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    14 1 TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING TODAY mediacorp TUESDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2017 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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    Lock icon Budget positions Singapore for the future
    1260 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG Associate Editor cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Making his first appearance in Parliament since he suffered a stroke in May last year, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat was yesterday greeted by his parliamentary colleagues with the thumping of armrests as he prepared to deliver
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    Water prices to go up by 30% by July next year
    1131 1  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg future water demand. A D D ITI O N A L REPORTING BYSIAU MING EN SIAUMINGEN SINGAPORE —Turning on the tap will be more costly from July, when the first of two rounds of water
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      7 1 BUILDING INNOVATIVE, CONNECTED ECONOMY A KEY THRUST
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      16 1 STEPS TO ADDRESS BUSINESSES’ CURRENT CONCERNS ALSO INCLUDED MORE REPORTS: PAGES 2 20 COMMENT&ANALYSIS: PAGE 28
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      57 1 sato STONfl COOLING GEL PDD9 STONACOOLING GELPADS We have no reason... to do something to paint North Korea in a bad light, but we will be objective. Malaysian PM Najib Razak ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF THE NORTH KOREAN LEADER’S HALF-BROTHER, KIM JONG-NAM WORLD N EWS 34 SUPPORT
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  • budget 2017
    • SUSTAINABLE SPENDING
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        New taxes or higher rates needed to fund growing needs
        575 2  -  KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Government will need to introduce new taxes or raise tax rates to boost its coffers to fund growing needs in healthcare and infrastructure in the long term, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat. Without giving
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        Expenditure expected to outstrip revenue for third straight year
        550 2 SINGAPORE —Government spending is expected to outstrip revenue for the third straight year, although the overall fiscal position for F Y2017 is expected to be a S$1.9 billion surplus. Total expenditure (S$75.1 billion) is estimated to be 5.2 per cent higher,
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      117 3 THE SUTD OPEN HOUSE BE AWED AND BE INSPIRED TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD Learn more about our new SUTD Technology Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP), which focuses on technology entrepreneurship and offers a one-year entrepreneurship immersion experience in USA and China. a 4&5 MARCH 10.00AM TO 6.00PM 8 SOMAPAH ROAD r
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      244 5 > CATHAY PACIFIC Life Well Travelled Discover the world with special fares to over 50 destinations from S$228. Book now at cathaypacific.com/sg and earn bonus Asia Miles. Offer ends on 28 Feb 2017. Destination All-in Economy Class fares from All-in Premium Economy Class fares from Destination All-in Premium All-in Economy
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  • hot news
    • BUDGET 2017 POWERING THE ECONOMY
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        Govt to set aside S$2.4b over next four years to kickstart CFE schemes
        550 6  -  TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —To implement the strategies of the Committee on the Future Economy (CFE), the Government will set aside S$2.4 billion over the next four years as part of the Budget, said Finance Minister
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        Lock icon Innovation doesn’t just mean high-tech, as father-son team shows
        605 6  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE —Far from high-tech features or intricately engineered materials, the “innovation” behind the Grow-It-Yourself (GIY) Stick involves an unwanted plastic bottle and a strip of fabric. The Singapore-made device, which waters plants, is the brainchild of fa-ther-son pair Calvin
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        S$80m war chest to help SMEs tap digital revolution
        875 8  -  ANGELATENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —To encourage small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to adopt digital solutions, the Government will provide more than S$80 million in advice and funding. The plans also include establishing a new SME technology hub targeted at local enterprises. Digital
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        Lock icon Singtel moves to seize opportunity in cyber security
        536 8  -  VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE Telecommunications company Singtel has set its sights on a goal: To train 130 fresh graduates and mid-career information technology professionals in cyber security by next year. Upon graduation from the Cyber Security Associates and Technologists (CSAT) programme, the bulk
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        Lock icon Having a web of connections among keys to vibrant start-up culture
        515 10  -  The National University of Singapore Overseas Colleges programme has helped students go on to start companies or interesting careers, and will be built on to include students from other Singapore universities. Here’s how two Singaporeans turned their experience into
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        Lock icon Taking the path less travelled, to make a real difference
        495 10  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE —Had he not ventured overseas and experienced first-hand the revolutionary potential of start-ups, Mr Mohan Belani would have become a white-collar worker in a government organisation or private corporation, the way most of his peers and friends
