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Title Section9 2004-02-03 1 Streats TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3,2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MtfAWiii/03/2003 v A-l9 words
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Article, Illustration566 2004-02-03 1 wax J Ignorance, cover-ups, huge populations among reasons why battling with bird flu is a tough undertaking AP BANGKOK World health authorities, who say that Asia is the traditional cradle of influenza, are worried that the current battle against bird flu may be tougher to win– AP; Reuters - 566 words
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Article, Illustration364 2004-02-03 2 Zubaidah Nazeer - Mendaki sets up s4m project to help pupils with problems in the subject By Zubaidah Nazeer MALAY students in Singapore, known to be particularly weak in mathematics, are going to get serious help from Mendaki, the community self-help group. It is pumping in $4 millionBH - 364 words
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205 2004-02-03 2 JAKARTA Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri and National Assembly Speaker Amien Rais are allegedly among the list of 270 world figures who received vouchers for millions of barrels of oil from Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi regime, Indonesian news portal Laksamana.net reported yesterday. The Iraqi Oil Ministry205 words
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318 2004-02-03 3 Julie Sim - M’sian with Perth business says bigots a small minority there By Julie Sim ALTHOUGH he has been the victim of two racist attacks during his 20 years of living in Perth, Mr Robert Foo still believes that racism is not rife in Australia. The 51-year-old318 words
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Article, Illustration163 2004-02-03 3 Wire services ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s top nuclear scientist, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, has admitted selling nuclear secrets to Iran, Libya and North Korea. However, Pakistani authorities have yet to decide whether he will go on trial, officials said yesterday. Dr Khan was sacked as adviser. – Wire services; AP - 163 words
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Article, Illustration534 2004-02-03 4 Chua Kong Ho - Sing Post to sell secured consumer credit by June By_ Chua Kong Ho SINGPOST revealed its plans to enter the consumer finance business in a big way last Friday three weeks after Streats reported that the postal company had hired veteran banker Victor534 words
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Article, Illustration474 2004-02-03 6 Sarah Ng - ManrvanssUVs damaged by railings in HDB carparks By Sarah Ng BUILDING supervisor Low Teow Guan’s Chinese New Year visit to his cousin on Jan 23 started with a loud crack. The rear brake light cover of his Renault Kangoo van broke as he reversed his vehiclePics: Francis Lee - 474 words
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Article155 2004-02-03 6 AFP BANGKOK A Thai senator has lashed out at government officials who, she says, were at least two months late in tackling the bird flu crisis now winging across Asia, Thailand’s Nation newspaper reported yesterday. Ms Malinee Sukhawejworakit, a senator from Nakhon Sawan, said she. – AFP - 155 words
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146 2004-02-03 8 BUZZSTOP A DECLINE in prices has given car buyers here a wider choice, causing them to think big. Recently released data from the Land Transport Authority show that the number of cars above 1,600 cc has more than doubled from a decade146 words
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Article, Illustration46 2004-02-03 8 Policemen arresting a pro-democracy protester on a street in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu yesterday. At least 15,000 demonstrators took part in the demonstration as part of the general strike called by political parties to protest against the government, which they say is unconstitutional APAP - 46 words
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Article135 2004-02-03 8 New 500-strong police force Bloomberg AUSTRALIA will form a 500-strong police force to send to regional trouble spots, Prime Minister John Howard said. The “international deployment group” will be made up of Australian federal police and state police officers, Mr Howard told reporters in Perth. “This– Bloomberg - 135 words
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Article126 2004-02-03 8 Indian call centres CALL centre workers in India score high on motivation compared to their US counterparts but are perceived to have lower communication and call management skills, said a study by an American firm. The lack of skills of call centre employees in India126 words
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Article144 2004-02-03 8 WMD intelligence probe Wire services BRITAIN’S Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday prepared the way for an inquiry into apparent intelligence failings over Iraq after Washington bowed to calls for an independent probe into the justification given for war. Mr Blair’s spokesman said that the government– Wire services - 144 words
