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Article, Illustration394 2001-03-09 1 Reuters To announce resignation today, say newspapers TOKYO Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, (right) under pressure to step down to bolster his party's election prospects, may state his intention to resign as early as today, Japanese newspapers said. Pressure has mounted for MrReuters - 394 words
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Article, Illustration94 2001-03-09 1 AFP NEW YORK Stocks ended mixed here yesterday as investors shifted back into "old economy" shares with the technology sector hit by a gloomy outlook from Yahoo. The tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped 55.10 points (2.48 per cent) to 2,168.82 while the Dow Jones industrials rose 128.65 points (1.20AFP - 94 words
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Article132 2001-03-09 1 AFP TORONTO Canadians will debate whether to license banned silencer devices to block annoying cellphone rings in theaters, restaurants and other public places, an official said yesterday. The federal government will announce today a 90-day public comment period on the jamming devices, currently restricted to use byAFP - 132 words
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Miscellaneous30 2001-03-09 1 A-mei surprise in Spore Turn to J for a Friday Special Where to? For once, a travel contest I in which you get I to pick your destina- I tion30 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article301 2001-03-09 2 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian Where are our world-class companies? by b o o nyian@newstoday. c om.sg YES, Singapore may be ranked the most globalised country by the US magazine Foreign Policy. But hey, where are our global companies? "Save for Singapore Airlines, I can't think of any301 words
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Article164 2001-03-09 2 J.JM tne continuing saga oi Kames Town Club (RTC) and Europa Holdings, Mr Peter Lim faced intense cross-examination when he took the stand at the High Court yesterday. Mr Lim is suing RTC executive chairman, Mr Lawrence Ang and another shareholder, Mr William Tan, for164 words
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Article265 2001-03-09 2 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim by zacnanasyn e wb ic uay. i; u ir i.sg THE Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has decided to lower the minimum bid price for a licence to offer third-genera-tion mobile services (3G) to $100 million. Responding to questions on 3G licences in265 words
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Article, Illustration347 2001-03-09 3 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan A-mei quells rumours with birthday party for beau by ha2el@newstoday.com.sg WHOEVER said their relationship was on the rocks? Taiwanese singing sensation Chang Huei Mci appeared to be still very much in love with her boyfriend Brian Chow. Why else would A-mei be celebrating Brian's 31st birthdayERNEST CHUA - 347 words
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Article98 2001-03-09 3 THE creative director of Today appeared in court yesterday, to face two charges related to drinking and driving last July. Ivan Lim, 34, was returning home alone on July 14 when he was stopped by the police. He was tested for alcohol and detained. At the time98 words
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Article108 2001-03-09 4 Studying IN years to come, AngloChinese Independent students might end up as top bankers in the Republic. Students there had a head start yesterday as Citibank's "Foundations in Finance" the first course in finance for sec- ondary students got underway in the school. The programme aims to teach the nuts108 words
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160 2001-03-09 4 THE families of the 104 passengers who died when a Silk Air jet plunged into a river in Pelembang have criticised the official report by the Indonesian authorities, saying it has created unnecessary speculation and prevented them from carrying on with their lives. The report,160 words
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Miscellaneous20 2001-03-09 3 Turn to 3 4 for another Friday Special Arabian surprises Dubai, food and shopping paradise. leaves S Gulam waxing lyrical20 words
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Miscellaneous104 2001-03-09 4 READ 0N... Class stress from Day One Help children whose mother tongue is different/6 Fall despite US gain Earl/ advances falter on profi Waking/10 Let's talk about race The way to greater integration is interaction among ethnic groups/ 18 Broadband essential Moving pictures to entice buyers/20 Coo kin' good Get104 words