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    • BUDGET 2017 SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES, WORKERS
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        S$600m fund to help local firms hit the world stage
        440 12  -  ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To help companies innovate and break into the international market, the Government will invest S$600 million into a new International Partnership Fund, which will coinvest with Singapore-based firms to encourage them to compete overseas. Finance Minister
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        Lock icon Innovating with a social purpose
        405 12  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE A set of locally-invented homeware aimed at helping people perform kitchen chores with just one arm may soon be sold abroad, a testament that socially-driven inventions do have commercial potential. Inspired by his late uncle’s struggle to cook using his single functioning
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        Lock icon New scheme to bump up training for job-seekers
        271 12 FARIS MOKHTAR SINGAPORE The Government will introduce an “Attach and Train” programme aimed at helping workers to get jobs in sectors with good growth prospects but where companies may not be ready to hire just yet. Under this initiative, industry partners are
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        Lock icon Foreign worker levy hikes deferred for marine, process sectors
        601 14  -  RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The increases in the foreign worker levy (FWL) for the marine and process sectors will be deferred for another year, after they were put on hold last year. The Government will also bring forward S$700 million worth
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        S$1.4b in near-term measures to support businesses
        521 14  -  RUMI HARDASMALANI SINGAPORE —More than S$1.4 billion in support measures for businesses will be rolled out over the next year, including the enhancement of the Corporate Income Tax Rebate and the extension of the Additional Special Employment Credit, Mr Heng Swee Keat said
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    • BUDGET 2017 GREEN SINGAPORE
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        Carbon tax to be imposed from 2019
        587 16  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —From 2019, emitters of greenhouse gases will be taxed for every tonne of gas they release into the air, sending a price signal to power stations and large emitters to reduce their carbon footprint, said Finance Minister Heng
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        Lock icon Carbon tax could hit companies hard
        654 17  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A carbon tax will put a dent in companies’ bottom lines, but experts say such a measure to reduce the carbon footprint is preferable to other forms of carbon pricing, as there would be minimal price fluctuations for businesses
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        Lock icon New vehicle emissions scheme to include four more pollutants
        872 18  -  KENNETH CHENG SINGAPORE A new Vehicular Emissions Scheme, taking into account four more pollutants apart from carbon dioxide, will replace an existing one from Jan 1 next year, in a bid to get motorists to buy environment-friend-ly vehicle models. The four
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        New three-tiered system for motorcycles announced
        595 18  -  KENNETH CHENG SINGAPORE New big bikes would be taxed more heavily, while a portion of the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) quotas from deregistered motorcycles would no longer go into the Open Category for bidding, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced yesterday. Apart from these
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    • BUDGET 2017 SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
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        Govt to spend S$400m yearly to get disabled job-ready
        461 19  -  ALFRED CHUA SINGAPORE More help will be given to those with moderate intellectual, as well as multiple, disabilities in the form of training programmes to prepare them for employment, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat in his Budget statement yesterday. Currently,
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        Higher CPF Housing Grant, more childcare places to support families
        654 20  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —To make Housing and Development Board (HDB) resale flats more affordable, the Government will increase the CPF Housing Grant for first-time applicants, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat in Parliament yesterday. This was among the
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        More funding for cultural activities, sports to strengthen community bonds
        395 20  -  FARIS MOKHTAR SINGAPORE —More financial support will be given to cultural activities, community sports, voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) and self-help groups, as part of the Government’s efforts to strengthen community bonds, Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat announced yesterday. Over
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      S’pore backs two-state solution for ‘just and durable’ peace
      472 21  -  EILEEN NG SINGAPORE –Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday reiterated his hopes for Israel and Palestine to resume direct negotiations, while adding that a two-state solution is the only way to bring “just and durable” peace. “We have consistently believed that
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      Lock icon Israel, S’pore ‘old friends whose ties are expanding’
      592 21  -  EILEEN NG eileenng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Israel and Singapore are “old friends” and bilateral ties that go back to 1965 have now expanded beyond defence and security, noted Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. During a joint press briefing with visiting Israeli Prime Minister
