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Title Section12 2000-11-27 1 TODAY IYI O 11 Q 3-V November 27, 2000 mitaip, ns-n 2uw12 words
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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article, Illustration464 2000-11-27 1 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian Wants to play the water card by boonyianWnewstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE has a new critic and Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid says that Malaysia has a new friend. In an extraordinary display of petulance, President Abdurrahman lashed out at Singapore, accusing it of taking advantage ofReuters photo - 464 words
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Article394 2000-11-27 2 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei Silence greets Chee Hean's questions by.. pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg WHEN a bunch of parents meet the Education Minister, it is not difficult to guess the direction the conversation will take. Are we putting too much pressure on our children? How will they cope? Are they394 words
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120 2000-11-27 2 Reuters LONDON Cuba has released seven Britons detained in Havana last month on suspicion of breaching national security, the British Foreign Office said. The six men and a woman, who were arrested on Oct 8 on the communist-run Caribbean island, were said to have– Reuters - 120 words
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Article87 2000-11-27 2 Reuters WASHINGTON More Americans surfing the Internet look for medical information than for sport scores, stock quotes or online shopping bargains, a group studying how the Internet affects people's lives revealed. An estimated 52 million Americans used the Internet to gain knowledge and treatment, improve– Reuters - 87 words
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Article, Illustration154 2000-11-27 2 THE government has flown back 189 Singaporeans who were stranded in Haadyai following the floods there. The first batch of 149 Singaporeans returned on Saturday with the second batch of 40 arriving yesterday. Last evening, the Singapore consular officials were arranging for the restReuters photo - 154 words
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Miscellaneous17 2000-11-27 1 Eyebrows raised as Farm wins Leeds downs three awards... Jaclyn also wins Gunners 1- 0 2 G_i_Adl17 words
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RUSH NEWS
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Article311 2000-11-27 3 Reuters Taiwanese nationalists meet Chinese communists BEIJING Locked in a struggle with President Chen Shui Bian, Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party is finding common cause with an old enemy the Chinese Communist Party. Since being toppled in elections in March, the nationalists have been cosying-up to their civil– Reuters - 311 words
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111 2000-11-27 3 THE Acting Environment Minister, Mr Lim Swee Say, yesterday announced that the Government will extend the project to improve the living conditions of the elderly to Block 1, Holland Close. The block has 364 one-room rental flats and was chosen because of the111 words
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Article, Illustration76 2000-11-27 3 -AFP OSLO -The world's longest tunnel is ready for use and King Harald V of Norway will officially open it today. The 24.5-kilome-tre Laerdel tunnel, blasted into a mountainside, will simplify road travel between Norway's two main cities, Oslo and Bergen, shaving off two hours off travelling-AFP - 76 words
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160 2000-11-27 3 AFP TALLAHASSEE (Florida) One more county in Florida, Palm Beach, is due to give its tally of a manual recount of votes in the US presidential election, early this morning. Earlier, Broward County handed in its final figure, which saw Republican candidateAFP - 160 words
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163 2000-11-27 3 THE number of visitor arrivals to Singapore grew by 5.2 per cent in October, and would have been higher if not for the negative publicity surrounding the outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), according to the Singapore163 words
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Miscellaneous94 2000-11-27 3 READ 0N... A Transparent Asia? Not yet, says PERC Post-crisis Asia still grappling with weak transparency/8 October manufacturing output... increases 18.8 per cent/8 Drugs, graft and illegals Threats to Thai national security/11 Price of Freedom Indian mobster buys way out of Thailand/13 Toy shop gifts-wrapped Stumped for Christmas toys? Hamsley94 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article317 2000-11-27 4 Leonii Phei Phei - Leonii Phei Phei With the 'doula' at your side by.. pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg LIKE all first-time mothers-to-be, Mrs Sherry Bilan, 34, was fazed and confused when she learned she was pregnant. "I wanted dearly to have a natural birth, but felt that the kind of information the hospital gave317 words
