Today, 5 July 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY Frew share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Wednesday July 5, 2006 todayonline.com
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      Lock icon Iraqi deputy minister, bodyguards freed
      238 2 -AFP BAGHDAD An Iraqi deputy minister and his 19 bodyguards were kidnapped by gunmen in broad daylight yesterday and held for 10 hours before being released. It was the second high-profile abduction in a week despite a massive security crackdown in Baghdad. Deputy Electricity Minister
      -AFP  -  238 words
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      Lock icon His brain 'rewired' on its own
      476 2 —AP Barely-conscious for 20 years, man got up suddenly and talked, say doctors STONE COUNTY (Arkansas) Doctors have their first proof that a man who was barely conscious for nearly 20 years regained speech and movement because his brain spontaneously "rewired" itself by growing
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      Lock icon OUR OWN LAW COMMISSION?
      880 3  -  DHARMENDRAYADAV Set up independent law reform body to study public's ideas OVER the past year, there have been calls for law reform in several areas of law. There have been suggestions that the Films Act needs to be updated to be in synch with our developing
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      Job fair for those over 40
      148 3 SOME 250 jobs from eight companies like Alexandra Hospital and Tung Lok Restaurants will be up for grabs tomorrow but only workers over 40 years old need apply. The job fair, called Fair Advantage, is organised by the Central Singapore Community Development Council (CDC).
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      Bank gave away his secret
      267 4 S'porean robbed after teller announced he had withdrawn RM200,000 JOHOR BARU A Singaporean businessman was robbed of RM200,000 ($87,000) shortly after he withdrew the cash from a bank in Taman Sentosa, reported The New Straits Times (NST) yesterday. What is bizarre are the events leading
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      Lock icon N Korea launches 6 missiles, including Taepodong 2
      437 4 -AFP WASHINGTON North Korea has launched six missiles, including a long-range Taepodong 2 capable of reaching US territory, in a move that US and Japanese government officials dubbed provocative. US officials said the North Korean military first fired two Scudtype short-range missiles
      -AFP  -  437 words
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      Lock icon SMRT, Premier to up cab fares
      394 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A DAY after ComfortDelGro said it would increase taxi fares due to the spike in fuel prices, two other operators confirmed they would do the same. SMRT Taxi (picture) and Premier Taxi, which operates the Silver Cabs, are likely to revise their
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  394 words
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  • Singapore news
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        Lock icon TWO SOUGHT IN MURDER PROBE
        70 6 -938UVE Police are looking for two men to help in the investigations into the murder of illegal immigrant Ramalingam Manikam. The 41-year-old was murdered at Chiku Lane, off Joo Chiat Place on May 23. The two men are believed to be Indian nationals. They are
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        Lock icon BRUNEIAN MINISTER IN S'PORE
        73 6 -938UVE Brunei's Development Minister, Mr Awang Haji Abdullah Bakar, will be in Singapore for the first Brunei-Singapore Annual Exchange of Visits. On a two-day visit in Singapore which starts from today, his trip is at the invitation of Minister for Environment and Water Resources, Dr Yaacob
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        Lock icon DEAD MAN FOUND IN CAR
        93 6 LEE U WEN An elderly man was pronounced dead last night after he was found lying motionless in his car. The unidentified Chinese man, in his 60s, was in the driver's seat of the grey car, with the engine still running. The vehicle was parked
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        Lock icon TIGHTER SECURITY AT PSA PORT
        62 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA PSA Corporation has increased the number of tracking cameras throughout its port by at least 50 per cent, post-911. Truck drivers have to carry photo identification, with biometric features to be added by the end of the year. PSA will share its experience
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      A double life that ended in suicide
      751 6  -  LOH CHEE KONG Policeman had romantic interest outside his marriage; wife was left in the dark cheekong@newstoday.com.sg IN THE eyes of his colleagues and friends, he was a reserved, devout Catholic who loved his job and his two young sons but was tormented
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      Govt seeks $1.6m over school roof collapse
      325 8  -  LOHCHEEKONG But construction firm wants even higher compensation cheekong@newstoday.com.sg THE Government has started legal proceedings to launch a civil suit against the construction company that was behind the roof collapse of Compassvale Primary School. The potential suit against BKB Engineering Construction comes seven
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      KBox manager charged with corruption
      349 8  -  -ANSLEYNG A KARAOKE chain manager who paid a former police force colleague to warn him about gambling raids was hauled to court yesterday for corruption. The tip-offs did not come cheap. Daniel Yap, a manager with KBox Management, which runs the trendy KBox karaoke joints,
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      Lock icon Largest Erimin-5 haul in two years
      236 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA CENTRAL Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers have arrested four suspected drug offenders and seized more than 4,400 Er-imin-5 tablets in the most recent drug raid. This is the largest Erimin-5 seizure in two years. Other drugs seized included 106g of ketamine and 18g
      – CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  236 words
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      Breathless? Heard of high blood pressure of the lungs?
