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Title Section13 2006-07-31 1 TODAY /A=DIJ\CORP share your free newspaper MICA(P) 192/07/2006 Monday July 31, 2006 todayonline.com13 words
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Article, Illustration841 2006-07-31 1 LOH CHEE KONG - LOH CHEE KONG New GPS technology can track objects down to the centimetre cheekong@newstoday.com.sg FORGET about public surveillance cameras or tracking devices that monitor the movement of people. They are being eclipsed by a new Global Positioning System (GPS) infrastructure which, when it becomes operationalYENYOK - 841 words
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Article, Illustration870 2006-07-31 1 RAHULPATHAK - RAHULPATHAK ASSOCIATE EDITOR rahul@newstoday.com.sg TO EVERY question that has been raised about the United Nations, the answer—for Dr Shashi Tharoor arrived by boat 25 years back. A Vietnamese family tried to escape their troubled country on a vessel powered byWEETECKHIAN - 870 words
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Miscellaneous26 2006-07-31 1 1^ -^^H I I I I GEYLANG'S ii FAITHFUL SERVANT Skipper Noh Rahman believes Eagles I will soar again > S/^^r^ I Ml 32 SUDOKUpIus PAGE 2426 words
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Miscellaneous39 2006-07-31 1 MORE THAN 50 KIU£D IN ISRAELI IS/lASSACRE' 3&IQ SHOULD YOU STAY OR SHOULD YOU GO? Readers write in on why many choose toemigrate-orwhyit'sabad idea 14 NOTYOUTOO,GATUN Olympic 100 m champ follows in Landis' footsteps with positive testosterone test 3439 words
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765 2006-07-31 2 LIANG DINGZI - LIANG DINGZI New tracking technology may improve worker efficiency, but abusing it may create an Orwellian nightmare FOR writer George Orwell (1903-1950), 1984 was the stuff of sci-fi, the distant future. For today's generation, all that it portends has become a reality. Big765 words
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Article, Illustration169 2006-07-31 3 -AFP QANA (Lebanon) At least 51 people many of them children were killed in an Israeli air blitz on the Lebanese village of Qana yesterday, triggering outrage across the region and warnings of retribution for Israel's "war crime". The raid on Qana, which-AFP; EPA - 169 words
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Article477 2006-07-31 3 SHERALYNTAY - SHERALYNTAY Conference calls for better psychological treatment of victims of violence, accidents shera lyn@newstoday.com.sg WANTED: Ideas on how to make a more concerted effort to help victims of violence and trauma, such as rape and accidents, deal with the psychological aftermath. Urging mental health professionals477 words
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Advertisement330 2006-07-31 2 Singapore Institute of Management I proudly presents disco^nSgroup I Tom Kelley General Manager of I DEO, the ISjBSWf widely-acclaimed design firm that brought l3S|SSnl|rswiSS3S£SCr us the Apple mouse, the Palm V and hundreds of cutting-edge products. He is the author of the best-sellers, The Ten |A Faces of Innovation and330 words
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singapore news
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Article, Illustration455 2006-07-31 4 CHRISTIE LOH - CHRISTIE LOH HPB, NEAto convince more hawkers to use oil with less saturated fat christie@newstoday.com.sg WHAT will your favourite oyster omelette taste like with less fattening oil? Probably as yummy as before, assures the Government, as it starts persuading hawkers to replace regular cooking oilPHOTO COURTESY OF HPB - 455 words
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246 2006-07-31 4 – CHRISTIE LOH - CHRISTIE LOH WITHIN two weeks, the Government will unveil a strategy to tackle the rising trend of Subutex abuse, which is the only approved drug prescribed to help heroin addicts cope with withdrawal symptoms. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said he was246 words
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368 2006-07-31 6 SHERALYN TAY - SHERALYN TAY shera lyn@newstoday.com.sg AT THE day's end, HCA Hospice Care nurse Lily Chern is often tired from her visits to terminally ill patients. At the age of 70, she feels it a little more than her colleagues especially in her shoulders. She368 words
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Article, Illustration347 2006-07-31 6 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Film on psychosis produced by students, targeted atyouth u-wen@newstoday.com.sg TO EDUCATE fellow youth about the stigma surrounding mental health, a group of polytechnic students have produced a video they hope will be played in schools island-wide. Called A View from the OtherLEE U-WEN - 347 words
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Article151 2006-07-31 6 The number of people being accepted into the Early Psychosis Intervention Programme (EPIP) is on the rise. When it was first founded in 2001, there were just 181 referrals. The following year, this more than doubled, to 390. As of June this year, EPIP has screened nearly 1,400 people151 words
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Article, Illustration365 2006-07-31 8 TAN HWEE HWEE - TAN HWEE HWEE hweehwee@newstoday.com.sg THE National Stadium is literally going to go out in a blaze of glory when it hosts its last National Day Parade. This year's fireworks spectacular to celebrate the nation's birthday will be of operatic proportions featuring an overture, threeDON WONG - 365 words