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Miscellaneous17 2001-03-09 4 Turn to I another Friday Special Brain feasers Play a word puzzle chance to win Super Dollars!17 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article, Illustration119 2001-03-09 6 IT'S our second home, that's why we are staying, said all 12 MediaCorp artistes at a press conference to announce their contract renewal yesterday. Said Pan Lingling, who joined the television station in 1988: "It's my first job, my first stop. I grew up here."WONGKHTNG CHONG - 119 words
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Article76 2001-03-09 6 A FORMER journalist with SAFRA Radio, accused of having sex with an underaged girl, had his case adjourned yesterday to make representations to the A-G's Chambers. James Yong Wei Hoe, 25, was charged with having sex with a 15-year-old girl last September. Two other men were also76 words
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Article344 2001-03-09 6 Vg Boon Yian - Vg Boon Yian IMS takes centre-stage again as MPs ask about bonus points, allowances by b o onyiaii@newstoday. com .sg IF NS men are awarded bonus points to enhance their chances of entering universities, does that mean women are getting an unfair deal? Several MPs raised344 words
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Article156 2001-03-09 6 THE organisers of Singapore's largest career show say 10,000 job vacancies are available on the spot and over 20,000 openings are also available on-line via career portals. Some 300 exhibitors at CAREER 2001 use this exhibition as a platform to showcase their educational and career156 words
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LETTERS
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Letter375 2001-03-09 8 Almena Carthigasu - Almena Carthigasu Help children whose mother tongue is different THANK you very much for the article "Let's cut our young some slack" (Today, Mar 5). It was a comfort to know that someone else identifies with my struggles. I am a Filipino Singaporean with a375 words
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155 2001-03-09 8 Steven him - Steven him I AM baffled and frustrated with what the Taliban are doing: Destroying ancient Buddha statues throughout Afghanistan. I agree with the Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman who said that the Afghan group should re-think its actions. I cannot imagine how the Taliban members can155 words
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192 2001-03-09 8 Ronald Chua - Ronald Chua WITH reference to the letter "Camera in the toilet?" from Ms Jasmine Soh (Today, Mar 8), we would like to officially respond that we have no CCTV cameras in any of our toilets at the Cathay Cineleisure Orchard. Ms Soh192 words
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Letter116 2001-03-09 8 PFIZER, the maker of Viagra, has responded to the article "The thinking man's Viagra" (Today, Mar 5), which said Upriraa is "more effective" than Viagra. That is inaccurate, it said. "Effectiveness" refers to the success rate in producing an erection, Uprima just produces an erection three times116 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Fall despite US gain
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Article, Illustration466 2001-03-09 10 THE US markets enjoyed another day of gains as inspirational US guru Ms Abby Joseph Cohen urged clients to buy stocks, following similar calls by strategists from Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. While there were hopes that a low was already in place, investors still466 words
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Article, Illustration391 2001-03-09 10 KUALA LUMPUR The day's active stocks were almost all in the red, as light volume selling across the board brought th< stock market lower. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index eased 5.2 points or 0.8 per cent to close at 696.4. With no391 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article388 2001-03-09 12 Lee Yew Meng - Lee Yew Meng But stock markets are less pessimistic by] ye wme ng@newsto day.com.sg ASIAN electronics exports have decelerated sharply amid surging US inventories in the electronics sector and the downturn will last through October this year. That was the view of Mr P X388 words
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270 2001-03-09 12 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh b) cha ope h@ ne wsto day, c om.sg STARHUB Pte Ltd, the third mobile phone operator, expects revenue to double to more than $500 million in the next financial year. Mr Terry Clontz, its president and chief executive, said this in270 words
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238 2001-03-09 12 'helsea Chua - 'helsea Chua by reporters(S>ne wstoday. com. s g NORTHWEST Airlines has become the latest airline offering online ticketing services. Customers who log on to its website at www.nwaxom/sg will be able to choose and reserve their seats for 24 hours. They will also238 words
