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Title Section21 2001-01-12 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets FRIDAY 12 January 2001 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/200021 words
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412 2001-01-12 1 KAREN WONG - by KAREN WONG WHEN you take a stranger into your home, hiring her as a maid, how certain are you that you won’t end up like Ms Lim Boon Eng? When Ms Lim, 41, hired Filipino maid Opido Marvic Castillo, she’d taken a woman412 words
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Article, Illustration141 2001-01-12 1 Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, in an interview with Associated Press on Tuesday. He was responding to the141 words
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Article91 2001-01-12 1 LOOKING for a career? Check out the Manpower Ministry’s network of career centres coming to a HDB town near you. “The career centres will make it more convenient for Singaporeans to access these services,” said Minister of State for Manpower, Mr Othman Haron Eusofe, yesterday. He was91 words
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Article90 2001-01-12 1 MELON seeds (kwachee) sold in Singapore are safe to eat, assured the Ministry of the Environment (ENV) yesterday. It was responding to reports that authorities in Nanning city, Guangdong, uncovered 500 packs of melon seeds suspected to be poisoned. The poisoned melon seeds found in Guangdong90 words
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Article308 2001-01-12 2 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong has acknowledged that slower economic growth in the US and elsewhere could hurt Singapore’s economy this year. In an interview with AR released yesterday, Mr Goh revealed that he expected the electronics sector to be hit. But, he added308 words
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Article154 2001-01-12 2 HERE'S some good news if you have been having problems with your Ericcson handphone. Ericsson is offering free repairs or replacement for an unlimited period. The offer extends only to the TlO, TlB and T2B models which tend to power off frequently and without warning.154 words
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Article284 2001-01-12 2 IN one group: 47 young polytechnic and university graduates. Let’s call them Group A. The other group: Group B, 15 young working adults, most of whom do not have tertiary education. Group A’s concerns: Must we really be so materialistic? Can we afford to opt out of284 words
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Article91 2001-01-12 2 onekindacL I was in Eunos on Jan 6 suffering from a high fever. So I headed towards an MRT station, intending to see a doctor at Bedok Polyclinic. I boarded the train at around 10am, but all seats were occupied. I was feeling really weak so I had91 words
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219 2001-01-12 3 SARAH NG - by SARAH NG THREE months after graduating from polytechnic last year, she had no job and no idea where her career was heading. She had second thoughts about putting into practice what she learned in school. She was uncertain about her strengths.219 words
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Article125 2001-01-12 3 THE woman who is the alleged owner of a shop selling pornographic VCDs faces up to three months in jail and a fine. Lim Kwee Kee, 41, is accused of having 4,239 pieces of VCDs and DVDs containing obscene films which were meant to125 words
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Article, Illustration69 2001-01-12 3 Singapore's first-ever production of stamp coins go on sale today. These collector's items will be introduced together with the Chinese zodiac's snake stamp issue at the Singapore Zodiac Stamp Exhibition on the ground floor of People's Park Complex today from 10am to 10pm.They are alsoPic: ST - 69 words
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Article285 2001-01-12 3 Charged A MAN was charged with the murder of an Australian at Newton Food Centre last week. Tan Poh Chye, 31, an odd job worker, was part of an unlawful assembly with four others when they allegedly killed Mr James Patch Alyn, 39. The murder285 words
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284 2001-01-12 5 TWO motorists died in separate traffic accidents on Tuesday and Wednesday, just 200 m apart on the Tampines Expressway (TPE). Both vehicles skidded and hit the guard railing of the centre divider. Both men died at the scene. On Wednesday, at284 words
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257 2001-01-12 5 ONE of two primary school teachers in molest probes faces a total of 24 charges of molesting four girls. The girls were only 10 years old when they were allegedly abused. Over two years, the man allegedly molested the girls in quiet corners257 words
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Article80 2001-01-12 5 A THIEF struck at Block 16 Ghim Moh Road on Wednesday, making off with gold jewellery worth $BOO. At about 4.30 pm, Madam Yeow Ah Lok, 60, a cleaner, was waiting on the ninth floor for a lift, when a man snatched her gold chain and80 words
