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Title Section11 2004-05-10 1 Streats MONDAY, MAY 10, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph .com.sg msta (p) 196/03/200411 words
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Article, Illustration628 2004-05-10 1 Janice Wong - More tears and regret than laughter as kids meet their mums in Changi prison By Janice Wong IT WAS a rare sight at the Changi Women’s Prison on Saturday weeping mothers hugging their equally tearful children. Even the social workers and prison wardens looking on were visibly628 words
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Advertisement131 2004-05-10 1 ttu 2004 >v. good gamble ‘Odd-job’ man sold flat to start successful business sea conqueror Singaporean Elaine Chua to attempt solo trans-atlantic trip next year SHARE YOUR PAPER ill I from MOIA/f I Travel Period: 15 May-30 June DL/VylV !>lvyVV; 7 days advance booking 00 one way Other destinations from131 words
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367 2004-05-10 2 Prisoners deprived of sleep, stripped naked during grilling: report -AFP WASHINGTON The US government last year approved interrogation techniques for use at its detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that permit reversing the normal sleep patterns of detainees and exposing them to heat, cold,-AFP - 367 words
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247 2004-05-10 2 Reuters BASRA A Muslim cleric in Basra is offering a reward of £lOO (Ss3oo) to any Iraqi who captures a British woman soldier to be kept as a slave by religious leaders. In a sermon to thousands of worshippers at Friday prayers in the– Reuters - 247 words
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Article, Illustration439 2004-05-10 3 Ho Lian-Yi - Nurse’s story of devotion entered in Mother’s Day contest picked as winner By Ho Lian-Yi WHEN nurse Katherine Javier (pictured with her mother), 22, became one of the first victims of Sars here last March, her mother risked her life and stayed by herST - 439 words
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Article443 2004-05-10 4 Choong Choon Yee - Location, infrastructure, stability make country suitable for recovery centres By Choong Choon Yee CHINESE IT companies could soon follow their Indian counterparts in setting up their disaster recovery centres here. This was noted by Mr Abhijit Ghosh, tax principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Singapore, who443 words
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Article, Illustration206 2004-05-10 4 -AFP BEIJING A Chinese herbalist claims to have beaten by five days a 44-day fast record set last year by US magician David Blaine, who achieved the feat suspended above London’s River Thames in a glass box. Dr Chen Jianmin, 50, began the fast on March 20,-AFP; AFP - 206 words
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245 2004-05-10 6 Wire services GROZNY, Russia The Kremlinbacked president of Russia’s war-torn Chechnya region was killed yesterday when an explosion tore through a stadium in the Chechen capital, where he was attending Victory Day parade marking the defeat of the Nazis in World War 11, officials said.– Wire services - 245 words
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Article, Illustration291 2004-05-10 6 Those surveyed like her work ethic, alliance-building -AFP LINGAYEN When Philippine President Gloria Arroyo visited the market in this town, there were none of the shrieking fans who followed her main election rival, film star Fernando Poe. But after a gruelling 90-day campaign, it-AFP - 291 words
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140 2004-05-10 8 BUZZSTOP MORE jobs are being created, but the unemployment rate is unlikely to come down to the expected 4 per cent from the current 4.5 per cent anytime soon. This is because many of the people who have been retrenched140 words
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Article180 2004-05-10 8 13 write to cut-waste panel on vehicles THIRTEEN people who wrote to the Cut Waste Panel questioned why Defence Ministry officials must have big cars bought for them with public funds. They asked why such officials could not use their own cars. Some suggested that,180 words
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Article137 2004-05-10 8 $334k in illegal bets collected FIVE illegal football bookies were arrested on Saturday night when police raided four HDB flats in the Holland area, Joo Seng, Mei Ling Street and Choa Chu Kang. At the time of the raid, an estimated $334,000 worth of bets137 words
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Article, Illustration65 2004-05-10 8 Edwin Koo - Text and picture by Edwin Koo Macaw hatchlings squawking in their pen. They are among the 21 birds hatched from smuggled eggs donated to Jurong Bird Park by the Australian customs last month. The last of the birds hatched on April 29 and will, in three months’ time,65 words