      349 10  -  TAN HWEE HWEE hweehwee@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU'RE always breathless after you exercise, tired and have fainting spells, the problem may lie in your lungs. Specifically, it might be a sign that you have pulmonary hypertension a rare and deadly disease where pressure
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      Lock icon Help for parents a call away
      448 10  -  SHERALYN TAY 24-hour hotline helps with children's poisoning cases sheralyn@newstoday.com.sg IF YOUR child has taken a bite out of a wax crayon and you're about to rush him to the nearest hospital, stop and call this number: 6423 9119. You may save yourself money
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      Lock icon Not a day too old to graduate with a poly diploma
      333 10 —AGENCIES AN INSURANCE agent waited 45 years to get his polytechnic diploma, and became the oldest this year to graduate from the Singapore Polytechnic. Sixty-two-year-old Jayaram Vellu is a proud diploma holder in electronics after 14 years of part-time
      —AGENCIES  -  333 words
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      212 8 Financial Tips For The Families With the escalating cost of living, are you prepared for the financial future of your family and yourself? Are your Jr children's educational aspiration and your sunset years i 4*4^. s\ well mapped out? Find out ways to maximise the returns of your CPF monies
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      210 10 Study on People Who Gamble Excessively Be part of an important Gambling Research study! Are you older than 21 years? Have you often gambled longer than you had planned? Have you often gambled until your last dollar was gone? Thoughts of gambling have caused you to lose sleep. Have you
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      Lock icon Israel accuses Hamas of 'terror escalation'
      551 12 —AFP Premier issues warning after rocket fired by militant group hits school JERUSALEM Israel yesterday accused the Palestinian militant group Hamas of inciting a grave "escalation in terror" after a rocket attack on an Israeli school and the government vowed more military action to
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      Lock icon Ramos-Horta one of three shortlisted in Timor PM race
      248 12 -AFP DILI Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta (picture) said yesterday that he was one of three shortlisted candidates nominated by Timor Leste's ruling party to be the crisis-wracked nation's next Prime Minister. Mr Ramos-Horta told AFP that Fretilin, the party of resigned
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        Lock icon FIVE-YEAR-OLD BOY IS 40TH INDONESIAN BIRD FLU VICTIM
        61 12 -AFP Indonesia is on trackto record the world's highest number of fatalities from bird flu, after officials confirmed yesterday that a five-year-old boy was the country's 40th victim of the virus. The world's fourth most populous nation is trailing only Vietnam, which
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        Lock icon BRITAIN'S BIGGEST ROBBERY: 10TH SUSPECT CHARGED
        59 12 ■AFP A 53-year-old man yesterday became the 10th person to be charged in connection with Britain's biggest cash robbery, police said in London. Keith Borer, from Dartford, Kent, in south-east England, is accused of handling stolen goods in relation to the £53 million ($154.52
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        Lock icon IRAN FIRM ON QUESTION OF URANIUM ENRICHMENT
        64 12 -AFP Iran Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said yesterday that it may give its response to an international offer aimed at ending a nuclear standoff around Aug 6. However, he remained firm over Iran's refusal to suspend uranium enrichment ahead of a
        -AFP  -  64 words
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        Lock icon DEADLOCK IN MEXICAN POLLS
        64 12 -AFP Preliminary results issued by Mexico's election panel gave conservative Felipe Calderon a razorthin victory of 36.38 per cent, compared to 35.34 per cent for leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the recent presidential election. But Mr Obrador has demanded a recount, claiming irregularities and the