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Article74 2001-01-12 5 A COMPANY director stole more than $95,000 from his firm to pay for his stock market losses and credit card bills. Loh Chea Kwang, 34, stole the money by forging a co-director’s signature on 33 cheques between July and November 1999. He later cashed the cheques for74 words
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Article107 2001-01-12 5 BREAD-AND-BUTTER issues will dominate at today’s Parliament sitting. MPs have filed questions regarding the high prices of petrol, the hike in clinic consultation fees and the plight of small businessmen. MPs will start the question-and-answer session with questions on why petrol-pump and electricity prices here have107 words
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Article, Illustration349 2001-01-12 7 SINGAPORE'S hawker centres are getting cleaner, as Singaporeans demand ever-higher standards of hygiene from food outlets. Last year, 303 stalls were graded A under the Ministry of Environment (ENV) hugiene grading system 75 more than in 1998. Another 5,973 got Bs, a big improvementPic: Charles Ng - 349 words
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Article, Illustration69 2001-01-12 7 Our weather girl says It's going to be a gloomy Friday. So bring along that umbrella if you intend to go shopping after work. There'll be showers J in the late afternoon and early evening. Temperature will reach 32°C. High tide will reach 3.3 m at 12.24 pm. Your weatherPic: Charles Ng - 69 words
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Article67 2001-01-12 7 If you're a working couple living in Leng Kee, you'll be glad to know you can now go to work without worrying about your infant. A new baby-care centre located at Block 168 A in Queens way is now open to help couples who do not have67 words
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Article52 2001-01-12 7 The next time you're out shopping, look out for the Case Trust Gold Award logo launched by the Comsumers Association of Singapore. Shops with the logo are credited for providing good sales and after-sales services and other customer-friendly services. Local online shops which meet Case's criteria will also carry52 words
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Article60 2001-01-12 7 Today's the last day of a two-day show by the Singapore Philatelic Musuem and the Kreta Ayer Stamp Society held in conjunction with the launch of the snake stamp issue. You can buy pre<ancelled first day covers, mini sheets and stamp folios and presentation packs. On at60 words
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222 2001-01-12 8 betweenthelines ffhe 55-hour saga of Linda Chavez, who withdrew as President-elect George W Bush's choice for Labour Secretary on Tuesday, stood in stark contrast to a similarly troubled nomination of the early Clinton administration, which festered for two weeks. At the same222 words
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Article, Illustration567 2001-01-12 8 Most globalised city now will they love us more? CALL IT whatever you like: the poor little rich girl syndrome, chip on the shoulder or just plain paranoia. But why do I get the feeling that despite all the firsts we have garnered, Singapore may not be the most popular567 words
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329 2001-01-12 10 Reuters BANGKOK A Thai newspaper has hit out at comments which Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew is said to have made in an interview with the International Herald Tribune (IHT) recently. In an editorial yesterday, The Nation said that although democracy in Thailand– Reuters - 329 words
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226 2001-01-12 10 -AFP To stop rice and diesel smuggling into the country KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia wants to get even more serious about curbing the smuggling of rice and diesal into the country. Watch towers will soon be set up along its border with Thailand, the-AFP - 226 words
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Article68 2001-01-12 10 Reuters ADELAIDE Three British Olympic athletes suffered potentially fatal blood clots in the leg the “economy class syndrome” when they flew to Australia for the Sydney Games, an Australian surgeon said yesterday. Vascular surgeon David Grosser declined to identify the Olympians he treated when they arrived– Reuters - 68 words
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Article56 2001-01-12 10 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesia and India yesterday signed five pacts including one on defence. The new agreements were in the fields of defence, cultural exchanges, science and technology, agriculture and on the formation of a joint commission. The ministerial-level commission is to meet annually to review co-operation-AFP - 56 words
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Article82 2001-01-12 10 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Jailed former Malaysian finance minister Anwar Ibrahim has agreed to spinal surgery after weeks in hospital but the surgery may not happen unless he goes overseas. Anwar’s counsel Sankara Nair said he had written last week to the government-run Kuala Lumpur Hospital, where– Reuters - 82 words
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Article75 2001-01-12 10 -AFP HONGKONG The family of four who were found dead on Jan 2 were the latest in the toll that Hongkong’s umemployment- currently running at 4.6 per cent has exacted on a male population used to near full employment and raised in a tradition of-AFP - 75 words
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Article232 2001-01-12 13 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR More than 40 years after independence from Britain, Malaysians are fretting about falling standards of speaking and writing English skills seen as key to success in the new economy. The decline of English has been making headlines and filling letters-to-the-editor pages since 40– Reuters - 232 words
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160 2001-01-12 13 AP JAKARTA -The trials of six militants charged with murdering three UN aid workers the worst attack ever against the world body’s civilian staff opened yesterday. The prosecutions come after months of intense international pressure on Indonesia to disarm the militia bands– AP - 160 words
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206 2001-01-12 15 AP SYDNEY Claims that foreign students who barely speak English are being admitted to Australian universities and given preferential treatment because they pay high fees are being investigated. A student recruitment company jointly owned by 37 Australian universities has launched the investigation, the Sydney!. – AP - 206 words
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190 2001-01-12 15 TOKYO Mobile telephones have emerged as one of the greatest challenges to traditional Japanese standards of politeness among young adults, Reuters reported yesterday. The issue has become a hot topic in the Japanese media as Seijin no Hi (Coming of Age Day) ceremonies190 words
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230 2001-01-12 16 -AFP WASHINGTON For most diets, it’s a case of gone today and back tomorrow, says a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report. The USDA said many diets are ineffective in the long run, unless they hinge on reducing calorie intake and maintaining those habits-AFP - 230 words
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Article, Illustration131 2001-01-12 16 OBESE Turk Recep Karsikan, an ice-cream seller, and presumably, consumer, wants money for a stomach-stapling operation. Mr Karsikan, who can’t even stand up, weighs a huge 300 kg and thinks the operation is the only thing that can stop him eating. He says he’s tried manyPic: Reuters - 131 words
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Article212 2001-01-12 16 Reuter LONDON British detectives have broken up one of the world’s largest Internet child pornography networks in a joint operation in which 107 men were arrested in 12 countries. A court near London heard yesterday that seven British men had admitted their part in the– Reuter - 212 words
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Article106 2001-01-12 16 knownrnot Why is it that if you start off doing something from the beginning you're starting "from scratch"? If you know the origins of the expression "to toe the mark" then you should have a good idea of what starting from scratch is all about That mark106 words
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Article85 2001-01-12 16 Reuters LONDON A British nudist campaigner accused of being a menace for repeatedly stripping off in public walked free and naked from court, British newspapers reported yesterday. A London jury of 10 men and two women who were told to avert their eyes as he walked– Reuters - 85 words
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Article105 2001-01-12 16 AP OXNARD, California A gunman who briefly took a 17-year-old schoolgirl hostage was shot dead by police. No one else was injured in the shooting on Wednesday at Hueneme High School, 95km north of Los Angeles. The gunman was in his late teens or early 20s. Devon– AP - 105 words
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Article86 2001-01-12 16 -AFP BERLIN The German economy grew by 3.1 per cent last year, the German finance ministry said yesterday. That was the sharpest annual increase “since the boom connected with German unification”, the ministry said. Looking ahead to the current year, the ministry forecast that the overall conditions-AFP - 86 words
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Article126 2001-01-12 16 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR US policy on the China/Taiwan issue is likely to be unchanged when Mr George W Bush becomes president, US Pacific Command chief Admiral Dennis Blair said yesterday. “The US policy towards China has been pretty consistent through about six administrations, of both– Reuter - 126 words
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Article83 2001-01-12 16 -AFP PARIS A popular Chinese herb, Gingko biloba, is useless for targeting tinnitus, dashing hopes that it could be a breakthrough treatment for this condition. Tinnitus ringing in the ears affects 10 per cent of the population and is a serious problem for 0.5 per cent-AFP - 83 words
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Article259 2001-01-12 17 AP WASHINGTON Economists are predicting the US economy will grow by just 2.6 per cent this year, the weakest growth in a decade. Blue Chip Economic Indicators said that most economists in its monthly survey still believe a recession will be avoided. But they are– AP - 259 words
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Article224 2001-01-12 17 Reuters WASHINGTON Presidentelect George W Bush’s team called on President Bill Clinton to leave office with respect for his successor after Mr Clinton publicly questioned the way Mr Bush won the election. Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer refused to be drawn into a fight with Mr– Reuters - 224 words
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234 2001-01-12 17 Reuters NEW YORK The City of New York will pay US$5O million ($86.5 million) to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of tens of thousands of people who were illegally strip searched, lawyers said on Wednesday. The settlement was reached– Reuters - 234 words
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Article, Illustration307 2001-01-12 19 -AP BOMBAY Stephen Hawking, the world’s best-known physicist said his debilitating disease had given him a renewed reason to live. “The prospect of a short life made me want to do more. I realised life was good and there was a great deal I wanted-AP; Pic: AP - 307 words
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Article, Illustration130 2001-01-12 19 Reuters LONDON Princess k Margaret, 70, has been hospitalised in a painfully thin t condition, followI ing a possible I recent stroke. I She was suffer- ing from a “severe loss of appetite”, f said a Buckingham Palace statement, add- ing that her– Reuters; pic: AFP - 130 words
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Article, Illustration161 2001-01-12 19 -AP Dubai It is not often that the groom’s father steals the thunder from the bride. But this time he was none other than Osama bin Laden, a suspected terrorist who shuns I% the spotlight. He was shown on Wednesday beaming and healthy in TV-AP; Pic: AP - 161 words
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Article, Illustration94 2001-01-12 19 IT'S 9 degrees Celsius in Guangzhou, China. But 20 contestants for the Miss Chinese International are out in the streets with nothing more than fish-net stockings, leather boots, short shorts and a skimpy halter-neck top for a photography session. Soon after the flash popped,Pic: Apple : Daily - 94 words
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Article, Illustration428 2001-01-12 22 YVONNE KWOK - by 'YVONNE KWOK Korean Kim Min Jeong joins international crew on the set of Jackie Chan's blockbuster, The Accidental Spy SHE'S born in Korea, educated in America and is starring in a Hongkong movie. In a nutshell, Kim Min Jeong, one of Jackie Chan’s female leads in428 words
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Article, Illustration67 2001-01-12 22 10pm, Channel 5 This Canadian sci-fi is based on Philip K Dick’s j story about mankind I creating a superior arti- ficial intelligence that makes Man himself expendable. War has devastated a distant planet, and on a futuristic mining colony, the few survivors are pitted against Screamers, self- evolving67 words
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Article52 2001-01-12 22 Bpm, Channel 8 This 20-parter is a classic Chinese fairy tale about a carp, Xiaolian, that transforms itself into a human in order to help its mother, Chunhua, achieve immortality. However, Xiaolian herself becomes caught up in affairs of the heart when she falls for a mortal,52 words
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Article, Illustration92 2001-01-12 22 10pm, Central This is the story of a brilliant young surgeon, who finds in a Victorian circus side-show a man so hideously deformed that he is condemned to a life of degradation as a freak. He is John Merrick, known to cir- cus audiences I throughout the92 words
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Article, Illustration94 2001-01-12 22 Bpm, VV Drama (SCV 55) Hongkong drama with supernatural elements in it. The Envoy of i Wisdom sympathises Ĕ with mankind’s suf- ff ferings and swears 1 to save all living V beings before becom- ing a Buddha. He becomes a mortal named Xu De, a smart94 words
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Article, Illustration634 2001-01-12 24 JAY MING - J-pop newcomers ride on the coat-tails of popular icons hoping to be just as big on the music scene by /JAY MING SOME say it’s shameless. Others say it’s clever marketing tactics. Either way you say it, cloning is big business in Japan. With thePic: Music Street - 634 words
