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Article, Illustration610 2001-07-30 1 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan Some elderly sick pay for not being poor enough by kim@newstoday.com.sg CALL them the "in-betweeners" or the "double-binders", caught in the cracks of the healthcare system. They form the burgeoning group of elderly at risk. They're not poor enough to qualify for medical andKIM-KYNA TAN - 610 words
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Article182 2001-07-30 1 -AFP BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is "highly likely" to lose his legal battle over the assets concealment case, a.report said yesterday. The Bangkok Post said the Constitutional Court's 15-mem-ber bench believed there was enough evidence to suggest the billionaire politician benefited financially from the controversial-AFP - 182 words
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Miscellaneous10 2001-07-30 1 Can you imagine a professional footballer living in a storeroom?10 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration253 2001-07-30 2 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan Woodlands resident asks for one in the area by hazel@newstoday.com.sg THE obsession for branded stuff has spilled beyond clothes. One Woodlands resident asked Rear-Admiral Teo Chee Hean to give the area a "branded" school. The Education Minister's answer? "Which constituency do you suggest I take itHAZEL TAN - 253 words
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Article89 2001-07-30 2 YESTERDAY, a total of 359 hats were flung sky- high, marking the end of 42 weeks of officer cadet training for yet another batch of Safti Military Institute graduates. Deputy Prime Minister BG Lee Hsien Loong attended their parade and gave out ceremonial swords to the89 words
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Article109 2001-07-30 2 A 14-year-old girl fell nine storeys to her death just before midnight on Saturday. Ms Wendy Tay was believed to have climbed over the ledge outside her flat in Tampines Street 22, and lost her grip. According to neighbours, loud screams for help brought her live-in109 words
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Article384 2001-07-30 3 That's why I gunned down Bandit Queen' NEW DELHI In a telling commentary on Indian politics, the man who has confessed to gunning down Bandit Queen Phoolan Devi said he did so to help his own political career. Sher Singh Rana, alias Pankaj, has reportedly384 words
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Article198 2001-07-30 3 Agencies TOKYO-Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's ruling coalition has won a safe majority in yesterday's Upper House election. TV Asahi said Mr Koizumi's long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its biggest partner, New Komeito Party had secured at least 63 of the 121 seats inAgencies - 198 words
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114 2001-07-30 3 Bernama JOHOR BAHRU Malaysian police are still investigating the motive for the gruesome murder of seven members of a family who were found with stab and slash wounds on Saturday. State CID Chief SAC II Mokhtar Hassan said yesterday among those questioned was a grandson— Bernama - 114 words
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Article290 2001-07-30 5 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan But Think Centre restructures by kim@newstoday.com.sg IN a complete about-turn, Think Centre will re-invent itself, and not be dissolved as its founder had contemplated. Following a brainstorm session among the full board of directors yesterday, it was decided that the Think Centre would now290 words
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Article151 2001-07-30 5 THAT bottle cap from your Brands Essence of Chicken or Brands Bird's Nest bottle is worth 50 cents to the Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD). About a month ago, Brand's launched Caps for Charity campaign. So far, about 26,000 caps have been dropped151 words
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Article120 2001-07-30 5 THE "millionaire show" got it wrong, but the contestant will not have to pay the price. On July 26, a contestant on the popular game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire was asked the question "What is the name of the Prisons Department's special task120 words
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LETTERS
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Letter337 2001-07-30 6 See Leong Kit - See Leong Kit Like students, not all teachers are angels either IN "Angels and humans" (TODAY July 27), there is another perspective to indulgent parents who spoil their children rotten. But while all students are not angels, neither are all teachers. I have met337 words
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372 2001-07-30 6 I REFER to the forum letter "It's possible to reduce that noise" (Today, 13 Jul 2001) by Madam Neo Lay Sin. We would like to thank your reader for her suggestions to control train and traffic noise. We would like to inform your reader372 words
