President Chen holds awards
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Seventy-nine-year-old author Chung Chao-cheng, harbinger of the Taiwanese literature movement since 1950, is the winner of the presidential Lily Award.
PHOTO: CNA
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GM fish sparks ecological debate
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The world's first glowing transgenic fish is shown at the BioTaiwan exhibition in Taipei Sunday. The Taiwanese developers injected the green fluorescent gene of a jellyfish into the embryo of the ricefish to make the colorless freshwater fish glow in the dark. Environmentalists fear the fish, nicknamed ``Night Pearl,'' could pose a threat to the earth's ecosystem.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Solomons battlefield sees more action
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Policemen in the central police station in the Solomon Island's capital Honiara guard two men they arrested for disorderly behavior yesterday. The men were arrested after one of them brandished a machete on a crowded bus.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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The fall and rise and fall and rise of Babylon
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The ancient City of Babylon as viewed from one of the palaces that once belonged to ousted Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein, 80km south of Baghdad on July 16. This 4,300-year-old town -- now mainly an archaeological ruin with two important museums -- knows political and military upheaval well.
PHOTO: AP
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Abbas a welcome contrast
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Manila mutiny hurts stocks, peso
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A trader on the Philippines Stock Exchange reads a paper yesterday reporting on the end of a 19-hour standoff by mutinous soldiers on Sunday. Philippine shares fell on concerns about the effects of the failed mutiny on the economy.
PHOTO: AP
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Creating her own land of dreams
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Isabel Allende in an undated file photo.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Paul Tracy takes Vancouver Molson Indy
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Paul Tracy gets a push from his pit crew after a pit stop in the Molson Indy in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday. Tracy went on to win the race, his second consecutive win.
PHOTO: AP
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Armstrong among the elite
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US Postal team rider Lance Armstrong celebrates on the podium after winning his fifth Tour de France, Sunday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Lance Armstrong, in the yellow jersey, negotiates a turn as the pack rides down the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris during the 20th and final stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Ville-d'Avray and Paris, Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Andy Roddick volleys his way to a title
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Andy Roddick of the US hits a backhand to Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand in the RCA Championships in Indianapolis, Sunday. Roddick defeated Paradorn 7-6 (2), 6-4.
PHOTO: AP
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Phelps now wants to see Athens
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Michael Phelps holds with his three gold and two silver medals which he won during the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
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