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Title Section8 2003-08-27 1 TODAY todayonline.com Wednesday August 27,2003 > MITA (P) 002/11/20028 words
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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article, Illustration660 2003-08-27 1 Teo Hwee Nak - Teo Hwee Nak TorChing Li Survey that made Cabinet sit up and forced CPF changes by hweenak@newstodaycom.sg AFTER Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong primed Singaporeans for the impending CPF changes in his National Day Rally speech, too many "whys" have hovered in the air. Sars is to beTorChing Li - 660 words
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454 2003-08-27 1 IN the wake of the Sars shake-up, a hairline fracture has developed within the medical fraternity: Between medical students and the rest of the healthcare team. The bone of contention? Hospitals' distribution of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) in compliance with infection control guidelines454 words
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Article, Illustration45 2003-08-27 1 Getty Images An independent investigation into the Columbia space shuttle disaster has found that it was caused by long-standing flaws in Nasas management, and organisational errors as much as technical problems.The Columbia Accident Investigation Board report (picture) was published yesterday.— Getty Images - 45 words
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Article255 2003-08-27 1 -AFP NEW YORK A late-session rebound reversed early losses and pushed Wall Street shares modestly higher yesterday in a session marked by a series of strong economic reports. The Dow Jones industrials rose 22.81 points, or 0.24 per cent to close at 9,340.45, while the-AFP - 255 words
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Miscellaneous38 2003-08-27 1 NEWSXM/lEWS I bad numbers Industrial output falls by 6.3 per cent/15 Sampras bids goodbye/36 FIDDLER ON I '^h. ■ks\ i si.I'____«___l^ _H 7tirn to page 7 7 \^_i \m hi ii Please 393 page 17 for full details.38 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration403 2003-08-27 2 Elisia Yeo - Elisia Yeo India, Spore expect to conclude deal early next year by elisia@newstoday.com.sg IT LOOKS like progress for the ambitious Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (Ceca) between Singapore and India is well on track. In Singapore for a two-day visit, India's External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha said403 words
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NEWS ROUNDUP
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115 2003-08-27 2 — Joy Frances - Joy Frances TWELVE people had entered her employer's office on the night of the double murder. That was what Indonesian maid Sundarti Supriyanto told three Singapore General Hospital nurses when they treated her for burns last year. Sundarti is on trial115 words
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Article79 2003-08-27 2 A FLAT owner who sued the Housing and Development Board (HDB) alleging that faults in the design and construction of his flat had led to severe water seepage problems has settled out of court. Mr Cho, who lives in Block 604 at Elias Road, had79 words
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Article, Illustration868 2003-08-27 3 News Comment/Choo Ai Leng Schwarzenegger has star attraction, money and connections, but his platform is flimsy WHAT do Arnold Schwarzenegger and Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have in common? Both are tough guys in need of an image consultant, albeit for entirely different reasons. DPM868 words
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Article, Illustration473 2003-08-27 4 Agencies Former Premier retains key posts after Cabinet shake-up YANGON A reshuffle in the Myanmar Cabinet saw the country's military leader, Senior General Than Shwe, give up his post as Prime Minister to a reputed reformer, General Khin Nyunt But Gen Than retained the key postsAgencies; Reuters photo - 473 words
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Article141 2003-08-27 4 KUALA LUMPUR Next year, Malaysians will be able to sue tobacco companies for health problems resulting from the use of their products, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. Under laws to be introduced next year, Malaysian Health Minister Chua Jui Meng said litigants could file141 words
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135 2003-08-27 4 Agencies MUMBAI India stepped up security nationwide yesterday to head off HinduMuslim violence after twin car bombings killed at least 52 people and wounded 150 others in the financial capital. Analysts warned that the attacks will inflame Hindu-Muslim tensions in the city and couldAgencies - 135 words
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Article142 2003-08-27 4 Agencies MANILA President Gloria Arroyo's spokesman suggested yesterday that she may reconsider pledge not to stand in next year's presidential election. "The President acknowledges the fact that many of (the members of her party) including former President Fidel Ramos are urging her to run," MrAgencies - 142 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article, Illustration481 2003-08-27 6 Shobha Tsering Bhalla - Shobha Tsering Bhalla Singaporean lawyer spreads her wings in London and Milan SHAKERSijC by shobha@newstoday.com.sg A HOME-GROWN woman lawyer has become the first Singaporean to set up a law firm in Italy. Even as some top Singapore law firms were losing business to global rivals here, 35-year old481 words
