President confirms Cabinet reshuffle
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President Chen Shui-bian, fourth left, yesterday shakes hands with White Terror victims and their families at the launch of a documentary about the suppression of political dissent in Taiwan in the 1950s.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Iraqis vote for landmark government
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An Iraqi woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote in the Iraqi election at a polling station in the town of Az Zubayr in southern Iraq yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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KMT chief tells caucus to push blues' agenda
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Chinese Nationalist Party Chairman (KMT) Ma Ying-jeou, left, talks to members of the KMT's legislative caucus during a meeting yesterday to congratulate those legislators who won local government seats in the Dec. 3 elections.
PHOTO: CNA
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Fishermen call for limits on their larger rivals
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Activists from Oxfam International sail a junk displaying a huge banner reading ``Make Trade Fair'' toward the Hong Kong Convention center, right, yesterday, where the sixth WTO ministerial conference is being held. WTO ministers held a third day of talks in Hong Kong following sharp criticism of the US and the EU over cotton subsidies and banana tariffs, and protests by farmers and fishermen, among others.
PHOTO: AFP
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Young activists split from Fatah
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Palestinian children peer from under a front gate as Israeli soldiers carry out a house-to-house search operation in the West Bank village of Qabatiyah just south of the city of Jenin on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Ocean census reveals unusual creatures
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A photo released by the Census of Marine Life shows an Asbestopl, a new species of carnivorous sponge, about 1cm in diameter. It is one of four such species, three of them new to science, found in the Southern Ocean abyss by the Census of Marine Life, which is conducting a 10-year global survey funded by the Sloan Foundation.
PHOTO: AP
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Canadian leader rebuffs US warning
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Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin responds to questions during a news conference after visiting a sawmill in Richmond on Wednesday. He said he would not be told what he could or could not say about the US when it came to defending Canadian interests.
PHOTO: AP
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Russia's pipeline to Empire
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Asustek moves into LCD TV market
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A man takes a good look at Asustek Computer Inc's first liquid-crystal display (LCD) television during the product launch yesterday.
PHOTO: WANG MIN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Jingle bells all the way at upcoming concert
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Christmas is coming at the German Cultural Center, Taipei
PHOTO COURTESY OF GERMAN CULTURAL CENTER
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Bolton back in business
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PHOTO: AGENCIES
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Peking Opera Theater First Troupe recruits Taiwanese Chineses Opera fans
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Li Sheng-su is the fearless female general Mu in the opera Mu Guiying Takes Command.
Photos courtesy of the Ars Formosa Company
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Music, lights, action for the `Art Taiwan! Indie Festival and Artist Fair'
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Lee Min-zhong will be one of the artists on show at the Indie Music Festival. Here he works on his graffiti piece entitled Silent Space.
PHOTO COURTESY OF AVAT MUSIC
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Restaurant: Lion Foot Sri Lankan Cuisine ·à¤l¦L´µ¨½Äõ¥d¬ü¹À]
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The Christmas special at Lion Foot offers the essence of Sri Lankan cuisine on one big plate.
PHOTO: HO YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: Rock Hot Spring and Gourmet Food
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Boneless beef is served at this hot spring eatery.
PHOTO: DEREK LEE, TAIPEI TIMES
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Will the real UN delegates please stand up?
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A model UN.
PHOTO: JOEY CHUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Reel News
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Actress Cecilia Cheung, is a princess, but not a real one.
PHOTOS: AP
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Jude Law may jump into bed with Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet and Jack Black.
PHOTO: AP
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European Film Festival blends melodrama with politics
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Drugs blight the lives of the characters in Blind Spot.
PHOTO COURTESY OF 2005 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL
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A scene from Polleke, the opening film of European Film Festival.
PHOTO COURTESY OF 2005 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL
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The Sicilian mafia is a mean bunch.
PHOTO COURTESY OF 2005 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL
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The independent minority rules
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George Clooney has two flicks in the running.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Johnny Depp faces some stiff competition.
PHOTO: AP
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Breakfast on Pluto propelled actor Cillian Murphy onto the best actor list.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Russell Crowe could have fought his way to the top.
PHOTO: AFP
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Ang Lee is all set to sweep up at the Golden Globe Awards.
PHOTO: AP
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These guys are in a minority, and look likely to hit the big time.
PHOTO: AP
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Road skiing
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PHOTO: AP
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Montgomery ends controversial career
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US sprinter Tim Montgomery speaks during an interview in Paris on Aug. 22. The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, banned Montgomery for two years for doping.
PHOTO: EPA
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Pakistan crush England by 165 runs
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Pakistani batsman Kamran Akmal, right, plays a shot as England's wicketkeeper Geraint Jones looks on during their third one-day international match in Karachi yesterday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden sits and concentrates on the pitch at the WACA ground in Perth, Australia, on the eve of the first Test against South Africa yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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England squash Egypt to take World Team title
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England squash players, from left, James Willstrop, Nick Matthew, Lee Beachill and Peter Nicol, pose with the trophy after winning the 20th World Men's Team Squash Championship in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Liverpool, Sao Paulo in club final
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Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, right, fires the ball past Deportivo Saprissa's Gabriel Badilla to score during the FIFA World Club Championship semifinal in Yokohama, Japan, yesterday. Liverpool won 3-0 and will meet Brazil's Sao Paulo in the final on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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