Purge political influence from the media: expert
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Hansjurgen Rosenbauer, president of the International Public Television Conference and a member of the Broadcasting Commission of Berlin and Brandenburg, shared his views and Germany's experience on the state of public broadcasting.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PUBLIC TELEVISION SERVICE
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Hand-picked lama praises Beijing's leaders
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An ethnic Chinese cultural troupe perform on the street in Beijing Saturday, during the annual tourism festival.
PHOTO: AFP
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UN refugee chief says Sudan, rebels must cooperate
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Sudanese refugee Sadir Ibrahim, 15, displays his drawings depicting the violence he has witnessed in Darfur on Saturday at the Iridimi refugee camp in eastern Chad.
PHOTO: AP
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Jeanne makes fast, fierce landfall
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A satellite image on Saturday shows the center of Hurricane Jeanne arriving over Florida.
PHOTO: EPA
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Carter finds work preferable to retirement
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Former President Jimmy Carter listens to a question during an interview on Wednesday at The Carter Center in Atlanta.
PHOTO: AP
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The world's presidential election?
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Mooncakes selling fast amid recovery
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Workers at the Leechi bakery on Changan East Road in Taipei make mooncakes to meet tremendous daily demand prior to tomorrow's Mid-Autumn Festival.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Leechi bakery employees pack boxes of mooncakes.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Global trade dispute brewing over soy sauce
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Keisuke Goto, a salesman at Tokyo's Mitsukoshi department store, puts a bottle of soy sauce on the shelf where dozens of different kinds are displayed on Thursday. Japan is girding for a worldwide food fight over the condiment. Tokyo wants labels that distinguish between soy sauce brewed naturally from soybeans and other kinds that aren't.
PHOTO: AP
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Snakes can slither, but they can't hide
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Bruce George comes to grips with an albino Burmese python in Taipei this weekend.
PHOTO: GAVIN PHIPPS, TAIPEI TIMES
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True to her words
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Lan Samantha Chang poses in front of her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Arsenal still leads league
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Manchester City's Willo Flood, right, challenges Arsenal's Ashley Cole during their match at The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday.
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US secures place in Davis Cup final
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Rafael Nadal jubilates after he and his Spanish teammate Tommy Robredo beat Michael Llodra and Arnaud Clement of France in a Davis Cup semifinals doubles match.
PHOTO: AFP
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Red Sox beat Yankees in struggle for AL East title
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Pitcher Tim Wakefield, center, of the Red Sox, tries to pick off Alex Rodriguez, right, of the Yankees with the help of first baseman Kevin Millar during the third inning of their game at Fenway Park in Boston, Saturday. The Yankees won the game 12-5.
PHOTO: EPA
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USC surprises Stanford
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Braylon Edwards of the University of Michigan grabs a 58-yard touchdown pass while defended by Jovon Johnson of the University of Iowa, Saturday. The game was played at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Wolverines won the game 30-17.
PHOTO: AFP
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