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Title Section12 2002-10-24 1 Streats THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com,sg MITA (P) 240/03/200212 words
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676 2002-10-24 1 Pradeep Raj an - Top cop cries for US sniper victims §z Pradeep Raj an IF YOU think your job is stressful, Put yourself in the sweaty shoes of Charles Moose. He works in the world’s most powerful capital. But in the past few weeks, his ts a676 words
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Advertisement104 2002-10-24 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2002 3 weeks later, still no face to sniper PAGE 20 J mm AP One More Reason to Breakfast The latest addition to our breakfast menu, Le Sunrise, features our freshly baked croissant lusciously filled with a sunny side-up egg and a mouthwatering chicken patty. And now,104 words
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Article, Illustration618 2002-10-24 2 Deepa Vijiyasingam - By_ Deepa Vijiyasingam LISTENING to Dr Stephen Roach and Mr Byron Wien, one is reminded of Lewis Carroll’s famous feuding characters Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Almost. In town for Morgan Stanley’s Asia Pacific investment summit yesterday, the pair were as different as618 words
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Article, Illustration527 2002-10-24 3 Yong Hui Mien - By] Yong Hui Mien ever since he was in primary school, talk at the family dinner table has always turned to politics. Mr Ivan Yeo Ken Jin, now 23, said that his parents discussed many issues527 words
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Article, Illustration366 2002-10-24 4 Zubaidah Nazeer - By_ Zubaidah Nazeer “WHERE’S the dome?” This was the question an irate Muslim newspaper reader asked when he saw an artist’s impression of Singapore’s “state-of-the-art’ mosque in the press a few two days ago. To him and others, including non-Muslim Singaporeans, the structure looks like a swankyZubaidah Nazeer - 366 words
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200 2002-10-24 4 INDIGNATION overflowed yesterday over water talks with Malaysia. Singapore is objecting to Malaysia saying that Singapore was dragging its feet on a deal, noting that it was Malaysia which had derailed the talks with a last-minute decision to abandon the package approach. A200 words
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Article77 2002-10-24 4 THE Bukit Panjang LRT did not resume service yesterday afternoon as was earlier anticipated. Repair works were hampered by the weather and difficulties in replacing damaged parts of the system but were expected to be completed last night, SLRT explained in a statement. Test runs will then77 words
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Article75 2002-10-24 4 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong will miss this weekend’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Economic Leaders’ Meeting as he is down with flu. “His doctors have advised him not to travel,” a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said yesterday. Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo, who75 words
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Article85 2002-10-24 4 SOME car dealers cut their prices by between $l,OOO and $2,000 after prices of Certificates of Entitlement (COE) for all types of vehicles fell by $lO to $l,OOO yesterday. A 1.5-litre Toyota Corolla (manual) is now $75,888 and the 1.5-litre Nissan Sunny (manual) $69,000. But the COE85 words
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Article427 2002-10-24 6 STI: 1,463.33 6.63 Reuters SHARES closed tentatively higher yesterday, breaking a three-day minor downtrend, as tech stocks such as Venture Corp rebounded. But there was scepticism about the gains being sustained. “While Wall Street’s performance in the last one week has been encouraging, it). – Reuters - 427 words
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Article260 2002-10-24 6 China wants to arrest Forbes-listed tycoon AP HONGKONG An arrest warrant has been issued for Chinese tycoon Yang Rong, Brilliance China Automotive said on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange website yesterday. Police verbally informed Brilliance, China’s biggest minivan maker, that they were seeking its former chairman. Mr Yang,. – AP - 260 words
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269 2002-10-24 6 -AFP SYDNEY Former BHP Billiton chief executive Paul Anderson was accused of hypocrisy yesterday for attacking top executives’ pay levels just four months after pocketing a AslB million (5517.8 million) severance package. The former chief of the world’s largest diversified mining company-AFP - 269 words
