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April 27, 2009 Monday

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Straits Times Headlines

Race to contain swine flu

Maternity leave: Govt to pay firms earlier

Inside

Kalla heading for political wilderness?

View Points

What it should have been

S'pore to crack down on teen smoking

Lighting up in the open

Keep religion above 'petty politics', says Vivian

Born and bred in S'pore - and aiming for gold

Sports hub delayed but will be built

China, Taiwan ink financial alliance pact

High-powered team to help immigrants fit in

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Asia moves to keep deadly strain out

Visitors here scanned for flu symptoms

Breaking News

Taiwan man cleared of swine flu

Ban on hereditary candidates

HK airport's relief package

Pork still on dinner tables

Taipei-Beijing talks critiqued

Tours along N.Korea border

China landslides kill 11, 15 hurt

Diarrhoea near epidemic

No heavy weapons to be used **

Blake upset by Romanian

ROME - JAMES Blake struggled with the windy conditions and lost to Romanian qualifier Victor Crivoi 7-5, 6-3 Monday in the first round of the Rome Masters.

Blake lost the opening five games against the 112th-ranked Crivoi, rallied to make it 5-5 - saving three set points along the way - then was broken at love to end the first set.

No stopping Deccan Chargers

DURBAN (South Africa) - ADAM Gilchrist and Herschelle Gibbs clobbered the Chennai Super Kings attack to hand Deccan Chargers their fourth successive win in the Indian Premier League on Monday.

West Indies wash out

CHELMSFORD (England) - THE WEST Indies missed out on the chance to make up for a poor first innings display against Essex when the third and final day of their tour match was washed out by rain on Monday.

Spain's Getafe fires coach