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Article119 2001-03-09 12 CHENNAI, India SingTel and India's Bharti Group said they had formed an equal joint venture company called Network [21 to build and manage a US$65O miilion undersea voice and data network connecting the two countries. The two companies agreed in October last year to buiid the119 words
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WORLD NEWS
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308 2001-03-09 14 Roulee Jane F. Calayag - Roulee Jane F. Calayag by in Manila THE First Daughter is now also a full-pledged junior diplomat of the Philippines. Ms Evangeline Lourdes "Luti" MacapagalArroyo, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's only daughter, became a Foreign Service Officer (FSO) IV, after her mother finally agreed308 words
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Article, Illustration181 2001-03-09 14 Agencies WASHINGTON South Korea's "Sunshine Kim" went to Washington hoping to convince President George W Bush to start talks with "Red Kim". But Mr Bush disappointed President KimDaeJung by making it clear that he was not as eager as his predecessor, Mr BillAgencies - 181 words
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Article105 2001-03-09 14 AFP WASHINGTON The man who is just a heartbeat away from the presidency is having some real problems with his own heart. But Vice-President Dick Cheney on Wednesday dismissed speculation that his chronic heart disease might force him to quit. Shouldering a full schedule just two daysAFP - 105 words
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Article, Illustration265 2001-03-09 15 AFP New Israeli Premier Sharon explains how JERUSALEM He wants peace with his neighbours but will never negotiate under fire. That was the message Mr Ariel Sharon (right) had for his Arab neighbours as he began his first day in office as Israel's 11th Prime MinisterAFP - 265 words
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103 2001-03-09 15 KUALA LUMPUR Three gangs specialising in carjacking luxury cars and smuggling them to 10 different countries were pinned dovm following the arrest of 11 suspects. Malaysian police said more than 20 luxury cars such as Mercedes Benzs, Hondas, Volvos and Proton Perdana V6s were103 words
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Article182 2001-03-09 15 HONG KONG Patient care is put on the line at the Prince of Wales Hospital here due to a falling out between two doctors. Dr Leung Ka-lau was preparing to perform a laparoscopic colorectomy last Monday when his superior, Professor Lau wan-yee, informed him that he182 words
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Article291 2001-03-09 17 Indian IT workers lose their jobs in US HYDERABAD The United States government is gradually but steadily disbanding Indian labour from its information technology (IT) sector. This is in spite of the previous administration's move two years ago to hike the number of visas for IT workers291 words
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99 2001-03-09 17 AFP LAGOS Twenty-seven schoolgirls were burnt alive and many more were injured after a blaze broke out in a hostel at their school in central Nigeria. The doors were reportedly locked to prevent some 165 girls from "sneaking out" to meet boys from theAFP - 99 words
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154 2001-03-09 17 Reuters WASHINGTON A pattern of violence is emerging among American children burdened with bullying, teasing and discrimination. In the aftermath of two recent shooting incidents in schools involving teenagers, a new survey found that American children are pressured by these factors. Nearly– Reuters - 154 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration1071 2001-03-09 18 Lee Foong Ming - Lee Foong Ming The way to greater integration is interaction among ethnic groups by WHEN Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew told a group of Malay Muslim leaders at their dialogue on March 2 that Singapore is a mirror image of the multi-racial divide in Malaysia, that1,071 words
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248 2001-03-09 18 AFP HONG KONG fS South China Morning Post examines the final Budget presented by outgoing Financial Secretary Donald Tsang on Wednesday: Donald Tsang played safe with a thoroughly conservative package: prudent, cautious and ultimately tame. Perhaps, his decision to duck the imposition of unpopular andAFP - 248 words
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INFOTECH
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Article, Illustration865 2001-03-09 19 Racecar thrills and spills but without the danger FOR 14 years, Papyrus Design Group has been developing automobile racing games for PCs, and Nascar Racing 4 is the glorious culmination of years of experience and expertise. The game features a new and vastly improved vehicle physics model865 words