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242 2003-08-27 6 Channel News Asia ANG Mo Kio Community Hospital will build a 200-bed step-down care facility in central Singapore. The $20-million community hospital, the sixth here, is expected to be completed next year. The move is expected to lower medical costs.Channel News Asia - 242 words
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LETTERS
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Letter, Illustration180 2003-08-27 8 Nigel Yeung - Nigel Yeung World-class city requires world-class people I REFER to the commentary, "The 'ang moh is better' mentality" (Today, Aug 25). The writer has raised many issues about Singapore and is correct on many of his observations. However, his conclusion is debatable. It is our great strength that180 words
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Letter, Illustration122 2003-08-27 8 Yak Chin Hua - Yak Chin Hua I REFER to the report, "Medical charges to be publicised" (Today, Aug 26). I applaud the Acting Minister of Health for his initiative. However, before the hospital charges are published, I request that the current health costs be reviewed. Just last year, the Ministry122 words
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210 2003-08-27 8 See Leong Kit - See Leong Kit THE impending CPF cuts raise two issues of concern for Singaporeans who use their CPF savings to finance their home purchases. First, the affordability of public housing should be examined. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan "promised"210 words
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Article, Illustration404 2003-08-27 11 Make sure you hire a registered renovation contractor NEWLY-WEDS Paul and Amanda Tan were eager to start renovating their new HDB flat but they knew better than to hire the first contractor who was recommended to them. "We have heard horror stories from friends and relatives about unscrupulous404 words
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130 2003-08-27 11 Contractors authorised by HDB: Have letters from HDB providing details of the work, date, time, and name of the appointed contractors. Workers wear identification. Common tactics of unauthorised contractors: Posing as salespersons appointed by HDB to replace fixtures at concessionary rates; or misrepresenting the replacements as130 words
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Article191 2003-08-27 11 After engaging a HDB-registered renovation contractor, ensure that you: Apply for a renovation permit. (To find out which types of renovation works require permits, log on to the HDB InfoWEB, where you can also download the renovation permit application form. Forms are also available at HDB Branch191 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration344 2003-08-27 12 Bloomberg Company to set up $69.9 million chip manufacturing and design facility INTEL Corp, the world's biggest semiconductor maker, said it will spend US$4O million ($69.9 million) to set up a new chip manufacturing and design facility in Malaysia. The design centre will be usedBloomberg - 344 words
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Article124 2003-08-27 12 Dow Jones SIA Engineering, the aircraft maintenance arm of Singapore Airlines, denied yesterday that it has approached Garuda Indonesia to buy a stake in its maintenance business. The Financial Times said the Indonesian airline wants to sell a 20 to 25 per cent stake in its maintenance unitDow Jones - 124 words
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Market Watch
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Article152 2003-08-27 12 SINGAPORE shares closed lower yesterday as banks continued to fall after the central bank extended a deadline to sell noncore assets, traders said. Poor local economic data, coupled with a weak Wall Street and regional equity markets also helped push the index down. The STI fell 30.37 points, or— Dow Jones - 152 words
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Article60 2003-08-27 12 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 10,332.57 10,753.93 3,167.30 5,558.25 +55.93 -10.29 -7.70 -128.60 +0.54% -0.10% -0.24% -2.26% Korea Comp 753.00 -3.73 -0.49% KLCI 741.02 -1.24 -0.17% SET Index 531.06 +1.53 +0.29% Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 528.759 1,248.8560 words
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Article36 2003-08-27 12 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.*****2 0.*****9 67.0653 4.***** 2.***** 0.*****0 4,827 23.5877 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 31.6193 0.*****9 26.1591 667.126 0.*****1 4.***** 0.*****0 19.498336 words
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Article23 2003-08-27 12 SGX BLOOMBERG Sold us$/oi 360.394 Silver us$/oi 4.***** 'latinum us$/oi 686.000 Rubber centsAg 186.51 Palm Oil RM/tonne 139' Brent crude us$/borrel 30.0,SGX; BLOOMBERG - 23 words
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382 2003-08-27 15 Dow Jones Second-half recovery may not take off SINGAPORE'S industrial output fell by a sharp er-than-expected magnitude last month. This has raised concerns that the highly-anticipat-ed second-half economic recovery may not be as robust as thought previously. Manufacturing output shrank 6.3 per cent lastDow Jones - 382 words
