Streats, 28 September 2000
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Title Section21 2000-09-28 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets THURSDAY 28 September 2000 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/200021 words
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Article45 2000-09-28 1 PEOPLE with permanent and temporary disabilities can now find the help they need to make their lives easier at two places the Independent Living Centre at Tan Tock Seng; and the Centre for Alternative and Augmentative Communication at Ang Mo Kio Community Hospital.45 words
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Article43 2000-09-28 1 YOU can now buy certain concert tickets, read about events and select the seats you want online at TicketCharge’s website, www.ticketcharge.com.sg The new service was launched yesterday by CalendarONE. Sistic, the other big player in ticketing, already offers online ticket purchases.43 words
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Article52 2000-09-28 1 MORE women are going for mammograms at polyclinics thanks to a subsidy that allows women between the ages of 50 and 64 to pay $5O for a mammogram. The normal cost ranges from $lOO-$l6O. The success comes at the start of the Breast Cancer Awareness month which begins52 words
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Article, Illustration527 2000-09-28 1 Counsellors say many teens don't know or choose to ignore it but... Underage sex jail THESE two schoolkids were caught smooching at a bus interchange by Streats photographer Charles Ng. Hopefully, it remains that way. Go any further and infatuation and childhood curiosity may land them in trouble with thePic: Charles Ng - 527 words
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Article, Illustration151 2000-09-28 2 Want to be a millionaire? Going by ine odds dream on... THE Singapore Sweep prize money has snowballed to $6 million and the tills are ringing for Singapore Pools. Having snowballed 30 times since May 1998, the premium prize money for the Singapore Sweep October draw hit an alltime highPic: ST - 151 words
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Article270 2000-09-28 3 Bosses will not lose their right to retrench Workers EXECUTIVES can soon join the same unions as non-executive colleagues to protect themselves against unfair job loss. The Industrial Relations Act will be amended for them to be members of unions set up for their lower-ranked270 words
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Article, Illustration230 2000-09-28 3 When you see a litterbug serv*ng a corrective work order (CWO) in public places, chances ar e that person smokes. Eight out of 10 litterbugs tapped with CWOs last year e arned them by dumping cigarette butts. Yesterday, 26 of the 54230 words
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Article240 2000-09-28 3 jp would be more than happy to increase the number of cabs Mr Yang Ban Seng, Comfort Transportation general manager GOOD news for taxi users: Comfort cab fares won’t rise despite the recent fuel price hikes. Comfort Transportation general manager Yang Ban Seng yesterday quashed240 words
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Article298 2000-09-28 4 This time; a draughtsman falls prey to old trick AFTER 28 cases where women were cheated in “magic stone” con jobs, the first man fell prey on Tuesday. At 10.30 am that day, 33-year-old draughtsman Roslan Abdul Hamid was walking along Telok Ayer Street when a298 words
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Article284 2000-09-28 4 A CASHIER at the Shell petrol station in Coronation Drive used a magnetic card reader to get data from customers’ credit cards. Goh Poh Choo got the device from her husband, who passed the information to a syndicate, which used it to make fake284 words
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Article121 2000-09-28 4 onekindact. Lester Chong, 13, student: My schoolmate's father died after being attacked by a swarm of hornets. When our class heard about his plight, we donated money to him. Our principal went about raising funds and helping in any way possible. The total amount of money raised was121 words
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Article, Illustration228 2000-09-28 4 Nurse takes father to court HEWAS her former boss and the father of her seven-year-old son. But when Dr Yeong Kuan Yuen, 42, a consultant radiologist with Singapore General Hospital, refused to pay the child support she asked for, she took him to the FamilyPic: ST - 228 words
