Bird flu strain found in Tainan
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Medical staff at St. Mary's Hospital in Luotung, Ilan County, conduct a drill yesterday of a triage for a potential outbreak of avian flu among humans.
PHOTO: CHIANG CHI-HSIUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Pan-greens attack Ma over flag debacle
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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman and Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou, center, attends a morning flag raising ceremony at a veterans' village in Pingtung County yesterday as part of the KMT's campaign for the county commissioner's election.
PHOTO: CNA
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Solomon Islands says dolphin export ban in force
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In this 2004 photo released by the World Society for the Protection of Animals, a dolphin performs for an unknown person in pens, awaiting export. New Zealand has written to the Solomon Islands' government seeking an assurance it won't permit a renewal of the dolphin export trade from the Pacific island nation. An international uproar erupted in 2003 over a shipment of 28 dolphins, transported by airplane from the Solomon Islands to Mexico.
PHOTO: AP
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Rush to set up shelters in Pakistan
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Pakistani Kashmiri earthquake survivors sit in a makeshift shelter in Balakot on Sunday. This Saturday's donors' conference in Islamabad will set the tone for reconstruction, as Pakistan has received aid pledges of US$2.4 billion to help relief and reconstruction efforts following the worst natural disaster in the country's history on Oct. 8.
PHOTO: AFP
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France extends emergency status
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Firefighters try to extinguish a car set alight by rioters in Venissieux, near the central French city of Lyon, on Sunday. The nationwide storm of arson attacks, rioting and other violence has lost steam since Wednesday, when France declared a state of emergency. Youths set fire to 374 parked vehicles on Saturday and Sunday, police said, compared to 502 on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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My detonator failed, says woman in TV confession
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This TV image shows Iraqi Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi opening her jacket and showing an explosives belt as she confesses on Jordanian state-run television on Sunday to her failed bid to set off an explosion inside one of the three Amman hotels targeted on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Is central bank independence all it's cracked up to be?
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`Persecution,' APEC don't mix
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Presidential adviser Lin Hsin-yi speaks about attending the upcoming APEC summit in South Korea at the Government Information Office last Friday.
PHOTO: WALLY SANTANA, AP
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Cargo planes
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PHOTO: AP
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Scientists find a key to bird flu
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Specimens of a 1918 flu pandemic shown at the Smithsonian in Washington. Many researchers believe that the 1918 virus, which caused the worst infectious disease epidemic in human history, is a bird flu virus. And if so, it is the only one that has ever been known to cause a human pandemic.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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School's out for Smoosh
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Sports Briefs
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Frolov, Conroy honor LA Kings
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Los Angeles Kings' Alexander Frolov, center, of Russia, scores his third goal of the game against Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Marc Denis, left, as teammate Adam Foote defends during the first period at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday. Los Angeles defeated Columbus 8-2.
PHOTO: EPA
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Busch shames NASCAR
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Kyle Busch, driver of the Kellogg's Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, celebrates his victory after the NASCAR Nextel Cup Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Speedway in Avondale, Arizona, on Sunday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Figure skaters prepare for Olympics
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The Uzbekistan team of Marina Aganina and Artyem Knazev took the gold medal in the pairs competition at the Taipei Arena on Sunday. Sung Mi-yang and Jong Yong-hyok of North Korea were second and Darryl and Amanda Yang took third for Taiwan.
PHOTO: SEAN SCANLAN
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Galaxy grabs MLS Cup after beating Revolution
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The Los Angeles Galaxy team celebrates winning the MLS Cup 1-0 in overtime against the New England Revolution at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas, on Sunday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Colts come up with Texas-style victory
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Mike Alstott, center, of the Buccaneers flies through the Redskins defense to score a second-quarter touchdown at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Raiders try Navajo radio broadcast
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Tatum Bell, top, of the Broncos runs against Stuart Schweigert, right, of the Raiders at McAfee Stadium in Oakland, California, on Sunday. Denver won 31-17.
PHOTO: AFP
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