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SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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121 2006-07-31 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA There was less rubbish left behind after Saturday's National Day Parade previewwhich saw a turn-out of 55,000 people and credit goes to the Eco Youth Champions project. Spearheaded by the Environmental Challenge Organisation, the project involved more than 400— CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 121 words
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108 2006-07-31 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore's biomedical sciences sector will get an injection of $1.44 billion over the next five years to enhance healthcare standards and clinical research capabilities. The funds will come from the National Research Foundation (NRF), the Ministry of Health and A*Star. DrCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 108 words
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305 2006-07-31 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938 LIVE Online visa application system extended to medical providers FOREIGNERS seeking medical treatment in Singapore can now apply for visas online, as the Submission of Application for Visa Electronically (Save) system has been extended to medical providers such as Raffles Medical Group.– CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938 LIVE - 305 words
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170 2006-07-31 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THEY were asked to reflect on questions such as "Am I a racist?" and "Does racism exist in Singapore?". The 90 Racial Harmony Ambassadors, from youth groups at South West and Central Community Development Councils (CDCs), were put through aCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 170 words
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Advertisement495 2006-07-31 9 Europe has more to offer you than its size and diversity. It is the world's second largest economic bloc and offers investors growth potential. This is because Europe enjoys an exciting and enriching A mix of established, stable markets like the United Kingdom and Germany, and the dynamic potential of495 words
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world news
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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Article68 2006-07-31 10 -AFP Thai authorities are threatening people with a 2,000 baht ($83.40) fine for failing to report sick or dead poultry following the death last week of a boy from bird flu, officials said yesterday. Officials also ordered the slaughter of 300,000 chickens after the second-AFP - 68 words
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104 2006-07-31 10 AFP Residents of a drought-stricken Australian town of Toowoomba in the state of Queensland have rejected a plan to drink water recycled from sewage, striking a blow to conservationists who want the scheme to be rolled out across the country.— AFP - 104 words
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59 2006-07-31 10 AFP The Japanese government has assessed that North Korea's test firing of a long-range missile on July 5 was a "complete failure," the Mainichi Shimbun said. The United States told Japan that its satellite information indicated the long-range Taepodong-2 missile had exploded— AFP - 59 words
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Article, Illustration520 2006-07-31 10 Israeli forces devastate Lebanese village again -AFP Raids kill 51 civilians, including children, handicapped persons QANA (Lebanon) Mothers hugged their dead children in a final hopeless embrace as Israeli firepower again rained down on the Lebanese village of Qana, turning houses and other buildings into twisted and dusty piles of-AFP; AFP - 520 words
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Article, Illustration238 2006-07-31 10 -AFP BEIJING A farmer who received China's first face transplant after being mauled by a bear said yesterday that he had been discharged from hospital, but would need further surgery to adjust a lopsided smile. "I'm really happy. I can't believe this is-AFP; AFP - 238 words
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Article, Illustration475 2006-07-31 11 M'sian PM dismisses Umno calls for protest move by world's largest Islamic bloc KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has dismissed calls from within his ruling party for Muslim countries to quit the United Nations over its inability to force a ceasefireEPA g i_ - 475 words
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123 2006-07-31 11 -AGENCIES Malaysian parents will no longer be allowed to give their children names deemed unsuitable by the National Registration Department, according to the New Straits Times newspaper. Malay names such as Zani —which means male adulterer, and Woti (sexual intercourse) have been-AGENCIES - 123 words
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93 2006-07-31 11 -AFP Indonesia s largest Islamic movement, the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), is considering issuing an edict that would ban Muslims from producing or watching popular television gossip shows. Mr Ali Machsan Musa, head of NU's East Java chapter, said the-AFP - 93 words
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104 2006-07-31 11 -AFP North Korea has cancelled its annual propaganda festival, citing damage caused by torrential rain and tension over United States-South Korea joint war games, tour operators said yesterday. The Arirang festival was to run from Aug 15 to-AFP - 104 words
