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Title Section11 2004-01-28 1 Streats WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita <p> 111/03/20W y11 words
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Article456 2004-01-28 1 Indonesia says it has no funds to slaughter infected chickens Wire services THE actions of poultry farmers such as Mr Muhammad best explain Indonesia’s lackadaisical approach to fighting the deadly bird flu outbreak. More than 5,000 chickens have died at his farm in the East Java– Wire services - 456 words
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Article302 2004-01-28 1 Janice Wong - By Janice Wong POULTRY products lover Nicole Lee, 27, a chemist, is unfazed by reports of bird flu killing people in the region. She is equally unexcited by rising prices of eggs and frozen chicken. “The increase is insignificant. I will only stop eating302 words
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Article, Illustration136 2004-01-28 2 Reuters AMSTERDAM Dutch firm Philips Electronics said on Monday that it was preparing to mass-produce a slim, book-sized display panel onto which consumers could download newspapers and magazines then roll up and put away. The 5-inch display, which can show detailed images, can be– Reuters; Reuters - 136 words
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Article345 2004-01-28 2 Ckua Kong Ho - Rajah Tann partner to represent couple in coffee chain suit By Ckua Kong Ho THE two Brunei royals in a court hearing over a disputed Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf investment deal have engaged Senior Counsel Andre Yeap of Rajah Tann to represent them. When345 words
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Article556 2004-01-28 3 Sarah Ng - Drunken revellers at Australia Day celebrations turn parts of city into a battlefield By Sarah Ng A CELEBRATION of Australia’s legacy left dozens of people injured, after brawls, a bashing and a stabbing took place during the Australia Day fireworks show in Perth. Alcohol-fuelled fights556 words
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Article, Illustration233 2004-01-28 4 Khuskwant Singh - &M. Khuskwant Singh ONE of the most frustrated men in Singapore yesterday morning must be the owner of a yellow Porsche Boxster which caught fire on Braddell Road near Singapore Press Holdings’ News Centre. The driver (left), dressed in a black T-shirt and233 words
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Article301 2004-01-28 4 Lord of the Rings studio aims to repeat success with Dark Materials books FANS of Philip Pullman’s award-winning Dark Materials trilogy are in for a treat. New Line Cinema, the studio behind the successful Lord of the Rings trilogy, has bought the rights to the301 words
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Article, Illustration514 2004-01-28 6 Even at 10% literacy, Russia, China, India have more workers than US: Intel boss NEW YORK For Intel chief executive Craig Barrett (pictured) the writing on the wall is clear: More US white-collar jobs will continue to be on the line thanks to outsourcing to lowcost economiesBloomberg News - 514 words
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Article, Illustration263 2004-01-28 6 Janice Wong - By Janice Wong MORE than 3,800 people turned up yesterday for the Housing Board’s first walk-in selection for 1,726 four-room and five-room executive flats in mature estates. Bukit Batok appeared to be the most popular of 17 towns, including Ang Mo Kio and Queenstown, withJanice Wong - 263 words
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Article233 2004-01-28 6 IF YOU sometimes wonder whether your charitable donations are being used the way you intended, there is a new body which will make the collection and management of such money more transparent. The Council on Governance of Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs) was launched233 words
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Article407 2004-01-28 9 It logs keystrokes and targets SCO’s website -AP SAN JOSE A malicious program attached to seemingly innocuous emails has spread quickly over the Internet, clogging network traffic and potentially leaving hackers an open door to infected personal computers. The worm, called Mydoom or Novarg by-AP - 407 words
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217 2004-01-28 9 Reuters WASHINGTON The archives of the Bill Clinton presidential library will contain 39,999,998 e-mails by the former president’s staff and two by the man himself. “The only two he sent,” said Mr Skip Rutherford, president of the Clinton Presidential Foundation, who is raising– Reuters - 217 words
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133 2004-01-28 10 BUZZSTOP THE Malaysian wife of a Singaporean, who returned to Johor Barn to celebrate Chinese New Year with her family, ended up being shot in the shoulder. Madam Xu Ya Mei, 49, was injured when a gunman, said to be133 words
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Article, Illustration51 2004-01-28 10 The Queen Mary 2, which is the heaviest (151,400 tonnes), longest (345 metres), tallest (72 metres), widest (41 metres) and most expensive (US$BOO million or 551.36 billion) liner ever built, arrives at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after her inaugural 14-day transatlantic voyage that originated in Southampton, EnglandAP - 51 words
