Today, 24 September 2001

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  • 7 1 TODAY IVtOndftY September 24, 2001 MITA(PI 138/11/2000
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  • GROUND ZERO
    • A CHANGED WORLD
      • 599 1 US lifting of India, Pakistan sanctions signals new approach WASHINGTON Until just two weeks ago, a country's ties with the United States could be seriously undermined by differences over issues such as the spread of nuclear weapons and human rights. Just ask India, Pakistan and China. But
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    • IN MEMORY OF...
      • 641 2  -  Ng Boon Yian Joy Frances 15,000 at the National Stadium for memorial service By and AMID flickering candle lights, fluttering American flags and melodious strains of hymns, 15,000 people including many representatives from various religious organisations gathered at the National Stadium yesterday evening to remember the thousands
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      • 180 2 AFP NEW DELHI The opposition Northern Alliance forces fighting against the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan have been given a boost by India, Russia and Iran, reports said. "The three countries are keen on jointly promoting the Northern Alliance, which is battling the Taliban, chief benefactor
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      • 516 2 It's 0n the secret mission Agencies KABUL Special forces have begun a secret mission to capture or kill wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden, as thousands of Arabs and others abandoned training camps and dispersed in Afghanistan, newspaper reports said yesterday. Britain's Special Air Service (SAS) troops in Afghanistan have been
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    • THE BUILD-UP
      • 422 3 Agencies US plans to shift operations to Turkey as Riyadh resists providing base MANAMA America yesterday faced its most serious difficulty in building a coalition as Saudi Arabia is now reluctant to grant the United States more military facilities to fight a war on terrorism most
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      • 203 3 -AFP KARACHI The Taliban's military hardware may be unsophisticated when set against the might of the United States. But their unique religious schools, or madrassahs, have produced a weapon that the world's only superpower cannot claim: 40,000 men committed to dying in the name of their faith
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      • 164 3 Reuters JAKARTA Radical Muslim groups in Indonesia want Americans to leave the country if the US attacks Afghanistan. Scores of Muslim Indonesian men yesterday entered international hotels in the central Java city of Solo and demanded to see the guest lists. "They asked whether we
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      • 297 3 Reuters TOKYO The United States has warned its allies of a possible second round of attacks by the end of this week following the deadly strikes on New York and Washington. The next round of attacks could be on a greater scale than the
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    • REST OF THE WORLD
      • 81 4 -AFP ATLANTIC CITY Life in the United States started creeping back to normal on Saturday as this year's Miss America pageant got underway under a blanket of tight security. Miss Oregon, Katie Harman, a 21-year old blue-eyed blonde, was named the 81st Miss America in front of
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      • 282 4 -AFP PENANG Malaysian seamen have been barred from disembarking at ports in the United States. The sailors are among those from 22 countries who will be barred from getting off their ships at US ports, in line with stepped-up security measures taken in the wake of
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      • 409 4 Agencies He's believed to have made big bucks in Europe on eve of suicide attacks LONDON Wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden is believed to have made a massive profit from trading in oil and gold as well as shares on the eve of the suicide attacks
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      • 193 4 In Thailand a freeze on jackets -AFP BANGKOK Fearing an energy crisis if hostilities break out in the wake of the US terrorist attacks, Thai ministers are leading a power-saving drive by leaving their suit jackets at home, reports said yesterday. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said all state employees had
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      • 204 4 AFP MANILA The Philippines will allow United States Air Force jets to stop over for a brief refuelling this week, a local air force spokesman said yesterday. "There is a notice for refuelling of three airplanes, but there is no definite day
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  • HOME NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      429 6  -  Joy Frances And a new way of doing business is born by j ay® newstoday. com, sg The karungguni man inspired two men to give the trade a new twist and a new image. They quit their professional jobs and went full-time into the business. But
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    • 160 6 Channel News Asia DEPUTY Prime Minister Tony Tan said that in the light of the terror attacks in the US, Singaporeans must stay alert and be prepared to face threats, which may not take the form of conventional military ones. Speaking to reporters after a constituency event
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    • 175 6 Cathleen Tung TO 18-year-old Vanderbeek Nizam, the acronym for the Institute of Education ITE used to stand for "It's The End". His concern was shared by many of his schoolmates at the three-day ITE Students' Seminar 2001 on challenges faced by youths in the new global environment. At