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334 2006-07-31 11 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police are investigating several websites that allegedly carried inaccurate and speculative reports on last Friday's pepper-spray attack on former premier Mahathir Mohamad. The owners of the websites could face charges if they are found to have breached the Sedition Act, said334 words
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217 2006-07-31 12 -AFP SHANGHAI Authorities in China, increasingly concerned about terrorism threats, have finished building an underground bunker in Shanghai that can accommodate 200,000 people, state media said yesterday. The bunker was built to shelter people in the event of explosions, emissions of poisonous gas or-AFP - 217 words
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Article, Illustration577 2006-07-31 12 LAN LYE - LAN LYE Some employers flee, leaving them behind news@newstoday.com.sg IN THE hot, crowded room, they sat huddled in loosely formed groups, amidst piles of baggage. Conversation welled in the background, despite the übiquitous "Keep Quiet, Please" signs in English and Tagalog on the walls. While foreignersLAN LYE - 577 words
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Advertisement241 2006-07-31 10 Featuring Assoc. Prof. Wang Wenyu, English Professor Interpretation Specialist, Nanjing University; Mr. Daniel Ang, President of Singapore Interpreters' and Translators' Union (SITU); Mr Shaun Yeo, Accredited Translator. This session will benefit working executives who need to work between English and Mandarin. Date 15 August 2006 (Tuesday) Time 7.00pm 8.30pm Venue241 words
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The choices S'poreans make
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249 2006-07-31 14 PJJOHN - PJJOHN Letter from I REFER to Liew Kai Khiun's letter, "Emigration no certainty of 'greener pastures'" (July 28). The grouses about Singapore have to do with the stress of overworking to maintain materialistic lifestyles, the cost and standard of living, and what249 words
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293 2006-07-31 14 RICK LIM SAY KIONG - RICK LIM SAY KIONG Letter from IT IS difficult to agree with Mr Liew's opinion when he does not produce convincing evidence that other countries are no better than ours. When comparing Singapore with other countries or cities, Mr Liew293 words
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209 2006-07-31 14 KHOO LIH- HAN - KHOO LIH-HAN Letter from MANY younger Singaporeans think life in a foreign land is perfect- there is less stress, a slower pace of life. But this perception is often proven wrong once they emigrate. A friend left for Australia with his family about209 words
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171 2006-07-31 14 JEFFREY HOW - JEFFREY HOW Letter from MY RELATIVE in Malaysia had bought a second-hand used car and was planning to drive it into Singapore. Knowing the strict laws here, I told him that we should check with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) if171 words
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Letter, Illustration254 2006-07-31 15 LIMTHIAMPOH - LIMTHIAMPOH Reserve immigration lanes for S'porean Bio Pass holders to ease peak-hour jams Letter from STARTING August, Singaporeans will be issued with biometric passports (Bio Pass) that would enable immigration officers to identify and clear travellers faster at the checkpoints. As a Singaporean motorcyclistTODAY FILE PHOTO - 254 words
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299 2006-07-31 15 HENGCHOCHOON - HENGCHOCHOON Letter from YOUR report "More parents storing cord blood" (July 28), while extolling the virtues of storing children's cord blood at birth, failed to address the risks involved. Banking cord blood is not an entirely risk-free procedure despite what the private banks299 words
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227 2006-07-31 15 LIM BOON HEE - LIM BOON HEE Letter from WHILE I fully share the enthusiasm of the Urban Redevelopment Authority in developing the Marina New Downtown, one critical aspect of planning must not be overlooked: The provision of enough roads, drop off bays and parking to support227 words
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Article242 2006-07-31 16 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON BY BLUE FINGERS I was walking toward my car outside a shopping centre a few weeks ago when I heard a loud and impassioned howl. I spotted a man about 15 metres away who was in great distress. His fingers were caught in242 words
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Letter318 2006-07-31 16 JOLENETAN - JOLENETAN Most crimes committed by repeat offenders who have been jailed Letter from I REFER to Charles Tan's News Comment, "Paying for crime is expensive" (July 28), in which he highlights the considerable demerits of prison as a criminal justice response. I, too, would urge318 words
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Article53 2006-07-31 16 sa yagain We have the right to know the companies that acted unjustly against pregnant mums. Expose or blacklist them, lest they continue to thinkthey can get away with a minor penalty. Man Kah Lok, on companies that retrenched mums-to-be, as cited in the article "MOM to the aid of53 words
