Streats, 12 October 2004
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Title Section11 2004-10-12 1 Streats TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2004 website: www.streats.com.sg 6AiA^^reats@sph.hom.sg MITA <P) 196/03/200411 words
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Article547 2004-10-12 1 UK pension system in crisis; people to be asked to work longer, postpone taking payouts LONDON Even as Singapore looks at tweaking its CPF system to provide a better safety net for citizens, Britain is considering asking some people to defer taking pension payouts until the547 words
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232 2004-10-12 2 Christopher Lim - By Christopher Lim SOUTH Koreans in Singapore now have a Korean Clinic in Gleneagles Hospital, staffed by Korean-speaking attendants and a South Korean doctor. Launched yesterday by South Korean ambassador Ryu Kwang Sok, the clinic is the first of its kind in South-east232 words
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Article, Illustration443 2004-10-12 2 rChuaKongHo - Year-on-year figure lower than stellar double-digit Hi By_ rChuaKongHo SINGAPORE’S economy slowed to a trot in the third quarter after four consecutive quarters of “unprecedented” doubledigit growth. Advance estimates showed that the economy contracted 2.3 per cent in the third quarter on a seasonally-adjusted, annualised basis4£_ - 443 words
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514 2004-10-12 3 Sarah Ng - Teaching system has to be flexible to accommodate children with different language abilities: MM Lee By Sarah Ng A WHITE Paper on the Chinese language curriculum will be presented in Parliament next month. It will address the issues of how Chinese language is taught and514 words
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Article420 2004-10-12 4 Thousands of orbiting bits pose danger LONDON Never mind gazing at stars in space; astronauts should really be watching out for old screwdrivers, broken pens, bent CDs, bolts and plastic bags whizzing by. Astronomers working for the European Space Agency (ESA) warned yesterday that space is420 words
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Article, Illustration286 2004-10-12 4 Reuters NEW YORK Superman actor Christopher Reeve, who became a committed campaigner for spinal cord research after being paralysed in a riding accident nine years ago, died of heart failure on Sunday, his publicist said yesterday. Mr Reeve, 52, went into a coma on– Reuters; AP - 286 words
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Article, Illustration493 2004-10-12 6 Khushwant Singh - Dr Mahathir calls on Asian leaders to ‘assert true leadership’ or ‘face contempt of their own people’ By_ Khushwant Singh ASIAN leaders continue to blindly ape the West and lack the ability to look critically at the ideas and thoughts coming from there, Tun Dr MahathirAFP - 493 words
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Article217 2004-10-12 6 LeeChooKicmg - By LeeChooKicmg THE accidental destruction of 83 safe deposit boxes at DBS Bank’s Hong Kong branch earlier this month has prompted other banks there to consider insuring their boxes’ contents. Hong Kong news website singpao.com yesterday cited a senior manager of Liu Chong Hing Bank as217 words
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141 2004-10-12 8 BUZZSTOP ERIK Wang Wah Khiam, 34, the former director of International Enterprise (IE) Singapore’s centres in Beijing and Shanghai, was yesterday sentenced to eight weeks’jail for cheating by over-claiming on his plane tickets, The Straits Times reports141 words
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Article, Illustration89 2004-10-12 8 Ng Sor Luan - Text and picture by Ng Sor Luan Commercial artist Steven Urn repairing a Sing Art Lion sculpture outside Raffles City Shopping Centre last Friday. The sculpture is one of 60 that have been on display at various public venues since February in ‘SingArt A Brush89 words
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Article142 2004-10-12 8 M More clinical researchers needed WHILE Singapore’s attempt to build a biomedical sciences hub is off to a good start, the key challenge now is to find and train more professionals who can be doctor-researchers. Doctor-researchers play the vital role of a bridge between research and142 words
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Article141 2004-10-12 8 Island linked to Sentosa by road CORAL Island, a man-made island in an artificially created cove off Sentosa, has been put up for tender, The Straits Times reports today. The 17,153-sq-m piece of land, the size of about four football fields, is surrounded by a141 words
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Article143 2004-10-12 8 Dunking death trial SECOND Sergeant Hu Enhuai and Captain Ho Wan Huo were both Pes B soldiers but attended a combat survival training course that required trainees to have Pes A status, a court heard yesterday on Day 13 of the dunking death trial of143 words