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      Lock icon Pirates strike UN, Japanese vessels
      388 13 —AFP Six attacks in Malacca Straits so far this year KUALA LUMPUR Pirates on Tuesday attacked a Japanese carrier in the Malacca Strait off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province, an international maritime watchdog said, after two UN ships were hit in the area. "Pirates
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      Lock icon Maoists in India blow up police station, kill four
      209 13 -AFP NEW DELHI Maoist guerrillas blew up a police station after killing four men including two sentries and an officer in eastern India, officials said yesterday. The attack late on Monday in lawless Bihar state's Gaya district came hours before the
      -AFP  -  209 words
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      Lock icon Thaksin calls for patience amid crisis
      222 13 AGENCIES BANGKOK- Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday called on members of his ruling party to be "patient" amid the political crisis that could see the party and its main rival disbanded. "I would like everybody in the party to be confident in democracy
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      Lock icon Rains kill over 300 in India
      360 14 -DPA NEW DELHI At least 30 people were killed in landslides and floods as heavy rains pelted states across India, raising the death toll in the country's monsoon rains, that began in late May, to over 300, officials and reports said yesterday. At least
      -DPA; AFP  -  360 words
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      Lock icon Scientist admits fraud
      142 14 -AFP SEOUL South Korea's disgraced cloning expert Hwang Woo-Suk yesterday admitted broad responsibility for faked stem cell research, but denied directly ordering his researchers to fabricate results. At a second court hearing since he was indicted on fraud, embezzlement and ethical breaches in May, he took overall
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        Lock icon THAKSIN SEES TOO MUCH WORLD CUP BOOZING
        55 14 -AP The World Cup has generated a lot of drinking in Thailand and soccer fans should cut back. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said. He told reporters that Thais should refrain from drinking alcohol during a threemonth Buddhist Lent, that begins a day
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        Lock icon 'XXXCHURCH' OUT TO HELP PORN ADDICTS
        66 14 -AFP A Christian missionary group making the rounds at US adult entertainment conventions hands out Bibles with "Jesus loves porn stars" stamped on the covers, in an attempt to help users resist pornography. The outreach team from XXXchurch calls itself a "porn ministry", and
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        Lock icon EARTHQUAKE FELT IN BEIJING
        71 18 -AFP An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck a north China county yesterday, rattling office buildings near Beijing, but there were no immediate reports of damage, officials said. The quake struck at 11.56 am (same time in Singapore) with the epicentre in Wenan county,
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        CHINA, INDIA TO OPEN HISTORIC BORDER PASS
        78 18 China and India will reopen an historic trading route through Tibet on Thursday that has been closed for 44 years, in a further sign of warming ties between the world's two most populous nations. The Nathu La border pass, once part of the
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        59-YEAR-OLD MOTHER HAS TWINS
        86 18 Just one-and-a-half years after having a baby girl. New Jersey woman Lauren Cohen, who turns 60 next month, has given birth to twins, becoming the oldest woman in America to do so. Ms Cohen, who gave birth to a boy and a girl, equals a world
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      Lock icon Discovery on track to lift-off
      397 16 -AP Nasa managers to press on with launch, confident that fault won't harm shuttle CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) Nasa managers hoped to make Discovery the most inspiring sight in the nation's skies as the space agency prepared for the first Fourth of July launch in history.
