Today, 8 February 2014, Afternoon Edition

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  • hot news
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      I was shocked to hear about the naming of warship: Daughter of victim
      862 2  -  Mother’s death in attack left her andfive siblings orphans; but she had considered the matter closed till now ‘IT IS STILL VERY PAINFUL WHENEVER WE PASS MACDONALD HOUSE’ LIN YANQIN Assistant News Editor yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING CHANNELNEWSASIA
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      Lock icon Weak jobs report could prompt Fed to rethink stimulus tapering
      550 3 NON-FARM PAYROLLS ROSE BY ONLY SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 113,000 LAST MONTH AGENCIES WASHINGTON —The United States labour market registered weak gains last month for the second straight month, rekindling fears about the recovery in the world’s largest economy as its unemployment
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    • Article
      Pioneer Generation Package should achieve effect of uniting nation, says Chan
      427 3  -  NG JING YNG S I N G A P O R E The Pioneer Generation Package should be simple, effective and easy to articulate, and also achieve the effect of uniting the nation, said Minister for Family and Social
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      Lock icon Cheng Bock invited to Istana party ‘by mistake’
      651 4  -  He was told of error and accepted explanation, so FB post that he was ‘un-invited’ was surprising: Lim Swee Say PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION HAD USED OLD INVITATION LIST INSTEAD OF UPDATED ONE NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In late December last year, former
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      Lock icon Amount of drugs seized, and number of abusers, on the rise: CNB report
      466 4 SINGAPORE —The drug situation has worsened, with the amount of drugs seized and number of abusers arrested both new and repeat offenders rising last year. In particular, cannabis abuse was flagged as a concern by the Central
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      Lock icon Thai political crisis threatens budget, rice scheme, public works
      369 5 REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand’s inability to form a new government has left the country facing a slow-burn budget crisis, with a costly rice-buying scheme close to collapse and public investment plans that were meant to support the flagging economy under threat. Prime
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      Lock icon Thai protesters seek to win over disgruntled rice farmers
      555 5 DEMONSTRATORS COLLECT PUBLIC DONATIONS FOR FARMERS AGENCIES BANGKOK Anti-government protesters marched through Bangkok yesterday to collect public donations for farmers in a bid to capitalise on discontent in rural areas at the state’s failure to pay for rice bought under a
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      Lock icon THAI IMMIGRATION POLICE WARNS FOREIGNERS NOT TO TAKE PART IN PROTESTS
      171 5 AGENCIES Thailand’s immigration police have repeated their warning to foreigners not to participate in the anti-government protests, saying they could face deportation for their involvement. The warning came following reports that Mr Sathit Segal, an Indian businessman would be
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      Lock icon Philippines’ WWII comparison outrageous, says China
      376 5 REUTERS BEIJING —China’s Foreign Ministry denounced the Philippine President yesterday for his outrageous comments comparing the dispute over the South China Sea with appeasement by the West of Nazi Germany before World War II. In an interview with The New York Times this week,
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  • saturday people
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      Lock icon BULLDOG WITH A MISSION
      1844 8  -  Obsessive-compulsive when it comes to his job, Edmund Kwok talks about his first 100 days as the new chief of the National Kidney Foundation THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES WOO SIAN BOON sianboon@mediacorp.com.sg For years, the tradition had been for army medics to practise inj ections on
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      35 8 At 33, Steven Gerrard has reinvented himself as a defensive midfielder and despite some indifferent performances along the way, the veteran now seems to be in his element playing the role of bouncer.ADRIAN CLARKE 26
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  • voices
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      How should we deal with cyber-bullies?
      808 10 Soon, new laws to tackle online harassment will be unveiled. Will these be enough? The debate continued in the post-live show segment of Thursday’s VoicesTODAY ARE CURRENT LAWS ENOUGH? Jonathan Yuen: Yes and no. We have various laws dealing with different instances of harassment.
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    • Article
      We need assessment more suited to the new economy
      328 11  -  FROM PATRICK LIEW SIOW GIAN The downside of an examinationcentric education is the system can be “gamed” to achieve good grades. (“Many Singaporeans’ parenting style not helping children succeed”; Feb 4). The system can be biased towards families who can afford
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      Project work, not exams, better at building discipline
      294 11  -  FROM JAMES SURESH The writer of “Many Singaporeans’ parenting style not helping children succeed” (Feb 4) is disturbed by the proposal to pilot schools without examinations and streaming. I find his analogy of a dirty cup to describe young minds more disturbing.