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    • 282 6 Health for residents IN line with efforts to help Singaporeans meet their medical expenses, the Health Ministry announced a whole slew of enhancements to the MediShield scheme yesterday. For one, MediShield coverage for older Singaporeans will be extended to age 80 from Dec 1, up from the current cap of
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    • 221 6 CITIZENS and permanent residents in Ang Mo Kio were offered a helping hand yesterday to tide them over difficult times. The offer was extended to the elderly and children of retrenched residents, who live and go to school in the vicinity. To qualify for the grant, parents
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    • 238 8  -  Lee U-Wen New credit card-sized photocard to replace existing driving licences by v wen(s>ne wstoday. com. sg DRIVERS in Singapore have many gripes about their existing licences they are made of paper, which tears and is easily damaged. Moreover, they are of an unconventional size, and
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    • 152 8  -  Cathleen Tung TWO men paid a high price on Friday for their illegal dumping activities. Ng Hung Siang was convicted on one count of operating a disposal facility without a waste disposal licence, at a vacant state land at Seletar West Farmway 6. He
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    • 238 8 SOME 950 people showed up at the Singapore Democratic Party rally at Yio Chu Kang stadium last night to listen to the party's speakers. These included Dr Chee Soon Juan, secretary general, Mr Bryan Lim, vicepresident of SDP's youth wing, SDP's assistant secretary general
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    • 158 8 A PLASTERER from China is suing his company for $216,000 for negligence after a staircase at the worker's quarters collapsed last year. Mr Xv Jin Long, now 34, broke his ankle on Oct 19 and said he can longer do his job as
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    • 170 8 THE Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) yesterday gave out $250,000 in the form of scholarships and bursaries to needy students. Twenty-three scholarships were given out, and a total of 500 bursaries were given to GCE N, 0 and A levels students, ITE and polytechnic
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  • LETTERS
    • 204 10  -  See Leong Kit Reserve good land for residential projects IN its urban planning role of allocating our limited land resources, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) should show greater consideration regarding the quality of residential living for current and future generations of Singaporeans. Against the current
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    • 215 10  -  David Soh THE number of Singaporeans being retrenched is increasing. Many who are hit are presumably in their 30s and 40s. Much has been said about human resource (HR) departments preferring to hire younger workers. The people in these departments should try to put themselves
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    • Terrorism in America
      • 264 10  -  Timothy Foo Chang Hsian I WRITE this letter primarily in response to that group of Singaporeans who hold pacifist views regarding the American reaction to the recent terrorist attacks. 1 make this statement after having had the opportunity, over the past 10 days, to observe that
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      • 187 10  -  hkandar Hassan I DOUBT Ms Faustina Chay has been through the ravages, pain and horrors of war. In her letter "Join in the fight against terrorism" (Today, Sept 22), she wrote that "war would be a better solution than negotiations". Need I remind you
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      • 95 10  -  Matthew Liew AREN'T many of us some of the biggest hypocrites on earth? Certain individuals claim to hate the US and lambast the country for many of the world's misery and ills, yet they listen to American rock music, watch Hollywood movies, work for American companies,
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 117 10 Reach us at TbiMY 1 Letters New Products To advertise Wanl lo gel something off your chest? Showcase your new product. Let your business associates know who's on 280,000 copies are printed daily, Monday Write to us with your views. Give us your Send us a concise description including price,
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 234 12 AFP Just as Asian banks are tackling bad loans ASIAN banks still hurting from the crash of 1997 financial crisis are again being burdened with nonperforming loans (NPL) amid an economic slowdown and the global security crisis, analysts said. Even before the terrorist attacks on the United States,
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    • 123 12 AFP SYDNEY Australia could delay the multi-billion-dollar sale of Sydney airport after throwing a US$5 billion ($8.7 billion) insurance lifeline to a beleaguered aviation industry, the government said yesterday. As the fallout from the Sept 11 terrorist attacks in the United States compounded the effects
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    • 80 12 SINGAPORE'S consumer price index (CPI) in August rose 0.7 per cent as compared to the same month a year ago. The Department of Statistics said this was due mainly to higher food prices, higher costs of education, health and miscel- laneous items. On the other hand,