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      Lock icon More UK terror attacks ahead
      506 17 Al Qaeda men's bid to infiltrate Ml 5 foiled LONDON Fresh guerrilla attacks on Britain are inevitable and anti-terrorism units are tackling an "accelerating" number of plots by violent Muslim jihadi extremists, law enforcement officials were quoted as saying yesterday even as reports emerged of
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      Lock icon Britain clamps down on foreign nurses
      169 17 -AGENCIES LONDON The British government has asked the National Health Service (NHS) to stop recruiting junior nurses from abroad, the British media reported. A majority of overseas nurses will no longer be able to get work permits unless NHS trusts can prove they are
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        Lock icon EARTHQUAKE FELT IN BEIJING
        71 16 -AFP An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck a north China county yesterday, rattling office buildings near Beijing, but there were no immediate reports of damage, officials said. The quake struck at 11.56 am (same time in Singapore) with the epicentre in Wenan county,
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        CHINA, INDIA TO OPEN HISTORIC BORDER PASS
        78 16 China and India will reopen an historic trading route through Tibet on Thursday that has been closed for 44 years, in a further sign of warming ties between the world's two most populous nations. The Nathu La border pass, once part of the
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        59-YEAR-OLD MOTHER HAS TWINS
        86 16 Just one-and-a-half years after having a baby girl. New Jersey woman Lauren Cohen, who turns 60 next month, has given birth to twins, becoming the oldest woman in America to do so. Ms Cohen, who gave birth to a boy and a girl, equals a world
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      Lock icon Discovery sets off on crucial mission
      316 18 -AFP Nasa clears flight despite safety concerns CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) The space shuttle Discovery (picture) roared into space yesterday, US Independence Day, on a pivotal mission for US space ambitions despite lingering concerns about safety three years after the Columbia tragedy. The shuttle, twice
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    FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
    265 20  -  DR JAMES DOBSON .....By CROSSING THE BARBWIRE FENCE Isn't it strange how when we're disturbed over some family problem, we sometimes choose the most obscure or roundabout way of saying so? Instead of getting ourfeelings out in the open, we stall. We resort to silent hostility,
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      Making sense of the voices in your head
      217 20  -  ANDREW SEAH Letter from I REFER to the article by Raymond Anthony Fernando, "Repair and relook the bridge to mental health" (June 27). I agree that there is need for our Government to set up a task force. I have been suffering
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      Criminal rehab extends beyond prisons
      190 20  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from MR SIM Kah Choon's poignant article, "Open the gates to freedom yourself" (July 4) serves as an eye-opener to employers who are still reluctant to hire ex-con-victs. Henry's case has substantiated my belief that former convicts can be integrated
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      AND SO SAYS SINGAPORE
      730 21 Singaporeans, it is time to pod cast your views to mark this National Day I KNOW it's a little way from Aug 9, but my friends and I stumbled upon the idea of making use of podcasts (which, as I've previously explained, are audio files stored
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    • SHORTTALKES
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        MAKE MALLS DISABLED-FRIENDLY
        72 22  -  ACE KINDRED CHEONG: I am glad to see that there are now public buses equipped to handle wheelchair-bound passengers. I urge that shopping centres be similarly equipped. Recently, I was at Centrepoint where I saw security personnel help carry a wheelchair-bound shopper up the stairs. I would
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        COMFORT REWARDS GOOD PERFORMANCE
        82 22  -  TAMMY TAN Group Corporate Communications Officer ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited: I refer to the letter, "Honest cabbie went the extra mile" by Mr Joseph Lee (June 29) commending Comfort cabbie Wong Kam Fatt for taking the trouble to return his pager. We are glad that Mr Lee
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        SLOW PACE OF LIFE A WELCOME CHANGE
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    460 24  -  CHRISTIE LOH Coupled with manufacturing strength, this would sharpen country's competitive edge christie@newstoday.com.sg ASK Mr Wong Ngit Liong why a Silicon Valley has never sprouted here, and the founder of Singapore's largest electronics contract manufacturer will tell you: "The time has come."
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      291 26 -DPA A LOCAL firm has applied to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for approval to set up an exchange and trade its Sharia-com-pliant products in a boost for Islamic banking. The proposed Royal Entitlement Exchange of Singapore would enable Muslim investors and
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      110 26 -DOW JONES FRASERS Centrepoint Trust's retail offering of 11.5 million units was 5.9 times subscribed at the close of its initial public offering (IPO) on Monday. The real estate investment trust, or Reit, also said that the in- dication of interest
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      316 28 BLOOMBERG YTL Corp, which owns the thirdlargest power producer in Malaysia, said that it was interested in bidding for a Singapore power-gener-ation plant should it be put up for sale. Temasek Holdings has been reviewing plans to sell its three powergeneration plants.