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158 2000-11-27 4 SINGAPORE employers focus too much on pay and neglect the softer issues. Interestingly, top employees thought the opportunity to develop their skills was as important as pay, according to a survey by leading consulting firm Watson Wyatt on 101 companies158 words
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Article, Illustration563 2000-11-27 5 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan Helps open doors; openness can be used against her dad by: kim@newstoday.com.sg "I ALWAYS say that the only thing about being the prime minister is that you always get the best seat wherever you go," said a woman who should563 words
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Article248 2000-11-27 5 IN a world where globalisation is increasingly reducing the ability of governments to influence outcomes, network governance the linking of the public, private and people sectors is the way to go. This was the message from Dr Ow Chin Hock, Minister of State248 words
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134 2000-11-27 5 JOHORBAHRU-Johor Customs have uncovered the activities of a syndicate smuggling in platinum jewellery following the arrest of a man at the Johor Causeway, on Saturday. State Customs Director, Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid said the 26-year-old man, a permanent resident of Singapore, was detained while134 words
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YOUR LETTERS
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376 2000-11-27 6 Balance between investment risks and money for old age Reader Kelvin Teng had wondered if the losses of investors, who got burnt when they used their CPF savings for regular premium insurance policies, could have been minimised. CPF Board responds. CPF investors who had bought376 words
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Article, Illustration293 2000-11-27 6 ■ ALVTN TOH - ALVTN TOH A reader had asked why the Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Task Force did not make the disease legally notifiable muck earlier. He said this could have helped to anticipate the epidemic and perhaps prevented deaths. The Ministry of Environment responds.293 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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416 2000-11-27 7 AFP Post-crisis Asia still grappling with weak transparency PRESSURE by global investors on Asian countries to raise the level of transparency and strengthen corporate governance appears to have failed, a regional survey showed. Three years after the 1997 financial meltdown, Asian countries haveAFP - 416 words
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357 2000-11-27 7 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh. by.. chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg MANUFACTURING output for October increased 18.8 per cent over the same period last year, propelled by the heavyweight electronics cluster, says the Economic Development Board (EDB). The month's showing is better than September's growth of 14.3 per cent,357 words
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135 2000-11-27 7 AFP TAIPEI Some 6,800 Taiwanese applied for just 85 jobs yesterday at a steel firm as the island's unemployment rate hit a 15-year high. The state-run China Steel said reaction to the jobs advertisement was higher than expected. "I have a job right nowAFP - 135 words
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152 2000-11-27 7 Reuters DUBAI Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said yesterday that Opec must wait before hiking output further. However, he reiterated that his country and other producers would fill any supply gap arising from political disruption or natural disaster. Naimi said that– Reuters - 152 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Article, Illustration387 2000-11-27 8 With two pieces of good news, next stop could be 2,000 THE market finished last week's trading on a firm note buoyed by news that the Urban Renewal Authority is considering higher plot ratios for properties in the new downtown area Also in the news is387 words
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460 2000-11-27 8 KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index fell 2.9 per cent or 21.5 points last week to 713.6. Sentiment remained weak throughout, mainly due to the United Engineers (M) asset restructuring deal which was seen to be negative to minority shareholders. Furthermore, the prolonged460 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article72 2000-11-27 10 AFP NEW DELHI A rear wheel of an Indian Airlines aeroplane caught fire on landing Saturday in the eastern city of Calcutta. Officials said all 219 passengers escaped injury. A rear wheel caught fire as soon the Airbus 300 from New Delhi to Calcutta touched down.AFP - 72 words
