The New Paper, 6 August 2001

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  • NEWS
    • 575 2 PR M POINTS TO PAS TALIBAN LINK ON Saturday, Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that some members of the opposition Parti Islam (PAS) had links with foreign militant groups like the Taliban. The same day, the son of Kelantan
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    • 118 2 THE Taliban swept into power in 1996, after capturing Afghanistan from the Mujahedeen warriors who had fought Soviet occupation. It now rules more than 90 per cent of the country. A devoutly Islamic force, it imposed a fundamentalist rule. Under its harsh laws, criminals are sentenced to amputations
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    • 98 2 THIS MALAYSIAREGISTERED factory bus picking up passengers at the Woodlands checkpoint (right). Berita Harian reports that the buses charge 50 sen (22 cents) for a trip to Johor. Several passengers said more buses are picking people up there now as the number of factory
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    • 677 3  -  By Suzanne Ong THIS Singaporean's home is his castle, and he has cannons to guard it. For as long as Mr Ignatius Danakody, 24, can remember, the two huge 158-year-old cannons have stood at the entrance of his family's Pasir Panjang house. They
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 751 4 Singapore high-roller tells EUGENE WEE his story Top scholar turns pro gambler HIS "job" nets him hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, yet his two daughters are embarrassed of him. While other well-to-do fathers make a living as
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    • 408 4 SINGAPOREANS can't seem to get enough of gambling. Last year, Singaporeans dropped $600 million in loose change into jackpot machines, $100 m more than four years ago. The Institute of Mental Health says gambling addiction is on the rise. Its Community Addiction Management
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    • 347 5  -  Court officials detect something fishy going on BY Arul John THEY would turn up at the Subordinate Courts and offer expensive Rolex watches as collateral. The problem was the watches weren't theirs. Bail administrators at the Subordinate Courts noticed that three Rolex watches
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  • NEWS 10
    • 215 6 YES, that could be the cost of the economic downturn. The figure is a total of estimates from government officials and economists in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Hongkong, Taiwan, South Korea and Bangladesh. The layoffs will contribute to a total
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    • 42 6 PICTURETHIS Derrick Washington waves to the camera as he sits in an inflatable swimming pool to keep it from taking flight along a street in California. The pool is 3m by 3m, and about 0.9 m deep. Picture/ Ap
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    • 65 6 THE childcare centre at Block 491H Tampines Street 45, opened officially yesterday, is special. There, at least 40 children are learning a third language, apart from English and the mother tongue. Non-Chinese children learn a bit of Mandarin. Non-Malay pupils are taught some Malay. The centre
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    • 62 6 HUNDREDS of Filipino troops were closing in on them in Basilan Island yesterday. So the Abu Sayyaf bandits fled, abandoning 13 of their hostages. The 13, including eight children, were among 33 villagers abducted last Thursday from a coconut plantation in Lamitan town. The released captives were debriefed,
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    • 68 6 MENDAKI wants to reach out to more parents through home visits. Through these home visits, Mendaki hopes to help children learn to read and develop a love for books, said Associate Professor Yaacob Ibrahim who is also an MP for Jalan Besar GRC. Berita Harian reports today
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    • 76 6 THE Internet scored a media success in the coverage of the July 17 tin mine accident in Guangxi province. It was said that local officials tried to cover up the tragedy, in which at least 76 miners died. But journalists by-passed a local ban on publication
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    • 71 6 FORGET Code Red, the computer virus that was supposed to have wiped out websites all over the world last week. A new, and maybe worse, version of the computer bug was detected circulating the Net over the weekend, security-site experts said. The latest variant of the bug seems
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    • 70 6 IN Singapore, it's speed dating. In Malaysia, the Cupid Club. Both meant to bring single women and men together. The Cupid Club, set up in Kuala Lumpur by the Malaysian Chinese Association women's wing, has got 150 single women for its inaugural event. But only 85 bachelors
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    • 49 7 POljjfijyELL, BUT... Our economy has generally done well, but...today, it is going through a difficult time. It is not realistic to expect that every year things will always get better and better. Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan at a National Day dinner in Bukit Panjang last night
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    • 330 7 IN FOCUS OVERSEAS Union Bank customers are worried that some of its branches will be closed, given the impending takeover, either by the United Overseas Bank or DBS Bank. So how many of the 30 branches are likely to be closed? The Business Times visited all
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    • 258 7 ON THE RACK THE House has spoken. For most of this year. US President George Bush had been debating whether government money should be used to support stem-cell research, extracted from embryos. Last week, the House of Representatives voted to ban all forms of human cloning.
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    • 20 7 The Straits Times Index stood at 1,655.43 at 9.15 this morning. On Friday the index closed at 1,649.36.
