`Rice bomber' goes on hunger strike
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Supporters of ``rice bomber'' Yang Ju-men yesterday appear before the media in Taipei to protest against the WTO meeting in Hong Kong.
PHOTO: CHENG TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Taiwan Quick Take
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PHOTO: CHEN TSE MING
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Beijing needs more regional responsibility: forum
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Vincent Hsiao, second left, chairman of the Chung Hua Institution for Economic Research, speaks yesterday at the forum.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Strong quake hits Afghan province
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An Indian Kashmiri vendor arranges oranges at his roadside stall in Srinagar yesterday. A strong tremor in Indian Kashmir jolted people from their beds and forced some survivors from October's devastating earthquake to run from their shelters screaming, police and witnesses said. The tremor was registered by the Pakistan Meteorological Department at 6.7 on the Richter scale.
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WHO confirms Indonesia flu death
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A woman cleans chickens to be sold at a market in Jakarta yesterday.
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French anti-terror sweep nets 25
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French policemen arrest a woman as they take part in an early-morning raid aimed at suspects believed to have been involved in armed robberies to finance and further Islamic undertakings in the Paris suburb of Mantes-la-Jolie on Monday.
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Weah's leadership claims start riots in Liberia
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Activists and supporters of George Weah, declared the loser of last month's Liberian presidential election, face police forces in central Monrovia after the ex-football star repeated fraud allegations and called himself the real head of state on Monday.
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Bush acknowledges Iraq death toll
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Supporters of the dominant Iraqi Shiite ``United Iraqi Alliance'' take part in a rally in Baghdad's poor neighborhood of Sadr city on Monday. The United Iraqi Alliance put on a show of force ahead of Iraqi elections for a full-term parliament, staging a rally that drew thousands in eastern Baghdad.
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Exposing the myth of market liberalization
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Public warned against untested heating devices
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A man surnamed Lee yesterday displays the faulty warmer he bought for NT$150 at a night market last year during a press conference held by the Consumer Protection Commission.
PHOTO: CHANG CHIA-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Warming up to Moscow as a tourist destination
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Tourists tour Red Square in Moscow.
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All spice and white beaches
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Snapshots of Stone Town,its old center, the harbor and the promenade, where tables are laid along the waterfront for barbecues.
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Fun with floats
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Detroit's Fischer hopes to play again after collapsing
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The Detroit Red Wings' Jiri Fischer, of the Czech Republic, wipes away tears during a news conference in Detroit on Monday. Fischer made his first comments since collapsing in convulsions on the bench during an NHL game against Nashville last month. Fischer said he's happy to be alive, but doesn't know if he will play hockey again.
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Spurs ruin Redknapp's comeback
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Portsmouth's Tresor Lomana Lua Lua celebrates his goal during the team's English Premiership match against Tottenham Hotspur at the White Hart Lane stadium in north London on Monday.
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Reinstated Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp, left, talks to Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric before their team's English Premier League soccer match against Tottenham Hotspur in London on Monday.
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Italy's Rocca clinches his eighth slalom win
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Giorgio Rocca takes part during the first run in the men's World Cup slalom at the Madonna di Campiglio ski resort in northeastern Italy on Monday.
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