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Title Section10 2004-07-13 1 Streats TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2004 E-mail: streats@sphxom.sg mita <p> 196/03/200410 words
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Article591 2004-07-13 1 Khushwant Singh - Mindshare survey shows family gaining importance, life becoming more manageable By_ Khushwant Singh FEWER Singaporeans are feeling that life is a burden or that the world is moving too fast for them. But many are still uneasy about being retrenched. These are the findings from a survey591 words
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Advertisement107 2004-07-13 1 Streats TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2004 SHARE YOUR PAPER E-mail: streats@sphxom.sg mita <p> 196/03/2004 m seetoh Makansutra food guru may appear on Discovery Channel page 26 •s if* i l r iving CG A IV iz Goo at the auty group business grows With helm Ha pagel3 ows s Out! trepreneurs107 words
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Article, Illustration413 2004-07-13 2 US presidential poll may be delayed by security fears WASHINGTON For the first time in the history of the US presidential election, almost 50 million Americans may cast their ballots through electronic voting machines. Some 29 per cent of the total 125 million registered voters areAFP - 413 words
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194 2004-07-13 2 LONDON The British government was yesterday due to announce that the axe will fall on 80,000 public-sector jobs, a UK national daily reported yesterday. This move, along with the relocation of a further 20,000 jobs outside of high-cost London, is part of a major194 words
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Article, Illustration363 2004-07-13 3 Bank wont honour Singapore fraudster Chia Teck Lengs cheques v 5 -AFP SYDNEY Australia’s Westpac Bank faces a multi-million dollar damages action by a London casino over a scam masterminded by a fraudster convicted of stealing US$7O million (S$ 119.3 million) from foreign-AFP; AFP - 363 words
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414 2004-07-13 4 Choong Choon Yee - By Choong Choon Yee THE issue of just what people pay for when they buy new HDB flats has re-surfaced. This took the form of a letter in The Straits Times Forum page which414 words
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Article, Illustration330 2004-07-13 4 Sarah Ng - Sarah Ng THE next time you pay your cellphone bill or buy movie tickets at an AXS station, you can do your part for charity as well. Bill-payment aggregator and e-services provider AXS Info Comm has launched a “Community” category on its 230 stationsAshlelgh Sim - 330 words
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206 2004-07-13 6 SEREMBAN, Negri Sembilan Fears that students at a technical secondary school in Teluk Intan were down with bird flu have been allayed as the 25 have been diagnosed as being infected with a less harmful virus strain, the Newcastle Virus, a national206 words
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Article450 2004-07-13 6 Lester Chiew - Name change to be mulled after new schools’ launch By Lester Chiew NANYANG Technological University will not consider changing its name until after it develops into a comprehensive tertiary institution, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan and NTU president Su Guaning said at the university’s450 words
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294 2004-07-13 8 Khushwant Singh - Citibank doubles outlay for Youth for Causes programme By Khushwant Singh FIVE plucky girls of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus St Joseph’s Convent are thinking big for a small halfway house called The Turning Point. They are drawing on their entrepreneurial294 words
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Article253 2004-07-13 8 Sharlene Tan - By Sharlene Tan HIS red shirt, beige pants, red-and-white cap and matching red Crumpler bag scream National Day Parade. But this is only fitting as Mr Iskandar Ismail, 48, is a veteran of NDP with 12 years of involvement under his belt. However, he disappeared253 words
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133 2004-07-13 10 BUZZSTOP YOUR cellphone could start a fire or cause an explosion if it is activated as you refill your petrol tank. This is one of the warnings that oil company Shell mentions in a list it is distributing as part of its133 words
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Article153 2004-07-13 10 Landmark trip ‘new beginning for ties IRANIAN President Mohammad Khatami yesterday hailed Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s landmark visit to his country as an opportunity for a new beginning in bilateral relations. After arriving in Teheran on Sunday, Mr Goh became the first Singaporean prime153 words
