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Title Section8 2001-02-15 1 TODAY Thursday February 15, 2001 MITA(P) 138,'! 1/20008 words
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Article, Illustration145 2001-02-15 1 THE movie that has roared to the top of the Oscar nomination lists will be coming to your TV screens. MediaCorp TV has secured the rights to broadcast Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, a Taiwanese film set in the ancient Chinese Qing Dynasty. Directed by renowned filmmaker145 words
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Article244 2001-02-15 1 Bloomberg SINGTEL shares dropped as much as 11 cents on concern that it might overpay in its bid for Cable Wireless Optus. SingTel will offer to buy shares of Australia's second-largest phone company at a premium to their current price, The Australian newspaper reported, without– Bloomberg - 244 words
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Article475 2001-02-15 1 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei Confusion over MCs stumps many by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg A LITTLE-KNOWN twist in Singapore Medical Association's ethical code puts a question mark over many of the medical certificates issued routinely across the island every day. It also creates a conflict between employers who want to know475 words
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Article, Illustration40 2001-02-15 1 Malaysian couple Baldeep Singh and Inderjit Kaur have volunteered to spend the next five days handcuffed together in exchange for SMIO.OOQ ($4,474) in prize money. They will have to bowl, jog and shop while chained together. KSEnwBS I photo IKSEnwBS I photo I - 40 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration462 2001-02-15 2 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei This CEO went on a diet to test his company's latest product by ph eiph ei@ne wsto da y. c o m. sg IT takes an unusual chief executive officer to try out a product on himself before it is sprung on others.462 words
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297 2001-02-15 2 JOHOR Customs' largest seizure of cough mixture on Tuesday would lead one to think that there was an epidemic in the country. Custom officers foiled an attempt to smuggle nearly 12,000 litres of cough mixture in 3,140 bottles when they conducted a full inspection297 words
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Article126 2001-02-15 2 HE came to Singapore with one clear goal in mind to be a company director. That he did, but only after he forged a university certificate. Late Keshab Sishir, 31, a Bangladeshi, stated in his employment pass application that he was a graduate of the University of126 words
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Article60 2001-02-15 2 -AFP. BANGKOK Thailand has denied reports that two of its citizens had been diagnosed with the human form of mad cow disease. It also dismissed Malaysia's ban on Thai beef imports as a publicity stunt. Livestock Department direc-tor-general Rapeepong Wongdee said Thailand had never exported beef to Malaysia-AFP. - 60 words
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Article198 2001-02-15 2 SINGAPORE and Riau are to tend a vegetable farm together near Pekanbaru. The project will consist of two parts a vegetable processing and packing centre in Pekanbaru, and the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) providing technical assistance, seeds and other materials to existing farms for a one-hectare198 words
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149 2001-02-15 2 THE Malay business community in Singapore must embrace the world of e-commerce if it wants to stay ahead of the competition. That was what Communications and IT Parliamentary Secretary Professor Yaacob Ibrahim told an industry seminar yesterday. According to a 1999 survey of149 words
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Article163 2001-02-15 3 -AFP PARIS Scientists have designed a plastic that, like human skin, bleeds and heals itself if it is cracked. The self-healing polymer, designed by a team from the University of Illinois, offers a potential breakthrough in vital materials used in aircraft, space probes or surgical implants,-AFP - 163 words
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Article, Illustration434 2001-02-15 3 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon Another world first for S'pore mobile digitalTV on buses by solomon@news today, com.sg WAS your bus ride any different yesterday? Did you catch that touch of glamour and those nuggets of information on the TV screen? Bus rides will never be434 words
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226 2001-02-15 3 -Agencies ISRAEL A Palestinian rammed a bus into a crowd of Israeli soldiers and commuters at a bus stop yesterday, killing at least eight persons. It was the bloodiest attack in Israel since a Palestinian uprising began in September. Seventeen persons, mostly soldiers, were-Agencies - 226 words
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Article59 2001-02-15 3 Reuters PHNOM PENH Executives from Cambodia's five TV channels have been ordered to banish women in revealing clothing from the nation's screens. "Premier Hun Sen has called on television producers to help save our cul- ture by banning the wearing of short skirtsReuters - 59 words
