Today, 31 July 2013, Afternoon Edition

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  • 25 1 TODAY A=diaCorp WEDNESDAY, 31 JULY 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 31 JULY 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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  • 841 1  -  Additional CPF housing grant also extended to help this group buy resale flats 155 TWO-ROOM UNITS AVAILABLE SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The first batch of tworoom Build-to-Order (BTO) flats set aside for singles aged 35 and above will
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  • 571 1 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS FO R T M E A D E M A RY L A N D) A United States military judge yesterday found soldier Bradley Manning not guilty of aiding the enemy, the most serious charge he faced for
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    • 53 1 INVENTING IS A RISKY BUSINESS— S’POREANS BRAVE ENOUGH NEED LONG-TERM SUPPORT, BEYOND 5 YEARS: JAMES DYSON COMMENT&ANALYSIS 14 SPORTS Bale reports for Spurs duty with his heart set on Real PAGE49 HOT NEWS Israel, Palestinians strive for peace deal within nine months SPORTS Lewis Hamilton confident he can win 10
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  • hot news
    • 606 2  -  EFFORTS TO MODERATE BIDDING MAY BE INEFFECTIVE LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —The price of executive condominium (EC) land has hit a record high as developers bid aggressively in anticipation of strong demand for such hybrid public-private housing, casting doubt on the
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    • 282 2  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN With effect from yesterday’s Build-to-Order (BTO) launch, the income ceiling for two-room flats in non-mature estates has been raised from S$2,000 to S$5,000 bringing it in line with the income ceiling for these units in mature estates. In
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    • 590 4 CONVICTED OF ESPIONAGE, THEFT, COMPUTER FRAUD AP FORT MEADE (MARYL AND) —A military judge on Tuesday acquitted former United States intelligence analyst Bradley Manning of the most serious charge against him that of aiding the enemy but convicted him of es- pionage, theft
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    • 722 6  -  Upward trend of incidents causing disruptions on NEL TRAINS SLOW DOWN ON NORTH EAST, EAST-WEST LINES WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As commuters yesterday struggled with two separate delays on the rail network, statistics from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) showed
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    • 559 8  -  MOST OF THEM FLEE ON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —The number of taxi fare cheats referred to the authorities remained high, even though the first half of the year saw a close to 30 per cent
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    • 705 10 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS WA SHINGTON Israeli and Palestinian negotiators yesterday gave themselves about nine months to try to reach an agreement on ending their conflict of more than six decades in United States-brokered peace talks. The two sides held their first
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    • 607 12 Satellite image analysis of land types shows 79% of fires occurred on small and medium land parcels: Research group LATEST FINDINGS DO NOT CLEAR MAJOR COMPANIES OF WRONGDOING DOW JONES JAK ARTA —The majority of land-clear-ing fires in part of Sumatra island
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    • 63 13 Congratulations to SingHealth for the official opening of “Academia”, for Singapore and beyond. We are proud to work with SingHealth to make “Academia” a reality, and a privilege to work with its healthcare professionals to deliver an excellent healthcare diagnosis and treatment facility in a stimulating, and collaborative environment that
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  • comment &analysis
    • 1012 14  - Big invention does not happen overnight or in 5 years THE INNOVATION SERIES JAMES DYSON Sir James Dyson is an inventor and the Founder of technology company Dyson. In 2010, Singapore committed S$16.1 billion to fund research, innovation and enterprise over five years. A smart move providing the foundation and
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    • 1136 18  -  GOVERNMENT RUCHIR SHARMA Ruchir Sharma, the author of Breakout Nations, is head of emerging markets and global macro at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Still-smouldering protests from Egypt to Brazil have set off a race among scholars and journalists to identify the roots
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    • 137 14 Often, even successful leaders have gotten complacent or overconfident, failing to enact reforms fast enough to sustain a balance of growth across different regions and classes. RUCHIR SHARMA 18 DIPLOMA IN COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY v CPE Registered v Endorsed by Psychotherapy Associaton of Singapore Flexible Installment Schemes v Fast Track to
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    • 453 17 This is part of a weekly commentary series on Innovation that runs every Wednesday. To read the previous articles, scan the QR code on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/cominnovate for the articles. n I "'I'iliHisi today O o Henderson Global Property Income Fund As one of the leading
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    • 210 20 Toggle is now on LG Smart TVs! L z T Theapp is currently available on LG Smart TV 2013 models. www.toggle.sg Available on the J App Store 02 9) su'-'j -"■v -t! mt-fr Uw' ;s •I# m •KWI 111 U’A'M •vr i •in; SI mas CNET Asia EDITORS' CHOICE .at-
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  • voices