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Article155 2001-03-09 19 ■^NetAsi. www.zdne tasi a.c om/ne ws Yahoo seeks new CEO Yahoo said it is searching for a replacement for CEO Tim Koogle and warned that the portal's revenue will fall below expectations. Responding to speculation that was sparked by Merrill Lynch analyst, Mr Henry Blodget, the Nasdaq halted155 words
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Article110 2001-03-09 19 Gnutella Download MP3 and other multimedia files on systems of other Gnutella fans. CoreSave This protects you during a disaster. It saves your system configuration files and restores them when you have problems such as not being able to start Windows. ICUII This program lets110 words
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Article, Illustration381 2001-03-09 20 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon Moving pictures to entice buyers by solomon® newsto day, c om.sg AS high bandwidth continues to evolve and gets cheaper to use, streaming technology will grow to become an indispensable ally that the average business can use to reach out to and entice customers. Streaming381 words
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Article, Illustration294 2001-03-09 20 Roulee Jane Calayag - Roulee Jane Calayag by in Manila WITH phenomenal growth since 1988, Trend Micro Inc is shifting its gears to carve a bigger niche in the computer anti-virus industry. From providing protection against virus to desktops, the anti-virus company is now also offering virus protection294 words
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288 2001-03-09 20 COOL Gear Action 2001, a gadgetry show, will showcase the latest products and offer great promotions by leading technology and telecommunications companies. The organiser, ZDNet Asia (www.zdnetasia.com), will parade the show's dog mascot at Raffles Place and City Hall MET entrances, Suntec/Millenia, and288 words
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Article178 2001-03-09 20 GIVEN the increasing convergence between consumer lifestyle and mobile technologies, users are looking for more than the calendar and contact management functions of a personal digital assistant (PDA). Hewlett-Packard's Jornada 548 Pocket PC and Jornada 720 Handheld PC meet these needs with their various features and178 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration336 2001-03-09 21 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan Get ready to drool at delicious looking... chefs by hazeim'ne wsiociay. com .5 Forget the afternoon naps. Instead, get ready those woks and pans. And be prepared to drool at mouth-watering gourmet delights (and in some cases, handsome chefs, too). Come mid-next month, MediaCorp TV Channel336 words
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Article310 2001-03-09 21 Serena Sim - Serena Sim by sereria@newsto day. com.sg What does a pair of chopsticks have to do with women? If you were a'redpient of the 4,500 pairs hitting the streets yesterday and Wednesday, you'd know. March 8 was International Women's Day (IWD). In commemoration, Channel NewsAsia gave310 words
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Article, Illustration552 2001-03-09 22 Serena Sim - Serena Sim Yesterday, you read what a man thinks of Billy Elliot. Today, a woman gives her view... by sere na@ne wstoday. com. sg When I first saw the trailer for Billy Elliot, I was hooked by the interesting subject matter and the obviously comic element: An 11-year-old552 words
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Article, Illustration533 2001-03-09 22 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo by rache l@ne wsto day. co m.sg The Next Big Thing is no mere performer. He is an entertainment all-round-er someone who can report, host a TV program and also be a headline maker himself. His name is Desmond CharlesALVINTOff - 533 words
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Article, Illustration571 2001-03-09 23 A teacher's life bo you spend 10 years or your lives listening to them, but how well do you really know your teachers? Reports by MELISSA HENG. From soldier to teacher What do you do when you're late for school? Be prepared to "drop five" military style. For students atERNEST CHUA - 571 words
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467 2001-03-09 23 For three years, Mr Jaswant Singh worked at a number of jobs, before finally returning to his alma mater as a teacher. The 35-year-old father of two now heads the English department at Gan Eng Seng Secondary School. "After I graduated,467 words
