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Chirac to US: Sign key climate accords
PRESIDENT Jacques Chirac has demanded that the United States sign two key climate-change agreements, warning that a carbon tax would be imposed across Europe on imports from nations who fail to comply. Speaking at a high-profile climate-change conference in Paris this... [Read more]

More bird flu outbreaks expected
JAKARTA - THE world should expect more bird flu outbreaks in the coming months, the United Nations (UN) official coordinating the global fight against the virus warned, after Britain recorded its first case of the H5N1 strain. Dr David Nabarro said... [Read more]

What it should have been
In our article yesterday, '2 Aztech directors exercise options', we erroneously said that Aztech Systems' full-year earnings was $2.04 million.It should be $20.04 million. We are sorry for the error.... [Read more]

Fresh targets
CapitaLand's assets under management passed the firm's $13 billion target to reach $14.3 billion at the end of last year. The success has prompted the group to set a new target - $18 billion by the end of this year. It... [Read more]

Some return to heroin after Subutex clampdown
THE evidence suggests that widespread heroin abuse is not on the comeback. Still, a number of addicts, like John, not his real name, did go back to chasing the dragon - slang for heroin abuse - after the clampdown on Subutex... [Read more]

Funds go overseas
WINNERSInvestors could benefit from offshore unit trusts which are likely to be cheaper and offer better returns, due to lower overhead costs.LOSERSAffected parties include unit trust trustees - custodians of the money held in a unit trust - as well as... [Read more]

Harvard updates core curriculum
BOSTON - HARVARD University has announced its biggest curriculum overhaul in three decades, focusing on sensitive religious and cultural issues, the sciences and overcoming American 'parochialism'. The curriculum at the oldest US university has been criticised as focusing too narrowly on... [Read more]

Casmir finds temporary home at Gombak
FORMER national striker Agu Casmir has been offered a helping hand by Gombak United chairman John Yap.The 22-year-old will take up Gombak's desk job offer after declining to renew his contract with Woodlands Wellington, which ends on Feb 28.It is believed... [Read more]

Booming tourism sector set five records last year
HOTELS added the icing on the tourism cake last year by hitting all-time highs for room rates, occupancy and total revenue.In all, five out of seven tourism indices set new records in a sterling year, one in which Singapore saw its... [Read more]

Govt shows its capitalist head, socialist heart
A CAN-DO Budget with buzz. And one that positions Singapore to run the next lap of the global economy, even as it beefs up social-security spending to take care of those who can't run as fast. That's what Second Finance Minister... [Read more]

Man battles anaconda to rescue grandson
A 66-YEAR-OLD man saved his grandson from the grip of a 5m-long anaconda by beating the snake with rocks and a knife for half an hour. 'When I saw the snake wrapped around my grandson's neck, I thought it was going... [Read more]