Today, 3 June 2002, Afternoon Edition

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  • 6 1 TODAY Monday June 3,2002 MITA(P) 063/11/2001
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  • 942 1  -  Jose Raymond IN THE 23 days that she lay helpless and dying, there were windows of hope for liver victim Miss Selvarani Raja (picture) and her family. She had another option to go to China or India for a liver transplant. But Miss Raja, 44, a logistics
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 457 3 Tears, fears Agencies and a general's pledge on responsibility NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD The international community may be gripped by fear of a nuclear war between India and Pakistan but both sides yesterday stayed clear of further escalation ahead of a regional security summit. In Islamabad, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said on
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    • 308 3  -  Chan Chao Peh by ch ao peh@ne wstoday. co m. sg THE inaugural Asia Security Conference (ASC) has found firm footing in the host of multinational forums in the region. In fact, it is so well-received that participants in this high-level meeting have asked
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    • 504 4  -  Chan Chao Peh All of SingTel's employees come together for charity campaign by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg AS ONE of the most established local companies, Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) is not new to the role of the good corporate citizen. But its efforts, while commendable, have been sporadic. This year,
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    • 199 4  -  Joy Frances ONE of the biggest pests in Singapore the crow was hopefully counted yesterday. As part of the Science Festival, the Singapore Science Centre had asked members of the public to count them within a 50-m radius, wherever the birds stood, over two five-minute
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    • 160 4 ABOUT 50,000 Singaporeans flocked to Sentosa for a record-breaking picnic along the beach (picture). The Great Singapore Picnic attempted to set and break three Guinness Book of Records, including the largest number of picnickers, the biggest teddy bear fair and the world's longest mass barbecue pit.
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  • LIFE IS GREAT
    • 254 5  -  Wong Riling Cliong 'Life is Great with Children' Photo Competition After weeks of film loading, film rewinding, shutter clicking, and more film loading, Great Eastern's "Life is Great with Children" photo competition has finally ended. Ten finalists were chosen,
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    • 322 6  -  Ananda Perera Was it Slim 10 or rule book? "DEATH Watch" (Weekend Today, June 1 and 2 had a concise analysis of the factors involved in the case of Ms Raja's liver failure. The report ended with a poignant line "Meanwhile, a woman is dying." Ms
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    • 413 6  -  Tkam Yim Kheng I REFER to the letter, "Please explain these SingTel minuses", by your reader Leong Sze Hian (Today, May 28). There are many ways to measure how companies have created value for shareholders. The December 2001 issue of The Economist, which Mr
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    • 299 6 Citibank disclaimers, terms and en nditmns apply. wl LI UCJ] 1 W 78% of our faculty members are Doctorate professionals *jL 1 PREVIEW TALK |tt3 'j Jj Fi^ I [*j^ vc-ug DHoby Ghaul informatics Computer School Date 4 June 2002 (Tuesday) Time 7pm \fenue: Tampines Informatics Computer School Date 7
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 207 8 Bloomberg SHANGHAI Airline chief executives, meeting yesterday as a group for the first time since the Sept 11 attacks, face further losses on top of last year's US$l7 billion ($30.32 billion) unless they shrink the industry by a third, analysts said. British Airways, American Airlines
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    • Market Watch
      • 131 8 THE Singapore market lost ground every day last week as it broke through the critical 1,700 support with ease. This triggered a technical sell-off with the index on track to hit its major support at 1,650. Friday saw the market move lower on final MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International)
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      • 71 8 iy By pGrtwiloge May 27 Id 31 CloseChange May 27 to 31 Clos«Chang< ■:i:|iniili: 1.280 +0.480 Republic 1.280+60.000 ilioi PrimeMUSS 5.050 +0.350 Doyen 0.735 +41.346 Joyen 0.735 +0.215 OiucinSH WQ***** 0.070+40.000 ieoview 6.200 +0.200 Boustend W*****2 0.150+30.435 ipLtuittW*****3 1.520 +0.180 MPH 0.185+27.5 B6 ip Land 3.640
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      • 84 8 By By percentage May 27 la 31 CloseChange May 27 to 31 CloseChange CrealiveSO 13.000 -1.200 BonveslsW0210T5 0.010 -33.333 Shang Asin2kHKS 6.600 -1100 Koh Bros W*****6 O.035 -30.000 SIA 12.700 -1.000 PrjnprjcMed W*****90.040 -27.273 OCBC 12.100 -0.800 S^Dfe(ViO***** 0.065 -23.529 CITYDEV 5.900 -0.7O0 Reed 0.050 -23.077