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Article102 2004-10-12 8 Reuters A RECOVERED Sars victim in Hong Kong who lost her husband to the disease last year said yesterday she would sue a hospital where they caught the virus. It would be the first lawsuit in Hong Kong involving the Sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome) epidemic– Reuters - 102 words
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Article93 2004-10-12 8 Reuters JAPAN will not resume imports of US beef before next year, a Japanese newspaper reported yesterday. Japan was the world’s biggest foreign buyer of US beef when it suspended US beef imports, worth an annual US$l.4 billion (552.4 billion), after the US discovered– Reuters - 93 words
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Article100 2004-10-12 8 Reuters CARDINAL Jaime Sin, the hugely influential spiritual leader of Roman Catholics in the Philippines who helped topple two presidents, was rushed to a Manila hospital yesterday after reportedly suffering a heart attack, church officials and local media said. Cardinal Sin, who retired last November due– Reuters - 100 words
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Article97 2004-10-12 8 SIX hundred “health-friendly” cabs that boast cleaner air inside the vehicle went on the road for the first time in Guangzhou province yesterday. The cabs are treated with a photocatalyst spray which deodorises, selfcleans and sterilises the inside of the vehicles after being exposed to ultraviolet or97 words
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Article, Illustration526 2004-10-12 10 Janice Wong - Corporate lawyer Stephanie Magnus has given up her career to open a restaurant at a \dream location ■roiirtgl entrepreneurs By 'Janice Wong CORPORATE lawyer Stephanie Magnus (pictured) didn’t have any experience in the food business, but she didn’t let that stop her from setting up a restaurant. SheJanice Wong - 526 words
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170 2004-10-12 10 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Airline System and budget carrier Air Asia will meet to discuss areas of cooperation, Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy said yesterday. “They have agreed to meet one another, sit down and discuss,” he was quoted as saying by the– Reuters - 170 words
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Article90 2004-10-12 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Kuehne Nagel International AG, the world’s biggest seafreight shipper, and Singapore-based SembCorp Logistics are selling stakes in each other as they unwind a fouryear accord that Kuehne said did not meet expectations. SembCorp said that it is selling its 20 per cent stake in Kuehne– Bloomberg - 90 words
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Article91 2004-10-12 10 Reuters SINGAPORE The volume of containers moved at the local and overseas terminals of Singapore port operator PSA International rose 18.7 per cent January to September from the same period a year earlier. Global container volumes hit 24.8 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in January to September– Reuters - 91 words
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Article, Illustration353 2004-10-12 11 ChuaKongHo - CEO: Revenues expected to rise as economy grows By ChuaKongHo SINGAPORE Press Holdings expects to do better in the coining year on the back of Singapore’s strong economic recovery, as business sentiment picks up and more companies place newspaper advertisements. “Riding on an improving economy,ST - 353 words
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379 2004-10-12 11 ChuaKongHo - By ChuaKongHo FOR your three-day, two-night holiday in Hong Kong, just pop down to the post office. In yet another diversification move, Singapore Post, which made news when it launched financial services and air ticket sales at post office branches, is now also selling379 words
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Article, Illustration386 2004-10-12 12 Owners sell ships for twice what they paid as earnings surge from moving oil Bloomberg SINGAPORE Shipowners are selling new and secondhand tankers for twice the amount they paid for them as record earnings from shipping oil pushes up the price of vessels. Last week, Athens-based Aeolos– Bloomberg; Bloomberg - 386 words
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Article28 2004-10-12 12 STI: 1,997.50 HE 6.8 *AS AT OCTOBER 11 US$: 551.681 553.017 EURO: 552.086 Ss: 65.01 YEN Ss: RN12.261 Ss: HK54.635 Ss: 24.56 BAHT Ss: 5,403 RUPIAH28 words
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252 2004-10-12 12 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Khazanah Nasional, the investment arm of the Malaysian government, will consider combining telecommunications companies in which it owns stakes, including Telekom Malaysia and Time dot Com. A planned merger of plantation businesses owned by state-run fund manager Permodalan Nasional could– Bloomberg - 252 words
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Article344 2004-10-12 14 New Aussie govt plans to sell Telstra stake, ease media ownership, make firing easier for small businesses Bloomberg CANBERRA Australian Prime Minister John Howard will seek to sell the government’s As3l billion (5538.3 billion) stake in Telstra Corp, relax media ownership laws and make it easier– Bloomberg - 344 words
