The New Paper, 20 December 1999
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Article, Illustration644 1999-12-20 2 S GULAM - P SUICIDE BOMB 5 ATTACK ON LANKAN 1 PRESIDENT JM REPORT S GULAM A TV reporter might have saved Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga's life on Saturday night. Mrs Kumaratunga had finished her election speech at 9.15 pm at the Town HallPicture/ Afp - 644 words
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174 1999-12-20 2 HOW did the suicide bomber get so close to the President? To answer this, one need only to look back at the assassination of three other politicians former Indian premier Rajiv Gandhi, ex-Sri Lankan president Ranasinghe Premadasa and former Sri Lankan presidential candidate174 words
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Article120 1999-12-20 2 IN COLOMBO: 1999 Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga escapes assassination bid by a suspected Tamil Tiger "human bomb". Assassination bid takes place during election raity The Tigers hate her for stepping up military attacks against the rebels' strongholds and refusing to hold talks. The suicide bomber120 words
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Article89 1999-12-20 2 T" you that I am in no danger from the have received in this cowardly attack. lam shall he up and about very 500n... I specially call upon you not to carry out any attacks or reprisals to any member of the Tamil community or any89 words
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Article, Illustration414 1999-12-20 3 Ng Hwee Koon - By Ng Hwee Koon SHE is more comfortable carrying mops than bouquets. But not on this occasion. Instead, she had an entourage of eight Mercedes cabs. The senior operations manager for an escort. The managing director to open the car door. And the financial controller toPicture/ Florence Tan - 414 words
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Article171 1999-12-20 5 m EVERY eligible student will have $160 put into his Edusave account next year. So said Education Minister Teo Chee Hean. This money can be used to pay for students' miscellaneous fees and extra educational activities. This year, each student also received $160. The Government is171 words
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Article, Illustration30 1999-12-20 5 MUD DID THIS: Some of the homee In Venezuela that were deetroyed by mud avalanchee on Friday. At leaat2oopeople were killed, and 7,000 are mlealng. Pictured/ ReutersPictured/ Reuters - 30 words
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Article56 1999-12-20 5 RETAIL ORCHARD Road malls are the target of shoplifters. That is according to a study by the Subordinate Courts. But that does not mean shopping centres in eastern and western Singapore are spared. About one in every five cases of shoplifting by youngsters is reported in these stores,56 words
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Article65 1999-12-20 5 Y2K NEW Year's Day will be a working day for some 3,000 dealers and remisiers. They will be at their terminals buying and selling shares in a roll-over exercise to make sure the stock market will hum smoothly when trading begins on Jan 3. But New Year's Eve65 words
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Article53 1999-12-20 5 COMMUNITY MORE students have applied for grants from the Aidilfitri Charity Fund. About 400 applied this year, a 60 per cent increase over last year's 250. Set up in 1992, the fund raises money for needy Malay-Muslim families during the annual fasting month. The grants pay for textbooks53 words
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Article70 1999-12-20 5 j CRIME 1 THE driver of a private bus was arrested on Saturday, hours after a Thai worker died in a hit-and-run accident in Yishun. Mr Sirichet Phut, 33, was flung about 20 m when the ladder he was on was hit by a bus. The driver70 words
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Article57 1999-12-20 6 JOBS U ITS head-hunting season again, reports The Business Times. Head hunters are on the prowl to help fund management firms in Singapore fill senior posts. Some of this is happening because lids on hiring, placed during the regional crisis, have come off And better business means there57 words
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Article49 1999-12-20 6 HEALTH US researchers are working on a vaccine to combat nicotine addiction. The vaccine is designed to keep nicotine, the main addictive component of tobacco, from reaching the brain. Researchers, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, say they hope to begin human trials by 2002.49 words
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Article57 1999-12-20 6 1 ISRAEL ISRAEL'S nuclear reactor at Dimona in the Negev desert will be shut down on New Year's Eve. Israel announced the shutdown "to prevent irresponsible reports" that might alarm the public, said an official of Israel's Atomic Commission. The official noted that engineers have laboured to avoid57 words
