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Title Section22 2000-09-21 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets THURSDAY 21 September 2000 Another quality publication of *3* Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/200022 words
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morning rush
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Article49 2000-09-21 1 MORE than half of offices here used pirated software in 1999 said the Business Software Alliance. In a two-month-long campaign it will send letters to some 15,000 small and medium businesses describing the risks of using unlicensed software, failing which it will legal action against errant firms.49 words
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Article44 2000-09-21 1 SINGAPOREANS are unwilling to work as part-time domestic maids, not even for $2O an hour, revealed a Straits Times survey of 15 employment agencies. The reasons: Poor image of the job and dislike for being bossed around by fussy employers.44 words
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Article45 2000-09-21 1 FROM January, teachers can earn university degrees or masters’ degrees through part-time courses run by the National Institute of Education (NIE). Nongraduate teachers can take advanced diploma courses before obtaining a degree in two years. The Education Ministry will pay the tuition fees.45 words
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Article, Illustration280 2000-09-21 1 WHEN Lim Siong Khee failed to click with Miss Cindy Chong, he decided on malice via e-mail he went click-click-click on his ex-girlfriend’s e-mail account, sending eeeeee!-mail filled with obscenity and pornography. Lim, 29, had hijacked Miss Chong’s e-mail account in May last280 words
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Article, Illustration437 2000-09-21 2 by SARAH NG THINK you have good luck? Adopt a duck. Those cute little rubber duckies you see on Page One are back with a purpose to raise funds for charity One hundred thousand of his kind are going to invade and turn the SingaporePic: Francis Lee - 437 words
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Article, Illustration241 2000-09-21 3 Two or more power suppliers will mean cheaper electricity CHEAPER electricity will come your way in 2003. That’s when two or more suppliers of electricity will operate in Singapore. This is part of the government’s plan to free up the local utility industry. Keppel Fels Energy241 words
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271 2000-09-21 3 SINGAPORE has been free from rabies for 50 years. And finally, the United Kingdom has recognised that. The Agri-food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) said yesterday that it had been informed by the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) that271 words
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Article208 2000-09-21 3 Background: On Sept 14,The Straits Times published a report,"Why firms still prefer younger workers." Some of the reasons offered included employers' belief that older workers were harder to train and slower in their work. This roused several readers to write in on the virtues of208 words
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Article163 2000-09-21 4 Verdict: Ong Lai Tong; 35, was fined $lOOO HE thought he was lucky, when the 4D ticket he picked up the day before turned out to be a winning one. But Ong Lai Tong could not be more wrong. He ended up being arrested by163 words
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Article173 2000-09-21 4 onekindact Phyllis Foo, 23, software engineer: IT had been a long day. After catching a train at Yio Chu Kang station, I was looking forward to a seat to catch 40 winks until Bukit Batok. And I was lucky to get one at Yishun station. Then an elderly173 words
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Article, Illustration202 2000-09-21 4 TWO days after a tree collapsed at a car park beside Blk 205, Tampines Street 21, another one came crashing down at Bendemeer Road on Tuesday night. No one was injured in Sunday’s incident. But this time, the tree hit a motorcyclist. At around 10.40Pic: Lianhe Zaobao - 202 words
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Article122 2000-09-21 4 THE body of a 41-year-old woman was found floating in the sea near the Jurong Fishery Port on Tuesday morning. It was discovered by a seaman from a Taiwanese trawler at about 7.55 am. He called the police at 8.02 am. The police coastguards arrived at the122 words
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Article133 2000-09-21 4 A MOTORCYCLE landed on top of a car after the two vehicles collided into each other on Tuesday evening. The accident happened at about 6.50 pm at Bukit Batok Avenue 4, at the car park exit near Block 264, reported the Lianhe Wanbao yesterday. The Singapore133 words