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      218 28  -  -JOYCE CHEN SINGAPORE'S manufacturing industry expanded for the third consecutive month, despite an 8.7-per-cent contraction in the electronics sector. The strong performance of the non-electronics sector as a result of an increase in new order intakes, helped to offset the poor performance in the electronics sector. The
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      542 29  -  SHIBUITTYKUTTICKAL PICTURES BY! AND COURTESY OF Unit to help lender grow international operations shibu@newstoday.com.sg INDIAN Bank, the 12th largest Indian public sector bank, will leverage its Asian Currency Unit (ACU) launched last month to expand its international operations hub in Singapore, Dr Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty,
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      214 29 BLOOMBERG ASCOTT Group, Asia's biggest serv-iced-apartment operator, said it was buying a hotel and office building here for $217.5 million in anticipation of a surge in tourists coming to Singapore. The Singapore-based company said it would pay $108 million for Hotel
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      799 30  - What happens after the Fed stops raising rates CHET CURRIER BLOOMBERG Expect markets to celebrate? It pays to remember that they often reward contrary opinion news@newstoday.com.sg AFTER two long years, the United States Federal Reserve looks to be at or near the end of its campaign to raise interest rates.
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      365 32  -  JOYCE CHEN Help includes a mentoring programme joyce@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Business Federation (SBF) has launched three services to provide professional advice and an online marketing avenue for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) here. SMEs that need advice on legal services, finance, intellectual property and
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      1154 33  -  LEECHINGWERN Spore SMEs significant to nation's economic growth chingwern® newstoday.com.sg THEY may be small, but they contribute some 42 per cent to Singapore's gross domestic product.They may face resource constraints, but they employ six out of every 10 workers in the country. And
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      571 40  -  ROSS WALLACE No one is interested in the truth, says director of US satire involved in sex scene controversy DEPUTY PLUS EDITOR ross@newstoday.com.sg HYSTERIA can be pretty funny, unless the hysteria happens to be about you. At least that's how director Jason Reitman saw it when his
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      483 46 NEW YORK TIMES World No 1 ends so-called slump with third US Open title LPGA US Open NEWPORT Annika Sorenstam felt goose bumps as she neared the 18th green of Newport Country Club, where a trophy was resting on a blue tablecloth, and where a golfing odyssey was
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      222 46 —AFP CHICAGO Ben Wallace, a four-time defensive player of the year, will sign as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls, American sports channel ESPN reported yesterday. According to the report, Wallace will sign a four-year, US$52 million ($B2 million) deal to leave the
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      304 46 -AFP MADRID Real Madrid's new president Ramon Calderon (picture) insisted yesterday he would kick off his four-year mandate with Juventus coach Fabio Capello at the helm. The 55-year-old lawyer and his deputy, former Yugoslav and Real striker Pedrag Mijatovic, assumed control of
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      498 47 AFP TENNIS Wimbledon LONDON Not even the appearance of a streaker on Centre Court could distract Maria Sharapova from her task as she brushed aside Elena Dementieva in her Wimbledon quar-ter-final yesterday. The women's game's most glamorous asset moved to within two matches of reclaiming the
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      251 47  -  CUBBYLEONG NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE2OO6 Balestier 1 Albirex2 ALBIREX Niigata overtook Home United and defending champions Tampines Rovers to move up to third place in the S-League standings last night, after beating Balestier Khalsa 2-1 at the Toa Payoh Stadium. Now on 22 points after
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      251 47 -AFP MADRID The Spanish government rejected allegations that French Open champion Rafael Nadal (picture) and Real Madrid footballers were implicated in an alleged doping network involving professional cyclists. French newspaper Le Journal de Dimanche reported at the weekend that the names of
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      621 48 AGENCIES Unrepentant Rooney refuses to say sorry for being sent off LONDON Wayne Rooney ignored the pleas of English Football Association bigwigs yesterday and refused to apologise for his behaviour that led to his World Cup dismissal against Portugal. The English FA fear that unless Rooney shows contrition
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      272 48 LONDON The Three Lions might have returned home with their tails between their legs, but Premiership clubs are still eager to secure the services of their best performers. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is expected to launch a £20-million bid
