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/ 21 October 2004

World War II bomb causes scare in Austria

Austrian police evacuated hundreds of people from Linz’s main train station on Thursday after finding a large, unexploded World War II bomb — the second such discovery in two weeks, authorities said. The bomb was found at about 8.30am near the newly opened station in Linz, about 200km west of Vienna.

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/ 21 October 2004

Out of the plane and into the park

Tourism in northern KwaZulu-Natal will be boosted by a new airport, able to accommodate modern jet liners, the province’s tourism minister said on Thursday. The existing airstrip at Mkuzi, a small town near St Lucia, would be upgraded into a regional airport, which would provide almost instant access to the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, said Narend Singh.

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/ 21 October 2004

Crude moves within range of $55

Crude oil prices moved within range of again on Thursday, a day after briefly surpassing the mark over a fall in United States distillate fuels stocks that raised fears of shortages as the northern-hemisphere winter approaches. US distillate stocks fell for a fifth straight week, the US Department of Energy said on Wednesday.

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/ 21 October 2004

Clicks has faith in pharmacy model

Health and beauty retailer New Clicks Holdings is confident that its model for including pharmacy dispensaries and related health services across its Clicks chain of stores will prove profitable, even if the current regulations fixing dispensing fees and establishing single exit prices for medicines prove to be permanent.