Today, 11 May 2005

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    22 1 TODAY /AeejlaCorp incorporating utrCiitS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Wednesday May 11,2005 todayonline.com TODAY /A=fyJACORP incorporating tMTCmS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Wednesday May 11,2005 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon Special needs, ordinary wants
    1174 1  -  Tor Ching Li Parents of special needs children want them to be included under Compulsory Education Act chingli@newsto day, com. sg THEY may be wheel-chair-bound and afflicted with muscular dystrophy, but the Liew brothers feel they are fortunate. "We have been given a mainstream education and
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        Rock ... 'n' roll out red carpet for pop culture
        992 3  - Rock 'n' roll out red carpet for pop culture Siew Kum Hong Not just Spores coffers but also its 'buzz' would get a boost IT IS rare, if not unheard of, for a senior Government leader to admit publicly to a policy error. Yet, that was exactly what Minister Mentor
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  • singapore news
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      Malaysia to ensure gender equality in all laws
      197 4 PUTRAJAYA Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has called for all laws and regulations that are discriminatory to women to be reviewed or amended to reflect the country's policy on gender equality. "We have recently amended our Constitution to ensure that there
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      Men may become the endangered species: Abdullah
      165 4 Watch out, guys! Women are taking over in many fields and men may become an "endangered species", Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi observed goodhumouredly at the Non-Aligned Movement Ministerial Meeting on the Advancement of Women. "Even in universities, 60 per cent are women
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      Lock icon Upbeat about Aceh
      519 4  -  Clement Mesenas Zoellick not fazed by pace of rebuilding in ravaged province Foreign Editor clement@newstoday.com.sg UNITED States Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick dispelled perceptions that post-tsunami rebuilding in Aceh province was behind schedule and that donated funds were not properly channelled for their intended purpose. Speaking
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      PM Lee to meet Bush in July
      117 4 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong will travel to the United States in July to meet President George W Bush, the Government said yesterday. The visit will be Mr Lee's first to the US since he took office in August last year and will
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        Lock icon Man drowns at Sentosa's Siloso Beach
        50 6 Newsßadio 93.8 A man in his late 20s drowned at Sentosa's Siloso Beach yesterday. He had gone to the beach for a swim witn his friends, who later made a police report when they realised he was missing. His body was found at 2.45pm.
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        Lock icon No smoking in nature reserves
        48 6 Channel News Asia With effect from the end of this month, to lower the risk of bush fires, smoking will be banned in the four nature reserves Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Labrador Nature Reserve and Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve.
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        Lock icon 2.5% pa for CPF account
        79 6 Newsßadio 93.8 CPF members will continue to receive an interest rate of 2.5 per cent per year for savings in their Ordinary Account. A joint statement from trie CPF Board and HDB said the rate is applicable between July and September. Funds in the Medisave,
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        Lock icon Vesak Day warning
        43 6 Channel News Asia As Vesak Day approaches, the public has been told not to release animals into nature reserves and reservoirs. Some Buddhists see this act as a compassionate one. NParks says such animals are unable to fend for themselves.
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    • Article
      Accused used divorce papers as a ruse ...
      590 6  - Accused used divorce papers as a ruse Wong Fei Wan before he hacked wife to death feiwan@newstoday.com.se DESPITE a notice at the guard post barring G Krishnasamy Naidu from entering a factory, the taxi driver, on trial for murdering his wife, was allowed in on the day of the murder
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      UN plea for man on death row?
      123 6 LAWYER M Ravi said yesterday he plans to appeal to the United Nations in a last-ditch attempt to save his client, Shanmugam Murugesu, from being executed this week for drug smuggling. Mr Ravi told AFP he would lodge a complaint with the UN
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        Lock icon S'pore, Pakistan sign MOU
        74 8 Channel News Asia Singapore and Pakistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on combating terrorism and other transnational crimes, following talks between delegates of the two countries led by their Prime Ministers. Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs said the MOU covered capacity building and the
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        LTA appoints new CEO
        49 8 With effect from today, BrigadierGeneral (NS) Yam Ah Mcc will be appointed Chief Executive of the Land Transport Authority (LTA). He replaces Mr Ho Meng Kit, who will be posted to the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts as Deputy Secretary (InfoComm and Media).
