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Title Section12 2003-01-13 1 TODAY M 0 II (J ay January 13, 2003 MITA (P) 002/11/200212 words
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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article274 2003-01-13 1 Channel News Asia GOOD news: The lower-income group who missed out on the Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) may get another chance. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday the Government wants to find out why they had missed the boat and has asked grassroots organisations– Channel News Asia - 274 words
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Article69 2003-01-13 1 -AFP CAEACAS Women hurled their panties at a military cordon and soldiers fired tear gas at demonstrators yesterday in the latest protest in turmoil-torn Venezuela. Thousands of demonstrators marched to the country's largest military complex in Caracas, chanting "we are not scared" and vowing they would continue protesting-AFP - 69 words
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THIS IS HOW WE SET YOU THINKING
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Article, Illustration52 2003-01-13 1 About three hours after the Navy accident off Pedra Branca, we had the news on the front page. We changed Page One and rolled out a special 3am edition on Jan 4.We were first with the news with the other newspapers wondering how we got it52 words
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Article, Illustration51 2003-01-13 1 Mr Goh ChokTong over we wrote a Page One the challenges facMr Lee Loong and his team.The issues are more difficult and complex than those faced by Mr Lee Kuan Yew, especially with a restive and mobile young population that can pack up and leave at any51 words
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Article, Illustration47 2003-01-13 1 A perceptive reader look- the thrown by the from acrossß the Causeway have I the have a view? We tried to that I vacuum by two reporters to up the I country. The Malaysians' unvarnished and honest views injected a new perspective to the debate.47 words
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Article, Illustration41 2003-01-13 1 After Singapore lost 4-0 to commentator I Gulam the by I horns Poulsen as concen-1 trate on as techni- I Football Association Singapore acted, but it was too much for Poulsen, who decided to quit as technical director, too.41 words
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Article268 2003-01-13 1 Bloomberg Big firms expected to report earnings growth NEW YORK US stocks may get some help from the fastest earnings growth in more than two years as they rebound from the worst December since the Great Depression. Microsoft and General Electric, the world's two largest companies– Bloomberg - 268 words
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Miscellaneous67 2003-01-13 1 E- ca^k. L HAPPY f II HENRY MAKES A 4t Jy l^k. CENTURY jHk Arsenal striker <—- Sj *^fc celebrates his "i- 1 OOth goal at I W j W't Birmingham BATTLE fe THE g OF THE SICKBED l^flk Gunaratna Gibb ,Jf^ '-»SS I back after \W nil r- -i67 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration361 2003-01-13 2 Tan Hui Leng - Tan Hui Leng $3.3 m to train more staff to provide nursing home care by huileng@newstoday.com.sg IN the latest move to boost nursing home care, the Ministry of Health is setting aside $3.3 million for the next three years to fund manpower training in nursing homes. "The provision361 words
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Article166 2003-01-13 2 Channel News Asia WITH Mr Flemming Jacobs of Neptune Orient Lines becoming the latest top foreign talent to pack up and leave, some wonder whether Singapore is turning away from foreign talent This was not so, stressed Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in Phuket yesterday. AskedChannel News Asia - 166 words
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Miscellaneous20 2003-01-13 2 There's only one place to find a great deal. The back page See the back page of Info Tech tomorrow.20 words
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SERVICE EXCELLENCE
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Article, Illustration599 2003-01-13 3 Sarah Chua - Sarah Chua 'Service from the Heart' is what matters most to TianPo by sarah@newsto day. com. sg REMEMBER that scene from the movie, Pretty Woman, where the snobbish staff in an upmarket fashion store treated Julia Roberts' character shabbily because she was not "appropriately" dressed? This isSARAH CHUA - 599 words
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Article, Illustration113 2003-01-13 3 Launched in 1994, the Excellent Service Award or EXSA is a national award that recognises individuals who have delivered outstanding service. It seeks to develop service models for staff to emulate, create service champions and professionalise services. EXSA is managed jointly by SPRING Singapore and seven industry113 words
