Today, 5 July 2010, Afternoon Edition

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    28 2 AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday July 5, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking Today JULY 5, 2010 A PUBLICATION
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  • Article
    Lock icon Poland’s acting President claims victory
    409 2 Twin brother of former head of state killed in plane crash concedes defeat to incumbent THE NEWYORK TIMES WARSAW Poland’s acting President yesterday appeared to have fended off a stiff electoral challenge from the twin brother of the leader who died in a plane crash
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  • NEWS
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      Fake Viagra here in past 2 years
      395 3  -  But counterfeit medicines not a big problem: HSA LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A batch of fake Viagra, found last month in Australia for the first time, has been appearing here for the past two years. And this production batch, likely from China,
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      Lock icon Honour for four youth
      379 3 ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE Four Singaporeans this year have been awarded the country’s highest accolade for youth. They received the Singapore Youth Award, which honours those who contribute significantly to society and excel in their professions, from Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean at *SCAPE yesterday. Their
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      Tiger Airways would consider offering a ‘standing-only’ option
      250 4 SYDNEY Budget airline Tiger Airways would consider introducing a “standingonly” option for passengers in a bid to lower airfares, according to reports. The carrier said it could follow in the footsteps of United Kingdom budget airline Ryanair and introduce “vertical seating”, reported
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      Lock icon Special welcome and history lesson for Omani visitors
      238 4  -  HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The delegation from the Jewel of Muscat Oman’s gift to Singapore as a symbol of the historical, cultural and trade links between the two countries for many centuries were given a special welcome yesterday to the historical Kampong
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      Lock icon 12 nabbed for illegal soccer betting
      167 4 HETTY MUSFIRAH SINGAPORE Twelve men have been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department for illegal soccer betting. The operation on Saturday was part of police efforts to curb illegal soccer betting here, especially during the World Cup. Police said they detected illicit betting activities
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      Employers of woman injured in crane crash to seek compensation
      219 5  -  LIANG KAIXIN kaixin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is now only half a pedestrian bridge across Dunearn Road the other half over BukitTimah Road was removed on Saturday after a lorry with a crane crashed into it. The Land Transport Authority told MediaCorp
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      Workers’ Party re-elects stalwarts
      235 5 SINGAPORE —The Workers’ Party re-elect-ed 11 of its 14 Central Executive Committee members yesterday, with party chairman Sylvia Lim and secretary-general Low Thia Khiang keeping their posts. Four new members were elected, including those who had joined in the last two years. Mr Gerald Giam, 33,
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      Lock icon QIGONG DISPLAYSETS RECORD
      103 5 Residents in the north west district put themselves in the Singapore Book of Records yesterday. Some 2,700 of them took part in the largest mass qigong display in Singapore. The huge turnout broke last year’s record held by Ayer Rajah-West Coast Constituency Sports Clubs, which had 770
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      Lock icon DOLPHIN LAGOONOPENS
      55 7 A performance at the official opening of the Dolphin Lagoon at the Underwater World Singapore on Friday. Among those present at the event was Mr S Iswaran, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Education. Two years in the making, the $10.5-million facility was completed in
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      Lock icon Cable cars to cross the Thames
      330 7 London authorities hope they will open in time for 2012 Olympics THE GUARDIAN LONDON You can amble over it on bridges, trudge underneath using a little-known foot tunnel and even, in some places, use a ferry. Now there is to be another way to
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      Lock icon 9.4m to vote on smoke-free Oktoberfest
      234 7 AFP BERLIN The world-famous Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich could be smoke-free in future as voters held a referendum yesterday on whether to introduce a total smoking ban in the southern German state. If the majority of the 9.4 million eligible voters decide to
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      U Live programme gathers steam among senior citizens
      309 9  -  HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The labour movement’s initiative to reach out to senior citizens aged 55 and above is gathering momentum. Membership has grown by 29 per cent to surge past 93,000 since its launch last July. U Live is the labour
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      GOVERNMENT TO HELP KWONG WAI SHIU HOSPITAL FIND ANOTHER SITE
