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    13 1 TODAY //\=DIJ\COKiP Wednesday June 7, 2006 todayonline.com share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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    S-League football stars who take home less than maids
    672 1  -  JOSE RAYMOND reTH*'fclkTJ:| jose@newstoday.com.sg SO, YOU envy the glamorous lives of professional footballers playing in a national league, signing autographs and driving their fast cars? A visit to a semi-detached house in Seletar Hills may serve as a reality check. Five
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    All dressed up, no House to go to
    847 1  -  TORCHING LI Cabinet is in place but Parliament will not convene until November chingli@newstoday.com. sg THE newly-elected MPs may bear the promise of robust debate, but it will be another five months yet before Singaporeans get to witness their debut in the
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      LET POLITICS RIDE THIS NET ANIMAL
      781 2  -  SIEWKUMHONG It's hard to tame, impossible to muzzle but worth befriending IN RECENT days, the Government has signalled a shift in its policy on online political speech. Remarks by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Dr Lee
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      Lock icon Anti-terror advice for US
      419 3 -AGENCIES Indonesia tells Rumsfeld to let local governments handle approach to terrorism JAKARTA United States Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld held talks with Indonesia's President and the country's top leaders yesterday in a bid to foster closer military ties and boost cooperation in the US-led war on
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      It's boom time for salaries and jobs
      646 4  -  LINYANQIN Recruitment agency predicts 40% increase in headcount for life sciences industry ya nqinl@newstoday.com.sg GOOD news if you have skills in life sciences a study by recruitment agency Kelly Services estimates that headcount for people employed in the life sciences and healthcare industry
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      Accused of molest, man jumped to his death
      442 4  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com.sg ON THE day he was to be questioned by the police over accusations of molesting a Filipino maid, Mr Yeo Hock Woon's lifeless body was found in a pool of blood under a block of flats. At a
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      Playing with fire and water
      431 6  -  JASMINE YIN Sentosa'snews3l million attraction will open in 2007 jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg A DRAMATIC clash of the elements is brewing at a popular beach hangout, with flames of fire and jets of water that surge from the sea to heights of up to 40m. Add a laser
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      Lock icon 06.06.06 was a lucky date for them
      323 6  -  MELODY KOH WET weather and a devilish connection to the day did not stop 310 couples from tying the knot at the Registry of Marriages (ROM) yesterday. In fact, the date -June 6 or 06.06.06 has an auspicious ring to it, as the
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      Lock icon Lawyer goes missing, allegedly with clients' $10m
      243 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A SINGAPOREAN lawyer has allegedly disappeared with what is believed to be more than $10 million of his clients' money. The Law Society has filed a police report against David Rasif, who set up his law firm more than 10 years
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      Lock icon Easing the pain with laws
      409 8  -  CHEOWXINYI US government lauds Singapore's anti-child sex laws, efforts to help FDWs xi nyic@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S recent slew of anti-child sex tourism laws and stiffer employment regulation seems to have paid off. In the "Trafficking in Persons Report" released by the United States' State Department yesterday,
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      Lock icon S'pore shoots for services star
      359 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE aims to climb the ranks so that its services industry workers can be one of the top in the world. Speaking to Channel News Asia on his priorities for the next five years, Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen said that his ministry's
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      'Ignore Chee's oversight'
      412 10  -  LOH CHEE KONG Lawyer wants her plea to be heard though she didn't pay security deposit cheekong@newstoday.com. sg THE lawyer for Singapore Democratic Party's (SDP) Chee Siok Chin has called on the Elections Department to allow the application to annul the General Election (GE) results to proceed.