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Article93 2004-02-03 8 SINGAPORE Airlines begins a non-stop service between Singapore and Los Angeles today. SQ2O will take off at 4pm from Singapore and land 16 hours later at 4pm on the same day in Los Angeles, reports The Business Times today. The return flight takes 18-3/4 hours.93 words
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Article85 2004-02-03 8 Wire services MADAM Kailan Hassan, the mother of Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, died yesterday evening of natural causes, officials said. She was 79. She died at home in Penang, said Datuk Seri Abdullah’s press secretary. She had not suffered any recent illnesses. Mr Abdullah,– Wire services - 85 words
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Article87 2004-02-03 8 -AFP US President George W Bush submitted yesterday a US$2.4 trillion (Ss4 trillion) election-year budget, boosting military spending by 7 per cent, but vowing to slash a record US$52l billion deficit. Mr Bush, gunning for re-election in November, said that he would trim the deficit for-AFP - 87 words
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Article103 2004-02-03 8 -AFP A TALKING parrot was killed by its Chinese owner after it failed to learn simple greetings but spouted abuse instead. Mr Li Yong, the bird’s owner, said that he bought the bird eight months ago and had tried to teach it to say greetings such as-AFP - 103 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration669 2004-02-03 10 Janice Wong - Working mother leaves the trials of the rat race I behind to launch her awn line of Junky’ maternity wear p i w% c Btrepreneurs 5?/ Janice Wong MS Melinda Chung’s business is the product of what might seem an odd combination of ambitions: to be independentEdwin Koo - 669 words
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Article24 2004-02-03 10 *AS AT JANUARY 30 US$: 551.700 553.084 EURO: 552.108 Ss: 62.30 YEN Ss: RM2.236 Ss: HK54.574 Ss: 23.10 BAHT Ss: 4,976 RUPIAH24 words
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Article528 2004-02-03 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 and528 words
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Article, Illustration489 2004-02-03 12 John Stewart first non-Aussie CEO in bank’s 145-year history Wire services SYDNEY Mr John Stewart, a former deputy chief executive at Barclays pic, was hired six months ago to run the National Australian Bank’s European operations. Now, he finds himself replacing >Mr Frank Cicutto (inset)– Wire services; fujj; ~AP\ - 489 words
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81 2004-02-03 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Singapore Telecom said yesterday that cellphone subscribers using its services increased 37 per cent in the fourth quarter, as customers for its associates gained. The total number of subscribers to SingTel’s services and those of companies in which it has– Bloomberg - 81 words
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77 2004-02-03 12 Reuters MACAU Mainland Chinese visitors pushed up the gross revenue of Macau’s casinos by more than 35 per cent last month from a year ago to a new monthly record, a Macau official said yesterday. The 12 casinos run by gaming mogul Stanley Ho– Reuters - 77 words
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72 2004-02-03 12 Reuters BEIJING China has attributed a rise in property prices in some cities to foreign investors as they speculate on a possible revaluation of the yuan. “Although the government has said repeatedly it will keep the yuan exchange rate stable, speculation of a revaluation– Reuters - 72 words
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Article, Illustration524 2004-02-03 15 Bangladeshi NGO’s microfinancing helps rural poor Reuters DOWTIA, Bangladesh Married at 11, a mother at 12, Ms Shahnaz by right should be another sad case of a downtrodden woman in one of the world’s poorest countries. Far from it. She earns about US$4 (556.80) a day– Reuters; Reuters - 524 words
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Article514 2004-02-03 16 Counterfeit Asian products threaten Canadian ice wine industry -AFP VANCOUVER A boom in counterfeit ice wines sold in parts of Asia is threatening legitimate Canadian exports of the sweet desert wine to one of its biggest export markets, according to worried vintners and trade-AFP - 514 words
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Article, Illustration866 2004-02-03 19 WILLIAM PESEK Jr - Comment By WILLIAM PESEK Jr Bloomberg TOKYO Aside from karaoke buffs, few in Asia care about the travel plans of ageing crooner Andy Williams. That was until the 76-year-old American, famous for Moon River and Canadian Sunset, postponed his Asian tour. Williams– Bloomberg - 866 words
