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1. ACEH: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18

1. ACEH: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18

to be sent later

2. HABIB: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 30

FPI leader released from prison

3. DOCTORS: 30 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 28 NGOs say new bill on medical services protects doctors

4. PRISONERS: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 40 Tommy, Bob among inmates granted remissions

5. ENVOY: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 40 New RI ambassadors to be inaugurated today

6. ODD: 20 pt, 2 cols, 1 x 28 (two stories below)

6.1: 'Vodka marathon' winner dies MOSCOW: The alcohol-hardened winner of a vodka drinking marathon in southwest Russia outpaced all his rivals, but failed to collect his prize of 10 bottles of the prized spirit -- after dying on the spot, ITAR-TASS reported on Wednesday.

The other five competitors ended up in emergency care in the hospital, and prosecutors in the city of Volgodonsk have filed charges of involuntary homicide against the organizers of the weekend drinking contest, the news agency said.

The participants of the event, which took place in a bar, were invited to down half-liter glasses of the Russian national drink and refill as much as they could from buckets filled to the brim with vodka.

The rules allowed them to accompany the vodka, as is traditional in Russia, with sausage, black bread and mustard. The organizers will also be charged with breaking the law on advertising, which forbids staging events that promote the consumption of alcohol.

The report did not say how much the contest casualties had drunk. In 2002, 40,000 Russians died from alcohol poisoning and it is not uncommon for Russian males to down a liter of the liquid on a night out. --AFP

6.2: Tokyo hospital mixes up bodies

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