Today, 17 October 2015

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      Lock icon China clinches S$7.6b deal to build Indonesia’s first high-speed railway
      767 2 Train line to start construction early next year, finish by 2018, operate by first half of 2019 CHINESE BANK TO FUND THREE-QUARTERS OF VENTURE VIA LOAN AGENCIES JAKARTA Chinese and Indonesian state-owned companies yesterday signed a US$5.5 billion (S$7.6 billion)
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      Lock icon Korean consortium among parties interested in HSR
      424 2  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A Korean mega-consorti-um comprising 50 public and private enterprises is among the parties that have registered their interest to participate in the joint market-sensing exercise for the Kuala Lumpur-Sin-gapore high-speed rail (HSR) project. Responding to TODAY’S queries, a spokesperson
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    • Article
      Phased early closure of East-West Line MRT stations from next month
      549 4  -  Stations between Bugis, Tanah Merah to close half an hour earlier from Sundays to Thursdays for sleeper replacement work VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From Nov 15 until the end of the year, MRT stations between Bugis and Tanah Merah
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      Lock icon 11 artists honoured with Cultural Medallion and Young Artist Awards
      540 4  -  GENEVIEVE LOH SINGAPORE Four of Singapore’s most eminent arts practitioners have been feted with the Cultural Medallion from the National Arts Council (NAC), Singapore’s highest honours in the arts. They are Realist painter Chua Mia Tee, the Necessary Stage’s resident
      PHOTO: CHUA HONG YIN  -  540 words
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      Technology gives temple warden role of ‘town crier’
      438 6 THE WOMAN BEHIND THE INFORMATION KIOSK A fter being retrenched from her job at a travel agency during the economic recession in 1997, Madam Doreen Lim moved from her flat inMacPherson to a friend’s house on Pulau Ubin. She has not looked
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      Lock icon Many ‘hidden treasures’ in mangrove forests here
      492 6 THE CRAB CATCHER Every morning, Mr Quek Kim Kiang, or Ah Kiang as he is affectionately known, dons a pair of rubber fishing boots, grabs some steel hooks, hops onto his bike and heads towards the island’s dense mangrove forest. “If I want
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      Defender of the faith and family
      628 6 THE TEMPLE GUARDIAN For decades, Mdm OngSiew Fong’s life has been mostly spent in an area about half the size of a football field, attending to the needs of her husband and daughter who are both wheelchair users. The 72-year-old caretaker of Wei Tuo
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      Gathering feedback a fading task
      325 7 THE NEW ‘VILLAGE CHIEF’ For decades, whenever islanders needed advice or help in mediating disputes, they would flock to the two-storey house at No. 427 the respected village headman Lim Chye Joo’s home. Since the 101-year-old passed away in 2006 after a battle with cancer,
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      Drink stall lady hails Ubin’s kampung lifestyle
      442 7 UBIN’S ‘AH MA’ For many visitors to the island, Mdm Wang Xiao San who is known asMdmLaiHuatSo to the islanders —has become a recogn isable face. Her Ah Ma Drink Stall, housed in a distinctive blue wooden structure, is one of the first
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      Lock icon China wants naval drills with SE-Asian nations in South China Sea
      675 9 AGENCIES BEIJING China said yesterday it was willing to hold joint drills in the disputed South China Sea with South-east Asian countries, covering accidental encounters and search and rescue, striking a conciliatory tone over an increasingly tense spat. Chinese
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      Lock icon Key exports in surprise rebound but outlook remains cloudy
      623 9  -  ANGELA TENG SINGAPORE The Republic’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) unexpectedly rose last month, helped by a rebound in shipments of electronic products, but economists remain cautious over the outlook as the China-led global slowdown continued to weigh on exporters. NODX edged
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      Lock icon A well-oiled machine: The meticulously-run operation of ISIS
      1322 10 MILITANT GROUP’S STRATEGY INCLUDES HEADHUNTING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST FINANCIAL TIMES BEIRUT —Oil is the black gold that funds the Islamic State, the jihadi organisation in control of swaths of Syrian and Iraqi territory, fuelling its war machine, providing electricity and giving
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      Lock icon M’sians arrest hacker with suspected IS link
      569 11 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian authorities have arrested a 20-year-old man whom the United States Justice Department said this week ran an Internet hacking ring in Kosovo that provided stolen personal information of more than 1,300 US service members to the Islamic State (IS).