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Article133 2004-05-10 8 AL QAEDA’S affiliates in the Philippines are recruiting Christians whom they convert to a militant form of Islam before tapping them for local information, contacts and access, The Straits Times reports today “We have made a pretty disturbing discovery and that is the use of what they133 words
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Article94 2004-05-10 8 TWO suspected motorcycle thieves thought they could make a quick getaway on foot, but not when the pursuing policeman was even more fleet-footed. Traffic Police had been conducting a road block on Upper Changi Road East at about 5.40 pm on Saturday when they saw the two94 words
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Article85 2004-05-10 8 THE Government is working on a new national health insurance scheme, which could be launched next year. The scheme is likely to be implemented together with means testing, The Straits Times reports today. This will help cushion its impact on those who will receive smaller health-care subsidies85 words
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Article99 2004-05-10 8 -AFP TAIWAN will today begin a recount of ballots as declared winner Chen Shui-bian seeks to end a two-month stand-off with the opposition over the disputed vote. President Chen bowed to demands for a recount days after the March 20 vote in a bid to stamp out-AFP - 99 words
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Article102 2004-05-10 8 A GAMBLING addict in London lost all his savings and sold his 15-year-old daughter for £15,000 (5545,700) to pay off his debts, The Straits Times reports today. The girl’s father is in his 40s and originally from Bangladesh, although he is now a British citizen. He admitted102 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration564 2004-05-10 10 Choong Choon Yee - Lim Chwee Kim sold off his family flat to start logistics firm Richland By Choong Choon Yee HE was a bus driver, a hawker and a vegetable seller. It is hard to imagine that Richland Group’s chief executive, Mr Lim Chwee KimChong Choon Yee - 564 words
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Article24 2004-05-10 10 *AS AT MAY 7 US$: 551.694 Ss: RM2.243 553.030 Ss: HK54.604 EURO: 552.040 Ss: 23.63 BAHT Ss: 65.29 YEN Ss: 5,161 RUPIAH24 words
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Article90 2004-05-10 10 SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines yesterday said that it was insured against the US$l5 million (Ss2s million) in damages that it has been asked by a Los Angeles court to pay the children of a couple killed in a Taipei crash in 2000. Sidney and Christina Wu won the90 words
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Article91 2004-05-10 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Temasek Holdings, which made a $7lO million offer last Tuesday to buy United Overseas Bank’s stake in United Overseas Land, said that it would consider the lender’s request for an extension on the bid. UOB said on Saturday that it had asked for a June– Bloomberg - 91 words
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Article563 2004-05-10 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 and563 words
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Article323 2004-05-10 11 S’pore’s Big Three get boost from economic rebound, falling provisions -AFP SINGAPORE Singapore’s three local banks are expected to maintain their earnings momentum for the rest of the year after recording solid performances in the three months to March, industry analysts said over the weekend. The-AFP - 323 words
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Article519 2004-05-10 12 US homeland security market alone worth s76b, with industry seen growing 15-18% globally in next few years -afp SINGAPORE Terrorist threats have ignited a boom in global demand for security gadgets and information systems to protect a wide range of public and private facilities,-afp - 519 words
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Article, Illustration467 2004-05-10 13 Vintners welcome this year’s small grape harvest in bid to raise quality, price Reuters ALTO JAHUEL, Chile Chile’s grape harvest was earlier and smaller than usual this year after a hot, dry summer, but wine makers say that could mean that it will be a– Reuters; Reuters - 467 words
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Article328 2004-05-10 14 Energy giant may surpass General Electric if oil prices continue to rally, says S&P analyst Reuters NEW YORK Exxon Mobil, the world’s largest listed oil company, may soon surpass General Electric to become the world’s biggest company if energy prices continue to rally. Last Thursday the– Reuters - 328 words
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Article, Illustration778 2004-05-10 15 ADELINE WOON - By ADELINE WOON THE only reason I remember this, some seven months later, is that it took place on Children’s Day. Then, on a day dedicated to young ones, I watched in stunned silence on an NEL train as a young lad, no older than778 words
