Human rights in Asia get `trampled'
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Amnesty International's Secretary-General Irene Khan holds a copy of the ``Amnesty International Report 2005,'' which provides a global overview of the state of the world's human rights, during a news conference in London yesterday.
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Bolivians demand nationalized oil
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Indigenous Bolivian demonstrators surround Murillo Square during protests in La Paz, Bolivia on Tuesday, demanding the nationalization of the country's oil industry and refusing an autonomy referendum proposed by the oil-rich region of Santa Cruz.
PHOTO: AP
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Britain's new addiction is a puzzle
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A fan tries to finish a Sudoku puzzle in a newspaper in London's Leicester Square on Tuesday, while waiting for the arrival of stars at the premiere of House of Wax.
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Hainan's dry times are just the beginning
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Nation's first 3G service launched
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A model holds up a third-generation (3G) mobile phone yesterday at the soft launch of Taiwan Mobile's 3G service. The company will offer its 3G subscribers a package of free data services, including the ability to make video calls, watch movie trailers and receive instant news and entertainment briefs on their handsets.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Traveling Chinese shoppers outspending Japanese
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An exhausted shopper sleeps on a sofa for sale at the Swedish furniture store IKEA in Beijing on Monday. In addition to domestic purchases, Chinese are now outspending Japanese on overseas shopping trips, blowing an average of US$987 on designer clothes, cosmetics and other items each time they go abroad, according to a recent survey.
PHOTO: EPA
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Taiwan Pavilion teaches us a few art-history lessons
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Hung Tung-lu's Street Fighter: Chun-Li was at the 1999 Venice Biennale.
PHOTO COURTESY OF COURTESY OF TFAM
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Wu Tien-Chang's portraits shown at the 1997 Venice Biennale.
PHOTO COURTESY OF COURTESY OF TFAM
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Lee Ming-Wei's Sleeping Project shown at the 2003 Venice Biennale.
PHOTO COURTESY OF COURTESY OF TFAM
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Hsu Suchen's Ana Swinhoe at the British Consulate, in Kaohsiung.
PHOTO COURTESY OF HSU SUCHEN
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Shining a light on Americana
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1. Yeh Ching-hung, right, listens to a Tiffany specialist on how the lamp shades are made. First, the pattern is sketched to a form and each segment is assigned a color code.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF YEH CHING-HUNG
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2. Each segment of every section of the shade is then traced to the correct color glass.
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3. The segments are individually ground to the exact size and shape. Because the artisans are essentially putting together a jigsaw puzzle, any variance from size or shape would render the piece useless.
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4. The pieces are then wrapped in copper foil at the edges and cleaned.
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5. Finally, the glass segments are fitted into the form and the copper foil is soldered together. Lamp shades are usually made in three sections before joining each section. A chemical patina is used to turn the silvery color of the solder to an older looking pewter tone.
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Planet Pop
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Paris Hilton takes a photo of herself with a fan.
PHOTO: AP
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Chris Tucker arrives in court to save Michael Jackson. It could only happen in California.
PHOTO: AP
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All that glitters is not gold
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Ally Ng, left, will be unveiling her latest collection of
jewelry, at the Living Room, tomorrow night.
PHOTOS: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Tech Review
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Mussina leads Yankees past .500
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Sergio Mitre of the Cubs pitches against the Astros at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois on Monday. Ryan Dempster pitched the ninth for his fourth save as Chicago won 4-2.
PHOTO: AFP
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Zuluaga can't rise up past Venus
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Sanda Mamic of Croatia plays a forehand during her second-round match against Elena Dementieva of Russia during the French Open in Roland Garros in Paris, yesterday.
PHOTO: EPA
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PHOTO: AP
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