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Article, Illustration28 2001-02-15 3 Farm Wong's birthday wish comes true this Valentine's Day as she makes a fivefigure donation to the Assissi Home and Hospice. Today photo by HEDYKHOOHEDYKHOO - 28 words
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Article113 2001-02-15 3 Reuters AMSTERDAM Dutch police in the northern town of Sneek said on Wednesday that they had arrested the self-pro claimed creator of the Anna Koumikova computer virus after he turned himself in. The 20-year-old man allegedly posted a letter on the Web on Tuesday saying that heReuters - 113 words
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Article138 2001-02-15 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Higher allowances for Malaysian public officials may be the antidote to rampant graft, said an anti-cor-ruption buster. "Statistics show that corruption among low-ranking civil servants resulted from the pressures of insufficient income to meet high costs of living...," Mr Ahmad Zaki Hussein,AFP - 138 words
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Article, Illustration433 2001-02-15 4 To William with love Some fond memories of a great director and teacher William Teo (right), the founder of performing arts group, Asia In Theatre Research Centre, passed away on Feb 11, at the age of 41. The recipient of the 1994 National Arts Council Young Artist award was one433 words
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Article183 2001-02-15 4 A 19-YEAE-OLD Indonesian maid came to Singapore to work for a self-employed contractor and his family. The contractor, Teo See Beng, 32, a father of three, is now on trial on two counts of outrage of modesty with force, two counts of outrage of modesty,183 words
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Article131 2001-02-15 4 INFORMATION and the Arts Minister Lee Yock Suan has refuted Singapore opposition parties' claim that the Political Donations Act will make it difficult for them to raise funds. He told reporters that if the opposition has credible parties and does good work, it will be able to131 words
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Article138 2001-02-15 4 Chelsea Chua - Chelsea Chua by THE Singapore International Foundation's (SIF) 12-member medical team, sent to earth-quake-stricken Gujarat to cany out relief work, is back. According to Dr Tan Chi Chiu, Executive Director of the SIF, it was the most complicated mission carried out under the SlF's Humanitarian Relief Programme138 words
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Miscellaneous116 2001-02-15 4 READ 0N... Retirement at 55 ideal It will help with maid and childcare problems/6 Viekers' jitters Survey shows a slight dip in hiring expectation s/8 To employ or to contract? News of company's likely sale brings down ist share/9 If Indonesia falters.... IT would have repercussions on its neighbours/ 14116 words
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LETTERS
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Letter225 2001-02-15 6 Esther Lee Bee Peng - Esther Lee Bee Peng It will help with maid and childcare problems I DO not agree with the Government increasing the retirement age from 55 to 62.1 think 55 is the reasonable age. For young couples like me, I prefer my parents or in-laws to help225 words
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Letter258 2001-02-15 6 Tay Hcng Lai - Tay Hcng Lai I REFER to your article about TV licences (Today, Feb 13). SBA said that TV licence fees ensure that public access to quality and local public service broadcast (PSB) programmes. With the number of hotels and high-rise apartments in Singapore, I doubt the258 words
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Letter126 2001-02-15 6 Namanithi - Namanithi I WOULD like to highlight the problem of irregular billing by Power Supply. I have not been billed since November last year. I called up twice, and was told that they are having some problems and would get back to me soon. The back126 words
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Letter165 2001-02-15 6 Kwok Fong Meng - Kwok Fong Meng I REFER to the letter "Why teachers not regarded as role models" (Today, Feb 12). We parents are rational and reasonable adults. What would we gain by gearing our children towards not respecting the teachers? My child started primary one this year. Within two165 words
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240 2001-02-15 6 Adeline him - Adeline him WE thank Ms Tan Peck Hoon for her feedback "Re-telecast Hi-5 please" (Today, Feb 12). Ms Tan asked if Kids Central could repeat the programme Hi-5, which is shown at 5.30 pm, Mondays to Fridays in the mornings so that240 words
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206 2001-02-15 6 Jimi Tan Soon Chuan - Jimi Tan Soon Chuan THE letter "Teachers may have good reasons for moonlighting" (Today, Feb 10) reminds me of my Primary Six teacher. He was a very experienced teacher in his fifties. He was rather well-liked by the class because of his friendly and206 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article332 2001-02-15 8 Bloomberg News News of company's likely sale brings down its share price VICKERS Capital shares fell by a quarter after parent Vickers Ballas Holdings said it would sell the firm before merging with DBS Group Holdings. If the shares continue to fall, minority shareholders of Vickers Ballas could■ Bloomberg News - 332 words