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Article, Illustration434 2001-03-09 26 It used to be that your school principal was likely an elderly, grey-haired man with more years of teaching experience than the ages of two students combined. Well, not anymore. Meet Ms Elaine Lim of Fairfield Methodist Secondary School. She's on]y in her mid-30s, but alreadyWONG KHING CHONG - 434 words
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Article, Illustration467 2001-03-09 26 A teacher, counsellor and actress? In some ways, teaching is no different from acting. So says Mdm Suriyani Rahamat, a 26-year-old Science teacher from Kranji Secondary School. With nearly four years of teaching experience behind her, Mdm Suriyani has developed her own ways of dealing with a classload of activeWONG EHING CH0NG - 467 words
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Article, Illustration778 2001-03-09 33 Carolyn Wong - Carolyn Wong That's what one survivor wanted to do, despite suffering severe burns by axn_mktg@ spe.sony.com In last week's episode of Survivor 2, as Michael Skupin from the Kucha tribe was flown out of the campsite with second and third degree burns, he honestly thought778 words
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Miscellaneous1082 2001-03-09 29 /t4mr Cleopatra's Palace |My Home When We A Arts Central, 10pm Are Toqether VT ivqviiiv^ CHANNEL NEWSASIA Channel NewsAsia, From a grave beneath cen- ft 00 niti turies of sediment and murky r MORNING Mediterranean waters lies a The families of Mr Loh Gee Kwang 6.00am Headlines 3..00 Asia Today/1,082 words
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Article, Illustration881 2001-03-09 34 S Gulam - S Gulam Th/nk of Dubai and you think of an Arabian country, with ail the desert heat, dryness, restrictions, boredom and expensive things. by g v lam@newstoday. com .sg DUBAI is different. One of the seven islands that make up United Arab Emirates, Dubai never fails to881 words
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Article, Illustration607 2001-03-09 36 Selin Koh-Spiller and her son, Noah, embark on an exciting safari in the African heartland THE flight from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe on South African Airways took slight ly under two hours. On arrival at Vic Falls, as the locals call it,607 words
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Article, Illustration441 2001-03-09 38 WE started the day with a hearty breakfast and were looking forward to the drives that were booked for the day. The 10am drive is very popular and soon we were seated in our jeep ready to go. There were three jeeps this morning, each filled with excited441 words
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Article, Illustration476 2001-03-09 38 I F!VE AM wake up call. This is what safari holidays are all about, said friends in I Singapore who [earned of I our holiday plans. I Fortunately, Chobe National I Park does not open its doors till 1 6.30am, so we could manage another few minutes of476 words
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Article, Illustration122 2001-03-09 40 YOU'VE seen the action-packed trailers, so now here's a sneak preview of Lara Croft's car in Tomb Raider, the adventure movie which opens in the middle of this year. Angelina Jolie, in the title role of Lara, will be driving a specially modified V 8 Land Rover Defender122 words
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Article, Illustration148 2001-03-09 40 FIRST it was Fiat with the Stilo, and now it's Peugeot with its new 307 hatchback, Car manufacturers are beginning to adopt a 'monospace' look for their mid-sized models, where styling elements of MPVs j and conventional cars are merged. The 307, which replaces the long-serv- ing148 words
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Article, Illustration141 2001-03-09 40 \AG's new sports cars, which were publicly jnveiled at the ongoing Geneva Motor Show, have been given official names to replace their earlier model codes. The XlO, based on the Rover 75, is known as the ZT, while the X2O saloon and X3O hatchback are called141 words
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Article, Illustration649 2001-03-09 42 Cap restrictions force Dallas to release ageing star Troy Aikman NFL DALLAS Bill Cowher remembers watching Troy Aikman in person for the first time. The defending Super Bowl champion Cowboys opened the 1994 season in Pittsburgh, and Aikman put on quite a show for the Steelers'Allsport photo - 649 words
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437 2001-03-09 42 NBA Atlanta 98 Houston 104 ATLANTA Steve Francis didn't think Houston's latest comeback was special. No big deal, he said. But it was, reported ESPN.com. Francis scored 17 of his 31 points in the final period, including the winning three-point basket437 words