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Article, Illustration134 2003-01-13 4 Use your CPF to get medical cover for the family till age 80 DURING tough times, it is even more important to have adequate medical cover for the whole family. Ensure that any unforeseen and expensive medical bills are well covered. Now you can134 words
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210 2003-01-13 4 Long-term investors benefit from depressed markets DURING the Asian financial crisis in 1997, 9-11 terrorist attacks and the corporate accounting scandals in 2002, the global markets declined steeply. But in all the above cases, the markets rebounded strongly within a few months. Many investors210 words
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Article, Illustration397 2003-01-13 4 Agencies Illinois move sparks death-penalty debate CHICAGO As a lawmaker, he once voted to reinstate the death penalty. But outgoing Illinois state Governor George Ryan has made history by giving a blanket commutation of 167 death sentences which observers say could have far-reaching implications for other US states.– Agencies; – Reuters photo - 397 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article220 2003-01-13 5 Tan Hui Leng - Tan Hui Leng Medical costs expected to drop by huileng@newstoday.com.sg HOLD your breath the medical cost structure is due for a revamp. With the cynicism of the times, it is no surprise if one expects medical bills to skyrocket, but the Ministry of Health says that it will220 words
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Article, Illustration273 2003-01-13 5 – Sarah Chua - Sarah Chua LONG before the government's call for schools to attract up to 150,000 international students and boost the education industry's contribution to five per cent in 10 years' time, the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) was already recruiting international students. Of the 8,000 students273 words
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Article, Illustration534 2003-01-13 6 Joy Frances - Joy Frances Scheme allows ex-lawyers their own timetables by joy@newstoday.com.sg THE Law Society's latest brainwave of getting ex-lawyers back into the field part-time did not stir up much excitement among legal eagles. In fact, in a recent news report, nine out of 10 trained lawyers interviewed scoffed534 words
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LETTERS
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Letter377 2003-01-13 8 Henry Lim Li Shun - Henry Lim Li Shun Realtors making all sorts of claims THE Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore, which regulates advertising, introduced new guidelines recently in the updated version of the Singapore Code of Advertising Practice. The code is meant to promote ethical advertising and spells out guidelines377 words
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259 2003-01-13 8 Simon Ng Yap Peng - Simon Ng Yap Peng MR Yeo Guat Kwang of the Consumers Association of Singapore and the Committee on Profiteering has commented that it is ridiculous that shopkeepers do not inform consumers that prices have gone up and that most people realise it only after259 words
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148 2003-01-13 8 Michael Loh Yik Ming - Michael Loh Yik Ming IT is good to know that the Singapore Immigration Registration (SIR) is unrelenting in its efforts to ensure that front-line immigration staff are constantly friendly and present a pleasant visage to visitors and Singaporeans returning home through ongoing incentives (Weekend148 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration603 2003-01-13 9 Francis Kan - Francis Kan Oei's next move and 98 Holdings' reaction to it by francis@newstoday.com.sg IN a story full of surprises over its seven-month run, the Nat Steel script may still have a twist or two left to play out Even as 98 Holdings' success in clinching the steel maker603 words
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232 2003-01-13 9 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corp (UMC), the world's two largest contract chipmakers, are expected to perform better in 2003 on hopes that the global semiconductor sector will stage a modest rebound, analysts said. The global semiconductor industry-AFP - 232 words
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Article493 2003-01-13 10 Teo Hwee Khee - Teo Hwee Khee while equity and tech funds remain lacklustre by news@newstoday.com.sg EQUITY funds stayed anaemic for most of last year, except for single-country funds, which were the star performers. Four of the top five performing funds were invested in Asian countries like Indonesia, Thailand and India.493 words
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Article, Illustration43 2003-01-13 10 -AFP photo Honda's high-tech humanoid robot, Asimo, dancing during an exhibition at the National Science Centre in Kuala Lumpur. Asimo is the world's first robot that walks like a human being and only 40 units are available worldwide.-AFP photo - 43 words
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Market Watch