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Article24 2002-10-24 6 *AS AT OCTOBER 23 US$: 551.781 £:552.757 EURO: 551.743 Ss: 69.78 YEN Ss: RM2.134 Ss: HK54.379 Ss: 24.48 BAHT Ss: 5,164 RUPIAH24 words
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Article, Illustration76 2002-10-24 6 Other highflyers who have run afoul of the law Yang Bin, former Euro-Asia Agricultural chief, with US$9OO million in assets, is under arrest for tax evasion and two major corruption scandals. Former Everbright Group chairman Zhu Xiaohua was on Oct 10 sentenced to 15 years in prison76 words
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267 2002-10-24 6 SINGAPORE Investment firm kl Ventures said yesterday that it has formed a joint venture with lossmaking McMoßan Exploration to go into energy related businesses. The joint venture, K-Mc Energy Ventures, to be managed by McMoßan, will pursue acquisitions initially focused in the Gulf267 words
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Article, Illustration464 2002-10-24 8 MATTHEW LYNN - Comment By MATTHEW LYNN Bloomberg LONDON So far, it has been lawyers, accountants, regulators and reporters who’ve helped us know what to think about Wall Street’s scandals. Now, as the civil fraud charges filed this week against Credit– Bloomberg - 464 words
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Miscellaneous123 2002-10-24 11 THE #1 MOVIE IN AMERICA 2 WEEKS IN A ROW! iiKixs n6W6n Fifc wMm mm urn no mm vM K m mi-ix m i'i wX ’A v 's&if:, -WSlmX; §O/ v ox m y OkO- OOs V' BHI' O R l i 1 II E SIhE N C H DRAGON123 words
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Article, Illustration177 2002-10-24 13 MS MELISSA FOO’S suggestion (“Marry local, get money”, Streats, Oct 21) should cut both ways. If the situation were reversed, should the Government also pay local women to marry local men, instead of foreigners? When are we going to stop using money as an incentive177 words
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Article182 2002-10-24 13 although I have my reservations a bout Ms Melissa Foo’s proposal that financial incentives be offered to men for marrying local women (“Marry local, get money”, Streats, Oct 21), she is entitled to her opinion. After all, we do have people Mio believe that everything182 words
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Article216 2002-10-24 13 MS CHAN HING LEE’S letter, “Local men are cowards in love” (Streats, Oct 23), generalises local men as cowards. She is right. A modem Singaporean woman will not put up with men who “stutter and mumble, talk nonsense and show how uneducated they are”, no216 words
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498 2002-10-24 13 I REFER to “Tough for a woman to marry a foreigner” (Streats, Oct 9) and “Why must it be so tough?” (Streats, Oct 10), letters by Ms Shirley Kwa and Ms Ann Tan Seok Kwee, respectively. Ms Kwa said that foreigners on social visit passes498 words
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204 2002-10-24 13 RECENT letters in Streats, “Tough for a woman to marry a foreigner” (Oct 9), “Tough for a man to marry a foreigner” (Oct 10) and “Rules should be flexible” (Oct 10), expressed concerns about mles governing the residential status of foreign spouses. We welcome204 words
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STREATS medical
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Article, Illustration343 2002-10-24 15 [Women better off being pear-shaped, shows stud? NEW YORK Women, don’t bemoan those heavy buttocks or thighs. Being pear-shaped might be better than carrying all the Weight around the abdomen. A new study has found that having fat around this area, also described as being appleshaped,343 words
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Article90 2002-10-24 15 What is rapid eye movement sleep? Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is one of the two broad types of sleep we can have and accounts for 10 to 25 per cent of sleep time in adults. While the lighter stages of sleep earlier in a sleep cycle seem90 words
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Article, Illustration140 2002-10-24 15 Q Is pasta or spaghetti a good and healthy choice of carbohydrates compared to instant noodles? Does it have high fat content? What is it’s nutritional value? A Pasta and spaghetti, like noodles, come under the rice and alternatives group of the Healthy Diet Pyramid, which provides mainly140 words
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Article214 2002-10-24 15 LONDON Including more vitamin E in your diet may help reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease. But supplements may not have this benefit. American researchers examined data on 76,890 women and 47,331 men, reported the BBC News Online, and found that consuming more vitamin E214 words
