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Wednesday, 8 December 1999
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- Child killer's accomplice leaps to his death
- White extremists linked to Cape Town bombings
- Israel and Syria agree to renew land negotiations
- Whistle-blower set to tangle with Kinnock
- Guerrillas reclaim the night under the noses of Russians
- EU leaders `powerless' to stop Russian blitz
- Britain stokes up diplomatic war over Chechnya
- City life: Gasps as gleaming monsters float in
- MILLENNIUM CORNER; 23 DAYS TO GO
- New York hit by schools exam cheating scandal
- Macho world of French politics to face upheaval under new laws
- EU convoy brings fuel to Serbs left in cold city starved heating fuel
- School shooting linked to family feud
- Kohl's secret files go missing as auditors investigate Christian Democrat scandal
- Proof of `systematic killings' in Timor
- Barak cancels homes plan for Jewish settlers
- Russian minister feted at La Scala as outrage grows
- Putin gives Clinton an icy rebuff on Chechnya
- Triumph for New Zealand Greens
- Four hurt in armed rampage at Dutch school
- Seattle police chief quits over WTO rioting
- Seattle police chief quits over riots
- MILLENNIUM CORNER: 24 DAYS TO GO
- Danish mother takes on New York
- AMERICAN TIMES: HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA: The doyenne of death heads for Tinseltown
- Lawyer detained by Serbs vanishes
- Nasa says Mars probe failure was `crushing blow' p
- Balkan states ask UN to kick out Yugoslavia
- Castro whips up Cuban fury over tug-of-war boy
- Lucky Schroder revels in new unity
- Five shot in pupil's gun attack at Dutch school
Business
- Psion unnerved as Ericsson announces Microsoft link-up
- Party time returns to the City with record bonuses
- Bank of Scotland launches new assault on NatWest
- Around the World's Markets: Paris
- Around the World's Markets: NEW YORK
- Esser urges Vodafone to raise takeover bid
- The Investment column: Phenomenal Sage prepares to launch online software rental
- The Investment column: NFC
- The Investment column: Kingfisher
- Double-decker trains planned as part of pounds 1bn SWT invetsment
- Market report: C&W rockets as busy buyers wake up dormant bid talk wakes up
- Banco Bilbao may back BoS in NatWest battle
- Developing countries to grow more slowly, warns World Bank
- City of London has thrived since launch of euro, says Bank of England Governor
- Kelda set to cull 500 jobs as Ofwat price curbs bite deeper
- Around the World's Markets: London
- BT to cut cost of surfing the Net by up to 20%
- S&N looks overseas to bolster growth
- Finns propose 11th-hour deal to end row over savings tax
- Around the World's Markets: New York
- Around the World's Markets: Tokyo
- Around the World's Markets: NEW YORK
- Lloyd's to launch recruitment drive for Names
- Lasmo MD quits suddenly after rift with chief
- High-tech funds can spread risks risk spread
- Around the World's Markets: Hong Kong
- The Investment Column: John David Sports
- The Investment Column: BTP
- Powderject stock sinks further on delays to launch of anaesthetic
- The Investment Column: SSL International remains a safe play
People
- Chess
- Words: scratch, n.
- Royal Engagements
- Poker
- Thursday law report: Attempted deception did not defeat bank's claim
- Historical notes: A promise kept for 366 years in Oberammergau
- Royal Engagements
- Bridge
- Chess
- Wednesday Law Report: Evidence of acquittals not admissible as similar fact
- Historical Notes: `Neutral' Irish won 8 Second World War VCs
- Words: high-falutin, adj.
Sport
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- Godolphin ready to set up an American base
- Chill delays McCoy's charge towards 1,000
- Bradford's Odsal plan given the green light
- Dettori joins idols in Happy Valley frenzy
- Read wins classic match race
- Pantani to return in southern Spanish tour
- Shennan's BBC empire is striking back
- Samaranch confident of avoiding FBI questioning
- Reebok sues SOCOG over sponsorship deal
- Olympic ticket boss 'resigns'
- League warns Wembley over ticket prices
- Samaranch gives boost to Wembley
- Italian slump hands lead to Cayard
- Kostner wins Super-G
- Ghedina fastest in downhill training
- Tyson likely to fight in Manchester
- Rebirth of the Eagles fulfils an ambition for Aston
- Sponsorship deal underlines Macey's status
- Rails cause division among bookmakers
- 1 Disability campaigners celebrate 'victory' after government rethink over plans to make it more difficult to claim disability benefits
- 2 'Jail reckless bankers': Report urges the Government to introduce new criminal offence for reckless management
- 3 Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
- 4 Uri Geller psychic spy? The spoon-bender's secret life as a Mossad and CIA agent revealed
- 5 Vice pulls 'breathtakingly tasteless' fashion shoot glorifying the suicides of famous female authors from Sylvia Plath to Virginia Woolf
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