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136 2003-08-27 15 Bloomberg BANKRUPTCIES in Singapore rose 23 per cent in the first seven months to the highest level since 1999, as the jobless rate neared record levels. Last month, the number of total bankruptcy orders, including companies, rose 26 per cent from a year earlier,Bloomberg - 136 words
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155 2003-08-27 15 Bloomberg RAFFLES Medical Group Ltd, Singapore's secondlargest publicly-traded healthcare company, said second-quarter profit rose 25 per cent, led by sales of new healthcare products and services. Profit in the three months ended June 30 rose to $1.6 million from $1.2 million in the year-earlierBloomberg - 155 words
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Article264 2003-08-27 16 Bloomberg With 4 out of 5 companies posting gains on sale, it expects to raise $20m SBI E2-CAPITAL, Softbank's Singapore investment banking unit, may raise as much as $20 million in a share sale here at the end of the year, SBI chief executiveBloomberg - 264 words
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302 2003-08-27 16 Dow Jones AFTER a sluggish recovery in global semiconductor demand last year, Gartner believes that a cyclical recovery is underway which will allow the industry to grow by about 11 per cent this year to US$l73 billion ($303 billion). The– Dow Jones - 302 words
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Article160 2003-08-27 16 Temasek Holdings and Standard Chartered have set up a US$lOO million ($175 million) private equity fund for India. The Merlion fund will focus on companies that have growth prospects in industries other than infrastructure, real estate and trading. The fund is equally owned and managed by the two160 words
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Article, Illustration199 2003-08-27 18 Bloomberg HYFLUX said it expects sales from China to increase by more than 90 per cent next year as it wins more contracts to increase its share of the country's US$5OO million ($875 million) municipal water market Hyflux, Singapore's biggest publicly-traded water treatment company,Bloomberg - 199 words
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Article214 2003-08-27 18 -Lee Yew Meng - -Lee Yew Meng CAVEATS for private properties can now be filed via the Internet with the launch of the $3.8 million Singapore Land Authority's (SLA) Singapore Titles Automated Registration System (Stars) system yesterday. Lawyers can lodge land documents from anywhere, including another country. All they need214 words
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Article, Illustration3143 2003-08-27 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although careUly verified, datS on compilations is not guararteed by Lipper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No Sffer or solicitations to buy or seh3,143 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration191 2003-08-27 20 AFP SYDNEY Australia's Asian communities expressed concern yesterday over a surge in support for the anti-immigration One Nation party in sympathy with its founder Pauline Hanson (picture) following her jailing for electoral fraud. The president of Queensland's Chinese Forum, Mr Peter Low, saidAFP - 191 words
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Article290 2003-08-27 20 Agencies Strike by 30,000 truckers illegal, say authorities SEOUL South Korean police yesterday launched a nationwide hunt for 16 union activists as thousands of striking truck drivers rejected an ultimatum to end their walkout The crackdown followed a cabinet meeting in which government officialsAgencies - 290 words
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Article110 2003-08-27 20 AFP Child molester killer had it all planned THE killing of former priest and convicted child molester John Geoghan in prison was planned at least a month ago, the Washington Post said. It cited the prosecutor investigating the murder as saying the attacker was an inmate who appearedAFP - 110 words
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Article213 2003-08-27 22 AFP Its been proven scientifically after a 28-year university study LOS ANGELES-It is an age-old adage that money can't buy happiness. But this has now been proven scientifically in a study by the University of Southern California. People don't get happier by getting richer, according toAFP - 213 words
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Article, Illustration58 2003-08-27 22 AFP photo Mr Lv Tsung-hsien, who weighs over 300 kg, lies on the floor of his home before being taken to a hospital in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The 26-year-old had developed skin problems after he lay in bed for two weeks due to an unknown illness. He had beenAFP photo - 58 words
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Article147 2003-08-27 22 AFP AFP The pause that doesn't refresh British holidaymakers' fondness for late nights and alcoholic excess is leaving many of them more tired and ill than before their holidays, a poll revealed yesterday. According to the poll of 1,000 people, more than half said they felt more tiredAFP - 147 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration869 2003-08-27 24 Lea King - Lea King E-learning's about interest, inter-activity, instant feedback THE Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in Asia highlighted a weak spot in the education sector when schools in China, Hong Kong and Singapore had to close for a few weeks to control the spread of the disease. While869 words
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WATZUP?
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Article, Illustration219 2003-08-27 26 —Janice Lee - —Janice Lee PASSION. Love. That's what drives dancer/ choreographer Danny Tan. "Passion is a very important thing," Danny told Today recently. "It pushes me and my dancers and bonds us." That's why he wants to explore it, he said. In addition, passion and love are emotionallyengaging219 words
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Article, Illustration563 2003-08-27 26 Janice Lee - Janice Lee g^^ It's a working holiday for violin virtuoso Mm Lee HER hands her greatest asset aren't insured, but what does Singaporean violin virtuoso Mm Lee (picture) want to do for kicks? Get on a racing bike, declared the classical music star. At moments like these,563 words
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Article, Illustration396 2003-08-27 28 Elisa Chia - Elisa Chia Despite waning popularity, HK pop idol has no plans to quit El(jHl years and zo albums on, Hong Kong pop idol Daniel Chan who, incidentally, turns 28 on Sept 3 has no plans to call it quits. In town to perform at the recent396 words
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Article118 2003-08-27 28 Serene Foo MTV Networks Asia, Mega Media and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) are collaborating on the first regional TV series that will be aired on MTV's channels across Asia. Costing more than $2 million, the 14-episode series marks a milestone for eachSerene Foo - 118 words
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IN CINEMAS
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190 2003-08-27 31 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES Amid a late summer clearance of moderate (Jackie Chan's The Medallion) to dismal (Ashton Kutcher's My Boss's Daughter) new releases, slasher-flick fantasy match, Freddy vs Jason, made the cut once again in its second weekend. Which makes it the firstReuters/Hollywood Reporter - 190 words
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Article, Illustration543 2003-08-27 34 Tan Wee Boon - Tan Wee Boon Defending champions Stingrays eyeing a spot in Saturday's Grand Final by weeboon@newstoday.com.sg TODAY'S 2003 NTUC Fair Price Netball Super League preliminary final has a familiar ring to it for the Southern Stingrays. En-route to their victory in the Grand Final last season, the StingraysToday file photo - 543 words
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Article254 2003-08-27 34 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by: stanley@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S national under-23 team failed to qualify for the 2003 LG Cup semi-finals at Ho Chi Minh City yesterday. It suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Ho Chi Minh City Selection, a side made up of players from the254 words
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Article217 2003-08-27 34 AFP OAKMONT Australian Nick Flanagan squandered a four-hole lead midway through the 36-hole championship match at Oakmont Country Club, but recovered to beat Casey Wittenberg on the first extra hole Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) to win the US Amateur golf title. A 19-year-old Australian whoAFP - 217 words
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Article260 2003-08-27 34 Tan Wee Boon - Tan Wee Boon SINGAPORE'S women shuttlers had a mixed day in the second round of qualifying for the Sanyo Indonesian Open yesterday. Jiang Yanmei made it to the main draw after thrashing Japan's Yasuyo Imabeppu in straight sets 13-10, 11-1. She will meet another Japanese, Kanako Yonekura, in260 words
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Article235 2003-08-27 36 Reuters Chelsea cruises into Champions League proper LONDON Chelsea booked its place in the group phase of the Champions League with a 3-0 victory over MSK Zilina and completed the signing of Hernan Crespo in a double celebration at Stamford Bridge this morning. New defensive– Reuters - 235 words
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Article, Illustration302 2003-08-27 36 Reuters LONDON Argentina striker Hernan Crespo signed for Chelsea in a £16.8 million ($46.2 million) deal this morning. Crespo, who has joined the bigspending English premier league club from Inter Milan on a four-year contract, was presented to the Stamford Bridge fans at half-time in– Reuters - 302 words
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282 2003-08-27 36 Reuters LONDON Newly-promoted Portsmouth went top of the English premier league after a hat-trick by Teddy Sheringham helped it to a 4-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers this morning. Sheringham, 37, started his scoring spree with a 57th-minute header and then struck twice in the last– Reuters - 282 words
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Article253 2003-08-27 36 -AFP PARIS Whoever said that representing the country you weren't born in fails to light the fires of patriotic passion would have been left red-faced this morning as two countries clinched gold in the World Athletics Championships with their foreign-born athletes. The athlete formerly known-AFP - 253 words
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Article153 2003-08-27 36 -AFP NEW YORK Michael Chang followed Pete Sampras into retirement while world number one Andre Agassi snapped a three-match losing streak to Spanish rival Alex Corretja to reach the second round of the US Open this morning. Chang walked away to a standing ovation after losing 6-3, 7-5,-AFP - 153 words
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Article, Illustration580 2003-08-27 38 Agencies United looks ready to give Brazilian Kleberson his debut English Premier League Man United v Wolves Live, tomorrow, Ch23, 2.55 am MANCHESTER For the first time, a Brazilian looks set to step out at Old Trafford in a red and white jersey tonight (tomorrow morning, SingaporeAgencies; Reuters photo - 580 words
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356 2003-08-27 38 Agencies I English Premier League Blackburn 2 Man City 3 i?<wers need to bolster squad LONDON Blackburn Rovers manager Graeme Souness said he will return to Rangers with a new offer for Barry Ferguson after the Glasgow giant rejected his initial bid for the– Agencies - 356 words
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