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Article, Illustration489 2002-10-24 17 JillLim - Health begins with Sun^ ajn Y By, JillLim JUST a generation ago, many children spent their free time when they weren’t in school engaged in outdoor activities. Today, they’re more likely to be watching television, playing games on the computer or, for older children, having489 words
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Article446 2002-10-24 18 Bali blasts: Sketches of 3 suspects done, but probe’s still going slow Wire services JAKARTA The possible perpetrators of the Bali bombings have been identified, Indonesian police claimed yesterday. According to sketches made after talking to witnesses, police said that three Indonesian men were the likely culprits– Wire services - 446 words
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173 2002-10-24 18 SINGAPORE South-east Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines have petitioned the United Nations to declare A 1 Qaeda-linked terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah a terrorist group. A group of 30 nations want the JI to be included in the UN’s173 words
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226 2002-10-24 18 -AFP SOLO Doctors yesterday further delayed police questioning of Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir as thousands demonstrated here in support of the terror suspect. Abu Bakar, 64, has been under police guard in hospital here since collapsing with apparent breathing difficulties five days ago.-AFP - 226 words
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Article, Illustration61 2002-10-24 18 Modesty barely protected by a banner, American Kayla Worden (left) and Briton Yvonne Taylor doffed their clothes to protest against the use of animal far in Beijing yesterday. They were near a stall run by a Scandinavianfar company that is holding a fashion show in the ChineseAP - 61 words
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Article, Illustration600 2002-10-24 20 Wire services WASHINGTON The serial sniper stalking the Washington DC area has left dozens of messages for investigators but no clues as to how he looks. It is now 20 days since Washingtonians have been forced to lead a. – Wire services; J| Reuters - 600 words
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268 2002-10-24 20 Wire services SAN FRANCISCO The heart of the Internet sustained its largest and most sophisticated attack ever on Monday, experts at key online backbone organisations said on Tuesday. It was an apparent attempt to cripple the Internet, they said. The attack, which largely failed, was launched– Wire services - 268 words
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114 2002-10-24 20 AP STOCKHOLM When Ms Gun-Britt Marklund checked her bank account to see if her monthly government child allowance cheque had arrived, she knew that what she saw was too good to be true. The account showed a balance of more than 93 billion Swedish– AP - 114 words
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Article, Illustration768 2002-10-24 22 LONDON A ruthless “terrorist” was how Osama bin Laden described himself in a book by a Syrian journalist who knew him. Bin Laden Unmasked by A 1 Jazeera’s Islamabad correspondent-also describes Osama as heroic, vain, calculating and a caliph. Mr Zeidan hasReuters - 768 words
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Article, Illustration134 2002-10-24 22 AP KUWAIT Since Jassem al-Hajiri, 26, and his 21-year-old cousin Anas al-Kandari launched a shooting attack on US Marines on Oct 8, Kuwaitis have been disagreeing about why well-educated, middle-class young men would turn to extremist violence against America. Islamists blame the intrusion– AP - 134 words
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Article, Illustration560 2002-10-24 24 YVONNE KWOK - The latest movie in the Hannibal Lecter series, Red Dragon suffers from an appalling lack of originality. But its tried and testedformula of thrills is guaranteed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats BI J YVONNE KWOK Red Dragon Starring Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton and560 words
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Article, Illustration85 2002-10-24 24 POPULAR Taiwanese compere Matilda Tao was on a two-week vacation in Bali when the bombings occurred on Oct 12. Her visit had been kept secret, but came to light when Taiwanese reporters who were at the Indonesian resort to cover the bombings spotted her, reported85 words
