Streats, 9 December 2002
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Title Section10 2002-12-09 1 Streats MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2002 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita <p> 240/03/W*,10 words
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Article, Illustration630 2002-12-09 1 Conrad Raj - There are signs of rival tycoon Quek Leng Chan backing Oei Hong Leong’s bid for Nat Steel By_ Conrad Raj A QUESTION asked by many who have been following the ongoing Nat Steel saga is whether there is anyone else backing Indonesian-born tycoon Oei Hong Leong’s bid630 words
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Article, Illustration612 2002-12-09 2 Deepa Vijiyasingcim - Some businesses charge 5% because they are thrown offby Govt review By Deepa Vijiyasingcim CASE NO 1 Onyx Urban Kitchen Cafe in Siglap charged 5 per cent GST for two days until a diner told Streats. The cafe said it was a mistake, apologised and offered all affected612 words
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Article, Illustration390 2002-12-09 3 Gary Lim - City Cab taxi drivers team up to help disabled children Reports by Gary Lim MS MARY LOW, a disabled student, used to take a taxi to the hairdresser. The fare and the haircut cost her $l5. Today, the taxi not only comes to her but theCl su ;! r- J – - 390 words
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Article, Illustration74 2002-12-09 3 MRS GRACE NG (above) is among the growing number of women driving taxis for a living. Land Transport Authority figures put the number of women who have renewed or have been issued licences as having risen from 1,742 two years ago to 2,028 this year. InCl a> * ri- - 74 words
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Article522 2002-12-09 4 She bans fun from the workplace BERLIN Work isn’t fun, and Germany’s “toughest woman boss” is out to prove it. In Ms Judith Mair’s Colognebased advertising and web design company, employees must wear uniforms all the time. They work 9am to 6pm five days a week,522 words
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Article, Illustration526 2002-12-09 4 Sarah Ng - By_ Sarah Ng THIS young man speaks fluent Hakka, has visited his ancestors’ hometown in China and is actively involved in clan association activities. But ask Mr Robin Ho, 25, what it means to be Hakka, and his reply was: “Frankly, I don’t know whatClarence Chan - 526 words
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144 2002-12-09 6 BUZZSTOP INCREASED scrutiny of mailed items brought about by the anthrax-in-the-mail scare last year is causing a growing problem for customs officers and maybe even a few red faces. The reason: They now discover more than 10 times the number of sexual performance-enhancing144 words
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Article, Illustration80 2002-12-09 6 If this scene wasn t so tragic it would be funny. A Bangladeshi soldier is seen using a metal detector yesterday over the bemused victim of a blast at a hospital in Myemsingh, about 100 km north of the capital Dhaka in anticipation of a visitAFP - 80 words
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Article119 2002-12-09 6 NTUConMVC FIRMS which do not have a variable wage component system will implement it anyway during tough times, NTUC deputy secretary-general Heng Chee How said yesterday. Despite what many people think, the system helps workers, he said. It allows unions, workers and the management to119 words
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Article148 2002-12-09 6 Saddam’s speech AP CALLING it a desperate attempt by a ruler who knows his days in power are numbered, Kuwaitis yesterday said that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s speech to them sounded more like incitement than an apology. “He is crazy,” said Mr Abdullah A 1 Shimmiri,– AP - 148 words
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Article145 2002-12-09 6 Seletar Hills medium A GROUP of 26 residents in Jalan Kerning, Seletar Hills, has petitioned the police and the Urban Redevelopment Authority to bring a halt to “undesirable activities” at a house there. Their complaint refers to gatherings held by self-styled Hindu spiritual medium Mr Sarny, 37,145 words
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Article98 2002-12-09 6 THE Public Utilities Board (PUB) has told engineers, architects, developers and contractors that it is all right to collect rainwater in a bucket but they may not build private recycling systems to divert rainwater from public drains. The Straits Times reported that private water collection98 words
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Article76 2002-12-09 6 CUSHIONS fitted at expressway exits may have saved many lives. The yellow cushions which crumple on impact absorb the impact of vehicle crashes. They have been hit almost 40 times in three years, but no motorist is known to have hurt himself, said Mr Chandrasekar Palanisamy, the Land76 words
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Article103 2002-12-09 6 AFP US President George W Bush warned on Saturday that Iraq’s 12,000-page statement handed to the UN over the weekend in Baghdad must stand up to US scrutiny if Iraq is to avoid a military attack. The US emphasised that Iraq had only handed over “what itAFP - 103 words
