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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article, Illustration107 2004-08-11 1 Reuters NEW YORK US stocks jumped yesterday after Wall Street shrugged off the Federal Reserve's quarter-point interest rate hike to 1.5 per cent and took reassurance from comments that the economy was poised to pick up after a recent slowdown. The Dow Jones– Reuters; AFP - 107 words
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Article936 2004-08-11 1 Tor Ching Li - Tor Ching Li Proposed Cabinet suggests youth, women are among key priorities chingli@newstoday.com.sg THE much-anticipated leadership transition got under way yesterday, with no major surprises in the incoming Prime Minister's proposed Cabinet line-up. Outgoing Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, looking cheerful, formally tendered his resignation936 words
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Miscellaneous32 2004-08-11 1 ACTION BEGINS ON SATURDAY, AUG 14 ATHENS 2004 QQ© \^-l^ jMediaCorp >_iWS is\yiEWS Silva Kandiah Schools must do more to encourage sports/4 Singapore Idol The rejects from the debut episode speak out/2132 words
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Miscellaneous17 2004-08-11 1 TURKEY BLASTS: WE DID IT, SAY 2 GROUPS HOT NEWS 6 REDS WIN WITHOUT OWEN SPORTS 2717 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration437 2004-08-11 2 PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE Mr Lee Hsien Loong (Prime Minister) Mr Goh Chok Tong (Senior Minister) Mr Lee Kuan Yew (Minister Mentor) Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam (DPM, Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence) Prof S Jayakumar (DPM, Minister for Law) Mr Lim Boon Heng (Minister)437 words
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Article545 2004-08-11 3 Val Chua - Val Chua Outgoing PM as MAS head seen as unexpected but wise AFTER weeks of intense speculation, it was finally revealed yesterday that the hot seat at the central bank is to be filled by outgoing Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong a decision that observers describe as545 words
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Article, Illustration703 2004-08-11 4 Silva Kandiah - Silva Kandiah NEWS£fifiSffl£— Schools must do more to encourage sports and team discipline SOMETHING is amiss with the state of sports in some schools and homes. Readers have written to a local newspaper lamenting how some school fields are locked during703 words
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GLOBAL roundup
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50 2004-08-11 6 -AFP Crude oil prices in New York are likely to top US$30 ($51.44) a barrel for the "foreseeable future", the US administration said yesterday. Imported oil would ease to an average of US$34 a barrel next year, said the Dennrtment of Energy.-AFP - 50 words
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44 2004-08-11 6 Reuters budan carried out tresh helicopter attacks in Darfur yesterday while Janjaweed Arab militia forces attacked refugees trying to escape the conflict, the United Nations said. It added that the Sudanese government was hampering access to hungry Darfuris.Reuters - 44 words
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53 2004-08-11 6 Reuters An Islamist website played a videotape yesterday purportedly showing a militant group in Iraq killing a man identified as an "Egyptian spy" working for US forces, reports said in Dubai. The tape was purportedly made by a group led by Al Qaeda ally AbuReuters - 53 words
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48 2004-08-11 6 Reuters President George W Bush has nominated Florida Congressman Porter Goss, a former CIA operative and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, to head the agency. The move follows the resignation of former chief George Tenet amid controversy over intelligence failures.Reuters - 48 words
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Article, Illustration183 2004-08-11 6 Reuters Tourists among 11 people injured ISTANBUL Two groups have claimed responsibility for simultaneous bomb attacks which rocked two hotels and a gas depot in Istanbul yesterday, killing a Turk and an Iranian and injuring 11 people including foreign tourists at the height of the– Reuters; REUTERS - 183 words
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83 2004-08-11 6 Reuters WASHINGTON Countries with visa waiver agreements with the United States have been given an extra year to start issuing passports with biometric measures like fingerprints, the US State Department said yesterday. The 27 nations affected now have until Oct 26 next year— Reuters - 83 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article, Illustration56 2004-08-11 8 DAVID YEO President S R Nathan (centre) leads the celebration of Singapore's 39th National Day at a garden reception at the Istana yesterday. Cutting the cake with him are Mrs Nathan, Prime Minister Goh Chok long and Mrs Goh and Senior MinisterDAVID YEO - 56 words
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262 2004-08-11 8 Lee U-Wen WORK on any research project you like with a professor of your choice, earn credits towards your undergraduate degree and get paid for it Going all out to immerse its brightest minds in a research culture more typically found in post-graduate– Lee U-Wen - 262 words
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385 2004-08-11 8 Wong Fei Wan - Wong Fei Wan Nicoll Highway Collapse Inquiry: Day 6 Normally, struts would go up after digging works, he said A SITE supervisor at the MRT Circle Line worksite yesterday told the Nicoll Highway inquiry that he had been "scared" that beams were not in385 words
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181 2004-08-11 8 Newsßadio 93.8 THE jobless rate here may fall to below 4 per cent, according to Ministry of Manpower (MOM) divisional director Elizabeth Quah. The unemployment rate now stands at 4.5 per cent But if the economy continues to grow strongly, it could push the– Newsßadio 93.8 - 181 words
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Article, Illustration84 2004-08-11 8 Kenneth Tan Orchids are sprouting up all over the shop at NTUC FairPrice supermarkets. That's because the new uniforms for staff, which come in peach and beige tones, feature bigger, brighter orchid prints. Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and NTUC chief Lim BoonKenneth Tan - 84 words
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LETTERS
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Ang moh expats: Good, bad or ugly?