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Article, Illustration113 2002-10-24 24 JENNIFER Aniston has thrown a spanner in the works of Friends. Her co-stars in the sitcom were apparently willing to appear for another season, but the actress, who recently won an Emmy for best actress, reportedly declined despite a reported offer of £200,000 (*****,197) an episode.113 words
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Article, Illustration148 2002-10-24 24 FOR sale: what is believed to be the largest collection of Elvis Presley’s hair clippings. They were gathered by Homer “Gill” Gilleland, Presley’s personal hair-stylist for more than 20 years, said Ananova yesterday. He gave the collection five years ago to a close friend, Tom148 words
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Article, Illustration41 2002-10-24 26 Tomomi Kudo, 22, is the new face or rather, body of Triumph. She is the campaign girl for underwear maker Triumph International Japan’s 2003 season. She is seen posing at a press preview yesterday. AFPAFP - 41 words
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193 2002-10-24 26 AP WHO would think of Kurt Cobain as a poster boy for an anti-narcotics campaign? But the late Nirvana singer did use heroin as a painkiller and lived and died regretting it. This came out in his letters and diary entries from the– AP - 193 words
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Article, Illustration276 2002-10-24 26 THE joke is that he’s the first author to have won the Booker prize twice in a year. Actually, Canadian Yann Martel won the prestigious literary award on Tuesday for the first time in his life, for his third book, Life of Pi, billedAFP - 276 words
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Article, Illustration132 2002-10-24 27 THE war against an I overheating Earth could I become a war against poverty, I experts are saying ahead of UN-sponsored talks in New H| Delhi yesterday on climate j|f change. The Kyoto Protocol lets the First World meet part of L. its greenhouse gas emissionPic Drew Fritz - 132 words
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Article61 2002-10-24 27 Contribute to charity by clicking your mouse. Log on to www.donation.org.sg to donate using your credit card to over 100 charities or institutions of public character (IPCs). Each cash donation is $20 and above. The site also allows gives you information about the IPCs, their programmes and61 words
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Article71 2002-10-24 27 Even the bad boys of UK rock have their own fears. Oasis have cancelled their concert here on Saturday, citing security worries. You can get refunds for your tickets from the Sistic box office at the Indoor Stadium, from tomorrow till Nov 7, Mondays to Saturdays from 12noon to71 words
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Article48 2002-10-24 27 FAUST: A SILENT FILM CONCERT Oct 31, 9-30 pm Esplanade Tickets at $5l, $36 from Sistic Watch the classic silent movie, F W Mumau’s Faust, to the accompaniment of the Esplanade’s Klais pipe organ. Theatre organist Dennis James has written some original music specially for this film.48 words
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Article, Illustration95 2002-10-24 27 CHIJAZZ 2002 Nov 3, spm till lam Free Chijmes seventh annual jazz festival brings together big names such as Jeremy Monteiro (right), Jacintha Abisheganaden, Thomson Big Band, Eldee Young, Keiko Matsui and Kuala Lumpur band Biophonics. They showcase a wide range of jazz styles, including dixie, blues, swing, big95 words
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Article74 2002-10-24 27 DIKIR BARAT Sunday, 12pm Jurong Green CC Tickets at sBfrom Nurerdawati. Call her at 6263-2857 or page 9284-2588 or e-mail wawat_o7@hotmail.com Immerse yourself in some local culture. A dikir barat ensemble consists of two opposing groups who sing in a call-and-respond pattern. Each team is lead by a tukang74 words
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Article, Illustration57 2002-10-24 27 KRAKATAU Saturday, 7-30pm-8.30pm Amphitheatre in front of Parkway Centre (Opposite Parkway Parade) Free This jazz-pop gamelan music group (below) from Indonesia combines the traditional with the new. Listen to how they blend Western musical instrumentation, jazz, rock and pop with various traditional Indonesian ethnic rhythms to create a unique57 words
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Article63 2002-10-24 27 ROBOT ZOO Till March 16,10am-6pm daily except Mondays Singapore Science Centre Tickets at $ll from Sistic Cutaway sections of giant robot animals expose easily recognisable machine parts and gadgets such as shock absorbers and pumps to demonstrate what how their bodies function. Find out how animals work by comparing63 words