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      14 10 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon No more trees will be cut, PUB assures Holland Plain residents
      788 12  -  Efforts are taken to minimise impact of canal work, it says, and new trees will be planted to replace the 20 that were felled AUTHORITIES COULD HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH US BETTER: RESIDENTS NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg S I N
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    • Article
      Make the family first with simple gestures, urges rebranded council
      359 12  -  TIARA HAMARIAN tiarabtemh@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E With everyone busy with their own daily activities, families today often find it hard to spend time together. However, simple gestures such as sending a text message or
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    • Article
      ‘Anonymous’ claims to have personal info of govt personnel
      295 14 SINGAPORE —The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said yesterday it was looking into any compromise of employee records and has alerted the police, after being informed about an email threatening to release “personal information of thousands of people associated with a certain
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      Lock icon Bizlink to top up income of low-wage staff with disabilities
      546 14  -  Ten employees stand to benefit from the scheme, starting from April SURVEY FINDS NON-PROFIT’S EMPLOYEES ‘CONTENTED’ WOO SIAN BOON sianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE —Its employees have been found to have a higher level of contentment compared with other unemployed people
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      Little India riot: First man pleads guilty
      360 14  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN SINGAPORE The first among 25 men implicated in the Little India riot on Dec 8 last year has pleaded guilty and was convicted yesterday. He will be sentenced on Monday. Indian national Chinnappa Vijayaragunatha Poopathi, 32, could be jailed for up
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      Lock icon Inspiring sense of vigilance in S’pore youth a real challenge
      568 15  -  To engage them, recent security threats, instead of only WWII events, should be highlighted, says Nexus Deputy Director XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Although Ms Judith Katherine d’Silva was born after World War II, tragic war stories told by her mother
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  • world
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      Lock icon Abe backs Putin in Sochi despite territorial row
      620 16 Japanese Premier’s move a contrast to Tokyo’s worsening ties with Beijing and Seoul PRESSING RUSSIA TO RETURN SEIZED ISLANDS PART OF HIS TRIP’S GOALS AGENCIES TOK YO —Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday headed to Russia to lend support to President Vladimir
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      Lock icon ‘Record’ number of leaders attending Winter Olympics
      374 16 AGENCIES SOCHI (RUSSIA) —A record number of world dignitaries are going to the Sochi Olympics, said Russian organisers on Thursday, a day ahead of the opening ceremony, as concerns grow over security at the games. Russian forces are on high alert to ward
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      Lock icon OBAMA DENIES ICY RELATIONS WITH PUTIN
      231 16 AGENCIES Russian President Vladimir Putin may seek to look like the tough guy in joint appearances with United States President Barack Obama (picture), but Mr Obama said in an interview that he and Putin have a pragmatic and respectful relationship. “I wouldn’t call it
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    • Article
      Lock icon Airport riot mars end of China’s New Year holiday
      385 18 Delays caused by heavy snow anger passengers, who smash equipment, storm check-in desks ‘NOT ENOUGH SEATS, PASSENGERS HAD TO SIT ON THEIR LUGGAGE EATING INSTANT NOODLES’ REUTERS BEIJING Passengers angry about delays caused by heavy snow started a riot at a
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      Lock icon Heavy snow disrupts travel plans of millions
      81 18 Snow across much of central and eastern China has disrupted rail and road networks as millions headed back to work after the Chinese New Year holidays, state media reported. Cold weather this week has led to blocked highways and more road accidents. In
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      Lock icon Hong Kong police defuse US bomb dropped in World War II
      452 18 AGENCIES HONG KONG Hong Kong police yesterday dismantled the biggest World War II-era bomb found in the city in decades, after evacuating more than 2,200 people from nearby offices, apartments and hotels. The discovery on Thursday afternoon of the
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    • Article
      Lock icon 7 arrested in another gang rape case in India
      379 18 AGENCIES KOLKATA (INDIA) Indian police say they have arrested seven people for allegedly raping a co-worker’s wife and aunt in India’s West Bengal state. A rash of rapes in India has sparked widespread outrage over chronic sexual violence and government failures
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      Lock icon Court throws out Pakatan’s bid to nullify results of last parliamentary contests
      279 19 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR —The opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) attempt to nullify the 2013 General Election results in all 222 parliamentary seats was thrown out by the High Court yesterday for being “obviously unsustainable”. High Court
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      Lock icon BN parties condemn ‘blood-smearing’ protest against opposition MP
      458 19 AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR —Parties from the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition have joined civil society groups and opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders to condemn a threatening protest against a Member of Parliament who had produced a video that allegedly insulted the
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  • business
    • Article
      Lock icon Genting to make South Korea debut with S$2.8b casino resort
      508 20 Casino operator to co-develop Resorts World Jeju with Chinese property company PROJECT TO BE MODELLED AFTER RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA AGENCIES HONG KONG Resorts World is going to South Korea. Casino operator Genting Singapore which runs Resorts World Sentosa will co-develop
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      Lock icon Right time to tweak property cooling measures: CDL Chief
      612 20  -  LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@med iacorp.com .sg amounts.” additional reporting BYTAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE The head of Singapore’s second-largest listed developer has called on the Government to review its property cooling measures in light of a slowing property market and global economic concerns.
