Chen honors Rotary centennial
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Rotary International officials celebrate the organization's centennial celebration in Taipei yesterday. From left to right, Rotary International Vice President John Germ, Le Yu-li, newly-elected president of Kinmen Rotary Club, Michelle Lin, governor of Rotary International District 3480, and past district governor Chang Yu-hong .
PHOTO: ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
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PFP cosies up to TSU over defense bills
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Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu, left, and People First Party Legislator Chang Hsien-yao exchange views during a meeting of the legislature's Home and Nations committee yesterday.
PHOTO: LIN CHENG-KUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Agencies at odds over submarines
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Vice Minister of National Defense Huo Shou-yeh, left, Industrial Development Bureau director Chen Chao-yih, right, and China Shipbuilding Corp president Fan Kuang-nan answer questions during a national defense committee meeting at the Legislative Yuan yesterday.
PHOTO: LIN CHENG-KUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Resignation clouds Lebanese poll
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Lebanese children in military uniform light candles at the grave of slain former prime minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Twin car bombs target police in Iraq
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Iraqis carry a body away from the site of a suicide car bomb, which targeted an Iraqi police convoy near Baghdad University yesterday. Two suicide car bombers struck near the Tribal Council and the al-Hamra hotel, home to many foreign journalists, killing at least 11 people -- most of them policemen -- and injuring more than 30 others.
PHOTO: EPA
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Societies are adapting to old people
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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McDonald's marks 50th
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A South Korean dressed up as the trademark character of McDonald's fast food restaurant chain, Ronald McDonald, takes part in a rally opposing the company's child-targeted television advertising campaign in Seoul, South Korea yesterday. The protesters also aimed to discourage the consumption of fast food, which they claim is unhealthy, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of popular fast food chain McDonald's.
PHOTO: EPA
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The many faces of women in art
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Pop Stop
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Hung Hsiao-lei stands accused of being an amateur.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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Pace has no love for Mickey Huang.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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A crowd turned up in Shanghai over the weekend. Not to protest the Japanese, but to see Jay.
PHOTO: AP
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Get in line to race down Civil Boulevard
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The World Inline Cup Taipei 2005 will take place atop Civil Boulevard this Sunday.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CORE PACIFIC GROUP
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Togetherness on the streets of old Taipei
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Taipei City Government's "2nd Taipei Public Art Festival" has hit the streets and will conclude May 9.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: Luna d'Italia 月之義大利餐廳
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Enjoy authentic Italian food at Luna d'Italia
PHOTO: YU SEN-LUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: Zhong Fu Yuan 種福園
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You can wrap up anything with jin bing.
PHOTO: MEREDITH DODGE, TAIPEI TIMES
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The music of `Merchant of Venice'
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Dafeng Theater's musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice takes to the stage this weekend in Taipei.
PHOTO COURTESY OF DAFENG MUSICAL THEATER
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The Vinyl Word
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Shy shows her skillz tonight at MoS.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MOS
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``This is my Travolta impression.'' The UK's Cliffy, at 18 and 18 for Lovers last week.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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The slacker pack rules
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Ben Stiller hosts the annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Dodgeball is an enjoyable romp in the land of Hollywood fitness, seen through from beginning to end by Ben Stiller.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX MOVIES
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The Last Days of Hitler: raving and ravioli
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Looks familiar? Bruno Ganz in the role of German dictator Adolf Hitler and Heino Ferch as Hitler's architect, Albert Speer, in Downfall.
PHOTO: AFP
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German film producer and sreenplay-writer Bernd Eichinger, center, with actors from Downfall. Left to right, director Oliver Hirschbiegel, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz and Corinna Harfouch.
PHOTO: AFP
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Lost in translation? Not necessarily so with 'The Interpreter'
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Sean Penn, above and below, manages to hit it off with Nicole Kidman despite the tortuous plotline.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL
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Reel news
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Stephen Chow dons a jacket and demonstrates his king fu waiting skills.
PHOTO: AP
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Former Miss World Aishwarya Rai takes on a ``godman'' in her latest thriller.
PHOTO: AFP
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Washington Nationals defeat Atlanta Braves 11-4
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Nicki Hilton plays catch with Horacio Ramirez of the Atlanta Braves before the game on Wednesday. She was on hand to be an honorary captain as the Washington Nationals defeated the Braves 11-4 at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia.
PHOTO: AP
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Kiwis seal victory over Sri Lankans
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New Zealand bowler Nathan Astle, right, leaps for joy as he dismisses Sri Lankan batsman on the fourth day of the second test match, played in Wellington yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Liverpool secures place in semifinals
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Liverpool's players, from left, Garcia Luis, John Arne Riise, Sami Hyypia and Igor Biscan, celebrate the victory at the end of their match against Juventus during their second-leg Champions League quarter-final football match at the Stadio delle Alpi in Turin on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero, right, and Igor Biscan of Liverpool struggle for the ball in midair during their match at Turin's Stadio delle Alpi on Wednesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Sharp-shooter Yang gives ETTV Antelopes the edge
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Yang Yu-ming is seen in action in this recent file photo. The second-year shooting guard is the main reason that the ETTV Antelopes have won three games in a row to keep their playoff hopes alive.
PHOTO: CPBL
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