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Article85 2002-12-09 6 Wire services THE Philippines plans to review a proposed counter-terrorism pact with Australia. The review comes on the heels of Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s assertion last week of a right to make pre-emptive military strikes against terrorists in other countries that were plotting against Australians.– Wire services - 85 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration622 2002-12-09 9 ChuaKongHo - S’pore companies target untapped Chinese provinces By ChuaKongHo EDUCATION is always big business and Kinder World, a Singapore company, has its sights trained on cities in lesser known western China. It is one of several Singapore companies now taking a keener interest in investing in theReuters 1 - 622 words
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286 2002-12-09 9 Bloomberg TOKYO The resignation of US Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill indicates that President George W Bush will renew economic growth efforts, steps that may trigger a rise in the dollar, helping Asian exporters, analysts and investors said. “Bush ousted O’Neill to make changes for– Bloomberg - 286 words
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Article120 2002-12-09 9 NATSTEEL last night responded to the demands asset trader Oei Hong Leong made last week for a dividend payout of $1.55 and a last-minute extraordinary general meeting (EGM). On the payout, it said that it is “likely to be ready” with a decision before Dec 23 and that120 words
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Article535 2002-12-09 10 The stock recommendation is the average of all the recommendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not every stock is followed by all the 29 brokers. Their recommendations are placed on a 1 to 5 points scale and535 words
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Article24 2002-12-09 10 *AS AT DECEMBER 5 US$: 551.774 552.784 EURO: 551.776 Ss: 70.59 YEN Ss: RM2.143 Ss: HK54.397 Ss: 24.67 BAHT Ss: 5,069 RUPIAH24 words
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Article, Illustration525 2002-12-09 10 Choong Choon Yee - ABN Amro treats privileged clients to life’s finer things By Choong Choon Yee SINGAPORE A Dutch bank is giving its VIP customers a taste of the classier things in life fine wine and masterpiece art. Last month, ABN Amro opened Raffles Comer, an exclusive lounge where customers are2 la o J 5T I f let - 525 words
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310 2002-12-09 10 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Foreign carmakers have reason to smile. But local assemblers and distributors are sporting deep frowns. In anticipation of the Asean Free Trade Area (Afta), foreign manufacturers have begun phasing out franchises in order to cut out middlemen. The shake-up,-AFP - 310 words
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Article, Illustration448 2002-12-09 13 Politics behind White House resignations: analysts -AP WASHINGTON The shakeup of US President George W Bush’s economic team may not be enough to wake the economy from its long slumber, but it was necessary for political and economic reasons, analysts suggested. Mr Bush and his advisers want to-AP; Reuters - 448 words
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Article, Illustration198 2002-12-09 13 Bloomberg WASHINGTON US President George W Bush is likely to consider California venture capitalist Gerald Parsky (left) and former Republican Representative Bill Archer (right) as he picks a successor to Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill, investors and political analysts said. Mr Archer, who is from– Bloomberg; Bloomberg - 198 words
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Article, Illustration264 2002-12-09 13 JAKARTA From small-time peanut oil trader to one of Indonesia’s top industrialists. Mr Liem Sioe Liong has indeed come a long way. But what is even more impressive is the way the immigrant from China has plotted his rise. He first rode264 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration747 2002-12-09 15 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ SHAREHOLDER meetings of listed companies are no longer drab events j with resolutions voted on and passed without participants even having a i cursory look at what they are about. Investor awareness has indeed come a long way in recent years, especiallyST jT 1 - 747 words
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Vocal
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206 2002-12-09 16 THE United Workers of Electronic and Electrical Industries (UWEEI) union acted unfairly in its sacking of Mr Muhamad Ali Aman as a branch chairman (“He didn’t resign, so he was sacked”, Streats, Dec 5). In what way does his becoming secretary-general of the opposition206 words
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Article185 2002-12-09 16 IN her letter, “Education review: Teachers are swamped” (Streats, Dec 4), Ms Angel ine Teoh Tan Ping said that teachers must straddle the old and new teaching systems, implement high standards of rigorous academic instruction and provide a host of noncurricular activities to enrich and185 words
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Article125 2002-12-09 16 THE Ministry of National Development, in reference to our Reuters report, “Govt land sales on hold” (Streats, Dec 5), would like to clarify that the Government has not stopped land sales completely. In its press statement on the matter, it said that the suspension is only applicable to the125 words
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Article88 2002-12-09 16 In “Double blow for couple” (Streats, Dec 5), a report about the deaths of two Sikh brothers in a Changi road accident last Monday, we said that the driver, aged 25, was the cousin of the boys and had been arrested for suspected drink driving. Mr Harpal Singh, the88 words
