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Title Section23 2000-10-13 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets FRIDAY 13 October 2000 j Another quality publication of &M* Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/200023 words
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Article, Illustration394 2000-10-13 1 EXECUTIVES are no longer the privileged fat cats they used to be. Not only is their career ladder shaky, there is a tendency to be knocked off by foreign talent, restructuring and by their own stagnating skills. Ministry of Manpower figures say that more executives394 words
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Article152 2000-10-13 1 Childcare 1 IT'S back to normal for pre-schoolers from Monday but with greater caution than usual. The Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) Taskforce yesterday confirmed that all childcare centres, kindergartens, enrichment centres, play groups, special schools, foreign system schools and learning centres will be open152 words
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Article73 2000-10-13 1 I Childcare 2 A MAID'S a must for childcare, says an exclusive Straits Times poll (see today’s Straits Times). And that’s one of the reasons parents are reluctant to have more children. But must it be so? One working mother panicked when her maid left her73 words
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Article, Illustration64 2000-10-13 1 Childcare 3 ZOE Tay’s new movie role will be that of a mother. But the queen i of Caldecott Hill I declares: I “I’m not really I patient with children. I can’t stay with them i the whole day, espeI dally those children who just go64 words
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Article, Illustration256 2000-10-13 2 Both are seriously injured and in hospital SHE was on her way back to her employer’s home at Simsville at around 10am yesterday after finishing her grocery shopping. But the 26-year-old maid didn’t make it back. She was hit out of thePic: Shin Min; Pics: Shin Min - 256 words
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Article315 2000-10-13 3 American Mensa chief takes four minutes to answer onePSLE question THEIR combined IQ exceeds 800, but five presidents of international Mensa associations found themselves stumped momentarily by two Primary School Leaving Examination questions that were published in The Straits Times on Tuesday. The five are among more315 words
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Article135 2000-10-13 3 onekindact, John Too, 35, provision shop owner: I had to carry some stuff from my van to my shop one day. However, as I was the only one tending to the store, I could not leave. A customer entered my shop a schoolboy from Maris Stella High135 words
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137 2000-10-13 3 THE midnight taxi surcharge doesn’t do it anymore. For taxi drivers that is.Berita Harian (BH) found that taxi drivers were not keen about the night shift anymore. About three months ago, BH found daily advertisments for substitute drivers to work the night shift. The137 words
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Article146 2000-10-13 3 A 60-YEAR-OLD hospital attendant was robbed of a gold chain in a lift on Tuesday. At 10.25 pm on Tuesday, the woman entered Lift C of Block 60, Telok Blangah Heights where she lived. A man in his 30s followed her into the lift and stood146 words
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Article104 2000-10-13 3 TANKOK CHUAN, 26, was sentenced to six weeks’ jail for endangering human life by throwing down a chair from his flat. On July 11, Chuan was frustrated by the noise of children playing downstairs of his block at Blk 439 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 and104 words
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Article74 2000-10-13 3 THANKS to an alert resident, police managed to nab a thief who broke into a coffee shop at Blk 111, Lor 1 Toa Payoh yesterday morning at about 2.50 am. His accomplice, however, got away. The police recovered $172.80 in cash and 29 packs of cigarettes from74 words
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Article230 2000-10-13 4 THE next time a stranger calls you saying you’ve won a luckydraw prize, think hard before you claim it. One corporate officer who tried to claim her “prize” ended up buying $20,000 worth of timeshare holidays instead. When she realised she couldn’t afford it and was230 words
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Article164 2000-10-13 4 Stephanie Goh - by Stephanie Goh A MAN posing as a fortuneteller tried to con $BOO out of a shop-owner. On Friday, Oct 6, at about 11.30 am, a man aged about 35, walked into Miss Ng Lu See’s shop. He said her flat was haunted. Taken in, Miss Ng,164 words