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Letter, Illustration331 2004-08-11 10 Arul Ramiah - Arul Ramiah I AM writing to applaud Neil Humphreys astute observations in his commentary, "No Money, no honey, no more" (Aug 9). There are serious negative professional implications to the expat/local divide that have often been glossed over in an attempt toENGKONG - 331 words
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392 2004-08-11 10 Kate Smith - Kate Smith ON NATIONAL Day, when the whole island was celebrating "One Nation, One People, One Singapore", it seems one group was singled out as being unworthy of inclusion. Neil Humphreys' "No money, no honey, no more" left a sour taste in my mouth392 words
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277 2004-08-11 10 I AGREE with Mr John Chua ("Do more than just "begging" for money", Aug 6) and Mr Jeffrey Law Lee Beng ("Get youth to raise funds through work attachments", (Aug 7-8). We owe the success of our recent Bth Annual Golden277 words
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Letter, Illustration78 2004-08-11 10 Wong Mei Xuan - Wong Mei Xuan MR LAW suggests work attachments for young people to raise funds. Given that CIP (Community Involvement Programme) takes up only 6 hours a year, would you want a new petrol pump attendant or sales assistant who has a shelf life of six hours? Training78 words
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104 2004-08-11 10 Kelvin Kang - THE commentary "No room for bystanders in 3G S'pore" (Aug 9) reflects my sentiments exactly. I cannot remember what it is like to feel that this country actually belongs to me and my fellow citizens. I am in my 40s and I remember vividly104 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration479 2004-08-11 12 Jaime Koh - Jaime Koh S'pore economy able to cushion shocks of surging oil prices, no 'great deal of damage' expected EVEN as oil prices continued to breach record levels, Singapore remained confident that the impact of high energy prices on its economy this year would beAFP - 479 words
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Article187 2004-08-11 12 SINGAPORE'S second quarter growth of 1 2.5 per cent was "the fastest pace in 1 0 years", the Ministry of Trade and Industry said yesterday. This was up from 7.5 per cent in the first quarter. The robust second quarter performance boosted gross domestic product growth in187 words
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MarketWATCH
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Article57 2004-08-11 14 SHARE prices closed lower in slow trade as investors stayed sidelined ahead of the US Federal Reserve's meeting, shrugging off news of strong economic growth and Singapore's new parliamentary Cabinet. "The euphoria over the political handover was a little overdone last week. Investors are now waiting for the Fed's57 words
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Article61 2004-08-11 14 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Value *****.55 *****.04 3499.60 5393.73 C Pis +44.85 -59.37 -9.60 -5.72 Change +0.41 -0.48 -0.27 -0.11 Korea Comp 748.62 +6.49 +0.87 KLCI 820.78 +3.97 +0.49 SET Index Jakarta Comp 606.94 752.44 -0.53 +2.40 -0.09 +0.32 Phils Comp Shenzhen B61 words
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Article26 2004-08-11 14 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 401.700 Silver uss/oi 6.690 Platinum uss/oz 838.000 Rubber cents/kg 239.5 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1417 Brent crude uss/barrel 40.91 Information provided by" SGX,; Bloomberg - 26 words
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Article, Illustration43 2004-08-11 14 STI 1,901.41 -21.3 Dow Jones prisingly weak US jobs data," said a trader. The ST Index fell 21.3 points, or 1.1 per cent, to 1,901.41, down for the second straight session. Losers outnumbered gainers 249 to 88 as 455 million shares were traded.Dow Jones - 43 words
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Article36 2004-08-11 14 US$ 0.5827 UK£ 0.3165 Yen 64.459 HK$ 4.5446 RM 2.2144 Euro 0.4748 Rupiah 5346.6 Baht 24.134 Peso 32.464 A$ 0.8145 Indian Rs 27.054 Won 674.05 C$ 0.7678 Yuan 4.8232 NZ$ 0.8926 NTS 19.87536 words
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Article57 2004-08-11 14 fy volume TO vleghmani SDS JTelecom SingTel iTATS ChipPAC JniFiber (1 Ventur bartered ilL Intl Moble Grp Close 2.860 0.240 0.290 2.190 1.100 0.160 0.330 1.100 0.865 0.955 Change -0.090 -0.020 -0.050 -0.050 -0.040 -0.020 -0.045 -3.1 -6.5 -2.2 -4.3 -3.5 -2.3 -4.5 '000 24,851 23,212 18,16757 words
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Article84 2004-08-11 14 By Close Change Creative 50 17.700 +0.300 F&N 14.500 +0.200 Jardine C&C 6.750 +0.150 OCBC 4.5%NCPS 100 102.300 +0.100 Haw Par 4.920 +0.080 HL Fin 2.910 +0.050 DBS SGA eCW*****7 0.265 +0.045 TAC200USS 2.680 +0.040 Capitaland 1.520 +0.030 HKLandUSS 1.950 +0.030 By percentage GulTech W*****7 Close i84 words