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Article62 1999-12-20 6 HAJ ALL 500 extra places that were given to Singapore for Haj pilgrims next year have been snapped up, reports Berita Harian. The Saudi Arabian Government had extended the quota for Singapore for next year from 4,00*0 to 4,500 after a Singapore delegation headed by the Minister in62 words
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Article48 1999-12-20 5 International Herald Tribune: China reclaims Macau and looks toward Taiwan Asian Wa> Street Journal: China regains Macau, looks toward Taiwan New Straits Timet: 'Loyalty to individuals cause of fall in Umno's popularity' BBC news: Pro-Kremlin parties celebrate their strong showing so far in Russian elections48 words
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Article145 1999-12-20 6 in PSXSus ONCE again, a spectre of death has loomed over Columbine High School in Colorado. In April, two of its students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, went on a bombing and shooting rampage in the school. They left 13 people dead in the bloodbath, then killed themselves.145 words
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Article53 1999-12-20 6 The Straits Times: Macau returns to China The Business Times: It's head-hunting season for top fund mgt execs Lianhe Zaobao: Macau's return plays 'exemplary role' for China's reunification Berita Harian: Macau is back in China's arms RCS morning news: Macau greets the day as a Special Administrative53 words
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Article89 1999-12-20 6 Quote Wworthy This was clearly not a case ofStealing from the rich to give to the poor. The money was instead used to indulge her friends and relatives in an extravagant lifestyle. Chief Justice Yong Rung How in his Judgement in the case of accounts manager Lim89 words
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Miscellaneous53 1999-12-20 6 Wr k. Sorry Tin Ma. I auddanty had flat tyr» Juat whan It waa raining Mm mad. Than I had to drfva through Ma aiaaalva traffic Jam for aknoot an hour. Not to mantton toot a falling kaa aimoat hit my ear'a laar and luat whan L. •M A <>53 words
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Article, Illustration71 1999-12-20 7 mui<mui< Mr Lm CJmm I— Um nw bots at Um igmly Piwiip«<it AiMHity !lwn>(iri Once you play with it, you get the fun, and you won't forget the lessons. That's why kids learn computers much f&ster. They approach it almost as, a game, as a toy, to71 words
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Article, Illustration299 1999-12-20 7 Mike Chua - BY Mike Chua THE difference between the poor in Singapore and those in Africa is a roof over their heads. That's the observation of Dennis Abbey quay e, a volunteer with Family Life Centre (FLC). The 26-year-old Ghanaian, who is studying theology in Singapore, enrolled to299 words
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Article53 1999-12-20 7 THE 3rd Lesuretron 8-ball Championship came to a close on Saturday night at Jams 2000 pub at Clarke Quay. Wong Fei beat Genesis for the top $10,000-prize. Another winner was Family Life Centre, which received $8,000 from the organisers and participants. The inter-pub tournament was organised in aid53 words
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Article, Illustration360 1999-12-20 10 A STRANGE thief is on the prowl in Lorong 3, Geylang. Thrice in two months, the thief has driven off with Mr Shi Zhaohuo's lorry at night, only to return it the next day. These days, when Mr Shi,Pictures/ Shin Min Daily News - 360 words
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Article87 1999-12-20 10 THE lorry first went missing three or four years ago. It was later found near Geylang. Mr Shi was thrilled to get it back. Never did he guess that the vehicle plate number 885 would be the top prize-winning number that week, too. On another occasion,87 words
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Article, Illustration759 1999-12-20 11 rV? Making a Difference Her husband died seven years ago, leaving her to raise their two young daughters. This mother wanted to raise them and yet be with them at home. How did she do it and manage to establish herself as a businesswoman. AMBIGAPicture/ Kenneth Koh - 759 words
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169 1999-12-20 11 SHE named her business after her late husband. And Krishnan Employment Agency took off in a way she never imagined. What began as a home-based business in 1995 is now a full-fledged employment agency that operates from a nice, neat office in Perak Court, Jalan169 words
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Article, Illustration240 1999-12-20 12 LAST Friday, we featured Darryl David in our four-part series on local celebrities who went shopping in aid of charity. Among his purchases from Centrepoint shopping centre were three miniature car models from hobby shop, Central Hobby Plus: a kooky Volkswagen New Beetle, a240 words
