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BY MONICA DOBIE
ROTHMANS, Benson & Hedges Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the Saskatchewan provincial government, arguing that the province’s recent Tobacco Control Act, which bans the display in shops of tobacco products, is unconstitutional under Canadian federal law.

The case filed in the prairie province’s Court of Queen’s Bench, claims that the legislation that came into effect on March 11, 2002, violates Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms and federal tobacco legislation.…

BY MATTHEW BRACE, in Sydney
AUSTRALIA’S low fare carrier, Virgin Blue, (owned by Sir Richard Branson), has signed a contract reflecting the high standard of skills commanded by civilian airlines worldwide: to train pilots who crew VIP aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force.…

BY MARK ROWE
THE MALAYSIAN government has been forced to conduct an embarrassing U-turn in its policy towards major international airlines in attempt to prevent its landmark new airport from becoming a white elephant.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport, 40 miles outside the city, was opened in 1998 an attempt to transform the city into a regional hub to rival Singapore’s Changi, which is regularly voted the world’s best airport.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
PLANS by American space agency NASA to develop nuclear energy sources that can be fitted onboard space ships have been discussed by the scientific and technical subcommittee of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs.

Its experts were informed of the earmarking of money in NASA’s 2003 budget for a new nuclear systems initiative.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN football association UEFA launched a joint-anti smoking campaign with the European Commission on the eve of the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The two organisations booked television advertising space to broadcast their anti-tobacco message, using international footballers including French star Zinedine Zidane and Portugal’s Luis Figo.…

Keith Nuthall
A BOOKLET has been published by the International Chamber of Commerce that advises accountants and their clients on how to protect themselves from being swindled by fraudsters. ‘Trade Finance Fraud,’ produced by the ICC’s Commercial Crime Services department includes case studies demonstrating the techniques fraudsters use to cheat victims of millions of Pounds, Euros and dollars through “phony documentation, non-existent consignments, containers packed with worthless rubbish and a multitude of other devices.”…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
DETAILED rules on the international shipment of waste destined for recovery have been released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The guidelines, which are optional for the group’s rich country membership, include notes on documentation, the definition of recovery, and on how to deal with waste mixtures, re-exports and other issues.…

BY RICHARD HURST, in Johannesburg
The first shipment of 1.3 litre Ford RoCam engines manufactured by the company’s improved South African production facility left for Europe last month. Ford’s Port Elizabeth plant had been designated as a supplier of the component to the company’s assembly lines worldwide.…

BY MARK ROWE
BRITISH museums and historic buildings are being encouraged to bid for funding from a GBPounds 80 million financial support package launched by the European Union, designed to build links between neighbouring EU countries.

Its grant awards will be focused on projects that have economic, ecological and social benefits.…

BY MARK ROWE
THE EUROPEAN Commission is to enter into swift negotiations over the so-called ‘open skies’ agreements with the United States and individual Member States, if, as expected, these bilateral air transport deals are soon ruled illegal.

Earlier this year, the European Court of Justice was advised by its advocate general Antonio Tizzano to strike down US deals made with eight European countries, in effect ordering them to be redrawn.…