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Title Section22 2000-10-12 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets THURSDAY 12 October 2000 Another quality publication of aO* Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats(g)sph,com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/200022 words
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Article, Illustration427 2000-10-12 1 THEY are young and restless. Add recklessness and you have 2,610 young girls seven of them as young as 13 years old having sex, getting pregnant, and going for abortions last year. This is a rise over 1998, when there were 2,475 unwanted teen427 words
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Article242 2000-10-12 1 Violetta Wong - morningri/s/i by Violetta Wong WORKERS, good news: From January, your employers’ contribution to your CPF will rise to 16 per cent of your salary, up four percentage points from the current 12 per cent. You are now just 4 percentage points short of the242 words
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Article, Illustration344 2000-10-12 2 Stephanie Goh - by Stephanie Goh AN ASSORTED group of 20 gamblers housewives, property agents and odd-job labourers was arrested when police raided a three-room flat in Toa Payoh where they were gambling yesterday morning at 6.20 am. The 20 werePics: Shin Min Daily News - 344 words
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Article130 2000-10-12 3 A 28-YEAR-OLD man was charged in a district court yesterday with causing grievous hurt to a seven-year-old boy. See Chai Seng, a gas delivery man, was accused of throwing two Molotov cocktails at Aufa Daniel Roos at a second-floor staircase landing in Block 847, Tampines Street130 words
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Article, Illustration329 2000-10-12 3 THE seven-year-old boy who suffered serious burn injuries as a result of a fire-bomb attack will undergo a skin graft today. Aufa Danial Roos is warded at the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital with 27 per cent burns to his head and left leg329 words
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Article139 2000-10-12 3 A CABBY who killed a motorcyclist after running through a red light received eight months in jail yesterday. A district court heard that on Feb 8, Tibs cabby Ling Teng Wah, 46, was driving on Bukit Timah Expressway towards Woodlands Checkpoint. When he reached the139 words
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185 2000-10-12 3 A FIRM making computer parts got a $500,000 fine yesterday for employing 13 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Integrated Precision Engineering had hired the illegals to work at its Loyang factory, but didn’t check their immigration status. The firm pleaded guilty to five charges of employing185 words
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Article, Illustration224 2000-10-12 4 HE got fired from his job in a computer store. But the 38-year-old man could still saunter in and out of the store as and when he liked. All thanks to a duplicate key to the main door. The man, unhappy at being fired, allegedlyPic: Lianhe Wanbao - 224 words
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Article110 2000-10-12 4 onekindact Rajeswari Gunalan, 13, student It was raining. My friend and I were waiting at the pedestrian crossing for the lights to turn green. Both of us did not have any umbrellas so we were drenched and very cold. A few people with umbrellas were110 words
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Article132 2000-10-12 4 EIGHT youths were charged in a district court yesterday with the murder of a 32-year-old man in Kallang. The youths, aged between 16 and 28, were accused of killing Mr Rashid Saini, unemployed, along Stadium Road, near Oasis Restaurant, on Sunday at about 3.20 am. Mohammad Fadzali Abdul132 words
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Article119 2000-10-12 4 AN AUSTRALIAN transit passenger who jumped from a 6m ledge at Changi Airport on Monday morning died the next day. The 32-year-old suffered serious head injuries and was in a critical condition at Changi General Hospital. He was pronounced dead at 4.35 pm on Tuesday. The man119 words
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Article111 2000-10-12 4 THE employees of a hardware store probably thought it was just another day at work when they opened the store at 11am on Tuesday. Everything looked normal. The front and back doors of the store at the basement of Great World City were not tampered with, and111 words
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Article90 2000-10-12 4 TWO more food outlets have lost their licences because of a string of bad food-hygiene practices. The owners of Prata Villas and Low Wong Heng Food Catering had their licences suspended by the Environment Ministry (ENV) under the points demerit system. Mr Joseph Michael, the licensee90 words
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Article, Illustration263 2000-10-12 5 IF you’re worried your creaky casement window or your maid might fall out while cleaning it, you can now breathe easy. Two windows one sliding and the other casement have been designed by the Housing and Development Board (HDB). In the last four years,Pic: Charles Ng - 263 words