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454 2006-07-31 16 NALEEZAEBRAHIM - NALEEZAEBRAHIM Letter from Deputy Director, Media Relations Land Transport Authority (LTA) I REFER to Mr Mohan Lai's letter, "Road link will disrupt area's peace" (July 11). Mr Mohan is concerned that the new link being built from Bedok North Avenue 3 to the Pan454 words
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Miscellaneous6 2006-07-31 14 GUESS WHO'S HOLIDAYING IN SINGAPORE? 246 words
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Miscellaneous85 2006-07-31 16 CATHERINE LIM ...AMUSES MUSES The Victorian lady called panties 'unmentionables' How simply ingenious of Zen She referred to some body parts as 'unspeakables' To use teasing paradox and frolic Said she to the maid Dianne For the serious task of freeing us 'Now bring out the hot iron From the85 words
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Article, Illustration656 2006-07-31 18 -AFP Many fear that collapsed trade talks can't be revived GENEVA The freeze in global trade talks could turn out to be deeper than a similar crisis that gripped the system in 1990, because of acrimony flying between the world's two biggest trading powers the-AFP; AFP - 656 words
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marketwatch
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Article203 2006-07-31 18 -AFP SHARE prices are expected to move in line with corporate earnings reports this week, dealers said. Blue chips, Singapore Airlines and Sing Tel, are both to announce quarterly earnings and their lead could prove crucial as the market digests solid gains made last week despite a negative external-AFP - 203 words
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Article36 2006-07-31 18 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.6336 0.34 72.643 4.9224 2.3232 0.4965 5747.1 24.002 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 32.638 0.8255 29.581 604.38 0.7170 5.0514 1.0260 20.77236 words
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Article26 2006-07-31 18 Gold US$/oz Silver US$/oz Platinum US$/oz Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne Brent crude US$/barrel 647.80 11.37 1,233.70 358.00 1,503.00 73.38 Information provided by SGX, Bloomberg26 words
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192 2006-07-31 18 —AP KUALA LUMPUR Economic development planned in Johor state will turn the area into a world-class hub on a par with Hong Kong and Shenzhen in China, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday. The South Johor Economic Region, located just across the—AP - 192 words
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387 2006-07-31 19 DOW JONES LONDON Virgin Atlantic Airways owned by Singapore Airlines and British tycoon Richard Branson's Virgin Group and rival British Airways (BA) stressed that they were committed to expand services between London's Heathrow and New York's John F Kennedy (JFK) Airports amid— DOW JONES - 387 words
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Article, Illustration558 2006-07-31 19 DOW JONES CEO of the parent company sees recovery of its water treatment unit BOUSTEAD Singapore is rebuilding its water treatment arm and aims for the business to have annual orders of $100 million within 18 months, chief executive Wong Fong Fui said. The water treatment— DOW JONES; BLOOMBERG _ J A_ J - 558 words
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292 2006-07-31 19 BLOOMBERG THE US dollar posted its biggest weekly slide since June against the yen and euro after reports by the United States government signalled that the US economy was slowing. The value of all goods and services produced in the US rose atBLOOMBERG - 292 words
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158 2006-07-31 20 ANOTHER institution eyeing the hospitality pie is rolling out its red carpet to those keen to ride on the anticipated tourism boom. The University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) the largest hotel college in the United States will unveil its 12,000 sq ft Singapore158 words
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Article343 2006-07-31 20 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Hartford's new hotel management course offers chance of Kurrajong internship u-wen@newstoday.com.sg THOSE eyeing a career switch to the booming tourism and hospitality sector, especially with the integrated resorts opening in 2009, are becoming increasingly spoilt for choice when it comes to arming themselves with the343 words
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Article, Illustration645 2006-07-31 21 JOHNBITTLESTON - JOHNBITTLESTON They motivate staff and boost productivity, and the only cost is time IN AN extreme emergency, a good commanding officer takes off his jacket and gets on with what needs to be done. But that's only in an emergency. A commanding officer who did so645 words
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Article, Illustration898 2006-07-31 22 Ross Wallace - Ross Wallace SCIENCE can be stomachchurning when you're a reptile hunter. Especially when the job involves flushing out the insides of hundreds of alligators to find out what or who they had for breakfast. Dr Brady Barr spent years doing this sort of nausea-inducing work, somehow keeping001 BOON KEONG - 898 words
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Article, Illustration661 2006-07-31 24 ELI SA CHI A - ELI SA CHI A Puppeteer Kevin Clash reveals some Muppet secrets (kids, don't read this) elisa@newstoday.com.sg HAVEN'T seen the little red guy around lately? It could be because Elmo recently packed his bags and left Sesame Street for a whirlwind tour of Australia, Malaysia and661 words