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257 2004-05-10 18 I ENJOY reading Mr Philip Lee’s columns, but they usually bring tears to my eyes, especially Friday’s commentary, “Spare a thought for mums on other days, too” (Streats, May 7). I can relate to the 50something mother he mentioned and I share257 words
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Article76 2004-05-10 18 MR Philip Lee wrote a very realistic and touching article. Indeed, we all need to spare a thought for the elderly, not just on Mother’s Day. After all, they are the mothers of our mothers. With a rapidly greying population, the Government should perhaps introduce more76 words
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Article142 2004-05-10 18 I THANK Mr Cheong Shiang Hoow for his letter, “Crowded crossing” (Streats, May 7), in which he suggested installing traffic lights along Coleman Lane between TMC School and Peninsular Plaza. There is a raised zebra crossing along Coleman Lane. Although many pedestrians use this during142 words
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Article122 2004-05-10 18 WE should make the fullest of every moment we spend with our aged mothers, for one never knows when they will be taken away. We certainly do not want to live in regret later for neglecting them. I was saddened by Mr Philip Lee’s account122 words
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Article67 2004-05-10 18 I HAVE witnessed minors approaching adult strangers to buy cigarettes for them. Also, I have seen students in school uniforms smoking. I suggest that the authorities punish people who buy cigarettes for those under 18. This will prevent minors from getting cigarettes easily. Prevention of this harmful67 words
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Article98 2004-05-10 20 I REFER to Mr Dudley Au’s letter, “No to two wrongs” (Streats, May 6). As someone in my 50s who was brought up to respect my elders, teachers included, I disagree with him. I remember complaining to my dad about a teacher who punished me.98 words
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Article187 2004-05-10 20 MS Soh Wen Lin’s commentary, “Get tough on rogue investment execs” (Streats, May 6), was a powerful call for action against errant fund managers. As Singapore is developing itself into a global financial hub, we need well-structured, sound financial policies and systems to attract global funds.187 words
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Article154 2004-05-10 20 THE Americans and allied forces were supposed to liberate the people of Iraq from the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein. What we have been seeing on television and reading in the newspapers is very saddening and upsetting. No one should condone any act154 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration262 2004-05-10 21 -AP PORTLAND, Oregon The first American arrested in the deadly train bombing in Madrid is a 37-year-old former US Army lieutenant who lives in a nondescript suburban home and faithfully attends a nearby mosque. Brandon Mayfield’s attorney and relatives said that they were-AP; AP - 262 words
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446 2004-05-10 21 US companies thrive abroad despite rising Iraq discontent FRANKFURT Despite discontent over the situation in Iraq, including recent developments such as the shocking prison abuse allegations, American brands do not appear to be suffering a backlash. Well-known US company Ford Motor said that its446 words
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206 2004-05-10 21 LONDON British business chiefs have opposed a new set of rules aimed at weeding out racial discrimination and promoting equal opportunities at workplaces. They termed some of the rules that require firms to provide prayer rooms and give religious holidays to non-Christians as “unacceptable206 words
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Article132 2004-05-10 21 Bloomberg WASHINGTON -The Treasury Department will hire Rice University economist Mahmoud Amin El-Gamal to help the US formulate policies and push for global standards in Islamic banking, said Mr John Taylor, the department’s undersecretary for international affairs, on Saturday. Dr El-Gamal, 41, later this month– Bloomberg - 132 words
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Article, Illustration307 2004-05-10 22 Extended break a success as retail sales rise 23% during Golden Week -AFP BEIJING China’s four-year-old scheme to boost consumer spending by giving people longer holidays has proven successful during the just ended Labour Day holiday, which saw tourism and spending rise significantly-AFP; AFP - 307 words
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198 2004-05-10 22 -AFP VIENNA In a first for Europe, supermarket chain Adeg has opened four outlets in Austria to cater to its ageing population. “The labels are written in such big print that I no longer have to lean down to read the prices on the bottom-AFP - 198 words
