Race is on to trace local transmissions
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Reporters keep their distance from Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou on yesterday at a press conference held outside. Ma, who recently visited many hospitals to inspect their SARS prevention measures, was holding a moment of silence in commemoration of a pregnant nurse who died from SARS the day before.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Probable cases are declining: official
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Department of Health chief Twu Shiing-jer shakes hands with a doctor at the Cathay General Hospital in Taipei during a visit there yesterday. Twu met with the family members of Lin Chung-wei, a Hoping Hospital physician who has been infected with SARS and transferred to Cathay. Lin was in critical condition yesterday.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Where crime and politics collide
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Police patrol a shanty-town area in Rio de Janiero. Such patrols are rare, leaving most of these communities at the mercy of drug gangs and armed rebels.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Manufacturers get keyed into typing ergonomically
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The ''Scurry'' virtual keyboard from Samsung.
PHOTO: SAMSUNG ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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Debts plague rebuilding of Iraq
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Iraqi women walk through the litter-strewn Kuwait Street, one of the main thoroughfares of the Iraq's southern port city of Basra. The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that it expected a cholera epidemic in southern Iraq, where 17 cases have already been registered in two hospitals. The reconstruction of basic infrastructure will be largely dependent on the willingness of the international community to bankroll such projects.
PHOTO: AFP
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Muted celebrations greet start of Aboriginal festival
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Exhibits from the Ketagalan Culture Center in Peitou.
PHOTO COURTESY OF TAIPEI CITY ABORIGINAL CULTURAL FESTIVAL
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Exhibits from the Ketagalan Culture Center in Peitou.
PHOTO COURTESY OF TAIPEI CITY ABORIGINAL CULTURAL FESTIVAL
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An out-of-this-world play from Performance Workshop
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Players from Performance Workshop rehearse their play Sand and a Distant Star.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP
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Party people head for the hills
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Re-V-Evolution catches fire outside Taichung tomorrow.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHI-FUNK
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SARS empties cinemas
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Colorful masks are being worn by fashionable people in Taiwan and, above, in Hong Kong, to protect themselves against SARS. Facewear in psychedelic colors, bold prints and even polka dots is increasingly seen on the streets, as people try to ease the daily strain of living behind a mask.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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CD reviews¡@
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Restaurant: Shuang Man Long (Âùº¡Às)
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If it's ramen noodles you're after, then Shuang Man Long will provide.
PHOTO: VICO LEE, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: Lanka Restaurant (Äõ¥d©@ù«Î)
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Original and value-for-money curries can be found at Lanka Restaurant.
PHOTO: YU SEN-LUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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La Spagnola
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PHOTO COURTESY SPOT
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PHOTO COURTESY SPOT
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PHOTO COURTESY SPOT
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PHOTO COURTESY SPOT
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Arsenal thumps on Southampton
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Arsenal's Robert Pires, right, fights for the ball with Southampton's Anders Svensson during their English FA Premiership match at Highbury in London on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Tigers chew up the Orioles; Yanks win
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New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui hits a two-run home run on a pitch from Seattle Mariners' Joel Pineiro during the sixth inning in Seattle on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Expansion team offers Jordan any job he wants
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NBA legend Michael Jordan, center, is shown with Washington Wizard owner Abe Pollin, right, and investor Ted Leonsis after Jordan was named president of basketball operations for the team in this Jan. 19, 2000 file photo.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Lakers down two games to zip
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The Los Angeles Lakers Shaquille O'Neal falls to the floor as San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan drives to the basket during the NBA Western Conference Semi-Finals Playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs at the SBC Center in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday. The Spurs defeated the Lakers 114-95.
PHOTO: AFP
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Pregnant nurse dies in Taipei
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Borough wardens from the area around Taipei Municipal Hoping Hospital stand outside the hospital yesterday protesting against the Taipei City Government's decision to make the establishment a specially designated SARS hospital.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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