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    • Article
      Great Eastern’s Q4 profit falls 26%
      226 20 SINGAPORE Insurer Great Eastern Holdings said yesterday net profit for the fourth quarter plunged 26 per cent to S$165.9 million, because of exceptional items and revaluation losses. Income from its insurance business decreased 23 per cent to S$172.1 million, partly because of the combined
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  • sports
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      Lock icon AN EYE ON THE COMPETITION
      724 22  -  Singapore’s athletes wary of South-east Asian rivals ahead of 2015 SEA Games STAYING AHEAD OF THE PACK LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Even as they were recognised for their efforts at last December’s South-east Asian (SEA) Games in Myanmar, Singapore’s top athletes know they can
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      Lock icon SEA GAMES CHAMPS LOOK TO OVERCOME FUNDING HURDLE
      445 22  -  ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE —Within a month of winning Singapore’s first SEA Games gold medal in cycling in 16 years at last December’s SEA Games in Myanmar, Dinah Chan received a call from a potential corporate sponsor pledging her monetary support. The news
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      Lock icon OUT FOR A WIN
      567 24  -  But Terengganu wary of Fandi’s wounded LionsXII LIONSXII V TERENGGANU IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With 11 new players, including three foreign signings, Terengganu mean business in reviving the state team’s fortunes in Malaysian football. As a measure of their intent, they have also lured back
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      Lock icon CATCH MOK AT THE MEDIACORP HONG BAO RUN
      385 24  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Reigning South-east Asian (SEA) Games men’s marathon champion Mok Ying Ren will be gunning for the top prize of S$2,888 at the inaugural 2014 MediaCorp Hong Bao Run, which flags off at Nicoll Highway at 7am on Sunday.
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      Lock icon UNITED BREAK-UP WITH VIDIC EXIT?
      586 25 AGENCIES LONDON —The imminent departure of Nemanja Vidic from Manchester United is set to see the dismantling of arguably one of the finest defensive backlines in the English Premier League. The 32-year-old Serbian defender’s decision to leave, rather than enter talks for a new deal
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      Lock icon BONUSES FOR FIFA’S EXECUTIVE BOARD SCRAPPED
      466 25 BLOOMBERG RIO DE JANEIRO —Football’s world governing body FIFA has ditched bonuses for its executive board, a group that has come under scrutiny in recent years because of several corruption cases. The FIFA executive committee, which is responsible for approving billions of dollars’ worth
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      Lock icon GERRARD HOLDS THE KEY IN THIS SEASON-DEFINER
      761 26  -  MIDFIELD BATTLE WITH OZIL WILL BE HIS STIFFEST TEST YET COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg TODAY’s EPL analyst Adrian Clarke is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of English football. Now an experienced sports journalist, he writes for many
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    • Article
      SWANSEA V CARD IFF: NO GLORY ON THEIR MINDS, JUST SURVIVAL
      288 26  -  ADRIAN CLARKE The promise of a glorious, joyful season for Welsh football has been savagely swept away by the brutal winds of change. What should have been a 10-month celebration for a country proud to boast two top-flight representatives
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      83 26 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw Hwvanc] Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) iPit.™! Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Ip Y(i) Always play with care. |responslblyj Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account Service.