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      129 7 An initiative by T ripartite Alliance for Fair Progressive Employment Practices When my mum was ill, I continued to work productively with Flexible Work Arrangements It really helped that I could adjust my work hours to take care of her.” 3 3 V V vN lr\ Chong Chee Kheong Despatch
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      556 9 LET'S TALK BUSINESS@UniSIM 25 FEBRUARY 8.30AM TO 11.3QAM J BLK A, LEVEL 1, A.1.09A FREE ADMISSION Leverage the experience of these business leaders to enhance your knowledge of the business world. THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS PROUDLY PRESENTS Ms Jean Tan Executive Director Singapore International Foundation (SIF) Leadership For The Non-Profit
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      152 13 Offers valid from now till 31 Mar 2017 Cheers 5; i 2 for l* >y Image is for illustration purposes only Wlj&AA,! $9.90 n l *u each 8 Characters Available/* wrI t How to participate: 1. Collect alphabet plush to form the name of your loved one. Keep the original
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      159 15 LearningHub GET A HEAD START i DEVELOP YOUR FOUNDATION Give your personal development a boost! Use your SkillsFuture Credit today and advance your skills with our comprehensive training programmes. m Be equipped and maximise your potential with these fundamentals: A Leadership People Management Design Thinking Service Innovation Service Excellence Support
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      233 17 PARI KUAR MDIS Student BE A BEACON FOR INNOVATION 1 ■—i -Z2L.S BE A MONUMENTAL SUCCESS. y MDIS sss^L Management Development Institute of Singapore rnorthumbria UNIVERSITY NEWCASTLE Propel yourself towards success with MDIS Acquire sought-after expertise, flex your creative muscles and put your ingenuity to work. Our industry-relevant programmes will
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      124 19 jcu.singapore.fanpage jcusingaporevideo www.jcu.edu.sg @jcu_singapore (s) jcusingapore JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY SINGAPORE Part-time program Master of Guidance and Counselling Equips you with the skills to become an Education counsellor Upcoming intake commences March 13,2017 For more information or to apply, contact us at: 9788 6833 IHI admissions-singapore@jcu.edu.au Felicia Hong James Cook University,
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Trump, Brexit inspiration for Singapore’s festival of arts
      745 22  -  IDEA IS TO BE ‘RESPONSIVE’ TO CURRENT ISSUES REENA DEVI reena@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore International Festival of Arts (Sifa) will return for its fourth edition in June under festival director Ong Keng Sen. It will be the last year that Ong will
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      Rules governing family lawyers’ conduct set to be spelt out
      940 22  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Rules governing family lawyers’ conduct in divorce and other family disputes are set to be spelt out, to get lawyers to take a more conciliatory approach to resolve proceedings and to ensure they consider the
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    • singapore | sports
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        Lock icon World No 2’s only goal this year: To enjoy every round
        584 25  -  NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After enjoying a breakthrough season last year, when she became the first South-east Asian golfer to win a major championship after clinching the British Open, current women’s world No 2 Ariya Jutanugarn might be expected
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        Lock icon National rugby sevens teams seek double gold at KL SEA Games
        545 25  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE —They may have fallen short of the Singapore Rugby Union’s (SRU) two-gold target at the 2015 South-east Asian Games, but the national men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams will be looking to make amends in
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    • singapore | entertainment
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        Lock icon Trolls worse than zombies, says Walking Dead star
        702 26  -  Although Josh McDermitt gets a lot of love online he stays away from social media MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If there is one thing The Walking Dead star Josh McDermitt hates, it is haters. The 38-year-old, who plays Dr Eugene Porter on
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        Lock icon S’porean’s love of theatre, art led to Hudson Theatre restoration
        609 26  -  REENA DEVI SINGAPORE The iconic Hudson Theatre in New York City reopened earlier this month, after a US$10 million (S$14.1 million) revamp. The main man behind the theatre’s rebirth is Singaporean billionaire hotelier Kwek Leng Beng, executive chairman of Hong
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      252 27 WITH 5 MILLION JOBS GONE IN 3 YEARS: DON’T YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? Take charge and prepare your child for a 21 st century career. SMARTPARENTS PRESENTS the future is now 25 26 MARCH 2017 RAFFLES CITY CONVENTION CENTRE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES ZONE FREE ADMISSION TOP SKILLS THAT
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon Positioning S’pore to withstand international backlash against globalisation
      851 28  -  HOW TO ENSURE INCLUSIVE GROWTH WALTER THESEIRA Walter Theseira is senior lecturer of economics at SIM University’s School of Business. This year’s Budget seeks to prepare Singaporeans for looming global economic uncertainty. Voters in the United States and the United Kingdom have
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      Lock icon S-E Asia: An ‘alternative jihad’ for Xinjiang’s Uighurs?
