Asia braces itself against bird flu
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Thai workers yesterday carry sacks of dead chickens to be destroyed at a temple in Bangkok. The bird flu virus ravaging Asia's poultry stocks has hit six more of Thailand's 76 provinces, bringing the number affected to 31, the government said.
PHOTO: AFP
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Blair still rides his political luck
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A protester wears a mask of British Prime Minister Tony Blair outside the Royal Courts of Justice as the Hutton report into the death of government weapons expert David Kelly is published, in London on Wednesday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Suicide attack kills at least 10 in Jerusalem
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An Israeli rescue worker searches the wreckage of a destroyed bus following an explosion in Jerusalem yesterday. A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up on a bus in central Jerusalem yesterday, killing at least 10 people, as a prisoner exchange between Israel and the Lebanese guerilla group Hezbollah got underway.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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World News Quick Take
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Iranian electoral crisis worsening
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Reformist MP listens to a speech by a Parliamentarian during a sit-in on Wednesday. President Mohammad Khatami said he hoped a bitter row over the mass disqualification of reformist candidates would be resolved.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Is America really an empire?
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YUSHA
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A light and sound spectacular
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Pop Stop
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Who's the Mack?
PHOTO:TAIPEI TIMES
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Ru Hua is looking good.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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The US and WTO up against The Wall
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Workers-rights combo, Black Hand Nakasi, will be performing at The Wall this coming Sunday to celebrate the release of its latest album, Taiwan Buffalo vs. WTO.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BHN
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The Vinyl Word
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``Where is it?''
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Unfurl your body and mind for a bit of yoga
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Yoga students stretch to their limits during an evening class at the Cedar Yoga Center in Taipei.
PHOTO: DIANA FREUNDL, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: Shintori (Cuisine Japonaise)
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A cut above the ordinary.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: Goldfish
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All that glistens is not gold.
PHOTO: DAVID MOMPHARD, TAIPEI TIMES
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A nightmare on Friday 13
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Freddy and Jason discuss the merits of existentialism and forget to call the fire brigade.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF FOX
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A sanitized romp in sitcomland elicits more yawns than laughs
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Steve Martin brings what only Steve Martin can bring to middle-of-the-road comedy.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF FOX
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Real Madrid fights to upend Valencia
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Valencia's Jorge Lopez, right, vies with Real Madrid's French Zinedine Zidane during their match in Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Wednesday. Real Madrid won 2-1.
PHOTO: AFP
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Tunisian forward Mohamed Jeidi, right, pushes past DRC player Marcel Mbayo in Rades during their African Nations Cup match, Wednesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Musashimaru chides Japanese
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Retired sumo grand champion Musashimaru, from Hawaii, speaks at a press luncheon in Tokyo Thursday. Musashimaru, the most-successful foreign-born wrestler in sumo, retired in November after failing to recover from a wrist injury.
PHOTO: AP
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Henin-Hardenne and Clijsters in finals
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Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne, right, is congratulated by Colombia's Fabiola Zuluaga after her semifinal win at the Australian Open in Melbourne Australia, Thursday.
PHOTO: AP
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Former tennis star Steffi Graf watches her husband Andre Agassi during his match against Marat Safin, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Indiana Pacers drive back to victory lane
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Miami Heat's Wang Zhi-zhi, left, and Lamar Odom, center, put pressure on Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James in the third quarter in Cleveland, Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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