Bath and North East Somerset Council has announced that it will be consulting local resident associations and heritage groups in order to ascertain the best way to roll out its new LED lighting development of the World Heritage-listed City ...
Reportedly ArcelorMittal is firm to suspend the closure of its plants and job cuts in Europe after negotiation with EU Commission. The EU Industry Commissioner Mr Antonio Tajani said no more job cuts in its Europe plants that employ ...
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A sharp rise in consumer confidence in February fuelled a strong bounce by the dollar yesterday. At 5pm AEDT, the currency was trading at $1.0339, up US0.84c, after touching an intraday high of $US1.0361. A survey published by Westpac ...
Apple today dropped prices of its Retina-equipped 13-in. MacBook Pro by as much as $300, and lowered the price of its top-end MacBook Air by $100. Some models of the company's laptop line also received processor speed increases, with the ...
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We've been enjoying the Tesla Model S as it goes through its break-in period, leading into formal testing. During this time, I've been keen to find out its real-world range, and recently confirmed that driving this electric car—like ...
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An all-new Honda Accord may be headed our way in mid 2013, but the outgoing Japanese full-size sedan remains a hugely capable contender in the segment dominated by Australia’s locally made Toyota Camry. Since its launch in 2008, the ...
Citroen has re-launched in Australia under the auspices of new importer Sime Darby, which takes over from Ateco Automotive this month. The Sydney-based importer has renegotiated the model range, pricing and specification of the entire ...
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Italian Anfia automotive industry association announced recently, Italian new car sales reached 113,525 vehicles in January this year, down 17.58% year on year compared to 137,745 vehicles in January, 2012. Fiat Group Italian sales ...
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Chinese automotive powerhouse Geely has come to the rescue of the iconic London black taxi by agreeing to purchase Coventry-based cab maker Manganese Bronze, saving it from administration and the threat of closure. Zhejiang Geely Holding ...
Sony will hold a PlayStation event in the U.S. later this month amid widespread speculation it is gearing up to launch the PS4. The company's game division, Sony Computer Entertainment, posted a cryptic video along with the date Feb. 20. ...
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January 31, Honda published the financial date of the fourth quarter in 2012 and the third quarter in financial year (FY) 2012-2013 (from May 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013). In the fourth quarter of 2012, that is Q3 of the FY, Honda’s ...
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6 Japanese carmakers produced in China (Toyota Motor, Honda Motor, Nissan Motor, Suzuki Motor, Mazda Motor and Mitsubishi Motor) published some statistics in January 28. The statistics shows that Japanese carmakers’ Chinese output was ...
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With diminishing diamond production in the aging mines globally on one hand and ever-increasing demand world-wide on the other, the industry would struggle to keep pace during 2013 with growing consumption in emerging economies like India ...
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While globalization has made it such that fashion transcends climatic seasons, each season still brings with it some overarching trends which encompass the catwalks. As Spring Summer’13 sets in high street maven Splash interprets the ...
Sharp has drastically cut-back production of 9.7-inch touchscreens for Apple's iPad, shifting its focus to the 7.85-inch screens that it makes for the iPad Mini at its Kameyama plant in Japan. The news caps a slowdown that began in ...
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