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      Ex-MD faces $500,000 graft charge
      245 10  -  LOH CHEE KONG THE former managing director of the regional sales office of American company Silberline a global manufacturer and supplier of pigments used to enhance paints, inks and other products was charged yesterday for accepting bribes of more than half-a-mil-lion dollars. Allan Lim Yong
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      $1.3m heist: 2 more charged with murder
      205 10  -  LOH CHEE KONG THE last two captured suspects involved in the $1.3 million heist of mobile phones were charged with murder yesterday, after the case was reclassified following the death of the victim on Monday. Christopher Samson and Daniel Vijay, both 23, were
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      Lock icon Nepal rebels want republic
      178 12 —AFP KATHMANDU Nepal's Maoist leader has warned that the rebels will go back to war unless the kingdom is made a republic following constituent assembly elections, the media reported yesterday. The new government and rebel Maoists have observed a ceasefire for over a month after King
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      Lock icon Emperor Akihito's concerns
      186 12 -AGENCIES TOKYO Ahead of his trip to South-east Asia, Japanese Emperor Akihito voiced concern yesterday about fading memories of the nation's wartime conduct among younger generations but denied there was any risk of a return to past militarism. "We should never forget about this history... Sixty years
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      Lock icon Abbas to hold referendum
      572 12 -AP Palestinian president gives Hamas more time to agree to the plan RAMALLAH Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday extended a deadline for Hamas to accept a document that implicitly recognises Israel, temporarily averting a showdown with the Islamic movement Mr Abbas said he would give Hamas
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      Lock icon Bashir to teach again after being freed from prison?
      258 12 —AP JAKARTA An Indonesian militant cleric jailed in connection with the 2002 Bali bombings will return to his home in Central Java province after his release next week so he can resume his teachings at the infamous Ngruki school, his lawyer
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      Lock icon Timor gives rebels 48 hours to disarm
      195 14 —AFP DILI Rebel soldiers in Timor Leste have 48 hours to hand in their weapons, the head of the country's Parliament, Mr Fransisco Guterres, said yesterday. "For those who left their barracks, they must hand in all the guns they have within 48
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      Lock icon China says Japanese aid loans not enough
      186 14 -AFP TOKYO China said yesterday the resumption of aid loans from Japan was not enough to improve faltering bilateral relations and urged Tokyo to do more. "We welcome that Japan attaches importance to bilateral relations but this is not enough, Japan should take
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      Lock icon All eyes on Iran
      466 14 -BLOOMBERG Tehran agrees to study incentives deal despite 'ambiguities' WASHINGTON Incentives aimed at persuading Tehran to halt sensitive atomic research contain "positive steps" and "ambiguities", Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said after receiving United States backed proposals aimed at persuading the Islamic Republic to hold
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        Lock icon DUTCH PRAY AGAINST 666
        74 14 -DPA Some 2,000 Dutch Christians, most of them Protestants, engaged in a prayer marathon yesterday to counter the devil on a day marked by the number 666 and seen as propitious for evil. Satanists would take advantage of the date June 6, 2006 to further the
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        Lock icon LATHAM BOOKED FOR ASSAULT, THEFT
        57 14 -AP Mark Latham, the former leader of Australia's opposition Labor Party and failed candidate for prime minister, faced a Sydney court yesterday charged with assault and theft. Latham appeared before the Campbelltown Local Court in southwestern Sydney charged with attacking a photographer and stealing his
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        Lock icon FARMERS HIT BY INDONESIA QUAKE
        67 14 —AFP The Indonesian earthquake has devastated the agriculture sector in the impacted area with more than half its farmers lacking money to plant rice this month, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization warned. Some 50,600 families rely on agriculture in Central Java's Bantul district
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      Lock icon Taiwan opposition planning referendum on Chen?
      202 16 —AP TAIPEI Taiwan's main opposition party plans to hold a special meeting to decide whether to push for a referendum to oust President Chen Shuibian over a series of debilitating scandals, the party's leader said yesterday. Nationalist Chairman Ma Yingjeou has come under heavy
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      Lock icon A medical term for road rage
      351 16 -AP It's not bad behaviour but a disorder WASHINGTON To you, that angry, horn-blasting tailgater is suffering from road rage. But doctors have another name for it intermittent explosive disorder or lED and a new study suggests it is far more common than they
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      Help for a budding accountant
      382 17  -  CHOW PENN NEE Keen to move up the career ladder, she signs up for ezyCash to pay for her part-time course fees pennnee@newstoday.com.sg WITH ezyCash behind her, Ms Julia Susanti's dreams of becoming a full-fledged accountant are just one step away. Currently working as an