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    • 200 12 Reuters WELLINGTON Air New Zealand (Air NZ) and the New Zealand government yesterday refused to comment on a local media report that the national carrier could be placed in statutory management this week. The Sunday Star-Times reported that last-ditch efforts to save the
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    • Market Watch
      • 75 12 DELGRO Corporation, through its subsidiary, SBS International, has signed a joint venture agreement with Beijing Jin Jian Taxi Co to provide taxi services in Beijing. The venture will initially operate about 3,300 taxis. DelGro will contribute RM8137.5 million ($29 million) in cash or 55 per
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      • 102 12 SING Lun Holdings has reported a 19 per cent fall in unaudited group profit after tax to $2.71 million for the half year ended on June 30. Turnover rose 1.4 per cent to $34.18 million. To stay competitive, the company said it has increased production
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      • 70 12 SESDAQ-LISTED healthcare group Health Management International (HMI) has posted a profit after tax of $1.2 million for the financial year ended June 30, compared with a loss of $402,000 previously. HMI said the operating profit arose out of the gain on disposal of investment and
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    • Market News
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        159 13 THE Singapore market lost another 11 per cent last week from sustained selling, possibly from redemptions from large fund houses. Selling pressure was across the board on the large and liquid index stocks such as banks, SIA, ST Engineering, tech stocks (especially Chartered, Venture and Creative), SPH, Capita Land
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      • Article, Illustration
        153 13 THERE was no let up for the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index as it fell 5.7 per cent to close the week at 607.9. Selling activities gathered pace, undermined by the fear of an imminent US military strike. Trading volume declined towards the end of the week as more investors
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    • 487 13  -  Bloomberg Investors turn to the once-spurned stocks after US attacks LONDON Mr Bob Parker had an investment idea when a business trip he was supposed to make to the United Arab Emirates was cancelled earlier this week. "I spent the whole day on the phone to
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    • 128 13 BRITISH Airways (BA) is ready to raise a £2 billion ($5.08 billion) survival package if it faces financial collapse as the devastating impact of the US terrorist attacks reverberates around the airline industry. Chief executive Rod Eddington said BA had not directly asked the government
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 343 14 After Jiang retires Reuters Three-day China meet to offer clues BEIJING Political observers are looking at the three-day meeting of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) Central Committee for clues to the future leadership line-up. President Jiang Zemin is expected to use the closed-door session today to galvanise support for an
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    • 258 14 LONDON A sperm donor with a genetic defect may have passed a life-threatening abnormality to 43 babies he fathered at a London clinic. He is now sought by the parents of one affected child. They believe he has returned to his native Australia,
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    • 40 14 lANDE COTTA A woman in Phnom Penh beating the scorching heat the Cambodian way. Riding home on a tricycle from the market, she packs a plastic bag full of ice cubes on her head. Today photo by
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    • 146 14 -AFP ANKARA A jobless man in Turkey has offered to sell his kidney and to use the money to feed his family, the Anatolia News Agency reported yesterday. Mr Halil Ada, 40, has been seen walking around local markets with a sign around
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    • 153 14 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) said yesterday they still hoped to topple the government despite the pull-out by its coalition partner, the Democratic Action Party (DAP). On Saturday, DAP announced its decision to pull out from the Barisan Alternatif (BA) over the
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    • 224 14 Reuters BEIJING China has finished building 20 to 24 navy ships in a new class it will use to bolster its patrols of the South China Sea, including around the disputed Spratly Islands. Jane's Defence Weekly said the patrol vessels bore the markings of China's
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    • 263 15 100 lose jobs clue to stiff competition HONG KONG In the wake of stiff competition and an economic slowdown, a revamp of Sing Tao Daily and Hong Kong iMail has left 100 people jobless. According to the Apple Daily, the 63-year-old Sing Tao Holdings decided to consolidate
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    • 214 15 LONDON A British Army officer, Major Charles Ingram, may have lost his chance to keep his winnings on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? because he breached a contract banning him from talking about the show. Maj Ingram is also under investigation that he
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    • 147 15 15 NEW YORK Renowned violinist Isaac Stern died in New York on Saturday at the age of 81. Mr Stern, one of the most recorded violinists in history with more than 100 recordings to his credit, is believed to have died of heart failure.
