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May 29, 2009 Friday

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Straits Times Headlines

Parliament to get more diverse voices

SMU student is Singapore's first H1N1 flu victim

Success of the Chinese model

View Points

Circle Line trains start rolling today

Malaysia to hold Mas Selamat under ISA for two years

From touchdown to isolation within hours

Those in close contact quarantined

WHO to relook alert system

Panel to prepare for long-term growth

Temasek urged to help local talents and firms in global arena

5 economic strategies

Win or lose, more voice for opposition

GRCs to shrink, but they will stay

Nominated MPs to be a permanent feature

A system in sync with aspirations of S'poreans

'Intolerance' can bring a nation down

In Brief

N. Korea pulls out of 1953 truce

Why S'pore won't let up on training

Consider top-up rule when selling below valuation

STI rises to highest level in eight months

What it should have been

Breaking News

Bankruptcy deal secured

US stocks open with a bounce **

Stephen Ireland commits to City

MANCHESTER - STEPHEN Ireland signed a new five year contract with Manchester City on Thursday and then promptly declared he never wanted to leave Eastlands.

The deal was due reward for the midfielder's buoyant performance this season which saw him nominated as the club's player of the year - and that for a player whose future appeared uncertain after losing his way under former manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Federer advances in the night

PARIS - PLAYING on his least favourite surface, in his nightmare conditions and on the brink of going two-sets-to-one down, Roger Federer concluded his bumpy victory in the French Open second round on Thursday had been 'fun'.

Torres signs, Red till 2013

LIVERPOOL - LIVERPOOL striker Fernando Torres has signed a new deal that will keep him at the Premier League club until 2013.

The 25-year-old Spain international has scored 50 goals in his first two seasons at Anfield despite struggling with hamstring injuries.

Vatican daily praises Barcelona

VATICAN CITY - THE Vatican newspaper has made a rare foray into sport, praising Barcelona's triumph over Manchester United in the Champions League final as a victory of creativity over athleticism.

Venus, Jankovic advance

S'pore bowling's AYG squad

Riots mar Barca celebrations

'Finally I have won it!'

One-game ban for Ronaldo

Barca complete treble

RI(JC) wins A Div title

English, Spanish fans hit Rome

Spanish PM hails 'dream team'

Fans throng Barcelona

Utd fans still kings of England

Messi wins duel with Ron