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Article, Illustration365 2004-10-12 16 Reuters SEOUL It was two years ago when Seoul music store owner Jang Kyung Hee began to notice that something was going gravely wrong for his Mihwadang Records franchise. “Before then, if our customers liked the songs from our sound system, they used to buy– Reuters; ttiUki35" lIUUIUIJ - 365 words
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Article, Illustration770 2004-10-12 18 MAGDALENE PHANG - By MAGDALENE PHANG WATCHING The Motorcycle Diaries, currently playing in local cinemas, has made me a little wistful for the past. Here was a young man Ernesto “Che” Guevara ready to embark on a long journey. His family won’t have the pleasure of his770 words
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219 2004-10-12 20 WE refer to Mr Ong Lay Kheng’s letter, “Who gets GST paid on donations to charity shows?” (Streats, Oct 6). All contributions to charities that are outright donations with no return in kind or cash are not subject to GST. The NKF Charity219 words
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200 2004-10-12 20 I REFER to the letter “HDB policy will continue to keep flats empty” (Streats, Oct 11), by Mr G H Tan. I fully agree with his protest about leaving HDB flats empty when there are buyers in the market. My husband and I are200 words
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Article258 2004-10-12 20 NO one can solve the Orchard Road traffic snarls without addressing competition between pedestrians and vehicles for the right of way. Either one or the other must travel at a higher level or go underground to alleviate the traffic problem. Referring to the 1991258 words
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Article155 2004-10-12 22 RECENTLY I took my daughter to a specialist’s clinic at Singapore General Hospital. As a blood donor, I had exercised my right to nominate her to receive medical benefits under the medical benefits scheme. However, when it was time to make payment, I was thoroughly155 words
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Article159 2004-10-12 22 I WOULD like to express my heartfelt appreciation to all the staff of National University Hospital, and especially to Dr Jimmy So, for thenunceasing care and the help rendered to my father during his month-and-a-half stay there. Last month my father was diagnosed with a159 words
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Article85 2004-10-12 22 AS Hari Raya Puasa approaches, the bazaar at Joo Chiat, which will continue for one whole month from Oct 10 to Nov 13, is already causing inconvenience to residents in the area. I, as a season parking ticket holder of carpark No HRI-HR3, have already had85 words
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124 2004-10-12 22 LAST week I was asked to distribute several yellow ribbons to my colleagues in support of the Singapore Prison Service’s Yellow Ribbon Project, which is intended to help ex-convicts reintegrate with society. I agreed to do it because, like many, I believe that we124 words
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Article104 2004-10-12 22 A LAUNDRY service operator recently misplaced one item of our clothing that cost $450 and had been worn only once. The company offered $lOO cash compensation plus $5O in laundry service vouchers. It accepted liability for losses only up to $5O, as per terms and conditions104 words
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Article162 2004-10-12 22 RECENTLY my mum went to the Singapore National Eye Centre for an eye operation. My understanding is that this centre is classified as a government hospital. My mum is covered by medical insurance, so she must complete forms to make a claim. We needed the centre162 words
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Article, Illustration498 2004-10-12 23 President’s proposals ‘too insincere, too vague’ -AP SHANGHAI China’s statecontrolled media yesterday rejected the Taiwanese president’s National Day call for peace talks with Beijing, saying that it was “too insincere and vague to be treated seriously”. Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese leaders haven’t met-AP - 498 words
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Article312 2004-10-12 23 NEW YORK Cellphones are dumbing down people and making them less self-reliant. According to Ms Christine Rosen, a senior editor at the New Atlantis journal and the author of Our Cell phones, Ourselves, a recent article exploring the social effects of the cellphone, the ease312 words
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Article161 2004-10-12 24 AFP PESHAWAR, Pakistan A tribal leader with links to A 1 Qaeda yesterday threatened to execute one of two Chinese hostages unless Pakistani authorities allow terror suspects to flee their base, an intelligence official said. Abdullah Mahsud, described as an A 1 Qaeda facilitator in the tribal South– AFP - 161 words