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Article85 2000-09-21 4 YESTERDAY at about 6.15 am, two police officers from Woodlands checkpoint stopped a Malaysian registered car driven by a 30 yearold Malaysian man. They searched the car and found two Thai men, a Thai woman and a Burmese man hiding in the boot. Two of the85 words
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Article119 2000-09-21 4 A HOUSEWIFE was robbed yesterday at the void deck of Block 228, Yishun Street 21 around noon. Madam Koh Khar Sim, 60, was walking to the RC Corner nearby when someone shouted “Auntie! Auntie!” to her. She turned around and saw two men in their 30s. One was119 words
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Article, Illustration417 2000-09-21 5 Let's face •t. We all indulge in some daydreaming everyday. And a favourite time for doing this is while commuting. Streats gets into the head of your fellow commuter. IF YOU are reading this on a bus or train, you are not dreaming. But thePic: Charles Ng - 417 words
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Article, Illustration70 2000-09-21 5 Hi! I'm beginning to call the umbrella my best friend! There will be showers with thunder in the early afternoon over many areas today, with the temperature reaching up to 31 degrees Celsius. If you still intend to go swimming, the high tide will reach 2.6Pic: Charles Ng - 70 words
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Article64 2000-09-21 5 Did you recently receive an information kit mailed to you by the CPF Board? If you have, then you are one of the those eligible for the government top-up of up to 1,700 to your CPF account, provided you make a minimum contribution of $lOO to your64 words
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Article58 2000-09-21 5 The Manpower Research and Statistics Department of the Ministry of k Manpower's (MOM) B labour force survey is on. SB So if your household has I been selected for the > survey, don't shut the door on the interviewer's face. All interviewers carry identification cards issued i by MOM.58 words
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Article82 2000-09-21 5 Want to play a partin breaking a Guinness World Record? Then join the Braddell Heights CC Youth Group, which is having a go at the Longest Paper Clip Chain Record from Saturday noon to Sunday noon. They need at least 80 participants 60 in Group A who82 words
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Article171 2000-09-21 6 betweenthelines /jfwe were less earnest; we might just ask ourselves how we have arrived at our mindless state. We might rise above the chatter that we are in earnest habit of making whether at work or cocktail parties or in the bedroom just to make171 words
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Article, Illustration720 2000-09-21 6 THIS Sunday, I will drive my little boy to his birthday bash, and do so blushing with pride. You see, my little boy will be turning 22. Now, before you start thinking I must have been a mother before I was 10 (I’m not720 words
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Article, Illustration226 2000-09-21 8 -AP TAIPEI On the eve of the first anniversary of Taiwan’s devastating quake, its new leader promised yesterday to speed up rebuilding. President Chen Shui-bian made the comments at a groundbreaking ceremony for a 100home community for quake victims in the central city of Dali,-AP; Pic: AFP - 226 words
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93 2000-09-21 8 -AFP BANGKOK Bangkok is to launch the third edition of its international film festival today, a gathering organisers tout as a major showcase for independent films. This year’s version runs for two weeks, until Oct 1, and will include over 60 films. Featured filmmakers-AFP - 93 words
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Article89 2000-09-21 8 -AFP BANDA ACEH Indonesian troops shot dead five youths and nine other people were injured in separate incidents in the latest violence to hit troubled Aceh, local police and residents said yesterday. The five were killed during a 20 minute exchange of fire between a-AFP - 89 words
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Article72 2000-09-21 8 We often use "first rate" to describe something of the best quality. Why? In the 1600 s, a system for rating British naval ships according to their size and strength was developed. There were six different ratings, with a warship of a first rate being72 words
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Article51 2000-09-21 8 Our stomach muscles contract every 75 to 115 minutes. When there is food, they work on digesting it and make no noise. But when there is no food, the muscles start to stretch and contract like waves. This rhythm moulds the air, mostly digestive gases, in the stomach51 words