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134 2000-10-12 5 TROUBLED youngsters who need attention will soon get it. And with a little help from the Straits Times. The newspaper is donating $50,000 to help the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) launch a new initiative, ST Train. It will pay for the training134 words
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Article, Illustration67 2000-10-12 5 Too bad it's weekend be a gooddayto snuggle M up in bpa. There'll /M be shdwers with I/m thynder in the morning M all over the island, j M /he temperature will do m up to 31 degrees Ce/s/us.® High tide will reach 2.7 m atPic: Charles Ng - 67 words
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Article46 2000-10-12 5 Fans of Elton John and Carol King can catch their music being played by Terra Firma, a band which integrates African, Indian, Latin and Asian styles of music with Rhythm and Blues. On at Library@Orchard, Ngee Ann City, 7pm. Call 838-5188 for details.46 words
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Article50 2000-10-12 5 If you're a CPF member, you'll enjoy a 2.5 per cent yearly interest rate compared to the average 2.14 per cent interest rate of the big four banks. The higher rate for CPF savings will apply to Ordinary and Medisave Accounts till the end of this year.50 words
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Article50 2000-10-12 5 If you're headed to the airport to send off a hved one, don't forget that you can take Expressso6. It has been extended from Bedok to Changi Airport It operates daily between 6am and 10.10 pm from Jurong East Interchange and between 7am and 11.30 pm from Changi Airport.50 words
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Article, Illustration624 2000-10-12 6 ON Sept 28, the New York Times published a story headlined: “FDA approves abortion pill”. That’s RU-486, the early abortion pill also known by its chemical name mifepristone. The pill has been used by millions of women in 13 countries since the drug made its debut624 words
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Article74 2000-10-12 7 -AFP BANGKOK Thai army officers are to learn patriotism by watching a free Hollywood war movie every month, an army spokesman said yesterday. “It is an army welfare initiative from the head of the army,” Colonel Somkuan Seangpattaranetr said. “We will select quality movies which-AFP - 74 words
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Article92 2000-10-12 7 Reuters CANBERRA The Australian government said it would consider lifting an import ban on Kiwi apples, but only under “the strictest conditions in the world” to protect against potential pest infection. The quarantine measures, which include rigid inspections, special packing guidelines, and dipping of all– Reuters - 92 words
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Article137 2000-10-12 7 -AFP SYDNEY A French adventurer has made history long after his death, following the discovery by an Australian linguist that he was probably the first white man ever to walk across Australia. Henri Gilbert’s recently translated diary reveals he completed the 4,800 km trek from Fremantle-AFP - 137 words
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Article106 2000-10-12 7 -AFP BANGKOK Thailand and Switzerland have ratified a prisoner-exchange agreement to help in the rehabilitation of criminals in their respective countries, the Thai foreign ministry has said. “The exchange in prisoners will enable the prisoners to be near their families and will help speed up their rehabilitation,”-AFP - 106 words
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211 2000-10-12 7 AP JAKARTA A delegation of Israeli legislators has cancelled a visit to Indonesia after Muslim activists threatened to kill them in revenge for bloodshed in the Middle East, officials said yesterday. The Israelis were to have taken part in a 114-nation international parliamentary– AP - 211 words
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87 2000-10-12 8 knowornot BEFORE the Norman Invasion, 13 or 14 was considered the age of adulthood, at least among the nobility. But during battles, it was observed that 13 and 14-year-old nobles were not large or strong enough to carry the heavy armour and87 words
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232 2000-10-12 8 Reuters, AFP Presbyteral Coundlsays the president has lost the moral ascendancy to govern MANILA A group of Philippine Roman Catholic priests led by Cardinal Jaime Sin has called on President Joseph Estrada to step down, saying “he has lost his moral ascendancy to govern”.Reuters,; AFP - 232 words
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134 2000-10-12 8 -AFP ZAMBOANGA, Philippines-At least 17 Muslim separatist guerrillas, eight Marines, and five government militiamen were killed in an intense gun battle in the southern Philippines. Fighting in the province of Lanao del Sur erupted after about 100 members of the Moro Islamic-AFP - 134 words