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Letter53 2001-07-30 6 Narayana Namyana - Narayana Namyana I AM inclined to agree with Senior Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Community Development and Sports, Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, that "There is no need to ask for gender equality in our Constitution". I understand that, in law, "may" includes "may not" and53 words
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Letter100 2001-07-30 6 Roland Ang - Roland Ang I REFER to the letter "Sivaji left an imprint" (Today, July 26). I am not an Indian, but we have our very own Gurmit Singh whom we can be proud of. In his own way, he has left an imprint too. He has100 words
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Miscellaneous97 2001-07-30 6 READ 0N... Raking up the ashes US, Britain had role in military bloodbath/ 12 Having fun with fire Cook a slap-up meal with Doc Cheng's new chef/17 Actress of substance Tan Kheng Hua slips into her latest role with typical fervour/19 Master of evasion Jet Li avoids direct answers as97 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article292 2001-07-30 8 Reuters US fund managers shy away from local assets NEW YORK US fund managers trimmed holdings of US assets and put more money into Europe as hopes for a speedy American recovery gave way to worries that the world's biggest economy may languish for months to come. "We– Reuters - 292 words
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Article, Illustration169 2001-07-30 8 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian palm oil producers are rejoicing over the recent surge in price, but realise the sharp rise may not last for long as authorities eye the Latin American market to keep prices firm. Mr Yang Chien Chu, director ofAFP | - 169 words
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Article175 2001-07-30 8 AT its mid-year, Singapore Computer Systems Limited enjoyed a 50.3 per cent rise in revenue and a 6.4 per cent raise in net profit compared to the same period last year. The Group's revenue for IH2OOI ended June 30 rose to $244.4 million from $162.6 million175 words
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Article88 2001-07-30 8 SEMAC Pte Ltd has been appointed by the Ministry of Environment as the public waste collector for the Ang Mo Kio-Toa Payoh sector for the next five years. Serving some 132,000 households, and over 6,000 hawkers stalls, Semac will provide standard wheel-covered bins to all landed and88 words
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Article144 2001-07-30 9 Bernama BRUSSELS The European Commission said it has cleared Ford Motor Co to acquire control of the wholesale distribution of its Mazda-branded new passenger cars and light vehicles in the UK from the MCL Group. The acquisition by Ford's Mazda Motor Corp unit– Bernama - 144 words
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Article, Illustration394 2001-07-30 9 -AFP It wants out of power project laden with payment disputes NEW DELHI US enerev giant Enron Corp said the compai., ay :n selling off its majority stake in a stalled Indian power project which is enmeshed in a complicated payments-AFP - 394 words
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Article232 2001-07-30 10 Bloomberg through plans to offer its shares overseas TAIPEI Taiwan computer maker, Acer Inc, could raise as much as NT$4.2 billion ($217 million) selling shares in Acer Communications Multimedia Inc to overseas investors. Acer plans to repackage as much as 125 million Acer Communications sharesBloomberg - 232 words
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Article, Illustration334 2001-07-30 10 -AFP SEOUL Hynix Semiconductor will work out a contingency plan to ride out a credit crisis after its separation later this week from the embattled Hyundai group, a report revealed. Hynix, formerly known as Hyundai Electronics, hopes to finalise the plan this week through consultations with-AFP - 334 words
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Article207 2001-07-30 10 -AFP LONDON British engineering giant Invensys is looking to attract bidders to buy part or all of the troubled company, according to a report. "We will consider any fair and sensible offer that is put our way," The Observer quoted a senior company source as saying.-AFP - 207 words
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Market News
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Article, Illustration185 2001-07-30 10 THE Singapore market mirrored the Nasdaq for most of last week. It started the week on a soft note in line with the US markets but finned on Tuesday from both short covering as well as positive anticipation that the off-Budget package would be positive for the market. This185 words
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Article163 2001-07-30 10 THE Malaysian market had started the week on a slow note, as investors took time to digest the government's offer to take-over United Engineers (Malaysia) (UEM) at RM4.50 ($2.12) per share. Profit taking activities following the previous week's gains also curtailed the market's rise, with both Monday and Tuesday163 words