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Article, Illustration330 2001-03-09 43 Romario's late strike saves it from defeat International Friendly Mexico 3 Brazil 3 GUADALAJARA A last-second strike by Brazil's veteran superstar Romano sealed a 3-3 draw with an inspired Mexico yesterday. Romario notched his second goal of the night in the dying seconds of injury time to saveReuters photo - 330 words
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149 2001-03-09 43 Golf WELLINGTON The Kiwi caddy of the world's number one golfer Tiger Woods has persuaded his boss to play in New Zealand next January, New Zealand media reported yesterday. Reports suggested Woods is scheduled to play in a one-off New Zealand PGA golf149 words
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Article, Illustration321 2001-03-09 44 Champions League Panathinaikos 1 Man United 1 ATHENS Maverick, genius, free spirit, call him what you will. Life with the bald Frenchman Fabien Brathez is never dull. So it proved again in the Olympic Stadium, The Mirror reported. -He manages to combine supreme brilliance with slapstickAllsport photo - 321 words
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Article444 2001-03-09 44 Reuters Sturm Graz 0 Valencia 5 GRAZ Valencia coach Hector Cuper praised his players after they thrashed Group A rival Sturm Graz to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Goals by Fabian Ayala, John Carew, Kily Gonzalez and two by second-half substituteReuters - 444 words
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Article, Illustration429 2001-03-09 45 Reuters But Galatasaray coach Lucescu is wary of Man United and Real Madrid Champions league Galatasaray 2 AC Milan 0 ISTANBUL Galatasaray coach Mircea Lucescu knows he will be playing against the big boys of European soccer now his team of Turks, Romanians and Brazilians has reached the– Reuters; Reuters photo - 429 words
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Article, Illustration394 2001-03-09 45 Reuters Deportivo 4 PSG 3 LA CORUNA Deportivo La Coruna coach Javier Irureta was thankful for the aerial power of his two substitutes as the Spanish champion launched a spectacular second-half comeback against Paris St Germain yesterday. Irureta introduced Walter Pandiani andReuters - 394 words
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139 2001-03-09 46 – Scott O' Donell - Scott O'Donell THE country's second most prestigious football tournament, the NTUC Income Singapore Cup, is due to kickoff on April 24. The tournament will be played over three stages two matches for each team in the preliminary stage, a twolegged semi-final stage to be139 words
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Article156 2001-03-09 46 ON WEDNESDAY, Mardan Mamat and Zaw Moe spent the day together at the Orchid Country Club, preparing for the $18,900 Seacare Golf Challenge. And in the heat of battle during the first round yesterday, the two men remained locked together, leading the field at five-under-par 68.156 words
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Article, Illustration753 2001-03-09 46 S. Murali - S. Murali by murali@newstoday. com. sg I HAVE a theory. It came to me one night while watching sci-fi drama First Wave, trying to keep awake for a 4am European Cup match, hours after playing a draining five hours of golf in ungodly, 36 degree Celsius heat.ENG KONG j - 753 words
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Article273 2001-03-09 47 -AFP Olympic champion Ji is All-England Open's first major casualty after shock defeat All-England Open BIRMINGHAM Olympic champion Ji Xinpeng became the first major casualty at the All-England Open when he crashed out of the third round in little more than half an hour to Indian-AFP - 273 words
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Article, Illustration123 2001-03-09 47 -AFP Athletics INDIANAPOLIS Shot put world champion C.J. Hunter (left) will retire from athletics rather than battle the International Amateur Athletic Federation in the wake of a positive test for the steroid nadrolone, the sport's governing body in the United States said on Thursday.-AFP; Allsport photo - 123 words
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313 2001-03-09 47 Reuters UEFA Cup Barcelona 2 Celta Vigo 1 BARCELONA Barcelona had to be content with a meagre 2-1 victory over 10-man Celta Vigo on Thursday as the underdog in the all-Spanish clash battled back from two goals down to keep its UEFA CupReuters - 313 words
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Article, Illustration246 2001-03-09 48 Reuters Result leaves Houllier's men well placed for return leg UEFA Cup Porto 0 Liverpool 0 OPORTO Porto was held to a 0-0 draw by a disciplined Liverpool side in an evenlycontested Uefa Cup quarter-final first leg last night. Porto prevented Liverpool from settlingReuters; AFP photo - 246 words
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