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Article, Illustration302 2000-09-21 9 -AFP The Frenchmen slipped away from their captors Tuesday night under cover of darkness MANILA Philippine President Joseph Estrada, buoyed by the escape of two French hostages from their Abu Sayyaf captors, vowed to crush the Muslim rebel§ “and reduce them to-AFP; Pic: Reuters - 302 words
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152 2000-09-21 9 Reuters JAKARTA Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid sacked deputy armed forces commander General Fachrul Razi in a move an aide said was not connected to the violence hobbling the country. Mr Budi Santoso, military secretary at the presidential palace, said President Abdurrahman had also issued– Reuters - 152 words
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Article131 2000-09-21 9 Reuters UNITED NATIONS Indonesia has set out a timetable for disarming gangs terrorising East Timorese refugees, aid workers and UN peacekeepers. But it has rejected a Security Council mission to Jakarta to discuss the crisis. General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesia’s coordinating minister for political, social– Reuters - 131 words
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Article82 2000-09-21 9 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR About 100 supporters of jailed former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim shouted anti-government slogans in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to mark his second year in custody. The demonstrators outside the 100,000-seat National Stadium shouted “reformasi” (reform), the rallying cry of Anwar’s movement that seeks– Reuters - 82 words
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Article53 2000-09-21 9 Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? Why is the number 13 considered unlucky? Or why clocks go clockwise and not the other way round? All your queries, however weird and bizarre, will be answered at Uselessknowledge.com or Mailbits.com. Let your inquisitive mind have53 words
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Article62 2000-09-21 9 Searching for something specific on the Net can be worse than hunting for the proverbial needle in a haystack. If you are looking for something none-too-specific, you might want to discard conventional search engines and tryAskjeeves.com. Type in your query in the form of a62 words
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Article137 2000-09-21 9 Reuters MEKONG DELTA The worst floods in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta for decades have spread to three more provinces in the region. Fed by the swollen Mekong River in Cambodia and fresh monsoon rains, flood levels in the worst-hit provinces of An Giang, Long An and Dong Thap– Reuters - 137 words
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Article101 2000-09-21 9 Reuters WASHINGTON US President Bill Clinton praised Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her “brave example” in fighting for democracy. “Those who rule Burma should know all of us are watching carefully what happens,” Mr Clinton said at the debut of a play by– Reuters - 101 words
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Article119 2000-09-21 9 Reuters SEOUL South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Park Jie-won resigned under pressure over a bank loan scandal. The former presidential spokesman is the second cabinet minister to quit in as many months, and the fourth over the last 15 months to quit in connection with a– Reuters - 119 words
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Article88 2000-09-21 9 -AFP HONGKONG A group of Filipino migrant workers protested outside the Philippine consulate against an increase in a special fee Manila charges them to work overseas. Some 30 Filipinos from United Filipino (Unifil), an umbrella group of some 25 Filipino groups, vowed to no longer pay the-AFP - 88 words
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296 2000-09-21 10 Reuters Chinese in Beijing and Shanghai eager for the prospect of cheaper computers, cars and other imports SHANGHAI Consumers at a supermarket in Shanghai’s bustling shopping district snapped up home-grown fruits yesterday, ignoring shelves of shapely but pricey apples and– Reuters - 296 words
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Article280 2000-09-21 10 Reuters MEXICO CITY A third of the world’s six billion people live in a state of extreme poverty, a state of “brutal inequality” that mars the dawn of the new millennium, the UN said. In a preview to a report on world population due out– Reuters - 280 words