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WORLD NEWS
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231 2001-07-30 11 AFP WASHINGTON The US' frantic rush to remove from the shelves copies of an official history book that revealed its role in the bloody purge of communists in Indonesia in the 1960s is a pointless exercise, analysts said yesterday. "It isAFP - 231 words
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Article150 2001-07-30 11 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR It is up to the Sultan of Kelantan to assent to the proposed amendments t the state constitution, which will curtail his powers as the state's ruler. "It is up to him. If he does not give his assent, the amendment bill– Bernama - 150 words
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Article123 2001-07-30 11 LONDON An American couple who won the chance to get married on the wreck of the Titanic have been condemned as "sick" by a society set up to preserve the memory of those who died in the disaster. Mr David Leibowitz exchanged wedding rings with his fiancee,123 words
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Article, Illustration437 2001-07-30 12 US, Britain had role in military bloodbath LONDON As Ms Megawati Sukarnoputri is installed as President of Indonesia, new evidence has emerged of American and British complicity in one of history's worst-ever bloodbaths presided over by her father, Sukarno (picture). The 1965 Indonesian coup inflicted a437 words
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142 2001-07-30 12 Reuters SYDNEY Australian authorities launched an investigation yesterday into how one of the country's most notorious arsonist was allowed to work as a firefighter in a prison work-release scheme. Convicted arsonist and murderer Reginald John Lyttle had trained as a volunteer firefighter for the past– Reuters - 142 words
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Article, Illustration43 2001-07-30 12 REIVERS Ms Nina Wang, one of the world's richest woman billionaires, poses tvith a comic character of herself, which was sold for HK53.500 ($850) at a Comic Fair in Hong Kong. The money will go to charity.– REIVERS - 43 words
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Article248 2001-07-30 12 Agencies NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said he knew his recent summit with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was doomed from day one, according to reports yesterday. Mr Vajpayee told his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that "it seemed that Musharraf had notAgencies - 248 words
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Article189 2001-07-30 12 AFP MANILA Philippine President Mrs Gloria Arroyo will personally thank Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad for helping to broker peace talks with the country's main Muslim insurgent group. The presidential palace said yesterday that Mrs Arroyo would make her first official visitAFP - 189 words
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Article400 2001-07-30 14 AFP China's judicial system comes under attack BEIJING Academics are worried about the lack of consistency and transparency in the Chinese judicial system, following the convictions of several Chinese-American scholars accused of spying for Taiwan. "Those studying China are certainly quite concerned and worried. Maybe there are someAFP - 400 words
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Article, Illustration196 2001-07-30 14 AFP LIMA Shoeshine boy turned Harvardeducated economist Alejandro Toledo, who was sworn in as Peru's president at the weekend, announced a war on poverty and corruption and urged Latin American nations to halt arms purchases. Promising a new dawn for Peruvian democracy following aAFP; Reiheks photo - 196 words
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129 2001-07-30 14 AFP WASHINGTON The Pentagon is exploring development of a futuristic "space bomber" that could destroy targets on the other side of the world in half an hour, a report said. The Los Angeles Times reported the proposed bomber, possibly manned, would blast off like aAFP - 129 words
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Article, Illustration195 2001-07-30 14 Agencies TAOYUAN (Taiwan) There was little mention of a petition to expel former Kuomintang (KMT) leader Lee Teng-hui at the party congress yesterday. Outside the stadium where the congress is held, a group of slogan-chanting KMT members demanded Mr Lee be thrown out of the party,– Agencies - 195 words
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217 2001-07-30 14 AFP SEOUL North Korea's enigmatic leader Kim Jong-Il again chose a train, rather than a plane, to make the long journey to Moscow because he is reportedly afraid of flying and has concerns over his security. The special train carrying the leader toAFP - 217 words
