Spoonbills return early and in great numbers
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Black-faced spoonbills gather in Tainan County. More than 200 spoonbills have arrived in Taiwan this year -- three times the number recorded last year.
PHOTO: CHEN YI-MIN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Australia's Howard again signals reform
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Re-elected Australian Prime Minister John Howard during a press conference in Sydney yesterday. This was his first media engagement since he won the federal election.
PHOTO: EPA
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Afghans refuse to let go of their trusted objects of insurance, despite UN pleas
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A group of heavily-armed Afghans yesterday guard the border with Pakistan.
PHOTO: AP
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Sharon adamant on Gaza disengagement
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A Palestinian boy carries a Palestinian flag as he walks through the rubble of demolished homes in the Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Baghdad sees a glimmer of hope
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A bronze sculpture by Iraqi artist Ali Risan shows a US soldier with nails stuck in his face, the result of a bomb, pictured at the art gallery Hewar in Baghdad on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Kerry and the 'gay pawn'
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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Zhang Fei courts the jazz vote in Taichung
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Akiko lulls the audience.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Zhang Fei launches into song. The two artists, Zhang Fei and Akiko, were the headliners at the ongoing Taichung Jazz Festival last weekend.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Els celebrates birthday with win
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South Africa's Ernie Els after winning the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth , in Virginia Water, England on Sunday. He received US$1.8 million for the win.
PHOTO: AP
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Newcastle and Charlton battle to draw
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Charlton Athletic's Jonathan Fortune , left, goes for the ball with Newcastle United's Craig Bellamy during their match at Charlton's Valley ground in London on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Patriots survive Seahawks' challenge
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Seahawks defensive end Antonio Cochran, left, wraps his hands around the legs of Patriots running back Kevin Faulk during the second half of their game in Foxboro Massachusetts on Sunday. The Patriots defeated the Seahawks 30-20.
PHOTO: AP
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