Two HK Cabinet secretaries resign
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PHOTO: AP
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Groups concerned about pornography in local comic books
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Members of the ROC Publications Appraisal Foundation and the Chinese Children Education Development Association display pornographic comic books yesterday. The foundation says almost 99 percent of comic-book rental shops in major cities sell such comics.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Fees are reasonable, premier says
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Groups opposed to planned tuition fee hikes stage a protest in front of the Presidential Office yesterday. The placard on the top reads, ``Spare the children!''
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Uribe pushes peace in Colombia
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Colombian marines patrol aboard a high-speed boat along the Arauca River before the arrival of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in Arauca city, Tuesday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Double bubble to follow Greenspan's dot-com fiasco
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Racing toward democracy
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Activists from the opposition Sam Rainsy Party ride a motorcycle to drum up support, through Bot Sala village in Battambang province, 250km northwest of Phnom Penh. Cambodians go to the polls on July 27 in only the third national election in the war-ravaged nation's history.
PHOTO: AP
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A Cambodian man asks a question during a political debate in Battambang.
PHOTO: AP
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Russia leads swimming medal table
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The Spanish team performs during the synchronized free preliminaries at the 10th FINA World Championships in Barcelona on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Armstrong takes it easy on sultry summer's day
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Riot policemen grapple with demonstrators who blocked the race during the 219.5km 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday. People demonstrated for the release of French radical farmer Jose Bove.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Freeman retires from athletics
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Australia's Cathy Freeman wins a women's 400m heat at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney in 2000.
PHOTO: AP
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