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353 2001-01-12 26 r Just one question It means that we're exposed to more ways of thinking and we can meet people of different nationalities and from different regions. Globalisation also allows us to adopt different living and work attitudes. Ms Wendy Loh, 23, account executive Well,353 words
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Article, Illustration207 2001-01-12 29 Wileen Chang - two shoes by Wileen Chang YUP, I must say the seafood buffet lunch at Snappers Seafood Restaurant is worth a try if you are a big fan of food that comes with shells attached. The seafood buffet is partPic: Francis Lee ; - 207 words
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Article107 2001-01-12 29 SHARING FOOD: Each diner should be allowed to try his or her own food first before relinquishing a taste. Ask before you poke your fork into your fellow diners'dish. Try something coy such as: "My spaghetti marinara is superb. Would you like to try some?" Hope for reciprocation.107 words
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Article101 2001-01-12 29 Ms Teo Lee Hah recommends you try soonkueyat: The Beef House 217, Syed Alwi Road (at the junction ofSyed Alwi Road and Townshend Road) The business hours are 9am to 6pm (closed on Fridays) Lee Hah says: "This hand-made soon kuey has a smooth, thin and dear101 words
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easyStreats sports people
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Article, Illustration244 2001-01-12 33 -AFP MELBOURNE Australian skipper Steve Waugh took on the reputation as the ironman of world cricket here yesterday when he went out to play his 300th one-day international. The only other members of the exclusive club are Indian Mohammad Azharuddin (334) and Pakistani Wasim Akram-AFP; Pic: AFP - 244 words
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Article, Illustration199 2001-01-12 33 -Reuters MELBOURNE Gustavo Kuerten became the first Brazilian to be named number one seed at a grand slam tournament yesterday when the seedings for Australian Open 2001 were announced. Kuerten sealed the world number one slot in the last match of last season, when he beat-Reuters; PtC:. Reuters - 199 words
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Article, Illustration181 2001-01-12 33 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR The pro moters of a planned Mike Tyson k fight in Malaysia said yesterday ■Lthe bout would go ahead even though Tyson’s publicist is L reportedly unaware of the tevent. “The fight is still on [between Tyson and an [unidentified contender,”-AFP; Pic: AFP . - 181 words
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Article, Illustration181 2001-01-12 33 MELBOURNE Two-time US Open champion Patrick Rafter said yesterday this probably will be his last year in pro tennis, but retirement is not definite. “I’m going to say I will be slowing down, keeping the door open to play next year,” the 28-year-old Australian said.181 words
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Article, Illustration292 2001-01-12 34 Reuters LONDON English Division One side Crystal Palace took a step towards its first appearance in a League Cup final. Palace, which held Premier League Sunderland 0-0 in the FA Cup on Saturday, earned a surprise 2-1 win over Premier League club Liverpool in their semi-final– Reuters; Pic: REUTERS - 292 words
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Article, Illustration342 2001-01-12 34 Reuters BRASILIA Brazilian striker Ronaldo has told a Congressional inquiry commission that he only played in the 1998 World Cup Final after medical tests showed he was fit to do so, despite suffering convulsions hours before the– Reuters; Pic: REUTERS - 342 words
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Article, Illustration275 2001-01-12 37 -AFP BOSTON The Boston Celtics stopped their losing streak, and got interim coach Jim O’Brien his first National Basketball Association win in the process. Paul Pierce scored 28 points as the Celtics snapped a six-game losing streak with an 88-76 victory over the-AFP; Pic: AP - 275 words
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Article, Illustration409 2001-01-12 37 Reuters KAPALUA, Hawaii Ernie Els, David Duval and Phil Mickelson are the second, third and fourth best golfers in the world, according to the world rankings. So it is not unrealistic to argue that if anyone is to– Reuters; Pic: AP - 409 words
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Article, Illustration312 2001-01-12 39 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR -The Squash Rackets Association of Malaysia has predicted that the country will repeat its clean sweep of all four gold medals up for grabs at the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games in September. SRAM coaching director S. Maniam said Malaysia’s Asia-class– Bernama; Pic: New Straits Times - 312 words
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