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      THREE FAST STEPS TO EZYCASH
      122 17 1) Gather required original documents: •NRIC Latest computerised monthly payslip, income tax statement; and for salaried applicants —15 months CPF contribution statement If self-employed, bring your income tax statements for the last two years Latest handphone bill or Singapore Power services bill Latest bank statement
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      ezyCash assists one customer to better organise various credit card payments
      343 17  -  CHOW PENN NEE EZYCASH is a personal loan that is convenient to apply for, and offers payment plans that suit your needs. With her busy schedule, Ms Janet Lim, an ezyCash customer, finds it hard to keep track of
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      Lock icon DON'T RULE OUT A U-TURN
      803 18  -  MARIA SIOW Taiwan's President may claw his way back to popularity J*j*fr LAST week, after a series of corruption scandals involving his family and his administration, Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian handed over some of his deci-sion-making powers to Premier Su Tsengchang. Given Mr Chen's penchant
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      Lock icon World Cup sex shacks
      534 19 g, sue AFP Germany's mega brothels spark trafficking worries WASHINGTON The US State Department's annual "Trafficking in Persons Report" has addressed concerns that women are being forced to go to Germany during the World Cup soccer tournament to act as prostitutes for fans. The 290-page report
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      Stem cell therapies may lie in testicles
      185 19  -  THE GUARDIAN British scientists have been [ranted permission to investigate whether stem cells found deep inside testicles can be used to repair damaged tissues and organs. Researchers led by fertility specialist Robert Winston will pluck cells from testicular tissue to see if they
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      Lock icon Police look abroad for ties to alleged Canadian terrorists
      300 19 AGENCIES TORONTO Police have said more arrests are likely in an alleged plot to bomb buildings in Canada, while intelligence officers sought to uncover ties between the 17 suspects and Islamic terror cells in the United States and five other nations.
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    • A CABBIE CONSPIRACY?
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        Lock icon No cabs, but LTA and taxi companies are ignoring the problem
        285 20  -  HENGCHOCHOON Letter from MR ATANU Roy, in his letter "Waiting for Godot, no, taxis" (June 2), has highlighted the plight of every passenger who has experienced the agony of waiting for that elusive taxi, especially on a Saturday evening
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        Fine and suspend errant taxi drivers
        227 20  -  LIONEL DE SOUZA Letter from APPARENTLY, there is a conspiracy among taxi drivers to not pick up passengers at taxi stands between 7pm and 11pm. I have, on many occasions, tried flagging down taxis displaying the blue "For Hire" sign near the Plaza Park
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        Cabbies may have their reasons
        243 20  -  JOHNNY YEOW Letter from YES, it is not easy to get a cab during peak hours and there is every reason for this, from what I gather, having spoken to various cab drivers. If a taxi were to take a passenger from town to his/her
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      Spot checks and disciplinary action to weed out errant cabbies
      275 21  -  TAMMY TAN Letter from Group Corporate Communications Officer ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited I REFER to the letter "Waiting for Godot, no, taxis by Mr Atanu Roy (June 2) in which he mentioned that he had difficulty getting through our taxi booking
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      Language labs will help correct pronunciation
      247 21  -  LIU I-CHUN Letter from I AM pleased to read that the Ministry of Education (MOE) is looking into ways of improving the teaching of the English language in schools. One of the challenges that the MOE should tackle is inaccurate pronunciation. Judging by the
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      Public transport must keep pace with demand cycles
      173 21  -  LIM BOON HEE Letter from YOU can have fantastic midnight sales all over the city or diverse attractions at all corners of the island. But, if the arterial lines of public transport do not supply enough blood to bring locals and tourists
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      224 22  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY TUC THE PERSONALITY OF THE HOME As strange as it may sound, every household has a personality. You can usually detect within a few minutes if a home is light hearted and winsome, strict and rigid, or depressed and pessimistic. Every family
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      Of gentle pokes, a lighter touch
      735 22 Mr Miyagi on that Bak Chor Mcc podcast and how new and traditional media co-exist THIS past week saw a flurry of activity in which I was personally involved, together with my blogging and podcasting partner Lee Kin Mun, aka mrbrown (www.mrbrown.com). We both
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      Proof matters most
      210 24  -  LAI YEW CHAN Presumption must not replace burden of evidence Letter from I REFER to the commentary "Free, yet faced with a mountain of debt" (June 5). Making restitution to acquitted parties in deserving cases will certainly be a step forward. However, we have to note that
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      ITE as a diploma route for late bloomers?