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Article226 2000-10-13 4 WITH fake investment and holiday plans, a man conned four people, including two TCS artistes, out of over $66,000. Lee Chun Beng, 32, lied to his victims that their “plans” would be delayed because his dad had, died. He then frittered away all the226 words
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Article, Illustration308 2000-10-13 5 Sarah Ng - by Sarah Ng Often; when I thought I've forgotten to switch off the light in the other room, it turns out that it's actually off. Remote access would save me the trouble of getting up to check. Web editor Lim Kwee Lan, 40 FINALLY,Pic: Francis Lee - 308 words
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Article, Illustration82 2000-10-13 5 If you're going to be in the northern and eastern parts of the island, keep an umbrella handy. You can expect showers in the late morning and early afternoon. But I will be heading south where fair weather is forecast. Temperatures will go up to aPic: Charles Ng - 82 words
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Article53 2000-10-13 5 If want to donate to charity but you're too busy to go through the hassle of writing and mailing a cheque, log on to WOAcities.com. The E-provision store here will donate money to one of more than 60 charitable or civic organisations each time you shop at53 words
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Article57 2000-10-13 5 You have until Dec 31 to contribute at least 100 to your CPF account to be eligible for a government top-up of up to 1,700. You can either I i send a cheque, H made payable to the CPF Board or drop by at any Singapore Post branch or57 words
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Article59 2000-10-13 5 Check this out... If you're into wines, you're in for a treat! 1 There's an Australian It Wine Fair at Tanglin Ip Mall, where you'll p be able to sample over 23 brands of wines from renowned vineyards in Australia. You'll also be able to buy these59 words
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Article, Illustration638 2000-10-13 6 WITH the notable exceptions of US President Bill Clinton and actor Hugh Grant whom we all know are criminally straight all other male celebrities known to mankind are gay. Manchester United football star David Beckham, is gay because he’s been spotted in gay bars. Tom638 words
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Article, Illustration251 2000-10-13 8 -ap MANILA -The Philippine vicepresident resigned yesterday from her Cabinet post, citing “serious accusations” that President Joseph Estrada received millions of dollars in payoffs from illegal gambling operators. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said she was resigning as secretary of social welfare, but will continue to serve as vice-president.-ap - 251 words
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Article101 2000-10-13 8 AP BANGKOK Bangkok police plan to deploy policemen on bicycles in the city’s main park following increasing reports of robbery and assault there. At least four armed police officers will patrol the park in downtown Bangkok on mountain bikes during the early morning and early– AP - 101 words
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Article108 2000-10-13 8 -AFP BANGKOK Thailand will train two elephant calves and present them to Sri Lanka so that Thai and Sri Lankan tuskers can march together in a Buddhist parade, officials said yesterday. The elephant calves will be trained to participate in an annual parade honouring Buddhist relics, because-AFP - 108 words
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Article137 2000-10-13 8 Xinhua URUMQI, China China and Mongolia have signed a letter of intent to build a trans-nation-al protection zone for endangered wild camels. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Bureau for Environmental Protection said at present there are only two wild camel protection zones in the world, theXinhua - 137 words
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Article181 2000-10-13 10 -ap She is serving 18-month term for scalding maid's hand HONGKONG A woman sentenced to 18 months for scalding the hands of her Filipino maid with a hot iron remained in jail after losing her court appeal. Liu Man-kuen, 33, was convicted of one-ap - 181 words
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212 2000-10-13 10 -afp His phone was used to call the British hostess' friend TOKYO Japanese policj arrested a businessman who may offer the strongest lead yet to the whereabouts of a 22-year-old British bar hostess, missing for three months. Police arrested Joji Obara, 48, over-afp - 212 words