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Article128 2004-10-12 24 AP KUALA LUMPUR Foreign powers must not dictate how Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia protect the Malacca Straits from threats such as piracy and terrorism, Malaysia’s deputy prime minister said yesterday. “The Straits of Malacca are ours to protect and preserve,” Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is– AP - 128 words
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Article, Illustration56 2004-10-12 24 A Zambian man looking out over the chasm of the 110 m high main falls of the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River on Sunday. The Victoria Falls are a major tourist attraction in the southern African region and during the dry season people can walk alongReuters - 56 words
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Article322 2004-10-12 24 -AFP RIYADH Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday ruled out the participation of women in landmark municipal elections in the conservative Muslim kingdom next year. “I don’t think the participation of women is on the cards,” the official SPA news agency-AFP - 322 words
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Article, Illustration399 2004-10-12 25 -AFP Cannes, France TV is up the battle of the Mge, with healthy eating Programmes for children adults appearing on slots. The rich range of foodelated shows offered up this year’s Mipcom etemational audiovisual show proved popular Kith the thousands of TV Payers-AFP - 399 words
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Article, Illustration212 2004-10-12 25 SMOKERS trying to kick the habit can now turn to yet another aid: mint-flavoured Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) chewing gum. NRT gum has been available in Singapore since January, with the introduction of Nicorette, made by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare. But Nicotinell Gum, launched last week212 words
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Article, Illustration534 2004-10-12 27 |Car distributors here are spending millions remaking \fieir showrooms to give their clients a whole new buying experience. CHRISTOPHER LIM investigates EVEN as car manufacturers upgrade their models to give buyers more luxury, authorised agents and dealers are creating nicer surroundings to showcase these in. In some cases,534 words
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Article, Illustration46 2004-10-12 27 AN engineer from auto giant Toyota Motor Corp sitting on a tyre and guiding it with a remote control during the Toyota Idea Olympics in Japan yesterday. The tyre can be converted into a standalone means of transport when removed from a car. AFPAFP - 46 words
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Article, Illustration64 2004-10-12 27 Bloomberg SHANGHAI General Motors Corp said it plans to assemble gasoline-electric buses in China with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. The US automaker and its Chinese partner will produce the hybrid buses for the Shanghai market and study the feasibility of mass-producing them nationally, GM China– Bloomberg - 64 words
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Article, Illustration664 2004-10-12 28 Some people have no qualms about revealing their secrets on camera, asSHARLENE TAN finds out Big icturej EVERYONE has secrets. But would you be willing to reveal yours to the world in exchange for money and, perhaps, 15 minutes of fame? For seven months between 2001 and last664 words
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Article, Illustration198 2004-10-12 28 Sharlene Tan - By_ Sharlene Tan TAN Ling Lee is about to take her first trip to Australia. But she will not be heading to the usual destinations such as Perth and Melbourne. Instead, Tan, 33, will enjoy a two-night stay in Hunter Valley, two-and-a-half hours away fromNg SorLuan - 198 words
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Article, Illustration653 2004-10-12 29 JANICE WONG - In transit B 1 JANICE WONG LAST Sunday morning, the island of Tioman was resplendent. The dark clouds had cleared and the sea was calm. There was no indication that I would soon have my closest brush with death. With some 15 other divers,653 words
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Article, Illustration512 2004-10-12 30 Amy Van - b£s if By_ Amy Van AFTER building its restaurant empire for years, the Tung Lok Group has once again introduced another new dining concept. There haven’t been many new restaurants to rave about lately, but Space My Humble House stands out. This place is touted as a casual-chic512 words
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Article, Illustration125 2004-10-12 32 Hurricane season has battered Florida, but it’s been more than kind to the Atlanta-based Weathc Channel, which saw its ratings climb 43 per cent in the third quarter July to September. The network posted a single-day record, reaching 1.9 million households the day before Hurricane IvanPic Ng Sor Luan - 125 words
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Article50 2004-10-12 32 CLASSIC MEETS CUBA Saturday, Bpm University Cultural Centre Hall Tickets from $4O to $l2O at Sistic Put three German classical musicians together with two Cuban percussionists and you will get a new twist to Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, Schubert and Bach as different backgrounds and cultural environments complement each other.50 words