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      • 5 8 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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      • 57 8 May 27 to 31 AsiaMed 76,775,000 Qiantlu 54,306,000 WesTech 51,859,000 EILIntl 49,203,000 SingTel 40,749,000 ST Engg ThniViJIag HSr Ipco IH 200USS 39,002,000 37,081,000 32,881,000 23,923,000 22,077,400 By value May 27 to 31 SIA 134,251,857 UOB 132,595,657 DBS 122,582,047 OCBC 119,534,555 SPH 98,039,360 (liarlered ST Engg Venture
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      • 58 8 Index Vain Change Pts Nikkei 225 117(3.70 -6.33 -.05 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wld *****.94 3325.10 5675.65 -78.67 -13.40 -60.54 -.69 -.40 -1.06 Korea Comp SET Index J (i I: criri Comp 796.40 407.96 530.79 -19.21 +.55 +8.24 -2.36 +.13 +1.58 Phils Comp Sbenieti 8 Mumhai 1315.00
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      • 36 8 US$ 0.5591 UK[ 0.3829 Yen 69.534 HK$ 4.3606 RM 2.1244 Euro 0.6008 Rupioh 4862.5 Bah 23.671 Peso 28.051 A$ 0.9878 Indian Rs 27-419 Won 678.87 C$ 0.8550 Vuon 4.6271 NZ$ 1.1693 NT$ 19.008
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    • 526 10 -AFP but electronics may stall growth DESPITE Singapore's manufacturing sector posting a surprisingly strong showing in April, economists say the lynchpin of the economy continued to face a cloudy future. Manufacturing production, which accounts for nearly a quarter of gross domestic product (GDP), rose 8.1 per cent in
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    • 228 10 ■AFP TOKYO The only way is up for Japan Inc after its battered companies closed their books on a dismal financial year but their predictions of a strong bounce-back this year are overoptimistic, according to analysts. Ms Kathy Matsui, chief strategist at Goldman Sachs, said: "Profits will
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    • 232 10 AFP HONG KONG The territory's high labour costs are not a disadvantage against regional competitors, provided the local work force is capable of valueadded services, a Nobel laureate in economics said yesterday. Speaking after a seminar, Professor Michael Spence quashed suggestions that comparatively higher
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    • Article, Illustration
      954 12  -  Grace Tay in Manila S'pore realtor banks on a Philippine turnaround by grace@ne wsto day. c o m.sg ONE of Singapore's leading hospitality managers has staked its belief in the Philippine economy, opening a 150-room serviced apartment in the heart of the Makati financial district, and is
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    • 195 13 Bloomberg Dipping confidence linked to US economy SEOUL South Korean business confidence is showing signs of dipping after last month's high, the Korea Economic Daily reported on its website. The Federation of Korean Industries' business condition forecast index fell to 121.8 this month from a record high
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    • 159 13 -AFP MANILA Philippine banks have been told to keep five-year records of deposits and other accounts believed to contain criminal funds, a central bank statement said yesterday. The order is contained in an administrative order outlining a "prescribed format" in reporting suspicious transactions
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    • 220 13 SMS with pictures soon Vodafone's promise Bloomberg SYDNEY Vodafone Group Pic's Australian unit said it will soon enable its subscribers to send pictures via its mobile phone network, as revenue from text messaging rises. "We will see picture messaging going commercial in Australia very soon," Mr Grahame Maher, managing director
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    • 153 8 Do ft>u Reathe How Much Time You've iwi Thru JW Si Sloppy Reading? I JUJT THINK what it would mean to you if you could read comprehend twice I faster than you do now. IF you're a student you would learn more in less time, I and get better grades
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 511 14  -  Maurice Perera Church in Australia embroiled in sex scandal by newsta'newstoday.com.sg MELBOURNE The Catholic Church in Australia is embroiled in a major scandal involving the alleged offer of "hush money" to the parents of two girls sexually abused by a paedophile priest in the Melbourne suburb
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    • 156 14 Agencies CAIRO The pan-Arab newspaper, Al Hayat, published yesterday what it said was a statement from an Al Qaeda spokesman warning the United States to get ready for another attack. "What is coming to the Americans will not, by the will
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    • 73 14 What we want to SB develop is Chinesestyle socialist democrat- J ic politics, under no circumstances will we indiscriminately copy the model of Western political systems. Chinese President Jiang Zemin, as quoted in Saturday's edition of the People's Daily ahead of tomorrow's anniversary of the I 989 Tiananmen democracy protests.