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      306 48 And the reason for that red card -AFP LONDON When the red card was brandished, Wayne Rooney was stunned. The rest of the world were confused. Was the England striker sent to the dressing room for the stamp or the push? Yesterday, the referee who sent him off in Gelsenkirchen
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      269 49 -AFP BERLIN Fifa president Sepp Blatter warned Greece to take seriously their suspension from all international football but said he was confident of finding a solution. "This suspension will be an alarm and I am sure it will be listened to because in my opinion it
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      626 49 -AGENCIES Ronaldinho's statue destroyed, Pele unhappy, Carlos quits, it's now a crisis RIO DE JANEIRO Statues of revered players are being burned, football legends are listing their failings and experienced stars are quitting by the day. This is probably as close as Brazil are ever going to get
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      A bridge too far, even for Big Phil
      1179 50  -  LEONARD THOMAS Scolari is No 1, but France's defensive shield and springboard for attack will be too good for Portugal LUIZ Felipe Scolari is on top of the world right now. No need for another World Cup triumph, he is the best
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      194 50 France have done it all before: European Championships and the 1998 World Cup, and now a resurgent French midfield, fired by Vieira. And who knew that Zidane still had another good, maybe great, tournament in him? On the other hand, this is only Portugal's second
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      181 50 Portugal 0 France 0 Portugal to qualify (2.50), 1 goal (3.60). Portugal have a close to 50% of making it to the final. Bet on Les Bleus to go out at this stage in Spore Pools' "How far will France go?" specials
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      169 51 -DPA MUNICH The bird has been banned. The French mascot, Balthazar the rooster (picture), was barred from attending the France-Brazil match and has been banned from all future World Cup games in Germany, the daily France Soir reported yesterday. After 63 live appearances at
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      Lock icon The secret to Scolari's success: Sun Tzu
      594 51 -AP MUNICH The leadership strategy that is partially responsible for a World Cup unbeaten streak of 12 is older than Christianity. Luiz Felipe Scolari, the Brazilian coach who has guided Portugal to the semi-finals, draws on the teachings of a Chinese general who
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        671 52 -DPA Klinsmann falls at semi-final hurdle, but he has won over his strongest critics BERLIN Jurgen Klinsmann had a dream: To win the World Cup with Germany. The dream was shattered at the end of a dramatic extra-time semi-final with Italy. Klinsmann stood rooted to the
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        295 52 AFP BERLIN World Cup organising committee head and former world champion both as player and coach, Franz Beckenbauer, said Jurgen Klinsmann should remain as German coach despite their 2-0 defeat by Italy in the World Cup semifinal in the dying minutes of extra-time. "I think our
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        877 53 -DPA Coach's all-out offensive strategy pays off DORTMUND Italian coach Marcello Lippi's gamble in extra-time of this morning's World Cup semi-final against Germany paid off as his attacking side scored two late goals to advance to the final with a 2-0 victory. Lippi brought on Vincenzo laquinta and
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        404 54 Italy shatter host's World Cup dreams in the dying moments of semi-final SEMI-FINAL Germany 0 Italy 2 (after extra-time) DORTMUND Italy scored two sensational late goals in extra-time to book their place in the World Cup final for the first time in 12 years with their
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        338 54 -AP DORTMUND Italy moved to within one game of winning the World Cup and still have not allowed an opponent to score a goal. The 2-0 semi-final win over Germany means the only goal the Azzurri have conceded in
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      301 55 -AFP With the bulk of the 65,000 fans jeering their every touch, Italy may have been intimidated but they were far from it and their clever passing triangles caused untold problems. On the quarter hour mark, Italy had a great opening but Simone Perrotta's first touch failed to
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      242 55 -AP DORTMUND Italy remain unbeatable for Germany at the World Cup. Jurgen Klinsmann's drive to win Germany their fourth World Cup title ended 2-0 on a sultry evening in Dortmund, his team's favourite stadium. Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero scored twice in the
      -AP  -  242 words
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      98 54 A HERO IN Tj DEFEAT W- X M Klinsmann may il^^B have lost the game but he's won over critics LEONARD 1 THOMAS 1 4 1 says Scolari J_\ must overcome French old guard \mLA mmumum TODAY'S MATCH GUIDE Tips, team news, predictions: All you need to know about tomorrow
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