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Medical
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Article209 2002-12-09 18 A diet short of niacin may affect brain Reuters NEW YORK Elderly people who get relatively low amounts of niacin, also known as vitamin 83, in their diets may be more likely to develop Alzheimer’s within the next few years than others, according to preliminary– Reuters - 209 words
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Article, Illustration136 2002-12-09 18 LONDON Too much refined bread may be a factor in acne, say researchers. Earlier studies suggest that too much insulin can cause acne, reported BBC News, and Colorado State University researchers now say that easilydigestible refined bread leads to a surge in insulin and an insulin-like136 words
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Article126 2002-12-09 18 QCan I gofor a run when I have a cough You should not go for a run if you are coughing badly because your JL Jk lungs win no t be able to exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen effectively. If you are almost recovering or cough occasionally, then126 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration394 2002-12-09 20 LONDON -Akhmed Zakayev, who is at the centre of a tug-of-war between Russia and Britain, is an actor-tumed-soldier who became the right-hand man of fugitive Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov. He was arrested by the British specialAP - 394 words
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Article209 2002-12-09 20 NEW DELHI Osama bin Laden’s deputy, Egyptian Ayman A 1 Zawahiri, is hiding in Bangladesh, according to Indian intelligence sources, Worldnet Dailycom reported yesterday. However, Bangladeshi officials in the capital Dhaka scoffed at the report. India’s Hindustan Times quoted an intelligence report as saying that Bangladesh,209 words
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Article136 2002-12-09 20 NEW YORK Dogs and cats in the US can now avail of medical facilities many people in the Third World can’t even dream of. At one extreme is the Animal Medical Centre (AMC) in Manhattan, London’s Daily Telegraph reported yesterday. Here, there are 80 veterinarians136 words
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Article, Illustration437 2002-12-09 23 Recession hits Japan’s sex industry -AP TOKYO Smut has been a near recession-proof industry in Japan, despite the country’s decade-long economic slump. Each year, the Japanese spend an estimated 1.7 trillion yen (Ss24 billion) in the porn market. But hard times are putting the squeeze on the-AP; AP - 437 words
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Easy Streats
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Article, Illustration497 2002-12-09 25 t Jill Lim - The contest is over and Miss Turkey is the new Miss World, but the fight goes on By t Jill Lim WATCHING the Miss World contest on Saturday, you would hardly have guessed that there i had been controversy and tragedy dogging it like a shadow,AFP - 497 words
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Article, Illustration339 2002-12-09 25 Yvonne Kwok - By_ Yvonne Kwok IT was a night of minor upsets and glory restored as Christopher Lee and Chen Liping yesterday returned to the coveted fold of MediaCorp’s top 10 most popular artistes for males and females respectively at the Star Awards. Christopher, who was left339 words
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Article, Illustration99 2002-12-09 26 IN broad daylight and in front of a crowd, five couples snogged for all they were worth for the ChristmaStreats Kissing Challenge on Saturday. The winners (left, with the dogs): engineer Timothy Tang, 25, and girlfriend National University of Singapore law undergraduate, Trina Gan, 21,99 words
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Article, Illustration382 2002-12-09 26 Julie Sim - 26 Julie Sim THE two “tigers” are back. Hongkong actors Tony Leung, 40, and Andy Lau, 41, who were part of the quintet dubbed the “Five Tigers” during their Hongkong Television Broadcast (TVB) days in the 1980 s, are reunited in their latest movie, Infernal Affairs.Llanh^Wanb^r - 382 words
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Article, Illustration95 2002-12-09 27 AS USUAL, it’s a brown Christmas for Australia. And “ring” does not call up the idea of sleighbells, but of the bushfires ringing Sydney. The city woke beneath a blanket of acrid, purplish smoke once again yesterday, with about 70 bushfires burning in New South Wales.Pic Francis Lee - 95 words
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Happenin’
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Article, Illustration37 2002-12-09 27 BLOOMS AND NUDES II Today till Dec 22; noon-6pm, Tuesday to Saturday; lpm-spm on Sunday Chateau d’Arts (39 Stamford Road, #O3-01 Stamford House) Free This is a continuing collection of floral compositions by artist Manjeet Shergill.37 words
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Article54 2002-12-09 27 FIFTH ANNUAL HARMONY AWARD E-mail yvonne@caldwellarts.com.sg to register Closing date is Jan 17, 2003 A capella enthusiasts can form groups of three to eight for the group category. The HarThere is also a one-man band category for vocal percussionists. The Harmony Award will take place during the Explore A54 words