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Article77 2004-08-11 14 By$ Close Change UOB 13.400 -0.300 DBS 15.600 -0.200 STIETF100 19.040 -0.200 Venture 16.400 -0.200 CITYDEV 6.050 -0.100 CITYDEVW*****0 3.580 -0.100 GreatEast 11.500 -0.100 OCBC 12.800 -0.100 Semb Eog 2.250 -0.100 SIA 10.700 -0.100 By percentage Close Change L&M 0.005 -50.0 Goldtron 0.010 -33.3 Sunlight W*****4 0.01577 words
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Article182 2004-08-11 16 PSA International handled 15 per cent more traffic in July than a year earlier, as trade expanded between Asia and both Europe and North America. The port operator handled 2.9 million standard containers last month globally compared with 2.5 million a year earlier, PSA said on its Web site.182 words
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Article207 2004-08-11 16 -Dow Jones But company sticks to 15-20% target for net profit growth this year SEMBCORP Logistics (SembLog), Southeast Asia's biggest logistics firm, yesterday reported a 3-per-cent year-on-year decline in second-quarter net profit due to higher taxation. Its net profit for the April-to-june quarter totalled $25.3 million,-Dow Jones - 207 words
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94 2004-08-11 16 Channel NewsAsia THE debut trading of the first Indian scrip to list here, Meghmani Organics, ended under water 14 per cent below its issue price of 28 cents a share. It was the second most heavily traded counter yesterday with some 23 million– Channel NewsAsia - 94 words
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Article, Illustration379 2004-08-11 17 Siblings offer to buy all remaining shares in the company THE TRUSTEES of the late Khoo Teck Puat's estate have made an offer to de-list Goodwood Park Hotel and acquire all the shares not already controlled by the estate. The trustees four of379 words
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94 2004-08-11 17 Bloomberg TEMASEK Holdings and Merlion India Fund may invest 2 billion rupees ($74 million) in Indian construction firm Punj Lloyd, the Economic Times reported, without saying where it got the information. The Singapore investment company and Merlion have reached an in-principle agreement with Punj— Bloomberg - 94 words
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Article115 2004-08-11 17 Channel NewsAsia THE BUOYANT stock market has boosted sales of new life insurance policies, the Life Insurance Association said. Sales of such insurance policies soared 66 per cent to over $3 billion in the first half of this year. The lion's share almost 94 per cent wasChannel NewsAsia - 115 words
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market BUZZ
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Article, Illustration194 2004-08-11 17 BUNGEE Associates (designer category), Ngai Heng BookBinder Pte Ltd (printer category) and Lydia Foo of Temasek Polytechnic (students' category) were among the winners at the Conqueror Awards 2004, held on Friday evening at the Spring Singapore auditorium. Australian designer Garry Emery was the guest judge-cum-speaker at the194 words
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WORLD NEWS
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312 2004-08-11 18 Chairman tempers criticism by citing constraining factors KUALA LUMPUR The police in Malaysia have come under fire following a special commission's report that corruption exists at every level of the force and that resources to enforce law and order effectively were lacking. "Corrupt312 words
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Article146 2004-08-11 18 -AFP HONG KONG A Hong Kong barrister admitted to being "drunk as a monkey" after his giggling and mumbling caused the adjournment of a court case, local media reported yesterday. Mr Roderick Murray clapped, put on his sunglasses, drummed his fingers on his desk and-AFP - 146 words
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Article, Illustration198 2004-08-11 18 Agencies ISLAMABAD Al Qaeda operatives captured in Pakistan were plotting terrorist attacks aimed at influencing the United States presidential polls in November. The terrorist network was looking to pull off major attacks in the US, Britain or Pakistan– Agencies; REUTERS - 198 words
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42 2004-08-11 18 AFP The United States has declined to offer any help to disgraced former Washington-darling and prominent Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi in his fight against felony charges but urged the authorities in Iraq to follow "due orocess".AFP - 42 words
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59 2004-08-11 18 Reuters Major international monitors will issue an unprecedented report on the handling of this year's United States presidential election, after the 2000 vote raised concerns of disenfranchisement. Some of the monitors have observed US presidential polls before, but this year will be the firstReuters - 59 words