      116 9 The Government has said it will help Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital look for another site should the hospital need to relocate when its lease at Serangoon Road expires in 2015. Speaking at the hospital’s centennial celebrations yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister
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      FREE HEALTH CHECKS FOR YUHUA RESIDENTS DRAW PRAISE
      149 9 Residents ofYuhua in Jurong had the best of both medical worlds under one roof yesterday. Not only could they check their blood pressure, pulse rate and teeth, but traditional Chinese medicine practitioners were also present atYuhua Community Club for residents who needed
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      YOG ATHLETES TO DO THEIR BID FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS
      112 9 Athletes taking part in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games next month will have the chance to be involved in community projects when they take part in its culture and education programme. The YOG Organising Committee is working with the National
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      Lock icon A RECORD DISPLAY OF NATIONAL PRIDE IN SEMBAWANG
      97 9 HOE YEEN There is still about a month to go before National Day, but some residents are already getting into the mood to mark the nation’s birthday. At 10.45am yesterday, 20 blocks in Sembawang GRC were awash with the national colours, as
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      Lock icon Morning run raises $540,000 for Singapore Cancer Society
      238 9  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A cold and wet morning did not stop more than 5,000 people from turning up for the Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) fundraising run held yesterday at Pasir Ris Park. Returning for its second year, the annual SingTel
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      Lock icon RAIN OR SHINE ...
      18 9 RAIN OR SHINE A worker trimming a grass field during yesterday’s downpour at Hougang Ave 4. DON WONG
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  • VOICES
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      FGCUS ON THE FAMILY
      205 11  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON DOWNWARDLY MOBILE We’ve all heard of corporate ladder climbers who’ve earned the label “upwardly mobile”. But I bet you haven’t heard of many people being downwardly mobile. At least not by choice. I know of two physicians who limit their practice hours
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      Fallacious and not feasible
      406 11  -  It’s almost impossible to tell if someone is a terrorist based on personal data Letter from Tan Choon Huat I WRITE in response to the letter “Divulge condo tenant’s details” by Mr Lionel De Souza (July 2), in which he urged the authorities to make it
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      SMRT chief missed the point
      124 11  -  Letter from Jake Teo I REFER to the article “SMRT has a plan (July 3). I believe SMRT chief executive Saw Phaik Hwa has missed the point regarding her argument on passenger load metrics. Average passenger load metrics serve as a good basis of comparison
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      That sounds like a plan to me
      196 11  -  Letter from Lim Poh Seng I THINK SMRT’s plan for buses to “run parallel to MRT lines in a bid to alleviate overcrowding” during peak periods is a good idea. A discount could be given for those who choose to take the bus
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      449 11 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND ALIEN ABDUCTIONS PART 3 OF 4 By Mr. Kirby Chua {Singapore Registered Psychologist) Technology is advancing at exponential rates and we are getting more and more interested with our cosmic neighbors as the thought of
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Rivals who should tread carefully
      770 13  -  As Khazanah ponders next move after Fortis raises ante, both must beware of eroding their stakes’ value CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is editor-at-large at Today. Now that India’s Fortis Healthcare has come up with its $3.2-billion general offer for Singapore healthcare group Parkway Holdings,
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      Lock icon The unaccountable G8
      1067 15  -  Why the G20 should take over and make promises that aren’t just empty words JEFFREY SACHS The writer is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is also Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals. This
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      Lock icon The West’s irrelevance in Afghanistan
      1343 16  -  The best, possibly only, hope of lasting peace lies with India and Pakistan WILLIAM DALRYMPLE William Dalrymple’s book on the first Afghan war is published in the autumn. GUARDIAN NEWS MEDIA Last month, I had a private dinner in Kabul with Mr Amrullah Saleh, who
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      103 15 ATTN ALL REAL ESTATE AGENTS! •J ZEST CDflSULT AIHT5 Are you facing the following PROBLEMS in today's market No response from advertisement Buyers offering very low prices for your listings Owners are still asking for high prices 4 Highly Successful Real Estate Practitioners will guide you to Find buyers with
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon BIDEN CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH TROOPS IN IRAQ
