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December 4, 2008 Thursday

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Straits Times Headlines

Thai ruling parties dissolved

Minibonds linked to Lehman to be unwound

Inside

A time for cool heads

View Points

Muslim groups: It's heinous

BA explores merger with Qantas

Quick and short recovery for US?

Deep tensions and pent-up anger remain after ruling

Airport siege to end today

Outlook dim for next few quarters

Counting the cost

Asean summit put off to March

Back home after a week-long ordeal

Stranded tourists rushing for flights die on the roads

When times are bad, prepare for good times

Breaking News

Explosives found, defused

Leaders to meet in Turkey

Rice pushes Pakistan to act

'We didn't help transport cash'

Taiwan won't rush peace pact

HK gourmet slams guide

Media reform bills draw fire

Ma nixes Dalai Lama visit

7 dead in nursing home fire **

Space ride at US$95,000

CAPE CANAVERAL - THE space tourism race heated up on Tuesday when a second company began offering tickets for suborbital rides at less than half the price of competitor Virgin Galactic's.

XCOR Aerospace of California said it is partnering with long-time tour developer and operator Jules Klar, co-creator of the 1960s-era 'Europe on $5 a Day' guides, to sell rides aboard its Lynx spaceship for US$95,000 (S$145,000).

From online to smart phones

SAN FRANCISCO - MYSPACE on Tuesday is launching a mobile video streaming service that lets members of the global social-networking website watch favoured snippets on the move.

2 drinks a day ok for women

WASHINGTON - HEALTHY middle-age women can have up to two alcoholic drinks a day without apparently being at risk of irregular heartbeat, according to a study out on Tuesday.

But having more than two alcoholic drinks is associated with an increased risk of irregular heartbeat, also known as atrial fibrillation, read the report in the Dec 3 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Soot darkens Arctic ice

POZNAN (Poland) - SOOT is darkening ice in the Arctic and speeding a melt that could make the ocean around the North Pole ice-free in summer well before 2050, experts said on Tuesday.

Ancient citadel found in Peru

Body-swap illusion created

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commented

1	S'porean hostage killed
2	Yoga practised here is secular, say instructors
3	Plain and simple, mercy killing is wrong
4	Tuition not the way to success
5	Now in US, Nair retracts apologies, repeats criticisms
6	Yield to buses or face fine
7	MRT seats removed after public feedback
8	Well protected, with positive returns
9	State of emergency at both Bangkok airports
10	Lo Hwei Yen's death a stark reminder that global terrorism is no respecter of human values and decency

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