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Title Section9 2002-12-03 1 Streats TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2002 E-mail: streats@sphxom.sg mita wWWmo9 words
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Article509 2002-12-03 1 Sarah Ng - Some picky workers must get home quick, some can’t afford costly commute: MP By_ Sarah Ng YOU’VE heard about Singapore’s choosy jobless. Fussy about which new job offer to take, picky about whether the workplace is too far from home. Ministers have talked about them.509 words
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Article145 2002-12-03 1 MACOMB COUNTY, Michigan Identical twins Amy and Jennifer Hartkom better look carefully at the men they are going to marry next autumn. Why? Because their fiances are another set of identical twins, 27-year-olds Jeff and Jason Schmelzer. Amy, 25, goes out with Jeff, and Jennifer goes145 words
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Advertisement17 2002-12-03 1 But look at what one jobless man told MP Halimah Yacob: CLEANING? THAT’S FOR WOMEN PAGE 717 words
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Advertisement64 2002-12-03 1 Northpoint's Birthday /jp Treats! M Get yours on page 5 today! e rang i (HP "-■’«WrtF V New comic book hits the wrong spot with censors PAGE 3 Lim Kok Hui turned the store around and hopes to make it Singapore’s answer to Ikea. JANICE WONG reports PAGES 12&13 China’s64 words
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Morning Rush
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Article, Illustration440 2002-12-03 2 Gary Lim - MRT commuters wait 2 hours for buses after man was hit By, Gary Lim IT was past midnight on Saturday. Sleepy commuters at Woodlands MRT station were told no trains would be arriving as there had been an accident at the Marsiling station. More than 100 passengersWan Bao - 440 words
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Article191 2002-12-03 2 THE 70-year-old Malaysian man who died after being hit by an MRT train on Saturday night was in Singapore to attend his nephew’s wedding. However, the happy occasion turned into tragedy for Mr Tan Ngak Yam. His family in Muar was shocked at news191 words
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Article364 2002-12-03 3 Wendy Tan - Comics creator rapped for suggestive content By Wendy Tan MARINE engineer Leong Yeu Hun, 43, who launched a comics magazine which contained some suggestive scenes in its first issue, says he just wanted to release the “inner artist” in him. But his knuckles have364 words
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237 2002-12-03 3 CHANDIGARH, India Human rights workers are supporting an Indian woman’s plea to be allowed to live with her prisoner husband in his jail cell. Ananova.com reported yesterday that Ms Kalpana Daniel, 31, a nurse, says she should not be deprived of her237 words
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Article364 2002-12-03 4 Ginnie Teo - He falsely told police 7 men ransacked his cellphone shop By Ginnie Teo A CELLPHONE shop owner spun an elaborate tale to police that his shop and some goods in it had been damaged by a gang of seven men. The truth was that he had a364 words
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493 2002-12-03 4 Deepa Vijiyasingam - By Deepa Vijiyasingam IT will be the biggest-ever meeting of CEOs and human resource people here 1,500 of them from all over the world. And Mr David Ang is a jubilant man. This is the result of hard work he and his493 words
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Article, Illustration271 2002-12-03 4 Wire services LONDON Greenpeace activists failed to stop an ageing oil tanker from leaving an Estonian port on a journey they feared might end in a repeat of a disastrous oil spill that happened 10 days ago. About 20 “eco-warriors” in dinghies had surrounded the 26-year-old– Wire services; Reuters - 271 words
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Article, Illustration121 2002-12-03 6 Sorry, wrong number but SingTel will honour Net offer BUZZSTOP FOR 300 Sing Tel customers, it was a bargain. A brand new Nokia 6610 for next to nothing. A page on SingTel’s website offering new cellphone deals went live before it was ready. This meant that surfers could access the121 words
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Article, Illustration88 2002-12-03 6 Head down to the Geylang Serai bazaar if you fancy deep-fried lobster flavoured with a secret tandoori recipe. Shoppers snap up about 50 lobsters a day, with each selling at between $2B and $6O, said Mr Mohamed Rizuan, 25, who tends the stall near the rearFrancis Lee - 88 words
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Article141 2002-12-03 6 Spores 3G leaders PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong revealed his succession plans at the People's Action Party's cadre convention on Sunday. The country will have a new Prime Minister by 2007 and be completely in the hands of the Third Generation leaders from 2012,141 words