    • 306 22  -  FROM WAN KWONG WENG The writer is the Volunteer Chairman at Adventist Home for the Elders. Two years ago, to reach out to those outside of the residential home I volunteer at, we started doing a Quarterly Lunch for a group of about
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    • 202 22  -  FROM CHANG MAY LIAN Do our senior citizens work because they want to or because they have to? Those who have enough savings for retirement choose to retire, or work for leisure. Those who live from hand-to-mouth continue to work because there are
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    • 155 22  -  FROM JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG I refer to this week’s VoicesToday topic “Is Singapore a place to grow old in?”. While some senior citizens enjoy the mental and social stimulation of working, there are others who have to work because of economic reasons. Alas,
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    • 348 23  -  FROM NG SWEE SHOON I refer to the report “US prof’s solution to hospital bed crunch: Peg prices to inflation” (July 29). While inflation-pegged pricing may solve the hospital bed problem by building in an automatic price adjustment mechanism into the healthcare
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    • 289 23  -  FROM ROBYN M SPEED I read with great interest the commentary “Singaporeans pessimistic? Nothing to feel down about” by Dr Joel Yang (July 29). As an observer of human behaviour and habits, I agree there is a complimentary perspective to pessimism. Firstly, let us consider
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    • 18 23 LETTER DON’T FORGET NURSES’ DAY Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/nursesday31july for the letter from Jaya Prakash.
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  • singapore
    • 360 24 Employers here bore over S$2b or 20% of the cost in 2011: Study GOOD, SAFE JOBS VITAL TO ECONOMY SINGAPORE Work-related injuries and ill health led to some S$10.45 billion in estimated direct medical costs, productivity loss, human loss to society and potential future
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    • 375 25  -  KOK XING HUI xinghui@mediacorp.com. sg Singapore— Researchers have highlighted three vascular conditions diabetes, hyperlipidaemia and hypertension that, if treated, could reduce the risk of impaired brain function and dementia among the Chinese population here. This follows a study that found
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    • 190 25 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The Health Ministry has awarded a bumper crop of 251 healthcare scholarships to students this year, a 46 per cent increase from 2012. A total of 223 scholarships went to students pursuing undergraduate studies in healthcare, including nursing and physiotherapy, and another 28
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    • 172 26 SINGAPORE —The prosecution in the criminal breach of trust case against former table-tennis chief Choo Wee Khiang has filed a notice of appeal, asking for the district judge’s written full decision for acquittal. In a statement yesterday, the At-torney-General’s Chambers said
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    • 262 26  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN SINGAPORE —Two youths, who came up with a charity scam that tricked people into parting with their money, were sentenced by a district court yesterday to 18 months’ probation and ordered to do 100 hours of community service
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    • 322 27  -  Users can also enquire about lost concession cards, apply for replacements on their mobile devices AVAILABLE FOR ANDROID AND IOS SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Commuters who need to file a claim or apply for new concession cards can do so anytime and anywhere,
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    • 173 27 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Nurses will now get more help in managing pressure ulcers and preventing falls among patients with a new mobile application. Known as the SingHealth Nurses Pal, the application features an intravenous (IV) drip rate calculator and alarm function to help
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous

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    • 165 27 Connect through SIM Membership Signature Events SIM Members’ Day 2013 m Lead Yourself to Success with our talks on career challenges, communication, team leadership or lifestyle interests! Join us for an exciting full-day programme of talks, fringe activities and children’s workshops. 7 September (Saturday) SIM Headquarters www.sim.edu.sg/membersday SIM Interest Group
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  • health
    • 709 28  -  More men taking up n ursing, 55% jump from 2007 to 2011 A FULFILLING PROFESSION EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE “Congratulations! Is your wife delivering today?” That is the most common response Mr Pethaperumal Chandra Sekaran and Mr Ahmad Khair Syukri Suparman get from taxi drivers
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    • 524 29  -  EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Would you voluntarily take a 40 per cent pay cut for a job that requires you to work night shifts and clean up after the infirm? Ms Faith Tan, a 40-year-old staff nurse at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), did just
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    • 136 28 Health Promotion Board GIVE YOUR CHILD THE BEST HEAD START COLOURS OF THE CHILD MENTAL WELLBEING FORUM r r i. y is* r "s 1 L 17 AUGUST 2PM to 4.30PM LASALLE SIA THEATRE 1 MCNALLY ST IP SSftliS flr' 03WKM hpb.gov.sg/parentingforum 1800 223 1313 As Mums and Dads, we
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  • china&india