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      Translation course at NTU
      290 8  -  Chen Siva Spore to tap into growing industry siya@newstoday.com.sg IN LINE with the Government's efforts to boost the interpretation and translation industry here, the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will be offering a new Graduate Diploma in Translation and Interpretation (GDTI) come July this year. It expects
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      Free cable preview from StarHub
      299 8  -  —Jessy Chua NON-subscribers of Star Hub Cable TV services have 21 reasons to rejoice this month. From May 21 to June 19, almost all households in Singapore will get to view extracts from 21 Star Hub Cable TV channels for free. The 21 participating channels
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  • world news
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      Myanmar asked to give up Asean chairmanship
      433 10 Military regime has not acted on reform pledges: Asian nations BANGKOK Thailand is working to break the deadlock of militaryruled Myanmar assuming the chairmanship of the Asean bloc in 2006, Thai Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon said. The announcement came after 78 of 200
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      Lock icon Suharto wants to return home from Jakarta hospital
      164 10 Agencies JAKARTA Former Indonesian President Suharto has asked to leave Jakarta's Pertamina Hospital, where he has been warded since Thursday, and return home. But doctors treating the 83-year-old say he is too weak and should stay, although his family is optimistic he
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      Lock icon Soong sees 'ray of hope'
      347 11 -AFP Taiwan politician optimistic talks with Hu will ease tensions BEIJING Taiwan opposition politician James Soong, who arrived in Beijing yesterday for talks with China's President Hu Jintao, says he senses "a ray of hope" that the two sides can work together and ease cross-strait
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      Lock icon Face of Abu Ghraib abuse sheds light on photos
      230 11 -AFP LONDON Lynndie England the American soldier who posed in some of the worst Abu Ghraib prison-abuse photos in Iraq talked frankly about her part in the scandal in a television interview after her court-martial had been suspended. The 22-year-old reservist
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Student leader jailed
        48 11 -AFP Indonesian student leader Mongang Johannes Tambunan has been sentenced to six months jail for calling President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono a "dog" and a "pig" and for setting fire to the president's portrait to criticise his performance in the first 1 00 days of government.
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        Quake money scandal
        42 11 A total of U554.95 million ($8.14 million) allocated by China's Yunnan province for earthquake-relief projects has been embezzled. The scandal was discovered after an audit and hundreds of local officials have been implicated in the scam, reported China Daily.
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        Stop visits to shrine, PM
        52 11 Sixty-one per cent of Japanese believe Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi should stop his annual visits to a Tokyo war shrine as it could further inflame troubled relations with Beijing, reported TBS television network. The visits have riled Japan's neighbours, which feel the shrine glorifies its
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        Japan not worthy: Roh
        81 11 South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun has told UN Secre-tary-General Kofi Annan of his opposition to Japan becoming a permanent member of the Security Council. "If a nation is to represent Asia, then the nation has to earn the support of Asia," he was quoted as saying
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      Lock icon Blair shake-up
      307 12 LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair risked a backlash by appointing key supporters to ministerial posts in his new thirdterm government, which he unveiled amid talk of a possible challenge to his leadership. In a minor shake-up of junior ministerial posts, the premier promoted several top allies alongside
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      Lock icon Prince Harry's teachers 'helped him cheat'
      191 12 The Guardian LONDON The former teachers of Britain's Prince Harry at the elite boarding school, Eton College, helped him cheat in his graduation art course because he was such a weak student, a tribunal was told. One teacher allegedly prepared explanatory text to go
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      Lock icon Canada opposition sees govt falling
      156 12 -AFP OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin's Liberal government was facing a motion of no confidence yesterday, which the opposition was confident he would lose. The Speaker of the House of Commons ruled that a motion by the Conservatives asking the government to resign is
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      Foes' nuclear aims put US in shackles
      634 13  -  Shibu Itty Kuttickal Bush may be helpless to head off Iran, N Korea shibu@newstoday.com.sg THE United States is in the rare bind of trying to dash the nuclear ambitions of two states, Iran and North Korea (DPRK), at the same time and finding
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      Focus On The Family
      274 14  -  Dr James Dobson Tbnws by j THE NO-KNOCK POLICY We've been talking these past few days about those youngsters who need a little help in coping with peer pressure and rejection. These are the boys and girls who are just a little different, physically or emotionally,
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      Lock icon isay CAN: HOP LIKE A FROG CAN'T: SPELL BOX
      759 14  -  Murali Subramaniam News Editor murali@newstoday.com.sg WE SAT on tiny chairs, awaiting our fate, my wife and I. Across an equally tiny table were two women who were about to deliver a verdict that would either damn us or lift us to
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      67 16 REFLETS DE FRANCE GOURMET SPECIALTIES The Reflets De France (which means reflections of France) is Carrefour's house brand of gourmet regional specialities from France. Each item follows an authentic recipe passed down over generations. Grilled eggplant in tomato and vegetable sauce ($9.20) 1 Pour content of jar into
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      Lock icon What's on the MENU?