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Medical
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Article286 2004-05-10 23 LONDON Children who have an iron deficiency lag behind healthy kids, even if given supplements, US researchers have said. The problem starts in infancy and can continue into the teenage years, University of Michigan scientists found. This occurred even in children who had received treatment, the286 words
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134 2004-05-10 23 LONDON Exercising five times a week for adults and children will halve their chances of developing a chronic disease. Ideal activities are walking, swimming or cycling, but some housework also counts, the Daily Telegraph reported last Wednesday. “It’s not about spending hours134 words
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EasyStreats
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Article, Illustration563 2004-05-10 24 Opera has been given an infusion of youth 'l.l A •t 4 with Amici Forever, five good-looking singers who have banded together to create the classical world’s first opera band, YVONNE KWOK reports THERE are boy bands and there are rock bands. Now, meet opera band Amici Forever,563 words
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Article, Illustration112 2004-05-10 24 PREPARE fora slew of football hooligan movies, which are becoming all the rage, reported The Telegraph on Friday. At least four are due in the next 12 months. One high-profile film is The Yank, a big-budget Hollywood production starring Elijah Wood (pictured) as a Harvard dropout112 words
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Article, Illustration179 2004-05-10 24 SECURITY at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, which opens on Wednesday, is being tightened. Trains, railway stations, ports and beaches will be patrolled and festival-goers searched, reported BBC News online yesterday. This is not just in anticipation of an international terror attack, but also of striking179 words
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journeys
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Article, Illustration682 2004-05-10 25 Sri Lanka s romantic side opens up to ZUBAIDAH NAZEER as she explores the beaches on the island-state’s southern and western coasts THEY say a picture is worth a thousand words. But no photo can capture accurately the beauty of the beaches and the seaside resorts I sawZubaidah Nazeer - 682 words
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Article95 2004-05-10 26 ASPIRING actors and actresses, get a role in Channel i’s upcoming local drama series, Singapore Shakes. Auditions for the series, which will set Shakespeare’s plays in contemporary Singapore and in everyday language, will be held this weekend. If you’re aged 16 and above, with or without experience, e-mail95 words
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Article, Illustration92 2004-05-10 26 Reuters TWENTIETH Century Fox Home Entertainment’s four-disc Star Wars Trilogy DVD set, to be launched later this year, will include four hours of extra features. Besides interviews with creator George Lucas and 40 members of the cast and crew from episodes 4 to 6, the– Reuters - 92 words
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Article, Illustration456 2004-05-10 26 Gregory Leow - B y Gregory Leow GARIBALDI took a huge gamble when it decided to market its restaurant as the ultimate in authentic Italian cooking. While it would have definitely brought in the Italian expatriate community, its decision not to add a local flavour to its dishes could also have456 words
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Article, Illustration106 2004-05-10 27 After decades spent tackling disasters such as volcanoes, aliens and asteroids, Hollywood has turned its attention to global warming. In upcoming film, The Day After Tomorrow, practically every type of violent weather is unleashed, tipping the planet into a new Ice Age, The Seattle Times reports.Pic Ashleigh Sim - 106 words
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Happenin’
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Article, Illustration40 2004-05-10 27 ANDREA BOCELLI Tonight, Bpm Singapore Indoor Stadium Tickets from $lOO to $5OO at Sistic Supported by Italian soprano Maria Luigia Borsi, Bocelli’s programme tonight includes opera arias from Pucinni’s Madame Butterfly, Turandot and Boheme, Bizet’s Carmen and Verdi’s LaTraviata.40 words
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Article77 2004-05-10 27 HOW TO MAKE MONEY Thursday, 2pm-6pm Suntec City, Level 3 Theatre $BO fee (Call 6319-8636 during office hours for credit card payment. For cash/cheque/NETS payment, please go to SPH, Advertisements Sales Service Centre, 1,000 Toa Pay oh North, Tower Level 1) Industry leaders, business gurus and motivational speakers will77 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration41 2004-05-10 27 9pm, Channel i Heinrich Harrer (Brad Pitt) is a self-centred Austrian mountaineer who befriends the young Dalai Lama. Both are isolated and lonely, and as the bond between them grows, Harrer, for the first time, experiences selflessness.41 words
