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UN monitors stayed with Syria activists
May 19, 2012
Six members of a UN observer team which came under bomb attack in Khan Sheikhun were forced to stay the night with anti-regime activists in the northwest Syrian town, an activist said Wednesday. “The monitors had to stay behind after their car was damaged by the blast,” said Khan Sheikhun-based activist Abu Hammam. The monitors [...]…
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May 18, 2012
Police recovered two more dead bodies on Wednesday; one at Beau Bassin and another at Balaclava. Marie Murielle Ducray, 76 years old, was found dead in her house at Beau Bassin. The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) was summoned to the spot to investigate. She lived alone and investigators believe she was a victim of a [...]…
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Greece faces poll threat as coalition talks flounder
May 18, 2012
Greece on Monday faced the prospect of fresh polls after failing to narrow divisions over a painful EU-IMF bailout accord as EU partners pressed for a political deal so as to avoid its exit from the euro. Party leaders hosted by President Carolos Papoulias were to resume talks at 1630 GMT as eurozone finance ministers [...]…
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Over 30 per cent affected by hypertension
May 17, 2012
Hypertension is on the rise. This was stated by the minister of Health and Quality of Life Lormus Bundhoo to The Independent concerning the World Hypertension Day which is observed on May 17. “More than 30 per cent of adults are affected by hypertension on the island. However, it is highly possible that the rate [...]…
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Noisy neighbours City create history, shatter United dreams
May 17, 2012
Manchester City’s Belgian captain Vincent Kompany lifts the Premier league trophy. Manchester City were crowned English Premier League champions, their first title in 44 years, on Sunday after an incredible fightback which saw them score twice in injury time to beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2 and seal the title on goal difference even as Manchester …
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Norway’s Telenor warns India on loss of foreign investment
May 16, 2012
India will lose vital foreign investment if state-run Norwegian telecom giant Telenor has to exit the country nursing multi-billion-dollar losses, a Norwegian minister warned on Saturday. Telenor, which has a strong balance sheet, can absorb the $ 3 billion investment write-off it would face if it quits India due to telecom licensing problems, Trade…
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Surge of violence in Syria kills 23
May 16, 2012
Regime forces battled rebels and carried out raids across Syria Sunday in a surge of violence that killed 23 people, monitors and activists said, as a tenuous UN-backed truce entered its second month. The fresh wave of bloodletting came as the UN mission in Syria said it now has 189 military observers on the ground, [...]…
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Lord mayor seeks inquiry into owed amount to MPL
May 15, 2012
The Lord Mayor of Port Louis, Mahmad Kodabaccus has ordered an investigation following inconsistencies in the modification of several accounts at the municipality of Port Louis. This has been confirmed to The Independent by the lord mayor himself. According to a source, the discrepancy occurred in the manipulation of several accounts owed by hawker…
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ICAC investigating unequal payment during ministry of ICT 2011 meet
May 15, 2012
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) had received a complaint over a conference organised by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). According to a source, in the plaint employees suspected payment over the conference of the ICT/BPO organised on October 5-6 2011. Some nine officers alleged that though they ha…
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Samsung: Flexible Displays Coming to Smartphones This Year
May 14, 2012
It’s no secret that Samsung is working hard on producing flexible OLED displays, and that the Koreans eventually want to put bendable displays in all kinds of gadgets, from wristwatches to big screen TVs. Over the last year or so, we got to see all kind of crazy displays from Sammy, including bended displays (how [...]…
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