      1699 29  -  TRANSNATIONAL SECURITY AT RISK NODIRBEK SOLIEV Nodirbek Soliev is a senior analyst with the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, a constituent unit of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. This is adapted from a longer
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      41 28 Let us weigh safety and sustainability seriously. Roadside trees must not be a hindrance, despite their benefits. They are an important part of the city landscape, but above all, the safety of road users and landscape workers cannot be compromised.VOICES 32
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      86 30 Com fori j^Ofi/Cab ComforiDelgro Submit Your LTA Application Through Us For FREE RECRUITMENT roadshow Venue .-Serangoon Central Bus Interchange (Next To SBS Transit 'Passenger Service Office') Booth A Date: 25 February 2017 (Saturday) Time: 10am to3pm Please bring along: np/c Driving Licence, a recent colour passport size photo with white
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  • voices
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      Adopt safer strategy for trees, plants at roadsides, car parks
      333 32  -  FROM JAMES POH CHING PING Singapore is known for its tree-lined roads, urban ecology and community landscaping. Trees make travel more comfortable by providing shade and beautifying our city. I like the Yellow Flame, Muntingia tree, rain tree and especially
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      To embrace inclusivity, bear in mind four principles
      319 32  -  FROM ARNOLD CHUA CHEE KEONG Much has been discussed about being an inclusive society and the need to embrace the concept of inclusivity and/or inclusion. Recently, the president of the Disabled People’s Association also said that running campaigns alone to raise public
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      More vigilance needed where people, nature come together
      207 32  -  FROM MANORAJ RAJATHURAI It is important that we do not overreact to the falling tree in the Botanic Gardens. There is no need to cut down trees randomly because of this incident (“Despite safety fears, most want big trees to stay”; Feb
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      TOP-UP SKILLSFUTURE CREDITTO ENCOURAGE S’POREANS TO UPGRADE
      76 32  -  QUICK HITS ACE KINDRED CHEONG I support the request for a SkillsFuture top-up (“Consider top-ups for SkillsFuture Credit”; Feb 11). I myself have benefited from the S$500 credit and would use such credits further. I am sure that many Singaporeans, young and not
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      81 33 DELIGHTFUL DINING TREATS Brunetti Tanglin Mall Oak Room Restaurant Bar Newton Santa Fe Tex-Mex Grill Marina South Pier Cucina Italian Restaurant Aperia Mall thetwentycavan Lavender Fart Tartz South Bridge Road Mel’s Place Bar and Bistro East Coast Marco Marco Millenia Walk With Feast, you can now savour mouth-watering 1-for-1 dining
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  • world
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      Lock icon Malaysia vows to be objective in Kim murder investigation
      606 34 COUNTRY DOESN’T WANT TO TAINT N KOREA’S IMAGE: NAJIB AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday his government’s investigation of the killing of the North Korean leader’s halfbrother, Kim Jong-nam, will be objective, amid signs of tension in
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      Lock icon Scuffles at Dhammakaya Temple as police continue hunt for monk
      391 34 AGENCIES BANGKOK Monks and police scuffled yesterday at a Buddhist temple in Thailand where security forces are trying to arrest an influential former abbot on money-laundering charges. The standoff at the scandal-hit Dhammakaya Temple represents one of the biggest challenges
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    • world | news
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        Lock icon HK protest leader sets up history duel with Beijing
        828 35 FINANCIAL TIMES HONG KONG —In 2014, Mr Joshua Wong led one of the biggest street protests against the Chinese government since Tiananmen Square in 1989. Now the Hong Kong student activist is taking the fight with Beijing to a new battlefield:
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        Lock icon Second man speaks out about role in Duterte’s ‘Davao death squad’
        544 35 AGENCIES MANILA —Police carried out killings in the Philippine city of Davao under the instruction of then-mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the current president, according to former policeman Arturo Lascanas who said he was part of a “Davao death squad” tasked
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        Lock icon Generator woes threaten Modi’s plan to power India
        831 36 FINANCIAL TIMES NEW DELHI India’s ambitious plans to finally provide reliable electricity to its 1.3 billion people are at risk of failing because its power suppliers are in such financial trouble that they cannot pay the companies who generate the electricity. When
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        Lock icon Deep-sea mining gets a second look
        387 36 AFP BOSTON The risk of running out of rare earth metals that are essential to modern technology has led to a surge in interest in mining the deep seas. Demographic growth and the acceleration of technological innovations in the past 40 years have doubled
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    • world | sports
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        Lock icon Mourinho returns to Chelsea in FA Cup quest
        579 37 Minnows Lincoln City may meet fellow non-League club Sutton United in quarterfinals REUTERS LONDON Lincoln City, the first minor league team to reach the FA Cup quar-ter-finals in 103 years, were handed a tie at either 12-time winners Arsenal or fellow National
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        Lock icon Monaco look to young Bernardo Silva in Manchester City clash
        459 37 REUTERS PARIS —Monaco lose some of their best players every season but they keep attracting top youngsters such as Bernardo Silva, who they will be relying on when they visit Manchester City in their Champions League last 16, first leg
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