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    • 69 7 Hie Straits Times: Megawati agrees to demands of Muslim bloc The Business Times: UOB looks certain to clinch OUB Lianhe Zaobao: The World Bank warns that the global economy is under threat because of differing opinions between First and Third Worid countries Berita Harian: Home visits to encourage
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    • 55 7 International Herald Tribune: North Korea chief renews arms vow Asian Wall Street Journal: Thaksin's acquittal may prove setback for political reforms New Straits Times: Thank you, Malaysia BBC news: A breakthrough in peace talks between the government and ethnic Albanian rebels in Macedonia on the key issue of
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 559 8  -  Chute girl still in hospital but... By! Sheela Narayanan AT visiting time yesterday, ward 46 at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) was abuzz with activity. Parents walked in and out of the children's ward, carrying fruit and toys for the little ones. But strict
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    • 652 9 Harvard guru: S'pore Inc plan is at end of road, time to change direction How can Singapore adapt to the changing economic scene as China looms large and competition hots up? Harvard business school professor and consultant Michael Porter (below) diagnosed the problems
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    • 77 9 SINGAPORE needs to rethink its economic strategies for longterm prosperity. Some of our weaknesses: Our domestic industries are not efficient enough, which is partly due to a lack of rigorous domestic competition. Costs of living and doing business here are too high. Singapore must improve the capabilities
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  • SPEAKUP
    • SPREAK UP YOUR FORUM
      • 146 11 Mr Lau (e-mail) THE advice given in the article on the prevention of osteoporosis is incomplete. Calcium alone will slow down but not reverse osteoporosis. Most post-menopausal women can benefit from hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and calcium replacement which can reverse osteoporosis. This has the added
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      • 192 11 Source: MSN Health Web MD OSTEOPOROSIS treatment, say the experts, should be individualised. That is to say, no one treatment works best for everyone. These are some of the treatments: Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) with estrogen, with or without progesterone, increases bone density, reduces fractures, and improves balance.
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      • 131 11 Jack Oh (e-mail) THIS is about the article on the MRT directional signboards changing to only one colour for each line. SMRT had said it's because it will run out of colours to use otherwise. But illiterate commuters and elderly people are used to
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  • 802 12  -  ASK DR MONEY NEXT WEEK: Doctor Money answers the question: bit a good idea for me to buy a flat now or wait for even lower prices? LARRY HAVERKAMP EWhat is the worst investment you have ever heard of? It is funny you
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  • 478 13 slice COMMENT AT any time, I have several goodie bags at home. They are stuffed with children's clothes, towels, bags, stationery, toys and more. My goodie bags, tucked into a corner of my cupboard, are labelled "For World Vision sponsorship". I have
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  • WORLD
    • 398 14 PHILIPPINES' President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is making her first foreign trip this week after taking charge in January. On Thursday, she and her husband with a 90-strong delegation, will visit Malaysia. Why Malaysia? Mrs Arroyo is banking on Malaysian support to solvo one off her
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    • 84 14 No need to panic. Thafs not smoke billowing from a plane in distress. Thafs just steam from a high-flying manoeuvre at an air show The Sukhoi jet (known as the Su-27) is part of the Russian Knights aerobatics squad. And it was performing at an air show at
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    • 412 15 Britain has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe and the highest rate of sexually transmitted diseases among 16 to 19-year-olds. MOST of them arrive after school. But sitting in a sexual health clinic in your school uniform can be embarrassing. So a
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    • 333 15 Asia's richest woman reveals how she was released to raise ransom HER husband had a quick temper. She was afraid he would have gotten into a fight with the kidnappers. So Mrs Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum told her abductors, "Keep me, and
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    • 572 16 THE crime was carried out professionally, but the target was an unlikely one. In broad daylight in February, a man entered a Safeway store in Arlington, in the US, and fled through the loading dock area with a grocery cart packed with US$945 ($1,680)
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    • 99 16 SO what's happening? Well, It's just Hongkong actor Anthony Wong and Canadian-born actress Christy Chung having a spot of fun during rehearsals for an action movie, Highbinders. The scene took place in Hongkong yesterday. Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung also star in the
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    • 187 17 LINDA Evangelista (right), who once said she would not get out of bed for less than US$lO,OOO ($17,800) a day, is being sued for fraud by her model agency. She is accused of conspiring with her agent, Didier Fernandez, to keep commission payments which the agency
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    • 437 17 DOCTORS DELIVER PREMATURE BABY BUT IT DIES AP. THE police officer was not on duty. But he was at the wheel of a van, allegedly under the influence of alcohol. And his irresponsible deed took four lives: Three on the road, and one
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  • Hey!