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Advertisement472 2000-10-13 11 w Making Music 23 year-old Elmer Goh is a talented songwriter who pens songs about his life experiences. Not only that, the engineering undergrad also sings, plays the violin and guitar and produces his own MTVstyle videos. Read more about him in Singaporeans' Gallery on Weekend Online. Do you, like472 words
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277 2000-10-13 12 Reuters The rubber raft rammed into the US navalship anchored atAden DUBAI An explosives-laden rubber raft slammed into a US Navy destroyer and exploded in the Yemeni port of Aden yesterday, killing four US sailors and injuring 31, five seriously, a US Navy spokesman– Reuters - 277 words
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Article94 2000-10-13 12 -AFP BANGKOK Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has stepped up an alert on the highly contagious hand, foot and mouth virus after it killed five children in Singapore and Malaysia, reports said yesterday. “The Public Health Ministry has expanded its hand, foot and mouth disease monitoring alert-AFP - 94 words
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Article59 2000-10-13 12 knowornot DESPITE rumours that the slightest nibble on this Christmas flower will result in death, poinsettias are not poisonous to humans. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission determined in 1975 that the toxicity of poinsettias is a myth, though the flower is a nonfood substance and, if59 words
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278 2000-10-13 13 -AFP Milosevic supporters are buying time to plan their return BELGRADE Yugoslavia’s fledgling democracy was under threat yesterday with allies of ousted leader Slobodan Milosevic mounting a fightback, and control over the police and army far from assured. “The Serbian public is facing the danger of-AFP - 278 words
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Article179 2000-10-13 13 -AFP LOS ANGELES Evelyn the gorilla got out of her zoo habitat on Wednesday afternoon, getting into some monkey business and forcing the zoo’s evacuation. The 24-year-old Evelyn, who weighs 114-136 kg, munched on some bananas and apples that her keeper left on the-AFP - 179 words
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163 2000-10-13 13 betweenthelines £sien you think about it, we Americans conduct a fairly peculiar job interview for the presidency. I mean, does a campaign really provide answers to the questions you would ask if you alone were in charge of hiring Al Gore or George W Bush163 words
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159 2000-10-13 14 -afp Inhaled steroids do not have any long-term effect WASHINGTON A US study released on Wednesday has concluded that inhaled steroids used to treat childhood asthma do not have any long-term effect on children’s growth. Previous studies had found that inhaled steroids, which some-afp - 159 words
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Article194 2000-10-13 14 -afp COLUMBUS, Ohio Efforts to thwart video camera-carrying peeping Toms were instituted in Ohio on Tuesday, with a new law that could send the celluloid voyeurs to jail. State Representative Edward Jerse said he introduced the anti-peeping Tom legislation after a man was caught-afp - 194 words
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Article118 2000-10-13 14 You want your home to be Home2be.com by well-known local design company Nobel Design aims to be a one-stop online shopping mall for exclusive furniture and home products. There are more than 30 online merchants, with 800 home products, ranging from home furniture to kitchen essentials. It hopes118 words
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Article276 2000-10-13 15 Reuters, AP Killing expected to raise tension RAMALLAH, West Bank -Two suspected Israeli undercover soldiers were lynched yesterday by hundreds of Palestinian youths in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian police sources said. The attack on the soldiers was sure to ratchet up tensions as– Reuters, AP - 276 words
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Article192 2000-10-13 15 -afp CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida After four aborted attempts, the space shuttle Discovery blasted off on Wednesday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The goal of the 100th space shuttle mission is to continue to prepare the station'for-afp - 192 words
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Article43 2000-10-13 15 Paid to squeal How much is the top reward for exposing your company's use of illegal software? $20,000 More than 1,000 people were rewarded up to $lO,OOO last year in the programme by the Business Software Alliance, a non-profit software watchdog.43 words