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Article88 2000-11-27 10 AFP PAPEETE An Air France Boeing 747 was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday on the South Pacific island of Tahiti 40 minutes after take off following a fire alarm, civil aviation authorities said. Flight AFO7I Papeete-Paris via Los Angeles with 347 passengers on boardAFP - 88 words
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Article235 2000-11-27 10 -AFP Threats to Thai national security' BANGKOK Thailand's top security official has called for a clampdown on illegal immigrants from Myanmar, saying they now rival the drug crisis and corruption as a threat to national security. The comments yesterday came in the wake of a jailbreak-AFP - 235 words
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Article, Illustration206 2000-11-27 10 Kfi !TEKS photo AFP HONG KONG-The widow of Chinese mar-tial-arts legend Bruce Lee has called on the Hong Kong government to provide a memorial in honour of the man who transformed the image of kung fu movies. Mrs Linda Lee Cadwell said the governmentKfi !TEKS photo; AFP - 206 words
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242 2000-11-27 10 AFP SRINAGAR (India) Four Indian soldiers were killed yesterday in an ambush by suspected Muslim militants in Kashmir, shortly after the Indian military confirmed a month-long ceasefire. A police official said the rebels attacked a patrol of the elite counter-insurgencyAFP - 242 words
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Article300 2000-11-27 11 AFP Move aimed at ensuring impartiality in electoral process LIMA In a first, dramatic act just hours after being sworn in, Peru's new cabinet fired 15 army generals. It hopes the move would ensure the military's "impartiality" in a period of political uncertainty caused byAFP - 300 words
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Article107 2000-11-27 11 -AFP HANOI Vietnam's President Tran Due Luong has postponed a state visit to Cambodia this week "due to unexpected reasons". The visit, which had been due to begin tomorrow, was postponed "until further notice," said a brief statement carried by the official media yesterday. The decision-AFP - 107 words
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Article117 2000-11-27 11 KABUL 2,500 years after she died, a member of ancient Iran's aristocracy is at the centre of a three-nation tug-of-war. Afghanistan's ruling Taleban movement has added its claim to a mummy seized by the Pakistani authorities during a police raid on a house in Pakistan,117 words
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Article99 2000-11-27 11 -AFP BEIJING Beijing police arrested a "dotcon man" who made his money on the Internet by chatting up young girls online and then robbing them once he got them out on dates. Wang Zhiyuan, a 25-year-old student who returned to China with a Singaporean degree, used the nickname-AFP - 99 words
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Article, Illustration172 2000-11-27 11 -AFP MANILA Philippine Vice President Gloria Arroyo yesterday accused the government of harassment after armed men tried to break into the home of her chief of staffs. The men allegedly tried to pass themselves off as agents of the National Bureau of Investigation when-AFP; REi/TEKS photo - 172 words
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Article242 2000-11-27 12 Indian fugitive says he paid *****,000 to escape Bangkok Controversy continued to surround the escape of Indian fugitive Chhota Rajan from a Bangkok hospital. Rajan claimed to have paid 25 million baht (*****,000) to a police general in exchange for his "walk" from custody, according242 words
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210 2000-11-27 12 AFP LONDON Victims of serious crimes in Britain are to be told when their attackers are due to be let out of jail a move partly prompted by a nearfatal assault on ex-Beatle George Harrison. In an article for the Sunday People, HomeAFP - 210 words
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138 2000-11-27 12 Reuters TOKYO Peru's ousted president, Mr Alberto Fujimori, says he is innocent of allegations of cor ruption and may even return home to stand as a candidate in general elections in Peru in April. "There are many allegations but they are all incorrect...," Mr– Reuters - 138 words
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91 2000-11-27 12 TOKYO Wisdom comes with age but the odd glass of wine may also give senior citizens a boost in brain power. Those over 40 who drink moderate amounts of wine or Japanese sake rice wine scored better in 1Q tests than teetotallers91 words
