Taoyuan water service to resume today
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Residents of southern Taoyuan County whose tap water services remained suspended collect buckets of water from a local fire truck yesterday. Normal piped water supplies were resumed on a rotation basis yesterday in Taoyuan County.
PHOTO: CNA
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Liu Sung-fan withdraws PFP membership
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Alfred Chen, the chairman of the Namchow Chemical Industrial Co.
FILE PHOTO: LIBERTY TIMES
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Europe is reaching crisis point
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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OPEC president blames politics for higher prices
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Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro, OPEC's president, gestures while answering a question on future oil consumption during a press conference at the 19th World Energy Congress in Sydney yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Sin city revisited: Pattaya today
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Russian tourists lounge about on Jomtien Beach.
PHOTO: BRADLEY WINTERTON
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Prayai Temple features a multi-headed dragon lining its stairs.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PATAYA MAIL, SUCHADA TUPCHAI
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Nomo shows that he has plenty more
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Dodgers starter Hideo Nomo throws against the Diamondbacks during the first inning of their game in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 1. Nomo and the Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks 8-2 at Dodger Stadium, Tuesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Capriati and umpire finish off Serena
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No. 8 seed Jennifer Capriati, right, greets No. 3 seed Serena Williams at the net after their fourth round match at the US Open in Flushing Meadows, New York, Tuesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Iraq defeats Taiwan 4-1
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Iraq's Aboudy M. Qusay, left, battles Chen Jui-te of Taiwan during the 2006 FIFA preliminary competition in Taipei, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Japanese owners to merge pro leagues
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Seibu Lions owner Yoshiaki Tsutsumi is surrounded by reporters following a meeting by owners of Japan's 12 professional baseball teams at a Tokyo hotel Wednesday. The owners voted to approve the merger between the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes, setting the stage for the first players' strike in Japanese baseball.
PHOTO: AP
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