US Mauritius

Traffic at Target Stores Falls After Data Breach: WSJ

In the wake of a massive data breach, Target Corp (TGT.N) suffered reduced customer traffic over one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year, the Wall Street Journal reported.

24 Dec 2013, business.mega.mu

Arrest, Strip-Search of Indian Diplomat in New York Triggers Uproar

The arrest and detention of an Indian consular official in New York on visa fraud charges has created a diplomatic uproar, with punitive steps taken against State Department officials in New Delhi.

19 Dec 2013, business.mega.mu

Mega Millions Jackpot at U.S. Hits $586 Million, Could Grow to Lottery Record

A last-minute ticket-buying frenzy could make today's Mega Millions jackpot the biggest lottery prize in U.S. history, and odds are mounting for a winner just a week before Christmas, a game official said.

17 Dec 2013, business.mega.mu

Picture of the Day: Jacob's Well

Jacob's Well is a perennial karstic spring in the Texas Hill Country flowing from the bed of Cypress Creek, located northwest of Wimberley, Texas. The twelve foot (four meter) diameter mouth of the spring serves as a popular swimming spot for the local land owners whose properties adjoin Cypress Creek.

13 Dec 2013, business.mega.mu

Young African Leaders: 10 Scholarships for Mauritians

The 'Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders" is a research program that aims to provide scholarships under the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). In total, they 100 Mauritians from 500 Africans to benefit from this scholarship in American universities to support their professional development to their return.

08 Dec 2013, business.mega.mu

NSA Reportedly Collects 5 Billion Cell Phone Location Records a Day

The NSA collects nearly 5 billion records a day on the locations of cell phones overseas to create a huge database that stores information from hundreds of millions of devices, including those belonging to some Americans abroad, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.

05 Dec 2013, business.mega.mu

Video of the Day: Cityscape Chicago

Cityscape Chicago is a personal timelapse piece consisting of over 30,000 still photographs shot on the Canon 5D Mark III incrementally between July and October 2012 around downtown Chicago, Illinois.

05 Dec 2013, business.mega.mu

New York Derailment Kills 4

NEW YORK—The engineer of a commuter train that derailed Sunday in New York City—killing four and injuring more than 60 others—didn't apply brakes as usual when approaching a tight curve where the speed limit drops abruptly from 70 mph to 30 mph, according to people familiar with the investigation.

02 Dec 2013, business.mega.mu

Video of the Day: Screaming Mobs Fight Over Televisions At Wal-Mart

A video posted to YouTube Thursday appears to show a screaming mob fighting over flat-screen televisions at a Wal-Mart in North Carolina during the retailer's Black Friday sales.

29 Nov 2013, business.mega.mu

China's Presence Looms Amid Massive U.S.-Japanese AnnualEx War Games

The deafening roar of state-of-the-art warplanes being catapulted into the air from its huge flight deck signaled that the USS George Washington was back in combat mode after its recent detour to the Philippines to take part in the aid effort in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan.

29 Nov 2013, business.mega.mu

Disgusted Shoppers Threaten to Boycott Black Friday

Black Friday has morphed into Black Thursday, and a lot of shoppers aren't happy. They're lashing out at major retailers online, threatening to boycott stores that are opening early on Thanksgiving.

29 Nov 2013, business.mega.mu

Police say Yale University Gunman Report May Be Hoax, Lockdown Lifted

Yale University Police are leaning toward the theory a warning of a gunman on campus earlier Monday was a hoax, as a school lockdown was lifted and the campus declared "safe."

26 Nov 2013, business.mega.mu

American Music Awards 2013: Complete Winners List!

It's one of the biggest nights in music, and the 2013 American Music Awards didn't disappoint on Nov. 23 when A-Listers hit the red carpet. Rapper Pitbull hosted the awards show, which was broadcasted live from the NOKIA Theater in Los Angeles.

25 Nov 2013, business.mega.mu

Horrifying New "Knockout Game" Trend Responsible for 7 Deaths

A horrifying and deadly new trend called the “Knockout Game” is sweeping the US. The “players,” who are usually teens, target a stranger on the street and try to knock the person out with one punch! So far, at least seven deaths have been linked to the game.

21 Nov 2013, business.mega.mu

SAC Capital Agrees to Plead Guilty to Insider Trading

The hedge fund titan Steven A. Cohen sat at the center of his vast trading floor on Monday, buying and selling stocks. In a sign of his enduring influence on Wall Street, he did business with major banks like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase.

05 Nov 2013, business.mega.mu

Airport Security Still Vulnerable

The LAX shooting probably won't change the way we protect airports nationally, although one security expert says it may move the TSA to arming some supervisors in some places.

04 Nov 2013, business.mega.mu

India's Infosys to Pay $34 million in U.S. Visa Case

Infosys Ltd said on Wednesday it has reached a $34 million settlement with U.S. authorities in a case involving the widespread practice by Indian firms of flying workers to client sites in the United States on temporary visas.

30 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

EU Delegation to Meet at White House Over NSA Spying Concerns

A delegation of European Union officials will continue their fact finding mission Wednesday when they meet with White House officials over recent revelations that the National Security Agency spied on European leaders and their citizens.

30 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Obama Signs Bill to Raise Debt Limit, Reopen Government

After shutting down the U.S. government for 16 days and driving the nation toward the brink of default, a chastened Congress voted late Wednesday to reopen federal agencies, call hundreds of thousands of civil servants back to work and raise the $16.7 trillion debt limit.

17 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Interior Allows a Dozen Iconic National Parks To Reopen With State Funding

On Saturday, the barricades at Utah’s Natural Bridges National Monument disappeared, allowing visitors to return to the tourist draw despite the government shutdown. They also came down at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, Arizona’s Grand Canyon and New York’s Statue of Liberty.

16 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu