Taiwanese pitcher proves a big hit in first US outing
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PHOTO: AP
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Drive starts to save Taipei's trees
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Chang Wei-hsiu, right -- a Ph.D. student in the Graduate Institute of Building and Planning at National Taiwan University -- teaches Taipei Times reporter Jewel Huang how to tell the ages of old trees.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Pan-blues call on supporters to `dump Wu'
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KMT Chairman Lien Chan, left, and PFP Chairman James Soong, third left, yesterday perform an Aboriginal dance with the blue camp's Hualien County Commissioner candidate Hsieh Shen-shan, second left, in Hualien yesterday.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Head of elections fires volly at chiefs
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Central Election Commission Chairman George Huang.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Two strong earthquakes shake Japan
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A woman looks at a crushed house caused by strong earthquakes in Kanan, Miyagi prefecture in northern Japan yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Cambodians are ready to vote today
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Two Cambodian men check their names at a poll station in Phnom Penh. More than six million Cambodians are set to go to the polls today.
PHOTO: AFP
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Argentina ends military impunity
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Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner, center, signs decree 420 in Buenos Aires on Friday, clearing the way for the extradition of 45 military men and one civilian wanted in Spain on charges of human rights violations during the 1976-1983 miltary dictatorship.
PHOTO: AFP
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Shots ring out as Iraqis discuss Hussains
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A British soldier searches the car of an Iraqi man at a checkpoint in the southern Iraqi city of Basra yesterday. Only one of Iraq's newspapers carried photographs of the bloodied bodies of Saddam Hussein's sons released by the US military to convince the Iraqi people of their death.
PHOTO: AFP
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Cuba -- the state of the revolution and an uncertain future
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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China's trade hurt by sanctions
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A boat plys the water of Dong Hu at sunset in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, Friday, while new factories and highrise office buildings are being built in the background. The US decision to implement sanctions against several Chinese conglomerates for alleged weapons sales could do extensive damage to development and investment in China, as companies seek to avoid violating the regulations, which requires US customs agents to seize products related to the banned firms.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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The skinny on Kraft's fight against obesity
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School-children eat lunch in the cafeteria at Lewisboro Elementary School in South Salem, New York. Kraft Foods Inc said earlier this month that it would rethink some of its product lines and introduce new steps to help fight the worldwide problem of obesity.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Fighting over cultural treasures
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All works from the treasures of the Sons of Heaven exhibition in Berlin.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM
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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM
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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM
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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM
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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM
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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM
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A journey of discovery
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A teacher instructs students in the basics of calligraphy.
PHOTO COUTESY OF NTNU
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Chang and tennis, a match made in heaven
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HOLDING SERVE
By Michael Chang
Hodder and Stoughton
248 pages
[UK; paperback]
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Thinking outside the box
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Escargot by James Chedburn.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KAOHSIUNG MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
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Twixt Land and Sea by Aurore Chabot, at the Eighth International Shoebox Sculpture Exhbition in Kaohsiung.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KAOHSIUNG MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
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Taking two points of view on the Gettysburg war
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Hallowed ground
By James McPherson
Crown Journeys
Hardcover
144 pages
Crown Publishing
Gettysburg
By Stephen Sears
Houghton Mifflin
Hardcover
623 pages
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Painting a picture of Taiwanese women
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Pondering at Leisure, by Chen Chin.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY
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Dokic gets upset by Vento-Kabchi
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Jennifer Capriati hits a backhand return to Lisa Raymond during their Bank of the West Classic quarterfinal match in Stanford, California, on Friday. Capriati won 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-4.
PHOTO: AP
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Australia reaches 206 for three at tea against Bangladesh
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Australian bat Darren Lehmann is on his way to scoring an unbeaten 150-plus runs against Bangladesh on the second day of the test match at Cairns, Australia, on Saturday. Lehmann led the Australian charge to overtake the Bangladesh first innings total of 295.
PHOTO: AP
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Teenager beats Magnus Norman
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Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia returns a forehand against Alberto Martin from Spain during their quarterfinal match of Croatia Open ATP Tour in Umag, on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Phelps continues to improve times
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Members of he US team celebrate after defeating Italy 8-6 in the women's water polo final match at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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Michael Phelps of the US, right, shakes hands with second placed Ian Thorpe, from Australia after Phelps set a new world record in the men's 200m individual medley final at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain, on Friday. Phelps clocked 1 minute 56.04 seconds.
PHOTO: AP
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Inge De Bruijn of Holland celebrates after winning her heat for the women's 50m butterfly semifinals in Barcelona, on Friday. De Bruijn tied the world record.
PHOTO: AFP
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Taiwan's own now starts for Colorado
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Chin-Hui Tsao of Taiwan is seen on the scoreboard with a blank slate of statistics as he started his first Major League Baseball game for the Colorado Rockies in Denver, on Friday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Colorado Rockies rookie starting pitcher Chin-hui Tsao throws to Milwaukee Brewers batter Richie Sexson in the first inning in Denver on Friday. Tsao made history as the first Taiwanese pitcher to play in the big leagues.
PHOTO: AP
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All Blacks take Australia to task
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New Zealand All Black center Tana Umaga, center, heads towards the tryline with teammates Richie McCaw, right, and Doug Howlet, second from left, in support as Australia's Matt Burke, left, looks on during their Tri Nations rugby union test match at Sydney's Stadium, Australia, Saturday. The All Blacks defeated Australia 50-21.
PHOTO: AP
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Armstrong and Ullrich face off in time trial
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Second-placed Jan Ullrich of Germany, foreground, rides with his Team Bianchi teammates during the 18th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bordeaux and Saint-Maixent-l'Ecole, on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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