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Article266 2004-02-03 20 I REFER to the letters, “Carparks’ design damaging vehicles” (Streats, Jan 21) by Mr James Chi, and “Carparks have many design flaws” (Streats, Jan 26) by Mr Michael Yeo. Multistorey carparks (MSCPs) are designed to optimise space, taking into account our limited land resources. The266 words
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Article149 2004-02-03 20 AT about midnight on Feb 1,1 witnessed a terrifying incident at the bus stop opposite N 2 Shopping Street, Tampines Avenue 2, where I was waiting for a friend and his wife to alight from SBS service 18. As they got off the bus with149 words
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219 2004-02-03 22 WE have been told in media reports that the origin of Sars is civet cats and that bird flu came from chickens. So now we are being treated to more scenes of violence on television, with the drowning of civet cats and the219 words
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Article, Illustration113 2004-02-03 22 KUDOS to Philip Lee for his “Tofu anyone?” commentary (Streats, Jan 30, inset), which exposed the suffering of animals at the slaughterhouse and praised vegetarian food. Most of the media’s coverage of bird flu, mad cow and other diseases refers only to the effect on113 words
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169 2004-02-03 22 I WAS surprised to read in the Jan 30 edition of Streats that both the late Sir Harold Wilson and Mr James Callaghan had been Conservative prime ministers in Britain. Your article, “BBC chief quits over Kelly verdict (streats, Jan 30) uses this incorrect169 words
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SPECIAL Valentine's Day
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Article, Illustration1467 2004-02-03 23 They see each other at work and at home every day and they thrive on being together. Three couples spill the beans on what it takes to tango together through thick and thin. Pulling at their heart strings She never expected to date someone from her workplace1,467 words
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Article, Illustration550 2004-02-03 26 For a sweet ending to a Valentines Day meal and a sexy start to the night s passion, there can only be one solution: dessert! TAN LI KENG finds out what you shouldn’t miss. Cheeky Chocs The Greeks called chocolate the “food of the gods”. It is trulyTHE CARLTON SINGAPORE - 550 words
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Article380 2004-02-03 26 Popping the question is the first step you’ll take towards a life together. ANNABELLE LIM tells you how to make it truly memorable. How you proposed what you said, where you said it and when you said it is going to assume mythic proportions in the380 words
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Article, Illustration112 2004-02-03 30 DAWN WONG - COMPILED BY DAWN WONG BOY friend Camera bag with compartments for lenses ($175) from Crumpler at Wheelock Place. interesting reads (from $31.50) for the thinker from MPH Bookstores at #O3-07/08 Junction 8. Total Shampoo ($34.40) from Clarins cosmetics counters at department stores. Clever linesPHOTOS BY JAMIE KOH - 112 words
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Article, Illustration310 2004-02-03 32 With Valentine s Day round the corner, it s time to get pretty in clothes and colours inspired by the romantic 50s. Room for romance HIM: Cotton voile slim shirt ($69) and cotton twill hipster slim-pants ($79). Both from Red Line at The Heeren. HER:Photography: Jamie Koh - 310 words
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Article, Illustration870 2004-02-03 35 MAGDALENE PHANG - By MAGDALENE PHANG THERE’S a rather clever acronym to describe people like me OCBC, “orang China, bukan China”, Malay for “Chinese people who aren’t Chinese”. And that’s mainly because, as a Peranakan Chinese, I don’t, as a matter of course, speak a Chinese dialect,870 words
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Article419 2004-02-03 36 M’sian PM Abdullah confounds critics with unexpected flurry of activity Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Less than 100 days after Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad ended an era with his retirement as Malaysia’s prime minister, his successor, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, has served notice to Malaysia’s business cronies and corrupt– Reuters - 419 words
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Article, Illustration31 2004-02-03 36 A Pakistani butcher trying to control a bull, which was to be slaughtered as part of the Eid Al Adha celebrations in the Pakistani city of Karachi yesterday AFPAFP - 31 words
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182 2004-02-03 36 KUALA LUMPUR Regular interdepartmental transfers can help check corruption in the civil service, said Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Sunday. He said that civil servants, especially enforcement officers who stayed too long in the same department, could be tempted into corrupt182 words
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Article399 2004-02-03 38 Political dissidents and their kin held and tortured at Prison Camp 22: BBC SEOUL North Korea runs a string of prison camps where political dissidents and members of their families are held, a BBC report yesterday said. In an interview with a former head of security at399 words
