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Bactérie Eceh: la source de la contamination toujours pas découverte
BRUXELLES (AFP)Une espèce rare de la bactérie E.coli est à l'origine de l'épidémie de diarrhées mortelles en Allemagne, mais elle n'a pas été trouvée dans les concombres importés d'Espagne et la source de cette contamination "sans précédent" n'a pas encore été découverte, a annoncé mardi la Commission européenne.L'identification de la source de la contamination "est une priorité absolue", a annoncé le commissaire européen chargé de la Santé, John Dalli, dans un communiqué publié mardi soir à l'issue d'une réunion d'experts des 27 Etats membres.L'origine de l'épidémie est une espère rare de la bactérie, l'E.coli 0104, a précisé la Commission. Mais …
01 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Chagos : Maurice conteste le juge Greenwood
Le dossier ayant trait au projet des Britanniques de transformer les eaux territoriales de l´archipel des Chagos en un immense parc marin revient sur le tapis. S´adressant, mardi, aux membres de l´Assemblée nationale, le Premier ministre Navin Ramgoolam a déclaré que le gouvernement a décidé de contester la composition du tribunal d´arbitrage. Nous publions ci-après sa déclaration dans son intégralité : "Avec votre permission, monsieur le président, je voudrais faire une déclaration par rapport au contentieux qui oppose Maurice au Royaume-Uni concernant le projet de parc marin. Comme la Chambre le sait, Maurice a initié des actions légales le 20 …
01 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Blatter set for re-election after FIFA storm
ZURICH (AFP)FIFA president Sepp Blatter was poised to be re-elected as head of world football Wednesday after riding out the worst crisis of his career following weeks of explosive corruption allegations.Despite late calls from English and Scottish football officials, backed by Britain's Prince William, for a postponement to the ballot, Blatter is expected to earn another four-year term as delegates gather in Zurich for the 61st FIFA congress.Blatter, 75, has fought a vicious election battle against former ally Mohamed bin Hammam, the Qatari head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) who withdrew from the race on Sunday amid a vote-buying …
01 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Dharmendra to judge India's Got Talent Season 3
After Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha, Dharmendra will be the next from the 70s brigade to join the league of Bollywood imports on TV. The yesteryears' star will debut on the small screen as a judge on 'India's Got Talent (IGT) Season 3'. The show is expected to start after 'Khatron Ke Khiladi Torchaar' wraps up over the next two months. Currently auditions for the show are underway in various cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata, and relatively smaller cities like Lucknow and Jaipur. Before Dharmendra, filmmakers Shekhar Kapoor and Sajid Khan were the judges on the show's first and …
01 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Judge Jesus appoints Chagos arbitrators
To break the dead lock on the constitution of an arbitral tribunal consisting of five members, Mauritius requested the president of International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) Judge José Luis Jesus to assume the role of appointing the three independent arbitrators to complete the bench. This was announced by the Prime Minister [...]
01 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Tengur condemns Nielsen Report on petrol products
The president of the Association for the Protection of the Environment and Consumers (APEC), Suttyhudeo Tengur, in his open letter to the press has questioned certain moves made by the minister of Industry and Commerce Showkutally Soodhun concerning the Nielsen report. According to him, the minister made some alarming declarations last week in the Parliament [...]
01 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Dealers fret ban on Japanese cars
Vehicle importers are currently facing a crisis as nearly 25 car showrooms are out of vehicle or have only one or two cars. They are still waiting for the new regulation concerning radioactivity but many are disappointed. This was stated by Zaid Ameer, president of Dealers of Imported Vehicles Association (DIVA). On May 28, three [...]
01 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
LMS calibrates 13,123 measuring equipment
The Legal Metrology Services (LMS) organisation, under the aegis of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, is responsible for the control of weighing and measuring equipment, which are used in trade. LMS recently inspected trade premises, petrol pumps and packers. About 13,123 instruments were calibrated by the LMS of which 2,997 were done during mobile [...]
01 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
STC to introduce low sulphur fuel in 2011
The State Trading Corporation (STC) plans to import a new type of diesel by 2012 to reduce air pollution. The new type of fuel will be in line with international standards. The aim is to reduce the sulphur content in fuel from 500 to 50 parts per million (ppm). The STC has already started negotiations [...]
01 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
MRASA talks salary, hours
During the Mauritius Revenue Authority Staff Association’s (MRASA) annual general meeting (AGM), several issues including salary review, number of working hours, uniform allowance and annual leaves were discussed. The AGM was held on Tuesday at Rabita Hall, Port Louis in the presence of the director general of MRA, Sudhamo Lal and the two negotiators of [...]
01 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Guard killed, friend arrested
The body of Vinod Gungadoo, who worked as a guard at a scrap metal factory, was found at Rose Belle on Monday. The 59-year-old has multiple injuries on his body and his face was partially burned. According to investigation, he was burned by Plaine Magnien resident Elapa Sourier, who was drunk at the time of [...]
