Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are Thursday's exchange rates for major foreign currencies against the rupee, as published by the Central Bank of Mauri t ius
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- A pool of international banks and financial inst itutions has granted funding of US$ 710 million to the National Mining Company o f Mauritania (SNIM) to facilitate a project of enriched minerals, called "GuelbII " in the north of the country, with a new ore terminal in the town of Nouadhibou ( 465 kilometers north of Nouakchott), PANA reported Wednesday
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Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- After over eight years of peacekeeping operations in Burundi, under the banner of the African Union (AU), a South African military c o ntingent on Wednesday returned home, PANA reported from here
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The fate of three Spaniards - two men and a woma n working for a Catalan NGO - who were kidnapped Sunday on the Nouadhibou-Nouakc h ott road in Mauritania, was still shrouded in uncertainty, observers noted in th e Mauritanian capital
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are Wednesday's exchange rates of some foreign currencies against the rupee as published by the Central Bank of Mauriti u s: Currency Buying Selling Australian dollar 26
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Acting Prime Minister Rashid Beebeejaun told Parliament Tuesday the counry does not recognise the so-called British Ind i an Ocean Territory (BIOT) and that the island has always affirmed its sovereignt y over the Chagos Archipelago
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as published by the Central Bank of Mauritius
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) â" The Mauritanian s-ecurity forces on Monday step ped up the search for three Spanish aid workers who were abducted on Sunday on t h e Nouadhibou-Nouakchott road, 465 kilometre from Nouakchott, security sources to l d PANA
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Port-Louis- Maurice (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates of the Maur itian rupee against some foreign currencies, as published here Monday by the Central Bank of Mauritius
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- A man armed with an assault rifle shot and kille d three persons Saturday in the Mauritania's district of Trarza, located in the country's South -east, the local media reported
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Tripoli- Libya(PANA) -- Libyan revolutionary leader Mouammar Kadhafi, the current AU chairman, on Thursday received in Tripoli a high-powered delegation sent by Nige r's president, Mamadou Tandja, official Libyan sources revealed
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Thursday opened a technology education institute in Rosso, a city located in th e South of the country
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius has initiated a plan of action to preve nt, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in its seas, PANA reported, quoting an official source
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The exiled paramilitary group African Liberation Forces of Mauritania (FLAM) has demanded that 28 November be observed as a day of national mourning, in memory of the 28 black soldiers hanged on the same day in 1990
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam is bille d to leave Port-Louis Saturday evening for Trinidad and Tobago, where he will attend the summit of the Commonwealth heads of state and government, planned for next week, offici al sources said
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius will host, in September 2011, the first international conference on waste management in developing countries, PANA lear n t on Friday from official sources
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Port-Louis- Maurice (PANA) -- A total of 121 people have been killed in road acci dents since the beginning of 2009 in Mauritius, according to official data provided at the launch of the campaign to raise aware ness on road safety
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Industry and Science and Research Minis ter Dharam Gokhool launched the Mauritius Poverty Observatory Thursday night in a bid to de al more effectively with poverty
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Bank of Mauritius and the Financial Intelligence Unit, Mauritius' two biggest financial institutions, have signed an agreement aimed at fighting economic crimes, particularly money laundering and financing of terrorism, official sources told PANA on Thursday
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Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Libyan leader and chair of the African Union (AU), M ouammar Kadhafi, on Thursday received the President of Guinea Bissau, Malam Baca i Sanha, who arrived in Tripoli from the Italian capital city of Rome
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Central Statistics Office in Mauritius indica ted Thursday that tourist arrivals for the first nine months of 2009 dropped by 9
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Finance Minister Ramakrishna Sithanen o n Wednesday presented the Islandâ?s 2010 national budget, saying the governmentâ ?s three main priorities would be to accelerate job creation, consolidate social progress for inclusive growth and sustain the Island on the path to mitigate th e impact of climate change
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian Head of State Mohamed Ould Abdel Azi z, Wednesday sent a congratulatory message to the Moroccan King, Mohammed VI, on the occasion of the celebration of the National Holiday of the Cherifian Kingdom on Thursday, official sources told PANA here
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian government has declared 25 March every year as the ''national reconciliation day'', PANA learnt from a top government official here Wednesday