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      71 26 LIVE FIXTURES Tonight, 8.45pm Channel mioTV StarHub Liverpool v Arsenal 102 227 Tonight, 10.55pm Chelsea v Newcastle 102 227 Norwich v Man City 103 228 Southampton v Stoke 104 229 Aston Villa v West Ham 105 230 Sunderland v Hull 106 231 C Palace v West Brom 107 232 Tomorrow,
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      53 27 FORGOTTEN SPACE GERALDINE KANG’S HAUNTING IMAGES DEFINE HERFIRST SOLO EXHIBITION 30 HAPPY TRAILS MING BRIDGES IS LOVING HER MUSICAL METAMORPHOSIS 31 SATURDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2014 FAMILY OUTING A GUIDE TO MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR WEEKEND 32 LADIES LEADING PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON DEFINING FEMALE ROLES IN THEATRE 28 ILLUSTR
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  • T TODAY
    • arts
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        Lock icon WOMEN ON TOP
        1588 28  -  THE FAIRER SEX TAKES CENTRESTAGE THIS MONTH MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg From a plus-sized lady to a famously “fair” one, from a lovely tragic lass to a household of feisty females women are set to hit the stage in a big way this month. Three of these productions
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        STATE OF THE ARTS
        166 30  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE —The Singapore International Festival of Arts revealed more topnotch productions in its line-up for August: Robert Wilson and the Berliner Ensemble’s version of Peter Pan, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Mansai Nomura’s Sambaso and Martha Graham-impersonator Richard Move’s Martha@ The 1963 Interview. Details of events
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        Lock icon Quiet revelations
        520 30  -  Geraldine Kang’s debut solo is an intimate conversation with overlooked spaces ART REVIEW: TELL ME SOMETHING I DON’T KNOW MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE —Geraldine Kang’s Tell Me Something I Don’t Know casts an eye on something we sort of already know about: Spaces in Singapore that are either forgotten,
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    • culture&lifestyle
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        Being so happy
        685 31  -  Singer-songwriter Ming Bridges is revelling in her journey of discovery MUSIC NOTES KEVIN MATHEWS features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There’s more that meets the eye when it comes to Ming Bridges. She exudes confidence on and off stage, is very charming in person and seems like a person in control
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        Lock icon What’s on
        730 31 Performances and exhibitions to check out this week TODAY’S PICK (MUSIC) PLAINSUNSET THE GIFT 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW One of Singapore longest-lasting indie bands they’ve been around for 18 years is still plugging away and they’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of the release of their album, The Gift. This
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    • family
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Weekend planner
        478 32 KIDS 12 AND BELOW TODAY’S PICK PROSPERITY PONY RIDES Now you can really gallop into the Year of the Horse or at least, your kids can. Children above three years old and below 35kg are in for a treat as they can get a free ride on a
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    • television
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        The past revisited
        533 33  -  The history of Singapore comes to life in the CNA documentary Days Of Rage EXPLOSIVE TV MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Every time I watch an episode of Channel NewsAsia’s historical documentary Days Of Rage, I think, “If only this programme had been on while I was studying
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  • WORLD TRENDS
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      829 2  -  INTELLIGENCE/ BAHEY ELDIN HASSAN BaheyeldinHassan is the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies. Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY When Egypt’s military leaders gave Field Marshal Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi the go-ahead to run in the presidential elections, they set the stage
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      Lock icon Israel Quietly Aids Wounded Syrians
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      673 6  -  By DAN BILEFSKY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY PARIS In the tiny Mediterranean island nation of Malta, foreigners are quite welcome if they are willing to hand over 1.15 million euros, or $1.55 million, to buy a Maltese passport. Motivated in part
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  • MONEY & BUSINESS
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      820 8  -  By NATHANIEL POPPER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY REYKJAVIK, Iceland A glass building on the waterfront here used to be the headquarters of Kaupthing, a banking giant with operations throughout the world. Now, it houses the small Arion Bank, doing business only
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      815 10  -  By KENNETH CHANG THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY HOUSTON In space, the body’s fluids float upward, into the chest and the head. Legs atrophy, faces puff, and pressure inside the skull rises. “Your head actually feels bloated,” said Mark
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      558 10  -  By ANNE EISENBERG THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY They aren’t taking any chances at Barclays Bank in Britain. Stating an account number isn’t enough to get to your money. As an additional safeguard, a program analyzes customers’ voices to make sure
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  • ONLINE
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      Lock icon Schools Use Internet To Monitor Students
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