      AGENCIES; PHOTO: THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER  -  569 words
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      156 3 t m n A A m a J-V. 4 o > A Lim Jear Chuan (18) Handicaps Welfare Association Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, Jear Chuan struggles with his physiotherapy sessions. A vV r A v a Syawwal Syreezan (5) Viriya Community Services Born with a hole in his heart, Syawwal
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  • voices
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      Shift in mindset will be needed as nation ages
      467 12  -  F ROM GEOFFREY KUNG I do not share the dire picture of Singapore painted by the writer of the commentary “A super-aged Singapore: Policy implications for a Smart Nation” (Oct 13). He said Singapore’s growing pool of seniors and shrinking population
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      Everyone has role in catching litterbugs
      219 12  -  F ROM BERNARD SIM I refer to the letter “Rewarding litter-bug-spotters will only create a mercenary nation” (Oct 16). I fully agree with the writer’s point that it is the duty of citizens to blow the whistle when laws are broken. We have been
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      Caregivers of mentally ill need advice about suicide
      202 12  -  FROM CHUA LAY HONG I refer to the letter “Educate society to better understand mental illness” (Oct 9). As a mother who has lost a son to suicide, I feel that caregivers of patients with mental illness should also be advised on
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      52 12 *Pictures for illustration only. WEEKEND SALE All showroom discontinued mattresses to be cleared. Leather bedframe also available. Wide range of models to choose from. Exporter are welcome. 3 Days Only! 17 19 Oct 11am 7pm from $499 to $1,190 Mattress Factory Outlet 47 Jalan Pemimpin #03-06, Halcyon 2, S(*****0) Tel:
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      Lock icon Couple lauded for long-term efforts, commitment as foster parents
      531 13  -  Housewife, husband win Outstanding Volunteer, 10-year Long Service a wards THEY ARE RECOGNISED AT MSF VOLUNTEER AWARDS 2015 FRANCIS LAW francislaw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The first foster child she took under her wing had angst-filled outbursts, while another could not handle the pressure
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      Man gets three years’ jail for assaulting mother
      551 13  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE He slapped and punched his mother, used a broom to hit her and poured scalding water on her twice, then left her bloodied and in pain as he took a nap. When he awoke and saw her lying on
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  • world
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      Lock icon Cyber-espionage to the fore as Beijing takes on its S China Sea adversaries
      871 14 The hacking of The Hague’s Court of Arbitration website one example of a wider trend MALWARE ATTACKS INCREASINGLY ACCOMPANY PHYSICAL PRODDING BLOOMBERG BEIJING In the midst of a week-long hearing on a South China Sea territorial dispute,
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      Lock icon Johor has every right to secede from M’sia: Crown Prince
      703 15 The state should not be associated with the mess affecting the country, he says FUTURE SULTAN SENDS WARNING TO PUTRAJAYA AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE The Crown Prince of Johor warned in an interview published yesterday that the state has every right
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      Lock icon Widodo heads to the US to court mining and tech investors
      546 15 REUTERS JAKARTA Indonesia’s President will court tech giants Apple and Google during his first trip to the United States this month, seeking investment for sustainable mining and greater Internet access. President Joko Widodo will travel to Washington and San
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      178 14 Do you want to lose weight? Join a wginht loss dietary intervention study to examine: THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT DIETS ON WEIGHT n« Ml ISCLE MASS INSULIN RESPONSE^ Rpguired Profile > Chinese, aged 21 45 yrs old What is involved? > Medical history physical examination 'y Routine blood urine tests
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      Lock icon Challenging times in global economy offer chances to reform, grow: Tharman
      706 16  -  LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE The global economy is not in a crisis, but the ripple effects of China’s slowdown and the uncertainty surrounding the timing of interest rate normalisation by the United States Federal Reserve add