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Article139 2002-12-03 6 2003 labour plan NEXT year’s labour strategy will be a balancing act, Manpower Minister Lee Boon Yang has said. The Government will review its foreign manpower policies to ensure that the more than 590,000 foreigners working here add value to the economy without displacing Singaporeans, Dr139 words
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Article161 2002-12-03 6 Water supply dispute -AP MALAYSIA will not consider talks on a protracted dispute over water supply unless Singapore is sincerely willing to negotiate a new price. “We just want what is reasonably due to us,” Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar told reporters-AP - 161 words
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Article92 2002-12-03 6 A TECHNICAL glitch caused the Straits Times Index (STI) and the Business Times Singapore Regional Index (BT-SRI) to diverge sharply in opposite directions shortly after the market opened yesterday. The STI fell 3.7 per cent while the BT-SRI rose more than 80 per cent. But the92 words
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Article84 2002-12-03 6 ENG WAH Cinemas has become the first merchant in Singapore to accept credit card payment via the cellphone. The new technology from Nokia, called “wallet” software, was introduced for its 6510 model earlier this year, reports The Straits Times, and is now available on seven of84 words
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Article102 2002-12-03 6 AFP KEY suspect Imam Samudra has told Jakarta police he was the sole mastermind of the deadly Bali bombings, one of his lawyers said yesterday. Lawyer Nasrun Kalianda said Samudra was ready to receive a death sentence after confessing to being the mastermind both of the Bali– AFP - 102 words
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Article107 2002-12-03 6 SIXTY-ONE schools will have new principals in the new school year. Twenty-five of these principals are new appointments, while 36 of them have been transferred. Among the transferees is Xinmin Secondary’s principal, Mr Lee Hak Boon, 45, who has been credited for turning the neighbourhood107 words
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570 2002-12-03 7 Chug Kong Ho - By_ Chug Kong Ho CREDIT bureau officials and banks here say the kind of largescale identity theft uncovered last week in the US is unlikely to happen in Singapore. That is because, unlike in the US, personal particulars such as mailing addresses and contact numbers are570 words
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Article, Illustration552 2002-12-03 7 Sarah Ng - One in four retrenched workers rejected at least one job offer By Sarah Ng THE retrenched man was in his 40s and had school-going children to feed. But when offered a job as a cleaner, he was horrified because to him cleaning was women’s552 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration526 2002-12-03 9 Choong Choon Yee - He quits varsity post to rejoin loss-making firm as R&D chief By_ Choong Choon Yee DR HASSAN Farhangi, 48, gave up a steady job in one of the world’s most attractive cities to work in Singapore. The Iran-born Canadian had a stable career as a professor ofChoong Choon Yee - 526 words
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215 2002-12-03 9 Janice Wong - By Janice Wong SINGAPORE Temasek Holdings is not keeping any money from the damages paid to it by three newspapers recently for articles on the Nat Steel takeover drama. The cash will form part of a donation to Temasek’s adopted charity this year:215 words
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Article100 2002-12-03 9 SINGAPORE Madam Saw Phaik Hwa will today take over as president and CEO of SMRT Corporation. She will also serve on its board. SMRT directors selected Madam Saw “on the strength of her achievements as a business manager and her ability to lead and motivate people”,100 words
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Article102 2002-12-03 9 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Econ Healthcare, which operates nursing homes, yesterday said that it plans to raise $7.8 million in an initial share sale to set up a new medical centre and for working capital. It will sell 20 million new shares and eight million shares from– Bloomberg - 102 words
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70 2002-12-03 9 Reuters SINGAPORE Defence engineering conglomerate ST Engineering yesterday said that its electronics arm has bought 70 per cent of a firm which will acquire the assets of an Australian software and systems provider. Singapore Technologies Electronics paid A$ 1.4 million (551.38 million) for its. – Reuters - 70 words
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Article403 2002-12-03 10 Conrad Raj - By_ Conrad Raj INDONESIA-BORN business tycoon Oei Hong Leong is now a hair’s breadth away from having to make a general offer for Nat Steel shares he does not already own. After buying another 17 million shares in the open market yesterday at between $2.04403 words