      131 17 AP United States Vice-President Joe Biden marked Independence Day with American troops in Iraq yesterday. He spoke to soldiers at Al-Fao, a former hunting lodge of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein which is now part of US military base Camp Victory, north of
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      Lock icon LOCKERBIE BOMBER COULD LIVE 10 MORE YEARS: CANCER EXPERT
      92 17 AP A cancer expert whose medical assessment of the Lockerbie bomber helped lead to his early release has been quoted as saying the Libyan could live for another 10 years. Last year, Mr Karol Sikora examined Abdel Baset Al Megrahi for
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      Lock icon Clinton challenges rights crackdown
      292 17 AP BAKU (Azerbaijan) On America’s Independence Day, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is challenging what she calls a global crackdown on human rights, lamenting a “steel vise’’ squeezing the life out social activism. Ms Clinton arrived in this Caspian Sea nation yesterday after declaring
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      Lock icon AUSTRALIAN ARCHBISHOP APOLOGISES TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE BY PRIESTS
      119 19 AP One of Australia’s most senior archbishops apologised to victims of sexual abuse by priests yesterday at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne. His message condemned the behaviour and the Catholic Church’s failure to properly deal with the problem. Archbishop of
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      Lock icon SHIA CLERIC ON US ‘TERROR’ LIST DIES IN LEBANON
      126 19 AFP Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, a former spiritual mentor of the Shia militant group Hezbollah and blacklisted as a “terrorist” by Washington, died yesterday aged 75, officials said. A top authority of Shia Islam in Lebanon and the region, especially
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      Lock icon CHINA’S URBAN DWELLERS TO EXCEED RURAL POPULATION
      150 19 AP China’s urban population is expected to surpass 700 million in the next five years, exceeding the number of rural dwellers for the first time, the country’s top population policy official was cited as saying in a report yesterday. The shift has major
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      Lock icon Australian PM gets tough on immigration
      393 19 Gillard vows not to let ‘political correctness’ get in the way AFP SYDNEY Australia’s new Prime Minister Julia Gillard (picture) yesterday vowed not to let “political correctness” get in the way of tackling immigration, signalling a tough line on the issue. Ms Gillard, who
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      Learned folk top the waste list: Study
      272 19 BANGI (Malaysia) The higher the level of education people attained, the more rubbish they threw, a recent study on the waste disposal habits of Malaysians concluded, according to the New Sunday Times. Six out of 10 households, whose occupants were educated to tertiary
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      Lock icon A cure for Parkinson’s – brought to you by Google?
      370 20 A cure for Parkinson’s brought to you by Google? Company’s co-founder at high risk of developing the disease THE DAILY TELE GRAPH LOS ANGELES The co-founder of Google, Mr Sergey Brin (picture), is harnessing the power of his search engine in an attempt to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease.
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      Lock icon Fears rise as Uighur riot anniversary looms
      240 20 AFP URUMQI The police told Abdullah not to leave home today, the anniversary of deadly ethnic violence in China’s Urumqi city, where the bustle belies continued deep racial divisions and fear of more unrest. “(The police) also came around on Thursday to gather
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      Lock icon Student’s suicide puts caning in the spotlight
      323 20 AFP NEW DELHI Illegal but often tolerated, caning is rife in India’s school system, but the recent suicide of a 12-year-old pupil after a beating has brought the practice out of the shadows. Rouvanjit Rawla, a pupil at the prestigious La Martiniere for
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      Lock icon Pakistan to hold terrorism conference
      270 20 AP ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s Prime Minister agreed to hold a national conference on ways to combat terrorism after the main opposition leader said the government should negotiate with the country’s Taliban militants to improve security. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s decision came on Saturday, just two
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon No stopping Nadal
      678 21 He is first Spaniard to win Wimbledon twice THE DAILYTELEGRAPH WIMBLEDON Rafael Nadal cemented his status as the best player in the world with a 6-3,7-5,6-4 demolition of surprise Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych on Centre Court yesterday. The Spaniard took two hours and 13 minutes to win
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      S’pore’s Wang regains Japan Open crown
      332 21  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After claiming the scalps of top-seeded table tennis players Ai Fukuhara of Japan (second seed) and South Korea’s Park Mi Young (fifth seed) at the US$172,000 ($239,700) Japan Open in Kobe earlier in the week, Chinese teenager Zhu Yuling
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      Lock icon Low numbers, falling standards?