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Article66 2004-10-12 32 GENETIC WONDERLAND Till Oct 23; llam-Bpm, Monday to Friday; 12pm-7pm on Saturday Art Seasons (5 Gemmill Lane, tel 6221-1800 Free Artist David Chan is an animal lover, sC the subjects in his works are often animals What seem to be cute animals at first sigh l have deeper thoughts66 words
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Miscellaneous445 2004-10-12 32 Yourdailyhoroscope Jp AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com PISCES FEB T9-MAR 20 Freedom of association allows you to ditch the losers and join a better team. Now that you know what’s right, you’re okay with proving yourself again. An investment will take you higher. In the struggle between445 words
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Article, Illustration522 2004-10-12 33 Gary Lim - Singapore Badminton earmarks three women players for citizenship Gary Lim THEY came and they impressed. Soon, they may be rewarded with pink identity cards. Yesterday, the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) revealed that they will be submitting applications for citizenship for three shuttlers Indonesia-born Shinta Mulia Sari, 16,522 words
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327 2004-10-12 33 Tan Kim Han - By Tan Kim Han LIKE Singapore, Indian football has stood still. And the root of the problem is youth development, said India’s football coach Stephen Constantine. The Englishman, 42, was speaking ahead of tomorrow’s inconsequential World Cup qualifier against Singapore at the Jalan327 words
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Article, Illustration460 2004-10-12 34 Lim Han Ming - Exams may be around the comer, but Sasha flies to Spain for the world meet By. Lim Han Ming IN Singapore, it may be studies first and sports later. But for 11 -year-old Sasha Christian (above and left) that’s not the case. Her year-end examinations are justEdwin Koo - 460 words
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221 2004-10-12 34 LONDON A beautician who says she romped with David Beckham tried to blackmail him for cash, a British newspaper reported yesterday. The Sun claimed that Dannielle Heath, 22, sold her tawdry allegations to the Sunday Mirror for six figures. The England captain and wife Victoria221 words
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Article143 2004-10-12 34 SWIMMING Reuters INDIANAPOLIS Australia’s Brooke Hanson charged to two gold medals while lan Crocker needed a world record to give the United States its only individual victory at the world short course championships on Sunday. Hanson has established herself as the Golden Girl, figuring in five of– Reuters - 143 words
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Article104 2004-10-12 34 MOTOR RACING Reuters SUZUKA, Japan A defiant David Coulthard says he has no plans to retire from Formula One after the seasonending race in Brazil. The Briton, 33, will leave McLaren after the final race in Sao Paulo and has yet to secure a team for next– Reuters - 104 words
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Article85 2004-10-12 34 BASKETBALL -AFP HOUSTON, Texas Shaquille O’Neal collected 17 points and seven rebounds in his debut for Miami, but Yao Ming scored 10 points in the first half as Houston won 85-75 in an exhibition match on Sunday. Yao and Tracy McGrady, the Rockets’ key off-season acquisition, sat-AFP - 85 words
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201 2004-10-12 35 -AFP LONDON Drugs testers from the Football Association (FA) are targeting a top Premiership player suspected of using banned blood-boosting drugs, according to reports. The news comes only days after Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger voiced concerns that the banned hormone EPO (erythropoietin) had-AFP - 201 words
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Article, Illustration522 2004-10-12 35 Rooney happy to take over from retired England midfielder Wire services LONDON Wayne Rooney is willing to become Paul Scholes’ long-term successor at the head of the diamond if England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson decides to carry on with a three-pronged attack. Rooney was given the role by– Wire services; Reuters - 522 words
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168 2004-10-12 35 Reuters PARIS Arsenal’s French midfielder Robert Pires said that the English champions were more concerned with retaining their Premier League title than stretching their unbeaten record to 50 games. If Arsenal avoid defeat against Aston Villa this weekend and at Old Trafford against ManchesterReuters - 168 words
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247 2004-10-12 35 -AFP BAKU David Beckham may be missing from England’s first vfsit to Azerbaijan, but coach Carlos Alberto is as excited at the arrival of Sven-Goran Eriksson’s squad as any of the 32,000 home supporters who will cram into the Tofik Bakhramov Stadium tomorrow. Before-AFP - 247 words
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