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Article137 2004-07-13 10 – Liza Lin - Case, DSAS join hands Liza Lin PEOPLE who fall prey to pressure selling and persistent door-to-door salesmen now have an additional avenue to settle their grievances. The Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) and Direct Selling Association of Singapore (DSAS) announced joint plans yesterday to crack down137 words
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Article, Illustration42 2004-07-13 10 The statues of Australian explorers Robert Burke and William Wills in Melbourne were adorned with red noses yesterday. The red noses are to raise awareness about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and to help raise funds to find a cure AFPAFP - 42 words
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106 2004-07-13 10 SINCE a global law to tighten security on ships and in ports came into effect on July 1, 18 of the 1,700 vessels calling at Singapore have not met the code’s requirements. The vessels are mainly cargo ships and freighters registered in Panama, Liberia,106 words
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Article82 2004-07-13 10 DR Mohamad Maliki Osman, MP for Sembawang GRC, and his grassroots leaders have started a men’s club at ACE The Place Community Centre (CC) in Admiralty. The club’s first initiative was to start cooking classes for men, The Straits Times reports today. Other planned programmes82 words
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Article83 2004-07-13 10 THE Institute of Mental Health (IMH) launched a programme last Saturday to tailor treatment for children with multiple learning problems, such as dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, The Straits Times reports today. The Children’s One-stop Psychoeducational Service aims to assess what problems a child83 words
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Article89 2004-07-13 10 -AFP MALAYSIA and the US will hold a joint naval and land exercise this week in the South China Sea aimed at bolstering military ties, the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur said yesterday. This year’s exercise for the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training will take place-AFP - 89 words
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Article81 2004-07-13 10 -AFP A CHINESE multi-millionaire has resorted to advertising in newspapers, magazines and websites in the hope of finding his perfect bride a 20to 25-year-old virgin, state press said yesterday. The 31-year-old man, whose name was not revealed, insists that he has strong traditional Chinese values and can-AFP - 81 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration353 2004-07-13 12 Wire services SINGAPORE Singapore’s economy expanded at its fastest pace since before the 1997-98 Asian crisis during the second quarter, posting year-on-year growth of 11.7 per cent, the Trade and Industry Ministry said yesterday. Although the figures were off a low base due– Wire services; AP - 353 words
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484 2004-07-13 12 Chug Kong Ho - Delinking currency will cause widespread hardship, says Morgan Stanley expert By Chug Kong Ho CHINA is unlikely to stop pegging its currency to the US dollar within the next five years, as doing so will cause food and housing prices to rise, causing widespread hardship484 words
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Article52 2004-07-13 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE OCBC Bank, the smallest of Singapore’s three lenders, said that it agreed to sell a 49.8 per cent stake in Raffles Investments Ltd for $121.7 million. The bank said that the sale to Aequitas Pte is in line with its “on-going initiatives to divest non-core– Bloomberg - 52 words
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Article105 2004-07-13 12 Reuters SINGAPORE Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL), the world’s seventh-biggest container shipping group, yesterday said that it moved 20 per cent more cargo in June while freight rates improved 3 per cent from a year earlier. It was the fifth straight month of double-digit volume growth– Reuters - 105 words
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Article105 2004-07-13 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE United Overseas Bank Ltd, which owns 49 per cent of United Overseas Land Ltd, may gain from the unit’s asset-sale plan because it’s the largest shareholder, tempering concerns about a divestment of the bank’s stock, investors said yesterday. UOL said last Friday that– Bloomberg - 105 words
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Article88 2004-07-13 12 -AP SINGAPORE Singapore Telecom has shortlisted six advertising agencies for its multi-million dollar home-country account, the company said yesterday. Incumbents Leo Burnett and Young Rubicam are vying for the two-year contract with Saatchi Saatchi, Ogilvy Mather, DDB Worldwide Communications and DNA, Sing Tel said in a statement.-AP - 88 words
