Chastened Blair reshuffles Cabinet for third term
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is seen outside No. 10 Downing Street in London on Friday. Blair said that he had ``listened and learned'' from the British people.
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Soong urges unity among Chinese the world over
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James Soong, center, and his wife Viola Chen wave to the crowd during their visit to the Mausoleum of Sun Yat-sen in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province yesterday. Soong called for China and Taiwan to work together for the good of Chinese everywhere after visiting the mausoleum of Sun, who is revered by both sides as a founding hero.
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Protection against the united front requires a united Taiwan
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Senior President Policy Advisor Ruan Ming gestures as he makes a point during his interview.
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Lacking drugs, HIV patients turn to herbs
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A young vendor smiles while waiting for customers at his roadside condom shop in Yangon in this photo taken on April 6. Myanmar's National AIDS Program estimated that more than 338,000 people were infected with HIV by the end of last year.
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Suicide bombs kill 22 in central Baghdad
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Iraqi fire fighters try to douse fire from two destroyed sport utility vehicles at the site where two car bombs exploded in the heart of Baghdad yesterday. At least 22 people, including two US security guards, were killed and more than 33 others wounded in the blasts.
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The magician who fell to earth
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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China prepares for yuan revaluation
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Leon Liu, pictured at his business in Guanzhou, says a more valuable yuan may force him to look to import materials. As speculators across Asia place ever larger bets on a revaluation soon of China's currency, investors and corporate executives alike are trying to prepare for what a more valuable yuan will mean for stocks and companies.
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The uncelebrated Mother's Day
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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English tutor to generations
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Doris Brougham at 78 is the busy head of a series of popular English-teaching programming. She's also an accomplished musician who can play a decent jazz standard at any time.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Exotic detail maps the Silk Road of today
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Extremes Along the Silk Road
By Nick Middleton
289 pages
John Murray
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'In China today, Bill Gates is Britney Spears'
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"The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century"
By Thomas L. Friedman
496 pages
Farar, Straus and Giroux
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Finland gets tie with USA
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Mark Parrisch, center, of Team USA, celebrates after scoring during their World Hockey Championship match against Finland in Vienna, Austria on Friday.
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Garcia keeps lead at Quail Hollow
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Sergio Garcia of Spain chips onto the 16th green during the second round of the Wachovia Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday.
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Johnson still defiant at Darlington
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NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon leads Elliott Sadler, Tony Stewart and Jamie McMurray during the Aaron's 499 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama last Sunday. The Dodge Charger 500 is scheduled to run at Darlington, South Carolina, today.
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Jeffries conjures up win for Wizards
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Jared Jeffries, left, of the Wizards, pressures Lawrence Funderburke of the Bulls during the first half of Game 6 of their playoff series at the MCI Center in Washington on Friday. Jefferies's steal and dunk with 32.7 seconds left in the game propelled Washington to a 94-91 series-clinching win over Chicago and their first playoff series win in 23 years.
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