US Mauritius

IMF Warns US Must Not Fail to Raise Debt Ceiling

The International Monetary Fund chief says the global economy is in a slow and unbalanced recovery.

12 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

A U.S. Default Seen as Catastrophe Dwarfing Lehman’s Fall

Anyone who remembers the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. little more than five years ago knows what a global financial disaster is. A U.S. government default, just weeks away if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling as it now threatens to do, will be an economic calamity like none the world has ever seen.

07 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Obama: Default Would Be Worse Than Shutdown

President Obama broadened his focus in the budget battle Thursday, saying a government default on its debts would hurt the economy worse than the ongoing government shutdown.

06 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Woman Shot and Killed by Capitol Police after Chaotic Chase from White House

A woman who tried to force her car through a White House security fence Thursday afternoon was shot and killed by police after a 12-block chase past the Capitol, which was locked down for a half-hour, authorities said.

04 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Tom Clancy, Best-Selling Master of Military Thrillers, Dies at 66

Tom Clancy, whose complex, adrenaline-fueled military novels spawned a new genre of thrillers and made him one of the world’s best-known and best-selling authors, died on Tuesday in Baltimore. He was 66.

03 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

US Congress Fails to Prevent Shutdown

After three years of ducking crises with last-minute deals, Congress finally ran out of ways to patch over its differences. Unable to meet a midnight Monday deadline for funding the government, lawmakers allowed it to shut down.

01 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

View From Washington : Mauritius And Other African Countries Push For 15 More Years of AGOA Trade Benefits

Supporters of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a U.S. trade law that has been a big boost to Mauritian exports, are asking the U.S. Congress to extend the law for another 15-20 years when it expires in 2015.

15 Aug 2013, business.mega.mu

Threats of Attack: the U.S. Embassy in Port-Louis Closed

As a security against terrorist threats from Al-Qaeda, the U.S. State Department announced on Monday the closure of its embassy in Port-Louis and until Saturday, August 10 . Indeed, Washington announced on Thursday that at least 25 of its diplomatic missions would be closed as a result of the interception of messages from al-Qaeda leaders.

06 Aug 2013, business.mega.mu

Video of the Day: Whales Almost Eat Divers

While Diving Souza Rock on the Central california Coast Divers have a close call with HumpBack Whales.

23 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

Picture of the Day: Paining "Beijing 2008" - Code of Controversy

When mention Beijing 2008, most of us will think of the 2008 Olympic Games. Yet, this work is about another China-related game - mahjong. The interest in this particular piece of work is due to the fact that it and its creator, Lui Liu, have caused controversy for years.

17 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

Picture of the Day: Superman in California

June 27, San Diego, California, USA. RC plane of the figure of Superman flying in the sky during the test runs

03 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

Picture of the Day: Frisco Fog

In this dreamy capture by photographer David Yu, we see a ‘fog/haze/mist?’ rolling over San Francisco.

01 Jul 2013, business.mega.mu

Picture of the Day: If Only I Could Fly

26 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu

Leaked NSA Doc Says It Can Collect And Keep Your Encrypted Data As Long As It Takes To Crack It

If you use privacy tools, according to the apparent logic of the National Security Agency, it doesn’t much matter if you’re a foreigner or an American: Your communications are subject to an extra dose of surveillance.

22 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu

Video of the Day: Kenichi Ebina Performs an Epic Matrix- Style Martial Arts Dance

You've never seen dancing done like this! From his head fall to his Matrix-style moves, Kenichi Ebina will blow your mind!

21 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu

Frique/États-Unis : Forum de l’AGOA les 12 et 13 Août

Arvin Boolell dirigerait la délégation mauricienne à Addis Abeba

17 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu

Picture of the Day: Are We in Heaven?

This picture was taken on top of the John Hancock building(97 stories)in Chicago Illinois when the clouds/fog rolled in from Lake Michigan. Picture was taken on my Droid DNA phone.

13 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu

Picture of the Day: Secret Service

28 May, New Jersey, USA. Employee of the U.S. Secret Service is reflected in the presidential plane Air Force Base McGuire Air Force Base

31 May 2013, business.mega.mu

Picture of the Day: Lanslide in US

The world's largest man-made excavation - a Kennecott Utah Copper Bingham Canyon Mine- has been shut down by an enormous landslide that smashed roads and buildings and left two-thirds of the pit base buried.

24 May 2013, business.mega.mu

$25 Gun Created With Cheap 3D Printer Fires Nine Shots

When high tech gunsmith group Defense Distributed test-fired the world’s first fully 3D-printed firearm earlier this month, some critics dismissed the demonstration as expensive and impractical, arguing it could only be done with a high-end industrial 3D printer and that the plastic weapon wouldn’t last more than a single shot. Now a couple of hobbyists have proven them wrong on both counts.

22 May 2013, business.mega.mu