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Article, Illustration117 2005-01-27 1 -AFP I AFTERNOON EDITION GLENDALE (California) At least 10 people were killed and more than 100 injured yesterday when two passenger trains collided (picture) after one of them hit a car left on the lines by a suicidal man, police said. The driver drove his vehicle-AFP - 117 words
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209 2005-01-27 1 -AP 37 killed in chopper crash and ambushes BAGHDAD A US helicopter crashed early yesterday in a desert sandstorm, killing the 31 marines and one sailor aboard, and six other troops were killed by insurgent ambushes in the heaviest single-day loss of life-AP - 209 words
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Article90 2005-01-27 1 -AFP NEW YORK Wall Street extended its rally to a second session yesterday after a positive earnings outlook from the tech giant Oracle kept momentum upward. The Dow Jones Industrials Average rose 38.06 points to 10,499.62, the Nasdaq jumped 25.56 points to 2,045.51 and the-AFP - 90 words
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298 2005-01-27 1 Choo Ai Leng - Choo Ai Leng in New York news@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Internet publications first came on the scene, many people predicted the death of newspapers. The thinking was that consumers would no longer pay for newspapers when they could get their news and information298 words
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Miscellaneous39 2005-01-27 1 NEWSX^/lEWS Prithpal Singh Is Singapore still special to tourists?/4 Talk about it Tharman dares youth to push the boundaries/6 Flying high SIA Q3 profit up 26% on one-off gains/28 Traveller There's more to Sri Lanka than beaches/60 8 "*****6"*****9"39 words
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Article, Illustration391 2005-01-27 18 -AFP Some areas to be handed over to Iraqi forces after polls LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair hinted that US and British forces could begin handing over their security operations in large swathes of Iraq to local security forces after this-AFP - 391 words
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322 2005-01-27 18 Agencies COLOMBO A judge will begin hearing evidence next week from nine women who each claim that an infant dubbed "Baby 81" is her lost child. The desperate struggle over the infant is an extreme example of the tragedy of the tsunami thatAgencies - 322 words
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Article193 2005-01-27 18 AFP China ignores Taiwan PM's overtures China has ignored incoming Taiwan Prime Minister Frank Hsieh's pledge to seek reconciliation with the mainland. A spokesman for the mainland said: "Firstly we have noted the situation (of Hsieh's appointment) and secondly, we have no comment." Mr Hsieh who is expected to– AFP - 193 words
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428 2005-01-27 19 Approval allows relief organisations to buy the combination drugs using Bush's emergency funds NEW YORK The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tentatively approved a generic and less-costly version of one of the most widely-used combination of Aids drugs, an action that428 words
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168 2005-01-27 19 GAZA CITY New Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has put teeth into his vow to crack down on lawlessness in Palestinian areas, as bulldozers began demolishing buildings ille- i gaily built by militants and security men aW* on public land. Bulldozers swung into action168 words
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103 2005-01-27 19 -AFP Iran will carry out an "astonishing" retaliation to any ttack against it by Israel or the United States, Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned in comments published yesterday. Responding to Israeli allegak tions that it was closer to developing a 3^ nuclear weapon, it-AFP - 103 words
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88 2005-01-27 19 -AFP Japan's Supreme Court said yesterday that public employers can refuse to give senior posts to ethnic minorities, ruling against a second-generation South Korean born in Japan. The top court told Ms Chong Hyang-Gyun, a public-sector nurse in Tokyo, that the constitution's guarantee-AFP - 88 words
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Article, Illustration61 2005-01-27 19 Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Sninawatra hugging a Thai woman during the campaign for the upcoming general elections at MBK shopping centre in Bangkok yesterday. Mr Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai (Thai Love Thai) Party has stepped up its campaign in the country's capital in order toAP - 61 words
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247 2005-01-27 19 -AP CAIRO The Sudanese air force bombed villagers in southern Darfur yesterday, the African Union reported. An international aid organisation said casualties were inflicted. "It is a major ceasefire violation," said a senior AU political officer for Sudan of the bombardment-AP - 247 words