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Article141 2000-09-28 4 AFLAT at Blk 116, Serangoon North Avenue 1 was robbed when one of the occupants left his keys in the front door overnight. At 6.45 am on Tuesday, Madam Lim Poh Tiang, 42, reported that several items had been stolen while her family was asleep. They had141 words
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Article185 2000-09-28 4 LIANG Siang Huat, 38, was yesterday sentenced to four months’ jail and fined $4OOO for knocking down and killing pedestrian Tie Yong Chong, 59, who was crossing the road. Liang was also banned for driving for 25 years, by the Subordinate Court The incident occurred at around185 words
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Article128 2000-09-28 4 A BLACKOUT occurred at Blk 8 of the Pasir Panjang fruit and vegetable wholesale centre on Tuesday night, affecting more than 100 stalls. At around 7pm, the power supply was cut, and was only resumed at around 7am yesterday, the Shin Min Daily News reported yesterday.128 words
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Article111 2000-09-28 4 A WOMAN is suspected of stealing $4OO in $5O notes from a shop in Wisma Atria on Monday night. At 9.10 pm, a Middle-Eastern looking woman wearing brown bermudas bought a $l6 ring at the Top Shop outlet in Wisma Atria and paid for it with a111 words
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Article, Illustration341 2000-09-28 5 I AM not mad. These words scream at you from the cover of a new book written by doctors from Woodbridge Hospital and the Institute of Mental Health. The title says it all. They were also a patient’s first words when he addressed a public seminar on341 words
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Article186 2000-09-28 5 BINGING is the latest eating disorder in Singapore and other parts of the world. Dr Lee Ee Lian, who oversees the Eating Disorders Clinic at Woodbridge Hospital, said bingers “tend to be adults in their 20s to 40s. They are unable to stop186 words
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Article, Illustration75 2000-09-28 5 Our weather girl says Better stay indoors this afternoon, unless you're thinking of taking a shower in public. There will be showers with thunder in the afternoon mainly over northern, western and central Singapore. Temperature will go up to 32 degrees Celsius. Missing the beach? Then catch the high tidePic: Charles Ng - 75 words
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Article53 2000-09-28 5 Are you thinking of buying a flat under the Rent and Purchase Scheme or the Sales of Flats to Sitting Tenants Scheme? If you are, then good news! The maximum tenancy discounts under the two schemes have been raised from $lO,OOO to $15,000 per flat. For more53 words
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Article38 2000-09-28 5 Today is Taipei's Confucius Day, also known as Teacher's Day. Those of you who have Taiwanese teachers, show your appreciation to them. Then again, just wish all of your teachers well you can never thank them enough...38 words
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Article60 2000-09-28 5 Wanna find out more about Down’s Syndrome? Head down for the preview of From the Mouths ofßabes 2000 (MOB 2000) at Victoria Theatre tonight (Bpm). MOB2OOO is a multimedia musical on the pain and joy and the daily experiences of Down y Syndrome shil- dren and their60 words
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Article109 2000-09-28 6 betweenthelines Mr am visually handicapped and enjoy free bus rides provided by all the bus service providers in Singapore. However, a check with the Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) two years ago shows that the LTA refused a request for free MRT rides for the109 words
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Article, Illustration778 2000-09-28 6 Lee Han Shih - by 'Lee Han Shih Business Times SMRT Corporation, Singapore’s only rail operator, has been thinking of ways to increase ridership and profit. There is a gooc way to do it the managers running SMRT should put the interests of commuters first. For a778 words
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Article94 2000-09-28 9 Reuters BEIJING The crew of a Xinhua Airline Boeing 737 jet foiled a hijack attempt during a flight from Inner Mongolia to Beijing, China’s official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. It said the plane took off from Baotou, Inner Mongolia, and landed at Jinan, capital of– Reuters - 94 words