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Article85 2000-10-12 9 Reuters BEIJING An overcrowded bus plunged over a cliff in the central Chinese province of Henan, killing 21 people on board and injuring 41, police and media reports said. A local police official said the bus was packed with 64 people, most of them farmers– Reuters - 85 words
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Article107 2000-10-12 9 Bernama KLANG, Malaysia Police have arrested a 33-year-old bus driver in connection with the rape and murder of a 24-year-old computer engineer. The engineer’s naked body was found near a road divider at the Bukit Tinggi housing project here on Saturday. Klang district police chief ACP– Bernama - 107 words
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Article80 2000-10-12 9 AP BANGKOK Thailand’s Queen Sirikit will make her first-ever visit to China next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China. Queen Sirikit, 67, will be making the 16-day drip, which begins next Monday, on behalf of her– AP - 80 words
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Article65 2000-10-12 9 Ling Chen Woon was exasperated by long queues for the few car parks near hot hangouts with exorbitant rates, so he decided to put a listing of parking rates at various places on his site. With most shopping centres unwilling to divulge details, he had to65 words
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Article61 2000-10-12 9 Look at all things Singaporean with a satirical lens. Brown Town's (www.mrbrown.com) top draw has been its "alternative" Singapore National Education series, with observations of local life that are downright hilarious. From the national fixation with good food to media boo-boos and government policies. Fans egged61 words
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Article, Illustration302 2000-10-12 9 Hongkong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa wants to curb poverty and believes Self-reliance holds key -AFP HONGKONG Hongkong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa said yesterday there was a need for people to become more selfreliant to alleviate growing poverty in the territory. In his policy address, he said: “We have to assist-AFP - 302 words
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130 2000-10-12 9 -AFP TAIPEI Starting with a formation fly-past over an air base, Taiwan yesterday displayed its “new generation” planes aimed at warding off any military threat from China. The five planes a US-made E-2T AWACS aircraft, an F-16 fighter, an Rf-5E reconnaissance aircraft, a French-AFP - 130 words
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Article160 2000-10-12 9 Reuters TOWNSVILLE An ethnic militia leader in the Solomon Islands threatened war yesterday unless the country’s capital is moved to Malaita. “We have helped others for a long time, it is high time we started helping ourselves,” said the leader of the Malaita Eagle Force (MEF)– Reuters - 160 words
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319 2000-10-12 11 Reuters damaged wire insulation has caused fires WASHINGTON Ageing aircraft may be flying with thousands of cracks in their electrical wiring, USA Today reported yesterday, citing its own analysis of a Federal Aviation Administration report to be released later in the day. DamagedReuters - 319 words
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67 2000-10-12 11 Luis Leiva, holds the leash of one of the many dogs he is walking, near a park in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In recent years the number of fulltime dog walkers has grown, in large part because of Argentina's stagnant economy and worsening unemployment. And what was first viewed as anPic: AP - 67 words
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Article191 2000-10-12 11 AFP BEIJING China yesterday hailed the signing by US President Bill Clinton of a bill granting Beijing permanent normal trading relations (PNTR) with Washington. A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation said: “Permanent normal trade relations between China and the US will– AFP - 191 words
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192 2000-10-12 11 AFR Reuters COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s ruling party took an early lead in the country’s general election yesterday as results trickled in amid several recounts ordered due narrow margins of victory. President Chandrika Kumaratunga’s People’s Alliance (PA) bagged 12 out of the 22 seats– AFR; Reuters - 192 words
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Article50 2000-10-12 11 Singapore School Health survey gofigure. What percentage of our Primary One's are obese? Around 12.2 per cent So are 11 per cent of Sec 4 children. Those who carry their bulk into adulthood will have more difficulty losing weight than those who become obese only as adults.– Singapore School Health survey - 50 words