      520 16  -  Elisa Yang news@newstoday.com.sq AT CARREFOUR, you'll find /xgourmet foodstuff from almost every country. There are good kimchi at attractive prices, Indian dishes such as imported frozen naan, quality Australian meat, and the list goes on. Newlyweds Melanie and Filipino hubby Adrian Cueto are planning their housewarming
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      So, is it time to tighten criteria for PRs?
      779 18 Some say Yes' but others feel move will affect Republic's status as a just and fair country Readers' response to Prithpal Singh's commentary, "Time to raise the bar for PRs here?" (May 10) Yes, tighten the rules Anne Xavier: I FULLY
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    • Letter
      Ubin's charms to stay
      305 19  -  WONG TUAN WAH I Letter from Director of Conservation (NParks) WE REFER to the forum letter, "Do not allow Pulau Übin to become another East Coast Park" (May 3) and thank the writer for the feedback. We are glad that Ms Jeffrey and her husband treasure
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      Service providers, do not be overzealous; render service only when it is needed
      304 20  -  JANET TAN I Letter from MUCH has been said about service, or rather, the lack of it I beg to differ, albeit in a different context. It irks me to enter a shop and have a sales
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      Price hikes are easy way out for businesses
      323 20  -  jjj^y^j^jjjjjjjjjjjjj Rising costs will hurt people who are struggling to make ends meet Letter from THE SMRT Corporation's recent plan to raise fares strengthens my belief that many monopolistic companies in Singapore, whether govern-ment-linked or not, adopt price increase as the primary
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  • Businesstoday
    • MarketWATCH
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        World markets
        61 22 Index Value a Pis hange Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 11,159.46 14,018.38 3,949.10 5,949.80 -11.86 -66.71 -7.70 -17.05 -0.11 -0.47 -0.19 -0.29 Korea Comp 934.28 -0.92 -0.10 KLCI 902.84 +1.55 +0.17 SET Index 681.83 -6.38 -0.93 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,071.15 1,931.54 242.71
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        SGX most active
        60 22 fy volume ilectroTech \ccs Capitaland iTATSChP 'earl Energy WFS Tech Close 0.390 0.175 2.360 1.110 0.940 0.630 Change +0.010 +0.005 -0.040 +0.040 +0.165 -0.045 Pts '000 +2.6 32,051 +2.9 28,096 -1.7 18,565 +3.7 17,854 +21.3 17,804 -6.7 15,729 JTAC ling Tel JniFiber )elonq 0.590 2.560 0.220 0.110
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        SGX top rises
        83 22 By$ Close Change /enture 14.700 +0.300 F&N 15.400 +0.200 Fortune Reit HKS 6.300 +0.200 jrealEasI 14.300 +0.200 lardine C&C 12.400 +0.200 Pearl Energy 0.940 +0.165 MOL DB eCW*****0 0.945 +0.160 MOL DB eCW*****1 1.450 +0.120 ,OLCAeCW*****5 0.675 +0.115 Etukit Sem 13.500 +0.100 By percentage Close Change fcPoh
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        SGX top falls
        82 22 By$ Close SingamasC 2kHKS 6.500 DBS 14.400 Change -0.300 -0.200 SIA 200 11.600 -0.200 SPC 4.040 -0.160 OUE 8.300 -0.150 IMH400USS 18.000 -0.100 0CBC4.5MPS100 102.100 -0.100 SIA 11.600 -0.100 UOB 14.400 -0.100 lurTedi 1.600 -0.070 By percentage Close PM Data 0.055 Change -35.3 lurTechCA eCW*****4 0.135 -32.5
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        ST Index – 2,165.85 +0.44
        4 22 ST Index 2,165.85 +0.44
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        Lock icon Singapore
        77 22 Dow Jones SHARES closed mixed yesterday, as positive sentiment from the better-than-expected earnings of SembCorp Industries was offset by oil-price worries. The ST Index edged up 0.44 point, or 0.02 per cent, to 2,165.85. In the broad market, losers outnumbered gainers 269 to 170. Traded volume totalled 61 1.8
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 22 US$ 0.6078 UK£ 0.3230 Yen 64.285 HK$ 4.7418 RM 2.3106 Euro 0.4731 Rupiah 5,749.1 Baht 24.018 Peso 32.959 A$ 0.7845 Indian Rs 26.415 Won 607.51 C$ 0.7521 Yuan 5.0333 NZ$ 0.8313 NTS 18.979
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 22 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 427.70 Silver uss/oz 7.07 Platinum uss/oz 877.00 Rubber ants/kg 220.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,426 Brent crude uss/bomi 51.66 Information provided by
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      Pearl Energy shares rise steeply
      107 22  -  Chow Perm Nee SHARES in oil producer Pearl Energy surged 16.5 cents, or 21.3 per cent, to 94 cents yesterday on 17.8 million shares traded, boosted by its midday announcement that strong test flow rates from two of its wells in Salawati Island, Indonesia, confirmed
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      Lock icon ECS eyes new markets
      341 22  -  Christie Loh IT products distributor reports 35.4% jump in Q1 earnings chri sti e@newsto day, com. sg IT could be India, Vietnam or the Philippines this year. ECS Holdings, one of the region's largest IT products distributors, plans to enter one of these markets now that