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Article98 2000-09-28 9 AFP JAKARTA Indonesian Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday donned a red beret, accepted honorary membership of Indoensia’s special forces and said she was confident the unit wouldrestore its good name. Accompanied by army chief General Tyasno Sudarto, the vice president visited the special forces or KopassusAFP - 98 words
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Article63 2000-09-28 9 AP COTABATO, Philippines Two children died and seven others were injured when a grenade exploded inside an evacuation centre for refugees, the Philippine military said yesterday. The attack on Tuesday at an evacuation centre in Kabacan, North Cotabato, killed a five-year-old girl and her 18-month-old– AP - 63 words
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Article65 2000-09-28 9 A new Japanese invention can track the location of missing persons. A transmitter attached to the body or clothing finds the person by using GPS technology and beaming his coordinates to a local server. To locate the person, just send a request via a portable terminal to65 words
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Article54 2000-09-28 9 In the old Soviet Union, maps were deliberately published with errors. Towns, rivers and roads were placed incorrectly. Entire towns would be missing in some versions. This was part of a plan to hide the geographic details of the Soviet Union and increase security. But it54 words
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Article169 2000-09-28 9 Reuters Christians added to people's misery, says Beijing BEIJING China fired a fresh salvo in its row with the Vatican over martyrs yesterday, saying the Chinese had state churches to ward off foreign control. In the latest of a series of statements linking Christians to– Reuters - 169 words
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284 2000-09-28 10 AFP The ship's left side was touching the sea and it turned into a slide. One after the other, we fell into the sea Passenger EffiHiou ATHENS Sixty people died when a Greek ferry sank off the island of Paros in the Aegean– AFP - 284 words
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Article118 2000-09-28 10 -AP LOS ANGELES The strange case of the stolen George W Bush debate tape has gotten stranger. The Dallas Morning News had reported in its online editions that the FBI had focused on an employee of the advertising firm doing the US Republican presidential candidate’s campaign-AP - 118 words
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Article171 2000-09-28 10 -AFP BELGRADE Yugoslav opposition supporters’ joy at their candidate Vojislav Kostunica’s election win over Slobodan Milosevic has been tempered by fears at what the President may do in a bid to cling to power. The electoral commission said Mr Kostunica had fallen short of the 50 per-AFP - 171 words
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Article159 2000-09-28 10 -AFP ROME After a 20-year investigation, the trial of the Ustica air tragedy will finally open today in Rome. On June 27, 1980, an Italian civilian aircraft crashed into the sea off Sicily, killing 81 people. The cause of the crash a collision, bomb or even-AFP - 159 words
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Article99 2000-09-28 10 Reuters COPENHAGEN Central Copenhagen’s hippie colony, Christiania, intends to cling firmly to its own local currency, regardless of the outcome of Denmark’s referendum on joining the euro. “If the euro is introduced in Denmark, our internal currency, the loen, will be traded at 7.7– Reuters - 99 words
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Article107 2000-09-28 10 Reuters WASHINGTON The US air traffic control system could be vulnerable to hackers, USA Today reported, quoting a new congressional report. Released yesterday by the Government Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress, the report concluded that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had not performed adequate background– Reuters - 107 words
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Article107 2000-09-28 10 -AFP CARACAS Opec President Ali Rodriguez has claimed that some European states were discreetly dipping into their strategic oil reserves, even as the EU was considering whether such a move was necessary. Asked about suggestions that the EU could release some of its strategic reserves,-AFP - 107 words
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Article108 2000-09-28 10 -AP LOS ANGELES George W. Bush said that recent swings in the polls point to a “really close race” against rival Al Gore and that he is eager to go “toe to toe” with him next week in the first televised debate. Mr Gore, meanwhile, courted-AP - 108 words
