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Medics on the move

12.07.44
MEDICA YESTERDAY unveiled its super-ambulances which guarantee immediate treatment for emergencies
 
Big 3 in crisis talks

19.09.44
THREE WORLD leaders met yesterday to discuss the crisis in the Far East
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Hands-on traditions get the thumbs-up

19.08.44
TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMEN have won the right to occupy the prestigious Central Pavilion at the Great Exhibition
 

History threads its way back

19.09.44
FASHION FOLLOWERS were taken aback by the extent of nostalgia in Violetta Torer-Bell's latest collection


Chips that let you Babel on

27.03.44
A COMPUTER worn in the ear allows people to hear a simultaneous translation regardless of the language being spoken

  • Regarded as the greatest woman footballer ever to grace the pitch, Saffron Owen, 34, will take her final bow in a testimonial game for her beloved Manchester United against Spanish giants Atletico Bilbao at Manchester's Ferguson Stadium next March. City authorities hope the match will rejuvenate Manchester's ailing bid to stage the Women's World Cup Final two years from now. More certain are the benefits for Owen: she will earn E$15m from the match. Owen leaves the sport with a E$200m fortune - or 'about 10 times more than I used to earn', said her father, Sir Michael. DW

  • Ten years after the agreement under which Australia granted Indonesia generous economic assistance and undertook to accept an annual quota of Indonesian migrants, Australia's enlightened self-interest is paying off. There has been a dramatic drop in the number of boat people arriving on its shores from Indonesia, and relations between the two nations, once so strained, have never been more cordial. PR

  • The government is under pressure from civil rights campaigners who estimate that refugees from global warming account for almost 20% of England's prison population. They have expressed concern that the need for refugee accommodation has led to the early release of serious offenders. PF