    • 343 34 TELANGANA TO BE COUNTRY’S 29TH STATE AGENCIES NEW DELHI —India’s ruling coalition yesterday endorsed the creation of a new state in southern India, a government official said, as a redrawing of boundaries could trigger protests and fuel demands for statehood elsewhere. Civil
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    • 476 36  -  FRESH ALLEGATIONS IN BUSINESS MAGAZINE REUTERS BEIJING —A Chinese magazine yesterday provided fresh details about the charges against former senior leader Bo Xilai, saying he had accepted bribes while he was Mayor of a northeastern city and prevented an investigation into
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  • world
    • 438 38 Rough seas strong winds sending oil to new bay on resort island of Koh Samet ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS RAISING ALARM AGENCIES BA NG KOK The oil slick which has blackened the once white sands and emerald waters of a tourist island
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    • 613 39 AGENCIES PHNOM PENH Cambodia’s government yesterday rejected calls by the opposition for an international inquiry into allegations that it used massive fraud to win re-election and said it wanted Parliament to approve a new Cabinet quickly. The United States and the European
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    • 565 40 US EXPERTS RECOMMEND SWEEPING CHANGES IN DEALING WITH DISEASE THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —A group of experts advising the United States premier cancer research institution has recommended changing the definition of cancer and eliminating the word from some common diagnoses as
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    • 400 41 AP BERLIN Rescue workers yesterday recovered the body of the driver of one of two regional trains that collided head-on in western Switzerland. Officials said it appeared likely that one of the trains ignored a signal. The body of the 24-year-old driver
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  • business
    • 519 42 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS LONDON A $9 billion (S$11 billion) rights issue and a fresh purge of assets are among the measures announced by Britain’s Barclays and Germany’s Deutsche Bank yesterday to meet tougher rules on risk, raising concern among investors that regulators will
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    • 265 42 REUTERS NEW YORK Facebook stock yesterday came within a hair’s breadth of reclaiming its US$38 (S$48) debut price for the first time since going public. The stock has surged over 40 per cent in the past week after the company reported
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    • 332 44 SINGAPORE —Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Trust yesterday reported net profit plunged 25.9 per cent in the second quarter from the corresponding period a year earlier to HK$420.5 million (S$68.8 million), mainly due to lower export volumes from the United States and Europe, higher
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    • 177 44 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE —Soilbuild Group Holdings, a Singapore developer, is seeking up to S$642.8 million in an initial public offering of its industrial properties. The announcement comes a week after two real estate investment trusts had somewhat mixed fortunes on their
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    • 580 45  -  Although some challenges have emerged analysts are generally upbeat about performance of banking sector NET INTEREST MARGINS EXPECTED TO BOTTOM WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE DBS, UOB and OCBC are expected to deliver yet another round of stable results when they announce
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    • 423 46  -  MICROSOFT SEES BIGGEST JUMP PETER YEO peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —While Android phones have been dominating the United States smartphone market in recent months, the latest data shows that Apple has been closing the gap even though its latest iPhone failed to
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      436 47  -  ALVIN CHONG SINGAPORE —Playing the latest games on the go without compromising on quality has been a dream of mine. Ultrabooks, even those with dedicated graphic cards, have lacked power for the most demanding games and many larger gaming laptops stretch the definition of the word “portable”. But the
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    • 608 48  -  S’pore’s favourite football son to remain as Johor Darul Takzim manager FALL FROM GRACE PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Fandi Ahmad’s involvement with Johor football looks to be heading for a close after news broke early yesterday morning that he has been
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    • 434 48  -  AMIR YUSOF SINGAPORE When Vincent Yeo was battling kidney failure nearly two decades ago, little did he know that he would one day lead his country at an international sports meet. But since undergoing a kidney transplant in 1996, the
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    • 308 49 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Liverpool have taken the unusual step of issuing employees with a list of explicitly unacceptable language to be eradicated on a matchday. The guide was handed to staff members not players or coaches who engage with the public
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    • 529 49 AFTERNOON LATEST AGENCIES LONDON Gareth Bale will report to Tottenham Hotspur’s training ground today when the squad resume their pre-season programme, although it is unclear how full a part he will play in the session as he nurses a
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      • 67 49 AGENCIES Luiz Suarez has made no representation to the Premier League to seek adjudication on whether Arsenal’s provocative bid of £1 over £40 million (S$78 million) obliged Liverpool to sell the striker, reinforcing the club’s hardline stance that the Uruguayan is not for sale.