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The 2009-2010 cyclone season has started in the I ndian Ocean, with the appearance of the first cyclone called "Anja" on Wednesday, said the Mauritian Meteorologic al Services
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Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius will establish a national natural disas ter management centre to assess risks, manage, plan and disseminate warning sign a ls ahead of disasters, official sources told PANA here Monday
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Ma uritania (BCM), Mohamed Ould Oumarou, has been arrested by the country's anti-ec o nomic crimes police, sources told PANA here on Tuesday
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian government rose from an extraord inary Council of Ministers' meeting Monday and adopted the 2010 finance bill, fi x ed at 245,874,369,054 ouguiyas (about US$ 1 billion), a 3
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Abdel A ziz, on Monday evening held talks with the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Teyib El Fassi El Fihr i, who brought to him a message from King Mohamed VI, the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI) reported on Tuesday
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania's African Liberation Forces (FLAM) ha s lauded the new government saying it has noted several positive actions after 1 0 0 days by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian police in charge of economic cri mes, on Sunday questioned some bankers and businessmen over alleged "embezzlemen t " involving Sid'El Moctar Ould Nagi, former governor of the Mauritanian Central B ank (BCM), informed sources confirmed to PANA here on Monday
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania Saturday celebrated the international day for diabetes with the free screening of potential carriers in the capital, P ANA reported from here
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian government Thursday adopted a dr aft law modifying the status of the national police, according to an official co m munique issued on Friday in Nouakchott
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates of some f oreign currencies against the rupee, as released on Friday by the Mauritian Comm e rcial Bank
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Balaclava- Mauritius (PANA) -- More than 350 participants, including foreign expe rts, are taking part in a three-day international conference on diabetes which b e gan Thursday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The following are the current exchange rates of s ome foreign currencies against the Mauritian local rupee
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- A former governor of the Central Bank of Maurita nia (BCM), Sid'El Moctar Ould Nagui, was arrested on Wednesday in Nouakchott, th e capital, and kept in police custody, official sources told PANA Thursday
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as released here Wednesday by the Mauritian Commercial Bank
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- A sub-regional workshop on fishery involving Wes t African countries and the European Union (EU), with a view to "improving gover n ance in partnerships", started Tuesday in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, P A NA reported
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The alliance formed by Mauritania's ruling party , the Union for the Republic (UPR) and the National Rally for Reform and Develop m ent (RNRD-Tawassoul), won 13 of 17 Senate seats in the partial Senatorial electi o ns held in the country Sunday, according to a statement from the Mauritanian Int e rior Ministry
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- A militant organisation for Mauritanians in dias pora, the African Liberation Forces of Mauritania (FLAM), said the remains of 28 soldiers, who were victims of extrajudicial executions on 27 November, 1990, sho u ld be returned to their families, sources in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott , said here Monday
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Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius will establish a centre based on the mo del that exists in the United States, to strengthen surveillance, detection and c ontrol high risk pandemic diseases such as "chikungunya", dengue fever and swine flu (A H1N1), an official source told PANA here
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian Commissioner for Human Rights, Human itarian Action and Relations with the Civil Society, Mohamed Lemine Ould Dadde, o n Wednesday launched a long-term programme to eradicate begging in Mauritania
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- A UN independent mission of experts led by the special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Mrs Gulnara Shahinian annou nced on Tuesday that she has recommended a series of measures to eradicate slave r y for good in the country
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Plaisance- Mauritius (PANA) -- India has offered a Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopte r to the Mauritian Police Force as part of the Islandâ?s programme to strengthen defence and security, according to a PANA report
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Sebha- Libya (PANA) -- The International Conference on "priorities of the African Union (AU)" started Saturday evening in Sabha (800km south of Tripoli), with the participation of several lecturers, researchers and academics from the Universities of Libya, Sudan, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Great Britain and the United States
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- New cigarette packs with shocking pictures of some diseases related to tobacco use will soon appear on the Mauritian market, official sources in Port-Louis told PANA Sunday
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Bissau- Guinea-Bissau (PANA) -- The chairwoman of the parliamentary group of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), Mrs A ntonia Mendes Teixeira, was killed on Thursday in a road accident
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