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Article140 2004-02-03 38 -AP BEIJING China said yesterday that it would begin training in March for the nation’s second manned spaceflight a mission that will probably include two astronauts, according to official media. The team of 14 astronauts will include Colonel Yang Liwei, who in October became the-AP - 140 words
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Article431 2004-02-03 40 New San Francisco mayor credits win to Asian voters Los Angeles Times SAN FRANCISCO The day after Mr Gavin Newsom squeaked to victory in a runoff election here, the mayorelect scheduled only one stop: the narrow streets of Chinatown. Shortly before his swearing-in last month, he went– Los Angeles Times - 431 words
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Article, Illustration290 2004-02-03 40 Reuters WASHINGTON Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry met a key figure in the 1996 fundraising scandals well before he had previously acknowledged, Newsweek reported in its Feb 9 issue. The news magazine said it had obtained documents that showed that Taiwanese-American entrepreneur Johnny– Reuters - 290 words
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Article292 2004-02-03 42 Reuters NEW YORK .L Researchers in the US have used a protein found in the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes to create more effective vaccines that can help the immune system. Listeria often contaminates food such as cold meats and cheese that is not properly prepared or stored.– Reuters - 292 words
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Article, Illustration546 2004-02-03 44 His first feature film, A Sharp Pencil, of lesser heart might have given up the camera after that But not Gotten Mei, who now has a chick flick to offer, Clouds In My Coffee, reports YVONNE KWOK !stur£ "If ONE critic described A Sharp Pencil as546 words
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Article, Illustration595 2004-02-03 46 Robin Ganguly - r CM By Robin Ganguly WHAT do you do when there aren’t many good food outlets near your office? Why, open your own restaurant, of course! Dr Kavita Kasana, a 20-something (she wasn’t saying 20-what) Indian national, was working at her familyowned office at International PlazaFrancis Lee - 595 words
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Article, Illustration744 2004-02-03 47 ’Amy Van - EUSSufiBSizaiSiSH By ’Amy Van AFTER about eight months’ hiatus, Imperium’s sprawling premises at Ngee Ann City finally re-opened its doors and also offered up a a new cuisine the robust Central Chinese cuisine culled from the provinces of Hunan and Hubei. Prior to its make-over, the Tung LokPics: Francis Lae - 744 words
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Article, Illustration607 2004-02-03 48 JANICE WONG - In transit By, JANICE WONG “WHAT’S your New Year resolution?” I asked my friend Barbara. “Get married. It’s about time,” the 30-year-old replied. There’s Nothing unusual in that except that she is not dating anyone, much less that she has any person as a groom in607 words
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Article, Illustration170 2004-02-03 48 IT was a case of apologies all round after Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl exposure, in which singer Justin Timberlake ripped open her top, baring her right breast. The two had performed together during an MTV-produced half-time show for the American football event. Towards the end of the170 words
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Article, Illustration111 2004-02-03 50 Hi. I’m May, your weather girl for February. High-rises can help make the weather better. In Sydney, KPMG”s new office was built with energy-efficient fittings, the Sydney Morning Herald said. They banned polystyrene cups and disposable plasticware and gave everyone a mug. The 10 greenest buildingsPic Ashleigh Sim - 111 words
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Article41 2004-02-03 50 10.45pm, Channel U Yanping boasts about her one-night stand with Fang Ping. Daxin gets the SB distributorship and tells Sulan that she’s interested in buying over Zhengwen. When Fang Ping hears about the gossip from Wencong, he gets furious.41 words
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Article, Illustration51 2004-02-03 50 7pm, Celestial Movies (SCV 61) The lives of Louie, a womanising hairstylist (Jordan Chan), and his transsexual “mother” (Law Kar-ying) are changed irrevocably by their orphaned houseguest, Aggie (Yasuko Tomita), who wants to be a cook. Winner of the Best Film award at the Puchon International Film Festival in51 words
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Happenin’
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Article, Illustration57 2004-02-03 50 VIBRATIONS Till Feb 8,11.30am-Bpm Monday to Saturday, 12pm-5.30pm on Sunday Utterly Art Exhibition Space (208, South Bridge Road, #O2-01, tel 6226-2605) Free An exhibition of contemporary paintings by Indian artists such as Alphonso Doss, V Santhanam, Viswam, P Gnana, S Kumar, Rama Suresh, Sarbani Bhattacharya, Anu Jain, J Kalidass,57 words
