Oxy Gym owners forced to suspend business one year
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Pure Tsai, second right, chairwoman of the Youth Camp Health Group yesterday walks down the stairs of her Taipei 101 Oxy Gym after holding meetings with her employees to solve an overdue wage dispute. Hung Ting-chieh, right, Tsai's son, accompanied her to the talks.
PHOTO: FENG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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President celebrates by recycling
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President Chen Shui-bian helps sort through papers at the Resource Recycling Center in Taipei's Neihu District as a way of celebrating the first anniversary of his second inauguration. Spending his anniversary as a volunteer has become one of Chen's traditions as president.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Uzbek forces assert power in the east
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An Uzbek man covers himself with a rug in a refugee camp outside the Kyrgyz village of Barash on the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border, 40km from Andizhan, Thursday. Hundreds of Uzbek refugees have gathered at the border with Kyrgyzstan. Uzbek President Islam Karimov said earlier that he will not admit any foreign investigation of the events in Andizhan.
PHOTO: EPA
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Iraq, Iran blame Hussein for past wars
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An Iraqi Shiite Muslim walks on an US flag painted on the ground following Friday noon prayers yesterday, in Sadr City. While Sunnis leaders called for a``prayer strike'' to protest sectarian violence, Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr urged Muslims across Iraq to paint US and Israeli flags at mosque entrances for worshippers to walk on in protest at the alleged desecration of the Koran at the US detention camp in Guantanamo.
PHOTO: AP
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US moves quickly against Chinese textiles
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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New roller coaster ride 'phenomenal'
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Riders raise their arms as they travel the ``Kingda Ka'' roller coaster, at Six Flags amusement park in Jackson, New Jersey.
PHOTO: AFP
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Chinese-language films make waves in Cannes
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Respire by Ho Wei-ting, was shown at the International Critic's Week section, in Cannes, France. Inset, Ho enjoys coffee with his crew.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF FILMMAKERS
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AS Roma, Inter Milan reach final
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AS Roma's Mancini of Brazil, left, celebrates with teammates Daniele De Rossi, center at top, Valerio Virga, right foreground, and Antonio Cassano, right partially visible, after scoring during the Italian Cup semifinal, second-leg match between Udinese and Roma at the Friuli stadium in Udine, Italy on Wednesday. Roma won the match 2-1.
PHOTO: AP
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Sports Briefs
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Roberto Hernandez doesn't understand divisive fans
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Mets reliever Roberto Hernandez of Puerto Rico celebrates after he struck out Felipe Lopez of the Reds to end the eighth inning at Shea Stadium New York on May 17.
PHOTO: AP
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Pistons close out series as Miller ends playing career
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Reggie Miller of the Pacers puts up his last NBA shot while being defended by Chauncey Billups of the Pistons during the fourth quarter in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Indianapolis, Indiana on Thursday. Miller finished with 27 points.
PHOTO: AP
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