Small protest mars opening of MRT branch
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Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou, left, leans downward during the inaugural trip on the new Xiaobitan line of the mass rapid transit system, which officially opened for passengers yesterday.
PHOTO: CHEN TSEH-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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The Xiaobitan Station in Xindian is pictured yesterday. The Xiaobitan line of the mass rapid transit system officially opened for traffic yesterday. The 1.9km line connects Xiaobitan Station to Qizhang Station on the Xindian Line and has a capacity of 4,140 passengers per hour.
PHOTO: CHEN TSEH-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Penny-pinching Filipinos turn to compatriot's device
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Filipino inventor Pablo Planas, right, with Environmental Secretary Mike Defensor, show the Khaos super turbo charger during its smoke emission test by Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Quezon City suburbs yesterday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Six sentenced in `Cole' bombing
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Yemeni Jamal al-Badawi, left, shouts while Fahd al-Qasa looks on as they listen to the verdict yesterday at a Sanaa court. Al-Badawi and Saudi-born Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri were sentenced to death for their involvement in the 2000 attack on the USS `Cole.'
PHOTO: AFP
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Gang attacks add to Haiti's woes
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Haitians plunder a water truck Tuesday in Gonaives, where tension has mounted after floods killed more than 1,100 people. Residents continue to clamor for food while relief workers battle armed gangs, mud and high water to deliver aid.
PHOTO: AFP
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Kerry needs a narrative - fast
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Delta Air Lines cuts executive, salaried pay
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PHOTO: AP
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`The Gibraltar of Asia' and a `park in the ocean'
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Fujian-style houses are a feature of Kinmen.
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tank and bunker decorated by school children.
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A sunset over Lieyu island.
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Roony shines in debut as Red Devil
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Real Madrid's Luis Figo battles AS Roma's Daniele de Rossi in Madrid, Tuesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Schiavone advances in Brussels
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Wimbledon winner Maria Sharapova of Russia signs an autograph on the back of a young South Korean fan at Olympics Park in Seoul, Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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