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Article, Illustration172 2001-02-15 8 Bloomberg News BOEING Co, the world's largest aircraft maker, has won a US$4 billion (Ss7 billion) order for 20 777-200 jetliners from Singapore Airlines, Asia's most profitable carrier. Singapore Airlines placed a firm order for 10 of the aircraft, with an option– Bloomberg News - 172 words
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Article175 2001-02-15 8 Chin Weilin - Chin Weilin by we ilin newstoday, com. sg AUSTRALIA-listed company, Autron Corporation Ltd, has been granted inprinciple approval for secondary listing on the main board of the Singapore Exchange. The distributor of electronic equipment in Asia-Pacific first traded on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in175 words
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Article199 2001-02-15 8 SINGAPOREANS are the most upbeat among Asia-Pacific consumers, according to a survey of 5,521 middle- to high income level earners across the region. With an index score of 84.2 points, Singapore's consumer confidence level trumps respondents from the 12 other countries surveyed by MasterCard International199 words
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Article87 2001-02-15 8 AFP BRITISH Telecom (BT) said it is keen to bid for a third-generation (3G) telephone licence in Singapore. However, it will only do so through StarHub Pte Ltd in which it holds an 18 per cent equity stake. Speculation surrounding BT's interest was sparkedAFP - 87 words
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Article369 2001-02-15 9 Survey shows a slight dip in hiring expectations SINGAPORE employers have become less certain about their plans to employ permanent staff. The January-March 2001 Job Index (Singapore) released by TMP Worldwide eßesourcing formerly Morgan Banks shows that 59.7 per cent of the 500 employers surveyed369 words
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Article160 2001-02-15 9 DUPONT Photomasks Inc, the first Singapore plant by the US chemical giant, was officially opened yesterday. The plant is expected to meet and service Asia's growing markets for photomasks, said a company official at the opening. Photomasks are high-purity glass plates used by manufacturers160 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Party spoilers
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Article, Illustration551 2001-02-15 10 Stocks go the way of the US interest rate clown JUST as the US Fed Chairman assured us that the US economy would not fall off the cliff, US stocks fell off the cliff in disappointment, Traders who were hoping that there would be an inter-meeting rate cut were disappointed551 words
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Article, Illustration541 2001-02-15 10 KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index touched a low of 708.5 before last minute support in the key index-linked stocks pulled it higher to close at 714.5, a decline of 4.6 points or 0.6 per cent for the day. Investors have kept a cautious541 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration346 2001-02-15 12 -AFP Visitor controlled sub that sank Japanese fishing boat WASHINGTON A civilian guest was at the helm of a US submarine when it struck and sank a Japanese fishing vessel as it surfaced off Hawaii last Friday. A US Navy official said the civilian was given the controls-AFP; AFP photo - 346 words
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Article139 2001-02-15 12 Reuters TAIPEI Valentine's Day greetings in Taiwan came from the highest office on the island yesterday. President Chen Shui-bian posted a poem on the Presidential Office website (www.oop.govJw). It was on the theme of water, making a play on his name which literally means "flat water". The– Reuters - 139 words
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167 2001-02-15 12 Reuters SYDNEY An Australian court awarded a 30-year-old man A52.5 million {552.32 million) in compensation yesterday for corporal punishment suffered during his school years. He alleged that a teacher had hit him repeatedly with a leather strap. Mr Paul Hogan, 30, sued the– Reuters - 167 words
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Article, Illustration29 2001-02-15 12 The Indonesian volcano belches clouds and lava that is running 6.5 km down its slopes, threatening hundreds of people living at the bottom. AFP photoAFP photo - 29 words
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Article101 2001-02-15 12 OTTAWA Canadian authorities are looking at ways to reclaim fuel tax rebates sent to dead people. Even students and convicts in Ottawa got refunds although they do not pay fuel bills, reported the Calgary Sun. The rebates were sent out when Ottawa followed through on101 words