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Article, Illustration157 2000-10-13 15 -AFP WASHINGTON The average daily volume of e-mail around the world is expected to reach 10 billion this year, and will explode to 35 billion by 2005, a new study said on Tuesday. The study by International Data Corp said that by 2005, most people-AFP; Pic: Reuters - 157 words
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Article163 2000-10-13 15 WASHINGTON The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill allowing for the sale of food and medicine to Cuba, easing its 40-year-old embargo. The measure attached to the US$75 billion (*****.25 billion) Agriculture Spending Bill was passed despite initial efforts by lawmakers163 words
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Article168 2000-10-13 15 AP WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina Al Gore and George Bush met on Wednesday voicing agreement on foreign policy issues but parting company on domestic affairs. The meeting was polite until differences on domestic policy began to poke through on gay marriage issues, hate crimes legislation, the environment and– AP - 168 words
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Article101 2000-10-13 15 AFP PORTLAND, OREGON The Roman Catholic Church agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to 22 Oregon men who say a priest had molested them from 1950 to 1974. The plaintiffs had asked for US$4 million (Ss7 million) in damages, charging that Father Maurice Grammond sexually abused– AFP - 101 words
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Article109 2000-10-13 15 WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton was urged to consider cutting aid to Russia unless US businessman, Edmond Pope of State College, Pennsylvania, jailed on espionage charges is released. The House decided on Wednesday to call on Clinton to end all aid designed for Russia to enter109 words
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Article89 2000-10-13 15 AFP WASHINGTON The Justice Department collected royalties on US sales of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf during Word War 11, and for three decades after it, US News and World Report magazine stated on Monday. Presidential Advisory Commission researcher John Bendix found evidence that during the war– AFP - 89 words
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Article, Illustration225 2000-10-13 16 Reuters EDINBURGH Scotland’s First Minister Donald Dewar died on Wednesday only 14 months after bringing modern government to Edinburgh for the first time in nearly 300 years. The 63-year-old staernch defender of Scotland's place within a United Kingdom died of a brain haemorrhage still– Reuters - 225 words
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Article, Illustration200 2000-10-13 16 Reuters OTTAWA When US voters go the polls on Nov 7 to elect a new president Cuban President Fidel Castro is unlikely to be paying much attention. He plans to spend the day at the beach instead. Mr Castro told CBC television, Canada's public broadcaster,– Reuters - 200 words
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Article, Illustration141 2000-10-13 16 Reuters LONDON Paul McCartney is to take to the Internet on Thursday to talk about art and his paintings. “For many years I painted in private and I didn’t really talk about it to anyone outside of my family,” he said on Wednesday– Reuters - 141 words
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Article, Illustration262 2000-10-13 17 Yvonne Kwok - by Yvonne Kwok ZOETAY has admitted that she has little patience for children. Sporting a new hairstyle at yesterday’s prayer ceremony for her first movie outing in Raintree Pictures’ The Tree, the queen of Caldecott Hill knows what it takes to be an ideal motherPic: Francis Lee - 262 words
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Article, Illustration193 2000-10-13 17 ALTHOUGH many have been speculating about the relationship between Media Works artistes Darren Lim and Evelyn Tan, no one could really put a finger on the truth. Are they dating? Or are they yrjerely the “good friends”they say they are? The answer is out now. Darren193 words
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Article, Illustration172 2000-10-13 17 OCT 10 was a happening day for many people. Hongkong veteran pop queen Anita Mui celebrated her 37th birthday on that day. Amongst those in attendance at the star-studded event were Leslie Cheung, Heavenly King Jacky Cheung with wife May Lo, sultry Karen Mok and sophisticated CarinaPic: Apple Daily - 172 words
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Article, Illustration540 2000-10-13 20 Reuters A TREE, a song and a heaving bosom were all it once took to make a Hindi film. But not any more. India’s vast and fecund Hindi film industry (known affectionately and otherwise as Bollywood) has lately been gyrating to a different tune.– Reuters; Pic: Reuters - 540 words
