Aid workers tell of suffering and love in Sri Lanka
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A staff member of World Vision Taiwan displays a long list of donations from the public to help relieve tsunami-devastated South Asian countries. Five boxes were needed to hold the massive amount of transfer slips gathered in just one day.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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A little progress and a lot of rejection marks session
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Government staffers stand outside the legislature as they await the results of the debate on the 2005 central government budget yesterday.
PHOTO: CHIEN RONG-FENG, TAIPEI TIMES
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All eyes on ASEAN after destruction
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Siva Rangini, right, stands near the entrance to a room where she would stay along with other children at a newly opened orphanage for those affected by tsunami at Sikkal, near Nagapattinam, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Monday. The Tamil Nadu state government opened the center, for children left parentless in the worst-hit area of India. India's official death toll from the Dec. 26 tsunami, which battered a dozen nations from Asia to Africa, stands at more than 9,000.
PHOTO: AP
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Swedes angry over disaster response
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Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds, left, visits injured Swede Johan Utberg, right, and his sister Anna, center, at a Phuket, Thailand, hospital on Dec. 29, 2004.
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Boy with flare likely cause of disco fire
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Argentinian flags with black ribbons are carried by relatives and friends of Republica de Cromagnon night club victims on Monday 3 January 2005 through Buenos Aires.
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Gunmen kill governor of Baghdad province
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An Iraqi worker locks his parking lot after US soldiers from 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment checked inside during a patrol in an industrial area looking for illegal weapons and explosives, in the northern restive city of Mosul, on Monday. US troops are conducting several patrols and raids in the region to reinforce security ahead of the landmark elections scheduled for Jan. 30.
PHOTO: AFP
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It's time for a global New Year's resolution
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ILLUSTRATION MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Australian farmers targeted by PETA
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Merino sheep run during muster on Yarran station near Young, 300km west of Sydney, Australia on Friday. Earlier this year, US-based animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals launched a campaign to pressure global retailers to boycott Australian wool over the use of a farming practice called ''mulesing,'' which involves slicing flesh and wool away from the sheep's rump to prevent blowflies from laying their eggs in the warm, damp skin.
PHOTO: AP
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New spas offer market-savvy relaxation
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Jeane Hays, a licensed massage therapist, massages Kristin Dkada in a treatment room at The Sanctuary Spa. Below, The Infinity pool at sunset at The Sanctuary Spa, Phoenix, near Camelback Mountain.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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US sets its sights on Hopman Cup title
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Swiss world No. 1 Roger Federer in action during the match against Spain's David Ferrer in the Qatar Open Tennis Championship on Monday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Liverpool moves into 5th position on league ladder
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John Arne Riise, left, of Liverpool is chased by Thomas Helveg of Norwich during their Premiership clash on Monday.
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Langeveldt, Ntini's pace shred England
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South African bowler Makhaya Ntini celebrates as he dismisses England batsman Andrew Flintoff, left, on the third day of the third Test yesterday at Newlands.
PHOTO: EPA
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Australian captain Ricky Ponting raises his arms in celebration after reaching 200 runs against Pakistan on Monday.
PHOTO: AFP
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