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Title Section10 2004-08-11 1 Streats WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2004 E-maii: stfeats@sph.com.sg mita <p) 196/03/200410 words
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Article, Illustration984 2004-08-11 1 Conrad Raj - Three become full ministers and two take up acting positions; Chok Tong to be SM and MAS chairman, Kuan Yew Minister Mentor By Conrad Raj THE long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle announced yesterday by Prime Minister-designate Lee Hsien Loong reflected as much the ruling party’s emphasisPics: ST - 984 words
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Article, Illustration554 2004-08-11 2 ChuaKongHo - BUSINESS LEADERS PRAISE CHOK TONG’ FORESIGHT When PM GohCfpkTdng handed in his resignation letter yesterday, he said he hadfinished my tour of duty’. Here, W his Marine Parade residents and foreign diplomats praise the'people’s man 9 I s'. sJeSm/HShi y By ChuaKongHo BUSINESS554 words
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Article, Illustration346 2004-08-11 3 Liza Lin - By Liza Lin MR Chua Ser Keng, the chairman of the Marine Parade Merchants Association, sees Mr Goh Chok Tong as a people’s man. “Mr Goh not only tries to reach out to residents, but also keeps in touch with hawkers and shopST - 346 words
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Article215 2004-08-11 3 Khnshwant Singh - Khnshwant Singh MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday said that he believed that Mr Goh Chok Tong’s appointment as senior minister would complement the existing friendly ties between the two nations. British High Commissioner Alan Collins praised Mr Goh for “the measured and careful215 words
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232 2004-08-11 3 Conrad Raj - By Conrad Raj INCOMING Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s decision to appoint Mr Goh Chok Tong as the new chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) puts an experienced hand at the helm of the country’s de facto central bank, but also goes232 words
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Article251 2004-08-11 3 PRIME MINISTER AND FINANCE MINISTER: Mr Lee Hsien Loong SENIOR MINISTER: Mr Goh Chok Tong MINISTER MENTOR: Mr Lee Kuan Yew DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER COORDINATING MINISTER FOR SECURITY AND DEFENCE: Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MINISTER FOR LAW: Prof S Jayakumar HOME AFFAIRS: Mr251 words
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Article289 2004-08-11 4 Margins as low as $1.70 a unit hurting producers BEIJING China’s DVD player manufacturers are facing hard times, according to researcher iSuppli. This is because of falling profit margins, CNET News reported yesterday. The report said that between January and May, the average selling price of289 words
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Article288 2004-08-11 6 M’sian panel reports on police reform Wire services KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian police force was under fire yesterday after a special commission charged that it was riddled with corruption from top to bottom. A royal commission on police reform found that graft existed at every– Wire services - 288 words
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Article, Illustration375 2004-08-11 6 Fstreats THE funeral of the late bank magnate Lien Ying Chow was a private family affair attended by about 100 relatives at the Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium yesterday. The family had indicated in an obituary on Sunday that it wanted “to mourn in privateLlanhe Zaobao - 375 words
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135 2004-08-11 8 BUZZSTOP LABOUR chief Lim Boon Heng yesterday cited NTUC Fair Price supermarkets’ policy of hiring few foreign workers as an example for Singapore employers. Less than 1 per cent of the company’s 5,000 employees are workpermit holders, he said, as135 words
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Article, Illustration72 2004-08-11 8 NTUC Fair Price staff at Bukit Merah Central got a contemporary and vibrant makeover yesterday. The staff now don blouses or shirts that come in peach and beige tones, with bigger and brighter orchid prints. The pants are now in grey to complement the new tops. The oldAshlelgh Sim - 72 words
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Article139 2004-08-11 8 Nicoll Highway collapse probe THE inquiry into the Nicoll Highway disaster resumed after a three-day break yesterday. And it was the turn of workers from Hiap Shing Construction, the company which excavated the 30m-deep pit at Nicoll Highway which collapsed, to take the stand, The Straits Times139 words
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139 2004-08-11 8 M’sia has 2m foreign workers: Najib -AP A DRAMATIC increase in migrant workers in Malaysia could threaten the country’s well-being, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said yesterday. About 1.3 million foreigners now work legally in Malaysia, compared to 800,000 just two years ago,-AP - 139 words
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Article155 2004-08-11 8 H Fears of pandemic among humans Reuters A BIRD flu virus commonly found in chickens in Hong Kong’s markets could mutate and jump more easily to humans, possibly leading to the next influenza pandemic, scientists said yesterday. Researchers found the H9N2 virus in about– Reuters - 155 words
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Article102 2004-08-11 8 Reuters PORT operator PSA International said yesterday that it moved 18.8 per cent more containers at its local and overseas terminals from January to July as compared with the same period last year. PSA said that its global container volume reached 19 million 20-ft equivalent units– Reuters - 102 words
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Article116 2004-08-11 8 Reuters US President George W Bush yesterday nominated as CIA director, Mr Porter Goss, 65, head of the House Intelligence Committee, to replace Mr George Tenet, who quit last month under a cloud of criticism. Speaking at a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White– Reuters - 116 words
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Article97 2004-08-11 8 -AFP THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has angrily denied his ruling party had bribed opposition MPs to switch sides ahead of next year’s general election, according to reports yesterday. Thaksin’s Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party has attracted a steady stream of defectors from coalition partners and the-AFP - 97 words
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Article99 2004-08-11 8 A MOVE by a chatline company to poach customers from a rival has ended with the company apologising to the rival. The bid involved getting employees of the chatline company to make calls to the rival firm’s chatline to try and attract its customers, The Straits99 words
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Financial
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310 2004-08-11 10 Reuters SINGAPORE The economy grew at an unexpectedly strong 11.9 per cent annualised rate in the second quarter, underpinned by surging exports of computer chips and drugs, official data showed yesterday. The expansion improves on an advance estimate in July of 9.1 per cent– Reuters - 310 words
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Article, Illustration558 2004-08-11 10 Chua Kong Ho - But soaring oil prices not hitting profits yet, say analysts By Chua Kong Ho SINGAPORE’S latest petrol price war ended yesterday after all five petrol retailers ceased promotions which had offered an unprecedented 16 per cent off petrol purchases. The record discounts ended justAFP - 558 words
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Article115 2004-08-11 10 Reuters SINGAPORE Goodwood Park Hotel Ltd, whose late chairman Khoo Teck Puat is the single largest shareholder of Standard Chartered, said yesterday that it plans to buy out minority shareholders and delist the property firm. Goodwood said it has set a formula for the exit offer price– Reuters - 115 words
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Article61 2004-08-11 10 -AFP SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines said yesterday that it will launch a direct service to Amritsar in India’s Punjab state to meet growing demand. The thrice-weekly service using a Boeing 777 aircraft will start on Oct 1, the airline said in a statement. It already has direct-AFP - 61 words
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Article87 2004-08-11 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE SembCorp Logistics, a storage and distribution company, said second-quarter profit fell 3 per cent in the absence of a foreignexchange gain it booked last year. Profit fell to $25.3 million, or three cents a share, from a restated $26 million, or three cents, a– Bloomberg - 87 words
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Article79 2004-08-11 10 TIGER Beer yesterday announced that it has awarded the local Tiger Beer creative advertising account to BBDO. BBDO won the $2O million account in competition with Leo Burnett, M&C Saatchi and Y&R. Said Mr Lester Tan, assistant general manager (marketing) of Asia Pacific Breweries (S) Pte Ltd:79 words
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Article, Illustration257 2004-08-11 12 Janice Wong - By Janice Wong INDIAN glitterati will converge at Orchard Road mall Palais Renaissance today for the launch of the first high-end Indian designer label store here and in the region. Located on the second floor next to Passion hair salon, Mumbai Se is run byAshleigh Sim - 257 words
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134 2004-08-11 12 THE insurance industry’s robustness is a good indicator of the state of the economy, Life Insurance Association of Singapore president Raymond Kwok said yesterday. He said that premiums from new policies rose by 27 per cent to $491 million in the first half134 words
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484 2004-08-11 14 Economy heading for soft landing as central bank’s moves paying off Reuters BEIJING Growth in China’s industrial output slowed in the year through July for the fifth month in a row, but the central bank said it would keep a tight grip on– Reuters - 484 words
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Article, Illustration323 2004-08-11 14 Bloomberg NEW YORK For tycoon Donald Trump’s reality TV series The Apprentice, in which contestants vie for a position with one of his companies through a series of business challenges, an appropriate task might now be how to keep his Trump Hotels Casino Resorts– Bloomberg; Reuters - 323 words
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Article27 2004-08-11 14 STI: 1,901.41 21.34 *AS AT AUGUST 10 US$: 551.713 553.150 EURO: 552.102 Ss: 64.59 YEN Ss: RM2.219 Ss: HK54.554 Ss: 24.17 BAHT Ss: 5,372 RUPIAH27 words
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Article, Illustration678 2004-08-11 16 ELSTON SOARES - By ELSTON SOARES AS a left-handed person, I learnt early in life that people do treat southpaws like us rather differently. I first realised this during a rehearsal for the annual school day function. 1 was six years old then. The rehearsal678 words
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Article152 2004-08-11 18 I REFER to recent reports about the need for people to be vigilant and alert to anything suspicious-looking, such as a haversack left in a public area. Yes, it is the duty of everyone to stay on their toes and to tell the police if152 words
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Article81 2004-08-11 18 I HAVE phoned the Land Transport Authority (LTA) many times regarding illegal ads placed on bus stop shelters, overhead bridges and lampposts. The LTA says that there is little it can do against these advertisers as they are not registered. So what the LTA does is assign81 words
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330 2004-08-11 20 I REFER to the letters, “Flying the flag doesn’t make a patriot”, by Rick Lim Say Kiong, and “Fly the flag? They’re expats”, by Angella Cheng (both in Streats, Aug 6). I agree with both views and wonder why Mr Seah Leong Khai,330 words
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229 2004-08-11 20 I REFER to recent letters about flying the Singapore flag. Mr Rick Lim Say Kiong, in his letter of Aug 6, says that patriotism is not just about flying the national flag but loving one’s country and maintaining its interests at229 words
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Global
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Article331 2004-08-11 22 Evidence shows terror group regenerating WASHINGTON Information recently obtained indicates that A 1 Qaeda is recovering from the blow of having many of its senior members captured or killed, according to a newspaper report yesterday. Senior US intelligence officials told the New York Times that331 words
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Article, Illustration107 2004-08-11 22 NEW YORK The cover of a book critical of Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry’s war record was altered on an online store to appear as if the book supports the Massachusetts senator, CNET News.com reported yesterday. The cover of the book Unfit for Command was modified on107 words
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Article134 2004-08-11 24 -AFP MIHAMA, Japan The death of four workers in a nonradioactive steam leak at a nuclear plant here on Monday has not caused any panic among the locals. In fact, most of them, who are familiar with risks involved in nuclear plants, are grateful to the-AFP - 134 words
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306 2004-08-11 24 Crackdown on bogus applications from China puts $242m at stake LONDON British universities could lose up to £77 million (***** million) in fees following a crackdown on fraudulent applications for student visas in China, Britain’s Guardian newspaper reported yesterday. This is because the decision306 words
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339 2004-08-11 26 LONDON A new study suggests that those who have mentally demanding jobs may be less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease later in life, BBC News Online reported yesterday. Writing in the journal Neurology, US researchers said that overall, those with Alzheimer’s had less mentally demanding careers.339 words
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EasyStreats
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Article, Illustration748 2004-08-11 28 MammaMkd is coming to Singapore after touring 70 major cities around the world, reports ZUBAIDAH _NAMER BY the time Kellie Rode (pictured, right) and Christopher Parker were bom in 1978, Abba had already notched up at least 10 chart-toppers. But ask the two lead actors ofAshleigh Sim - 748 words
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Article, Illustration137 2004-08-11 28 -AFP BOLLYWOOD superstar Sanjay Dutt is vowing never to return to Canada after being engulfed in a storm of controversy over media reports claiming that he has past links to terrorism. The star has been filming his latest movie Dus in the western Canadian city of Calgary.-AFP - 137 words
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Article, Illustration78 2004-08-11 28 POP queen Madonna is so much into meditation these days that she wants a special “peace room” to be constructed backstage at her concerts. The room should be soundproof, she says, so she can meditate for an hour before going on stage. That’s not all: The walls78 words
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Article, Illustration74 2004-08-11 28 GUYS, you can stop dreaming now. Sexy songbird Kylie Minogue hasn’t broken up with boyfriend Olivier Martinez, despite recent reports to the contrary. That they’re still in love was obvious recently as the couple emerged from Kylie’s West London flat for coffees and croissants at a74 words
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Article, Illustration508 2004-08-11 30 YVONNE KWOK - Make it Singaporean please With high viewershipfigures, Singapore Idol is undoubtedly the biggest hit on TV this year. But how much of theformula is our local show getting right? Broadside By YVONNE KWOK WE are a nation of engineers, doctors, lawyers and China karaoke girl supporters. Trying to go againstThe New Paper - 508 words
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Article, Illustration283 2004-08-11 32 Sharlene Tan - By Sharlene Tan IT was only in Singapore last week that author Anchee Min discovered what it might have felt like to be an ancient princess. As part of a tour organised by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Min visited a Hindu temple to experience aEdwin Koo k. - 283 words
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Article, Illustration235 2004-08-11 32 Sarah Ng - %y_ Sarah Ng IF you want to keep the romance alive in a marriage, put high expectations aside when you say “I do”. This, said psychologist and radio talk show host Mel Gill (pictured), will cut disappointment to the minimum. The eloquent and humorous235 words
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Article, Illustration125 2004-08-11 34 Hot weather, not terrorists, will likely be the biggest worry for Olympic athletes in Athens, Britain’s Sports Minister Richard Cabom said in an interview published yesterday. He said that Athens would be among the safest places on earth during the games which open on Friday. Inl Pic Ng Sor Luan - 125 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration62 2004-08-11 34 9.30 pm, Channel i Ang Moh Liu Lian finds himself falling in love with the pitch-deaf Feon. Jealousy ensues when he suspects that Feon is nursing a soft spot for Seow Lang. As Durian King Rooftop Niteclub enters its second night of business, Ang Moh Liu Lian falls62 words
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Article65 2004-08-11 34 9pm, HBO (Star Hub Ch 60) Filled with plenty of action, this buddy movie pairs Keats (Damon Wayans), a black police officer, with a wisecracking white car-thief/drug-runner named Moses (Adam Sandler). Keats is working undercover when he is assigned to befriend Moses in order to gain his compliance in65 words
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Happenin’
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Article68 2004-08-11 34 THE STUDIOS: REFINED COLORS TAKAYUKI FUJIMOTO KOSEI SAKAMOTO Tomorrow and on Friday, Bpm Esplanade Theatre Studio, Tickets at s2sfrom Sistic Refined Colors is an experimental dance performance that journeys into the nuances and impression of colour and lights as they vary from place to place; a reconfirmation and enrichment'of68 words
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Article72 2004-08-11 34 KASETSART UNIVERSITY WIND SYMPHONY Today, 7-30 pm Esplanade Concert Hall Tickets at $3O, $2O and $lO from Sistic In conjunction with the 4th Band Convention 2004, The Band World presents Kasetsart University Wind Symphony (Thailand) under the direction of Mr Surapol. They will display a wide range, from classical72 words