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Article143 2000-10-12 11 AFP PARIS France’s food health security agency recommended a total ban on the use of cows’ intestines in foodstuffs amid fears over mad cow disease. The move is not immediately binding in this country where cold cuts and dried and fresh sausage, many using cow’s intestines,– AFP - 143 words
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Article111 2000-10-12 11 -AFP LONDON A retired British mountaineer has presented a London museum with the five fingers and 10 toes he lost to frostbite while climbing Mount Everest. Major Michael “Bronco” Lane, 55, who was part of the second British team to scale the mountain, presented his surprising-AFP - 111 words
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Article139 2000-10-12 11 Reuters MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Zhores Alferov on winning the Nobel Prize for physics, saying the rare achievement was a triumph for all Russians. Mr Alferov shared the nearly US$l million (551.75 million) award, given for his work in the *****, with two US– Reuters - 139 words
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Article140 2000-10-12 11 -AFP DAMASCUS Three Israeli soldiers captured by the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah group will only be freed in exchange for “all the prisoners” in Israel, Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said in Damascus yesterday. “Hezbollah’s prisoners will only be freed in exchange for the release-AFP - 140 words
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Article, Illustration181 2000-10-12 12 A PROPOSAL that Britain’s Queen Elizabeth should join in symbolic prayer with Pope John Paul during a state visit to the Vatican next week has been dropped, the Guardian newspaper reported yesterday The decision had been taken because of concerns that it would upset factions in thePic: AFP - 181 words
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Article, Illustration210 2000-10-12 12 DEMOCRAT Al Gore insisted on Tuesday that his campaign’s attack on Republican George W Bush’s verbal gaffes was not a personal shot at Bush. “I don’t think that there should be negative personal attacks, and I will not make any,” Mr GorePic: AP - 210 words
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Article, Illustration242 2000-10-12 12 THE curtain on Britain’s most notorious criminal dynasty fell yesterday when legendary hardman Reggie Kray was set to buried in a London spectacular. Police expected tens of thousands of mourners to line the terraced streets of Kray’s old stomping ground in London’s East End,Pic: AFP - 242 words
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Article, Illustration138 2000-10-12 13 HEART-THROB actor Richard Gere said if he could choose to be any woman for a day, it would be US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Gere, best known for his sexy role in movies such as "American Gigolo” and “An Officer AndfcPic: AP; Pic: AFP - 138 words
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Article, Illustration150 2000-10-12 13 PRESTIGIOUS it may be, but organisers feel NHK’s annual Red and White Song Contest is in need of a breath of fresh air. And it’s likely to come in the form of Japanese sex siren Norika Fujiwara, who’s touted to be compering thePic: Apple Daily! - 150 words
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Article, Illustration170 2000-10-12 13 Slim Sam mi to grow fat HONGKONG Heavenly Queen Samrni Cheng has to do a Nutty Professor: Bloat up from her present 47kg to 200 kg. Thankfully, it’s just for a movie, reported Lianhe Wanbao. Samrni will be playing a grossly overweight woman who, after finding her Prince Charming, goes170 words
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Article133 2000-10-12 13 Reuters INDIAN Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is recovering after surgery to replace his arthritic left knee, a hospital spokesman said yesterday in Bombay. “He is doing fine and is working from his bed,” said a spokesman of Breach Candy Hospital, where the 73-year-old Vajpayee was operated upon– Reuters - 133 words
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Article, Illustration449 2000-10-12 14 Stephanie Goh - Da ring duo f Koo Swee Chiow is in Irian Jay a climbling l the 4,884 m Carstensz peak. How does his wife Tok Wee Leng cope with his insatiable thirst for adventure? by Stephanie Goh SHE is a bank clerk by day, and a daredevil by choice. He isffpic: Project Eyeball - 449 words
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Article, Illustration401 2000-10-12 16 Yvonne Kwok - by. by Yvonne Kwok f TONY Leung y Chiu Wai doesn’t mince words. “Carina’s legs are quite beautiful. I think they deserve 90 marks (out of 100),” he says without a trace of selfconsciousness. We were speaking to the Hongkong actor over the phone shortly afterPic: Lianhe Wanbao - 401 words
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Article, Illustration63 2000-10-12 16 Bpm, TCS 5 More challenges await the remaining survivors. They must j endure a storm J with minimal shel- mj ter and cope with B the high tide that W threatens to wash E away the Pagong m tribe’s beach front 1 home. But of course the million dollar63 words