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Article, Illustration89 2000-11-27 12 -AFP DHAKA Fire swept through a four-storey garment factory near the Bangladesh capital killing at least 46 people at press time, mostly women, in a distressingly familiar tragedy, police said. One survivor said the main gate of the factory was locked, a common complaint-AFP - 89 words
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Article127 2000-11-27 12 xr i > -AFP KARACHI An explosion of Aids is forecast, because of the flood of cheap heroin into Pakistan, Pakistan has claimed success in wiping out poppy crops but little is being done to stop intravenous drug abuse or educate people about Aids. Out ofxr i > -AFP - 127 words
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126 2000-11-27 12 Reuters. LONDON Flamboyant British pop singer Sir Elton John will sell off 20,000 items of his clothing for charity. Sir Elton, who has become almost as famous for his outrageous outfits and spending binges as for his music, will open a– Reuters. - 126 words
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Article274 2000-11-27 13 Reuters No climate accord: US, EU blamed THE HAGUE The United States and European Union faced international outrage yesterday after triggering the collapse of UN climate talks. Activists and poor nations poured scorn on the failure of the richest countries to stop squabbling over the cost of– Reuters - 274 words
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363 2000-11-27 13 BEIJING A Starbucks has opened in the Forbidden City and it's causing a stink in Beijing. It could be called globalisation run amok and bad taste, even American cultural imperialism, reports the Washington Post. It is certainly an irritant to363 words
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Article, Illustration39 2000-11-27 13 Reuters photo. SEOUL South Korean union leaders from the state-run railway corporation getting their hair cut during a joint anti-government rally in Seoul yesterday. The union members demanded the corpc ration stop its restructuring plan.Reuters photo. - 39 words
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Article180 2000-11-27 13 LONDON Britain's most famous toy shop, Hamleys, may have found the perfect answer for a rich parent who can't decide what to buy his little darling this Christmas how about the whole store? Sunday Business newspaper said the company, best known for its flagship180 words
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Article123 2000-11-27 13 J AFP KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian trader whose shop in Muar was broken into was amused by the antics of burglars who left him notes and took time to cook a meal before fleeing, the Sunday Stai reported. The burglars scribbled a note saying "Not enough,J AFP - 123 words
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Article343 2000-11-27 14 Indonesia hatches plan to keep resource-rich province under its rule JAKARTA Indonesia is running a secret campaign to stop the rich and restive province of Irian Jaya breaking away, using a combination of bullying, clandestine operations and persuasion, internal documents show. A Home Affairs Department plan, obtained by343 words
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Article, Illustration130 2000-11-27 14 BELGRADE Slobodan Milosevic has staged a defiant political comeback, winning re-election as leader of Serbia's Socialist party and denouncing the mass uprising that forced him from power. An unrepentant Mr Milosevic accused the West of genocide against Serbs, said that Yugoslav media organisations were controlled byPhoto - 130 words
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Article, Illustration262 2000-11-27 14 AFP HONG KONG A radical overhaul to upgrade the quality of the local workforce is the key to ensuring Hong Kong's future prosperity in the burgeoning knowledge economy, the region's Chief Executive has said. Speaking at a Hong Kong Management Association forum onAFP - 262 words
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Article, Illustration181 2000-11-27 14 -AFP SANTIAGO Former dictator Augusto Pinochet expressed his "support" for a Mass in order to seek divine forgiveness for his human rights abuses. However, opponents said talk of forgiveness should not detract from the ongoing judicial process Pinochet faces for human rights violations. Father Joaquin Alliende,-AFP - 181 words
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Article74 2000-11-27 14 AFP LONDON Officials warn of big trouble if Britain's air traffic control service is privatised. Millions of jet passengers could be placed in danger. The government wants to privatise 51 per cent of the National Air Traffic Service. Ministers say the plan will bring much-needed investment.AFP - 74 words
