Former first lady has day in court
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Former first lady Tseng Wen-hui, center, is accompanied by her lawyer and bodyguards during a break in proceedings at the Taipei District Court yesterday.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Lotto coverage criticized
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Representatives from an anti-lottery lobbying group stage a protest in front of the Legislative Yuan yesterday. Peng Tien-hao, right, holds a giant ice cube and an oversized lottery ticket, symbolizing their call to cool down the nation's lottery fever, while Hsu Chia-ching, left, holds a mock lottery ticket bearing the notice ``Warning from the Ministry of Finance: The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 5.24 million.''
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Exiled Tibetan lama voices concerns
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Tibetan Lama Kunzig Sharma Rinpoche meets with Hsu Chih-hsiung, chairman of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission, left, yesterday.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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German cinema's new look finds buyers
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At the Berlinale this year, German films were more entertainment oriented, a shift which has helped them attract attention on the international market.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL
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Christopher Roth, director of Baader, came under fire for playing fast and loose with history.
PHOTO: YU SEN-LUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Gird your loins for action in Taiwan challenge event
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A member of Team Ironman from Thailand waves to the crowd. The team was one of the favorites in last year's Action Asia Challenge.
PHOTO COURTESY NGC
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Growing `exotic' produce
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Sudhiphand Ritviwat cares for ducklings at a pen in Kanchanaburi province, 110km west of Bangkok. The ducks at this farm, southeast Asia's only foie gras producer, are raised for their livers.
PHOTO: AP
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Ansett has to turn in its wings
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Ansett flight attendant Tanya Harriss, center, is determined to see Ansett Airlines out with a party as staff gather for a wake in Sydney yesterday. Ansett, once the country's biggest airline, officially ceased operations yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Japanese construction companies feel the heat
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Sato Kogyo President Hiroshi Yoshida, center, accompanied by lawyers, bows during a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Sunday.
PHOTO: AFP
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