01 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Five pc fall in consumption
At the National Assembly on Tuesday, Suren Dayal, Member of Parliament (MP) quizzed the minister of Finance and Economic Development Pravind Jugnauth on the litres of alcohol sold from January till now. He also asked the minister whether alcohol sales decreased in comparison to last year and following the last increase in excise and other [...]
01 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Bookies not to be relocated
At the National Assembly on Tuesday, MP Deerpalsing, quizzed the Prime Minister on whether the high level committee on gambling will consider the relocation of Champ de Mars . Ramgoolam explained that bookmakers are entitled to operate outside the race course or off course, that is outside Champ de Mars. The technical committee has recommended [...]
01 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Trade deficit widens at Rs 83 bn
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released figures of external trade for the first quarter of 2011 and for 2009 and 2010. These reveal that the deficit this year has widened by 15.7 per cent in comparison to last year. Total exports for the year 2011 are expected to reach Rs 78 billion against imports [...]
01 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
TPI: l'ancien chef militaire serbe Ratko Mladic remis à la justice internationale
LA HAYE (AFP)L'ancien chef militaire des Serbes de Bosnie Ratko Mladic, recherché pendant seize ans par le Tribunal pénal international pour l'ex-Yougoslavie pour le massacre de Srebrenica notamment, a été transféré mardi de Belgrade aux Pays-Bas où il a été remis au TPIY.L'arrivée au centre pénitentiaire du TPIY à La Haye de l'ancien général, arrêté jeudi en Serbie, a été annoncée vers 19H50 GMT par un communiqué du tribunal.Les télévisions avaient diffusé quelques instants auparavant des images d'un hélicoptère atterrissant dans la cour du bâtiment, au moment même où quatre voitures noires banalisées, aux vitres teintées et équipées de gyrophares, …
01 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
S.Korea's K-League signs anti-corruption pledge
SEOUL (AFP)South Korean football players, coaches, referees and officials signed a rare pledge to root out corruption after a player suspected of involvement in match fixing committed suicide.K-League officials on Wednesday said the pledge was signed by 1,100 people after an urgent two-day meeting aimed at eradicating match fixing and other illegal activities.Players promised not to accept offers from gambling brokers and engage in any behaviour affecting the outcome of games.The meeting came two weeks after the country's top professional league was hit by a match-fixing scandal, leading to the arrests of five players and two suspected fixers.A 29-year-old midfielder …
01 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Le groupe Veranda devient VLH
Le groupe Veranda entame une nouvelle page de son histoire et devient VLH : Veranda Leisure & Hospitality. Cette évolution intervient alors que le groupe, secteur d’activité hôtelier de Rogers & Co, n’a cessé d’élargir son portefeuille d’activités. En presque 30 ans, la petite entreprise familiale dont l’aventure a commencé avec Veranda Bungalow Village à Grand Baie, est devenue un acteur majeur du paysage hôtelier mauricien. Son nouveau nom illustre plus particulièrement la politique d’expansion et de diversification qui s’est engagée depuis 2004. Le groupe, fort de sa longue expérience a développé deux domaines d’activités distincts et complémentaires que sont …
01 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Syrie: Assad annonce une amnistie générale, trois manifestants tués
DAMAS (AFP)Le président syrien Bachar al-Assad a décrété mardi une amnistie générale, aussitôt jugée trop tardive par l'opposition, mais la répression se poursuivait, faisant trois morts parmi les manifestants."Le président Assad a décrété un décret accordant une amnistie générale à tous les crimes commis avant le 31 mai 2011", a indiqué l'agence officielle Sana. "L'amnistie touche tous les détenus politiques ainsi que les membres de la confrérie des Frères musulmans."Cette annonce est "insuffisante" et arrive "trop tard", a estimé dans la foulée l'opposition, réunie dans la station balnéaire d'Antalya (sud de la Turquie). Entre 300 et 400 participants, tous courants …
01 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Fifa: Blatter se dirige vers un 4e et dernier mandat
ZURICH (AFP)Joseph Blatter, 75 ans, inébranlable, se dirige vers un quatrième et dernier mandat à la présidence de la Fifa, seul candidat ce mercredi à sa succession, alors que l'instance du football mondial est cernée par les accusations de corruption et minée par des enquêtes internes.Alors que lundi soir, devant la presse, Blatter avait lancé bravache "la crise? quelle crise?", il a fini par reconnaître la gravité de la situation mardi soir dans son discours inaugural du 61e congrès, à la veille de l'élection."J'en étais persuadé mais je n'en suis plus sûr du tout: le foot devait jouer un rôle …
01 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Shah Rukh Khan and Asin to attend ScreenSingapore 2011
The upcoming inaugural edition of ScreenSingapore 2011, touted to be the Cannes of Asia, will see Bollywood sensations - Shah Rukh Khan and Asin visiting Singapore in June to attend the much awaited festival and promote their latest films, Ra.One and Ready. Hollywood superstars like Tom Hanks, Archie Kao known for his role as Archie Johnson in CSI and American film producer Jon Landau of Titanic and Avatar fame will also be present. The event will pay a tribute to Bollywood films that will see superstar Shah Rukh Khan present a sneak preview of his upcoming science-fiction superhero film, Ra.One …
01 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?