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Article80 2004-02-03 50 LANDMARKS ASIAN BOYS VOL 2 Tomorrow till Feb 15, Bpm (3pm matinee on weekends) The Esplanade Theatre Studio Tickets at $39 from Sistic It is not a sequel to Asian Boys Vol 1 in terms of storyline, but this collection of eight short plays, written by Alfian Sa’at and80 words
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Miscellaneous433 2004-02-03 50 e by Kelli Fox at Ast rology.com Your choice remains your responsibility. Use restraint and forethought no matter what your impulse says. You’ve seen enough people go through this mistake to know how bad it would make you look. Ift GEMINI MAY 21-JUN2I Comfort is cheap and easy, but eventually433 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration457 2004-02-03 52 Tan Kim Han - Balestier Khalsa look to South Koreans for S-League glory By Tan Kim Han BALESTIER KHALSA are pinning their hopes on their South Korean legion in this season’s S-League, starting on March 2. They have assembled strikers Lee Ho Sung (below) and Park Tae Won, midfielder Hea Sae Gyu457 words
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Article, Illustration191 2004-02-03 52 Reuters HOUSTON Adam Vinatieri a thrilling 32-29 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, !e in three seasons. Vinatieri, who booted the wi lithe clock when the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI two years uprights with 4sec left to break Carolina hearts. One of– Reuters; Reuters - 191 words
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Article178 2004-02-03 54 P W D L F A Pts 1. 23 16 7 0 44 15 55 2. Utd 23 17 2 4 43 17 53 3. 23 15 4 4 43 19 49 4. 23 10 7 6 32 25 37 5. Liverpool 23 9 7 7 32 24178 words
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Article267 2004-02-03 54 Reuters MADRID Real Madrid reclaimed top spot in the Primera Liga on Sunday after fighting back from two goals down to snatch a 3-2 win at Valladolid, thanks to a last-gasp strike from Ronaldo. The result lifted the defending champions two points clear of secondplaced Valencia, who– Reuters - 267 words
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Article, Illustration491 2004-02-03 54 Cole let off lightly as Arsenal scramble back to the top of the table Wire services LONDON Ashley Cole has admitted that he was lucky not to be sent off along with Nicolas Anelka after the pair clashed during Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Manchester City yesterday (Singapore– Wire services; Reuters - 491 words
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Article, Illustration486 2004-02-03 55 DARREN GOH - The thrill of rock climbing keeps Tan going back for more Extreme sports By DARREN GOH FEAR is her motivation. The prospect of falling from a great height provides the thrill and gets the adrenalin pumping for 2 5-year-old Suzanna Tan (right). She said: “It’s the challenge ofAshielgh Sim - 486 words
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Article272 2004-02-03 55 AFP NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Toronto 83 LA Lakers 84 TORONTO Shaquille O’Neal is facing a possible fine after blasting the referees following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 84-83 victory on Sunday over the Toronto Raptors. Said O’Neal: “My message to David Stem (NBA commissioner) is to get– AFP - 272 words
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Article124 2004-02-03 55 GOLF Reuters SCOTTSDALE, Arizona World No 2 Vijay Singh recorded his 11th consecutive finish in the top 10 of a PGA Tour event after a closing five-under-par 66 at the US$4 million (Ss6.B million) Phoenix Open on Sunday. The Fijian carded a 15-under total of 269,– Reuters - 124 words
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FOOTBALL
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Article104 2004-02-03 55 -AFP LONDON Arsenal striker Sylvain Wiltord has given up hope of staying at Highbury next season and claims he would love to bounce back with French League outfit Paris Saint Germain. The 29-year-old French international is contracted to the Gunners until June. Both parties met last-AFP - 104 words
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Article99 2004-02-03 55 LONDON David Beckham reacted with fury yesterday after it emerged that glamour girl Jordan plans to include him in her autobiography. The celebrity model, 25, is set to cause a sensation with her autobiography, which will devote an entire chapter to Beckham, reports The Sun. There is no99 words
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Miscellaneous39 2004-02-03 55 IN THE LIVING ROOM GENERAL: Sports News: Sportscenter Asia (ESPN Ch 23, Bpm). FOOTBALL: Football Focus (ESPN Ch 23, 8.30 pm). DELAYED TELECAST FOOTBALL: Italian Serie A highlights: (Super Sports Ch 22, 9pm). EPL highlights: (Channel i, 7.30 pm).39 words
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