Arrival of the `God of Basketball' drives his fans wild
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US basketball legend Michael Jordan arrives at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taipei yesterday as part of a promotional trip to Taiwan on the fourth stop of his Asian tour to promote his name-brand sportswear.
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ROCSAT-2 gets off the ground
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ROCSAT-2, the second satellite that Taiwan has sent into space, blasts into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 1:47am Taiwan time, yesterday.
PHOTO: CNA
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Chinese media froth at the mouth
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Beijing residents walk past a newsstand where a headline reads, ``Chen Shui-bian sworn in amid protests'' in Beijing yesterday.
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Chen betrayed his core supporters, says livid TSU
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The Taiwan Solidarity Union's legislative caucus expresses its opposition to a Mainland Affairs Council claim that ``one country, two systems'' and unification are viable options for the nation at a press conference in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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India's Congress allies bicker over Cabinet positons
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Prabir Paul, a member of India's Congress party, places a garland on a picture of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in Calcutta yesterday, marking the 13th anniversary of his assassination by a suicide bomber.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Israel begins Rafah withdrawal
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A Palestinian boy cries in the rubble of his family house yesterday after it was demolished by Israeli bulldozers during a raid in al-Brazil at the Rafah refugee camp.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Two charged over UK flour attack
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Guy Harrison, left, and Ron Davis, who have been charged by police after condoms full of purple flour were thrown at British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the House of Commons, speak at a news conference in London after being released from Paddingon Green Police Station on Thursday.
PHOTO: EPA
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More images of abused Iraqis surface
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Detainees wave from a bus as they leave Abu Ghraib prison, outside Baghdad, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Madrid bombing suspect released from detention
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Brandon Mayfield is joined by his wife Mona, left, and daughter Sharia, 12, outside the federal court in Portland, Oregon, after his release from custody on Thursday.
PHOTO: AP
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Gay marriage coincides with race anniversary
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Microsoft trimming benefits to save money
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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates shows the Sierra Wireless Voq phone that runs on Windows Mobile Smart Phone software during his keynote address at Microsoft's CEO summit in Redmond, Washington, on Thursday.
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A year spent hoping
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Barbara Klita sits atop the Catholic hostel in Tienhsiang, Taroko Gorge, where her son, Fred Frontier, stayed before disappearing a year ago today. An event will be held tonight and tomorrow night at the Youth Activity Center in Tienhsiang to raise awareness of Frontier's case.
PHOTO: DAVID MOMPHARD, TAIPEI TIMES
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This photo of Fred Frontier, taken in Seattle, is used on the missing person poster that is being distributed by his mother in her efforts to find him.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BARBARA KLITA
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FIFA celebrates 100 years of soccer
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Zinedine Zidane of France, left, clad in the 1904 French team jersey, eludes Edmilson of Brazil during their friendly match at the Stade de France stadium on Thursday.
PHOTO: AP
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Richardson puts NZ in pound seat
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New Zealand's Mark Richardson falls off the bowling of England's Stephen Harmison, right, at Lord's on Thursday.
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White Sox stun Twins as Giants triumph over Cubs
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Montreal Expos' Kim Sun-woo pitches in the first inning against Milwaukee Brewers in their National League baseball game at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Pistons fire past Nets to reach finals
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Detroit Pistons forward Corliss Williamson, left, battles for a rebound with New Jersey Nets forward Rodney Rogers.
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FA Cup final: Millwall is able to upset the apple cart
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Millwall players train on Thursday in south London. Millwall faces Manchester United in the FA Cup final today.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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