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Article42 2000-09-21 10 gofigure How much more stress does a three-inch heel place on a foot than a one-inch heel? Seven more times The stress contributes to bunions, hammertoes, trapped nerves and maybe even osteoarthritis. American Podiatric Medical Association survey (June)42 words
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Article, Illustration183 2000-09-21 10 Reuters MIAMI Nine survivors and a corpse were plucked from the sea after a small Cuban plane apparently trying to flee the communist-ruled island went down in the Gulf of Mexico during what Havana said was a hijack. The survivors and corpse believed to be– Reuters; Pic AFP - 183 words
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83 2000-09-21 10 Reuters WASHINGTON The US raised the death toll linked to faulty Firestone tyres to 103, while lawmakers cited new evidence showing the company found serious problems with its manufacturing process in 1996, four years before it recalled the tyres. Continental General Tire Inc, the– Reuters - 83 words
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Article149 2000-09-21 10 Reuters NEW YORK Most Americans oppose common methods used by farmers to boost egglaying in starving hens, according to a poll. The practices had wide publicity last month when McDonald’s said it would no longer buy eggs from farmers who don’t treat hens humanely. The phone poll,– Reuters - 149 words
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Article104 2000-09-21 10 Reuters LONDON One of Jimi Hendrix’s psychedelic jackets sold for £35,000 (5585,600) at an auction, Sotheby’s said. The green silk jacket was expected to go for about £20,000. “Fittingly, the jacket was bought by the Hard Rock Cafe (for) the company’s newest restaurant in Manchester,” Sotheby’s said.– Reuters - 104 words
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Article130 2000-09-21 10 Reuters RIO RANCHO, New Mexico A man was arrested on charges of cruelty to animals for allegedly tying a rabbit to his car and dragging it to death, police said. The suspect, Mr Johnny Garcia, 21, faces up to 18 months jail if convicted, said Mr John– Reuters - 130 words
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Article57 2000-09-21 10 Reuters MALIBU Aussie pop star Rick Springfield was arrested on charges of wife-beating after police were called to his Malibu home and found her injured, police said. Best known for his early 80s hit single Jessie’s Girl, Springfield was released on Tuesday morning on US$5O,OOO (S$87,000) bail, Los– Reuters - 57 words
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Article, Illustration200 2000-09-21 11 INDONESIAN timber tycoon Mohamad “Bob” Hasan, who went on trial yesterday charged with corruption, will probably hever play golf again with his famous Partner, former President Suharto. Hasan faces the possibility of life behind bars and the ailing Suharto claims be is too ill to attendPic: AFP - 200 words
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Article, Illustration158 2000-09-21 11 ARNOLD Schwarzenegger is a big, burly, strong hero who can take on the world, right? Not really. When faced with robbers wielding guns and hand grenades, the Terminator could only freeze. Arnold was recently in Mexico to shoot his new movie. Despite being warned by government158 words
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Article, Illustration104 2000-09-21 11 JACKIE Chan has always been an action man. Now he’s set to play an action toy. He is reportedly working on a deal to star in a movie as Stretch Armstrong a toy that stretches and bends into all sorts of strange shapes when pumped full of104 words
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Article, Illustration160 2000-09-21 11 MEDIACORP'S Big Brother” Li Nanxing certainly is busy these days. Right after he finished filming the serial Dare To Strike, he is taking the lead role for another blockbuster titled Here I Come (Wo Lai Ye). No, it’s not a romantic drama160 words
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Article, Illustration25 2000-09-21 13 Diana Ser - by Diana Ser What happens lj when S'pore's queen of female impersonators meets Thailand's top draq queens? Flip the page to find out25 words
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Article, Illustration597 2000-09-21 14 By Diana Ser LIKE Coco Lee, I have great admiration for Kumar. He’s tall, beautifully groomed at all times and most importantly, funny. So when I heard that Simon Cabaret which is rumoured to have female impersonators as beautiful as Miss Thailand was in town, Ii Pic by Francis Lee - 597 words
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Article, Illustration564 2000-09-21 15 Christepher Wee - Ml— personality speaking by Christepher Wee The annual Speak Mandarin campaign is upon us once again. Canadianborn TV personality Christepher Wee, who started learning the language late in life, celebrates IT seems to some people that564 words