    • 473 18  -  By Jeanmarie Tan BUNDLED up tightly in a black diving suit and looking every inch a suave Mission Impossible-type spy, Takeshi Kaneshiro prepares to descend into the icy waters of the Antarctic Ocean. No, it's not a scene from the handsome Japanese-Chinese idol's new
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    • 241 19 HERE'S juicy gossip, this time from the horse's mouth. Or perhaps tigress. Sweet-faced Zhang Ziyi gushed over how Jackie Chan took her under his wing on the set of Rush Hour 2. The 21-year-old actress told FHM she did not show off
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    • 212 19 WAS it the weather or was she trying to show support for a good friend? The rumour mill is busy guessing why ice queen Faye Wong (right) didn't show up for an event in Taiwan. Oriental Daily News believes that a packed work schedule
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    • 101 19 POOR Kelly Chen It seems Hongkong fans prefer to be shocked than to *3? Songbirds Sammi Cheng and Kelly released their new j music albums in Hongkong last month. But though both albums sold about 70,000 a A copies each, Sammi's had more oomph. Her Shocking
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    • 250 20 Are Spin actress EJ and Eating Air wild-child Benjamin Heng (left) an item as rumoured? They were both caught sporting matching pink tops and cute ponytails. A Fly Entertainment artiste manager said: They like each other." The couple's reply was nothing concrete, as they were more
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    • 119 21 Lina Ng is a perfectionist at heart The Media Works artiste (left) promised she will show us her newly-decorated house when it's done. That was about seven months ago. Now, it seems her Sengkang flat is still undergoing minor renovations. And it is not furnished
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    • Article, Illustration
      101 21 launch. No regrets." But the retainer fee has to go. She said: "It was nice having it. I've only had it for six months but I've managed to live without it before. It's not going to affect my rice bowl." TV Works senior vice-president Andrea Teo explained that since
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    • 264 21 IS this the start of Michelle Chia's popular growth in Taiwan? The Media Works artiste (below) is now in Taiwan to sign autographs to promote the Taiwan edition of FHM magazine. She shares the cover with two other actresses. To think the Taiwan crew specially flew
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    • 278 22 HER TV-cum-VCR set. Yes, she's a TV junkie. Said Lynn (left): "I switch on my TV the moment I am at home and channel surf." She programmes her VCR to tape her favourite shows, Korean dramas Invitation and Fireworks, when she isn't home. She
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  • 376 27 PRIME-TIME TV I HOPE my Mandarin improves by Aug 15. I'm all set to join in the fun when Bai Wan Da Ying Jia (the Mandarin version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire) begins. If you want to
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    • 206 27 i f Hey, Mr Producer Central, I Opm This show celebrates producer Cameron Mackintosh's success with hit musicals such as Las Miserables and many others. A pre-HoMywood Hugh Jackman sings in Oklahoma!. Welcome to New York TV Works, 11 pm Jim finally fats an apartment But he doesn't the doorman,
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    • 688 28 THE MEW PAPER/Monday, August 6,2001 PRIME" TIME TV P*»29 WmM 6.00: Dollars and 6.00: The Price 6.30: News 6.30: Singapore 6.00: Godzilla— 6.00: Sajian— 6.00: Headlines 6.00: News at 6 6.30: News in Senses (Local is Right (Variety) Today (News) The Series MasakApa? 6.02: 6.32:Galeri— Mandarin current affairs) 6.30: Wheel
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  • RACING
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      139 39 VISITING JOCKEYS JOCKEY Jason Holder, 26, has been given a freelance visiting permit by the Perak Turf Club for its four-day August meeting which starts on Saturday. The Australian had ridden on the local circuit in 1998, when he kicked home four winners. Holder will be joined by
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  • SPORTS
    • 482 40 EURO KICKOFF: GERMANY, FRANCE, SCOTLAND OTHER RESULTS: Nuremberg 2 Freiburg 0 Kaiserslautern 3 M'gladbach 2 Wolfsburg 1 St Paulil Hertha 0 Dortmund 2 Werder Bremen 3 Energie Cottbus 2 Hamburg 2 Stuttgart 0 Cologne 2 TSVIB6O Munich 0 Hansa Rostock 0 Bayer Leverkusen 3 AP,
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    • 210 40 Reuters. CELTIC and Rangers will enter their Champions League qualifying ties on Wednesday in vastly different frames of mind after their latest encounters in the Scottish Premier League. Celtic was forced to defend stubbornly in its 1-0 win away to Kilmarnock and Rangers were given
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    • 358 40 Reuters. RONALDINHO said yesterday he was relieved to have finally made his debut for the French club. He was out of action for more than five months because of a legal battle between Paris St Germain and his former club. The 21-year-old Brazilian striker, who had
