400 quarantined in apartment complex
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A woman covers her face as she walks by the sealed-off Huachang Public Housing Complex in Taipei City's Wanhua district yesterday.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Recruits trained for Taipei battle
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A healthcare worker learns the right way to put on protective clothing during a special training seminar sponsored by the Department of Health to prepare local healthcare workers to treat SARS patients.
PHOTO: LIAO CHENG-HUEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chaos erupts in legislative assembly
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A few TSU legislators yesterday staged a protest at the Legislative Yuan after the KMT and the PFP blocked several controversial draft bills -- including a referendum law -- proposed by the TSU.
PHOTO: LIU HSIN-TEH, TAIPEI TIMES
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China gets desperate in battle against SARS
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The SARS epidemic has exposed fatal flaws in China's rural health-care system, which must serve 800 million people on a shoestring budget.
PHOTO: AFP
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Armitage aims to reassure Afghan leaders
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Afghan prisoners talk with their relatives through a window at the Kabul Prison in Afghanistan yesterday. Eleven Afghans held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, arrived back in Afghanistan on Thursday, a senior interior ministry official said.
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Climber describes self-amputation
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Climber Aron Ralston, 27, takes pictures of the media after arriving at his first public appearance since a climbing accident forced him to cut off his arm below the elbow, at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado on Thursday.
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China showing signs of long-awaited change
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Mothers will get a muted celebration
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A mother holding carnations waits at a Taipei bus stop yesterday with her daughters. Carnation prices have dropped by up to 60 percent due to weak demand as the public opts to spend more time at home because of SARS fears.
PHOTO: SHIH CHI-HONG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Taipei's 'Fight Club' knocks 'em out
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PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Dazzling Mavericks tie playoff series
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Chris Webber, left, of the Sacramento Kings drives to the basket as Eduardo Najera of the Dallas Mevericks defends during the first quarter at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Wild makes history in comeback thriller
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Minnesota Wild's Wes Waltz celebrates after scoring against the Vancouver Canucks during the third period of NHL playoff action in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday. The Wild won the game 4-2 and the series 3-2 and will now face the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the Western Conference Finals.
PHOTO: AP
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