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Article399 2002-12-03 10 STI: 1,396.81 5.28 Reuters SEMBCORP Industries enlivened an otherwise quiet day on the stock market when it hit a record low after revealing heavy losses at its construction subsidiary. The Straits Times Index yesterday ended 5.28 points, or 0.38 per cent, higher at 1,396.81. A– Reuters - 399 words
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Article24 2002-12-03 10 *AS AT DECEMBER 2 US$: 551.768 Ss: RM2.149 552.754 Ss: HK54.410 EURO: S$1.755 S$: 24.67 BAHT Ss: 69.83 YEN Ss: 5,070 RUPIAH24 words
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Article, Illustration1171 2002-12-03 12 Janice Wong - v Thisispart of an occasional series on young Singaporean t entrepreneurs By Janice Wong Ex-sprinter Lim Kok Hui sets his pride aside to join his inlaws business. And put his on the athletics track to help turn around the fortunes of homefurnishings store Barangßarang WHEN he was'Francis Lee - 1,171 words
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Article, Illustration599 2002-12-03 13 PCCW hunting for investment target, says CEO Bloomberg HONGKONG The hunt is afoot. Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) CEO Richard Li is looking to invest in any enterprise which will generate US$5OO million (SsBBl million) in annual sales by 2007 so that Hongkong’s biggest phone– Bloomberg; Bloomberg - 599 words
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Article, Illustration222 2002-12-03 15 IT is such a paradox that Zubaidah Nazeer should feel so confused amid an educated society such as Singapore’s in “Standing apart at Ramadan”, (Streats, Nov 21). This is not a place where people are prevented from distinguishing between moderation and extremism independently. They do222 words
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494 2002-12-03 15 MS Zubaidah Nazeer’s “Standing apart at Ramadan” (Streats, Nov 21) was thought-provoking. After reading her musings on being a Muslim in Singapore, and in particular some of the situations she has encountered, it has also got me thinking about why Singaporean nonMuslims sometimes feel uncomfortable494 words
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139 2002-12-03 15 I READ the commentary “Beauty without a purpose” (Streats, Nov 28) and can identify with the dilemma that Miss World beauty contestants face. I appreciate the notion of being respectful both on a personal and a general societal level in the wake of the deaths139 words
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Article63 2002-12-03 15 THERE is not enough privacy at private and government health clinics. At least five times in the past year, I have heard clinic assistants telling patients about their medication loudly at payment and collection time. This can be very embarrassing. Standards for non-disclosure of patients’ information63 words
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Article107 2002-12-03 15 FOR as long as I can remember, the Singapore/Malacca Express coach depot has been at Lavender Street and it hasn’t changed one bit. The ticketing offices are still portable cabins, there is no drinks machine and the toilets are dark, damp and smelly. Since many tourists use this107 words
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Medical
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Article, Illustration286 2002-12-03 16 Drug improves sensation and satisfaction, says manufacturer FIRST, for the women a pill for sex problems may not be too far away. In the past, researchers had worked on Viagra-like alternatives to treat sexual dysfunction in women. But Viagra manufacturer Pfizer has discovered that its little286 words
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Article205 2002-12-03 16 Q What causes snoring? Is it lifethreatening? Alt is an indicator that there is probably some narrowing of the upper airway (the area from the nose down to the vocal cords). Reasons include obstruction by enlarged tonsils or floppy tongue, upper palate or uvula. Snoring ranges from being205 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration473 2002-12-03 18 Is Howard’s prejudice to blame for increasing anti-Asian actions? -AP SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister John Howard has a habit of upsetting his neighbours. Hawkish in his determination to stamp out terrorism and hold back illegal immigration, he has been attacked by his critics for being out-AP; AFP - 473 words
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Article, Illustration37 2002-12-03 18 A dead dolphin covered with fuel oil was spotted on Nemina beach. On Sunday, patches of a 400 m wide oil slick from a sunken tanker washed up on beaches at Muxia, north-west Spain ReutersReuters - 37 words