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Article31 2002-12-09 27 INITESTAND COMEDY CLUB Wednesday to Friday, 7-30 pm Milieu, Peranakan Place Tickets at $5O from Ticket Charge Tis the season to be jolly with INitestand’s Christmas Special with three comedians.31 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article45 2002-12-09 27 10.30 pm, Channel u Fearing that James will “rape” him, Alex agrees to his request to make a deal with Xiaohui. Xiaohui thinks that Liang Fang’s herbal jelly will solve her acne problem, so she takes it. Instead, her condition worsens.45 words
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Article, Illustration45 2002-12-09 27 10pm, Channel i The Hongkong martial arts movie version of the classic tale, with Hyde as the mythical fighting champion White Tiger against the triads, drug trafficking and illegal organ transplants. Stars Adam Baldwin (picture), Anthony Wong and Steve Bastoni.45 words
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Advertisement224 2002-12-09 27 Merry Christmas One All! <§Kg m Christmas Eve 24 December 2002 Celebrate time-honoured Christmas traditions at The Oriental, Singapore. Cafe des Artistes Level 4 •Christmas Eve High Tea Buffet $25 per person $5O per person with free flow of Champagne •Christmas Eve Buffet Lunch $39 per person $6O per person224 words
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Miscellaneous463 2002-12-09 27 Yourdailyhoroscope jp AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 Even though you have to share this week with other signs, Monday is yours alone. Start something that you can own, or at least control. Go with the feeling that now holds you in its ecstatic463 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration628 2002-12-09 28 Lim Han Ming - Open leg wound didn’t stop Kenyan Ndeti from finishing fourth Lim Han Ming THE week-old wound on his left thigh was twice the size of a 50-cent coin, and was still open and painful. Yet, Kenyan runner Josephat Ndeti (right) managed to finish fourth in yesterday’s 42.195Urn Han Ming - 628 words
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Article, Illustration251 2002-12-09 28 !r KENYA demonstrated its power in long-distance running r yesterday when its runners swept the major honours in the Standard r Chartered Singapore Marathon. The marathon is one of the sporting events organised under the Singapore Sports Festival. Led by men’s champion Joseph Riri (above), who251 words
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Article257 2002-12-09 29 Aston Villa 0 Newcastle 1 (Shearer 82) Bolton 1 (Okocha 8) r Blackburn 1 (Short 90) Charlton 2 (Euell 36, y Konchesky 78) Liverpool 0 Everton 1 L(Naysmith 43) Chelsea 3 (Stanic 5, Hasselbaink 28, Gronkjaer 90) Fulham 1 (Djetou 10) Leeds 0 Manchester United 2 (Veron 22,257 words
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Article, Illustration524 2002-12-09 29 TAN KIM HAN - Soccer talk By TAN KIM HAN THERE are certain things that might be the last thing you want to hear. “I’m pregnant” is one. “We can still be friends” is another. But the worst that I, as a Liverpool fan, heard recently was “I’ll neverReuters - 524 words
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Article, Illustration483 2002-12-09 30 Leeds boss Venables has little time to stop free fall -afp LONDON Leeds United manager Terry Venables (left) could have been in a warm television studio earning easy money on Saturday. Instead the former England coach was left to brave the elements and the Leeds fans as-afp - 483 words
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205 2002-12-09 31 AFP LONDON Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier was in defiant mood after seeing his side’s title challenge take another blow with a 0-2 defeat to Charlton on Saturday. It meant the Anfield club had taken just a point from a possible 15 in its last– AFP - 205 words
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Article, Illustration597 2002-12-09 31 Wenger must stop the rot, and stop it fast Wire services MANCHESTER It was Arsene Wenger of all people who managed to encapsulate the impact of Manchester United’s 2-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday. Said the Arsenal manager: “The title race is on for United again.– Wire services - 597 words
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Article123 2002-12-09 31 BASKETBALL -Reuters EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey Jason Kidd, despite sitting out the fourth quarter, had 15 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds to inspire the New Jersey Nets to a crushing 121-88 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday. Richard Jefferson added 19 points for the Nets which-Reuters - 123 words
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SOCCER
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Article123 2002-12-09 31 Reuters MILAN AS Roma decided not to talk to the media after its controversial 0-1 defeat at AC Milan in Serie A saw the home side go top of the table. A Roma spokesman said players and staff were now in a period of “press silence” after– Reuters - 123 words
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Article85 2002-12-09 31 -afp MADRID Spanish giant Barcelona slumped to a new low following its 0-1 collapse to relegation-haunted Rayo Vallecano. The Saturday defeat for coach Luis van Gaal’s misfiring side means that Barca has now gone four games without a win. It is lying in mid-table and in danger of-afp - 85 words
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Miscellaneous16 2002-12-09 31 IN THE LIVING ROOM EPL: Sunderland v Manchester City (Star Sports Ch 24, tomorrow, 3.55 am).16 words
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