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- Boom and gloom: Egypt's new traffic law brings business and fear
- CAIRO AFP — A new traffic law aimed at easing chronic congestion in Egypt has scared off some drivers who fear heavy fines, driven others to expect to pay higher bribes, and even sparked a business boom. The law, which came into effect on August 1, has seen an...
- Research articles 2008-08-21
- Letter's: Your shout - VENT YOUR SPLEEN
- I'VE just received this wonderful news from Nexus regarding the taxi link service. I am going to get my card at the value of pounds 100, which actually entitles me to one return journey a week for 20 weeks, and if I really want to go mad, I could...
- Research articles 2008-08-13
- False plates cannot save naked driver from Belgian police
- BRUSSELS AFP — Police pulled over a Belgian man overnight Thursday as he was driving naked in a car with stolen Dutch licence plates, which he had put there to avoid being traced, Belga news agency reported. A member of the public spotted the 25-year-old exhibitionist driver in the...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- No licence, no participation, UEFA warns English clubs
- LONDON AFP — English clubs risk being kicked out of top European competitions if they employ underqualified coaches, UEFA technical director Andy Roxburgh said on Monday. "The Premier League and the Football Association have to try to find a solution," said Roxburgh. "From our point of view at...
- Research articles 2008-06-23
- China revokes 700 toy export licences over safety: report
- BEIJING AFP — Beijing has revoked the export licences of 700 toy factories over safety failings, state media reported Wednesday, after a series of high-profile scandals hit the image of Chinese goods overseas. Beijing launched a massive campaign to inspect all 3,540 toy firms with export permits last August...
- Research articles 2008-06-10
- Noah has back-to-back brushes with law in Florida
- LOS ANGELES AFP — Chicago Bulls player Joakim Noah was ticketed for driving without a valid licence just hours after being charged with drug possession, The Gainesville Sun reported Wednesday. Noah, who recently completed his first National Basketball Association season, was stopped for speeding and not wearing his safety...
- Research articles 2008-05-28
- Drunken German cyclists could face driving ban
- BERLIN AFP — If you thought cycling home after the pub was a good idea, think again. A German court ruled Wednesday that inebriated cyclists could forfeit their right to drive a car. The country's highest administrative court was ruling on the case of a man near Berlin whose...
- Research articles 2008-05-21
- Unlucky licence plate sells for 130,000 dollars in Hong Kong: report
- HONG KONG AFP — A Hong Kong woman splashed out 130,000 US dollars for a car licence plate carrying "4444", despite the number's traditional links to death in Chinese culture, a report said Monday. The bidder paid one million Hong Kong dollars in a government auction of 270 unusual...
- Research articles 2008-05-11
- Speeding warning
- AN ENGINEER in a hurry to get to his job in Aberdeen was clocked at speeds of more than 90mph by police. But former Royal Marine Tristan Gallagher kept his licence when he appeared before magistrates at South East Northumberland Law Courts in Bedlington. Gallagher, 36, of Bel-grave...
- Research articles 2008-04-23
- Japanese seniors offered perks to ditch car keys
- TOKYO AFP — Elderly people in Tokyo who surrender their driver's licences will soon enjoy perks when they go to department stores or order pizza, police said Wednesday. Tokyo police will next month launch the novel campaign in hopes of reducing the number of elderly motorists who should not...
- Research articles 2008-03-19
- Indian region offers men gun licences if they get sterilised
- NEW DELHI AFP — A bandit-infested region of India is trying to persuade men to undergo sterilisation by offering to fast-track their gun licence applications, an official said on Tuesday. Officials in central Madhya Pradesh state's Shivpuri district decided to adopt the policy -- already tried out by some...
- Research articles 2008-03-18
- Coty gets busy with new fragrance licences and cosmetics.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
- Fragrance giant Coty has hit the headlines again by signing yet more high profile fragrance licences. This time, the spotlight falls on Halle Berry, the Oscar-winning US actress. The first Halle Berry fragrance products will launch globally in spring 2009 and will retail in...
- Research articles 2008-03-07
- Key drug hearing to continue in March: Indian officials
- NEW DELHI AFP — A landmark plea by an Indian drug firm for a "compulsory licence" to sell generic copies of patented drugs to poor countries will continue next month. India's patent office held hearings on the case, the first of its kind in the country that is the...
- Research articles 2008-02-29
- UAE's super rich splurge millions on rare licence plates
- ABU DHABI AFP — The super rich in the United Arab Emirates are bidding massive sums of money for out-of-the-ordinary car licence plates as the Gulf state basks in an oil-driven economic boom. One particularly wealthy businessman on Saturday forked out a record 14 million dollars for a licence...
- Research articles 2008-02-17
- World Bank urges opening up of Palestinian telecoms
- JERUSALEM AFP — The World Bank on Wednesday urged an opening up of the Palestinian telecommunications sector, saying this would yield far-reaching benefits to the overall economy. It also lamented that Israel had failed to free up frequencies for the second Palestininian mobile operator, Wataniya, preventing it from beginning...
- Research articles 2008-02-13
- Cycling's ruling body requests two-year ban for Rasmussen
- PARIS AFP — Cycling's world ruling body on Friday requested a two-year ban for disgraced Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen. Rasmussen was thrown off the 2007 Tour de France on July 25 by his team, Rabobank, while wearing the leader's yellow jersey for lying about his whereabouts the previous month...
- Research articles 2008-02-08
- EU/TAIWAN : COMMISSION THREATENS TAIWAN WITH WTO ACTION OVER IPR.
- The EU has threatened Taiwan with World Trade Organisation WTO action to defend the Intellectual Property Rights IPR of the European electronics firm Philips. On 30 January, the European Commission gave the Taiwanese authorities two months to take concrete steps to amend its Patent Law and...
- Research articles 2008-02-04
- City's bars bid for even later hours; Concern at levels of alcohol served
- Byline: By PETER YOUNG Political editor CITY bars are seeking longer opening hours, sparking new fears of binge drinking. It is more than two years since the Government relaxed the licensing laws and many pubs on Tyneside now stay open later. But some bars granted longer hours...
- Research articles 2008-02-04
- More Chinese toys need export licences after scares: official
- HONG KONG AFP — More toys made in China now need export licences as the world's biggest manufacturer of the children's products moves to boost quality, an official said Wednesday following safety scares last year. Seven new product types need the licences, which have to be renewed every three...
- Research articles 2008-01-09
- New Fisheries Act Tabled in Parliament.
- OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Nov 29, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- On Thursday November 29, the Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, introduced in Parliament a new Bill to modernize the 139-year-old Fisheries Act. Bill C-32 aims to provide a more predictable, stable and...
- Research articles 2007-11-29
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