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The one year itch

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Mauritius, with its history of coalition politics, is once again at the crossroads. The Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam’s homecoming does not come at the happiest of times but both his supporters and detractors are awaiting his next move earnestly. Just one year into marriage with heavyweight partner Parti Travailliste, the Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien (MSM) [...]

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DSK beware, Diallo’s lawyer knows how to win tough cases

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New York prosecutors believe that lies by the maid accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn may fatally weaken their case, but lawyer Kenneth Thompson says they can still win and he’s talking from experience. The tough, media-friendly attorney for Nafissatou Diallo said on Thursday he’s been in the shoes of prosecutors in a nearly identical situation. Today, the [...]

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India to pay Iran’s oil dues via Turkey

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India expects to make a first payment to Iran through Turkey for billions of dollars in unpaid crude oil bills as it seeks to avert a cut-off in fuel shipments, the oil minister said on Friday. Tehran warned late last month it would halt exports to India from next month unless the payments dispute was [...]

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Race course transforms Indian village, for better and worse

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India’s new Formula One circuit has made rupee millionaires out of hundreds of farmers who sold their land to make way for the track, but many are unhappy at the changes to their lives. Life was tough but simple not very long ago for farmer Sanjay Singh and his tight-knit family of six who say [...]

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PERFECT SHOT

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If you are having a family reunion you are bound to have a group photo season too. You know the drill: Line up great-grandmothers, new babies, long -lost cousins, siblings, aunts and uncles for a rare, grinning moment of togetherness and hope to get a perfect shot before someone bolts or starts crying. Here are [...]

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Bomb hoaxers strike 4 times in 2 weeks

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Four bomb scares have been recorded across the island over the past two weeks. The latest one was reported at the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Grand Baie branch on Friday morning. This is more than average hoax calls, an officer of the Line Barracks told The Independent. An average of five cases is [...]

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Seven injured in midair turbulence scare

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Midair turbulence injured six cabin crew members and one passenger aboard an Air Mauritius flight from Johannesburg to Mauritius on Thursday. Flight MK 852 had 65 passengers and 13 crew members aboard and faced turbulence about 10 minutes prior to landing. The crew members and the passenger had suffered minor injuries and, after examination, were [...]

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Syrian forces kill two at demos

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Security forces shot dead at least two civilians as thousands of Syrians massed for protests and saboteurs blew up a pipeline near the restive city of Homs on Friday, activists and reports said. Responding to a call under the slogan “Your silence is killing us,” the protesters emerged from mosques in urban centres including Idlib, [...]

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British man convicted of Murdoch pie assault

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A British man was convicted on Friday of assaulting Rupert Murdoch with a foam pie at a parliamentary hearing into phone-hacking, as MPs demanded the tycoon and his son clarify their evidence from the session. The James Murdoch-chaired British pay-TV giant BSkyB meanwhile tried to calm the waters by offering £1.0 billion in payouts to [...]

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