Cambodia lets gang leader walk
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Chen Chi-li smirks for the cameras as he's escorted into Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday to face charges of possessing and using illegal weapons.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Jiang likes the sound of Bush's voice
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Jiang Zemin purses his lips as he talks to reporters.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Artists celebrate dancing legend
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A young dancer performs in front of Tsai Jui-yueh, who established Taiwan's first dance studio in 1953, to celebrate her 80th birthday at Taipei's Hong-Gah Museum yesterday.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Afforestation helps `pearl of grasslands'
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The Taiwan ring-necked pheasant.
PHOTO COURTESY THE COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURE
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Lien lashes out at TSU for `splitting the nation'
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Huang Chu-wen, front row center, and other TSU members belt out the party's two theme songs, ``Unite New Taiwan'' and ``You are my brother,'' yesterday. The group was attacked by KMT Chairman Lien Chan for ``splitting the nation.''
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Jump into the fishbowl
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Underwater tunnels let visitors see fish up close.
PHOTO: DAVID FRAZIER, TAIPEI TIMES
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The museum is located in sunny Pingtung County.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NMMBA
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Consider yourself lucky if the museum is this empty.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NMMBA
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Take a stroll with a view of the Taiwan Strait.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NMMBA
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A free-standing reef of coral transplanted from nearby waters to the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium serves as a home to a wide variety of reef fish.
PHOTO: DAVID FRAZIER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Kids cool off in a fountain.
PHOTO: DAVID FRAZIER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Robots make surgery systematic
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Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci Surgical System on show at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York last month. A surgeon manipulates the robot's movements from a viewing console patient. Arterial septal defect heart surgery needs pencil-sized holes made between the ribs. Through the holes robotic arms and a tiny camera gain access to the heart.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG NEWS
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Reebok counts on NBA star to boost image
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Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers plans his next move during a match against the Milwaukee Bucks on May 30 of this year. Reebok is hoping Iverson will add youthful hipness to its image and attract teenage customers.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
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