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Article147 2004-01-28 10 Health supplements soar SINGAPOREANS spent $4 million less a month on drugs during last year’s Sars outbreak, when they avoided going to hospitals and clinics for treatment. But purchases of health supplements, especially those to boost immunity, shot up by at least as much,147 words
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140 2004-01-28 10 Factory approved in 2 days Bemama JOHOR has set a record among Malaysian states with its speedy approval for a manufacturer to operate there given in only two days. Cutting the red tape has enabled Komag USA (Malaysia) Sdn, the world’s largest independent maker– Bemama - 140 words
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Article149 2004-01-28 10 Fujitsu cuts cost AFP JAPANESE high-tech giant Fujitsu will cut the pay of 14,000 senior officials in the group temporarily as a way to build a sense of urgency and team spirit and swinging the company back into the black, a spokesman said yesterday. Officials– AFP - 149 words
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Article82 2004-01-28 10 AUSTRALIAN federal opposition leader Mark Latham has thrown his support behind a Western Australian state government plan to fine parents who cannot control their children. The West Australian reported yesterday that he said some parents had to be helped, or pressured, to ensure their children82 words
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Article79 2004-01-28 10 Bloomberg HUTCHISON Whampoa Ltd yesterday distributed phones to customers in Hong Kong who signed up for its third-generation services under the “3” brand. Lack of phones caused almost a year’s delay in starting up Hong Kong’s first advanced wireless service. The mobile phone unit plans– Bloomberg - 79 words
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Article81 2004-01-28 10 -AFP POLICE in south-west China reportedly have uncovered an underground cigarette factory disguised as a prison. Police in Meishan city, Sichuan province, found a nameplate at the entrance stating that this was “The No 1 Block of the Xinkang Prison of Sichuan Province”, Xinhua news agency-AFP - 81 words
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Article94 2004-01-28 10 Reuters LOVE is not blind at least when it comes to facial plastic surgery. Of people who are dating or married, 59 per cent of women and 54 per cent of men would like to change at least one feature on their partner’s face, according to an– Reuters - 94 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration474 2004-01-28 12 JidieSim - Saucy-cosmetics imports venture a hit for five enterprising guys JidieSim STUDENT Tan Wei Tzem’s grandmother was aghast after learning that he was marketing a line of bath soaps, and hand and body creams for women. She had asked him: “Why you sell women’s stuff?” Some mightPics: Edwin Koo - 474 words
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248 2004-01-28 12 Choong Choon Yee - By Choong Choon Yee BIRD flu is unlikely to hurt regional economies as badly as the Sars crisis unless it can be transmitted from person to person, said ratings agency Standard Poor’s (S&P). That’s because the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak248 words
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Article79 2004-01-28 12 Reuters SINGAPORE As bird flu extended its grip on Asia yesterday, forcing countries to impose strict import controls, a Singapore chicken firm took the plunge and launched its prospectus for an initial public share sale. Elite KSB Holdings Ltd, which describes itself as a “one-stop” chicken– Reuters - 79 words
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Article71 2004-01-28 12 SINGAPORE Frontline Technologies Corp, a Singapore-based provider of corporate computer consulting services, said that it will pay $12.9 million to buy 42 per cent of Accel ICIM Systems and Services Ltd in India. Frontline Technologies will pay $7.5 million for 4.3 million new Accel shares to help71 words
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Article94 2004-01-28 12 SINGAPORE Lufthansa Cargo yesterday clarified that it has no intention of moving its base from Singapore to Johor Barn. “We have an established and important air hub in Singapore and we will continue to operate cargo flights out of Changi airport, which has been our strategy for94 words
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Article91 2004-01-28 12 SINGAPORE United Overseas Bank has launched a joint parent-child savings account that provides free life insurance cover for the parent for up to 100 per cent of the deposit amount. A minimum deposit of $3,000 needs to be maintained in the UOB Junior Savers Account. The insurance91 words
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Article, Illustration387 2004-01-28 14 Geomancer and analysts see eye to eye on 2004 outlook Bloomberg SINGAPORE Mr Tan Khoon Yong is taking monkey business seriously. The geomancer says that the ninth animal in the Chinese horoscope will usher in a “lively” year for Singapore’s stock– Bloomberg; Reuters - 387 words
