Chen wants to go to Pusan summit
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President Chen Shui-bian, right, accepts an invitation to attend the APEC summit in Busan from South Korea envoy Kim Joong-hoon during a meeting at the Presidential Palace yesterday. Chen said he wants to attend the November summit, so he can meet Chinese President Hu Jintao and "write history."
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China fighting Falun Gong in US: defector
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Former Chinese diplomat Chen Yonglin makes notes while testifying before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations on Thursday in Washington.
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Thousands stuck without water
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Staff from the Pingtung County fire department and the Taiwan Air Force yesterday deliver aid to disaster-stricken areas in the wake of Typhoon Haitang.
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Brave boy helps Taiwan make medical history
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Lu Pei-chieh and his parents yesterday cut a cake upon his discharge from the National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei after undergoing a bone-marrow transplant. ALD, or Adrenoleukodystrophy, is a genetic disorder affecting boys.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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UN launches new Afghan board game
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Afghan refugees receive a board game from UN workers called "The Road to Peace" on their arrival at a facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, before returning to their home provinces yesterday.
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Hands-on Sudanese `diplomacy' angers Rice's team
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits the Abu Shouk camp for displaced people in el-Fesher, capital of North Darfur state, on Thursday. Rice spent about 90 minutes in the camp speaking to aid workers and women victimized by violence.
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Putin's fixation threatens Russia
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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NT dollar soars on yuan revaluation
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A trader changes quotes on a currency-trading board in Taipei yesterday. Local financial markets reacted positively to China's revaluation of its currency, with the New Taiwan dollar gaining NT$0.305 against the greenback to close at NT$31.648.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FONG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Contents of currency basket to remain secret
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A woman is framed by a display of imported shoes in a shop in Singapore yesterday. China's decision to lift the yuan's peg to the US dollar could make its exports more expensive over time.
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Morigami beats No. 2 seed
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Sania Mirza of India returns a shot by Kristina Brandi of Puerto Rico at the Cincinnati Open in Cincinnati, Ohio on Thursday.
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Rafael Nadal of Spain after winning a point against compatriot Fernando Verdasco at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday. Nadal won 6-3 and 6-2.
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Met's sweep may provide false hope
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Starter Kazuhisa Ishii of the Mets pitches against the Padres during the first inning at Shea Stadium in New York on Thursday.
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Rickie Weeks of the Brewers slides into third after he hit a triple during the first inning against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri on Thursday.
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Cobras take 1st-half crown
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Cobras players prepare to throw their coach, Kuo Tai-yuan, into the air in Chiayi on Thursday after they defeated the Bulls 4-0 in a one-game playoff to win the first-half title in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League.
PHOTO: LIAO YAO-TUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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PHOTO: LIAO YAO-TUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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McGrath leads Australia past England
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Australia's Glenn McGrath, center, celebrates his 500th test wicket on the first day of the first test against England at Lords in London on Thursday.
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Armstrong gets impatient
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Yellow-jersey rider Lance Armstrong is reflected in the glasses of Ivan Basso of Italy during Stage 18 of the Tour de France between Albi and Mende on Thursday.
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Sorenstam chases leaders Creamer, Kim
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Ai Miyazato during on the second day of the Evian Masters in Evian, France.
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