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Article, Illustration62 2000-10-13 20 7.30 pm, TCS 5 So it’s a kiddie show a and you’ve proba- M bly watched it at JB; least once or |j twice. But the i||| mean green mu- II tants with the famous names will still bring a smile to anyone’s unhappening Friday night.62 words
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Article50 2000-10-13 20 5.30 pm, TCS 8 Forget all about bald kings and English governesses. This new 50-parter revolves around Chinese Emperor Zhengde and his love life. In the debut episode, Zhengde meets Feng-jie while journeying through Jiangnan. They fall in love, but Zhengde is already engaged to another...50 words
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Article, Illustration82 2000-10-13 20 12.25 am, TCS 8 i Driven by three I characters, rather I than a strong I storyline, TempV tress Moon tells r of Ruyi (Gong Li), a woman who be- '■Mjt comes the head of a wealthy Suzhou household during the ’3os. She is assisted by a poor82 words
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Article, Illustration47 2000-10-13 20 10pm,V V Entertainment (SCV 56) Starring the inseparable quartet Jack Neo, Henry jd Thia, Mark Lee and jjfSJ Patricia Mok, Neo’s directorial debut hu- i morously portrays i Singaporean mar- I ried life as seen I through the stories 1 of three couples.47 words
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Article73 2000-10-13 20 9pm, TCM (SCV 17) James Cagney is a gangster whose love for a singer (Doris Day) prompts him to finance her singing career. However to his intense jealousy, she is romantically involved with a pianist who he ends up shooting. When he is released from73 words
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Article, Illustration294 2000-10-13 21 Violetta Wong - Actress Cynthia Koh has proven that she's not afraid of challenges. But what about tackling a third party in a marriage? by /Violetta Wong Y This is a daily feature in which we ask the most pertinent (or impertinent) question294 words
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Article, Illustration393 2000-10-13 23 Wileen Chang - J&m jm& rwoshoes by Wileen Chang TALK about eating, drinking and making merry. The Germans sure know how to do it well. That’s why they have the Oktoberfest celebrations. If you want to partake in the festivities, just go down to Paulaner Brauhaus at Millenia393 words
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Article, Illustration337 2000-10-13 24 stepharim. weekend Stephanie Goh writes a weekly column. You can reach her at gohcys@sph.com.sg ANYONE up for a free weekend of music and worms? Before you start squirming in your seat with images of spineless, wriggling creatures in your head, relax. These worms are, well, not of337 words
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Article, Illustration640 2000-10-13 26 Couples are reluctant to have more children despite government incentives. Why? Childcare woes; says a Straits Times poll published today. Gloria Chan, a working mother with two boys, felt the same sort of panic when she was left in the lurch by her maid. This is640 words
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Article, Illustration237 2000-10-13 33 -AFP Italy v Georgia Two goals by the striker amply repaid the coach's faith in him ANCONA, Italy Alessandro Del Piero took full advantage of the international lifeline handed to him by Italy’s coach Giovanni Trapattoni, converting two second-half penalties in the 2-0 victory over Georgia-AFP; Pic: Reuters - 237 words
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Article244 2000-10-13 33 -AP ATHENS Gianna DaskalakiAngelopoulos, who ran the successful bid for the 2004 Athens Games, has said in a recent television interview that “theoretically, the lOC can remove the Games from Greece.” She is scheduled to discuss the Games with Premier Costas Simitis early next week.-AP - 244 words
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Article88 2000-10-13 33 -AFP SYDNEY -The Sydney Olympic Games cost a total of US$3.3 billion (555.7 billion) to stage with taxpayers picking up more than one third of the bill, New South Wales Treasurer Michael Egan said yesterday. He said the NSW government will have spent US$l.2 billion once-AFP - 88 words
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Article, Illustration84 2000-10-13 33 AP VIENNA -Third-seed Thomas Enqvist (right) was forced to retire from the first round due to an ankle injury, while hometown favourite Thomas Koubek earned a berth in the quarter-finals of the US$ 800,000 CA Trophy tennis tournament. The 26-year-old Enqvist was injured last week while training at– AP - 84 words