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Article54 2003-01-13 10 Index Nikkei 225 Value 8470.45 -27.48 Change -0.32 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 9721.50 3035.00 4850.80 +46.09 -0.60 +37.07 +0.48 -0.02 +0.77 Korea Comp SET Index 628.36 360.37 -2.04 +1.61 -0.32 +0.45 Jakarta Comp 399.67 +3.64 +0.92 Phils Comp Shenzen B Mumbai 1058.30 194.27 3349.78 +22.99 -1.4054 words
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Article37 2003-01-13 10 J JV JK£ fen (M :uro (upiah iaht V.JI JLI 0.***** 68.6437 4.***** 2.***** 0.***** 5130.15 24.6138 Peso 4$ Indian Rs Won C$ fan NZ$ NTS 30.7953 0.***** 27.5995 678.038 0.8979 4.7654 1.***** 19.810737 words
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Article108 2003-01-13 10 THE Singapore market started last week on a soft note, with the STI breaking down below a key technical support level at 1,325. Fortunately, there was some index-linked buying towards the close, particularly on defensive index stocks such as F&N, and some bargain-hunting on bank issues, which helped the108 words
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Article13 2003-01-13 10 Gold uss/oz 354.900 Silver uss/oz 4373 Platinum uss/oz 615.800 Brent uss/bbl 31.68013 words
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Article491 2003-01-13 13 Carmen Lee - Carmen Lee ECS Holdings' valuations undemanding by news@newstoday.com.sg AS THE new trading year kicks off to a faltering start, investors are finding little cheer on the local market As such, one of the better investment approaches is to adopt a defensive stance and look at cash-rich,491 words
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Article146 2003-01-13 13 AFP TOKYO The Japanese government has decided to lower its assessment of the economy for the third straight month in January due to stagnant industrial output and consumer spending, a daily said yesterday. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun said the Cabinet Office would say in itsAFP - 146 words
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Article, Illustration485 2003-01-13 14 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh The employees appreciate it, says Seksun boss by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg TO his employees, he is the cook for the May Day celebrations, the chief-editor of the in-house newsletter, a counsellor and a crooner of Hokkien songs. Dr Felix Ong, group executive chairman of hard-disk485 words
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Article83 2003-01-13 14 – Derrick A Paulo - Derrick A Paulo REGIONAL airlines are expanding their wings to Singapore and Xiamen Airlines is the latest to touch down here. Its inaugural flight to Changi Airport yesterday meant that, in the space of 12 short days, the airport has added three airlines to its fold.83 words
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Article51 2003-01-13 14 LISTED company Jurong Technologies Industrial Corporation has appointed Indian software major Satyam Computer Services to implement an end-to-end enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for Jurong's four plants in the Asia-Pacific. The ERP system will allow the plants to be linked on a single platform, according to a press51 words
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235 2003-01-13 14 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Japanese Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa is pushing for the creation of an Asian bond market in his talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. "We talked about creating an Asian bond market, trying to push that idea forward," Mr Shiokawa-AFP - 235 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration76 2003-01-13 16 Reuters photo Foreign domestic helpers performing a street drama yesterday during a demonstration against plans to impose a levy on employers of foreign maids and possible cuts to the workers' minimum wage salaries in Hong Kong. The 240,000-strong commu nity of domestic workers from Thailand, theReuters photo - 76 words
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Article314 2003-01-13 16 Two suspects arrested under ISA KUALA LUMPUR The presence of terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah in the East Malaysian state of Sabah was highlighted on Saturday with the arrest of two more of its suspected members. The two, a chairman of a religious school and a teacher there,314 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration297 2003-01-13 18 Agencies Experts think so despite military build-up WASHINGTON The drums of war appear to be beating softly these days in the Persian Gulf despite an unabated military build-up by the United States. The prospect of a US war with Iraq over weapons of mass destruction considered a– Agencies; AFP photo - 297 words
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Article199 2003-01-13 18 AFP DUBLIN A computer browser, said to at least quadruple surfing speeds on the Internet, has won the top prize at the Young Scientists exhibition in Dublin. Mr Adnan Osmani, 16, a student at Saint Finian's College in Mullingar, central Ireland, spent 18 months writing 780,000 linesAFP - 199 words
