Streats, 26 September 2002

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  • 12 1 Streats THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/2002
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  • 602 1 28 devotees killed in temple attack. Motive: Religious hatred. Is this Jls visioj^H THE picture on this page has been masked a bloody red to tone down the gruesome details of a massacre and protect those who may be upset by images of horror. The picture is
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  • STREATS local
    • 297 2  -  21 arrests not making employers biased, say unions and firms By Deepa Vijiyasingam TRADE unions and employers yesterday assured Malay Muslim workers here that they will be not discriminated against at the workplace. They said this to allay any concern that employers might overreact to
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    • 195 2  -  By Zubaidah Nazeer A MALAYSIAN political scientist said yesterday that he doubted that the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) has links to international terrorist organisations. Dr Farish Ahmad Noor (pictured) said: “I do not deny that some form of radical elements might exist and I
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    • 256 2  -  By_ Deepa Vijiyasingam THE recent resignations of volunteers from the Consumers Association of Singapore will not cripple the organisation’s operations. Case president Yeo Guat Kwang yesterday said that while he was surprised and saddened by the resignation of Case chairman Stephen Loke and 12 other
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    • 249 3 Two factories ready next year NEWATER will be added to Singapore’s reservoirs next year but will form only 1 per cent of daily consumption. The Public Utilities Board will start by introducing two million gallons per day (mgd) next February. This will be increased progressively to about
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    • 171 3 TAXI drivers have some distance to cover if they want to make their passengers happy. Talking too much was one complaint about them that emerged from a chat with some commuters and cabbies. And they should also be careful about suggesting the best routes, as passengers might
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    • 211 3 TO BE fair, Streats also asked taxi drivers about their top peeves about passengers. Their views were surprisingly similar. They complained about: Passengers who expect them to know every road and lane in every comer of Singapore, and are annoyed if they don’t; Fares who don’t
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    • 403 4  -  Economic Review Committee reports on enhancing human capital By ChuaKongHo THINKING creatively is fine, but can this happen if people feel they cannot speak freely? Freedom of expression was notably absent from the pages of the reports presented yesterday by two Economic
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    • 448 4  -  B v Adam Hashidy IF you’re an athlete or artist, you may want to raise your glass and drink a toast to the Economic Review Committee. Why? Because its sub-committee on enhancing human capital has recommended that sportsmen and artists be given an
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    • Blast from the past
      • 140 4  -  Tan Kim Han Death lies on her, like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field. THIS sparkling quote is from William Shakespeare’s eternal love story Romeo and Juliet. If you don’t know who said it, you probably didn’t study literature
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      • 156 4  -  Adam Hashidy WHENEVER rugby player Eric Ng attends training, about a dozen of his team-mates are missing. The reason: They are unable to leave their NS camps. The 22-year-old said: “If sportsmen were given time for training, it would do wonders for Singapore sports.” His
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  • STREATS financial
    • 164 6 Bloomberg PALO ALTO, California Two leading tech companies yesterday said they were planning to cut jobs to reduce costs. The Singapore branches of both were in July voted as the companies employees would like best to work for. The JobStreet.com poll ranked HewlettPackard first
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    • 24 6 'AS AT SEPTEMBER 25 US$: 551.782 552.785 EURO: 551.751 Ss: 68.66 YEN Ss: RM2.132 Ss: HK54.377 Ss: 24.34 BAHT Ss: 5,052 RUPIAH
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    • 523 6 STI: 1,342.62 34.45 STI worst performer in region Wire services SINGAPORE The global slide in stocks deepened yesterday as markets plunged across Asia on signs of another US economic slowdown and growing fears of all-out war with Iraq. Singapore suffered the worst losses in Asia, with the
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    • 290 6 Reuters SINGAPORE Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing was ticked off by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday over the handling of its rights issue announcement, even as it dismissed talk that the issue may be called off. Chartered unveiled its US$633 million (551.12 billion) eight-for-10 rights issue
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    • 157 6 Reuters SINGAPORE Asian exporters should not take fright at the latest news of declining US consumer confidence, analysts said yesterday, noting that spending in US shops is holding up well. The Federal Reserve’s decision on Tuesday not to lower interest rates was another sign that
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    • Article, Illustration
      419 8  -  A home renovation series on stylish HDB living. Brought to you by OCBC Bank By Sarah Ng The bathroom must do more than flush. It has to address our spiritual needs and work as a sanctuary for the soul. DON’T underestimate what three metres by two can