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Article53 2000-10-13 33 -AFP SOFIA, Bulgaria Bulgarian athletes who won medals at the Sydney Olympic Games will receive US$lO,OOO-30,000 for their efforts and that includes the athletes who tested positive for doping, the government announced. Gold medal winners will take home US$3O,OOO, while silver and bronze medalists will receive US$l5,OOO-AFP - 53 words
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Article53 2000-10-13 33 -AP ROME Having failed to make the coach’s cut for the Serie A season opener, Hidetoshi Nakata said he will stick it out with AS Roma for now. “It’s natural that I don’t like it, but I accept it,” the Japanese soccer star told Italy’s ANSA-AP - 53 words
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Article, Illustration86 2000-10-13 34 AP BARCELONA Barcelona captain Pep Guardiola said that his side has still not adjusted to the loss of Luis Figo (right) following his world record transfer to Real Madrid. Barcelona has been beaten in four of its seven games this season without Figo, outstanding for the Catalan– AP - 86 words
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Article90 2000-10-13 34 -AFP ZAGREB Croatian canoeist Matija Ljubek, the winner of four Olympic medals and the country’s most successful Olympian, has been shot dead, national radio said yesterday. Ljubek, 47, was killed late on Wednesday by his brother-in-law in Valpovo, some 300 km east of Zagreb, the police said.-AFP - 90 words
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Article, Illustration62 2000-10-13 34 -AFP VALLEJO, California, South Korea’s Se Ri Pak (left) began the defence of her title at the U *****,000 (Ssl.2 million) LPGA World Championship. The 20-woman select field includes the year’s major cham- pionship winners Americans Juli Inkster and Meg Mallon plus top-ranked double major winner-AFP - 62 words
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Article76 2000-10-13 34 -AFP LONDON A freestyle wrestler is in line to become the third athlete from the Sydney Olympics to be stripped of a gold medal after failing a drug test. Two wrestlers tested positive for banned substances during the final weekend of the Sydney Games, a senior-AFP - 76 words
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Article, Illustration67 2000-10-13 34 AP MANCHESTER Limping Manchester United star David Beckham (right) does not need knee surgery and could be fit for a weekend clash with English Premier League leader Leicester, it was reported yesterday. After being examined by a specialist on Wednesday, he was expected to play in– AP - 67 words
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Article, Illustration335 2000-10-13 34 Reuters HELSINKI Coach Howard Wilkinson feels that England was denied a win by French referee Alain Sars in the 87th minute against Finland. A Ray Parlour shot from eight metres out hit the bar and appeared to bounce down over the goaline but the goal was not– Reuters; Pic: Reuters - 335 words
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Article, Illustration237 2000-10-13 34 Poland v Holland Reuters ROTTERDAM A convincing Portugal earned a 2-0 victory over a below-par Dutch side in its World Cup qualifier on Wednesday to go to the top of Group Two. “We’re happy not only with the victory but to go top of the group is– Reuters; Pic: Reuters - 237 words
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Article177 2000-10-13 34 All the results Croup 1: Russia 3 (Buznikin 19,Khohlov 57, Titov 90) Luxembourg 0; Slovenia 2 (Siljak 44, Acimovic 79) Switzerland 2 (Turkyilmaz 20,66) Croup 2: Republic of Ireland 2 (Kinsella 25, Dunne 50) Estonia 0; Holland 0 Portugal 2 (Conceitao 10, Pauleta 44) Croup 3: Malta177 words
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Article, Illustration281 2000-10-13 35 ap NEW ORLEANS Shaquille O’Neal left Louisiana State University after his junior season, about 35 units short of graduating. More than eight years later, he is two months from earning his General Studies degree. If he completes two correspondence courses during the fall semester in agriculture– ap - 281 words
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Article, Illustration245 2000-10-13 35 -AP ZURICH A French television station was banished from the Swisscom Challenge tennis tournament on Wednesday after repeatedly approaching Anna Kournikova despite being turned down for interviews. The WTA Tour said that three reporters from M 6 had been “extremely aggressive” and had “gone behind the-AP - 245 words
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Article316 2000-10-13 35 Reuters IT IS a measure of how far table-topping Leicester City has come that its coach Peter Taylor ruled himself out of contention for the England manager’s post vacated by Kevin Keegan. Just five years ago, the very idea of a Leicester coach being linked with the– Reuters - 316 words
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