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Article, Illustration480 2004-07-13 13 Janice Wong - A construction management graduate by training, Pom Goo now runs successful beauty group Haach Holdings r EJrepreneurs By Janice Wong CLAD from head to toe in designer brands, Ms Ponz Goo looks more like a lady of leisure than a hard-nosed businesswoman. But the 32-year-old CEO of HaachMugllan R - 480 words
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Article, Illustration396 2004-07-13 14 Chua Kong Ho - STI= 1,870.89 8.86 But minimum standards expected to remain conservative: MAS By Chua Kong Ho BANKS can expect industry regulators to gradually lower minimum capital adequacy requirements as they become more confident of the institutions’ ability to manage risk, said MAS deputy managing director John396 words
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217 2004-07-13 14 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Plantations, a banking and property group, said yesterday that its biggest shareholder had concluded talks to sell a stake in it to Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings. Langkah Bahagia, which controls 15 per cent of Malaysian Plantations ended negotiations last week, Malaysian217 words
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Article24 2004-07-13 14 *AS AT JUL 12 US$: 551.697 Ss: RM2.239 553.162 Ss: HK54.596 EURO: 552.108 Ss: 23.97 BAHT Ss: 63.61 YEN Ss: 5,209 RUPIAH24 words
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Article, Illustration359 2004-07-13 16 They will develop real estate in Malaysia, and possibly China and South Africa Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian developer Safuan Group Bhd and JTC Corp, Singapore’s biggest industrial landlord, are in talks to develop real estate in Malaysia and overseas, Safuan executive chairman Mat Shah– Bloomberg - 359 words
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Article234 2004-07-13 16 Bloomberg JAKARTA PT H M Sampoema, Indonesia’s second-biggest cigarette maker, has boosted its forecast for growth of cigarettes sales due to optimism about faster economic growth in the country. Sales volume for all Indonesian cigarette makers may grow by as much as 10 per cent thisBloomberg - 234 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration713 2004-07-13 17 ELSTON SOARES - By ELSTON SOARES WALLS don’t solve problems. They just create more barriers to peace. Take the Berlin Wall, for example. For three decades it stood as a symbol of the Cold War. Then, one day in 1991 it came crashing down, heralding the end of713 words
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Article220 2004-07-13 18 I REFER to Mr Wang Shanying’s letter, “Orchard Road needs a Singapore flavour” (Streats, July 9. We cannot rely solely on a revamp by the Singapore Tourism Board to make Orchard Road a uniquely Singapore experience. Places such as Times Square are special because they220 words
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Article282 2004-07-13 18 I REFER to the letters by Mr Lim Boon Hee, “Can’t we keep the prostitutes out’ (Streats, July 6) and Mr Chong Lee Ming, “Immigration crackdown not a solution’ (Streats, July 8). I agree with Mr Lim that we need to tighten our border checks to282 words
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151 2004-07-13 18 I REFER to the letter, “HDB flats too small for dogs” (Streats, July 7), by Ms Sheeren Winnie Koh. I know of a four-room HDB flat that is occupied by three families comprising a total of 12 people. So why can’t a four-room151 words
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Article88 2004-07-13 18 LAST Sunday, I went with my family to NTUC Wild Wild Wet water theme park. After seeing its commercial on TV, we expected that it would be better than Jurong East swimming pool. We were disappointed. Why are all the pools’ surfaces finished in painted rough88 words
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Article, Illustration296 2004-07-13 20 I REFER to Mr Conrad Raj’s commentary, “Rules on private schools lack teeth” (Streats, July 12). I do not think that our enforcers lack the powers to punish offenders among our private educators. Otherwise, the Nanyang Institute of Management’s Spring Singapore trust mark would not296 words
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Global
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Article475 2004-07-13 22 US Conference Board study gives critics of outsourcing food for thought WASHINGTON China s manufacturing sector reportedly is now undergoing a change that may confound critics in the West who accuse the Asian giant of taking jobs from developed economies. A US Conference Board study has475 words
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Article, Illustration44 2004-07-13 22 AP A Bosnian Muslim woman at the funeral on Sunday of 338 newlyidentified victims of the Srebrenica massacre. The ceremony at Potocari, near Srebrenica, was to remember the slaying of 8,000 Muslim men and boys by the Bosnian Serbs in July 199544 words