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Article87 2000-09-28 10 PARIS Air France is suing Continental Airlines over its alleged role in the July Concorde disaster that killed 113 people and grounded the supersonic aircraft. French investigators believe a strip of metal which had fallen off a Continental DC-10 punctured a wheel on the doomed Air87 words
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Article44 2000-09-28 10 The Study Emy Heather Institute survey A shady affair How many Italian women would be seduced by a man wearing shades? More than one in three. Apparently, shades add mystery, underline good looks and gives the wearer a certain level of sexiness.~ The Study Emy Heather Institute survey - 44 words
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Article, Illustration110 2000-09-28 11 HEAVENLY King Aaron Kwok obviously thinks he’s in for a long reign. The 30-something actor-singer was so touched by his fans’ fervour that he declared that as long as they still like him, he will perform for them on stage even when he’s 50 or 60Pic: Apple Daily - 110 words
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Article, Illustration179 2000-09-28 11 MEDIACORP actress Florence Tan’s star is shining brighter by the day. The 1997 Star Search winner won rave reviews for her portrayal of the feisty Lan Fenghuang in The Legendary Swordsman, which starred Taiwan’s Ma Jingtao and Fann Wong. The 22-year-old will soon be pairing up with Brother179 words
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Article, Illustration196 2000-09-28 11 YOU'VE seen her wielding ice-picks in The Ice World, now watch her brandish machine guns in her latest movie. Japanese drama queen Matsushima Nanako, the current squeeze of Beach Boy Takashi Sorimachi, appears determined to take on roles that will ditch her sweet, demure image. After winning a196 words
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Article138 2000-09-28 11 A POLISH man spent a quarter of his life’s savings to buy a pipe used by former Solidarity trade union hero and exPresident Lech Walesa, Gazeta Wyborcza daily reported. The Pole, a tailor identified only by his first name Jan, took 10,500 zlotys (*****8) from his 40,000 zloty138 words
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161 2000-09-28 12 A BRITISH pensioner who mailed a cheque for 75 pence to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in disgust at the meagre 75 pence ($1.85) weekly rise in the state pension this year was surprised to find it had been cashed. Nora Knight told the Independent161 words
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Article, Illustration199 2000-09-28 12 Reuters GERMAN Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is becoming a boozy pop star. Schroeder jokingly told an autograph hunter this summer to “Get me a beer or I’ll go on strike here!” as he toured eastern states to drum up support for his Social Democrats (SPD). Comedian Stefan– Reuters; Pic: AP - 199 words
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Article, Illustration63 2000-09-28 13 A double blind date with Manhunt finalists... Reporters Sarah Ng and Yvonne Kwok give their verdict on the next page Name:RejiVarghese Height: 1.86 m Weight: 73kg Occupation: Professional model Title won: Winner; Manhunt India 2000 Interests: Music, dancing cricket (was a national player) WearsPic: Charles Ng - 63 words
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Article, Illustration640 2000-09-28 14 Sarah Ng; Yvonne Kwok - by Sarah Ng Yvonne Kwok 7pm- Room 2014, Mandarin Orchard Sarah: My first surprise llfl greeted me at the 1H Mfe. door. Mr Curacao, aka Yvonne’s Carribean V date, flaunted a poser smile in y an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny yellow (thank goodness, no polka PI dot)Pic: Charles Ng - 640 words
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Article, Illustration50 2000-09-28 14 Bpm, TCS 5 Poor Sonja! What A a way for the M] guitar-slinging songbird to get m ousted. Now the sUi remaining sur- IM; vivors must Wm endure the next test of their endurance the taste test. Who will draw the line at eating rats? Watch and find out.50 words
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Article52 2000-09-28 14 11.30pm,TCS 5 There must be a reason why this series is in its eighth season. And if you know the reason, feel free to write in and tell us. The crimefighting duo return in this boobs and thighs police drama that makes no apologies for what it is52 words