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    • 176 14 Agencies TOKYO Japan is scrambling to contain the fallout from remarks by a senior government official who suggested the country could abandon a decades-old ban on nuclear weapons. "The Japanese government will do whatever it takes to explain to the countries of the world,
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    • 162 14 AFP HONG KONG Two mainland Chinese, who lost a bitter court battle for residency in Hong Kong, have been allowed to stay after the Legal Aid Department lodged appeals for them. The two men, Mr Ng Shuen-ping, 34, and Mr Shi Jing-yan,
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  • COMMENTARY
    • 874 16  -  Shoba Tsering Bhalla Case of child raped by mother's lover reveals serious flaw in the system by "Between childhood, girlhood, adolescence and womanhood (maturity) there should be sharp lines drawn with Tests, drugs, feats, rites Stories, songs, and judgement" AND love, Jim Morrison might have
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    • 344 16 Agencies WASHINGTON The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is being watched closely as it enters the new playing field, laid out by Attorney-General John Ashcroft, which grants agents more freedom in domestic surveillance. New guidelines unveiled last Thursday allow FBI agents to enter public places
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    • 212 16 -AFP BEIJING Sleep is the first thing China's overworked junior high school students would do if only they had the time. A recent survey showed 21 per cent of youngsters aged between 10 and 14 had a "burning desire" to sleep more, the Xinhua news
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  • UPFRONT
    • 719 17  -  Elisia Yeo Women are flocking to a witty website which spoofs gender-stereotyping AS far as pejoratives go, the word "*****" is as expressive and versatile as they come. Used against someone, it can mean that person (usually a woman) is overbearing, aggressive, ruthless and insensitive. Use it
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  • LIMELIGHT
    • 341 18  -  Pearlyn Tham LOVE is in the air, especially when you're around Darren Hayes. This is a guy who talks about love, sings about it and even wears it in the form of a bracelet that spells out "LOVE". When asked what he has
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    • 438 18  -  Ong Poh Chin Christopher gains recognition in China after playing gongfu heroes by p hchin@newstoday. com. sg /CHRISTOPHER Lee has a soft W"spot for China and audiences there seem to like him too. In an Internet poll, the MediaCorp hunk scored favourably among audiences in the
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    • 451 18  -  Cathken Tung What you hear is what you get that about sums up singer-composer Penny Tai. Although many Singaporeans may be familiar with her songs, especially The Love You Want featured in the popular
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    • 482 19  -  Serena Sim NDP's simple, catchy dance will get S'poreans out of their seats 'T^HE sun was scorching, the air was A still and there was not a spot of shade in the open field. But the mood was upbeat and people were raring to
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  • LIVINGLEARNING
    • 660 20 Getting you prepared for admission tests to courses in universities around the world IF YOU are trying to enter any overseas university, then terms like TOEFL, GMAT and SAT would not be alien to you. For such tests, the MBA Center is one of the world's leading test preparation organisations.
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    • 179 20 SUBANG JAYA Opening the doors of Mara Junior Science Colleges (MRSMs) to nonbumiputras was not a departure from tradition, Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said. "Let them come in. This is not something new as we used to allow them in
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      50 20 We were teaching these mW seminars on enlightened Ww sexuality. One thing I was good at was spirituality and S enlightenment... And having been a monk for nine years what was really in my mind most was sexuality. Drjohn Gray, author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.