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Article, Illustration75 2000-09-21 15 Bpm,TCSS So, we already know who won A the million dol- M lar jackpot, but JR: that still does- B n’t stop us from cheering on the contest- m ants you see on screen, as they scramble among themselves and ***** about each other. Thanks to the show, the75 words
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Article62 2000-09-21 15 9pm, TCS 8 Tragedy is on the boil. Lianghong tries to ditch Sun Hua by using Ruoyan as an excuse, leaving Sun Hua a devastated mess. However, Ruoyan tells Lianghong that the person she loves has always been Jiaxiong, who, by the way, loves Sun Hua.62 words
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Article, Illustration54 2000-09-21 15 10pm, Sportscity i No time to watch I all the events in one I day? Let Sportscity V sum it all up for you. J With the latest reports and footage of the winning per- Y formances, you may not even need to tape your favourite events. Unless54 words
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Article62 2000-09-21 15 spm, W Entertainment (SCV 56) Brandon Lee stars as an honest, upright young’un who becomes involved with the mafia through an accident. He turns into a hardened character when he ends up in prison for six years, but that doesn’t stop him from rescuing his girlfriend and62 words
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Article, Illustration78 2000-09-21 15 10pm, W Entertainment (SCV 56) One of Tsui Hark and Jet Li’s best films, this story is, of course, about everyone’s favourite pigtailed hero, Wong Fei Hung. Wong battles j corrupt Qing officials who attempt to close down his martial arts school, i Nobody78 words
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Article, Illustration284 2000-09-21 17 Guess her job, win a Swatch! Name: Shing Age: 26 Gets on MRT at: Aljunled Gets off at: Outram Park lam... A hopeless romantic. I believe love exists; that one day, I will find someone whom I’ll really love and who really loves me. I feel...Pic: Francis Lee s - 284 words
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Article, Illustration86 2000-09-21 22 -AFP SYDNEY US Open champion j Marat Safin (right) crashed out of the Olympic tennis tournament in the first round yesterday France’s Fabrice Santoro, who had never lost to the new world No 1 in four previous meetings, continued his hold over the Russian with-AFP - 86 words
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Article, Illustration65 2000-09-21 22 -AP SYDNEY Bulgarian weightlifter Ivan Ivanov (left) stripped of his silver medal yesterday, was j “an idiot” for using a banned substance and has disgraced his sport, the vice president of weightlifting’s governing body said. 1 The International Olympic Committee stripped the medal from Ivanov, a-AP - 65 words
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Article81 2000-09-21 22 -AFP SYDNEY Opening Ceremony organiser Ric Birch was not amused by the antics of a fitter and machinist at Stadium Australia who gatecrashed the most dramatic moment of the pageant that launched the Sydney Games. The fitter in question 31-year-old Darren Grech had painted his initials on-AFP - 81 words
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Article72 2000-09-21 22 -AFP SYDNEY Women’s water polo players are showing more of themselves than planned as the sport makes its debut at the Olympics. Their thin, elastic bathing suits are being torn by the dozen, prompting players to swim to the edge of the pool and change into new-AFP - 72 words
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Article, Illustration85 2000-09-21 22 AP SYDNEY Alonzo Mourning (right) will leave Australia following the US men’s basketball team’s game against Lithuania and fly to Miami to be present for the birth of his daughter. He plans to fly halfway around the world, and then back to the Olympics next Monday.– AP - 85 words
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Article, Illustration361 2000-09-21 22 AC Milan's goalkeeper Dida fumbles with a regulation save to give away full points to Leeds Reuters LEEDS Lee Bowyer enjoyed a little help from AC Milan goalkeeper Dida when he scored the last-minute goal that gave Leeds United a 1-0 victory in its Champions League game on– Reuters; Pic: Reuters - 361 words
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Article, Illustration173 2000-09-21 22 -AFP SYDNEY Inge de Bruijn doubled her world record tally for the week as she lowered her own mark of 53.805ec to 53.775ec in the women’s 100 m freestyle semi-final, yesterday “It’s great,” enthused de Bruijn, who set a world record in winning the-AFP; Pic: AP - 173 words
