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Keith Nuthall
THE CONTROVERSIAL agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United States over transferring airline passenger data to American authorities has been formally approved by the EU Council of Ministers, ignoring a legal challenge to the deal launched by the European Parliament.…

Keith Nuthall
BOOMING west African oil state Equatorial Guinea is to pump US$3.7 million into a four-year airport and air traffic control improvement project. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is helping prepare the plan, which will ensure airports meet international standards, restructure the civil aviation authority, strengthen ATC, improve documentation handling, assess staff and upgrade skills.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations has warned of an increase in road accidents in Austria and its eastern neighbours, following their accession to the European Union (EU). A UN report has noted Austria’s plans for a “huge new network” of roads to Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
UNITED Nations cultural organisation UNESCO’s international programme for the development of communication has granted more than US$1.5 million to 62 (print and electronic) media projects in developing and transition countries.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations Security Council has been asked to pressure Serbia & Montenegro into restarting effective cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal on former Yugoslavia. A letter from court president Judge Theodor Meron has attacked “extremely serious” persistent failures to help the court, such as failing to execute arrest warrants.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
DEVELOPING countries should create their own domestic strategies to reverse the loss of highly skilled citizens to developed countries, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development has recommended.…

Keith Nuthall
NEGOTIATIONS on a comprehensive open skies deal involving the European Union (EU) and the United States are being held up, with the US refusing to allow EU carriers cabotage rights within America. The European Commission also wants EU companies to be able to buy majority control of US airlines.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
HEALTH Canada and anti-smoking groups are questioning Imperial Tobacco Canada’s decision to fund the First Nations Youth At-Risk programme to combat aboriginal youth addiction to drugs, smoking and alcohol. The CDN$1.1 million Imperial grant focuses on activities to boost self-esteem and reduce boredom for youth on Indian reserves.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
Generally the application of geo-spatial technology for sustainable management of Tanzania’s forests and woodlands is still low. Thus, there is a big gap between developed countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in application of space science and technologies.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers is backing the creation of harmonised rules for the type approval of non-road mobile machinery engines (and tractors) manufactured in Europe, as regards their net power, net torque and specific fuel consumption.…