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    • 396 20  -  Brendan Boyle Reuters by_ CAPE TOWN South Africa has announced a radical restructuring of higher education in a bid to erase the last traces of institutionalised apartheid but it left the traditionally white Ivy League universities largely untouched. "This marks an exciting turning point... away
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  • PORTFOLIO
    • 706 21  -  Jeffrey Tan As needs and circumstances change, so do financial goals by j eff® newstod ay.com. sg IF anything is certain in life, it is that change will occur. For instance, your wants and needs will change over time. Likewise, your financial goals will differ according to
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    • 530 21 Dear PRU Adviser, I am 52 and my wife is 48. We have two properties one of which is rented out. We have 10 years more to pay up our mortgages. We have one car which is fully paid up. Other investments amounting to $500,000, include
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  • EATOUT
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      475 22  -  Amy Van Go vegetarian it's natural and wholesome by OVER the years, LingZhi Restaurant, a Tung Lok outlet which specialises in haute vegetarian cuisine, has been a resounding success. Relocated recently to Liat Towers, LingZhi embraces a contemporary feel, drawing a following from vegans to nonvegetarians. Resident chef
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    • Article, Illustration
      278 22 Rice Dumpling Festival at the shanpri-la SHANGRI-LA Hotel, Singapore celebrates DuanWujie or Rice Dumpling Festival this year with a variety of authentic hand-made rice dumplings (picture) such asAbalone Rice Dumplings 16+++), Salty Pork Rice Dumpling ($9.90+++) and more. Rice dumplings of traditional flavours are available at Shang Palace until
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    • 300 23  -  Julia Tan Enjoy the blend of sweet, sour and spicy tastes j ulia@news to day.com. sg THAI food has become increasingly popular among Singaporeans, probably because of its surprising blend of sweet, sour and spicy tastes, which fits the Asian palate well. Thai food is not oily as
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    • 438 24  -  Katrina Karim Yes, freshly pressed wheat grass is the hip drink of the moment by IF you think that grass is confined to bovine and other herd-grazing creatures, think again. Freshly pressed wheat grass is the hip drink of the moment, surpassing run-of-the-mill tequila and
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    • WORLD CUP PROMOTIONS
      • 73 24 ENJOY the twists and turns of the year's greatest sports event at Shidong Bar while downing beer and enjoying Asian and Western selections from the menu. Happy Hour at Shidong Bar throughout June is between 2.30pm and 9.30pm on all match days.When you buy a bottle of
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      • 74 24 DIE-HARD fans may share the highs and lows of the famed month-long soccer matches with each other when they book the World Cup Package at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore. Priced from $270+++, guests enjoy a deluxe room inclusive of breakfast for two, special World
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  • INCINEMAS
    • 612 25 -Reuters Rings voted top film; Biggs-Scott smacker best kiss LOS ANGELES The kiss mattered most at the MTV movie awards on Saturday. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings was named 2001's top film by MTV viewers but a same-sex kiss in American
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    • 471 27  -  Kim-Kyna Tan by kim@newstoday.com.sg I EMERGED, baptised by water and transformed by the near-religious experience of Tan Dun's (picture) musical odyssey. Tan's multi-media and multicultural programme began as a trickle in his Concerto for Water Percussion and Orchestra, which features the use of water as a percussive
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    • 310 27  -  Tan Ngiap Heng. AN empty stage with a portable record player sets the tone for Australian Dance Theatre's production of Birdbrain. This is a hint for the audience to leave any preconceptions of the classical ballet, Swan Lake, at the door. Choreographer Garry
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    • 130 28 Reuters ATLANTIC CITY Evander Holyfield claimed a technical split decision over Hasim Rahman in a heavyweight non-title bout on Saturday. Referee Tony Orlando stopped the bruising battle in the eighth round after an ugly haematoma the size of an baseball, apparently caused by an accidental head
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    • 324 29  -  Jose Raymond IT WAS supposed to be a stroll in the park for incumbent Singapore Sepak Takraw Federation president Halim Abdul Kader, going into yesterday's annual general meeting (AGM). After aD, he was challenged by a virtual lightweight in vice-president Haniff Abdul Razak. But
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    • 326 29 AFP PARIS Romania's Andrei Pavel stormed into his first ever Grand Slam quarter-final yesterday when he knocked Germany's third seed, Tommy Haas, out of the French Open in the fourth round, 6-1, 7-6 (11-9), 64. Pavel, the 22nd seed, will now face Spain's Alex Corretja, the
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    • 358 30 Agencies SEOUL Saudi Arabia's 8-0 World Cup walloping at the hands of Germany could have serious implications for Asian football, if the other Asian sides don't put things right. Asian Football Confederation general secretary Peter Velappan called the result a disaster and knows that it may
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    • 89 30 Match 9 Croatia v Mexico 3 June 2,30pm IX2 (1) Croatia $1.85 (X) Draw $3.30 (2) Mexico $3.50 1/2 Goal Croatia [-1 1/2) $2.90 Mexico (+1 1/2] $1.33 Match 10 Brazil v Turkey 3 June 5.00pm IX2 (1) Brazil $1.33 (X) Draw $4.50 (2) Turkey $6.50
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      278 30 Brazil v Turkey 'Prediction: 1X2: A Brazil win, but odds poor. 1/2 Goal: Brazil at {-1 1/2 goal) is quite an attractive bet. Total Goals: 2 or 3 goals should be a safe bet. Team news: Brazil: The Brazilian team was shocked by the loss of captain Emerson.
