Marchers send message to China
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Demonstrators burn China's flag yesterday at a protest rally entitled ''opposing annexation, defending Taiwan'' near Kaohsiung's Cultural Center.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Expect aftershocks, officials warn
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Boxes and food lie strewn across the aisle of a supermarket in Ilan County after two magnitude-5.9 earthquakes struck early yesterday morning.
PHOTO: CHIANG CHIH-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Reef protection needed: expert
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Researchers last week observed a large broadclub cuttlefish swimming around the coral reef at Cape Tofu, one of the potential site that could be designated as a marine protected area.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE TAIWANESE CORAL REEF SOCIETY
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Ma champions cross-strait compromise
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A large number of people yesterday gather at a rally, titled, ``Against Beijing's annexation of Taiwan'' sponsored by the Taiwan Solidarity Union in Kaohsiung to protest China's planned ``anti-secession'' law, which is currently being reviewed by this session of the National People's Congress.
PHOTO: CHANG CHUNG-YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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`Amnesty' program leaves Malaysia short of workers
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Indonesian migrant workers being led to check their immigration status by Malaysian authority officers, during an early morning operation outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 1. Malaysia launched a crackdown on illegal immigrants in its campaign to track down, arrest and deport all who did not take advantage of an amnesty which ended a week ago.
PHOTO: EPA
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Riders surf their way into setting a new world record
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World Championship Tour surfer and locals surfers ride on the world's longest surfboard to set an unofficial Guinness World Record of 47 surfers on the 12.2m board shaped by Nev Hyman at Snapper Rock on the Gold Coast Saturday. The record attempt is part of the``Tsunamirun,'' a charity set up to raise funds for Tsunami victims.
PHOTO: AP
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Russia frets as Moldovans vote
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Moldovan Army soldiers wait in line to cast their ballots at a polling station in Chisinau yesterday. Moldova is voting for a new parliament with the election likely to place the impoverished nation firmly on a pro-European path, the third ex-Soviet republic to turn away from Moscow's influence in little over a year.
PHOTO: AFP
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Marijuana debate rages
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An RCMP tactical officer, with his weapon drawn, talks to an unidentified man after he approached the Roszko farm near Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Fiscal follies in America and beyond
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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Cold has caused NT$699 million in agricultural losses
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Council of Agriculture Chairman Lee Chin-lung, right, yesterday visits a farm in Miaoli's Cholan Township to see first-hand the agricultural damage caused by the recent cold weather.
PHOTO: LEE CHIN-LUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Magic bean-maker Chen fills demand for blessings
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Chen Zhen-che is the founder of Yu Chyu Co and the inventor of the canned plants business. Beans with messages grow inside the can and the plants need no watering.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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AirAsia says it's stumped by new codesharing plan
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AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes, bottom, posing with cabin crew of his budget airline AirAsia, the region's first no-frills carrier.
PHOTO: AFP
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All hail the Kings
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From left, Nathan, Caleb, Jared and Matthew Followill are shown in Manhattan on Feb. 24. The band Kings of Leon occupies cultural real estate somewhere between William Faulkner and the Allman Brothers, and its members have a Waltons-gone-bad back story that plays well with urbanites who find the rest of the US somewhat mysterious.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Providence aids Italy's Fisichella
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Giancarlo Fisichella of Italy jubilates on the podium after driving his Renault to victory in the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, yesterday. Fisichella started in the pole position to win the first race of the season at the Albert Park road circuit.
PHOTO: AFP
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Italy's Giancarlo Fisichella powers his way to victory in the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, yesterday. Ferrari driver Ruben Barrichello of Brazil placed second and Spain's Fernando Alonso took out third in his Renault.
PHOTO: AFP
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Blues boost lead in Premier League
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Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, center, battles Crystal Palace's Fitz Hall, right, during their match at Selhurst Park in London, Saturday. The match ended in a draw.
PHOTO: AP
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