Diplomatic pressure leads to compromise in Fallujah
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A US soldier's helmet is seen on the asphalt after an attack on a US Army convoy yesterday outside the town of Baqoubah, north of Baghdad, Iraq. A US soldier was killed and another wounded yesterday when a roadside bomb exploded near their convoy, a US military spokesman said.
PHOTO: AP
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Your best friend at Taipei 101: a big steel ball
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Members of the National Research Council, Canada, and Taiwan's National Science Council inspect the tuned mass damper on the 88th floor of Taipei 101 yesterday.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chen promotes DPP `young elite'
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Two student representatives present President Chen Shui-bian with A-bian and A-chen dolls during his meeting with the student campaigners at the Presidential Office yesterday.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Backhoe falls on bus, kills 23
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At least 23 people died on Wednesday and 36 were injured when a backhoe fell on a school bus in afternoon rush-hour traffic north of Bogota, Colombia.
PHOTO: EPA
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Tables turn on Sharon, polls find
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An Orthodox Jewish man rides his bicycle past a banner that reads, ``Connecting to Gush Katif Roots'' yesterday. Gush Katif is a major settler block in the Gaza Strip.
PHOTO: EPA
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EU struggles to strut its stuff
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Jewelers, stores focus on sales for Mother's Day
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A woman models jewelry at a fashion show held at the Grand Hyatt yesterday to promote the 2004 International Exhibition of Wedding Dress Supplies and Jewelry. The fair opens today at the Third Exhibition Hall of the Taipei World Trade Center.
PHOTO: CNA
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Wen Jiabao signals clamps on economy
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A worker fixes ornaments on a Formula One race car model promoting the Racing Carnival to be held during the week-long May Day holidays in Shanghai. Local businesses are hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to make money as the first ever Grand Prix comes to China's largest city on Sept. 26.
PHOTO: AFP
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The name's Bond
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Tienmu Warner Village premieres
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The brand-spanking new Warner Village cinema in Tienmu.
PHOTO COURTESY OF WARNER VILLAGE CINEMAS
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Pop Stop
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A-mei has done her part for world peace.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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That's definitely not a vibrator in Cecilia's hands.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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Left of center theater for cartographers
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The Rive-Gauche Theatre Group performs a Mandarin-language version of Japanese novelist, Abe Kobo's surreal mini-mystery, The Ruined Map, at the Experimental Theatre this weekend.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF CKS CULTURAL CENTER
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Restaurant: Pondok Mutiara Restaurant ©ú¯]À\ÆU
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Indonesia food courtesy of Mrs. Chang
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: Shenghsing Inn ³Ó¿³«È´Ì
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Shenghsing Inn is Hakka food.
PHOTO: MAX WOODWORTH, TAIPEI TIMES
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The Vinyl Word
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``The king of cool'' Lim Kiung.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Tainan still jams
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Scenes from last year's Tainan jam, the guitarist from SM.
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Mei Huo Chi.
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Tarantino tops himself with `Kill Bill Vol. 2'
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Above, Uma Thurman's consults with her kung fu master, who gives directions to the nearest takeaway. Below, practising extreme step aerobics.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF PANDASIA
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``And this is how we chop wood.''
PHOTO COURTESY OF PANDASIA
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`Jersey Girl' could put you off kids for life
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Life follows art: Ben Affleck struggles in this movie, as he did with fellow co-star Jennifer Lopez.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX MOVIES
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White Sox stun Indians
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Relief pitcher Shingo Takatsu of the White Sox, the all-time saves leader in Japan, pitches against the Indians at US Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois, Wednesday. The White Sox scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Indians 9-8.
PHOTO: AFP
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Matches to decide final squads
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Denmark's Jesper Gronkjaer, left, heads for the ball with Scottish players Christian Dailly, center, and Malcolm Mackay during their match in Copenhagen, Wednesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Leafs come back to life as Avalanche falls on Sharks
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Robert Esche, left, of the Flyers, as Robert Reichel, right, of the Maple Leafs celebrates just after teammate Darcy Tucker scored in Toronto, Ontario, Wednesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Lakers about to head to Alamo
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Yao Ming, right, of the Rockets shoots over Shaquille O'Neal of the Lakers during the first quarter of their Western Conference playoff series in Los Angeles, Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Kobe Bryant of the Lakers smiles during the Lakers' 97-78 win over the Rockets in Los Angeles, Wednesday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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