      560 22  -  Empty seats force S-League clubs to rethink branding SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Tickets to watch Singapore take on Malaysian states at the National Stadium in the pre-S-League days sold like hotcakes. But these days, S-League match tickets are more like hot potatoes. Clubs in the Great
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      Lock icon Like father, like son
      492 22 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Bowling certainly runs deep in the Ang family, as the father and son duo of Steven Ang and Benjamin Hong combined with Syntech team-mate Lim Choon Heng to dominate the lanes at the 2010 Canon SuperSeries 2 Grand Finale at Orchid Bowl
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      Lock icon $136 million and some change for Woods’ wife
      384 23 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Tiger Woods is believed to be close to finalising a US$100 million ($136 million) divorce settlement with his estranged wife, Elin Nordegren, a whole lot less than the reported US$750 million she was hoping to get. The world’s
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      Lock icon Just who is Jim Clark?
      495 23  -  Singapore GP organisers hunting for Asia’s biggest Formula 1 fan IAN DECOTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When it comes to the nuts and bolts and the ABCs of Formula 1, the average fan in Europe and, in particular Britain, is arguably the most knowledgeable in the world.
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      Lock icon John Howard pushes for ICC job
      206 23 AGENCIES SYDNEY—John Howard has sounded a warning about the centralisation of cricket power in India after his nomination for the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) vicepresidency was voted down. The former Australian Prime Minister’s nomination was rejected at an ICC board meeting in Singapore last
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      Lock icon Reds need another goal machine
      553 24  -  Hodgson can revive the spirit of old, says Liverpool legend Rush SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the days of yore, the sight of the red liver bird of Merseyside spreading its wings struck fear in the hearts of all before them: 18 English league titles,
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      Lock icon Andersonians hungry for more
      435 24  -  Energizer National League 2010 LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Skipper Phang Yu Kei and her team-mates from Anderson Secondary School had only been defending, attacking and shooting since the start of the year. But over the weekend, they reaped the benefits, routing CHIJ St Nicholas 37-12
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon A Middle East solution to BP’s takeover woes?
      412 26 AP DUBAI BP may look to sovereign wealth funds, including in the oil-rich Middle East, to fend off takeover bids amid mounting costs from the Gulf of Mexico oil leak disaster, according to reports published yesterday. The National, an Emirati newspaper, cited
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    • WEEKLY ROUNDUP (JUNE 28TO JULY 2)
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        DOW
        53 26 FRIDAY 9,686.48 (-0.47%) Thursday 9,732.53 q 0.42% Wednesday 9,774.02 q 0.98% Tuesday 9,870.30 q 2.65% Monday 10,138.52 q 0.05% THE WEEK THAT WAS US stocks dropped, giving the Dow its longest losing streak since the 2008 financial crisis, on concern the economic rebound is slowing after companies added fewer
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        us
        9 26 NASDAQ È 2,091.79 (-0.46%) È S&P500 1,022.58 (-0.47%)
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        EURO
        13 26 FTSE100 4,838.09 (+0.67%) Ç È Ç DAX 5,834.15 (-0.40%) CAC40 3,348.37 (+0.25%)
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        COMMODITIES
        13 26 OIL US$72.14 (-US$0.81) È GOLD US$1,207.40 (+US$1.10) Ç È SILVER US$17.70 (-US$0.062)
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        FOREX
        19 26 US$1 $1.393 US$1 £0.658 US$1 €0.797 US$1 ¥87.835 US$1 A$1.188 All figures correct as at 8am this morning
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      • STOCK CALLS
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      136 28 AP The United States government is handing out nearly US$2 billion ($2.8 billion) for new solar plants which President Barack Obama has said will create thousands of jobs and increase the use of renewable energy sources. Mr Obama announced the initiative in his weekly
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      251 29 BLOOMBERG DUBAI Gulf shares fell for a second day, with Kuwait’s gauge sliding to the lowest since 2004, on concern weak manufacturing data from the United States to China will slow the global recovery and as crude lost 8.5 per cent last week. The
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      390 29 BLOOMBERG LONDON Government departments in the United Kingdom have been told to plan for budget cuts of as much as 40 per cent as Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne seeks to narrow a record deficit, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said.