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158 2004-01-28 14 -AFP SYDNEY The National Australia Bank yesterday announced that total pre-tax losses from months of rogue currency trading were more than double its original estimate, coming in at As36o million (***** million). The eagerly awaited statement followed a refusal by bank chief-AFP - 158 words
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Article476 2004-01-28 16 Croatia in a post-communist dilemma with recent ban on Sunday trading -AFP ZAGREB, Croatia “Closed due to attending Sunday mass,” read the note on the door of a grocery store as Croatians went on a frantic search for food following the introduction in Croatia of a-AFP - 476 words
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Article203 2004-01-28 17 STI: 1,904.55 4.57 RISES Ranked by Stocks Close (C) Koh Bros W04 2 33.3 Global Tech HKlc 2.5 25.0 Shining 15c 13.5 22.7 ChipEngS W*****2 3 20.0 PSL Hldgs 10c 9 20.0 Eastern Pub 10c 19 18.8 See Hup Seng 10c 32.5 18.2 Berger Int 25c 23 15.0 VibroPower 5c203 words
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Article24 2004-01-28 17 *AS AT JANUARY 27 US$: 551.699 553.075 EURO: 552.117 Ss: 62.51 YEN Ss: RM2.237 Ss: HK54.571 Ss: 23.03 BAHT Ss: 4,959 RUPIAH24 words
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Article, Illustration467 2004-01-28 17 Company still restructuring and playing catch-up on the product front -AFP DETROIT News that Toyota bumped the Ford Motor Co from its spot as the world’s number two carmaker last year may make good headlines, but it hardly came as a revelation to Wall Street. “It’s an-AFP; AP - 467 words
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Article, Illustration739 2004-01-28 18 GARYLIM - By GARYLIM I HATE crowds. I avoid Chinatown during Chinese New Year. I loathe shopping centres when they have year-end sales. Just the other day, I was at the receiving end of a “staring” incident right outside Centrepoint Shopping Centre. The little girl, no older739 words
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Advertisement786 2004-01-28 19 'Education Feature Brought to you by Informatics Group Singapore Graduate School: Should You Do It Full-time, Or Online? Written by Agvin Prasad In today's competitive job market, employers are looking for individuals that not only have good qualifications, but can also bring better value and ideas to the organization. But786 words
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161 2004-01-28 20 MY daughter attends a governmentassisted secondary school that is currently undergoing major renovations. The students there are regularly made to sell items to raise funds. As a parent, I am prepared to help, but certainly not on a regular basis. Moreover, I feel161 words
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362 2004-01-28 20 I REFER to Mr Tang Wong Meng’s letter, “Feeder buses go too slow” (Streats, Jan 7). Mr Tang is correct to say that our bus captains do not want to arrive at bus interchanges too early, as they will be penalised for arriving ahead of362 words
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Article128 2004-01-28 20 I AM disappointed with SBS bus service 197 (from Jurong East Interchange). On Monday evening at 11.10 pm, after waiting for a while at the IBP bus stop (near German Centre), one bus went right past me even though I raised my hand to signal128 words
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292 2004-01-28 20 I REFER to Mr Conrad Raj’s commentary, “SMEs, don’t ignore Asean” (Streats, Jan 26). While Mr Raj laments that small and medium-sized enterprises ignore business opportunities that abound in the region, he encourages our businessmen and entrepreneurs to rethink their business expansion plans and292 words
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Advertisement112 2004-01-28 20 HAVE YOUR SAY E-mail us at or write to The Editor, Streats, News Centre, 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 deemed112 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration33 2004-01-28 21 A contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, General Wesley Clark, and his wife Gert celebrating by the tote board after winning the primary yesterday in tiny Dixville Notch, New Hampshire EPAEPA - 33 words
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159 2004-01-28 21 -AP KUALA LUMPUR An A 1 Qaeda programme to develop chemical and biological was in the early stages when it was cut short by the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, US and Malaysian security officials have said. The information on the state of Osama bin-AP - 159 words
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233 2004-01-28 21 Los Angeles Times QINGDAO Ms Sun Yianxiang took her daughter to buy her first bra in a department store when the teenager was in high school. There were plenty of choices. Ms Sun, however, did not even know what a real bra looked like– Los Angeles Times - 233 words
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Article96 2004-01-28 21 -AFP WASHINGTON Things are looking up for the US economy, according to 1,000 shoppers who were asked what they thought skirt lengths will be this year. The survey by Taubman Centres, which owns or operates 31 US shopping centres, found that 63 per cent predicted-AFP - 96 words
