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1.  Singapore: All child care centres and kindergartens will reopen on Monday but other facilities where children under the age of five gather will remain closed until further notice. This was announced by the Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) taskforce. Sound bite of Daniel Wang Nan Chee, Head of HFMD task force. (00:02:28)

2.  Singapore: Singapore's first completed internet home was unveiled to the public. It took three months to convert the eight-year-old HDB flat into a wired-up prototype. (00:04:16)

3.  Singapore: Trade union chief Lim Boon Heng felt the government's decision to raise the employer's Central Provident Fund (CPF) contribution rate by 4% to a total of 16% won't push more companies to difficulties. Sound bite of Mr. Lim.  (00:05:38)

4.  Singapore: Lim Boon Heng also said the risk of structural unemployment in Singapore is real and even the better-educated workers are not spared. He said the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) is looking at ways to expand its skills retraining programme to cover executives and managers. (00:06:57)

5.  Singapore: Another step was taken to help create a conducive and supportive environment for family life with the launch of the Family Life Ambassador or FLA programme. Sound bite of Gerard Ee, Chairman of National Volunteer Centre.  (00:07:24)

6.  Singapore: The Republic of Singapore Navy's first naval base moved out of Pulau Brani in a special ceremony witness by the Second Defence Minister. Sound bite of Chief of Navy Lui Tuck Yew. (00:08:52)

7.  Sweden: Singapore is considering investing in a region of Denmark and Sweden in partnership with a venture capital fund based in the Medicon Valley.  (00:10:03)

8.  Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan President's party has emerged as the largest in the country' parliament but the People's Alliance coalition fell short of a majority leaving a small Muslim party holding the balance of power. (00:13:17)

9.  Indonesia: Indonesia has turned down a United Nations plea to extradite the Malaysian leader. (00:14:15)

10.  Indonesia: Indonesia's Army Chief of Staff said the military no longer cares if the militia was once military comrades-in-arms. He also said the militia will face the full force of the law.  (00:14:39)

11.  Philippines: Philippine Vice-President has resigned from her cabinet post. Her resignation came amid a political storm surrounding the President and a gambling scandal. The President has denied any wrongdoing. Sound bite of Philippine President Joseph Estrada. (00:15:40)

12.  Thailand: Thailand's government has announced that the country's next general elections will be held in the second half of December. (00:16:36)

13.  United States: The two main United States presidential contenders have squared off in their second debate where foreign policy made a rare centre-stage appearance.  Sound bite of Republican presidential candidate George W Bush and Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore.(00:17:14)

14.  Israel: Israeli helicopter gunships fired missiles at the headquarters of the Palestinian Security Forces where two Israeli soldiers were killed by an angry crowd. Israeli government slammed the killing as a severe development.   (00:18:41)

15.  France: A Chinese writer won the Nobel Prize for literature.  (00:19:42)

16.  Singapore: "Everywhere" is the tagline TV Mobile unveiled at its trade launch. TV Mobile will be available on Singapore Bus Services (SBS) buses. Sound bite of Anthony Gan, Managing Director of TV Mobile.(00:22:28)

17.  Australia: Movie goers in Australia may soon catch productions by Singapore's own movie-maker Raintree Pictures after Paramount took interest in "The Tree". Sound bite of Daniel Yun, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mediacorp Raintree Pictures.(00:24:03)

18.  Sports Tonight: The Johor-Singapore Second Link Bridge Run.  (00:25:34)

19.  Sports Tonight: In the World Cup Qualifiers, England was held to a goalless draw with Finland. (00:26:07)