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Commentary
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Article, Illustration1017 2000-11-27 15 Raj Yasil - By Raj Yasil Despite that, he has surprised many, including himself I FIRST met Mr Goh Chok Tong in late 1982. The meeting was arranged by a mutual friend. I went to see him at his very spartan office at the Ministry of Defence.1,017 words
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Article, Illustration811 2000-11-27 16 Sisyphus - Sisyphus Ballots... or tabs We could teach them a thing or two about chad chucking DRY ICE by IF one goes by how a Singapore English language daily has been playing it, one would think that the topic of greatest interest these days is811 words
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Article, Illustration717 2000-11-27 18 Rosalind Png - Rosalind Png Compiled by rosal ind@newstoday.com. sg Hark the Jingle Red-Nosed Chestnuts Today till Nov 30 8 pm Chijmes A comedy production staged by comedy duo Scan and Jonathan. The show pokes fun at well-known classics. The show does spoofs of Les Miserables, The Phantom of717 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration278 2000-11-27 22 TOM Hanks, Tom Hanks and Tom Hanks. That's what his next film, Castaway, is all about. Due for release at Christmas worldwide, this is Hank as modern day Robinson Crusoe sans Friday (picture). Holly Hunter plays the fiancee, left high and278 words
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Article, Illustration622 2000-11-27 22 Tom Hanks talks about Band of Brothers, a sequel of sorts to Saving Private Ryan If anybody can erect a memorial to World War II veterans, Tom Hanks can. And if anybody can top Saving Private Ryan, it would have to be Tom Hanks. He, HBO, and622 words
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Article, Illustration511 2000-11-27 23 with Dr. Sigmund Fraud - with Dr. Sigmund Fraud On the couch this week: Glenn Ong drfraud@newstoday.com.sg Occupation: DJ and host of "The Ego Trip" on the Perfect 10, 98.7 FM MY subject this week, Mr Glenn Ong, deeply worries me. While he's not entirely a neurotic basket case, he does have511 words
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Article, Illustration633 2000-11-27 25 Teri Kuchcinski tells the horrific story of one woman's tragic marriage TT7HEN Keith and Ellen first met, VV it seemed that for once, Cupid's arrow had scored a direct hit. Career-girl Ellen's family and friends were delighted that she had finally met a good man. Keith633 words
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404 2000-11-27 25 THE purpose of this article is not to urge you to leave should you find yourself in a relationship with a person suffering from BPD. That is a decision that only you can make. So let your instincts and knowledge of404 words
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Article, Illustration537 2000-11-27 26 Brainy Miss World hopefuls test the theories Miss France (left) was worried the judges' questions might not be tough enough while Miss Czech Republic feared a two-minute final interview was too short to reveal each entrants' "true intellectual depth". Such are the preoccupations among contestants for Miss WorldReuters photo - 537 words
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Article, Illustration389 2000-11-27 27 Koh Chieng Mun - Koh Chieng Mun What lies behind the glitz and glamour of movie nights ABOUT a decade ago, I decided to have a go at making a living out of acting. It was a difficult task and I struggled. But in al my years as an389 words
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Miscellaneous871 2000-11-27 28 Your weekly forecast /&MMaV^ SAGITTARIUS ARIES f5?A^/ LEO Q ijfevY^. (Nov 22_Dec 20) xv"^^'4fei (Mar 2°-A Prii i 8) >^^£22ih Uuly 22"Aug 21) O BETWEEN the Sagittarius New Moon which IF you begin the week feeling unsure, by THE focus is love and life's pleasures. Make sure brings personal breakthroughs871 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration885 2000-11-27 29 Rohit Brijnath - Rohit Brijnath To see geniuses falter is sport's most tragic face by: rohit@newstoday.com.sg ALL men lose, even champions. But rarely are they embarrassed, their feet kicked from underneath them, their halos twisted, their ability mocked. When that happens, you want to turn your face away, switch offReuters phote^ 4 - 885 words
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Article, Illustration408 2000-11-27 30 BRISBANE West Indian captain Jimmy Adams admitted that his team may send out a mayday call to former motivational expert Dr Rudi Webster. The Windies, once a great force in the game of cricket, plunged to a new low. They suffered their third defeat408 words