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199 2004-07-13 22 LONDON Police can soon bring a speeding car to a halt by using a device that stalls it by blasting powerful radio waves that knock outs its engine electronics. A US company called Pro Tech is developing this vehicle-stopping system for the199 words
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Article293 2004-07-13 24 Umno grassroots back PM for party presidency KUALA LUMPUR Those hoping for a split in Umno’s ranks were disappointed as an expected contest for the party leadership failed to materialise, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. This follows a clear message from Umno grassroots over the weekend293 words
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188 2004-07-13 24 Reuters TOKYO Mr Junichiro Koizumi can probably relax after a weekend election that lets him keep his job as Japanese prime minister. His long-ruling party can’t. Impressive strides in Sunday’s upper house poll by the opposition Democratic Party confirmed a trend temporarily obscured– Reuters - 188 words
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Medical
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245 2004-07-13 25 LONDON Fat parents are more likely than their trim counterparts to raise fat kids, according to research. BBC Online News yesterday cited research conducted in the US as showing that 64 per cent of children with overweight parents were overweight themselves. This compared to245 words
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Article, Illustration324 2004-07-13 26 Yvonne Kwok - By Yvonne Kwok IF all goes well, Makarisutra’s K F Seetoh may land a programme with Discovery Networks Asia. The local food guru is said to be in talks with the network to create a new food-cum-travel guide set in Asia, where he will introduce324 words
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Article, Illustration648 2004-07-13 26 Spore Poly lecturer gives up job to focus on his first love -film-making -reports SHARLENE TAN FRANCIS Lau has caught a serious case of the film-making bug. The former junior college teacher and Singapore Polytechnic lecturer left the classrooms last month to take on the world ofMugllan R - 648 words
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Article, Illustration555 2004-07-13 28 Philip Lee - By Philip Lee WOULD you spend $l6 dining in a seafood restaurant where you get a whole crayfish cooked in spicy black pepper sauce as well as a very delicious Indonesian prawn curry served with a steaming bowl of rice? And would you be happy to cough up555 words
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Article, Illustration304 2004-07-13 29 t Yeo Ghim Lay - By t Yeo Ghim Lay WHO says Indian food is mostly spicy curries and strong flavours? Devi Fusion Restaurant serves up traditional North Indian dishes with a Western twist. And soon, Streats readers will have the opportunity to learn the secrets behind these fusion Indian recipes,304 words
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Article, Illustration510 2004-07-13 30 AMAZON.COM may soon become the Napster of the book business, say some observers of the used-book industry. With the Internet, particularly sites such as Amazon, giving millions of consumers an easy way to find cheap used books often for under US$l (551.70) without paying royalty fees510 words
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Article273 2004-07-13 30 -AFP ABOUT one-quarter of Internet users admit to illegally downloading movies, and that figure will grow, according to an international industry survey. The most prolific downloaders were the South Koreans, where 58 per cent of people admitted they had downloaded at least one movie illegally,-AFP - 273 words
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Article, Illustration119 2004-07-13 31 British athlete Darren Campbell blames the Weather for only one runner meeting the qualifying time for the Athens Games at the Weekend’s Olympic trials in Manchester. “This isn’t the American trials, where they are running an timetable in the heat,” BBC News Online yesterday reported himPic Ashleigh Sim - 119 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration50 2004-07-13 31 7.30 pm, Channel i Maureen has given up her life for her two sons, Benson and Alvin. But both her sons don’t have time for her not even to give her a Word of advice when she’s about to invest all her husband’s insurance money. Stars Neo Swee Lin.50 words
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Article43 2004-07-13 31 10pm, Central A clarinet player is frozen and taken to the future by anti-government radicals so that he can assist them in their attempts to overthrow an oppressive government. Diane Keaton co-stars with Woody Allen, who also directs and writes the screenplay.43 words
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Happenin’
