Taiwan makes progress at WHO
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Supporters of Taiwan's World Health Organization bid meet yesterday in Geneva to share their experiences.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Health chief declines to punish doctor
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A mother comforts her son as his temperature is taken at the Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei yesterday. The hospital has set up an outdoor clinic next to its emergency room to screen for SARS cases.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Tough times lie ahead for health chief
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New Department of Health chief Chen Chien-jen shakes hands with President Chen Shui-bian. The Chen Chien-jen took over from former director-general Twu Shiing-jer earlier this week.
TAIPEI TIMES FILE PHOTO
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Allegations haunt hospital manager
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DPP legislators Charles Chiang, left, and Lee Chen-nan hold a press conference yesterday. The lawmakers put forward 10 questions regarding the corruption scandal of a former superintendent of the Veterans General Hospital, Chang Mau-song.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Troops ready to strike Aceh Province
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Rebel negotiator for the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), Sofyan Ibrahim Tiba, left, talks on his mobile phone with GAM delagates in Tokyo at the Kuala Tripa hotel in Banda Aceh yesterday. Separatist fighters in Indonesia's troubled Aceh Province said yesterday they were prepared to conditionally give up arms one day after Jakarta warned the rebel group to abandon their struggle for independence or face war.
PHOTO: AFP
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Bringing up baby causes problems in modern Japan
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A tired mother carrys her baby amid a crowd of holidaymakers waiting for a bullet train at the Tokyo station.
PHOTO: AFP
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Morocco begins investigation
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A Moroccan woman looks from the smashed window of her apartment at the Jewish center in Casablanca on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Four Palestinian attacks occur within four hours
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Bodies of blast victims lie in a damaged commuter bus after an explosion killed seven people in Jerusalem yesterday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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South Africa buries hero
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The coffin of anti-apartheid stalwart Walter Sisulu is lowered into the grave in Johannesburg on Saturday. Sisulu died on May 5, two weeks short of his 90th birthday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Don't bet on China confronting N Korea
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ILLUSTATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Mauresmo downs Serena
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Serena Williams skids during the semifinal match against Amelie Mauresmo at the Rome Masters in Rome on Saturday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Australia snags two-run win against the West Indies
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Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan bats in Sri Lanka on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Funny Cide takes Preakness Stakes
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Jockey Jose Santos signals winning the second race of the triple just after finishing first in the Preakness Stakes Saturday at Pimlico race track in Baltimore.
PHOTO: AFP
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Gunners grab FA Cup
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Arsenal's French striker Thierry Henry celebrates at the final whistle of the FA Cup Final against Southampton at The Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday. Arsenal won 1-0 with a goal from Robert Pires.
PHOTO: AFP
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Senators back against the boards as Devils stay hot
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Devils' left winger Jeff Friessen, second from left, watches as the puck passes through the legs of Senators goalie Patrick Lalime, right, during Game 4.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Mavs in Texas showdown
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The Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki, right, drives against Sacramento Kings' Predrag Stojakovic during Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals at the AA Center in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Taipei 101 hopes to set international standards
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Simon Van de Velde, senior development leasing and marketing director for Lend Lease Asia describes a model of City Square, the main plaza of Taipei 101 Mall.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Journalists tour Taipei 101's nearly completed ``City Square'' plaza.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSRONG, TAIPEI TIMES
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