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    • business news
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        SCS'top guns quit
        356 25  -  Christie Loh Firm has seen 4 chief executives since 1997 christie@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE Computer Systems (SCS) raised eyebrows in the market yesterday when it announced that it had lost both its chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO) on the same day. In a regulatory filing
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        Maybank records Q3 net profit of $297m
        193 25 MALAYAN Banking, or Maybank, announced yesterday a net profit of RM686.7 million ($297 million) for its third quarter ended March 31, marginally higher than the RM683.9 million it posted in the corresponding period a year earlier. Malaysia's biggest banking group did not say
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        Lock icon CORPORATEbriefs
        259 25 Channel News Asia Troubled education services provider Auston International announced yesterday its revised audited financial statement for the year ended Dec 31, saying it made a net loss of $2.9 million, unchanged from its announcement in April. But it said the firm's net assets were in deficit of $900,000,
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        Lock icon GE to divest half its Malaysian stake
        462 28 Bloomberg Insurer to step up expansion in China, Indonesia GREAT Eastern Holdings, Singapore's biggest life insurer by assets, said it planned to divest a 49 per cent stake in its Malaysian business in one to two years to comply with government regulations. "We
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        Lock icon Disney's nephew sues media giant's board
        244 28 AFP WILMINGTON (Delaware) Mr Roy Disney, head of a dissident shareholder faction at Walt Disney Co and the nephew of its founder, filed suit on Monday seeking to overturn the latest board and executive changes, alleging that investors had been misled. The suit, by
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    • the business of enterprise
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        Singapore: The Milan of Asia?
        602 30  -  Valeric Law SLA chief wants a logistics hub for fashion here valerie@newstoday.com.sg ONE week after the Government launched its new $50-million Local Enterprise and Association Development (Lead) fund, various trade associations are busy working on proposals to get financing for their projects. The Singapore Logistics
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        58 30 How can your association help you increase your capabilities? Get in touch with your trade body so that it can formulate a LEAD proposal by August. The final plan submitted must meet certain guidelines, such as having a well-conceived industry roadmap and a willingness to share project
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        142 50 AFP BEIJING Beijing Olympic organisers denied reports yesterday that they were negotiating with Spanish champions-elect Barcelona for a shirt sponsorship deal. "The Beijing Olympic organising committee has never been in contact with Barcelona Football Club," the Beijing Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
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        350 51 -AFP TOKYO Japanese football chiefs expressed relief yesterday after Fifa ordered North Korea to stage their "home" World Cup qualifier against Japan in Bangkok. But they still face an unknown factor as the June 8 match will be played without spectators as part of
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        72 52 MADRID Former Spain and Real Madrid defender Fernando Hierro has announced he will retire from football at the end of this season, according to reports in the Spanish media. Hierro, who joined Bolton on a one-year deal last July, won 89 caps for Spain a record for
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      349 52 -AP MADRID Real Madrid's Roberto Carlos was criticised by a Spanish anti-racist group for giving his shirt to one of the club's most notorious supporters at the end of a game. The Brazilian star was photographed at the end of Saturday's
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      200 53 LONDON English clubs have been warned by Italian outfit Parma that they will have to pay a whopping £34 million ($lO5 million) if they want to sign 23-year-old striker Alberto Gilardino (right), reported BBC Sport yesterday. He has scored 22 goals in Serie A this season
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      351 53 Agencies LYON, France Paul Le Guen, 41, who masterminded Lyon's fourth consecutive French league title triumph, announced on Monday that he was quitting as coach. After the 2-1 win over Ajaccio on Sunday, Lyon joined St Etienne (1967-1970) and Marseille (1989-1992) as only the
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