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Miscellaneous471 2004-08-11 34 AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com You’re thinking about someone from out of town but right now, it might not be easy for you two to actually connect. Try to hook up early this morning, when an astrological window of opportunity will open, but just for a471 words
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Olympics
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Article, Illustration425 2004-08-11 36 Van den Hoogenband wants gold medal more than limelight Wire services ATHENS Pieter van den Hoogenband is happy to let American teenager Michael Phelps hog the limelight as the Dutchman prepares for his 100 m and 200 m freestyle title defence at the Olympics next week. Phelps is– Wire services - 425 words
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234 2004-08-11 36 Wire services ATHENS Winning the women’s 100 m freestyle will likely require a world-record performance at the Olympics, defending champion Inge de Bruijn of Holland has said. She sees Australians Libby Lenton, who shattered de Bruijn’s world mark in March, and Jodie– Wire services - 234 words
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Article452 2004-08-11 37 The perfect score has all but disappeared from gymnastics -AP ATHENS One of Nadia Comaneci’s perfect 10s at the 1976 Montreal Olympics wasn’t well perfect. “She had a slight hop to the landing and that should have been at least a half a tenth,” coach Martha Karolyi said-AP - 452 words
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Article, Illustration90 2004-08-11 37 AFP PARIS American sprinter Bernard Williams will compete at the Athens Olympics despite testing positive for a metabolite of cannabis at a meeting in Seville in June. According to the BBC website, Williams, a gold medal winner in the US 4xloom relay team at the Sydney Games,– AFP - 90 words
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Article, Illustration91 2004-08-11 37 Reuters ATHENS Supermodel Naomi Campbell is among 100 celebrity torch-bearers due to carry the Olympic flame on its final stage of a round-the-world journey to the Olympic stadium this week, organisers said yesterday. Pop stars, opera singers, sculptors and businessmen will bear the torch in the shape– Reuters - 91 words
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Article, Illustration95 2004-08-11 37 -AP ATHENS Indonesian member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Mohamad “Bob” Hasan was yesterday expelled in connection with corruption charges dating back 10 years. Hasan, a business partner of former Indonesian strongman Suharto, was sentenced to a six-year prison term in 2000 for his role in-AP - 95 words
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Article449 2004-08-11 38 Olympic Games write own Romeo and Juliet story Wire services ATHENS The Athens Olympics witnessed a Romeo and Juliet tragedy when a young Greek woman judoka jumped from the balcony of her flat on Saturday. Two days later, her live-in boyfriend followed suit. Both are in hospital fighting– Wire services - 449 words
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Article, Illustration25 2004-08-11 38 Members of the US synchronised swimming team training at the Olympic Aquatic Centre, two days before the beginning of the Summer Games AFPAFP - 25 words
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232 2004-08-11 38 -AFP ATHENS Two villages on the Greek island of Crete, which have been duelling for years over whose olive tree is older, and therefore qualified to supply the leaves of the Olympic victors’ wreaths, have finally settled their row. The argument was laid to rest-AFP - 232 words
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Article, Illustration226 2004-08-11 39 Reuters MADRID Reports linking Michael Owen (right) with Real Madrid were greeted with scepticism in the Spanish capital yesterday. British newspapers reported that Real were willing to pay £lO million (5531.5 million) in cash for Owen, while sending £l5 million-rated Fernando Morientes or Real– Reuters - 226 words
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Article, Illustration376 2004-08-11 39 Ferguson embarks on Champions League campaign with depleted side -AFP PARIS Manchester United go into their Champions League third round qualifying, first leg encounter away to Dinamo Bucharest today wishing they did not have to be there at all. A combination of injuries, suspensions and Olympics-tied players has-AFP; Reuters - 376 words
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102 2004-08-11 39 TAMPINES Rovers consolidated their lead at the top of the S-League table last night with a 2-0 win over Singapore Armed Forces FC at Choa Chu Kang Stadium. Veteran midfielder Steven Tan slotted in the opener from a Rafi Ali ffeekick 14 minutes102 words
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