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    • 138 7 USA Lucky Hi CHINA Prosperity lElliis&i THAILAND Progressive Never underestimate the importance of local knowledge. To truly understand a country and its culture, you have to be part of it. That’s why, at HSBC, all our offices around the world are staffed by local people. In fact you’ll find we’ve
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    • 802 9 A Newsletter of the Central Singapore CDC Central Singaporeuistrict Ang Mo Kio GRC Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC Tanjong m Jalan Besar GRC YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Table Tennis Central aims to promote table tennis as a sport to youths residing in Central Singapore District. Together, with the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA),
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  • STREATS medical
    • 233 10 Ronaldo, Chow tell how to be a real winner LONDON We can’t all kick curving balls that win World Cups or battle energetically amidst the treetops, but don’t be too discouraged. Apparently even milder ways of exercising will do, according to Brazilian footballer Ronaldo and actor Chow Yun
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    • 147 10 Reuters PLANO, Texas Snack food maker Frito-Lay North America said on Tuesday that it will eliminate trans fats from Doritos, Tostitos and Cheetos early next year and introduce reducedfat versions of some of its snacks. Food makers and restaurants in the
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    • 152 10 QWhat are the benefits of cod liver oil and evening primrose oil? A The human body can’t make essential fatty acids or vitamin F, so these must be supplied by one’s diet. Also called polyunsaturates, the two major categories are omega 3 (evening primrose oil) and omega 6
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  • STREATS vocal
    • 115 13 THE report “Service charge is enough” (Streats, Sept 25) would be complete if it gave information about what actually happens to the 10 per cent service charge we pay. Is it collected by an establishment and shared evenly among its staff? Or is there some kind
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    • 341 13 I REFER to “Still not satisfied with SlC’s answer” (Streats, Sept 25), a letter by Toh Lye Huat. We believe it is inappropriate to give a detailed reply to Mr Toh, who has never been a student of the Singapore Institute of Commerce, and it remains unclear
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    • 135 13 I APPLAUD the views expressed in “Islam stands for peace and tolerance” and “Terrorists do not speak for true Muslims” (both in Streats, Sept 24), letters by A 1 Fazhan and A Salim respectively. The disconcerting issue of the 21 Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorism suspects
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    • 75 13 AT last, we have one regulator on the side of the people in their fight against price increases. Telecommunications market regulator the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore should be applauded for its rejection of SingTel’s application to raise call charges. I just hope that it’s not a
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    • 129 13 I REFER to “Give us dog parks” (Streats, Sept 20), a letter by Ms Kris Mifang. We thank the writer for the feedback and suggestion. Ms Mifang will be pleased to learn that there are currently two dog run areas in our parks one at
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    • 72 13 Have Your Say E-mail us at streats@sph.am.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. We reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall be deemed that
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  • STREATS regional
    • 266 15 KL, Jakarta to beef up counter-terrorism efforts AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Defence Minister Najib Razak warned that militant suspects from his country could try to flee to Indonesia. c Malaysian authorities have clamped down on suspected terrorists while officials in Indonesia, critics say, are
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    • REGIONAL DEBRIEF
      • 37 15 -AFP INDONESIA’S parliament has passed a law to allow Batam, Bintan and some 1,000 other islands south of Singapore to secede from Riau to become a separate province, an official said yesterday. afp
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      • 36 15 -AFP NEW South Wales Pohce Minister Michael Costa has asked the Australian government to shut down websites telling people how to disrupt a World Trade Organisation ministers’ meeting in Sydney in November. afp
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      • 56 15 Bernama A MARRIED couple on Tuesday filed a suit in an Ipoh court over alleged wrongful detention for “close proximity”. Abdul Halim Zainal Abidin, 47, and his wife Nooriah Mohd Ali, 45, named as defendants two police officers, the Perak Islamic Affairs and Malay Customs
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    • 186 15 AFP JAKARTA Some six in 10 of Indonesia’s four million civil servants are unqualified for their jobs, the state Administrative Reforms Minister said in a report yesterday. But the Government cannot dismiss or marginalise them because of its regulations and obligations. And dismissal entailed early retirement or
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    • 177 15 Reuters BANDA ACEH A bomb was thrown near the airport here yesterday, just hours before President Megawati Sukarnoputri landed, but her quick visit passed without further incident. The president was here for an hour and did not leave the airport compound but made a short
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    • 42 15 A veterinarian and his assistants checking Kriba, a 23-year-old female Western Lowland gorilla, at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo yesterday. The fall and rare examination was to check on her progress as well as remove an old contraceptive implant Re u tire