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Article, Illustration64 2000-09-28 14 9pm, TCS 8 The dastardly villain, Lianghong, who kid- A napped Jiaxiong for ransom, has A his comeup- A pance when the K kidnappers I skip town with the money. Desperate to pay 1 off his gambling debts, Lianghong sßfi asks his girlfriend (and Jiaxiong’s sweet-64 words
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Article, Illustration73 2000-09-28 14 9pm, Central So far, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams and Julia Roberts have shown that they’re true blue k supporters of the 19 animal kingdom. Now John Cleese 19 adds to the celebrity M and animals quotient f with this visual record of73 words
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Article65 2000-09-28 14 10pm, V V Entertainment (SCV 56) Jade Leong stars as the slick assassin Black Cat, a Nikita-like character, who must combat the invincible Metal Man, a vicious villain with multiple disguises and mysterious powers. With Bridget Fonda, Peta Wilson and now this strange Hongkong interpretation of the65 words
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Article, Illustration389 2000-09-28 17 Guess his job, win a Swatch! Name: Darren Seah Age: 22 Gets on bus at: East Coast Road Gets off at: Depot Road lam... Hyper one minute, romantic the next, grumpy sometimes, and impatient most of the time. Actually, I try to be many things all atȣIP: Charles Ng - 389 words
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Article, Illustration669 2000-09-28 18 Cnristepher Wee - Forget coveting the glamorous life of models and actorssays Christepher Wee. It's just another job ;> speaking by Cnristepher Wee PEOPLE tell me all the time that they wish they could lead my life living on the edge, and jet-set-ting wherever and whenever. So very glamorous, they669 words
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Article, Illustration87 2000-09-28 22 -AP SYDNEY Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich (right) of Germany won the Olympic road race yesterday, pulling away midway through the 12th of 14 laps to take gold in the event. Ullrich, who won the Tour in 1997 and finished second twice, was timed-AP - 87 words
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Article95 2000-09-28 22 -AFP SYDNEY American grizzly Rulon Gardner stopped giant Russian bear Alexander Karelin joining the ranks of Olympic immortals yesterday, shattering the defending champion’s dreams of a fourth straight gold medal in a stunning upset. The Russian, variously dubbed “Alexander the Great”, “King Kong Karelin”, “The Monster” and-AFP - 95 words
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Article, Illustration97 2000-09-28 22 -AFP SYDNEY -Women’s world hammer record holder Mihaela Melinte (left) was yesterday barred from competing in the Olympic heats for failing a doping test a month ago. The Romanian had been entered by her national federation but the lAAF stepped in and ordered her out. She had-AFP - 97 words
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Article96 2000-09-28 22 AP SYDNEY US athletics head Craig Masback yesterday rejected a call by White House drugs chief General Barry McCaffrey to release immediately the names of all American athletes who have tested positive for drugs. In a letter to USA Track and Field, McCaffrey urged Masback to– AP - 96 words
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Article, Illustration460 2000-09-28 22 With the weekend match against Arsenal in mind, he reststop players but Man U crashes to its worst defeat in six years Reuters LONDON Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson defended the selection of his team which was humbled by Dutch champion PSV Eindhoven 1-3 in the– Reuters; Pic: Reuters - 460 words
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Article, Illustration205 2000-09-28 22 Reuters SYDNEY American Venus Williams put a golden finish on a dream season yesterday by sweeping past 10th-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia to win the gold in women’s tennis. Second-seeded Williams defeated the 18-year-old Russian 6-2 6-4 to extend her winning streak to 32 successive victories. With– Reuters - 205 words
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159 2000-09-28 22 Media reports say Luiz Felipe Scolari has already been offered the job Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) Wanderley Luxemburgo insisted on Tuesday he remained in charge of Brazil’s national team after fans hurled abuse at the coach and his Olympic squad on their return to– Reuters - 159 words
