Hail sends residents ducking for cover
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A pedestrian covers his head to avoid the hail in Taipei City yesterday afternoon.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Disabled artists shine with music
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Eleven-year-old Chang Ching-wei, blind from birth, plays the violin in the final of the National Music Contest for the Physically and Mentally Disabled at Chungshan Hall in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Japan gets jitters ahead of ferry visit
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A North Korean delegate runs toward anti-North Korean demonstrators in front of the main press center at the World University Games in Daegu yesterday. Five North Korean delegates, including journalists, scuffled with South Korean protesters who said North Korean leader Kim Jong-il lives in luxury despite his country's poverty.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Son tries to keep dream of Martin Luther King alive
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Thousands applaud Coretta Scott King as they attend ceremonies on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Saturday to observe the coming 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s call for equality in his ``I Have a Dream'' speech and the historic March on Washington, which took place on Aug. 28, 1963.
PHOTO: AP
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PHOTO: REUTERS
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Palestinian leaders in power fight
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A Palestinian youth throws stones at an Israeli tank during clashes in the West Bank city of Nablus on Saturday. Palestinian militants have renewed attacks on Israelis, especially in the Gaza Strip, while Israel waged military reprisals after a suicide bombing.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Corruption taints the Philippines
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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Chinese tourists to HK's rescue
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A Chinese tourist tries out a gold ring at a gold and jewelry shop in Hong Kong on Saturday. Tens of thousands of Chinese tourists have come to Hong Kong since Beijing eased travel restrictions last month.
PHOTO: AP
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Direct cargo links good for business
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Chairman of the National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises Day Sheng-tung talks about the government's policy on direct cross-strait transportation links.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Seeking the ultimate among the stars
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Jesuit brother and astronomer Guy Consolmagno with the main telescope at the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo.
PHOTO: AP
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Guy Consolmagno opens a book by 17th century Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei at the Vatican Observatory library.
PHOTO: AP
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An ancient tradition struggles on
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A Thai artisan makes an r alms bowl used by monks to receive offerings of food.
PHOTO: AFP
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Manchester United and Chelsea win
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Chelsea Joe Cole vies for the ball with Leicester City Andy Impey at the Stamford Bridge Stadium during the Leicester City versus Chelsea match on Saturday. Chelsea won the match 2-1.
PHOTO: AFP
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Kirsten puts South Africa in charge
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South Africa's Jacques Kallis in action against England at Headingley.
PHOTO: AFP
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Red Sox beat Mariners in 10th inning
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Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek runs down the Seattle Mariners' Mark McLemore for an out in the seventh inning at Boston's Fenway Park, Sunday. The Red Sox went on to beat the Mariners, 7-6, in 10 innings.
PHOTO: AP
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Japan slated to face US team in little-league final
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Saugus, Massachusetts, relief pitcher Mark Sacco reacts after allowing the second of two back-to- back home runs in the fifth inning against Boynton Beach, Florida in the US Little League Championship game.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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England's backup squad beats Wales
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England's Stuart Abbott, left, is tackled by Stephen Jones of Wales during their rugby union friendly match at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Saturday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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