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      Lock icon Investors lurch backwards on US rate rise expectations
      509 16 THE FINANCIAL TIMES NEW YORK The United States economy may be slowing, a top Federal Reserve policymaker has conceded, as investors ratchet back bets on when the US central bank will finally begin to tighten monetary policy. Mr William Dudley, President of
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      114 17 Sat, 31 Oct 2015 Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza May The Best Hand Win! Drive home a Subaru XV 1.6 I-S with COE and $5,000 worth of free fuel from Shell! The MediaCorp Subaru Car Challenge is back bigger and better! So, if you have the strength, determination and endurance
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      YOUTH INSTITUTE ‘A BOOST FOR S’PORE’S ATHLETES’
      820 18  -  Proposed NYSI could increase the pool of sporting talent through early identification and support INDUSTRY FIGURES GIVE PLAN THE THUMBS UP NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The planned establishment of a new national sports academy for youth athletes should pay closer attention to athlete
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      Lock icon China dominates on day one of dive meet
      303 18  -  ADELENE WONG China’s divers thrilled the spectators at the OCBC Aquatic Centre last night as they superbly executed a series of clinical dives to clinch victory in the FIN A Diving Grand Prix men’s and women’s 10m synchronised platform events, as well
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      FIVE SILENT ACHIEVERS TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND
      884 19 The big names like Wayne Rooney, Alexis Sanchez, Eden Hazard tend to grab the headlines every English Premier League weekend. But there are also a number of under-rated gems out there quietly doing their thing away from the spotlight. OurEPL analyst Adrian Clarke
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      BIG MATCH PREDICTIONS
      444 19  -  Adrian Clarke sticks his neck out and takes a shot at guessing the outcome of the big matches... Adrian Clarke Adrian Clarke is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of the English game. Now an experienced sports journalist, he writes for many publications
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      Lock icon ENTER THE (WEARY) DRAGONS
      585 20 Bruised Wales may still have mental stamina for a win HOPE FOR BATTERED TEAM AHEAD OF Q-FINAL GAME AP LONDON As much as Sam Warburton dismisses its relevance, the history between Wales and South Africa is too lopsided to ignore. Two wins over the Springboks in
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      Lock icon WHAT’S A WORLD CUP WITHOUT A FRENCH MUTINY?
      747 20 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Uh-ho, here we go again. France head coach Philippe Saint Andre may have got more than he bargained for when he called for an “uprising” by his players ahead of the quarter-final against New Zealand, because reports in
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      Lock icon CLASHES WILL BE TIGHTER, BUT NO LESS EXCITING
      587 21 RUGBY WORLD CUP LONDON —With the free-scoring Rugby World Cup pool phase now over, it is time to enjoy the tighter, more nailbiting matches the knockout phase is likely to throw up. The number of tries and points can be expected to
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      Lock icon DON’T BE FOOLED — THE IDEA HAS NOT BEEN DROPPED YET
      737 21 DON’T BE FOOLED THE IDEA HAS NOT BEEN DROPPED YET RUGBY WORLD CUP LONDON —Joel Stransky will forever be remembered for his 1995 Rugby World Cup-winning drop goal, his kick high between the posts at Johannesburg’s Ellis Park winning South Africa the title at their first attempt. The Springbok legend
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      Lock icon RADWANSKA PLAYS ON TO MAKE IT TO SINGAPORE
      686 22  -  SEMI-FINALIST AT LAST YEAR’S WTA FINALS HOPES TO RETURN THIS YEAR ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Agnieszka Radwanska may have recently called for the WTA season to be shortened to nine months after seeing tired and injured players dropping out of the tour,
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      Lock icon AFC’S SHEIKH SALMAN SETS SIGHTS ON FIFA TOP JOB
      345 22 AP GENEVA Asian soccer leader Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa is looking to stand in the FIFA presidential election to succeed Sepp Blatter if he has enough support, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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      59 23 SATURDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2015 24 REINTRODUCING TOY PIANIST MARGARET LENG TAN, PAINTER CHUA MIA TEE AND OTHER WINNERS AT THIS YEAR’S ARTS AWARDS 27 THE SHOES FIT ARTIST SEBASTIAN ERRAZURIZ COMES UP WITH 12 SCULPTURES FOR 12 LOVERS 26 THE BEAST WITHIN CHOREOGRAPHER JOAVIEN NG COAXES THE TRAGEDY OUT OF