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Advertisement462 2001-07-30 13 Heavy seas dash hopes of 500 seeking to enter Australia illegally JAKARTA Nearly 500 Indonesia were stranded on A total of 314 people from Kompas daily said. entered Indonesia a year ago, migrants from the Middle East three Indonesian islands after Pakistan and Afghanistan were Another boat carrying 139 police462 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration588 2001-07-30 16 Lionel Wee - Lionel Wee Fast creativity with use of Me prefix by EVERY once in a while, parts of a word separate and go on to combine with other words to form yet newer words. These instances of lexical fission and fusion are never arbitrary. Rather, investigating them588 words
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460 2001-07-30 16 AFP HONG KONG The Basic Law, Hong Kong's mini constitution, "should be amended, not reinterpreted" to cater for adopted children, a lawyer said. Ms Pam Baker said the Court of Final Appeal, which ruled against permanent residency status for threeAFP - 460 words
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Eat Out
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Article, Illustration515 2001-07-30 17 Karman Tse - Karman Tse Cook a slap-up meal with Doc Cheng's new chef A rrrgh my lovely date with AMr Sandman has once again been disrupted by the annoyingly relentless, window-shattering "R-I-N-N-N-N-N-G" of the alarm. In a hazy state of. mind, I tried to remember why I have515 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration585 2001-07-30 18 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong This cool singer proves that she can stand her ground no matter what by jenny@newstoday.com.sg When Stephanie Sun Yan Zi (left) first entered the entertainment scene, her record company made a claim that "Only Stephanie Sun can outdo Stephanie Sun". One year into her singing career,ALVINTOH. - 585 words
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Article, Illustration287 2001-07-30 18 Sophia Ang - Sophia Ang by sophia@newstoday.com.sg A HUNDRED dollars for a cup of teh tank and popiah? No kidding! But it's for charity, and it reflects the enduring worth of these local delights. "Together We Share Charity Night" will see a host287 words
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Article, Illustration378 2001-07-30 19 Sophia Ang - Sophia Ang Tan Kheng Hua slips into her latest role with typical fervour by sophia@newstoday.com.sg A woman's heart knows no bounds. Speaking from a woman's stance, the perspective of a wife, and from the depths of a mother's heart, actress Tan Kheng Hua (picture) feels that theWONG LI SHAN - 378 words
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Miscellaneous1576 2001-07-30 20 /A=diaCorp /A^diaCorp I Clear and Present Danger The Tony Awards 2001 WfM Channel Newsasia I 5, 7pm Am Central, I Opm Vvhl J^M I Tom Clancy's bestseller has Jack Matthew Broderick and Nathan E^fl nJ WL- ±iW t Ryan acting as Head of the CIA Lane, the stars of the1,576 words
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TIMEOUT
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Article, Illustration296 2001-07-30 21 STARTING today, Action Theatre dares you to boldly go where no man has gone before. Right to the battlefield where theatre practitioners, journalists, and education professionals cross swords in a three-day debate on issues pertinent to the arts296 words
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Article202 2001-07-30 21 IN aid of the Anglo Chinese School Redevelopment Project, students from the ACS (Barker Road), Methodist Girls' School and ACS Primary are putting their acting skills to help raise funds for this project. Titled Song of the Whale, this musical chronicles the life of202 words
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Article171 2001-07-30 21 Reuters IRISH star Michael Flatley, who brought Irish folk dance to a worldwide audience, is retiring from dancing, his spokeswoman said yesterday. The spokeswoman said that a performance in Dallas, Texas, yesterday would be the last time Flatley danced in public. "There have beenReuters - 171 words
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Miscellaneous476 2001-07-30 21 THREE-DAY LISTINGS MUSIC world in a whole new per- subjects include lotus and Scorpion Acoustica Live spective and try to put your- landscape paintings in classiin Singapore self in the shoes of a dancer. cal styles. Highlights of the Popular rock band the Date: Aug 1 exhibition are the splashedScorpions476 words
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INCINEMAS
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Article, Illustration915 2001-07-30 22 HaawlTan - HaawlTan Jet Li avoids direct answers as deftly as he does his opponents' blows Twenty minutes or five hours. It probably doesn't make a difference, when the subject you are interviewing is Jet Li. Whatever span of time spent with him, you would probably have come away915 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration553 2001-07-30 26 Reuters Fans in for a treat as one of sports great rivalries set to resume Mercedes Benz Cup LOS ANGELES Andre Agassi battled past world number one Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-3 yesterday in the semi-finals of the US$4OO,OOO ($720,000) tournament. In the– Reuters - 553 words