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251 2001-02-15 12 LONDON Children's charities criticised a Crown Court judge for being too lenient in jailing members of the world's largest Internet paedophile ring for a maximum of 30 months. The sentences imposed by Judge Kenneth MacEae at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday251 words
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133 2001-02-15 13 AFP SEOUL North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong 11 will make a historic visit to rival South Korea next week, reported a leading South Korean newspaper. The Joongang Ilbo, quoting a Japanese source familiar with North Korean affairs, said Mr Kim will arriveAFP - 133 words
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Article, Illustration298 2001-02-15 13 Reuters Thailand and Myanmar trade border barbs BANGKOK A war of words has broken out between Thailand and Myanmar as they accused each other of aiding ethnic armies that resulted in border clashes at the weekend. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said the Myanmar authorities were turning aReuters; AFP photo - 298 words
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113 2001-02-15 13 Agencies JAKARTA After trying to conceal it from the public, the government yesterday admitted that President Abdurrahman Wahid had met Israel's Acting Trade Minister Reuven Horesh in early January. Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab made the admission during a hearing with a House of RepresentativesAgencies - 113 words
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Article187 2001-02-15 13 Reuters MANILA The controversial bank account allegedly owned by deposed Philippine President Joseph contained more than three billion pesos (*****.3 million) but was drained two months before his ouster. Senators opened the bank records yesterday and handed them over to the government Ombudsman (official investigator)– Reuters - 187 words
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Article76 2001-02-15 13 AFP BEIJING An airport in southwestern China was shut down for 20 minutes and several flights delayed after free flying balloons interfered with airport radar. The Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport was forced to close on Sunday, leaving at least four flights circling the major Chinese municipality,AFP - 76 words
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Article137 2001-02-15 13 Agencies SAN SALVADOR Exactly one month after a powerful tremor hit El Salvador, another strong earthquake rocked the country on Tuesday, killing more than 200 people. All schools were closed and church services for the victims of the Jan 13 quake were suspended after the earthquakeAgencies - 137 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration714 2001-02-15 14 Sree Kumar - If Indonesia falters Sree Kumar It would have repercussions to its neighbours by THE events unfolding in Indonesia seem ominous. Presidential authority is now being held together by a string of spin doctors, balancing on a knife-edge. Mr Abdurrahman Wahid has been censured by the legislators, but there is stillAFP photo - 714 words
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Article, Illustration391 2001-02-15 21 Agencies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon bags a whopping 10 Oscar nominations The Oscars may finally have gone international. In unprecedented triumph, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon walked away with 10 Academy Award nominations, the most ever bagged by a foreign language film. Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful bagged seven– Agencies; Semens photo - 391 words
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Article530 2001-02-15 21 Edmund T Shern - Edmund T Shern NOT SAY I WANT TO SAY by e d mund paprika. com. sg In sports, it's simple: to beat the other guy, you have to be better. In business in Singapore, being competitive by improving the quality of your service or product is530 words
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Article, Illustration536 2001-02-15 23 Gladiator commands this year's field When Gladiator was released last May, few thought that the action-packed epic would stand a chance at the Oscars, but as 2000 waned, the revival of the longdead sword-and-sandal genre suddenly looked like the leader of the pack, reports Mr Showbiz.536 words
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666 2001-02-15 23 Neville Stack - Neville Stack OFF BEAT by n e vil le@n ews to d ay. co m. sg Scribblers like me are generally supposed to be cynics. Now that is a very cynical view. I prefer to be realistic about it. The666 words
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Article, Illustration576 2001-02-15 24 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan Who said love and work can't mix? On the set of the Little Mermaid it can by hazel® newstoday. c om. sg I can't date him. He's my boss. That was the first thought that came into Sandra Garde's mind when Mark McGiboney, the company576 words
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Article, Illustration300 2001-02-15 25 Mahesha Thenabadu - Mahesha Thenabadu by mahesha® newstoday. com. sg Finnair has been given a new look. Apart from the new airline colours for its fleet, the Finnish national carrier, which joined the eight-member oneworld airline alliance in September 1999, has just established a local Finnair Plus Service Centre300 words
