Minister under fire for explosion
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Fire inspectors study the site of the Chufeng Fireworks Factory in Tunghsiao, Miaoli County, where an explosion left five people dead and 14 injured.
PHOTO: PAN WEN-JEN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Ilan River gets new lease on life
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Reconstruction work is taking place along the Ilan River to improve resistance to floods and create an easily accessible recreational riverside area. The NT$250 million project is part of the government's effort to promote ecological engineering in public construction.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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The green slope of the embankment next to the Ilan River offers lots of space for families to spend time together.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Lin Yu-chen, a student from Ilan Junior High School's fine arts class, paints the pastoral landscape of the Ilan River in watercolor.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Internships offer graduates choices
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Students swarm in front of booths looking for suitable employment at a fair held at National Taiwan University on Nov. 3 last year.
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Rumsfeld stands firm on N Korea
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US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, right, salutes with his South Korean counterpart, Cho Yong-kil, left, during a welcoming ceremony at the War Memorial in Seoul yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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South Korean activists shout slogans demanding South Korea reject a US request for the dispatch of troops to Iraq during a protest in Seoul yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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US troops go on offensive in Iraq
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An Iraqi man asks a British soldier to let him see through the telescopic sight of his weapon in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Sunday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Chirac and Raffarin visit site of gangway tragedy
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French President Jacques Chirac, left, is flanked by Alstom chairman Patrick Kron, center, Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, second from right, and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, right, during his visit to the accident site on Sunday in St. Nazaire.
PHOTO: AFP
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Future queen enjoys public acclaim
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Spain's Crown Prince Felipe and his new fiancee Letizia Ortiz chat in the Royal Theater in Madrid on Nov. 3, where they arrived with members of the Royal family to see a concert by violinist Mtislav Rostropovich.
PHOTO: AP
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Bank of England's complacency does nothing to dispell bubble worries something
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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Tripping the light fantastic
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Joyce Tsai and Tony You pose.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Dmitri Timokhin and Anna Bezikova are one of the world's top Latin dancing couples.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Bosh hits the big time as Raptors see off Rockets
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Houston Rockets' Yao Ming, right, shoots over Toronto Raptors' Chris Bosh on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Patriots triumph in Battle of the Bills
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David Givens, center, of the New England Patriots makes a catch as Terence Newman of the Dallas Cowboys defends in the second quarter on Sunday at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The Patriots won 12-0.
PHOTO: AFP
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Dallas Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells, left, hugs New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick after the game.
PHOTO: AP
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All eyes look to World Cup finale
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Australia's Morgan Turinui takes a tumble during a team surfing trip to Coffs Harbour, Australia, yesterday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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