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Article, Illustration296 2005-01-27 28 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) said yesterday its third-quarter profit rose 26 per cent because of a one-time gain from selling aircraft and its stake in Air New Zealand. Net income rose to $475.6 million, or 39 cents a share, in the three– Bloomberg; WEE TECK HIAN - 296 words
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150 2005-01-27 28 Bow Jones KEPPEL Land reported yesterday a 33-per-cent rise in net profit for fiscal 2004 ended Dec 31, helped by increased contributions from its overseas projects. The property arm of diversified conglomerate Keppel Corp earned $133.3 million, or 18.8 cents a share,– Bow Jones - 150 words
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Market WATCH
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Article61 2005-01-27 28 SHARES rose yesterday as institutional investors returned to the market after US stocks registered on Tuesday their best performance so far this year. The ST Index climbed 21.22 points, or 1 per cent, to 2,086.93. On the broader market, advancers led decliners 257 to 1 69, while traded volume61 words
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Article56 2005-01-27 28 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp 11,376.57 +99.66 +0.88 13,623.68 +39.62 +0.29 Closed 5,835.37 +52.62 +0.91 927.00 +11.90 +1.30 KLCI 923.37 +3.62 +0.39 SET Index 702.66 +0.52 +0.07 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 1,037.50 +10.61 +1.03 1,970.2856 words
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Article49 2005-01-27 28 By volume CDW ChinaFlexP TtiomsonMed Junma FibreChem L&M Asia Dekor StarQusUSS UniFiber FirstLink Close 0.465 0.835 0.195 0.485 0.815 0.005 0.125 0.320 0.285 0.170 Change -0.080 +0.060 +0.015 +0.010 -0.010 -14.2 +7.9 +13.6 +3.2 -5.6 'OOO 135,237 48,081 46,042 36,517 35,121 31,552 23,687 22,848 20,795 18,89749 words
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Article70 2005-01-27 28 By Close Change IMH400USS 16.100 +0.400 5TIETF100 20.900 +0.250 DBS 15.900 +0.200 3realEasl 13.200 +0.200 ISH500USS 8.100 +0.200 HSI *****SGAeCW*****0 1.890 +0.180 KepCorp 9.250 +0.150 HOL 3.300 +0.120 BukilSem 13.400 +0.100 )y percentage Close Change faPoh 0.010 +100.0 :omforlDeMBLeCW***** 0.200 +81.8 joldtron 0.020 +33.3 (LWW*****6 0.020 +33.370 words
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Article78 2005-01-27 28 Creative 50 Close 22.600 Change -0.100 >IA 200 11.400 -0.100 lunma Robinson >p Land 0.485 6.300 5.400 -0.080 -0.050 -0.050 tandasreil 1.830 -0.040 Excelpoinl HOLDBePW*****0 Fischer 0.260 0.200 0.680 -0.040 -0.040 -0.035 3enMaq 0.145 -0.035 By percentage KepCorpDBePW*****1 Sunlight W*****4 Holy W*****8 3enMag FJBen W*****6 Close 0.04078 words
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Article21 2005-01-27 28 Gold uss/oi 423.70 Silver uss/oi 6.74 Platinum uss/oi 864.00 Rubber cents/kg 199.00 Palm Oil RM/lonne 1,325.00 Btent Ctude US$/barrel 46.7421 words
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Article41 2005-01-27 28 SGX, Bloomberg US$ 0.6117 UK£ 0.3260 Yen 63.285 HK$ 4.7693 RM 2.3238 Euro 0.4702 Rupiah 5,594.3 Baht 23.559 Information provided by Peso 33.839 A$ 0.7929 Indian Rs 26.782 Won 630.88 C$ 0.7546 Yuan 5.0625 NZ$ 0.8561 NTS 19.502SGX, Bloomberg - 41 words
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Article, Illustration204 2005-01-27 30 Dow Jones SINGAPORE Petroleum Company (SPC), an affiliate of marine engineering conglomerate Keppel Corp, reported yesterday a fourfold jump in full-year net profit, boosted by soaring oil prices. The company, which refines oil and operates petrol stations, showed a record netDow Jones; BLOOMBERG - 204 words
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Article315 2005-01-27 30 AFP Biomedical sector grows 285% SINGAPORE'S already-strong economic numbers for last year got an unexpected fillip yesterday with the release of data showing industrial output climbed 31.7 per cent last month. The December performance topped by a huge margin analysts' forecasts for a 7.1- to 8.6-per-centAFP - 315 words
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138 2005-01-27 30 Dow Jones OVERSEA-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) will raise $400 million through its latest hybrid preference share issue, the bank said yesterday. Orders for the deal amounted to around $500 million, the maximum amount the bank had originally said it was looking to raise. "However,– Dow Jones - 138 words
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158 2005-01-27 31 Dow Jones THE outlook for Flextronics is getting even stronger as the pace of electronics manufacturing outsourcing picks up, said chief executive Michael Marks. Flextronics benefits when technology companies want to improve their margins because they turn to outsourcing to do it, Mr— Dow Jones - 158 words
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Article289 2005-01-27 31 Singapore Airport Terminal Services, more popularly known by its acronym Sats, said its net profit for the third quarter ended Dec 31 dropped 17.7 per cent year-on-year to $50.7 million, or 4.9 cents a share, on revenue of $254.2 million. SIA Engineering Co reported a profit of $37.9 million289 words
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Article688 2005-01-27 33 Ryan Chong - Ryan Chong LAST week, Malaysia's former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the latest voice in a growing chorus of calls for a review of the ringgit peg to the United States dollar, which has been in place since late 1998. Dr Mahathir cited the688 words