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Article71 2003-01-13 18 AFP MELBOURNE An Australian university will begin scanning students' assignments with a new anti-plagiarism software after a survey found widespread cheating among undergraduates. Melbourne University said it will use the software, developed on campus, to scan 1,000 students' assignments in five subjects beginning next semester, theAFP - 71 words
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234 2003-01-13 18 Agencies LONDON Four North African men accused of manufacturing one of the world's deadliest poisons in a tiny north London flat became the first to be charged under Britain's chemical weapons laws. Police told Reuters the charges were brought on Saturday after the discoveryAgencies - 234 words
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Article147 2003-01-13 18 Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian women, beautiful but downtrodden by a macho Latin culture, look forward to a fairer deal in a new civil code that came into force over the weekend. The code, which updates social rules in Latin America's largest country of 170 million people, ends– Reuters - 147 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration967 2003-01-13 20 Dr Rohan Gunaratna - Dr Rohan Gunaratna Jl White Paper is a start and will improve understanding of the issue by news@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Government's White Paper on the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) organisation released on Thursday will improve the public understanding of the terrorist threat in Southeast Asia. The Singaporean967 words
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Article, Illustration59 2003-01-13 20 Drßohan Gunaratna - Drßohan Gunaratna. The key to fighting a network of this nature rests on: (a) Developing a solid understanding of the organisation; (b) Generating high-grade count-er-terrorist intelligence; (c) Developing public support, especially from the Muslim communities; and (d) International security, intelligence, law enforcement and judicial cooperation. Checking– Reuters photo - 59 words
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UPFRONT
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Article145 2003-01-13 22 Reuters CANBERRA Australia's topselling children's phenomenon, a hyperactive band of pre-school teachers, pub band musicians and a giggling dinosaur, is heading to Asia after successes in the United States. The Wiggles, a children's group whose earnings now exceed those of antipodean pop princess Kylie Minogue,Reuters - 145 words
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Article, Illustration751 2003-01-13 22 Lan De Cottar - Lan De Cottar by ian@newstoday.com.sg MAURICE Gibb, 53 (picture), the younger fraternal twin of Robin and brother of Barry, 56, died yesterday after undergoing surgery for a blocked intestine. The bass player and singer of the famed Bee Gees trio was rushed to hospital last ThursdayReuters photo; – Getty Images - 751 words
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EATOUT
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Article173 2003-01-13 24 -Karman Tse - -Karman Tse Serangoon Gardens Market food centre reopens with more to offer. Here's a quick look at what you can expect. THE Serangoon Gardens Market used to be hidden behind a police post right before the characteristic roundabout. If you were not from the neighbourhood, chances are you173 words
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Article, Illustration336 2003-01-13 25 Brand New Flavours A brand new year calls for new flavours to be explored. And that is what Marina Mandarin has done. At Brasserie Tatler, there are mussels galore (picture, right) for mollusc lovers. Those fond of fresh blue Atlantic mussels will enjoy the wine stock served with wholemeal336 words
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LIMELIGHT
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Article, Illustration528 2003-01-13 26 Jaime Koh - Jaime Koh Queen of Canto-pop Sally Yeh is back after a five-year break by jaime@newstoday.com.sg AFTER a five-year hiatus from the entertainment scene, Canto-pop diva Sally Yeh (picture) is back, with renewed vigour. In town for a two-day promotional tour of her newly-released album, Have You? - 528 words
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Article, Illustration122 2003-01-13 26 When language is not a problem B BORN in Taiwan and raised in Canada, Sally returned to Taiwan to embark on her singing career after graduating from high school. She had her first taste of success when she relocated to Hong Kong and started recording in Cantonese. For Sally, whoseALVINTOH - 122 words
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Article, Illustration444 2003-01-13 28 Elisa Chia - Elisa Chia Jay is no longer shy but he speaks with his songs by elisa@newstoday.com.sg AT Jay Chou's (photos) two concerts over the weekend, it was easy to expect him to work his fans into a frenzy with his brand of rap and blues. The Taiwanese R&B444 words
