porte-parole à Berlin.Tous les regards sont tournés vers Berlin, qui renâcle à payer …
20 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Lahm springs to defence of Bayern teammate Neuer
BERLIN (AFP)Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm told SportBild on Wednesday of the "incomprehension" among his teammates at the negative reaction from fans to the signing of Manuel Neuer."Nobody within the squad can understand the reasons behind the hostile protests against Manuel Neuer," said the German international full-back.Booing opponents may be part and parcel of the game but as Lahm pointed out, "the fans should offer their unconditional support to their own players"."By protesting against Manuel Neuer they are really protesting against the team as a whole."Lahm also hit out at the five supporters' groups who issued Neuer with a code …
20 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
NBA: Le Chinois Yao Ming, agent de la mondialisation, prend sa retraite
SHANGHAI (Chine) (AFP)Yao Ming, le célèbre pivot chinois des Houston Rockets (NBA), a officialisé mercredi sa retraite, alors que le patron de la NBA, David Stern, a souligné son rôle dans la globalisation du basket-ball.C'est un joueur qui a "transformé" notre sport, a déclaré le commissionnaire de la NBA, David Stern, dans un communiqué publié à New York peu après l'annonce faite par Yao à Shanghai."Depuis son arrivée en NBA comme premier choix en 2002, Yao Ming a été un joueur qui a su évoluer et il laissera son empreinte sur la globalisation de notre sport", a dit le patron …
20 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Un taux d’inflation de 5,1 % pour 2010-11
Cela représente une hausse de 3,4 %, comparée à l’année financière 2009-2010 (1,7 %)
20 Jul 2011, business.mega.mu
Week results: the Semdex lost 2%
The week was dominated by the European debt issue
20 Jul 2011, business.mega.mu
L’hécatombe qu’est la Form V
Sur 100 collégiens, il n’y a que 54 qui réussissent à passer le cap de la Form V. C’était en 2009
20 Jul 2011, business.mega.mu
Contract for passport personalisation system is pending renewal
The five-year contract for about Rs 93.3 million was awarded on June 29, 2004
20 Jul 2011, business.mega.mu
Accidents in brief
car hit an ambulance. Caleb fatal accident last night.
20 Jul 2011, motors.mega.mu
1055 foreign workers have been repatriated from Mauritius
These workers were working in the textile, leather garment manufacturing and construction sectors, among others
20 Jul 2011, business.mega.mu
34,520 euros spent on Mauritius Sector Strategy Plan on Tourism 2009-2015
This was set up in collaboration with the European Union
20 Jul 2011, business.mega.mu
Three cases of fire were reported in sugarcane during the last 2 years in Mauritius
Mauritius Sugar Authority was entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring the situation regarding cane fires for 2010 and 2011
20 Jul 2011, business.mega.mu
Indian MTNL is buying Zimbabwe’s TelOne through Mauritius unit
TelOne, which is burdened with a large debt, is scouting for an overseas partner to explore the mobile sector
20 Jul 2011, business.mega.mu
Mauritius trade deficit widens in May
Mauritius' trade deficit widened 24.4 percent
20 Jul 2011, business.mega.mu
National Transport Corporation of Mauritius debt around Rs 710 mln
This information was given by the minister of Public Infrastructure, National Development Unit, Land Transport and Shipping, Anil Bachoo
20 Jul 2011, business.mega.mu
Transport unions: demonstration planned against the penalty points
Wind of revolt against the penalty points from drivers breath transit and other professional drivers. They decided to unite to show their displeasure.
20 Jul 2011, motors.mega.mu
Piers Morgan seeks apology over phone hacking claim
LOS ANGELES (AFP)Former British tabloid editor Piers Morgan has demanded an apology from a lawmaker who made claims about him admitting to phone hacking, at the London hearing which quizzed Rupert Murdoch.In an angry on-air exchange, Morgan, who is now a celebrity interviewer for US television news network CNN, challenged Member of Parliament Louise Mensch to repeat her claim that he had "boasted" of phone hacking in a book about his tabloid editor days.She declined to do so, saying she had been covered by parliamentary privilege -- which protects her from legal action for anything said inside parliament -- a …
20 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Auction sale in the police store
The sale by auction in the police store began on Tuesday at the central fire station and will continue until Friday. Over a hundred people attended the event for the first day.
20 Jul 2011, motors.mega.mu
Dix offres pour privatiser les centres de fitness
Les procédures pour la privatisation des centres de ‘fitness’ de la National Transport Authority avancent.
20 Jul 2011, motors.mega.mu