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Article44 2004-05-10 27 7.30 pm, HBO (Star Hub Ch 60) Mathayus (The Rock), a man descended from generations of Akkadian assassins skilled in deadly arts, is enlisted to help eliminate a seer who is helping a ruthlessly ambitious warlord to conquer the desert tribes.44 words
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Page 27 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous458 2004-05-10 27 JAN 20-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 Individuals defy easy description. Live your life as it should be lived. Once you commit to making a change, you’ll see amazing, positive effects as the week plays out. APR 20-MAY 20 You feel unusually sensitive luckily, the attention you attract will be458 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration648 2004-05-10 28 Lim Han Ming - Chua aims to be first Asian woman sailor to sail from France to Brazil alone By_ Lim Han Ming IT is one race that could guarantee her a place in the record books. In September next year, full-time sailor Elaine Chua (above) will sail soloAshleigh Sim n - 648 words
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282 2004-05-10 28 Wire services BANGKOK A leading sports daily yesterday quoted a top Thai official as saying that Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will buy a 30 per cent stake in Liverpool Football Club today, but the official later denied making the statement. The Siam– Wire services - 282 words
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Article72 2004-05-10 28 HOME United moved to second place in the S-League after a 4-2 away victory over Geylang United last night. Brazilian-born striker Egmar Goncalves (23rd and 38th), Indra Sahdan Daud (30th) and Azhar Baksin (83rd) were the scorers for the defending S-League champions while Geylang replied through72 words
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Article, Illustration417 2004-05-10 29 Schumacher celebrates 200th Fl weekend with another win -AFP BARCELONA World champion Michael Schumacher (right) celebrated his 200th Formula One weekend when he drove to a dominant victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, his 75th career win, here yesterday. The composed victory took the German driver’s-AFP; 4FP - 417 words
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317 2004-05-10 29 Wire services CHARLOTTE, North Carolina Tiger Woods has won the past 18 times that he has held the lead at the halfway point on the PGA Tour. He faces a formidable challenge to make it 19 out of 19. Woods struggled badly– Wire services - 317 words
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Article, Illustration478 2004-05-10 30 Houllier convinced Liverpool will clinch fourth place in Premiership Wire services BIRMINGHAM Gerard Houllier is convinced that Liverpool will clinch the last Champions League place after a barn-storming performance against 10-man Birmingham on Saturday. Goals from Michael Owen (29th minute), Emile Heskey, (right) at the 51st– Wire services; Reuters j - 478 words
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Article254 2004-05-10 30 -AFP BUENOS AIRES Diego Maradona’s family have been trying hard tb find a drug rehabilitation centre which will accept the football legend who has come close to death with heart and lung problems. Clarin newspaper reported that his ex-wife, Claudi Villafane, burst into tears while-AFP - 254 words
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Article208 2004-05-10 30 Wire services LEEDS Caretaker-manager Eddie Gray conceded to never having witnessed scenes like those which surrounded hometown hero Alan Smith following Leeds’ Premiership swansong on Saturday. As the final whistle blew after a 3-3 draw against Charlton in which Smith had scored Leeds’ third goal from– Wire services - 208 words
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Article178 2004-05-10 30 -AFP LONDON The agent of Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri has called on the club to end ongoing speculation over the Italian’s future at Stamford Bridge and talk linking Porto coach Jose Mourinho to his job. After Chelsea’s dreams of Champions League glory were shattered by-AFP - 178 words
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Article, Illustration294 2004-05-10 31 Real Madrid lose fourth game in five matches Wire services MADRID Real Madrid striker Ronaldo (right) said that the club’s fans had every right to jeer the team during their 2-3 defeat at home to Real Mallorca on Saturday. It was Real’s fourth defeat– Wire services; AP - 294 words
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