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      95 29 BLOOMBERG China is conducting “low-key” studies on resources in other countries with a view to making acquisitions to meet rising domestic demand and to reduce reliance on suppliers that monopolise prices, the China Business newspaper reported yesterday, citing unidentified officials from the land
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      67 31 r 1 1 f IN THE WILDS OF SOUTH RFRICR... R BRTTLE 15 RBOUT TO RRGE... RND ONE MRN 15 TRICING YOU INTO THE THICK OF THE RCTION Join Leonard Thomas through his football Safari, as he treks across South Africa to cover the 2010 World Cup finals. Get all
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      708 32 AGENCIES Pragmatism will stay, as van Marwijk warns against underestimating Uruguay JOHANNESBURG Holland have been on cloud nine since Friday, when they came from behind to stun hot favourites Brazil 2-1 in the quarter-finals. Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk now hopes his
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      325 33 AFP PORT ELIZABETH Andre Ooijer may be approaching his 36th birthday, but 13 is proving his lucky number as he helps Holland close in on a first World Cup title. The 35-year-old defender drew on all of his experience to recover from a 10th-minute error
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      502 33 AP JOHANNESBURG Uruguay’s World Cup semi-final against Holland marks a return to the big time for one of South America’s most decorated teams. Uruguay won the World Cup in 1930 and 1950, but last reached a semi-final in 1970 when the
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      345 33 AGENCIES Uruguay striker Diego Forlan (picture) could make a sensational return to Manchester United, who have been impressed by his performances at the World Cup. Forlan has scored three goals in South Africa to help Uruguay reach the World Cup semi-finals for the first time
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      1167 34  -  COMMENTARY A great man, not manager, Maradona needs to quit for his country’s sake DAVID NGIAU The writer is deputy sports editor at Today. My heart goes out to Argentina’s players and fans, the real ones who have stuck with their team through thick and thin, after
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      577 35 AP CAPE TOWN Diego Maradona cast doubt over his future as Argentina coach on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), saying he’d been drained of all his energy by a 4-0 defeat to Germany an experience he likened to being floored by
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      208 35 AGENCIES Germany’s 4-0 humbling of Argentina illustrated the World Cup shortcomings of Diego Maradona’s side and the ineffectiveness of superstar Lionel Messi, Argentine media said yesterday. “Argentina headed for home after a huge blow,” said daily Clarin on its website, noting that “they were beaten by
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      783 38 Will Del Bosque change tactics for Loew’s ‘perfect’ squad? AGENCIES JOHANNESBURG Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has been impressed by the style of football Joachim Loew’s new-look Germany side have been playing at this year’s World Cup. Del Bosque also said he does not
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      620 38 Big Phil is Brazilian media’s favourite for hot seat AGENCIES RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil coach Dunga (picture) was sacked yesterday following the team’s World Cup quarter-final exit with charismatic Luiz Felipe Scolari, who won the title in 2002, immediately being tipped to take over. “The cycle
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      195 39 THE GUARDIAN JOHANNESBURG Robin van Persie has been cleared to face Uruguay in the World Cup semifinals despite injuring his left elbow against Brazil after a scan had showed that the injury was not as serious as first feared. “It was his elbow. I
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      382 39 AGENCIES JOHANNESBURG Uruguay penalty star Sebastian Abreu claimed he should be lauded like Zinedine Zidane after his cheeky spot-kick against Ghana propelled his country into the World Cup semi-finals. The only remaining South American representatives will face Holland in Cape Town in the
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