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Article32 2000-10-12 16 10.30 pm, TCS 8 X-Files Japanese style. The series focuses on Kindaichi’s (Domoto Tsuyoshi) investigations into mysterious cases. Spooky effects and cute actors make this worth watching.32 words
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Article47 2000-10-12 16 3pm, VV Entertainment (SCV 56) Liu Wen Zheng stars in this romantic comedy w set in the 70s, about three men who try all means to court three women they are attracted to. Who can forget those light-hearted MTV-like moments of these sing-a-long Taiwanese films?47 words
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Article, Illustration58 2000-10-12 16 10pm, V V Entertainment (SCV 56) The story of a man named Ren who agrees to donate all of his organs should he l die. When he miraculously es--1 capes death, he I awakens to find I his “manhood” Ĕ gone. Drama or f comedy? You decide.58 words
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Article, Illustration51 2000-10-12 16 spm, Star Movies (SCV 58) An eerie movie about a man who makes a pact with the devil and then tries to i escape from the terms of the pact. Lots of j voodoo and sex I makes this one steamy production. Stars Mickey Rourke and Lisa T51 words
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Article, Illustration548 2000-10-12 17 Cnristepher Wee - petsdht I ’tv r speaking by Cnristepher Wee I'M a non-smoker. guess you know where I stand on this issue already. I must begin by saying that I have nothing against the smoker. But I’m dead set against the act of smoking and the risks that548 words
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Article, Illustration531 2000-10-12 18 m w W 8 Wt- at the movies BRINGING Out The Dead is a barrel of laughs. Surprised since the movie takes on the none-too-appetising subject of death? Well, how else does one deal with death and retain one’s sanity except through gut-wrenching laughs? However,531 words
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Article, Illustration479 2000-10-12 19 Yvonne Kwok - Ex-Mediacorp actor to star in a local movie, and has plans for possible stint in Taiwan by' Yvonne Kwok THOMAS Ong, Mediacorp’s former Top Ten artiste, has been cast in a leading role for a movie by new local movie house Cineart Pictures Pte Ltd.479 words
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Article, Illustration249 2000-10-12 25 Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO The job of a soccer coach is to avoid getting in the way of the team, veteran Brazilian striker has Romario claimed. “The coach should keep out of the way,” the 34-year-old old, still basking in his four-goal performance against Venezuela said.”– Reuters - 249 words
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Article, Illustration175 2000-10-12 25 Reuters BARCELONA Barcelona president Joan Gaspart called for the club’s supporters to show they are “genuine fans” when Luis Figo returns to the Nou Camp in a Real Madrid shirt later this month. Figo’s $56 million move between two of the biggest rivals in the game– Reuters - 175 words
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Article, Illustration227 2000-10-12 25 Ai r Jordan and his Wizards -AFP WILMINGTON, North Carolina When Michael Jordan left here nearly two decades ago and headed for the University of North Carolina, many in this then-sleepy beach town thought the Laney High School star was making a mistake by going to play for the Tar-AFP - 227 words
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Article85 2000-10-12 26 -AP MELBOURNE Male and female players will receive equal prize money at next year’s Australian Open in January, Tennis Australia president Geoff Pollard said yesterday. Players will compete for a tournament record prize pool of US $7.5 million (Ssl3 million) ,an 11.5 per cent increase on last-AP - 85 words
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Article77 2000-10-12 26 -AP BUCHAREST Three Romanian Olympic gold medallists gymnasts Andreea Raducan, Simona Amanar and swimmer Diana Mocanu received diplomatic passports on Tuesday that should allow them to travel to most countries without visas. “These athletes were good ambassadors for Romania and they deserve to have a diplomatic passport,”-AP - 77 words
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Article, Illustration91 2000-10-12 26 AP NEW YORK Serena Williams, fresh off from the Princess Cup title in Tokyo, Mary Pierce (left) and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario have clinched berths in the Chase Championships, completing half of the 16-player field for the WTA Tour season finale. Williams, the 1999 U.S. Open winner, will be– AP - 91 words
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Article63 2000-10-12 26 AP RIO DE JANEIRO Two days after coaching Brazil to a 6-0 rout of Venezuela in a World Cup qualifier, Candinho returned to his club team Corinthians. Candinho was an emergency fill-in on Sunday when Wanderley Luxemburgo was fired days before the game. There is a chance Candinho– AP - 63 words