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    • 127 30 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Gambling syndicates from Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thailand are in Malaysia to carry out illegal betting for the World Cup football finals, it was reported yesterday. The Sunday Mail newspaper said the syndicates with international links have tied up with local crime groups
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    • 830 31  -  Rohitßrijnath THE headline was simple, in effect one word. It did not say much, for everything had been said on the field. It did not say much, for how do you explain longing in a headline? How do you express hope fulfilled? How does a
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      • 447 32 Superstar could face chop for inability to defend World Cup-Group C Brazil v Turkey Live today on Ch 25-28, spm Ulsan Reputations count little for Brazil coach Phil Scolari. The man nicknamed Big Phil has now threatened to drop superstar Ronaldo for not assisting his team-mates
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      • 363 32 Agencies I World Cup Group B Spain 3 Slovenia 1 Raul helps end first game jinx KWANGJU Spain coach Jose Antonio Camacho was delighted to lead his country to a winning start at the World Cup finals for the first time in 52 years as
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      • 281 32 Reuters I World Cup Group G Live today on Ch 25-28, 7.30pm SAPPORO Italy, with Francesco Totti and Christian Vieri up front, must show its attacking flair against Ecuador in its opening match today, says coach Giovanni Trapattoni. But Trapattoni, preparing for his first ever game
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    • 627 33 AFP World Cup Group F Argentina 1 Nigeria 0 Batistuta closer to record I IBARAKI Manchester United star Juan Sebastian Verou set alarm bells in the England camp ringing with his man-of-the-match performance for Argentina against Nigeria yesterday. While striker Gabriel Batistuta got the only goal
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    • 306 33 Reuters World Cup Group B Paraguay 2 South Africa 2 Africans next play Spain BUSAN South Africa's battling comeback from two down to draw 2-2 with Paraguay yesterday showed all the fighting spirit that was so markedly absent from its first World Cup campaign
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    • 75 33 SEOUL Injured French midfielder Zinedine Zidane is responding well to treatment and has begun jogging, giving the world champion a glimmer of hope that he could return for its crucial second World Cup match against Uruguay on Thursday. Zidane's torn thigh muscle forced him to miss the shock
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    • 64 33 TOKYO Japan's organising committee for the World Cup (JAWOC) yesterday blamed Fifa for thousands of empty seats for early matches in Japan, while fans fumed at the Internet ticketing system. Some 19,000 seats in total were vacant at the Ireland-Cameroon and Germany-Saudi Arabia matches on the first
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    • 92 33 SAPPORO An eight-month-old Canadian baby was denied access to the Sapporo World Cup stadium for Germany's 8-0 demolition of Saudi Arabia because he did not have a ticket, a Japanese newspaper reported yesterday. "My son was not yet born when we bought tickets to the game.
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    • 57 33 PARIS RC Lens has denied a report that its Senegalese striker, El Hadji Diouf, had signed a five-year contract with Liverpool. On Saturday, Liverpool said on its website that Diouf, who starred in Senegal's shock 1-0 win over defending champion France in the opening World Cup
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    • 49 33 ULSAN Brazilian international Juninho yearns for another stab at English football before he ends his career in Brazil. "I hope I can go back to the Premier League," the 29-year-old said yesterday. "This is what my heart wants, but I still have a contract with Atletico Madrid."
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      • 517 34 -Reuters I England floundered in Gerrard's absence SAITAMA England's weaknesses in an injury-hit midfield were mercilessly exposed at Saitama Stadium yesterday as it scraped a 1-1 draw with Sweden. The absence of central midfielder Steven Gerrard, ruled out of the finals by injury, could not have been
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      • 246 34 Reuters SAITAMA Defender Danny Mills gave away the goal which cost England a vital opening group F win over Sweden, but took comfort from having turned in an otherwise disciplined performance. Mills, who critics feared would be a weak link in the team because of questions
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      • 145 35 AFP LONDON Argentina is firmly installed as World Cup favourite following its opening 1-0 win over Nigeria, The South Americans are at 100/30 with London bookies with pre-tournament joint-favourite France slumping to 6/1 following the shock loss to Senegal in the opener on Friday. Italy
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      • 674 35  -  Leonard Thomas THREE days of great football, it must be said, as the opening weekend of Japan-Korea passed in a festival of great action on the pitch, and colour off it. We have now seen 16 teams out of the 32 in the tournament. While
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