Marchers demand KMT return its stolen assets
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A protester wears the mask of Shun Feng Erh, a god in the court of popular Taoist goddess Matsu who represents justice and far-reaching scrutiny, during a demonstration in Taipei demanding Taiwan's legislature be downsized by half and the KMT's assets be returned to the state.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Fans celebrate bronze medal as if it were gold
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Hundreds of baseball fans congratulate Taiwan's players as they leave Tienmu stadium after winning the bronze medal by beating Japan 3-0 yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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First lady foresees improved EU ties
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First lady Wu Shu-chen hands Liberal International's 2001 Prize for Freedom to President Chen Shui-bian yesterday after returning from Europe.
PHOTO: TONY K. YAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Veterans recall labor-camp hell
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Australians George Reynolds, left, and Harry Leslie, center, who were prisoners of war during World War II, leave a memorial at the site of the former Japanese POW camp of Kinkaseki in Taipei County yesterday after laying wreaths for their dead comrades.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Su Beng has no regrets in fight for sovereignty
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Activist Su Beng says Taiwan's independence is his primary purpose in life.
PHOTO: CHEN CHENG-CHANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Task of rebuilding grim, costly
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Afghan men walk among the ruins of Saray Khoja, some 20km from Kabul. The task of rebuilding Afghanistan could cost as much as US$20 billion.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Highway anarchy halting flow of humanitarian aid
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A war victim begs in Jalalabad.
PHOTO: AFP
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Cuba retains its crown
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Members of the Cuban baseball team celebrate after winning the Baseball World Cup in Taiwan yesterday. Cuba beat the US 5-3 to clinch its seventh consecutive championship.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Taiwan becomes Asia's new No. 1
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A fan shows his support for Taiwan.
PHOTO: LEE HUNG-MIN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Taiwan's team runs onto the pitch after beating Japan 3-0.
PHOTO: LIN CHENG-KUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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President Chain Store eyes China
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James Hsieh, vice president of President Chain Store Corp, speaks with Taipei Times staff reporter Kevin Chen last week.
PHOTO: CHEN CHENG-CHANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Telecoms Pied Piper hits dud notes
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The fall of the telecommunications sector is the biggest investment debacle ever. And at the center of the storm stands Jack Benjamin Grubman, above, 48, a highly-paid analyst from Salomon Smith Barney. No single person can be responsible for the entire debacle but as one securities lawyer put it, Grubman was ``the king of conflicted analysts.''0 Grubman in New York.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Financial leaders decide to cut rates
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About 2,000 protestors rally on the lawn of the Supreme Court of Canada against the G20 and IMF meetings in Ottawa on Saturday. The meetings ended yesterday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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IMF forecasts recession for the US
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PHOTO: AFP
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Some play the rally hoping for declines
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Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange Richard Grasso, third from left, and President William Johnston, third from right, welcome Chairman, President & CEO of Toys ``R'' Us John Eyler, fourth from left, to ring the opening bell in celebration of the opening of the toy retail chain's flagship store in Times Square on Friday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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