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July 5, 2009 Sunday

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Straits Times Headlines

Jobs outlook remains gloomy

'Mas Selamat linked' trio held by KL

Inside

Is property rally sustainable?

View Points

Resale flats: 3 groups of ready buyers

Swimmer Ting Wen brings gold tally to four

No more travel advisories

Crowds parted to let him through

Hygiene priority for pregnant woman

Spread looks unstoppable, warns WHO chief

Six water polo players infected

Research shows why virus is acting more like local blazes

Work begins on Bt Timah MRT line

Drink-and-eat MRT riders on the rise

Company fined $500K for cable damage

Obama means business in Russia

Teaching women to manage money

Breaking News

Cases cross 1,000 mark

Errant bosses feel the heat

Search teams locate jet debris

Fined for chopping down tree

Angling for a catch

Canada reports 4 more deaths

No alternative to talks **

Serena wins Wimbledon

LONDON - SERENA Williams clinched her third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Slam crown with a 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 victory over sister Venus, the defending champion, here on Saturday.

The victory added to her 2002 and 2003 wins at the All England Club and shattered Venus's hopes of a hat-trick of titles and sixth overall which would have taken her level with Billie Jean King.

No winning return for Armstrong

MONACO - SEVEN-TIME champion Lance Armstrong made his return to the Tour de France on Saturday, but failed to make a winning start at the opening stage time trial held over 15.5km.

Fergie in property venture

LONDON - MANCHESTER United boss Alex Ferguson is taking part in a property venture, backed by rich Middle Eastern investors, that intends buying cheap European real estate, a report here said on Saturday.

Immelman, Karlsson out

LONDON - SOUTH Africa's Trevor Immelman and Swede Robert Karlsson have both withdrawn from next week's Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.

AYG events on July 5

Don't rule me out: Monty

Striker Savidan to retire

I'm worth 94 million euros

Landreau blow for Lille

Turk Sahin extends contract

Bayisa caught after wife shot

F1: Hitler got things done

China spared defeat

Bowlers win 2 silvers