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362 2004-01-28 21 China to replace incandescent bulbs with fluorescent ones Oana-Xlnhua SHIJIAZHUANG With a coupon from the residents’ committee, Ms Wang has bought 10 energy-saving bulbs at half-price this week. Ms Wang is a participant in a trial project, the “Demand Side Management (DSM) Green– Oana-Xlnhua - 362 words
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Article230 2004-01-28 22 He gave his supporters abroad barrels of oil, says minister -AFP BAGHDAD Iraq’s former dictator Saddam Hussein rewarded 200 of his leading supporters abroad by giving them millions of barrels of crude oil, government officials said on Sunday. Oil ministry undersecretary Abdul Sahib Salman Qotob said that-AFP - 230 words
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Article186 2004-01-28 22 -afp KABUL President Hamid Karzai signed into law Afghanistan’s new constitution yesterday, more than three weeks after the document was approved by the Loya Jirga grand assembly, officially enshrining a presidential system of government for the country. The president, surrounded by members of his Cabinet, the former-afp - 186 words
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Medical
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372 2004-01-28 23 LONDON Sleeping time is not wasted time, a new study has found. It says that our brains can crack tough mental puzzles while we are asleep. BBC Online reported yesterday that a study in Germany has found that tests confirm what people already372 words
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EasyStreats
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Article, Illustration701 2004-01-28 24 Veteran singer Dionne Warwick, who performs here 4 tomorrow, talks about Michad Jackson, being and her future. ZUBAIDAHNAZEER reports SHE dazzled as the host of Solid Gold in the 1980 s and has since found her way to San Jose, but 63-year-old Dionne Warwick is not>Uanhe Zaobao - 701 words
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Article, Illustration92 2004-01-28 24 THE ballerina who was sacked from Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet last year for being too heavy is demanding £550,000 (551.53 million) in compensation from the Bolshoi Theatre’s director. Anastasia Volochkova, 27, who weighs almost 50kg, was reinstated after a two-month legal battle but said that she has only92 words
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Article103 2004-01-28 24 YES, it’s that time of the year again for the the love-struck (or lovelorn) to declare their feelings publicly. Send your love a dedication in Valentine’s Lovelines, a special feature running on Valentine’s Day in The Straits Times, Lianhe Zaobao Classified and The New Paper Fastads. You103 words
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Article, Illustration97 2004-01-28 24 BRITISH rock band Radiohead has topped nominations for the NME music awards. It is in the running for the titles of best single, best live band, best video, best UK band and best album. The highly-prized best album category will be between Radiohead, The Darkness, The97 words
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Article, Illustration570 2004-01-28 26 Gary Lira - By Gary Lira In London THE Arctic blast may have just descended on Britain but Trafalgar Square was anything but cold yesterday. An air of anticipation permeated in the famous London tourist spot and a massive crowd had formed in front of the National Gallery.P\cs: AP - 570 words
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Article, Illustration602 2004-01-28 27 Wire agencies BEVERLY HILLS Suprises there certainly were when thQ list of Oscar nominees was finally unveiled last night, and not just the fact that Cold Mountain wasn’t on the best-picture list. The best actor list raised some eyebrows with its inclusion of Johnny Depp for– Wire agencies - 602 words
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Article, Illustration111 2004-01-28 28 The leaders of nine countries in the Sahel along the southern rim of the Sahara desert met last Sunday in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott to discuss managing water and farm resources. Terra Daily reported that action would include projects to make artificial rain. The Sahel coversPicAshleigh Sim - 111 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article57 2004-01-28 28 10pm, Channel i Army doctor Carmen Travis is hot on the trail of a killer virus. She traces the source from Africa to a government facility. There, she runs against a wall of conspiracy as the virus turns out to be the residue of a biological warfare experiment. Starring57 words
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Article, Illustration53 2004-01-28 28 8.30 pm, Channel U Hosted by Channel U news anchor Chew Huoy Min and the winner of the Outstanding Social Worker Award 2001, Mr Samuel Ng, this current affairs programme examines issues that have made the headlines recently. Viewers also get a chance to express their views53 words
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Happenin’