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    • 137 15 Bashir’s men to hold antiUS rally afp JAKARTA Thousands of Muslims from hardline Islamic groups were due yesterday to hold an anti-US rally in the Central Java city of Solo, one of their leaders said. “I am already in Solo and this afternoon thousands of Muslims will gather in the
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  • STREATS global
    • 347 18 Reuters GANDHINAGAR Indian troops stormed a Hindu temple complex yesterday, killing two young Muslim gunmen who had burst into the building and massacred 28 men, women and children. India blamed Pakistan for the attack which it said was carried out by
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    • 95 18 -AFP KARACHI Seven Pakistani Christians were shot dead and two people wounded yesterday in an attack on a Christian welfare organisation in the volatile southern city of Karachi, police said. The attack is the latest in a series of strikes on Christian targets since Pakistan
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    • FLASHPOINT IRAQ
      • 127 18 LONDON Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s son and heir apparent, Mr Qusay Hussein, may be in joint control of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, according to a British government dossier released on Tuesday. While the authority to use chemical and biological weapons ultimately resides with
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      • 174 18 AP WASHINGTON US President George W Bush has said that he is confident that Democrats will support him in his drive to end Mr Saddam Hussein’s hold on Iraq. The Democrats said that they were ready to back the president, but not prepared to give
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    • 272 19 High-level plea for convicted Nigerian woman ap ABUJA, Nigeria Former US president Bill Clinton has asked Nigeria to spare the life of a mother condemned by an Islamic court to be stoned to death for having sex outside marriage. Amina Lawal, 31, was sentenced in March
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    • 231 19 ap JERUSALEM -The Palestinian intelligence chief holed up in Mr Yasser Arafat’s besieged compound has said that he and the Palestinian leader would fight rather than surrender to Israeli forces. Mr Tawfik Tirawi made the comments in an interview with the Israeli daily Maariv
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  • easy STREATS
    • 500 20  -  By Cara van Miriah Water theme parks in Singapore come and go, but they seem to be enjoying a resurgence, with another two planned. AS far as waterworlds go, Singapore has had its share of them. The first to open was Big Splash in 1977. Two
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    • 170 20 FORMER Scary Spice wants to be scary again. Mel B reportedly wants the Spice Girls to reunite, flying to the US on Monday to talk to Mel C about it. She told pals after her final night in a West End play on Saturday: “I’m
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    • 92 20 A SUPPOSED script for a new Superman movie has been blasted by critics. A copy of what appears to be a proposed script by JJ Abrams, who wrote and directed the US sci-fi series Alias, was leaked to American journalists, reported The Guardian newspaper. Controversial
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    • 95 20 Reuters LOS ANGELESSinger Justin Timberlake is to act as a spokesman for an anti-drunk-driving campaign following the death of one of his fans earlier this month. Anna White, 21, was struck down and killed by a drunk tmck driver who reversed into a crowd of fans
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    • 526 22  -  B 1 YVONNE KWOK Just One Look Rating: 2 x h out of 4 IN today’s penny-pinching office environment, the term “multi-tasking” is used with flagrant abandon to either mean “improving your job scope and marketability” by corporate bureaucrats or “cheap enforced labour” by overworked staff.
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    • 143 24 IT’S the birthday today (in 1774) of American folk icon Johnny Appleseed. His real name was John Chapman, and he was not the merry scatterer of apple seeds many think he was. He was a practical nurseryman, an entrepreneur. American settlers then were required by law
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    • Just a minute
      • 105 24 Amoy Street Food Centre is now undergoing upgrading work till next February. The 19-year-old food centre will be given a facelift that includes re-orientating the layout of the stalls to improve natural lighting and ventilation. The floors will be re-tiled and tables and stools replaced with flexible seating arrangements.
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      • 55 24 Stress can result in all kinds of physical and emotional reactions, ranging from aches and pains to mood swings. Dr Angelina Chan, a psychiatrist at Changi General Hospital will tell you how to assess your stress level and manage it. Tonight, 7pm, library@orchard (#O5-22/26, Ngee Ann City
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    • Happenin’
      • Article, Illustration
        133 24 BOEING BOEING Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel Oct 1-20, 3pm and 8pm Tickets at $21, $26, $36, $46 from Sistic This is a side-spiltiing, roll-down-the-aisle comedy written by Marc Camoletti. It holds the record for being the longest running comedy in French theatre (over 35 years), as well as on
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      • 40 24 BE INFO SMART Bedok Community Library, Mercury Room Today, 3pm-4pm Free admission Explore the world of multimedia such as Proquest, Media-On-Demand, Career Link, elibraryHub and more. Visit the library and discover what these multimedia services can do for you.