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Article, Illustration458 1999-12-20 12 H Vibip Ram A 1 Miniature shoes (minimum bid price: $200) Hani A 2 Multicoloured, super-high density carpet from XZQT Home ($300) Km A3 Brass antique telephone ($500) Ran A* Kenzo perfume (with free Kenzo candle holder) ($120) Mm AS Blue wave magazine rack458 words
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Article, Illustration471 1999-12-20 14 It's been four months since a chatty 19-year-old died—mysteriously after a trip to the jungles of Borneo. The family is still clueless as to what killed her. IRENE KEW reports LAURA Jones looked well when the family returned from an expedition intoPicture/ Napa Syndication - 471 words
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Article81 1999-12-20 14 A post-mortem carried out by a Kuala Lumpur-based forensic pathologist at The Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan then, failed to find the cause of death. Further tests on her blood and tissue samples also turned up no leads. An inquest Hi Winchester, Britain, on Laura's death In October81 words
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Article116 1999-12-20 14 To help inhabitants and visitors of that remote part of Sabah, the Jones family has set up a Laura's Memorial Fund to raise money to buy a generator, fuel tank, medical equipment and necessary training for the clinic closest to the Sukau River Lodge. Said Mrs Jones: "Many students116 words
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Article323 1999-12-20 15 TALK about teenage titans. They are students aged between 14 and 17, they model fashionware, and they're hot as calendar pinups. And their fearless leader is only 17 and the boss of a modelling agency, reported The Express (Internet). Alex Simmons has started a modelling323 words
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Article, Illustration18 1999-12-20 15 milium ut* I fef Jtmying more electric Porsches and e t° Show Kfe in ua yet.18 words
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Article, Illustration374 1999-12-20 16 Hue and cry over Miss France's Rwandan roots THERE was much fanfare after Miss France was crowned in Paris last weekend. But it wasn't just to celebrate the fact that France had a new beauty queen Miss Sonia Rolland. The refugee from war-torn Rwanda has suddenlyPicture/ Afp - 374 words
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Article195 1999-12-20 16 Peter Wilson - BY Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY HOLIDAYS are coming up, so it's granny dumping time in Brisbane. Families are trying to dump their elderly relatives in hospitals so that they can go away for the Christmas holidays. They claim a grandparent or parent is195 words
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Article, Illustration287 1999-12-20 18 Source: Wire services. TWO years ago, China took back Hongkong. Early this morning, it was Macau's turn to return to Chinese rule, after being a Portugese enclave for 442 years. Chinese president Jiang Zemin, who oversaw the return of Hongkong, made it clear that he alsoSource: Wire services.; Picture/ Reuters; Picture/ Afp - 287 words
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294 1999-12-20 19 COURT BATTLE LOOMS OVER STORED SPERM THE British couple's son died in a car crash in November last year, aged 36. Natasha and Barry Smith, both 60, want to keep their son's memory alive. So they want a grandchild by using the sperm294 words
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Article, Illustration355 1999-12-20 20 Bond's gadget-man dies in car crash Mr Llewelyn, better known as Q, co-starred with four of the five Bonds in 17 of the 19 Bond films. He made the part his own, becoming an institution almost better loved than Bond himself. Source: Wire Services. VETERAN actor Desmond Llewelyn,Source: Wire Services. - 355 words
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Article, Illustration448 1999-12-20 20 YVONNE LIM - ET CETERA WITH YVONNE LIM THEN there's the one making the e-space rounds about the redhead, brunette and blonde swimming the English Channel. Some hours after starting out, the redhead paddles in first. An hour later, the panting brunette splashes in. Time passes. Worried448 words
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Article, Illustration212 1999-12-20 22 I'M a 17-year-old girl taking the O levels this year. Lh*. I want to pursue a writing career. I have been writing a few stories, and writers in New York, Canada and Israel I have been in contact with have urged me to send my stories212 words
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Article183 1999-12-20 22 rri 21. 4 My ambition is to go to the Singapore Hotel Association Training and Education Centre because I'm keen to get into the hotel and tour industry. But I can't afford the fees. So I have to work as a clerk. I'm trying183 words