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Article, Illustration69 2004-01-28 28 CAGE Thursday till Saturday, Bpm (3pm matinee on Saturday) The Substation Guinness Theatre Tickets are $l5 and $25 from the Substation’s box office Isolation and longing drive two women to escapism and madness. A mother is seemingly imprisoned by her own mind while her daughter tries to get some69 words
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Article60 2004-01-28 28 SIGMUND FREUD IN SEARCH OF CHINESE MAHER MIND Tonight, Bpm Esplanade Theatre Tickets from $ll to $5l at Sistic This multi-media music theatre stars Shi Xiaomei, a famous Kun opera artist from Nanjing. The dream scene of Tang Xian Zu’s Peony Pavilion is given a new turn with classical60 words
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Miscellaneous444 2004-01-28 28 Yourdailyhoroscope jP AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 by Kelli Fox atAstrology.com ARIES \s f MAR2I -APR 19 You’re in a hurry for results, but picky about what they will be. If you put words in other people’s mouths, leave room for them to breathe. Free thinkers have to444 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration380 2004-01-28 29 r o \orcibian to reach serais Reuters MELBOURNE Fabiola Zuluaga (right) needed a huge slice of luck to become the first Colombian to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam. Not that she cares. The 32nd seed will take on world No 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne in the semi-finals– Reuters; AP - 380 words
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Article144 2004-01-28 29 -AFP MELBOURNE Russian birthday boy Marat Safin knocked out world No 1 Andy Roddick in five enthralling sets yesterday to set up a semi-final with defending champion Andre Agassi at the Australian Open. Safin, unseeded but a finalist here two years ago, played sensational tennis’ -AFP - 144 words
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Article, Illustration319 2004-01-28 29 Tan Kim Han - By Tan Kim Han TIGER BEER CHALLENGE TROPHY Singapore v Norway (National Stadium, 7.30 pm) NIGERIA-BORN Agu Casmir (below), who will come under the spotlight in tonight’s friendly against Norway, is a man of few words. The 19-year-old striker widely tipped to replace Mirko Grabovac and319 words
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Article, Illustration472 2004-01-28 30 Players, fans and officials rally behind Ferguson in row with shareholders MANCHESTER When the going gets tough, the players get going. A player revolt looms large at Manchester United if Alex Ferguson (right) comes under any more pressure at the club. To date, the players have kept472 words
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237 2004-01-28 30 -AFP BOLTON Nigerian star Jay-Jay Okocha may have to leave Bolton Wanderers at the end of the season because his wages are too high. The 30-year-old’s contract runs out in May and Bolton manager Sam Allardyce admits it could be hard-AFP - 237 words
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Article128 2004-01-28 30 Reuters LONDON Wales lodged an official protest with Uefa on Monday over a positive drug test on a Russian player, and asked to be awarded a retroactive 3-0 win which could give it a place in Euro 2004. Russian midfielder Yegor Titov was suspended from all competitive– Reuters - 128 words
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Article85 2004-01-28 30 AFP LISBON The autopsy on Hungarian international striker Miklos Feher, who collapsed and died playing for Benfica on Sunday, has proved to be inconclusive. The 24-year-old collapsed in the final minutes in the league match against Vitoria Guimaraes and died in hospital shortly afterwards. However, after a four-and-a-half– AFP - 85 words
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Article67 2004-01-28 30 NETBALL DAISY Tan, Netball Singapore’s longest-serving president, died on Monday. She was 78 years old. Tan served as president for 25 years from 1966 to 1991. A netball pioneer, she played a key role in setting up the Singapore Women’s Netball Association (SWNA) in 1962. At the67 words
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Article, Illustration591 2004-01-28 31 GODFREY ROBERT - Golf s many virtues Tee-off with Godfrey By GODFREY ROBERT PICTURES of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong sitting in a golf buggy have become quite familiar to Singaporeans. Over the last two years, PM Goh has availed himself for golf games, often in the name of charity. At the 2002ST - 591 words
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Article152 2004-01-28 31 AFP NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Cleveland 99 Orlando 98 CLEVELAND, Ohio The Cleveland Cavaliers welcomed back rookie phenomenon Leßron James on Monday, and just managed to make his return from injury a winning one. Dajuan Wagner scored 21 points and James added 16 to lift Cleveland to a– AFP - 152 words
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Miscellaneous57 2004-01-28 30 IN THE LIVING ROOM TENNIS: Australian Open, q-finals (Live, Super Sports Ch 22, Bam). Day 10 highlights (Delayed, Ch 22, 9pm) FOOTBALL: Football Focus (Live, ESPN Ch 23, 8.30 pm). Carling Cup s-finals, 2nd leg: Middlesbrough v Arsenal (Live, Super Sports Ch 22, Jan 29, 3.55 am). Spanish Primera Liga57 words
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