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    • Premier League Club Protile
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        341 41 Nickname: THE GUNNERS Ground: HIGHBURY Location: LONDON Manager: ARSENE WENGER Trophies 2000/2001: FA Cup runner-up Established: 1893 Points last season: 70 Despite achieving a Double (Premiership and FA Cup) in 1998 Arsenal has not been able to shake off the bridesmaid tag. Its runner-up status last season, both in
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        337 42 Nickname: Aston Villa's surprise signing of the summer, ex- Man Utd goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel should make sure that things are never quiet at Villa Park and should prove more reliable than the erratic David James who suddenly left for West Ham this year. Led by John Gregory, one
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    • PRE-SEASON WARM-UPS
      • 439 43 WREXHAM 2 MAN UNITED 2 MANCHESTER UNITED; Carroll (Paul Rachubka 76). Gary Neville (Ronnie Wallwork 50), David May, Jaap Stam (John O'Shea 46), Mikael Silvestre, Luke Chadwick (Williams 76), Juan Veron, Paul Scholes (Jimmy Davis 63), Ryan Giggs (Ben Muirhead 46), Ruud Van Nistelrooy, (Daniel Nardiello 63),
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      • 163 43 HEREFORD 0 MAN U 6 WHILE Manchester United's "First XI" was being held at Wrexham, its second string was hitting Hereford for six. And some second string it was, with club skipper Roy Keane (left), Dwight Yorke, and Andy Cole in the line-up, not to mention
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      • 480 44 BURNLEY 1 CHELSEA 2 Football365. Emmanuel Petit made his debut but Frank Lampard missed a great chance to impress Sven Goran Eriksson as Chelsea barely edged out Burnley at Turf Moor. The midfielder is hoping his £llm (s2Bm) summer move from West Ham to Stamford Bridge will
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      • 140 44 SCUNTHORPE 0 LEEDS 0 BBC. SCUNTHORPE boss Brian Laws was delighted with his side's display after it held a young and experimental Leeds side to a goalless draw at Glanford Park. The only recognised first-teamers on duty for Leeds were Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Duberry, while
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      • 180 44 MILLWALL 1 TOTTENHAM 2 TOTTENHAM'S winning pre-season build-up continued. The Spurs won via goals from Sergei Rebrov and substitute Les Ferdinand in a highly competitive Keith Stevens testimonial at the New Den. Spurs, who had won their previous six friendlies, won without former Millwall striker Teddy Sheringham,
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      • 477 44 Football365. IPSWICH 0 PSV EINDHOVEN 2 Ipswich received an early European warning as it succumbed to Dutch champion PSV Eindhoven. The Tractor Boys struggled against the Dutch side, which won with goals from Kevin Hofland and Arnold Bruggink. Hofland ended the deadlock seven minutes into the
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    • 422 45 AP. LIVERPOOL re-signed three of its players including England midfielder Steven Gerrard on four-year contracts yesterday. Gerrard, German midfielder Dietmar Hamann and full-back Jamie Carragher signed the new deals ahead of Liverpool's third-round Champions-League qualifying game against Finnish side Haka on Wednesday. Gerrard, 21, will now earn around
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    • 98 45 MORE SIGNINGS... Football news. STEFANO Eranio has agreed to a new one-year contract with Derby County. The former AC Milan midfielder was expected to return to Italy but is pleased to be back at Pride Park for another season. u have played in some of
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    • 135 45 WEST Ham manager Glenn Roeder is in talks to sign Strasbourg striker Pegguy Luyindula. Roeder wants to take the former French Under-21 international on loan for a year with a view to a £5m (sl3m) deal. Luyindula is keen on the move, having rejected transfers to
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    • 454 46 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN'S 100 m AP, Sport365. MARION Jones showed this morning why she hasn't lost a 100-metre final in four years. The incomparable Jones, the Olympic gold medalist, blazed to victory in 10.97 seconds in a quarter-final heat at the World Championships. It was
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    • 174 46 Wire Services. Misfortune continues to dog long-jump legend Heike Drechsler. She quit in pain in the qualifying round, ruining her chances of winning a third world title. Drechsler, 36, felt a pain in her right leg as she warmed up. She tried to compete, but after a feeble
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    • 86 46 AFP. ELLYSA William, a 14-year-old schoolgirl from the tiny Pacific Cook Islands, took 13.375 ec to complete the 100 m first-round heat which Manon Jones won. But she was smiling despite finishing last. "It was fun to get to run against the world's fastest woman." William said.
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