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HYPERSONIC FLIGHT
BY MATTHEW BRACE, in Sydney
AUSTRALIAN scientists at the University of Queensland are working with British researchers to develop hypersonic flight technology that could cut a London-Sydney long haul from 22 hours to just three. The project uses supersonic ram jets, or Scramjets, which propel aircraft at up to 5,000mph.…
CADILLAC CAMPAIGN
BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal
THE NEW 2003 Cadillac models will be featured in Canada’s biggest ever multi media advertising campaign; it will run from now until October, with a particular focus on the Cadillac CTS and a smaller version of the brand targeted at a younger market.…
CAR PRICES
BY ALAN OSBORN
THE INTRODUCTION of the Euro as a retail currency in 12 EU countries at the beginning of the year has done virtually nothing to level out the wide variations in new car prices between them, the European Commission said today (Monday).…
MITSUBISHI
BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal
MITSUBISHI Motor Sales of Canada has announced it will move its operations into Canada in September, six months ahead of scheduled date. Greg O’Neill, executive vice president and general manager of Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America Inc.…
BMW WOMAN
BY MARK ROWE
BMW has appointed a woman to head its Asian head office in Singapore, a move unprecedented in the history of the country. Birgit Maier is set to take up the position of managing director of BMW Asia in April, replacing the present chief, Felix Herrnberger.…
AUSSIE SMART CAR
BY MATTHEW BRACE, in Sydney
RESEARCHERS at the University of Tasmania, Australia, have developed the world’s first smart car that can override driver error and reduce road accidents.
“In terms of a comprehensive central processing unit working as an artificial brain to make driving safer, this is a world first,” said project leader Dr Vishy Karri.…
DRUG ACCESS ORGANISATION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN INTERNATIONAL organisation is to be set up later this year to help developing country governments negotiate better deals for drug access, as well as helping local researchers to protect their ideas from being poached. The MIHR, (Management of Intellectual property in Health Research and development), will be set up by public health and intellectual property experts from Britain and the Netherlands, with the assistance of experts from Asia, Africa, south America and north America.…
SOUTH AFRICA
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has approved the payment of Euro 50 million in grants over six years to help the South African government strengthen its primary health care, in particular in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The first Euro 25 million for the 2002-2004 will be allocated to the South Africa’s Department of Health, the remainder will be paid in 2004, subject to positive external review.…
ICELAND VAT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
MEMBER States of the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA), (Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein), should not charge higher VAT on foreign language books than they do on books in native tongues, the court of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) has ruled.…
US COPYRIGHT CASE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A CHALLENGE to the extension of copyright protection after an author’s death in the United States, from 50 to 70 years, is to be heard by the US Supreme Court this year, with a decision being issued from October onwards.…