      233 24  -  NELSON QUAH Letter from I AGREE with Ms Frances Ong in her commentary, "Obsolete advice today's children" (June 1), that many parents are still prejudiced against sending their child to the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) for post-secondary education, even though the
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      Idea of 'tokens' for i-banking impractical
      316 24  -  DENIS DISTANT Letter from I REFER to a report that DBS proposes to use "tokens" to make i-banking safer. I appeal to the bank to review this proposal in the light of the problems it could cause to DBS customers who spend time overseas
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      Pedestrian comfort key in revamp
      222 24  -  MUHD ROSTAM UMAR Letter from Director, Communications Singapore Tourism Board I REFER to Mr Denis Distant's letter, "Lacking space" (May 29). Orchard Road is an important asset enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. Thousands visit Singapore's premier shopping street daily to shop, dine and celebrate.
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      Lock icon Fed's Bernanke jolts markets in Asia
      541 26  -  -VALERIE LAW AGENCIES Bourses react to comment that he may continue rate hike ASIAN markets including Singapore were yesterday pummelled yet again, as one of the world's top economists warned of inflation risks and a flagging United States economy. Investors dismayed by the outlook
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      279 30  -  CHOW PENN NEE ELECTRONICS giant Philips has pumped in 12 million euros ($24.3 million) to set up its first Asia-Pacific complex for advanced medical equipment training in Singapore. Located in Toa Payoh, the facility will cater to the region's healthcare industry
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      149 35 COME HAVE FUN WITH US AT Hi'"' I Pi I-WEEKLVS We're having a SUPER CONCERT birthday bash at Sentosa's Siloso Beach, ii Singapore's Hippest Beach on June 9 (Fri) featuring the top talents from Channel U's _JK Superband, Project Superstar and Campus Superstar. PLUS! Special appearance from Taiwan singer, TANK.
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      745 36  -  Justin Cheong THE legendary Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff once said: "Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music." Which may be why the members of Singapore's Tang Quartet have stuck to their guns, doing what they do
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      373 38  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Juliana r@newstoday.com.sg ASKED to take the clothes off her back and turn them into a runwayready design, former lawyer Kirsten Ehrig created what designer Michael Kors called an outfit at "a bad Guns N' Roses concert". "Is there
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      432 44 —AFP Unknown Czech Vaidisova reaches first Grand Slam semi-final, now faces Kuznetsova TENNIS French Open PARIS Teenager Nicole Vaidisova continued her dream run at the French Open by knocking out Wimbledon champion Venus Williams last night to reach her first ever Grand Slam semi-final. The Czech 17-year-old
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      249 44 LONDON Middlesbrough's efforts to appoint Gareth Southgate as their new manager have been blocked, according to the English League Managers' Association (LMA) yesterday. Boro want captain Southgate, 35, to replace Steve McClaren, but he does not hold the required Pro Licence, reported BBC Sport
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      403 44 -AP SUMMIT, New Jersey Michelle Wie failed in her bid to become the first woman to play in the US Open, after three straight bogeys sent her to a 3-over-par 75 and into the middle of the pack in the US
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      154 44 —AFP LONDON Justin Gatlin and Asafa Powell, the joint record holders of the world 100 m record, will go head to head in the London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on July 28, organisers confirmed yesterday. Gatlin, of the United States, pulled out of a
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      766 45  -  DARREN LAI Defending champion withdraws from Spore Open for second time in three years BADMINTON Aviva Open Singapore 2006 da rren@newstoday.com.sg THE Aviva Open Singapore 2006 tournament was rocked yesterday by the sudden withdrawal of defending champion Taufik Hidayat It was the second time that the
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      426 45  -  DARREN LAI NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE2OO6 Sporting 3 Tampines 3 TAMPINES Rovers' leaky defence continues to be their Achilles' heel as they only managed a 3-3 draw against Sporting Afrique at the Yishun Stadium last night. And for the second consecutive match, the defending champions came
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      685 46 -AP Teams from warmer climes are struggling with unusually low temperatures BERLIN The Ecuadoreans have colds. The Angolans are shivering. Trinidad and Tobago players stuffed their hands deep in their pockets as they took the field for a friendly. In Hamburg, about 320 km to the
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      425 46  -  —THE GUARDIAN Nl ORDERS SERIOUS FOUL PLAY Lunging Red card Elbowing (intentional) Red card Elbowing (reckless) Yellow card Shirt-pulling Yellow card Handball Foul Yelloworred Simulation (certain, not probable) Yellow card Shirt removal Yellow card TIME WASTING Taking free-kickfrom wrong place Yellow card