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181 2005-01-27 34 AFP BEIJING China's banking regulator has taken disciplinary action against 1,841 officials at 157 branches of the country's four largest state-owned banks which have breached market rules. The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) said yesterday it conducted on-site investigations at the headquarters and 988AFP - 181 words
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Article, Illustration352 2005-01-27 34 AFP Worlds of business, politics and entertainment merge at Swiss resort DAVOS Business, political and social leaders from every continent except Antarctica converged on this plush ski resort yesterday for the start of the World Economic Forum, an annual brainstorming session on global problems, includingAFP - 352 words
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Article, Illustration604 2005-01-27 36 Dow Jones Asian companies to pay out 44% of profit this year: Citigroup INCREASINGLY, investing in Asia is paying dividends. Investors typically have targeted Asia for stocks that climb fast in price, buoyed by heady economic growth. But recently, Asian companies have started dishing– Dow Jones - 604 words
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Article, Illustration620 2005-01-27 38 Meryin Tay - Meryin Tay mervin@today.com.sg IT was the work of the editors. I am nothing like my onscreen persona. Jonathan Baker, 42, the contestant everyone loved to hate on The Amazing Race 6, took pains to emphasise this point in a phone interview yesterday. "What you see on the show is620 words
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Article, Illustration180 2005-01-27 38 THE next season of The Amazing Race will again feature reality-televi-sion veterans. Just as season five had Alison Irwin, the runner-up of Big Brother 4, participating with her boyfriend Donny Patrick, the upcoming season seven will feature Survivor: All-Stars winner Amber Brkich (picture) and fiance Rob180 words
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Article, Illustration256 2005-01-27 38 – Yong Shu Chiang - Yong Shu Chiang JUST call Gus McLeod the aviator. He may be 50 years old and somewhat rotund, but The Amazing Race 6 contestant is a record-setting adventure pilot. In 2000, the former CIA agent became the first person to fly over the North Pole in an256 words
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Article, Illustration354 2005-01-27 50 Pearlyn Tham - Pearlyn Tham pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg METROSEXUALS are not the only men who want to look good. "Caring for one's appearance and body t image is the responsibility of every modern person, regardless of gender... gone are the days when only women cared about their face, i skin and body,"354 words
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Article, Illustration331 2005-01-27 50 THE ancient Mayans of Mexico were on to something good when they discovered the many uses of the cocoa bean in 600AD. Then considered a status symbol, the cocoa bean was used as the Mayans' currency and the very wealthy even used331 words
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Article114 2005-01-27 50 Chocolate and the cocoa from which it is made contain vitamins and minerals such as magnesium, calcium and iron. Chocolate also contains plant polyphenols powerful anti-oxidants that help to increase the body's natural defences. Phenylethylamine and Seratonin may be a mouthful to pronounce, but they are114 words
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Article, Illustration667 2005-01-27 52 Melody Tan - Melody Tan Thanks to FairPrice Online, customers need only lift a finger to get their grocery shopping done and delivered news@newstoday.com.se WINCING at the thought of lugging bags of groceries from the supermarket to your kitchen? Don't want to jostle with the grocery-shopping crowd after work?WEE TECK HIAN - 667 words
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Article, Illustration597 2005-01-27 63 AFP Keeper's error undoes Man United as Chelsea keep quadruple bid on track LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINAL Manchester Utd 1 Chelsea 2 (Chelsea win 2-1 on aggregate) MANCHESTER Manchester United goalkeeper Tim Howard was forced to relive the worst moment of his career as Chelsea booked a League CupAFP; GETTY IMAGES - 597 words
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298 2005-01-27 63 -AFP ITALIAN CUP QUARTER-FINAL AC Milan 3 Udinese 2 ROME Massimo Ambrosini scored twice as AC Milan edged Udinese 3-2 in a thrilling Italian Cup quarter-final, first leg, at the San Siro this morning. Udinese's Davide di Michele also found the-AFP - 298 words
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Article, Illustration350 2005-01-27 63 -AFP LONDON Tottenham signed AS Roma's controversial Egyptian striker Mido on an 18-month loan yesterday. Spurs also secured the services of another player, Mounir El Hamdaoui from Dutch side Excelsior. The Moroccan joins the north London club on a three-and-a-half year contract Mido, who was-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 350 words
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