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Advertisement257 2002-10-24 25 SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Can't tell? Now, you can differentiate Energizer AA and AAA batteries made for the Singapore market from parallel imports and fakes. Simply look out for the "Guaranteed in Singapore, Your Safer Choice!" logo on packaging. This logo is your answer to: Your Safer Choice! Guaranteed Safety Guaranteed257 words
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Article, Illustration543 2002-10-24 28 Tan Kim Han - Chinese football teams secret training camp in Singapore By Tan Kim Han THE cloak of secrecy shrouding China’s Xinhua Selection has been lifted. Yesterday, Streats visited the football team’s hush-hush training session at Haig Road (below) and watched its players go through their paces. The squad, comprising 22 players,543 words
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SPORT SCAN
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Article131 2002-10-24 29 TENNIS AFP MUNICH Former tennis great Boris Becker told a court yesterday he had made a mistake by failing to pay taxes in Germany dining his career. The three-times Wimbledon champion was speaking at the start of his trial over tax evasion charges, which opened amidst great. – AFP - 131 words
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Article69 2002-10-24 29 Wire services BUENOS AIRES Argentina midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron wants to continue playing for his country despite World Cup disappointment. He hopes to be picked for next month’s friendly in Japan. He told an Argentine radio station on Tuesday: “Football always gives you a chance to– Wire services - 69 words
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Article73 2002-10-24 29 GEYLANG United booked its place in the third round of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League after defeating host Brunei’s DPMM 4-0 at the Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium last night. Last year’s S-League champion scored through a brace by Aleksandar Duric, and goals by Azhar Baksin and73 words
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Article, Illustration754 2002-10-24 29 Adam Hashidy - Voice of Fl slams proposed changes to put brakes on Ferrari By Adam Hashidy ABSOLUTELY ridiculous. That was legendary Formula 1 commentator Murray Walker’s response to suggestions of handicapping world champion Ferrari to prevent it from dominating the sport. The right thing to do isFrancis Lee - 754 words
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Article, Illustration502 2002-10-24 30 Midfielder’s return bodes well for Gunners AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Arsenal 1 Auxerre 2 LONDON On a night when the Highbury faithful had precious little to shout about, the emergence of Robert Pires (right) from his injury purgatory provided at least one beacon of hope. The. – AFP - 502 words
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Article, Illustration184 2002-10-24 31 ‘lt was not the real Arsenal tonight. There were too many long balls. We were a little bit flat and we did not have that many chances to score.’ -Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires When we trained yesterday, the pitch was a bit like the one in Slovakia184 words
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Article, Illustration475 2002-10-24 31 Victory caps brilliant four days for Houllier’s men Wire services CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Spartak Moscow 1 Liverpool 3 MOSCOW Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier believes the manner of his side’s crucial victory over Spartak Moscow here showed the new steeliness he has instilled in his players. It capped a brilliant– Wire services - 475 words
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Article264 2002-10-24 31 Group A: Arsenal (Eng) 1 (Kanu 51) Auxerre (Fra) 2 (Kapo 8, Fadiga 27) k Borussia Dortmund (Ger) 1 7 (Roller 10) PSV Eindhoven (Ned) 1 (Bruggink (47) Group B k Spartak Moscow (Rus) 1 (Danishevsky 23) Liverpool (Eng) 3 (Owen 29, 70, 90) Basel (Swi) 2 (Ergic264 words
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Article298 2002-10-24 31 Reuters MADRID Ronaldo provided one excellent assist, saw a lethal finish disallowed for offside and provoked a few frustrated whistles from the crowd as he made an eventful first European appearance for Real Madrid on Tuesday. The Brazilian had made a dramatic Real debut earlier– Reuters - 298 words
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Miscellaneous15 2002-10-24 29 IN THE LIVING ROOM DELAYED TELECAST GOLF: EPGA Telefonica Open de Madrid: Day 1 (Ch22,lopm).15 words
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