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1)  Singapore: Gynaecologist Dr Tanny Chan has been cleared of charges, after she was sued by a woman, Madam Joanna Chng, for medical negligence.  (00:03:01)

2)  Singapore: Businessman Foo Peng Boon or Frank Foo, was charged in court for cheating in property deals worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. (00:04:33)

3)  Singapore: A man was killed in a fight near a Serangoon night market. (00:05:09)

4)  Singapore: Families rushed to purchase resale Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats to avoid paying a 2% cash down payment after the announcement of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) rate cuts. Property agents believed that sales from resale HDB flats will pick up 5%. Sound bite of Director of Dennis Wee Properties, Chris Koh. (00:05:35)

5)  Singapore: Centrepoint Properties executive condominium, Quintet, was the only project launched while other private property developers held back their projects. (00:08:12)

6)  Singapore: PSA Corp joined hands with Cosco Pacific Limited in setting up a joint venture to operate two berths at the Pasir Panjang terminal. (00:08:49)

7)  Iraq: Thousands took to the streets to protest after the bombing in Najaf killed 80 people, including Shia leader Ayatollah Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim.  (00:09:38)

8)  World Minute: A Russian nuclear submarine sank during a storm, killing nine crew members.(00:11:32)

9)  World Minute: Six-way nations meeting between North and South Korea, United States, China, Japan and Russia came to an end. The countries are planning another meeting in a bid to persuade North Korea to stop its nuclear programme. (00:12:06)

10)  World Minute: An 18-year-old American, Jeffery Lee Parson, has been charged for spreading the Blaster virus. (00:12:33)

11)  Singapore: Acting Minister of Manpower, Dr Ng Eng Hen, announced that workers would be guaranteed jobs in logistics and process engineering industries after undergoing training under the Work Assistance Programme. Sound bite of Dr Ng. (00:16:53)

12)  Singapore: The Singapore History Museum moved into a new temporary location at Riverside Point. Sound bite of the Senior Curator of the Singapore History Museum, Iskander Mydin. (00:17:44)

13)  Singapore: Singaporeans celebrated the Mid Autumn Festival with a specially made "giant" mooncake at the Lights in Harmony event at Plaza Singapura. (00:19:43)

14)  South Korea: Mobile phone operator offer handphones with anti-mosquito features. (00:20:20)

15)  Sports: In the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, Andy Roddick beat Ivan Ljubicic and American James Blake beat Sargis Sargsian in the same tournament. In the Women's Singles, Kim Clijsters beat Svetlana Kuznetsova and Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated Daniela Hantuchova. (00:26:08)

16)  Sports: In the English Premier League, Liverpool beat arch rivals Everton 3-0. (00:27:37)

17)  Sports: Chelsea is set to complete the signing of French footballer Claude Makelele from Real Madrid. Hernan Crespo also revealed his Chelsea jersey number at a press conference. (00:28:02)

18)  Sports: Steve McManaman joins Manchester City from Real Madrid. (00:28:52)

19)  Sports: Italian football club AC Milan won the European Super Cup by beating FC Porto. (00:29:16)

20)  Italy: Veteran actor Omar Sharif received the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Film Festival. (00:29:40)