Chen keeps up offensive against Lien
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Japanese engineers yesterday conduct an auspicious ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Yuanshantzu flood-diversion tunnel, which is part of the Keelung River dredging project in northern Taiwan that President Chen Shui-bian opened yesterday.
PHOTO: CNA
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US troops kill dozens of Iraqis in lengthy battle
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The owner of a destroyed passenger bus cries after his vehicle was attacked and several people on board killed during a US army operation in the town of Samarra, 125km north of Baghdad, on Sunday.
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Taiwan's new satellite on its way
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Taiwan's second satellite, ROCSAT-2, was taken to CKS International Airport yesterday, wrapped in a nitrogen-filled container weighing more than 2 tonnes.
PHOTO: TONY YAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Breaking taboos and creating space
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Christopher Hughes says that Taiwan must stand up for itself in the international community, but warns against actions that are excessively provocative.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Myanmar junta accused of `cultural crime'
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A crane is seen behind an ancient temple in Bagan in central Myanmar last month where the government plans to construct a massive viewing tower.
PHOTO: AP
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Buddhist monks walk out of the sanctum of the Ananda temple, the most famous in Bagan, the ancient capital of Myanmar, last month.
PHOTO: AP
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Sharon slams unofficial Mideast peace talks
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Women light candles as a symbol of peace on the Mont-Blanc bridge in Geneva during a rally on Sunday in favor of peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
PHOTO: AFP
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New drug plan marks World AIDS Day
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Salvadorean AIDS sufferer Maria Ayala, 20, lies in bed at the Rosales National Hospital in San Salvador on Sunday. Nearly 25,000 Salvadoreans have contracted HIV, and the Department of Public Health in El Salvador says that last year AIDS was the tenth-largest cause of death in the country.
PHOTO: EPA
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Anti-Chavez forces petition for recall referendum
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks to the press in Caracas on Sunday, the same day the opposition attempted to collect 2.4 million signatures for a referendum to recall him.
PHOTO: AFP
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Democracy in Iraq and the flow of oil
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ILLUSTRATION MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Qantas orders 23 Airbus A320s
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Chief executive for Qantas Geoff Dixon, right, and chief executive of its new domestic offshoot Jetstar, Alan Joyce, left, announce the birth of the airline at a press conference in Sydney, yesterday. The new airline will operate a fleet of A320 aircraft.
PHOTO: AFP
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After hip hop, Cholo
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Patriots survive scare to edge Colts
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Peyton Manning, center, of the Indianapolis Colts is sacked by Richard Seymour, bottom, of the New England Patriots on Sunday at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.
PHOTO: AFP
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Chelsea makes rivals sit up and listen
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Chelsea's Joe Cole, right, competes for the ball with Manchester United's French defender Mikael Silvestre during their English premier league soccer match at Stamford Bridge, London, on Sunday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Chelsea's John Terry, top, celebrates with goalkeeper Carlo Cudicin after defeating Manchester United on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Skin-king Couples shows Sorenstam how it's done
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Annika Sorenstam, right, of Sweden and Fred Couples of the US share a laugh on the 11th green during the Skins Game on Sunday at the Trilogy Golf Club in La Quinta, California.
PHOTO: AFP
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