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68 2004-08-11 18 -AFP I he Philippines said yesterday it was open to sending a fresh humanitarian mission to Iraq under a United Nations charter, after a diplomatic spat with the US for its recent troop pull-out. Manila faces a possible reduction or suspension of American-AFP - 68 words
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45 2004-08-11 18 Reuters Calling him a "terrorist", an Oklahoma judge sentenced Terry Nichols to 161 life sentences without parole after he apologised for his role in the 1 995 Oklahoma City bombing and asked his victims' families to forgive him.Reuters - 45 words
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Miscellaneous12 2004-08-11 18 STORE IDOL REJECTS HAVE A SHOULDER TO CRY ON GURMITS PLUS 2112 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration843 2004-08-11 20 Humberto Calderon Berti - Humberto Calderon Berti -IPS Opposition forces referendum on Venezuelan leader Chavez's rule Venezuelans will vote in a referendum on whether or not to revoke the presidential mandate of Lieutenant Colonel Hugo Chavez, in compliance with Article 72 of the Venezuelan Constitution. The Venezuelan people have-IPS; r AFP - 843 words
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585 2004-08-11 20 Ana Veciana- Suarez - Ana Veciana-Suarez -KRT MY 13-year-old son, Ben, has discovered the joys of peppering his speech with expletives. Not that he hasn't flirted with those words before. It's just that, as he pushes the chafing boundaries of childhood, a certain defiance-KRT - 585 words
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Article, Illustration578 2004-08-11 21 Elisa Chia - Elisa Chia Gurmit Singh knows a thing or two about comforting rejected hopefuls he was once in their shoes GURMIT Singh is the first guy Singapore Idol rejects run into after their auditions. And, as we saw on Monday night's debut episode, the host is ever ready578 words
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Article, Illustration304 2004-08-11 21 – Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan r^u saw mm cry nisH on the shoulder I when he was by the gapore Rocky Wang (pic- I the young man I from stoodß out among the contestants not for being a bad singer, but for304 words
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Article288 2004-08-11 21 IT'S A month of activities at IMM this month. Spend $20 at IMM and spin the Wheel of Celebrations. You will have a chance not only to redeem IMM vouchers and other gifts but you also stand to win Osim vacuum cleaners, VCD players, mobile phones288 words
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Article, Illustration505 2004-08-11 22 Jeanine Tan - Moving target for lemon -thro wing Jeanine Tan Kelvin Sim's earnest singing and bad dancing has made him S'pore's answer to William Hung HIS performance was one of the most unforgettable in Tuesday night's debut Singapore Idol episode. Kelvin Sim appeared before the judges and, to the tune of the505 words
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Article, Illustration97 2004-08-11 23 Yong Shu Chiang - Yong Shu Chiang PLAYING the bad guy was risky business for Tom Cruise. His new film Collateral debuted atop the North American box office last weekend, but made just U5524.7 million ($42.6 million) the summer's second-smallest No 1 opening! Still, the film, featuring97 words
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Miscellaneous80 2004-08-11 21 Idol debut makes a splash According to TNS, the first episode of Singapore Idol on Monday was watched by 1.2 million people, aged 14 and above. This makes it the highest-rated debut for a locally-produced programme on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. It also beats the ratings for the first episode80 words
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Article, Illustration556 2004-08-11 26 DAN PEK - DAN PEK Classy Stags ease past the Warriors to post a magnificent seventh win on the trot NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Tampines 2 SAFFC 0 THE NTUC Income Yeo's S-League 2004 title looks to be eastbound, after last night's result at the Chua Chu Kang Stadium.Today FILE PHOTO - 556 words
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Article, Illustration311 2004-08-11 26 Stanley Ho - THREE Thai youth players have been selected for a nine-month training stint at Everton's football academy, putting an end to speculation that the country's senior stars were set to go on trial with the Premiership club. Two weeks ago, a report on ESPN StarSports claimedAFP - 311 words
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Article, Illustration550 2004-08-11 27 AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFYING AK Graz 0 Liverpool 2 GRAZ Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard gave new manager Rafael Benitez an early taste of the Reds' European potential, scoring twice in a 2-0 win over AX Graz in the third qualifying round of the Champions League thisAFP; GETTY IMAGES - 550 words
