Anti-U.S. demos: Muslim students and activists staged

Anti-U.S. demos: Muslim students and activists staged
demonstrations in major cities in Java on Wednesday to press
their demand that the U.S. drop any plans to bomb Afghanistan.
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HFMD returns: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) returned to
Jakarta and affected a number of kindergartens and elementary
schools in Jakarta recently. Several preschools have temporarily
shut down school activities for up to a week due to the
contagious disease.

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Tiger at Nations Cup: The lure of Tiger Woods and a US$3 million
dollar prize pot at the World Cup will provide the major drive
for 28 countries at the Nations Cup starting Thursday.
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Deportivo shocks United: Manchester United's recent inability to
turn domestic dominance into continental class returned to haunt
it again in the Champions League on Tuesday as it threw away the
lead to go down 2-1 at Spain's Deportivo La Coruna.
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U.S. short-term economy plan: Federal Reserve Chairman Alan
Greenspan told U.S. senators as much as US$100 billion may be
needed to boost growth if Congress decides the economy needs an
additional shot in the arm to recover from the devastating
attacks on Sept 11, lawmakers said.
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Asian currencies mostly higher late: Most Asian currencies were
marginally higher late Wednesday after recovering from morning
losses, as the dollar's near-term direction remained ambiguous,
dealers said.

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Semen Gresik sales: The Ministry of State Enterprises has asked
Mexican-based cement producer Cemex SA de CV to extend its
deadline for the purchase of a US$520 million share in PT Semen
Gresik, amid pressure from legislators opposing the sale.

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Arroyo vows support for U.S.: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
vowed Wednesday to defeat terrorism in the Philippines and
pledged full support for the U.S.-led international coalition
against the blight worldwide.
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Khatami dubs Bush arrogance: Moderate Iranian President Mohammad
Khatami, who was referring to Bush's recent comments on the Sept.
11 attacks in the United States, branded U.S. President George
W. Bush "arrogant" for allegedly thinking that he can
"distinguish between good and bad on his own".

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