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  • COMMENTARY
    • 480 16  - Believe it or not Lionel Wee Even the much-maligned Singlish has its own grammar by] PERHAPS the phrase that has come to most symbolise Singlish is Don't playplay! Made famous by the local television character Phua Chu Kang, and made infamous by our local politicians, the phrase is often used
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    • 232 16 Reuters BANGKOK To stem the tide of illegal workers, the Thai government will start a registration exercise today. But police and employers said the 20-day programme will fail because more time is needed for authorities to register so many people, and it may ultimately end
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    • 272 16 Religion in Singapore by BG Lee SINGAPORE has not been left untouched by the worldwide trend towards Islamic revivalism. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong looks at the issue in an interview with the Malay-language Berita Harian, in which he also touches on the impact of the terrorist attacks in
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  • UPFRONT
    • 462 17  -  Hazel Tan 1 h^ A I Friends reveal his money secrets by hazel@newstoday.com.sg SHY, conservative Philip Chionh that's the man everyone thought Zoe Tay married last Saturday. However, the pilot from the Singapore Air Force, whom friends and colleagues dubbed "king of the
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    • Article, Illustration
      505 17  -  Leong Phei Phei My Say phe i phei@newstoday.com, sg WHEN a friend of mine turned schizophrenic, my first reaction was "why her?" The first time she broke down in front of me, I thought nothing of it. She shared how she felt increasingly isolated because of office politics. She
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  • EATOUT
    • 602 18  -  ttoulee Jane F Calayag If you want to impress your date with a romantic dinner, look for Bobby Rubino's by roulee.jane@newstoday.com.sg IF you crave for exquisitely prepared and mouth-watering barbecue ribs that meet the expectations of the most fussy tastebuds, Bobby Rubino's is the place.
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    • 586 19  -  Jeffrey Tan Oktoberfest kicks off in a somewhat sober fashion by j efftan@n ewsto d ay.com. sg T1 MUNICH'S Oktoberfest, which kicked off on Sept 22, is the world's largest beer festival, traditionally celebrated in rollicking fashion. This year, with the tension worldwide, there was no
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  • INCINEMAS
    • 200 20 Reuters/Variety NEW YORK Pierce Brosnan and Double Jeopardy director Bruce Beresford will bond to make the Ireland-set drama Evelyn, before Brosnan heads back to duty as James Bond in January. Evelyn will begin production on Oct 15 in Dublin. It will be distributed domestically by United
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    • Article, Illustration
      464 20 Reuters/Variety Hollywood rethinks its movie formula LOS ANGELES The buzz in Hollywood now is whether film content will change after last week's attacks which seemed, at first, to be something out of a movie plot. And the answer seems to be, yes, Hollywood is about to change. In
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  • LIMELIGHT
    • 568 22  -  Hazel Tan Wedding of the Year starts with 5.30 am visit by haze l@ne wstoday, co m. sg It was touted as the wedding of the year. But on Saturday, there was hardly any fanfare throughout an entire day of celebrations. It started as early as
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    • 173 23  -  Hazel Tan by haz el(s>n ews to day.com. sg FANN Wong did it in her own style at Zoe Tay's wedding on Saturday night. She made a head-turning appearance, carrying a big bouquet of flowers and with her hairstylist in tow. Farm could
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    • 445 23 4am: David Gan and Andy Lee arrive at Zoe's place. They start helping her with her make up and hair. Sam: The 12 bridesmaids arrive. They include Yvonne Lim, Sharon Au, Pan Lingling, Huang Biren, Celia Teh, Christina Low, Kelly
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  • TIMEOUT
    • 527 24  -  Sian E Jay by_ A RTSingapore has already Ximade its mark on the region's arts calendar. This fair, an important visual arts event dedicated exclusively to contemporary Asian art, is organised by the Art Galleries Association (AGA) of Singapore, which first held it last year.