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Article, Illustration531 2000-11-27 30 Reuters Game's great sides have nothing over current Aussies, proclaims Waugh Cricket BRISBANE The current Australian team compares favourably with those generally regarded as the game's greatest. And that assessment comes from none other than Aussie skipper Steve Waugh (right). It follows the conclusive thrashing of the– Reuters - 531 words
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Article, Illustration693 2000-11-27 31 Sir Alex agrees his side is not favourite for Champions League LONDON The many who question Manchester United's right to be quoted as favourite to win the European Cup may be interested in knowing that the man directing the challenge from Old Trafford has no quarrel withReuters photo - 693 words
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Article, Illustration608 2000-11-27 33 Americans crush Spain 5-0 to avenge 1998 defeat Tennis NEVADA The United States gained a measure of sweet revenge for a gut-wrenching Fed Cup defeat to Spain in 1998 by sweeping to a 5-0 victory to capture the 2000 Fed Cup title on Saturday. LindsayReoters photo - 608 words
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343 2000-11-27 33 Golf CALIFORNIA Sergio Garcia was liking the Skins Game a whole lot better the second time around after claiming four skins and US$l5O,OOO ($263, 850) on Saturday, the first day of the two-day, four-player special event. The 20-year-old Spaniard, playing in343 words
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Article, Illustration503 2000-11-27 34 All Blacks end the year on a high note with win over Italy Rugby Italy 19 New Zealand 56 GENOA A convincing 56-19 victory on Saturday over Italy in the final test match of its European tour ensured New Zealand ended its trip to the northernAFP photo - 503 words
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Article, Illustration414 2000-11-27 35 Reuters Spurs curb Iverson and romp home winners NBA Spurs 96 Sixers 76 SAN ANTONIO Spurs reaped the rewards of keeping the league's leading points scorer Allen Iverson in check with a 96-76 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. San Antonio's total domination took the edge off– Reuters; NBA Photos - 414 words
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520 2000-11-27 35 Reuters NBA Houston 91 Miami 80 MIAMI Bad starts have been unfamiliar to Pat Riley. Until now. "I said it all pretty much the other night we definitely hit a wall early in the season," said Riley, who with Miami's 91-80■ Reuters - 520 words
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Article, Illustration626 2000-11-27 36 Venables may lend Robson a hand at Boro MIDDLESBROUGH Boro boss Bryan Robson may get help from ex-England manager Terry Venables to pull the club out of the mire. Robson has agreed to secret moves aimed at persuading former England coach Venables to join him, Soccernet reported.REIfTERS photo - 626 words
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Article, Illustration584 2000-11-27 37 Chelsea has not improved since manager Ranieri's arrival Everton 2 Chelsea 1 LONDON Claudio Ranieri was probably thumbing through the pages of his Italian-English dictionary last night for the most suitable words to explain Chelsea's latest abysmal failure to win away from Stamford Bridge. GutlessReuters photo - 584 words
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236 2000-11-27 37 Derby 0 Man Utd 3 MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson was purring after Manchester United put some more distance between itself and the chasing pack in the English Premier League. The Premiership leader was utterly dominant in its 3-0 victory against Derby at Pride Park,236 words
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Article, Illustration560 2000-11-27 38 Reuters US Open champion is just one of a host of young challengers LISBON The young guns of tennis are priming themselves for a showdown with the sport's old guard at the season-ending Masters Cup in Lisbon this week. Marat Safin, Gustavo Kuerten, Magnus Norman and Lleyton HewittReuters; . Reuters photo - 560 words
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Article205 2000-11-27 38 Reuters MELBOURNE Robert Allenby begged the Australian public on Sunday to leave Aaron Baddeley alone as the teenager takes aim at the United States PGA Tour next year. Baddeley, 19, won his second successive Australian Open on Sunday, taking on and beating Allenby by two– Reuters - 205 words
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Article223 2000-11-27 38 Reuters INDIA Sachin Tendulkar stroked an unbeaten double century to take India to a commanding first innings total of 609 for six declared in the second and final test against Zimbabwe on Sunday. At the close of the second day's play, Zimbabwe was 59 for– Reuters - 223 words
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