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Article, Illustration334 2003-01-13 28 CHENSZEKAI - CHENSZEKAI SOMETIMES, it needs a jolt to change a life. Abdul Aziz was 28 when he was retrenched from his interior design job. It made him rethink his entire career. "I told myself, I need to diversify and not just do interior design," said334 words
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185 2003-01-13 29 Reuters/Variety LONDON Oscar-winning film director and writer Anthony Minghella was named on Friday to head the British Film Institute, created 70 years ago to make films more accessible to the public. "I am delighted and honoured to be joining the BFI as chair," Minghella,Reuters/Variety - 185 words
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Article, Illustration288 2003-01-13 29 AFT Maoris upset after filming near sacred mountain AUCKLAND Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise may have to talk peace after Maoris complained about the use of their local icon, Mount Taranaki, in his latest blockbuster, The Last Samurai, the Sunday Star-Times reported. The row has the potential toAFT; -AFP photo - 288 words
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Miscellaneous1568 2003-01-13 30 Warga Askar Kita Suria, 8 30am Fear Factor 2 Monday Movies Starman channel i, io P m Straight Talk With Young Channel 5, 10pm He has travelled from a galaxy far beyond our own -he is Ming Channel News Asia, 7.32pm National Service (NS) has been the bedrock of Singapore1,568 words
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286 2003-01-13 32 -AFP KAPALUA South Africa's Ernie Els established the PGA Tour's 54-hole scoring record yesterday morning, carding an eight-under-par 65 for a twoshot lead after the third round of the US$5 million ($8.7 million) PGA Mercedes Championships. At 25-under 194, Els established the Tour's record-AFP - 286 words
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Article, Illustration476 2003-01-13 32 AFP Capriati refuses to discuss a third Open title Tennis Australian Open Day 1, live, Ch22, Bam MELBOURNE Jennifer Capriati is banishing all thoughts of an Australian Open hat-trick as she prepares for a tilt at a third consecutive singles crown. The defending champion will beAFP; Getty Images - 476 words
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281 2003-01-13 32 -AFP NASHVILLE Tennessee's Joe Nedney made the most of his third chance on Saturday, kicking the game-winner on his second overtime try as the Titans downed Pittsburgh 34-31 and left the Steelers crying foul in the National Football League playoffs. The Titans won the-AFP - 281 words
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416 2003-01-13 33 ROME Inter Milan's 2-0 victory over Modena this morning came at a price with striker Hernan Crespo being stretchered off on the half hour after falling awkwardly. The former Lazio forward, who netted Inter's second goal in the 22nd minute, injured himself while416 words
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Article, Illustration625 2003-01-13 33 Hungry, young striker ends Deportivo's unbeaten run MADRID Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres stole the show at the Calderon this morning, inspiring his side to a 3-1 win over Deportivo Coruna in a frantic Spanish First Division encounter. The 18-year-old scored one goal and set up another toGetty Images - 625 words
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480 2003-01-13 33 Tan Yo- Hinn - Tan Yo-Hinn HE WAS hardly a picture of health as 2002 drew to a close. In fact, he was wallowing in a hospital sickbed. But the illness served only to make Ronald Susilo's triumph at the Thailand Open yesterday all480 words
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Article, Illustration725 2003-01-13 34 Agencies But there is nothing left at Anfield for Liverpool fans to feel positive about LIVERPOOL Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier said it was vital all those connected with the club "kept faith" after a 1-1 Premiership draw against Aston Villa at Anfield left the one-time– Agencies; Getty Images I - 725 words
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Article, Illustration625 2003-01-13 35 Agencies M Bolton 0 Fulham 0 Chelsea 4 (Hasselbaink 3-pen, Gallas 11, Gudjohnsen 34, Le Saux 54) Charlton 1 (Euell 42-pen) Liverpool 1 (Owen 38) Aston Villa 1 (Dublin 49-pen) Man City 2 (Goater 29, Jensen 50) Leeds 1 (Kewell 90) Middlesbrough 2 (Whelan 73, Maccarone 82-pen) Southampton– Agencies; [Reuters photo - 625 words
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Article168 2003-01-13 35 LONDON Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen has become the latest high-profile footballer to speak out against the perils of gambling. The Iceland international is reported to have lost £400,000 ($l.l million) in just five months while out of action due to injury, reported Ananova.com. The 24-year-old168 words
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