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      • 62 24 BELLY DANCING Mondays at 6pm or Sundays at lpm $l2O for eight lessons Call 9090-5728f0r more details Pick up the art of belly dancing, a sensual and exotic dance. Not just that, but it also happens to be a good body toning and workout for ladies. This is a
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      • Article, Illustration
        53 24 COCKTAIL SAFARI EXPRESS Singapore Zoological Gardens Friday and Saturday 7.30 pm and 8.30 pm $45 for adults and $3O for children Experience the sights and sounds of the animal kingdom while you enjoy cocktails and snacks. The menu includes vegetable sticks with tomato salsa, croissant with chicken mayonnaise, chips,
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
      • 66 25 lOpm, Channel i Maggie O’Connor’s (Kim Basinger) drug-addict sister Jenna (Angela Bettis) abandons her autistic baby, Cody, at Maggie’s home and disappears. Years later, a reformed Jenna revisits Maggie with her new husband Eric Stark (Rufus Sewell) and abducts Cody (Holliston Coleman). The little girl has supernatural
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      • 74 25 7.30 pm, Channel 5 An accident 12 years ago left Mr Lim Koon Heng a tetraplegic. Life became hell as he tried to adjust to his condition. Yet he was able to contribute to society by selling flags for charity organisations every Saturday,rain or shine. We revisit Dr
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    • 217 25 RIGHT after picking up an Emmy as one of the directors of Band of Brothers, Tom Hanks has got his work all lined up. The actor has confirmed starring roles in two movie features, reported Variety yesterday. He will play a thief in a remake of
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  • STREATS travel
    • 515 23  -  Be touched by nature www.westernaustralia.net &L Tan Kim Han AFTER weeks of poring over newspapers and brochures, you’ve decided to head for Perth and Western Australia. Naturally, you wonder what the place is like. Is it warm or is it cool? What is the transport
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    • 105 24 Art V Mm: iff K& l VV%e fa <fj elish the best of North India’s I/ cuisine at The Captain’s Bar (level 4) of The Oriental, Singapore. This exotic buffet is available for lunch only at $2l from Monday to Friday. To enhance your dining experience, we present you a
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    • 17 24 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191
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    • 116 25 z* i ith the best view of Marina Bay and Singapore’s picturesque harbour, The Gallery (Level 4) at The Oriental, Singapore presents you with an artistic Viennese dessert buffet that promises an unrivaled dining experience. From 16 September 2002, revel on exquisite Viennese morsels for just $l5 per person, with
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 446 25 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox at Axtrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Finish your work before you even think about going out to look for fun. Overall performance could be affected by a momentary whim. Behavioural coaches and animal trainers gain new insight into their subject. TAUIIIM* > f s/ APR 20-MAY
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  • STREATS sports
    • 511 26  -  With Ito gone, Asahara set to reclaim 100 m record in Busan By_ Lim Han Ming NOBUHARU Asahara (right) will win the 100 metres final at the 14th Asian Games. The bold prediction comes from Shinetsu Murao, head coach of the Japanese athletics team. The 45-year-old is
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    • 215 26  -  Ry_ Lim Han Ming TIM Montgomery and Marion Jones, the world’s fastest man and woman, are probably the most famous couple in today’s sportsworld. Tennis brought together Australia’s world No 1 Lleyton Hewitt and Belgian lass Kim Clijsters. Now, Singapore may have its very own
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    • 648 29 Continent’s players rate Ryder Cup higher than Americans do afp THE BELFRY, England It’s arguably the finest example of European integration since World War II and it works just fine. The advent of a European team to golf’s Ryder Cup did more than revive what had been
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    • 267 29 Reuters SUTTON COLDFIELD, England Sam Torrance, the European skipper at this week’s Ryder Cup, has made a heartfelt plea to both teams to cut out any gamesmanship when the tournament starts tomorrow. Both Europe and the US have complained this week of past “bits and pieces”
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    • 496 30 Newcastle unlucky not to come away with at least one point AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Newcastle 0 Feyenoord 1 NEWCASTLE Newcastle faces a make-or-break trip to Juventus after its second successive Champions League defeat. But manager Bobby Robson is refusing to throw in the towel. The
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    • 259 30 Group E k Newcastle (Ertg) 0 r Feyenoord (Ned) 1 (Pardo 4) Juventus (Ita) 5 (Di Vaio 13, 51, Del Piero 27, Davids 66, Nedved 78) Dynamo Kiev (Ukr) 0 Group F Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) 1 (Berbatov 52) Manchester United (Eng) 2 (van Nistelrooy 31, 44) Maccabi Haifa
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    • 204 30 -AFP LEEDS Leeds striker Robbie Fowler could be back in action sooner than expected. The former Liverpool striker had hip surgery after the World Cup and had been pencilled in for a comeback towards the middle of next month. But he has progressed quicker than expected as
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    • 722 31 Red Devils take firm grip despite injury to van Nistelrooy Wire services CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Bayer Leverkusen 1 Man United 2 LEVERKUSEN Manchester United waited 36 years to get its first victory in Germany. And the way it got it was ample testimony to its enduring resilience and
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    • 308 31 Reuters LEVERKUSEN, Germany After failing to shake off its reputation as nearly-men, Bayer Leverkusen is now at risk of being downgraded to also-rans. With two defeats in as many Champions League games and three defeats from six Bundesliga matches, the German club has made a
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