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309 1999-12-20 22 I WOULD like to ask about 4 transferring from a secondary school to another. A cousin of mine is studying at an independent school. He's sitting for the GCE O levels this year, taking only six subjects. In Secondary 3,309 words
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Article, Illustration256 1999-12-20 23 I'M 21 years old this year. I am working as a registered nurse. I graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic with a Diploma in Nursing. Come July, my two-year contract with the hospital I'm working with will expire. I intend to pursue another diploma course related256 words
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183 1999-12-20 23 I'M 18 and waiting for my I N-level results. I intend to go to the Institute of Technical Education. But I don't know which coursfes are good and what the prospects are. I don't mind hard work. I also know that after183 words
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Article266 1999-12-20 23 is. 4 Last July, I withdrew from a L*. first-year electrical engineering course at a polytechnic. I did that because I felt that I no longer had an interest in that course. I'm more interested in the office line. At present, I'm working part time266 words
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Article, Illustration663 1999-12-20 24 thf star awards Irin Gan started it all by donning a daring, low-back dress at the 1997 Star Awards. Yesterday, Zoe Tay topped that with an even more revealing gown. And she was not the only actress to bare her sexy back IT was anPictures/ Joyce Lim - 663 words
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Article, Illustration712 1999-12-20 25 ACTRESS WHO EXPOSED THE MOST WHO else but Zoe Tsy? Not just her outfit but for what she said in her thank-you speech where she finally gave the green lights for her wedding ceremony to take place next year. The drama queen said she choee the712 words
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Article, Illustration401 1999-12-20 26 Carol Leong - Ira Joseph's mother first put a sewing needle in her hand when she was three. Now, she creates art with her needle, says CAROL LEONG Text/ Carol Leong What do you do for a living? I make and sell one-of-a-kind quilts. It's where I channel all myPictures/ Simon Ker; Page design/ GuS - 401 words
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Article, Illustration367 1999-12-20 27 Ivan Lim - By Ivan Lim I WAS one of the judges for the Best Categories at last night's Star Awards. I must say I concur with the rest of the judges on the panel in nine out of the 10 categories we had to judge.367 words
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Article136 1999-12-20 27 BEST ACTOR Xie Shaoguang (Stepping Out) BESTACTRESS Cynthia Koh (Stepping Out) BFST SUPPORTING ACTOR Tay Ping Hui (Stepping Out) RFfiT SUPPORTING ACTRESS Yang Libing (Wok of Life) BEST DRAMA SERIAL Stepping Out BEST THEME SONG Stepping Out I Can Take The Hardship (by Power Station) BEST PRIME-TIME136 words
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Article, Illustration330 1999-12-20 28 Seto Nu-wen - By Seto Nu-wen WHAT a bizarre girl. Teenaged actress Christina Ricci has an uncontrollable urge to hurt herself. The result? Raised round scars on her forearms. And burn marks on the back of her hand. Ricci, who is known for her offbeat roles in indiePicture/ Reuters - 330 words
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Article, Illustration259 1999-12-20 29 Florence Tan - FOOD WITH A VIEW Report and pictuiWi Florence Tan HO-ho-ho! Greetings from the Italian chef and angels at Grappa's. Go Italian this Christmas! The chef will serve you delicious pastas and pizzas, while the angels will watch over you while you eat. The angels may not259 words
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Advertisement644 1999-12-20 32 BUXTON PALACE T&Mggip Nestled in the heart of the city, within walking distance from Chinatown and the CBD, is Duxton Palace, a Chinese seafood restaurant filled with rich culture and tradition. y) Take the decor, for instance. Besides big round M tables dressed in pure white tablecloths and decorated with644 words
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1645 1999-12-20 42 YESTERDAY'S PENANG RACE RESULTS Going Good 7 80MCTMiHEDQCH0Q53(11-7) KLOo (7) 1 1 1 (514) 5 GOLD OUST S3 c 50.5(*****) 4 ALw (8) 3 2 2 (468) 12 TURF GOVERNOR 53 (44-11) JSaNudki (2) 4 3 3 (450) 11 STAR POWER 53 (26-6) 8SM (1) 5 4 4 (456) 101,645 words
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Article, Illustration1127 1999-12-20 43 PENANG TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT Apprentice Brethem Tai ran foul of the law again at Penang yesterday, earning another three-day suspension for careless riding. He was astride Race 5 winner Jolly Good Fun. On Saturday, Tai was suspended under the same charge on Race1,127 words
