
The Straits Times NKF plans to dip into its reserves of about $270m to keep its commitments to S'poreans suffering from kidney failure. http://bit.ly/7WSO5I
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THE National Kidney Foundation (NKF) plans to dip into its reserves of about $270 million to keep its commitments to Singaporeans suffering from kidney failure. The measure is being considered ...

The Straits Times Thai PM Abhisit visited the north of the country amid heavy security on Sat after receiving death threats. http://bit.ly/5YUCdP
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BANGKOK - THAI Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva visited the north of the country amid heavy security on Saturday after receiving death threats over a planned trip to a stronghold of ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

The Straits Times Man tied 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport #news http://is.gd/509ip
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LOS ANGELES - FEDERAL officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.The US Fish and Wildlife Service ...

The Straits Times Ex-Ren CI founder Ming Yi jailed 10 mths over unauthorised loan. His aide, Raymond Yeung, jailed 9 mths #news #singapore http://is.gd/507ki
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FORMER Ren Ci Hospital founder Ming Yi was jailed 10 months on Saturday, while his former personal assistant, Raymond Yeung, was jailed for 9 months on charges over an unauthorised loan from the charity's funds to his aide in 2004.The two were found guilty on Oct 7.

The Straits Times Mussolini's blood and brain went on sale on Friday for 15,000 euros on eBay, before the ad was pulled #news http://is.gd/505Ei
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ROME - ITALIAN dictator Benito Mussolini's blood and brain went on sale on Friday for 15,000 euros (S$31,000) on online auction website eBay, before the company pulled the ad posted by an anonymous ...

The Straits Times British man who strangled wife in his sleep freed after prosecutors withdrew the case #news http://is.gd/505Dv
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LONDON - A BRITISH man who strangled his wife in his sleep because he dreamt she was an intruder was freed on Friday, after prosecutors withdrew the case against him. Brian Thomas, who suffers ...

The Straits Times 408kg man dies of cardiac arrest after medical workers dismantled the chair he sat in for 8 mths #news http://is.gd/505CF
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WASHINGTON - A US man weighing 408kg, who sat in a chair for the last eight months of his life, died after medical workers had to dismantle his mobile home to remove him, local media said. Daniel ...

The Straits Times The world's biggest atom-smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, has restarted after technical faults #news http://is.gd/503Tm
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GENEVA - THE world's biggest atom-smasher, shut down after its inauguration in September 2008 amid technical faults, restarted on Friday, a spokesman for the European Organisation for Nuclear Research ...

The Straits Times US Postal Service has blocked mail to tiny Alaska town that answered Christmas 'Santa mails' for decades #news http://is.gd/503R8
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WASHINGTON - NO MATTER if children are naughty or nice, they won't get a reply from Santa this year, as the US Postal Service has blocked mail to a tiny Alaska town that answered Christmas letters for ...

The Straits Times Twilight sequel New Moon shatters previous records for midnight openings, raking in US$26.3m #news #lifestyle http://is.gd/503Or
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LOS ANGELES - THE hotly anticipated sequel to vampire romance Twilight scored a monster hit at the North American box office on Friday, shattering previous records for midnight openings, reports said.Entertainment ...

The Straits Times Peruvian gang accused of murdering 60 ppl for their fats to sell to foreign cosmetic traders #news http://is.gd/503Mm
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LIMA - A PERUVIAN 'brotherhood,' accused of murdering at least 60 people and selling victims' fat to foreign cosmetics traders, carried out its grisly work undetected for 30 years, Peruvian police said ...

The Straits Times Maybank S'pore has promised to give a one-off payment to employees who cannot be re-hired beyond the age of 62. http://bit.ly/3QHs1i
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MAYBANK Singapore has inked a new re-employment agreement with its staff unions, promising to give a one-off payment to older employees who cannot be re-hired beyond the retirement age of 62. The bank will also end the practice of cutting the pay of workers when they turn 60.

The Straits Times Fifa officially turned down a request from the Irish to stage a replay of their World Cup playoff to France. http://bit.ly/5RgZG
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LONDON - FOOTBALL'S world ruling body Fifa on Friday officially turned down a request from the Irish football authorities to stage a replay of their controversial World Cup playoff defeat to France. ...

The Straits Times Stansfield College and the SIC have sued Case and insurer NTUC Income. #news #singapore http://bit.ly/1Caqg
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The Straits Times A top Korean model who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London was found dead at her apartment in Paris. http://bit.ly/hYWru
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SEOUL - A TOP South Korean model who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London was found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said on Friday. Ms Daul Kim, 20, was found dead on Thursday by French police, a Foreign Ministry official in Seoul said. ...

