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166 2002-12-03 18 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who is being detained as a terrorism suspect, considers a Talebanstyle government as closest to the Islamic ideal, a report said. Mr Ahmad Syafi’i Ma’arif, head of the Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s second largest Islamic movement, recounted to Tempo weekly-AFP - 166 words
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Article190 2002-12-03 18 ANN ARBOR, Michigan A US District Court judge ruled this week that a school district violated a student’s free speech and due process rights when they suspended him for posting “intimidation and threats” on the Internet. The Oakland Press reported yesterday that the student was suspended190 words
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Article, Illustration365 2002-12-03 20 -AFP PAILIN, Cambodia Reconciliation, not revenge, is the new mantra for the disgraced Khmer Rouge leadership in Cambodia. Former prime minister Khieu Samphan (picture) who now spends most of his time reading, listening to classical music and tending to his-AFP; afp - 365 words
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Article, Illustration101 2002-12-03 23 AN Oasis gig in Germany was cancelled after Liam Gallagher (right) and other band members were attacked and injured. According to the top UK band’s official website, the band, on a European tour, was set upon by several youths in Munich in an unprovoked attack. Liam broke101 words
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Article, Illustration112 2002-12-03 23 THE two Osbourne kids, Jack (below), 17, and Kelly, 18, have said that certain scenes of hit reality show The Osbournes were staged for the cameras. One such scene in the first series was a family discussion between the kids and their parents, ex-rocker Ozzy and wife112 words
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Article, Illustration101 2002-12-03 23 GILLIAN Anderson’s acting in West End play What The Night Is For has received a horrendous review from The Telegraph arts critic Charles Spencer on Friday, though he also slammed other aspects of the play, described as “an adultery play that could put you off sex for101 words
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Article, Illustration582 2002-12-03 23 YVONNE KWOK - Local celebs are displacing regular contestants on heal gameshows more and more often. It’s time to return thefun and big prizes of gameshows to the regular Joe Tellytubby By YVONNE KWOK THERE’S a hallowed tradition in Singapore where you must buy 4-D once in your life, based582 words
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Article, Illustration109 2002-12-03 24 REMEMBER the sweet-faced little boy in Billy Elliot? Well, the next time you see actor Jamie Bell now 16 he’ll be a solider in Death watch, about British World War I soldiers who suspect there’s something in the trench with them. Jamie told the BBC interview he109 words
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Article, Illustration354 2002-12-03 24 Reuters HANOI The Quiet American, a movie that was almost not released in the US, is warmly welcomed by Vietnam, which praises it as an accurate portrayal of early American involvement in Indochina. The communist country has not been as happy about other Hollywood– Reuters - 354 words
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Article, Illustration118 2002-12-03 24 -ap ACTOR David Hyde Pierce had to make a real effort to put aside his Frasier screen character to voice Dr Doppler in Treasure Planet. He said he didn’t want the canine character to be anything like Dr Niles Crane, the high- strung psychiatrist he plays on-ap; Reuters - 118 words
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Article, Illustration98 2002-12-03 24 NICHOLAS Cage said his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley collapsed because she made him sell his collection of vintage comic books and some of his precious cars. Said a “clearly emotional” Nicholas: “I refuse to be blackmailed. I’m choosing independence. I ditched all that stuff toReuters - 98 words
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Article, Illustration85 2002-12-03 26 THE drought in Oz is making its crocodiles less frisky. Apparently the reptiles’ sex lives is governed by the weather. No rain, no eggs, no sperm. Thunder and lightning is a turn-on, said Queensland crocodile breeder John Lever. Now Singapore’s crocs will be doing fine; it’sPic Francis Lee - 85 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article71 2002-12-03 26 Channel i, 10pm John and Charlie are foster brothers who work as transit cops for the New York City subway. When Charlie loses his job and is hounded by a loan shark, he plans to rob the Money Train, which carries the New York Subway’s weekly revenue. But71 words
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Article, Illustration45 2002-12-03 26 Channel 5, Bpm The HDB is launching an islandwide upgrading of public toilets programme and Kang is desperate to land this moneyspinning contract. He’s convinced that Frankie Foo is out to undercut PCK Pte Ltd with his usual underhand tactics.45 words