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      531 48 -AGENCIES World's most expensive team laud their new Pele KONIGSTEIN, Germany They are not just the world champions, they could also be the most expensive team in the history of the World Cup. Holders Brazil's 23-man squad has a market value of 410 million euros ($B3l
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      218 48 -AFP AMSTERDAM Coach Marco Van Basten yesterday called up midfielders Stijn Schaars and Nigel de Jong on standby as the Dutch squad struggle with an injury crisis. With chief playmaker Rafael van der Vaart of Hamburg SV still missing with an injured ankle, van
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      491 48 -AGENCIES HERZOGENAURACH, Germany Argentina coach Jose Pekerman is not likely to announce his team for Saturday's World Cup Group C opener against the Ivory Coast until an hour before the match. But he has hinted at his firstchoice line-up and a few
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      1034 49  -  LEONG WEE KEAT MJ:U^ t 'MJ.»IM!f Ivory Coast, Togo could reach the knockout stages weekeat@newstoday.com.sg CAMEROON'S magical run in Italia '90 stunned the world. Then 12 years later, Senegal's giant-killing antics in South Korea and Japan mesmerised millions. Could there be another African surprise
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      777 50  -  THE GUARDIAN -AGENCIES Sight of star striker executing an acrobatic scissor-kick in training fuels England hopes BADEN-BADEN (Germany) Wayne Rooney worked out separately from his England team-mates yesterday at their idyllic Black Forest training camp amid a surge of optimism that he could be fit for
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      278 50 —AGENCIES MADRID England's SvenGoran Eriksson will be made Real Madrid coach if Arturo Baldasano wins the club's presidential election on July 2. "My team have spoken with Eriksson and he has given a commitment that if I win the election he will come and
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      279 51 OBERHACHING, Germany Injured Bayern Munich striker Rogue Santa Cruz said yesterday he's feeling better every day and expects to be healthy for Paraguay's opening World Cup match against England. "I am not 100 per cent recovered yet, but I am getting better every day,"
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      555 51  -  -THE GUARDIAN Paraguay's Gavilan believes an upset is on the cards LONDON There is a widespread assumption in Europe about how Group B will unfold at the World Cup. Trinidad Tobago are seen as no-hopers, England and Sweden as certain qualifiers and Paraguay as a team who
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      62 51 AP WELL, THEY GOT THE JERSEYS RIGHT: Britain's Royal Mail unveiled its exclusive set of stamps to commemorate the upcoming World Cup in Germany at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday. The postmen are wearing the football shirts and kneeling behind the stamps of all
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      964 52 Ronaldo won it in 2002. Before that it was Davor Suker in 1998. The question on most minds is who will win the Golden Boot in the 2006 World Cup? The Today team boldly puts its foot in its mouth to identify the leading contenders in Germany.
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      463 53 —AP Concern grows as captain struggles to shake off injury BERLIN With just three days before the hosts kick off the World Cup against Costa Rica, Germany are worried about the fitness of their captain Michael Ballack. The midfield maestro has a strain in his right
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      138 53 —AFP MUNICH Pele, Diego Maradona and more than 170 players who have won the World Cup will be the stars of the glittering opening ceremony for this year's tournament on Friday, the organisers said yesterday. Pele, widely considered the world's greatest ever player, will
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      397 53 ZAMBROTTA RULED OUT DEFENDER Gianluca Zambrotta has been ruled out of Italy's World Cup opener against Ghana because of a left thigh injury, the Italian team doctor told the Ansa news agency yesterday. Another defender Alessandro Nesta is also uncertain because of muscular problems with a decision on
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      872 54 -AGENCIES With a suspect defence, Klinsmann's Germany will hope a nation's support will carry them through FRANKFURT The ambition sounded a bit far-fetched. When Jurgen Klinsmann announced two years ago that Germany would win the World Cup, some smiled out of pity, many doubted and
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      503 54 —AGENCIES LONDON Jurgen Klinsmann may consider staying on as Germany coach if the hosts have a successful World Cup this summer. "I could very well imagine continuing as coach," said the 41-year-old, who said he would consult his family first "A
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      366 55 —AGENCIES watch out for him 4 COLOGNE Two years ago, no one had heard of him. Now he is known as Germany's Wayne Rooney. In November 2003, Polishborn Lukas Podolski was still an amateur player before he joined the senior squad of his boyhood club FC
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