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Article310 2001-07-30 26 -AFP Boxing PHOENIX Former heavyweight boxing champion and convicted rapist Mike Tyson was under investigation by police in California in connection with a sexual-assault allegation. A woman told police in Big Bear, California, that she was raped on July 16 by the fighter in a house-AFP - 310 words
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Article153 2001-07-30 26 Reuters LOS ANGELES Undisputed world light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr knocked down a game, but outclassed Julio Gonzalez three times yesterday as he defended his title with a unanimous 12-round points win. The swift and elusive Jones regarded as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world– Reuters - 153 words
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Article, Illustration461 2001-07-30 27 AMSTERDAM Three weeks before the start of the new Premiership season, Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has already conceded the title to defending champion Manchester United. Liverpool is regarded as among the favourites to dethrone the Red Devils after461 words
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283 2001-07-30 27 -AFP PARIS Real Madrid star Zinedine Zidane yesterday denied ever visiting controversial Italian doctor Michele Ferrari and said that he would be taking legal action against the Italian newspaper II Corriere dello Sport, which linked him with the disgraced medic.-AFP - 283 words
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Article150 2001-07-30 27 Reuters TOKYO Japan striker Naohiro Takahara is poised to join Argentina's Boca Juniors on a five-year contract, Japanese newspapers reported yesterday. According to the Nikkan Sports daily, Takahara will fly to Buenos Aires tomorrow to sign a formal contract with Boca that will make– Reuters - 150 words
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Article142 2001-07-30 27 LONDON Newcastle is set to clinch the signing of Paris Saint Germain winger Laurent Robert for £9.5m (s23m), BBCSport.com reported yesterday. The French international has agreed terms with Newcastle, whose manager Bobby Robson is delighted with the capture. The former England national coach said: "He is the sort142 words
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Article, Illustration606 2001-07-30 28 Ivan Lim - Ivan Lim Montoya, Michael and McLarens fail to finish in German Grand Prix RALF Schumacher won yesterday's German Grand Prix, and while a home victory for the young German may have been sweet, it was achieved without the likes of brother Michael, either of the McLarensAFP photo - 606 words
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410 2001-07-30 28 Reuters Swimming FUKUOKA Grant Hackett demolished the 1,500 metres freestyle world record yesterday to help Australia finish on top of the medal count at the swimming world championships. Hackett slashed more than seven seconds off fellow Australian Kieren Perkins' 1994 world record when– Reuters - 410 words
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Article111 2001-07-30 28 SINGAPORE'S netballers lost out in the Asian netball championship by a single point when they were pipped 54-55 by host Sri Lanka in Colombo yesterday. The loss means Singapore will not be able to participate at the Commonwealth Games as Asia's representative. It was a heartbreaking loss111 words
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Article, Illustration293 2001-07-30 29 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond NTUC Income-ToDAY Giant-killer of the Week by jose@newstoday.com.sg TAMPINES Rovers put itself in a great position to secure a hat-trick of NTUC-Income-ToDAY Giant-killer of the Week awards after casting aside Tanjong Pagar United 2-1 at the Tampines Stadium last week. Balestier Central,WEETECKHIAN - 293 words
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Article, Illustration267 2001-07-30 29 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg A MINIMUM of 30 gold medals. This is the target that Team Singapore's Chef de Mission, Col (Ret) Kwan Yue Yeong, has set for the Singapore contingent in this September's XXI Southeast Asia Games in Malaysia. The target is267 words
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Article, Illustration786 2001-07-30 30 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond Toda E That's what one Prime League footballer has been forced to do IMAGINE five men shacked up in a storeroom, five metres by three metres. Picture in your head a room, smaller than four ping-pong tables put together, with mattresses lined up sidepuaykoon - 786 words
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282 2001-07-30 32 -AFP BANGKOK Manchester United narrowly claimed victory in a hardfought friendly against the Thai national side yesterday, scraping together a 2-1 scoreline at the packed Rajamangala Stadium. Bangkok's largest sporting venue was a sea of red as some 60,000 Thai-AFP - 282 words
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