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Article205 2004-08-11 27 Reuters LONDON Juventus had to come from two goals down to scrape a 2-2 home draw with Swedish underdogs Djurgarden, while Benfica made a winning start in their first leg tie, beating Anderlecht 1-0 in Lisbon. The upset of the night came in Turin, where– Reuters - 205 words
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Article225 2004-08-11 27 Agencies LONDON Striker Francis Jeffers joined premier league club Charlton Athletic from champions Arsenal yesterday for £2.6 million ($8.15 million). The 23-year-old, who signed a two-year contract with Charlton, moved to Arsenal from Everton for £8 million in 2001 but never tied down a regularAgencies - 225 words
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Article, Illustration572 2004-08-11 28 -AFP Mali, Ghana, Morocco andTunisia aim to follow in footsteps of Nigeria and Cameroon OLYMPICS Football JOHANNESBURG The treasure hunters from Africa will be hoping to complete a hat-trick at the Athens Olympic Games football tournament, starting tomorrow. The "Super Eagles" of Nigeria finished first in-AFP; AFP - 572 words
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Article70 2004-08-11 28 ATHENS Indonesian tycoon Mohammad "Bob" Hassan was expelled from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday. Released on parole earlier this year for graft, he was expelled by 101 votes to three against A friend of former Indonesian president Suharto and himself an ex-government minister, Hassan an70 words
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Article, Illustration379 2004-08-11 28 Reuters ATHENS She saved him from drugs and he loved her almost to death it's a Romeo and Juliet tragedy updated for the 2004 Athens Olympics. A lovers' tiff prompted Greek Olympic judoka Eleni loannou to jump off the balcony of– Reuters; AFP - 379 words
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Article, Illustration482 2004-08-11 29 Agencies Australian coach claims other nations could challenge the big two 0LYMPICS Swimming ATHENS The Olympic swimming competition is not just a meet between the United States and Australia, despite their powerful squads. Speaking at a news conference yesterday, Australian head coach Leigh Nugent said: The— Agencies; AFP I. - 482 words
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Article, Illustration387 2004-08-11 29 Reuters ATHENS -Armed with advice from everyone, from parents to high priced security consultants, a new breed of American is emerging at the Olympic Games, opening here on Friday "The Cautious American". Unlike the confident, boisterous, even arrogant counterpartReuters; REUTRj - 387 words
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Article52 2004-08-11 29 ATHENS The International Olympic Committee have barred Greek champion Sofia Sakorafa, a 47-year-old former javelin world record-holder, from staging a symbolic comeback for the Palestinian team. Sakorafa, javelin world recordholder in 1982-1983 and bronze medallist in the 1982 European Athletics Championships, obtained Palestinian citizenship earlier in52 words
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Article48 2004-08-11 29 ATHENS lan Thorpe has called for more emphasis on outof-competition testing. The Australian swimming superstar raised the hackles of worla governing body Fina last month, when he said it would be naive to believe swimming would be clean of drugs at the Athens Games.48 words
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Article, Illustration57 2004-08-11 29 ATHENS Japanese Olympic hope Kosuke Kitajima (picture) has helped teammate Tomomi Morita cut hurtdredths off his training times by shaving his hair off. Kitajima, double world champion in the 100 and 200m breaststroke, whipped out the hair clippers to make Morita a skinhead, after the 19-year-old57 words
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Article43 2004-08-11 29 ATHENS Greece yesterday bannec the sports ministers of Zimbabwe and Myanmar from the Olympic Games, i accordance with European Union san tions. The ban applies to the sports ministers of Zimbabwe, Aeneas Chigwedere, and Myanmar, Brigadier-Gen-eral Thura Aye Myint.43 words
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Article72 2004-08-11 29 ATHENS A German International Olympic Committee member yesterda called on the athletes' commission to check on T-shirts, after spotting one with a reference to a Nazi war tactic. "I saw an athlete in the Olympic village wearing a T-shirt that said, "Blitzkrieg it's only a game,"72 words
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Article68 2004-08-11 29 ATHENS Basketball star Yao Ming is not only one of the most prominent Asian athletes at the Olympics. China's flag bearer is also the tallest ever to compete. Yao, 23, stands at 2.29m and plays for the NBA's Houston Rockets. Forbes magazine put Yao at68 words
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