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Article162 1999-12-20 43 Poet-race jockeys urine: Supplement report of analysis; July 10 and 11, Penang July Meeting. The MRA chief analyst reported that five coded samples from the above-mentioned race meeting were received for analysis under the MRA Rules and Regulations. Except for urine sample coded P5913, which was found positive to162 words
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Article, Illustration272 1999-12-20 44 Lionel Lee - English-bred does no wrong in Anniversary Cup race By Lionel Lee HOW could he possibly go wrong with a name like Just Right? The six-year-old English-bred gelding ran a perfect race to win yesterdays main feature at Penang the RM150,000 (S$66,000) Anniversary Cup run over 1,700m.272 words
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Article, Illustration140 1999-12-20 46 FATHER CHRISTMAS ARRIVES EARLY AT FERRARI'S HEADQUARTERS AFP. A MELBOURNE paraplegic has set off in a bid to become the first disabled person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world. Vinny Lauwers, 32, heading off yesterday in his custom-made yacht Vision Quest. Lauwers has beenAFP. - 140 words
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Article, Illustration298 1999-12-20 46 AFP. BRAZILIAN football federation chief Ricardo Texeira has hit out at Pele again for not supporting Brazil's 2006 World Cup bid. And Texeira says Pele's refusal to support his country's bid was only because the federation did not employ Pele's marketing company. Texeira told the local press:AFP. - 298 words
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Article, Illustration683 1999-12-20 47 THE YOUNGSTERS HOG THE LIMELIGHT IN Reuters. AFP. YOU can't stop the "Young Babes". You can't stop Leeds United. You can't stop 20-year-old Stephen McPhail as he scored twice in Leeds' stormy 2-0 win over Chelsea in an English Premiership matchReuters.; AFP.; Picture/ Reuters - 683 words
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Article, Illustration79 1999-12-20 48 THE WEEKEND'S ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP MATCHES ii iiiB DWWiBWii aff in> niioiipi WJtry fJtMHii Kf misses," Mid Raid. UUaJ/np mnA —fiy next on? to cocne along. •Hew* in the right place at the right time to feed ftflpfiall Quinn again. That's what ace striker79 words
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Article, Illustration587 1999-12-20 48 HE ALMOST STOPPED RED DEVILS WEEKEND RESULTS Arsenal 1 Wimbledon 1 Villa2SheffWedl Bradford 2 Newcastle 0 Leicester 0 Derby 1 Liverpool 2 Coventry 0 Boro2Spursl Sunderland 2 Saints 0 Watford 1 Everton 3 West Ham 2 Man United 4 TOMORROW FA CUP (3rd Round replays) Evertonv Exeter GillinghamvReuters.; Picture/ Reuters - 587 words
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Article, Illustration358 1999-12-20 49 EUROPE KKKOFF: FRANCE: ITALY: SPAIN 'YOU DESERVE ONLY OUR CONTEMPT AND OUR SILENCE' FRANCE: AFP. THE fans boo and refuse to sing for their club. The players have had enough and want out such are the happenings at troubled French giant Marseille. Matters came to aAFP.; Picture/ Afp - 358 words
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Article278 1999-12-20 49 Reuters. LAZIO opened up a two-point gap at the top of Serie A yesterday as second-placed Juventus was held to a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina. Croat Igor Tudor headed Juve into a 17th minute lead, only for Argentine Gabriel Batistuta to level three minutes later. When Tudor headed homeReuters. - 278 words
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Article146 1999-12-20 49 Reuters. BARCELONA has recovered its winning touch. The champion needed a brilliant 30-metre strike from Dutch winger Boudewijn Zenden to earn a 2-1 home victory over Atletico Madrid. Louis van Gaal's side, who had won just one of its previous six league games, took the lead through Luis EnriqueReuters. - 146 words
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Article, Illustration614 1999-12-20 50 Lim Han Ming - By Lim Han Ming s. YOU breach the salary caps, we dock your points. That's the latest warning issued by the S-League to the 12 clubs. Any club which circumvents the salary ceiling will have to face the wrath of the Disciplinary Committee. When found guilty, the dub concerned614 words
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Article, Illustration376 1999-12-20 51 GAZZA ON THE MOVE... FORMER England star Paul Gascoigne may soon ply his trade in the United States or even Malaysia. The 32-year-old midfield maestro, who is hard pressed to gain an automatic place in his present English Premiership club, Middlesbrough, is reported to have begun mapping376 words
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Miscellaneous36 1999-12-20 46 (Setocted 10pm: Bowling: Taipei Masters (LIVE, ESPN Channels 23 25) Italian Serie A: Fiorentina v Juventus (Football Channel 22) NBA: LA Lakers v Toronto Raptors (Premiere 12) 11.30pm: Beach Volleyball: Brazilian Open (STAR Sports Channel 24)36 words
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