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Article, Illustration221 2006-07-31 24 -AP Anderson and Kid Rock wed LOS ANGELES She was once Pamela Anderson Lee. Now actress Pamela Anderson is Mrs Kid Rock. The former Baywatch babe wed the rock star on Saturday in St Tropez, The Associated Press reported. Anderson, 39, and Kid Rock, 35, were engaged in Las-AP; AFP r»i irrnn. i#;_ i r^_ _i_ ■ r» i_ a ■ ■ _ i_i j_i_ _■__ - 221 words
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Article, Illustration116 2006-07-31 24 Macca Mills split -AP DITCHED! LONDON Paul McCartney has filed for divorce from Heather Mills McCartney, formally starting proceedings in what could be one of Britain's most expensive breakups, newspapers reported on Saturday. The 64-yearold former Beatle blamed his estranged wife for the split, saying her behaviour was unreasonable and-AP; PHOTOS AFF - 116 words
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Article, Illustration305 2006-07-31 26 -AFP Hollywood star 'deeply ashamed' of drunk driving episode LOS ANGELES Hollywood star Mcl Gibson apologised yesterday for a drunk driving arrest as well as for unspecified "despicable" statements he made during the episode. Gibson, 50, a devout Catholic whose 2004 epic The Passion of-AFP; EPA; DON WONG - 305 words
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Article309 2006-07-31 26 David Chew - David Chew THEATREREVIEW by TWO short plays that debuted over the weekend as part of the Esplanade's successful Theatre Studio Season have deepened the perception that a revival is underway in the Singapore stage scene. Part of a double bill with Verena Tay's The Car,309 words
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Article, Illustration729 2006-07-31 30 -AFP German legend thrills the home fans with another win, as title race heats up FORMULA 1 German Grand Prix HOCKENHEIM Michael Schumacher boosted his chances of snatching an eighth world title when he won the German Grand Prix for the fourth time with a faultless-AFP; 3ETTY IMAGES - 729 words
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Article, Illustration471 2006-07-31 31 Tan Ho- Hinn - Tan Ho-Hinn Despite the punishing conditions, Uniquely Spore crew would love to do it all once again THEY used up a sizeable chunk of their life savings to spend 10 months risking life and limb to battle treacherous seas, sub-zero temperatures, fatigue and punishing routines471 words
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Article, Illustration813 2006-07-31 32 CUBBY LEONG - CUBBY LEONG Skipper believes Eagles will soar again, as he plots long Lions' stint cubby@newstoday.com.sg SO MANY of his international team-mates are currently chasing trophies, either at home or in the case of the players from Tampines Rovers (AFC Cup hopefuls), on the continent as well. ForWEETECKHIAN - 813 words
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Article, Illustration249 2006-07-31 33 – CUBBYLEONG - CUBBYLEONG A LACK of depth and some poor luck, those are the reasons cited by Sengkang Punggol coach Trevor Morgan for his side's abject performance so far in the 2006 NTUC IncomeYeo's S-League. Last night, in front of their own fans at Hougang Punggol, the league's bottom team249 words
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Article, Illustration978 2006-07-31 33 CUBBY LEONG - CUBBY LEONG Tampines trio suspended, but coach believes Stags can win to keep up title hopes NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 200 C Tampines Rovers v Albirex Niigata cubby@newstoday.com.sg THREE Tampines Rovers players will be missing through suspension when the defending champions take on Albirex Niigata in an NTUC Income-Yeo's301 BOON KEONG - 978 words
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Article, Illustration382 2006-07-31 34 AGENCIES NEW YORK- United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chairman Peter Ueberroth used Gatlin's announcement as an opportunity to slam all drug cheats, without addressing the specific case. "Doping in sport is a cancer," Ueberroth said. "It undermines the credibility of what we see. It compromisesAGENCIES; AFP - 382 words
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Article, Illustration635 2006-07-31 34 —AFP World and Olympic 100 m champ admits he tested positive for testosterone LOS ANGELES Justin Gatlin's announcement that he had tested positive for testosterone was yesterday greeted with dismay, tinged in some cases with a wistful hope that the world and Olympic 100 m champion might—AFP; AFP - 635 words
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Article, Illustration478 2006-07-31 35 -AGENCIES English star questions striker choice and training regimen LONDON England midfielder Frank Lampard believes former coach Sven-Goran Eriksson blundered when he left Jermain Defoe at home, instead of taking the Tottenham Hotspur man to the World Cup. There were many who believed England's campaign-AGENCIES; 3ETTY IMAGES - 478 words
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Article, Illustration457 2006-07-31 35 MADRID Real Madrid have not given up on the prospect of signing Kaka. Despite the declarations of the Brazilian that he is staying at AC Milan, despite the insistence of the Rossoneri that he is not for sale, Real have not given3E^Y IMAGES - 457 words
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