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    • 354 25 -AFP LIGONIER Robert Allenby, forced to play 24 holes yesterday because of rain and fog earlier in the week, jumped to the top of the leaderboard at the Pennsylvania Classic before darkness set in at the Laurel Valley Golf Club. Through 15 holes
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    • Article, Illustration
      648 25 -AFP Australia to meet France in repeat of 1999 final Davis Cup SYDNEY Lleyton Hewitt picture) powered Australia into the Davis Cup tennis final with a four-set victory over Sweden's Thomas Johansson, clinching the semi-final tie here yesterday. The US Open champion ended Sweden's brave bid when he
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    • 188 25 -AFP SYDNEY Olympic swimming star lan Thorpe, who was en route to New York's World Trade Center when two hijacked passenger jets destroyed its twin towers, issued a heartfelt memorial note yesterday. Thorpe acknowledged his fortune in forgetting a camera, which meant he returned to his
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 442 24 Three-Day Listing MUSIC Contemporary Art From Venue: Gallery Evason Hotel, developed in his own style, using tional cultural performances and Lagu and Irama 2001 South-east Asia Exhibition Level I heavy industrial-based media, such mesmerising displays of lanterns. Be mesmerised by the beautiful This is a collection of the works Price:
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  • SPORTS
    • 541 26 Agencies LONDON As the first day of autumn passes, the burnished leaves of Bolton still cling near the top of the Premiership tree. They will fall eventually, of course, but it will require a team with great wit to shake them off. Bolton manager Sam Allardyce reckons
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    • 206 26 Reuters LONDON Chelsea's Frank Lampard, Jody Morris, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Jon Terry have been heavily fined by the club for drunken and insulting behaviour that upset grieving Americans after last week's attacks on the US, the club's managing director confirmed on Saturday. A front
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    • 94 26 -AFP BUENOS AIRES AS Roma striker Gabriel Batistuta has been recalled by Argentina coach Marcelo Bielsa for its 2002 World Cup qualifier against Paraguay on Oct 7 in Asuncion. It is the first call-up for the 32-year-old Batistuta in 12 months, having last played in a qualifier on
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    • 370 27 Owen out of England-Greece game LONDON Michael Owen (left) has been struck down by another hamstring injury, and is now definitely out of England's crunch World Cup decider with Greece. That is the outcome of an injury just six minutes from the end of Liverpool's 1-0 win over
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    • 285 27 LONDON Paul Gascoigne (right) has finally admitted he is an alcoholic. The former England star and current Everton player revealed that he checked into a clinic in Arizona over the summer to be treated for alcoholism and depression, reported soccernet.com. Gascoigne said: "I had
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    • 338 28  -  Jose Raymond by josecs'newsioaay.com.sg UNCERTAINTY and the possibility of a lengthy war against terrorism has forced at least one Singaporean swimmer based in the US to stay put here. Swimmer Ernest Teo (right), a member of the 4xloom gold-medal winning and record-breaking relay team
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    • 233 28  -  -Jose Raymond NTUC Giant-Killer of the Week: IF WOODLANDS Wellington's Haslizan Hassan had not steered the ball into the back of his own net, resulting in Home United's slender 2-1 victory, things might have been different. Then the Rams would have certainly been contenders for the $8,000
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