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        THE PAINTER & THE PIANIST
        271 24  - THE PAINTER THE PIANIST PIONEERING ARTIST CHUA MIA TEE, AVANT GARDE MUSICIAN MARGARET LENG TAN FINALLY AMONG THIS YEAR’S CULTURAL MEDALLION RECIPIENTS MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg One is a pioneering artist who created some of Singapore’s most iconic realist paintings, while the other is an avantgarde musician who made waves internationally
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        Lock icon THE REALIST PAINTER
        474 24 For Chua Mia Tee who is best known for his paintings National Language Class and Epic Poem of Malaya, as well as the ubiquitous portrait of President Yusof Ishak on our dollar notes awards have never been a motivation; even as he admitted he was “thrilled” at
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        Lock icon THE TOY PIANIST
        498 25 Margaret Leng Tan cheekily describes getting the Cultural Medallion as a “good housekeeping seal of approval”. “It’s very nice to be recognised finally in your home country, but I don’t need the award to legitimise me because I know myself and what I’m capable of doing and
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        Lock icon IDENTICAL WINS
        593 25 When it comes to newly minted Young Artist Award twins Chun Kai Feng and Chun Kai Qun, 33, some people may still have a hard time distinguishing who’s who. And sometimes that confusion extends to their works as well. “People do get confused, mistaking my work for his
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        Lock icon A tame animal
        667 26  -  Joavien Ng’s latest work opens the floor to non-professional dancers with mixed results DANCE REVIEW: INCARNATION OF THE BEAST MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The fiercely titled Incarnation Of The Beast is choreographer Joavien Ng’s latest work, after a three-year absence from the scene. And here, she steps
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        Lock icon Life stories on show at Marina Square
        265 26 SINGAPORE What do local celebrities such as actresses Amy Cheng, Nurul Aini and Irene Ang, music man Dick Lee, and radio DJs Yasminne Cheng and Rozz have in common? Their life stories are on show at The Best Of You Finale, an exhibition
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        Artist Sebastian Errazuriz’s capsule collection shoes in S’pore
        305 27  -  GENEVIEVE LOH SINGAPORE —Chile-born, New Yorkbased contemporary artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz has never been afraid of addressing controversial topics and pushing the boundaries through his work: Whether it’s public art installations in Times Square, or designing furniture as functional sculptures. Or,
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        STATE OF THE ARTS
        164 27  -  MAYO MARTIN S ING A PORE —The nation’s top arts awards were bestowed at a ceremony held yesterday. The Cultural Medallion was given to playwright Haresh Sharma, musician Margaret Leng Tan, painter Chua Mia Tee and writer Lin Gao, while seven artists were given the Young
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      95 27 Saturday 19 Dec 2015, 8.00am e SIGN UP TODnV! Registration fee: $28 per family (up to 5 pax, one of whom must be a child in a stroller) Registration closes: 22 Nov 2015 Bring along your tots and family to the inaugural Stroller Walk at the Singapore Sports Hub! For
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      1268 29 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Lose To Win II 6.30 Talking Point (HD) 7.00 The Dr Oz Show IV (HD) 8.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXXI (HD) (CC) 10.00 Undercover Boss Canada (HD) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show XII (HD) NOON The Delicious Miss
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      371 30 MediaCorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. E: English C: Chinese M: Malay T: Tamil FREE TOGGLE ORIGINALS Check out exclusive movies and series produced by Toggle anytime, anywhere. CELEBRITY SPOOKY TALES (PG13
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    Lock icon Drought As Forests Are Felled
    827 1  -  NEWS ANALYSIS By JIM ROBBINS INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Much of Brazil is gripped by one of the worst droughts in its history. Huge reservoirs are bone dry and water has been rationed in São Paulo, a megacity of 20 million; in Rio; and in many other
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    Lock icon Mentally Ill, and in Chains
