Scandal-tainted Chu vows to return to job
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Kaohsiung City Council Speaker Chu An-hsiung yesterday shakes hands with his supporters to celebrate his release. Chu, who was detained on charges of vote-buying in the council speaker election on Dec. 29, was released on NT$5 million bail late Thursday evening.
PHOTO: CHANG CHUNG-YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Israel moves to decapitate Hamas
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Angry mourners chant slogans while carrying the body of Hamas militant Yasser Taha during his funeral procession in the Bureij refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, yesterday.
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DOH keeps up pressure on the WHO
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A cleaner yesterday sterilizes Taipei's Jen Chi Hospital in order to prepare for the reopening celebration today. The hospital was shut down for over a month due to serious hospital transmission of SARS.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chichi residents protest planned incinerator project
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Hundreds of residents of Chichi Township -- a famous tourist spot in central Taiwan -- yesterday protested against a proposed waste incinerator project in the area. Their banner reads, ``[We] beg the government to give Chichi a break.''
PHOTO: LU CHANG-PING , TAIPEI TIMES
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Indonesian army keeping pressure on rebels
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An Indonesian journalist drinks snake blood during a jungle survival lesson at Sanggabuana mountain in Subang, West Java Province on Wednesday. Sixty-four Indonesian journalists gathered for a four-day course which is mandatory for those who hope to be embedded with the Indonesian military during operations against rebels in Aceh province.
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Toronto vigilant as SARS stabilizes
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A hospital visitor in Toronto uses her jacket as a face mask at the SARS screening station in front of the entrance of Toronto General Hospital. Like people in Taiwan, Toronto residents are growing weary of the disease, after a possible third outbreak east of the city. There are currently 73 active SARS cases in the city, the largest number outside Asia.
PHOTO: AFP
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Life on the streets of post-Saddam Baghdad
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Display makers get SARS payoff
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Oris Huang demonstrates the latest flat-panel TV screen technology at Taipei's Nanking East Road FNAC yesterday. Suppliers of flat-panel displays are expected to benefit from higher-than-expected prices this year as SARS may curb excess supply. The Sony 30'' TV retails for NT$249,000.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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SK group owner jailed on charges of fraud
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Chairman of SK Corp Chey Tae-won arrives at court for his trial yesterday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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`Made in Taiwan' and proud of it
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Embarrassed Yankees hit back
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New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui of Japan connects for a single and drives in teammate Raul Mondesi in the 4th inning against the Houston Astros on Thursday at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. The Yankees won 6-5.
PHOTO: AFP
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Masterful Watson turns back the clock
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Tom Watson embraces his long-time caddie Bruce Edwards on Thursday after his ball dropped following a long putt on the ninth hole for a birdie at Olympia Fields Country Club in the first round of the US Open outside Chicago. Watson finished the round with a five-under-par 65.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Hewitt hits the heights to advance
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Andre Agassi prepares a forehand during his game against Richard Krajicek at Queens Club in London on Thursday.
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