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Article46 2004-07-13 31 SONIC BRAT: EXISTENCE Friday and Saturday, Bpm (3pm matinee on Saturday) The Substation, Guinness Theatre Tickets at $2O from Sistic Sound designer and music composer Darren Ng experiments with synthesisers, ethnic instruments, effects processors and microphones that fuses electro-acoustic music compositions with recorded ambient sounds.46 words
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Article, Illustration65 2004-07-13 31 AN EYE FOR IDENTITY Tomorrow till July 25; 11.30am-Bpm Monday to Saturday, 12pm-5.30pm on Sunday Utterly Art Exhibition Space (208, South Bridge Road, #O2-01, tel 6226-2605) Free A group show by four young printmakers. Their use of figures reveals preoccupations with self and the human condition. Their work is65 words
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Miscellaneous413 2004-07-13 31 17 lour hij Kelli Fox atAstfologU'Com PISCES ARIES FEB 19-MAR 20 Conditions upstairs are exactly the way you like them unpredictable, exciting and highly erratic. Try to be sympathetic to those who aren’t quite so adaptable. You may end up with more company than you might have initially planned on413 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration225 2004-07-13 32 Gary Lim - By Gary Lim BELIEVE it or not, lifting slim and pretty women is part and parcel of Dion Eng’s weight-training regime. The 19-year-old electronics and computer engineering student is captain of Magnum Force, the cheerleading team from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. To build up the strength requiredMugilan R - 225 words
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Article, Illustration357 2004-07-13 32 Tan Kim Han - 10-man Singapore fails to get past Malaysia playing without five regulars By Tan Kim Han INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Malaysia 2 Singapore O KUALA LUMPUR A makeshift Malaysia provided bitter rival Singapore with an excellent chance of avenging its 0-4 Tiger Cup defeat in last night’s friendly357 words
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Article, Illustration520 2004-07-13 33 Sydney Games winner in but Montgomery's out Wire services SACRAMENTO Reigning Olympic champion Maurice Greene (below) surged from behind to win the 100 m final at the United States Olympic Athletics Trials while world recordholder Tim Montgomery will stay home. t Three-time world champion Greene served– Wire services; Reuters - 520 words
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Article, Illustration376 2004-07-13 34 Cristaldo’s long-ranger helps Paraguay’s cause in Copa America Wire services AREQUIPA, Peru A blistering drive by Ernesto Cristaldo (below) helped Paraguay salvage a 1-1 draw against Chile in its Copa America Group C clash on Sunday (yesterday, Singapore time). Sebastian Gonzalez put Chile ahead in the 72nd– Wire services; Reuters 1 - 376 words
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FOOTBALL
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Article115 2004-07-13 34 LONDON Diego Maradona (Junior), son of the Argentine legend, may join Blackburn Rovers. The 17-year-old is expected to arrive at Ewood Park this week for a trial with a view to switching from Napoli. If Maradona Jr proves a hit, he will join Rovers’ highly rated115 words
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Article89 2004-07-13 34 -AFP PARIS Raymond Domenech was named to succeed Jacques Santini as the new France football coach yesterday. The 52-year-old Domenech has been France Under-21 coach since 1993. Santini left to become Tottenham Hotspur manager when French football federation president Claude Simonet refused to extend his contract before-AFP - 89 words
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343 2004-07-13 34 Reuters AREQUIPA, Peru Brazil striker Adriano was a relieved man after scoring a hat-trick in yesterday’s 4-1 demolition of Costa Rica following an indifferent personal performance in the opening Copa America game. Said the Inter Milan striker: “To score a hat-trick for– Reuters - 343 words
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Article, Illustration464 2004-07-13 35 American claims 200 m world breaststroke record -AP LONG BEACH, California Brendan Hansen (below) set another world record at the US swimming trials on Sunday, stealing some attention from Michael Phelps. Hansen won the 200 m breaststroke in 2min 9.o4sec, beating the record of 2:09.42 set-AP; Reuters - 464 words
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Article219 2004-07-13 35 Wire services LIMOGES, France Tour de France organisers dubbed yesterday a rest day, but for most riders that is hardly the right description. “I’m going to attack tomorrow. The guys in my team know that,” joked fivetime Tour champion Lance Armstrong after Sunday’s eighth stage– Wire services - 219 words
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Page 34 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous29 2004-07-13 34 IN THE LIVING ROOM BASEBALL: Home Run Derby 2004 (ESPN Ch 23, Bam). POOL: World C’ships, Day 4, Ist session (spm). 2nd session (8.30 pm) Star Sports Ch 24.29 words
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