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Hammers lose Upson, and game
LONDON - CAN things get any worse for West Ham?Bad enough they lost 0-1 to Aston Villa in the Premiership after a dreadful display on Saturday.Worse, they also saw &pound6million (S$18 million) new signing Matthew Upson go off with an injured... [Read more]

Health scares drive Chinese to buy organic food
BEIJING - FREQUENT and rampant food scares have prompted many Chinese to turn to organically grown food, a study by China's Ministry of Commerce has discovered. More than 60 per cent of the country's 562 million city dwellers are willing to... [Read more]

Seychelles' Rockers on training stint here
THEY are amateur basketballers from the African archipelago of Seychelles, known more for its tourism and fishing industries than the sport. But that has not stopped the Mont Buxton United (MBU) Rockers from forging ties with Singapore. The team are in... [Read more]

Effects of global warming 'unstoppable'
THE verdict is out. That gas-guzzling SUV you drive, the air-conditioner that you leave humming through the night - they are responsible for global warming. Worse, the damage from such human activities that consume fossil fuels is unstoppable and will last... [Read more]

Nobel Peace winner eyes presidency
NOBEL Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu has announced a bid for Guatemala's presidency this year in an attempt to become Latin America's second indigenous head of state.Ms Menchu, a defender of victims of Guatemala's bloody 1960-1996 civil war from the Maya ethnic... [Read more]

Female French chef gets top Michelin rating
ONLY three women chefs had ever won the highest accolade from France's Michelin Guide, the bible of gastronomy. On Wednesday, 37-year-old Anne-Sophie Pic became the fourth. Ms Pic, honoured with the maximum three-star rating, is the latest in a line of... [Read more]

8 Iranians nabbed in Gaza as Hamas-Fatah truce collapses
GAZA - EIGHT Iranian citizens were arrested and a Palestinian intelligence chief loyal to Fatah killed, after a shaky truce in the territory broke down on Thursday. At least 10 people have been killed and at least 100 wounded in fighting... [Read more]

What it should have been
In our report, 'Asean Music Festival in S'pore' yesterday, it was stated wrongly that the five-day event at the Hard Rock Cafe Singapore will coincide with the Asean Tourism Forum, which will be held in Singapore from Jan 29 next year.In... [Read more]

Tighter laws on handling bomb-making chemicals
TERRORISTS are increasingly using certain industrial chemicals such as ammonium nitrate to make explosives. In view of the security risk, Parliament passed a new law yesterday that requires businesses or individuals dealing in and handling such chemicals to get a licence... [Read more]

Recall Beckham? Experts can't agree
BY LEONARD LIM - DAVID Beckham's sizzling form in Spain has caused ripples in England. The big question: Should England coach Steve McClaren, who dropped the player said to be the world's best crosser last year, welcome him back to the... [Read more]

Problem's not the stadia, it's the Ultras
MILAN - THE installation of 28 electronic turnstiles - that was all it took for the Italian government to open the San Siro Stadium to season ticket-holders. The Serie A game staged there yesterday against Livorno ended 2-1 for home team... [Read more]