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Happenin'
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Article, Illustration95 2002-12-03 26 TINSELTOON CHRISTMAS Till Jan 1; Sunday to Thursday, 10am-10pm; Friday, Saturday and eve of public holiday, 10am-llpm Downtown East (1 Pasir Ris Close) Tickets at $22 for adults and $lB for children from Sistic. Call 6581-9112 or log onto www.tinseltoonxmas.com for more details Catch The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter and95 words
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Miscellaneous9 2002-12-03 26 Remember... The break-fast time for Muslims today is 6.56pm.9 words
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Miscellaneous441 2002-12-03 26 Yourdailyhoroscope I® AQUARIUS «iS PIKES (J© ARIES SsNfe JAN2O-FEBIB FEBI9-MAR2O MAR 21 -APR 1 Distraction blows in and takes your mind elsewhere. Carry out a promise that you began to fulfil, even if the joy has gone out of it. The connections that you’ve made are too important to waste.441 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration643 2002-12-03 28 [ Lim Han Ming - China identifies potential medallists at 2008 Beijing Olympics B y Lim Han Ming SHOOTER Tao Luna, 28, and table tennis star Kong Linghui, 27, were among the mega-stars who helped propel China to third spot in the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Tao clinched the air pistol gold,Ctarence Clufh; Reuters - 643 words
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Article117 2002-12-03 29 TENNIS -AFP PARIS Given his oft-admitted desire to get out and enjoy life to the full especially when he’s not playing tennis it was strange to hear Marat Safin say that winning the Davis Cup for Russia for the first time felt even better than sex.-AFP - 117 words
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Article100 2002-12-03 29 BOXING -Reuters LONDON Lennox Lewis is planning a three-fight sequence from next March including a rematch with Mike Tyson, the world heavyweight champion said on Sunday. “I want my fans to know that I am intending to defend my WBC title against Vitali Klitschko on March 8, 2003,”-Reuters - 100 words
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Article117 2002-12-03 29 MOTOR RACING Reuters LONDON The struggling Arrows Formula One team has been denied entry to the 2003 world championship, reducing the series to just 10 teams. The International Automobile Federation issued its official entry list yesterday without Arrows, which said last month that it had formally applied and– Reuters - 117 words
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Article, Illustration412 2002-12-03 29 Adam Hashidy - Thavaneson to serve on executive committee of Balestier Khalsa By. Adam Hashidy S THAVANESON, one of the longest serving chairmen of an S-League club, is set for a new role. He will now serve on the executive committee of Balestier Khalsa following the merger of Balestier Central,412 words
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Article, Illustration278 2002-12-03 29 AFP YOKOHAMA World Cup hero Ronaldo (right) has recovered from a cold to make a full Real Madrid squad for tonight’s Inter-Continental Cup clash here against South American champion Olimpia. Said Ronaldo: “My condition is very good. I had a cold last week, but I’ve– AFP - 278 words
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Article, Illustration67 2002-12-03 30 A teaiful Paul-Henri Mathieu of France is surrounded by photographers after losing the fifth and final rubber to Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny in the Davis Cup final on Sunday AFP Hero Mikhail Youzhny is thrown in the air by jubilant team-mates after he helped Russia win the theAFP; AP - 67 words
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Article, Illustration578 2002-12-03 30 Houllier insists Liverpool team will get over worst slump -Wire services LIVERPOOL- Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier (right) was in defiant mood after seeing his side lose for the third time in four Premiership outings to old rival Manchester United. The Frenchman insisted his side will’ -Wire services - 578 words
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Article, Illustration429 2002-12-03 31 Sacramento Kings battle on despite rash of injuries NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Sacramento 103 Houston 84 SACRAMENTO Injuryriddled Sacramento Kings signed free agent guard Jim Jackson on Sunday to fortify their depleted National Basketball Association roster after losing Turkey’s Hedo Turkoglu, a recent starter. Turkoglu will miss at leastAFP - 429 words
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Miscellaneous30 2002-12-03 29 IN THE LIVING ROOM SOCCER: Worthington Cup, round 4: Burnley v Manchester United (Super Sports Ch 22, tomorrow, 3.40 am). DELAYED TELECAST SOCCER: Football focus (ESPN Ch 23, 8.30 pm).30 words
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