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      • 80 49 AGENCIES Bayern Munich manager Pep Guar diola has denied he wants to sign Chelsea defender David Luiz, saying he is more than happy with the squad he has at his disposal, despite the German Super Cup defeat to Borussia Dortmund in which Bayern
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    • 562 50  -  DEFEAT WILL END LIONS’ HOPES OF MAKING THE FINALS IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE —National football coach Bernd Stange has named a 23-man squad to face Oman in the 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers on Aug 14 at the Jalan Besar Stadium, with
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    • 524 51  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Malaysia’s decision not to include Loh Sea Keong in its cycling team for this year’s South-east Asian (SEA) Games could turn out to be the OCBC Singapore Pro Cycling Team’s gain. Loh had
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    • 507 52 AFTERNOON LATEST THE GUARDIAN LONDON Lewis Hamilton has waved his Mercedes team away on holiday but has cancelled his own summer break as he prepares for the second half of the Formula One season after his emphatic victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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    • 85 52 AGENCIES A Ferrari spokesman yesterday said that team president Luca di Montezemolo and Fernando Alonso were unified in their desire to push Ferrari on to a stronger second half to the campaign.“Di Montezemolo is the first to support our driver’s call to improve the car’s competitiveness
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      • 971 54  -  DIRECTOR CHAI YEE WEI ON WHY HE CHOSE HOMEGROWN GEMS FOR HIS LATEST MOVIE GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg What does a girl in a pinafore have to do with xinyao? Well, both are quintessentially Singaporean: e’ve all seen “that girl in the pinafore” at some point our lives growing
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      • 166 55 REUTERS LOS A NG ELES —It’ll be like watching your Princess Bride DVD with the commentary turned on only director Rob Reiner, star Cary Elwes and Jason Reitman will actually be in the room. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on
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      • 94 55 REUTERS LOS ANGELES —Spike Lee’s Oldboy has been delayed and will now open on Nov 27 rather than Oct 25. FilmDistrict is handling domestic distribution for the revenge thriller, which is a remake of Chanwook Park’s South Korean classic. Josh Brolin stars alongside Eliza-
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      • 490 56  -  INCINEMA CHRISTOPHER TOH GENEVIEVE LOH That Girl In Pinafore (PG13, 115 min) Singapore’s latest filmic offering, That Girl In Pinafore, is a music-infused drama set in the 1990s revolving around the lives of a group of teens who want to live out their dreams. Directed by
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      • 177 56 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LOS ANGELES —How does Gwyneth Paltrow keep her svelte figure? Well, it helps that you are actually Gwyneth Paltrow, for one. But the Hollywood star recently shared her trade secrets. According to the 40-year-old, these included exercise (“I am dedicated to the Tracy
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      • 256 57 Disney and the Weinstein Company to adapt popular book series PRINT TO SCREEN REUTERS LOS A NG ELES —Young adult fantasy book series Artemis Fowl, about a 12-year-old millionaire criminal mastermind, will be adapted into a feature film, Walt Disney Studios and
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      • 153 57 REUTERS LOS ANGELES —Filmmakers just can’t seem to get enough Hillary Clinton these days. CNN Films announced Monday that it’s set to produce a featurelength documentary about the presumptive Democratic presidential front-runner for 2016 that will debut in American theatres and on the news channel in
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      • 403 58 After decades of success in the movies, comedian Robin Williams will make a return to TV BACK FROM ORK REUTERS LOS ANGELES The freewheeling improvised comedy that made Robin Williams a star on 1970s sitcom Mork Mindy will be on display in his new CBS comedy,
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      • 118 58 REUTERS LOS ANGELES —A previously unreleased series of duets from Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury are set to come out this fall, according to members of Mercury’s band, Queen. Guitarist Brian May and Drummer Roger Taylor promised “something for folks to hear” in two
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      • 196 59 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —It’s hard to believe that supermodel Kate Moss hasn’t fronted a men’s magazine for 17 years. So often do we see her adorning the front pages of glossy publications, we’d overlooked the fact that for almost two decades, she has
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