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Article, Illustration323 2001-02-15 25 Mahesha Thenabadu - Mahesha Thenabadu That's what sets Qantas apart as unique by mahesha@newstoday.com.sg The kangaroo that sits on the tail wing of the Qantas aircraft has become an icon of international recognition. It identifies the longstanding airline with its unique Australian background. Qantas flight attendant Katie Beynon {right} agrees that323 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration668 2001-02-15 26 NBA Philadelphia: First Eric Snow (below), now Theo Ratliff and in between Toni Kukoc takes a seat. Is this the finish of a storybook season? The Sixers could use Matt Geiger about now, but he's on a ranch doing rehab work. With SnowAusport photo - 668 words
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Article, Illustration682 2001-02-15 27 Reuters Lendl is right up there despite his infamous failures at Wimbledon BOCA RATON For Ivan Lendl, induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame will be a perfect way to bring closure to a brilliant tennis career that brought him fame, fortune and eight Grand– Reuters - 682 words
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282 2001-02-15 27 LONDON Terry Burton saluted his Wimbledon FA Cup battlers after they dumped Premiership Middlesbrough to book a fifth round date against former Wembley hero Lawrie Sanchez and his Second Division Wycombe side, reported Football36s. Wimbledon finally overcame Boro282 words
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Article, Illustration518 2001-02-15 28 Arsenal revives its quarter-final hopes with a gutsy performance Champions League Lyon 0 Arsenal 1 LYON When Thierry Henry scores on French soil, it is usually a cause for jubilation in the Republic, but Les Bleus 1 centreforward was not being toasted in Lyon last night. AtALLSPORT photo - 518 words
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357 2001-02-15 28 LEEDS For the past fortnight, Lee Bowyer has been sitting in a courtroom in Hull, thinking of things other than football. He has been in Court Four, sitting in the dock with five fellow accused, not on the training pitch with his357 words
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169 2001-02-15 28 -AFP MADRID The author of the goal that led to Real Madrid's pulsating 3-2 victory over Italian champion Lazio agrees with his team-mates in pointing out that the public who were at the Santiago Bemabeu enjoyed a great show. Not for the first-AFP - 169 words
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Article, Illustration224 2001-02-15 29 PARIS Inter Milan knows a Uefa Cup win would salvage something in a season littered with disaster so far. It goes to Spain to meet Alaves as inconsistent as it was at the start of the season. Brazilian striker RonaldoAFP photo - 224 words
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Article582 2001-02-15 29 Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas AS Roma v Liverpool by 1 eonard@n ewsto d ay.com.sg FORGET all the posturing over injuries and mega-mergers over the last two days by the two clubs. In less than 24 hours time, just settle down for a potential football classic to tell your582 words
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Article, Illustration540 2001-02-15 30 AFP Daly out to exorcise his demons in Malaysia Malaysian Open KUALA LUMPUR John Daly, the reformed "Wild Thing" of the US Tour, is off the booze, the medication and the chocolate, but he hasn't yet given up blasting 300-yard drives. Fitter and leaner thanAFP; Allsport photo - 540 words
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174 2001-02-15 30 AFP Australian Masters MELBOURNE The gap between golf's phenomenon Tiger Woods and his pursuers is closing, Spanish star Sergio Garcia said. "The gap, not only between me, but with all the players, is getting smaller," said the 21-year-old yesterday ahead of the Australian■ AFP - 174 words
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Article, Illustration316 2001-02-15 31 LONDON Double Olympic gold medallist Sebastian Coe has launched a scathing attack on. British sprint legend Linford Christie (above), questioning his credentials as a role model for young athletes. Writing in the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Coe rounds on the former British team316 words
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Article, Illustration497 2001-02-15 31 Scott O' Donell - Scott O'Donell Nielsen believes he has many good players by scott@newstod ay.com. sg FLEMMING Nielsen is enjoying his role as coach of the "Young Lions". As much as it has to do with his enthusiasm for the game, the fact that he believes he has many good playersWONG KHING CHONG - 497 words
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Article, Illustration331 2001-02-15 32 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang by ke] vi n ©newstod ay. com. sg JUDGING from yesterday's 3-0 win against Marine Castle in its final warmup game, the Lions' goal-scoring woes in the pre-World Cup qualifying tournament could be eased by its midfield. Skipper Nazri Nasir scored twice in theWONG KHING CHONG - 331 words
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