Haiti's rebels abandon claims of power after brief talk with Marines
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US Marines stand guard atop light armored vehicles on the front lawn of the Presidential Palace in Port-Au-Prince on Wednesday. France, the US, Canada and Chile have sent troops to Haiti in an effort to stabilize the country after former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled to the Central African Republic under pressure from an armed rebel movement and the international community.
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TAIEX breaks 7,000 mark
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An investor is happy to see that stocks broke the 7,000-point barrier at a securities brokerage in Taipei yesterday. The TAIEX surged 101.93 points, or 1.5 percent, to close at 7,034.10, the highest level for three-and-a-half-years.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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China on alert ahead of session
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Chinese paramilitary police march past the Great Hall of the People in Beijing yesterday. China's leaders are likely to use the annual session of the National People's Congress, which begins today, as a platform to cement a new, more balanced approach to managing the economy, in an attempt to stave off rising discontent.
PHOTO: AFP
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Quetta bloodbath aimed at softening up Musharraf
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Pakistani policemen beat a Shiite Muslim protester, center, during a demonstration in Multan, on Wednesday. Some 200 Shiite Muslims took to the streets demanding protection against attacks.
PHOTO: AFP
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French terrorists threaten trains
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The Rocherolles viaduct in Folles near Limoges, central France where a bomb was found Feb. 21 in a round, white plastic container, consisting of a nitrate-fuel mix. The French government is being blackmailed by a previously-unknown group which has planted at least one bomb on the country's railway system and is demanding a ransom of 1 million euros and US$4 million, the interior ministry said yesterday.
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Oregon, too, allows gay marriages
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Demonstrators protest against same-sex marriages Wednesday in Portland, Oregon. A US gay-marriage revolution spread further as officials in a key county in Oregon took San Francisco's lead and began marrying scores of same-sex couples.
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Currency depreciations cannot grow an economy
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Hutchison hopes to stem 3G loss with HK service
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A businessman walks past an NTT DoCoMo shop in Tokyo yesterday. NTT DoCoMo Inc is close to agreeing on the sale of its 20 percent stake in Hutchison Whampoa Ltd's third-generation mobile-phone business in Britain, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.
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Eisner survives as Disney CEO
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Michael Eisner, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, stands before large video displays as he addresses the attendees at the annual stockholders meeting held in the Pennsylvania Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday.
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Disney characters Mickey and Minnie Mouse greet shareholders prior to the annual shareholders meeting in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
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Watts resigns as chairman of Shell
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Sir Philip Watts, chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors of The Royal Dutch Shell Group, poses on Feb. 5 before announcing the fourth quarter and full financial year results for 2003 in London.
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National Guoguang Opera springs to life
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A man with a woman's touch
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Visiting artists from UK cast aside their preconceptions
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An image from Nuclear Train by visiting UK artist Daniel Saul, at the new National Taiwan University gallery.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ARTIST
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Pop Stop
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The cast of Taiwan Tornado are keen to improve their ratings.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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Taozi, shown here with Leon Lai, is back on the air with a fashion show.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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`Holler Series' shines a spotlight on varied talents
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Australian a cappella act, The Idea of North will close the CKS Cultural Center's Holler Series on March 24 with a concert featuring both classic jazz tunes and original material ranging from gospel to pop.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CKS CULTURAL CENTER
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Flamenco songstress Carmen Linares will be performing material from her hugely successful album, Un Ramito de Locura.
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The Vinyl Word: Saucey gets saucy with SL for a night of hedonism at 'Le Petit Citrus'
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So Saucey.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: Joyce Cafe
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Not the place to dine alone. Take someone special.
PHOTO: DAVID MOMPHARD, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: Crystal Spoon ´¹´ö°Í®õ¦¡¥DÃDÀ\ÆU
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The Crystal Spoon serves great food in a ``fusion'' environment.
PHOTO: GAVIN PHIPPS, TAIPEI TIMES
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Biung mixes it up live
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Singing in both his native Bunkum language and in Mandarin, Aboriginal musician Biung goes on stage tomorrow night at the Riverside Music Cafe.
PHOTO COURTESY OF RIVERSIDE MUSIC CAFE
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One hungers for fame and the other one's along for the ride
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Bob (Matt Damon) and Walt (Greg Kinnear) are conjoined 32-year-old twins who run a diner. More bad taste from the Farrelly brothers.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX
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Cher is in the mix.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX
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Even flower children eventually grow up
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Cancer is the starting point for comedy in The Barbarian Invasions.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CROWN
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`Blind Shaft' plumbs the depths of China and hits a rich vein of film talent
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Blind Shaft has picked up dozens of international awards.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MATA
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Genclerbirligi surprises Parma
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AS Roma's Ferreira Emerson, second from left, is tackled by Gaziantepspor's Ibrahim Toraman during their UEFA Cup match at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Wednesday.
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Satan saves lost Sabres
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Chris Phillips, left, of the Senators, prepares to shoot on Sabres' goalie Martin Biron during the second period of their game in Buffalo, New York, Wednesday. Biron stopped 31 shots in the course of Buffalo's 4-3 victory in New York.
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Brian Leetch of the Rangers was traded on Wednesday to the Maple Leafs.
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Fans fall for bobblehead stunt
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LeBron James, center, of the Caveliers, dunks in front of Hawks' Boris Diaw, left, at Cleveland's Gund Arena, Thursday.
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