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Article, Illustration51 2000-10-12 26 Reuters LONDON Vladimir Kramnik (right) of Russia took a onepoint lead after beating defending champion Garry Kasparov in the second game of the world chess championship on Tuesday. Kramnik, playing white, held the initiative for the whole of Tuesday’s game and by move 40 it Was all Over.– Reuters - 51 words
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Article, Illustration319 2000-10-12 26 -afr Reuters MILAN A proposal to restrict the number of foreign players in Serie A has been rejected by the president of the Italian Football League. Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni and Football Federation president Luciano Nizzola had suggested clubs could find a way around-afr; Reuters; Pic: AP - 319 words
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Article, Illustration254 2000-10-12 26 Reuters TOKYO -Japan’s leading player, Hidetoshi Nakata, was missing from the 22-strong squad announced or the Asian Cup continental championship beginning today in Lebanon. The 23-year-old midfielder, who played at the France World Cup and at the Atlanta and Sydney Olympics, prefers to concentrate on his– Reuters - 254 words
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Article278 2000-10-12 26 -AFP BEIRUT Kevin Keegan may have been brutally honest and admitted he wasn’t up to international management but there are two coaches preparing for the Asian Cup that simply revel in it. For journeyman footballer read journeyman coach as Bora Milutinovic, the flamboyant Serb coach-AFP - 278 words
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Article, Illustration255 2000-10-12 27 AP The fine of $250,000 shatters the previous highest for a manager LONDON Blasting a record disciplinary action against Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger as “over the top,” the club’s chairman says the Frenchman can be ruled out of the hunt for a new England coach. Wenger– AP; Pic: Reuters - 255 words
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76 2000-10-12 27 Reuters England's caretaker manager Howard Wilkinson has been pared down from 6-1 to 9-2 second favourite with bookmakers William Hill to become England's next permanent coach. Hill's make former England coach Terry Venables 6-4 favourite to succeed Kevin Keegan. 6-4 Terry Venables– Reuters - 76 words
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Article158 2000-10-12 27 AFP PARIS Stinky sports shoes have been given the red card by British scientists, who have devised a deodorising box that swamps the trainers in nitric oxide gas, suffocating the bacteria that cause foul smells. The shoebox-sized gadget uses tablets of citric acid and sodium– AFP - 158 words
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Article114 2000-10-12 27 WASHINGTON Miami Heat AllStar centre Alonzo Mourning’s kidney disorder isn’t life or careerthreatening, local reports said, citing a friend with knowledge of Mourning’s condition. Although his ailment has not been fully diagnosed, the Heat centre probably will play this season and may even be available114 words
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Article, Illustration66 2000-10-12 27 Reuters LONDON Chelsea has signed Yugoslav midfielder Slavisa Jokanovic (right) from Spanish champion Deportivo Coruna for £1.7 million (554.25 million), the English premier league club announced. Jokanovic, the first signing by Chelsea’s new Italian coach Claudio Ranieri, has agreed a two-year deal, Chelsea’s website said. Ranieri joined– Reuters - 66 words
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Article83 2000-10-12 27 -AFP LIBREVILLE Gabonese boxer Stephane Nzue Mba who fought at the Sydney Olympics has reportedly defected after failing to return with his country’s delegation and is still in Australia, official sources reported. Two-times champion of Gabon and a bronze medallist at the 1999 African Games, Nzue was-AFP - 83 words
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Article78 2000-10-12 27 AP VIENNA Defending champion Greg Rusedski ousted fourth-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the CA Trophy tennis tournament. Rusedski served 16 aces in while winning 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3. Earlier in the day, second-seeded Magnus Norman of Sweden fell to 19-year-old Roger Federer, 6-4, 6-7, 4-6 leaving the tournament– AP - 78 words
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Article, Illustration101 2000-10-12 27 -AFP LONDON Britain’s “Prince” Naseem Hamed (left) was stripped of his world title on Tuesday shortly after the fifth anniversary of his reign. Hamed’s camp has accepted the World Boxing Organisation’s (WBO) decision to take away the featherweight belt he has held since beating Steve Robinson in-AFP - 101 words
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Article84 2000-10-12 27 AP ZURICH Brazil, which emerged from a rocky spell in World Cup qualifiers to beat Venezuela 6-0 last weekend, has widened its lead over world and European champions France at the top of the Fifa rankings. France drew with Olympic champions Cameroon and South Africa– AP - 84 words
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