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Roma hopes may end at Inter
ROME - A ROMA win at leaders Inter Milan tomorrow could revive a Italian SerieA title race that is slowly turning into a procession. While the top-of-the-table clash at the San Siro takes centre stage, Ronaldo will steal much of the... [Read more]

Minimum Sum not needed here
I REFER to the letter, 'Be more flexible on CPF Minimum Sum' (ST, Feb 5). My wife and I retired from government service in 1996. We withdrew our CPF to help pay for our property. Because we depleted our Minimum Sum... [Read more]

Results
BASKETBALLNBA: Chicago 116 Phoenix 103, Atlanta 106 Golden State 105, Seattle 114 Sacramento 103, Portland 94 Washington 73, Miami 100 San Antonio 85, Indiana 94 LA Clippers 80, Cleveland 99 LA Lakers 90, Minnesota 109 Boston 107, Dallas 106 Philadelphia 89.CRICKETFourth... [Read more]

Finally, a good excuse for sleeping at work
WASHINGTON - THE next time the boss finds you snoozing at your desk, take heart - literally. The largest new study of its kind on siestas has found that people who take a short afternoon nap regularly are significantly less likely... [Read more]

Entertaining is out for Japan bank's unit
BANK of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, the Japanese bank which was recently censured over improper lending practices, has asked bankers at its Singapore office to stop entertaining clients as a penance.The bank is part of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, which has about 600... [Read more]

Bharti may invest $3.8b in Wal-Mart tie-up
NEW DELHI - INDIA'S Bharti Enterprises plans to invest up to US$2.5 billion (S$3.83 billion) in setting up a nationwide chain of supermarkets and retail shops in partnership with US chain Wal-Mart Stores. The investment will be spread over the next... [Read more]

New health website for working adults stay healthy
A NEW website was launched on Tuesday dispensing health tips to working adults - from dietary advice to guidelines on organising workplace health programmes. Called Health@Work, the Health Promotion Board (HPB) online portal www.hpb.gov.sg/healthatwork is divided into three main sections.A section... [Read more]

Love-sick widow, 70, on trial for stalking
TOKYO - A 70-YEAR-OLD Japanese woman has gone on trial for bombarding a 79-year-old man with 206 love letters, repeatedly cleaning his family tombstone and breaking a stalking ban.Prosecutors told a court in Ibaraki prefecture in eastern Japan that the defendant... [Read more]

Parliament sitting
PARLIAMENT will sit on Monday, Feb 12, according to a statement from the Clerk of Parliament.... [Read more]

World Quickly
SEGOLENE UNVEILS PROPOSALS PARIS: Socialist presidential hopeful Segolene Royal, trailing in the opinion polls and struggling to kick start her gaffe-prone campaign, unveiled 100 proposals yesterday that she said would make France a stronger, fairer place. Termed 'the presidential pact', the... [Read more]

3 charged over wave of violence in Thai south
PATTANI - THAI security forces have arrested three men in connection with a wave of violence that left eight dead and 69 injured across the Muslim-dominated far south at the weekend. Southern Army commander Viroach Buacharoon told a news conference yesterday... [Read more]