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Article, Illustration305 2000-09-28 23 Reuters German spoils Dane Kipketer's dream of an Olympic gold in 800 m SYDNEY Germany’s Nils Schumann pulled off a stunning upset victory in the men’s 800 m final last night when he held off world-record holder Wilson Kipketer The 22-year-old Schumann fell to his knees as he– Reuters; Pic: AP - 305 words
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Article281 2000-09-28 23 G S B USA 29 15 25 China 22 14 15 Russia 18 16 21 Australia 13 21 12 France 12 13 8 Italy 11 6 11 Romania 10 4 4 Germany 8 11 17 Holland 8 6 3 Britain 6 8 5 South Korea 5 7 9281 words
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252 2000-09-28 23 Reuters SYDNEY Jinxed Gail Devers and Nourredine Morceli joined the champions’ casualty list yesterday as both failed to reach their respective finals. The American, a double Olympic champion over 100 m flat but who has never won her favoured event, crashed out of the– Reuters - 252 words
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Article77 2000-09-28 23 AP SYDNEY -Goggles worn by Eric Moussambani, the slowest swimmer at the Olympics, was sold at auction yesterday for U 552,551 (554,336). Eighty people made a bid for Moussambani’s goggles, with the first bid in the seven-day online auction only $2O the reserve price. The soaring popularity– AP - 77 words
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Article, Illustration108 2000-09-28 23 -AFP SYDNEY A touching Olympic story ended in heartbreak yesterday when Kay Poe (right) the US taekwondo fighter who only made it to Sydney because her best friend gave up her slot crashed out in the first round. Poe’s place representing the United States in the women’s-AFP - 108 words
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Article, Illustration133 2000-09-28 23 -AP SYDNEY Carl Lewis (left) has been in Sydney for a couple of weeks acting as a corporate schmoozer, but he pointedly has avoided coming out to watch the sport- he dominated for 15 years. Lewis, who won nine gold medals, said he would go-AP - 133 words
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Article, Illustration56 2000-09-28 23 -AFP BUCHAREST Romanian gym- i nast Simona Amanar (right), who won gymnastics all round silver medal, has refused to accept the gold medal after compatriot Andreea Raducan was stripped of her title, her mother Cristina told a television channel. “As far as I know, Simona will not-AFP - 56 words
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Article69 2000-09-28 23 Reuters SYDNEY Four years after the “Glitch Games” of Atlanta, IBM looks set to end 40 years of Olympic involvement on a high note. IBM, which began its sponsorship at the 1960 Winter Games in Squaw Valley, California, is bowing out as an Olympic sponsor at– Reuters - 69 words
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Advertisement248 2000-09-28 17 YOU take the spotlight every weekday, as the face among the commuters that captures our photographer's eye. Today, our StreatStaris Darren Seah. What's his line of work? Guess and win a Swatch 1900-911-0005 by midnight today. Three correct callers will each win a Swatch. Each call will be charged at248 words
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Miscellaneous483 2000-09-28 18 1 If it's your birthday today, you shore it with w Gwyneth Pafffimk^ Your Daily Horoscope AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 It’s easy to be quickly overwhelmed. You’re off the hook as long as you haven’t made any ironclad commitments. If you have questions, this may be your best chance to483 words
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Miscellaneous315 2000-09-28 19 *i« The story so far, Jia Yuzhen is a 69-year-old renowned antique dealer. He buys an andent screen for US$3 million. A year later, jet black hair sprouts on his previously bald head, and he looks 30 years younger... Has Jia Yuzhen discovered an anti-ageing agent? Or, has he transcended315 words
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Miscellaneous242 2000-09-28 20 «4 ĕ t Seven men came out of hiding to make a coordinated attack on Yan Nantian, but he defeated them easily without hurting them. The men identified themselves as disciples from the Kunlun and Chuanzhong sects. One of the Chuanzhong disciples told Yan it was all a misunderstanding. They242 words
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Miscellaneous79 2000-09-28 23 TV times: Day 13 6 AM: Today at the Games 7 AM: Diving women 10m, men 3m sync final (live) 10.30 AM: Tennis men’s final, women’s doubles (live) 1 PM: Lunch update 1.30 PM: Gymnastics (live) 2.30 PM: Athletics (live) 5.30 PM: Diving women’s 3m final (live) 7.30 PM Evening79 words
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