    1552 1  -  By BENEDICT CAREY INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Kpové, Togo THE CHURCH GROUNDS here sprawled through a strange, dreamlike forest. More than 150 men and women were chained by the ankle to a tree or a concrete block, a short walk from the central place of worship. Most
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  • WORLD TRENDS
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      Lock icon Dhaka Plunges Into Blind Growth
      863 2  -  INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE/TAHMIMA ANAM THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY TahmimaAnam, a writer and anthropologist, is the author of the novel “A Golden Age” and a contributing opinion writer. Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. From across the lake, we watched them dig the foundations. We thought that
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; A.M. AHAD/ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  863 words
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      Lock icon Historical Certainty Is Proving Elusive at Jerusalem’s Holiest Place
      572 2  -  By RICK GLADSTONE THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Within Jerusalem’s holiest site, known as the Temple Mount to Jews and the Noble Sanctuary to Muslims, lies an explosive historical question about what may be the world’s most contested piece of
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      Lock icon In China, a Natural New Headwear Trend
      664 3  -  By CHRIS BUCKLEY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY BEIJING When Mao stirred China with a call to let a hundred flowers bloom, he surely never imagined anything as frivolous as this. Across China, people are sporting plastic decorations on their heads in
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      Lock icon Dengue Outbreak Overwhelms Delhi
      629 3  -  By NIDA NAJAR and SUHASINI RAJ THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY NEW DELHI Four days after Manoj Sharma’s 6 -year-old son first fell ill with dengue fever, a mosqui-to-borne disease rampant in urban India, his body showed signs of shock: a plunging platelet count, vomiting
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES; MAHESH KUMAR A./ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  629 words
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      Lock icon Anger Persists in German Jet Crash
      548 4  -  MELISSA EDDY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY H ALTERN AM SEE, Germany Weeks before he was supposed to fly to Barcelona, Spain, with his 10thgrade Spanish class, Steffen Strang realized that he would miss a home game of the soccer team he followed.
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      Lock icon What’s in a Name? So Much Sentiment, and Money
      616 5  -  LENS TESS FELDER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Choosing a baby’s name is a big responsibility for parents: A name can lead to playground taunting or it can command respect. It helps shape the way a child, and later adult,
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      Lock icon Iranians Are Cautiously Reclaiming Lifestyle Norms of Old
      723 6  -  By THOMAS ERDBRINK THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY TEHRAN As the music ended and the crowd rose in a standing ovation, several women could be seen with heads bared, the obligatory head scarves draped around their necks. The women casually slipped
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      Lock icon British TV Show Bridges a Cultural Divide, With Cake
      470 6  -  By DAN BILEFSKY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY LONDON Prime Minister David Cameron praised her coolness under pressure. Bookmakers monitored her performance. Television watchers admired her raspberry mille-feuille and soda-flavored cheesecakes along with her blue chocolate peacock and a mountain
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; FRANK AUGSTEIN/ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  470 words
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      157 4 Institute of Advanced Studies and College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences present 2nd Pan Asia Liberal Arts Education Conference 28 to 29 October 2015 A conference featuring the revolution in liberal arts education in Asia. All interested professionals in education, students and members of the public are welcome to
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      93 7 THE ALL-NEW NOW ON EVERY ANDROID DEVICE ANDROID NATIVE. Built from scratch to maximise your smartphone or tablet’s potential. SOCIALLY ADEPT. Share the latest breaking news on your network of choice, be it Facebook, Twitter or Google+. Or Bookmark a story so you can visit it at your own leisure.
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  • MONEY & BUSINESS
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