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Article156 2000-09-21 22 'Sprints!', 'Relays!'and 'Marathons' are all part ofthe brothels' strategy to lure customers AFP SYDNEY Brothels in Sydney have mounted an Olympic marketing push, touting “Sprints!” “Relays!” and “Marathons!” in a bid to lure customers. Sex workers in Sydney, where prostitution is legal, have long been forecasting– AFP - 156 words
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Article, Illustration227 2000-09-21 23 -AFP Pieter van den Hoogenband ends Popov's reign by winning the 100 m freestyle for his second gold medal SYDNEY Pieter van den Hoogenband ended Alexander Popov’s reign as king of the Olympic 100 m freestyle yesterday, following up his world recordsetting semi with a-AFP; Pic: AP - 227 words
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Article204 2000-09-21 23 -AFP SYDNEY In the best of swimming action today, Russian Alexander Popov begins his quest for gold in 50m freestyle. Host’s Michael Klim is the favourite for the All-Aussie showdown in the 100 m butterfly. Men: 50m freestyle (Olympic champion Alexander Popov (Rus), World record-AFP - 204 words
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Article206 2000-09-21 23 G S B T USA 10 7 6 23 Australia 7 8 7 22 France 6 7 316 China 6 4 7 17 Holland 5 12 8 Italy 4 2 6 12 Russia 3 7 6 16 Germany 3 4 4 11 Japan 3 3 17 Bulgaria 3206 words
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Article66 2000-09-21 23 -AFP SYDNEY -Top seed Taufik Hidayat crashed out of the badminton men’s singles at the quarterfinal stage yesterday when he was convincingly beaten by China’s Ji Xinpeng 15-12,15-5. The 19-year-old Indonesian has struggled all week to live up to his top billing, needing three sets in both-AFP - 66 words
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Article67 2000-09-21 23 Reuters SYDNEY Malaysia staged a remarkable second-half comeback to snatch a 2-2 draw with Britain in its men’s Olympic hockey Pool A match yesterday. Down 2-0 with 12 minutes to play, Malaysia looked dead and buried, but goals from Zaini Nor Saiful and Raj Keevan, both from– Reuters - 67 words
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Article, Illustration69 2000-09-21 23 -AFP SYDNEY Penny Heyns (right), who set a remarkable 10 world breaststroke records in a twomonth span last year, couldn’t maintain her momentum in the Olympic pool. Heyns won’t get a chance to defend her 1996 gold medal after finishing 20th in the 200 m breaststroke-AFP - 69 words
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Article55 2000-09-21 23 AFP SYDNEY Indonesia secured the first badminton medals of the Olympics yesterday as Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya reached the final of the men’s doubles. The top seeds beat the reigning world champions from South Korea, Kim Dong-Moon and Ha Tae-Kwon, 15-13, 15-10 to guarantee themselves at.- AFP - 55 words
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Article74 2000-09-21 23 Reuters SYDNEY China’s surprising run in women’s hockey at the Olympics, which has seen them knock off two medal contenders, is remarkable considering there are only six teams in the country to draw players from. The Chinese pulled off their latest upset of the Olympics yesterday with– Reuters - 74 words
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Article, Illustration68 2000-09-21 23 -AFP I SYDNEY Singapore’s top woman swimmer Joscelin Yeo (left) came up against the world’s I best yesterday and failed to enter the finals of the 100 m. Her 22nd place finish in the sprint was the best any South- east Asian achieved. Among Asian swimmers, her-AFP - 68 words
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Miscellaneous472 2000-09-21 18 'a Your Daily Horoscope AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 In this time of overtures, you’re still the one who conducts the orchestra. Your creative interpretation is like the Sun finding a hole in the clouds. Don’t waste this gift of power on something that you won’t want tomorrow. PISCES FEB 19-MAR472 words
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Miscellaneous190 2000-09-21 19 The story so far, Jia Yuzhen is a 69-year-old renowned antique dealer. He buys an ancient screen for US$3 million. A year later, jet black hair sprouts on his previously bald head, and he looks 3(f years younger... Has Jia Yuzhen discovered an anti-ageing agent? Or, has he transcended time190 words
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Miscellaneous123 2000-09-21 20 THURSDAY O 21 September 2000 4 ĕ The story so far,» 8* time. He charged at the Celestial Beasts, j* *> iHHfo -r? y 5 tfB®Sfe v The story is about princesses with plans to pit them against of Villains. The other, Hua Wuque, is brought to the palace, schooled123 words
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