HIV among women increasing
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Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Huang Sue-ying points to a graph which shows how the number of women contracting HIV/AIDS in Taiwan has increased drastically over the past year.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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DPP candidates spar in debate
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The three Democratic Progressive Party chairperson candidates -- former Changhua County commissioner Wong Chin-chu, left, Legislator Chai Trong-rong, center, and former Presidential Office secretary-general Yu Shyi-kun -- join hands before their first televised debate yesterday.
PHOTO: WANG MIN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Landslide toll revised down to 180
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Indonesian rescuers on Friday carry the body of a victim of a landslide in Cijeruk village, which was destroyed when tonnes of mud loosened by monsoon rains buried the village in Central Java.
PHOTO: AP
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Straw urges Iraq to form an `inclusive government'
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Friends and relatives offer prayers for suicide bomb victims from Thursday's blast outside the holy Shiite Imam Hussein shrine on Friday in Karbala, 80km south of Baghdad.
PHOTO: AP
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Fujimori registers for election
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German Kruger, left, raises the arms of Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, right, and vice presidential candidate Maria Luisa Cuculiza, as they wave to supporters in Lima, Peru, on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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Venezuela plans to expand program to provide cheap heating oil to US poor
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Actor Danny Glover, left, speaks as Venezuela's ambassador to the US, Bernardo Alvarez, looks on in Caracas on Friday, where they toured a state-funded cooperative.
PHOTO: AP
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NASA changes science fiction into science fact
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Google offers flexible video service
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Google co-founder Larry Page stands in front of an image of jumbled adapters and power cords as he delivers a keynote address at the International Consumer Electronics Show on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Mother and son
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PHOTO: AP
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How 'kawaii'!
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PHOTO: AP
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'The unknown story' of Mao Zedong has been heard before
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Mao: The Unknown Story
By Jung Chang and Jon Halliday
814 pages
Jonathan Cape
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Hidden meanings, modern leanings
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The Occult Tradition: From the Renaissance to the Present Day
By David S. Katz
260 pages
Jonathan Cape
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Revolutionary cars are on the way
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Radical ideas are being applied to the design of new types of vehicles.
PHOTO: AP
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Cars of the future may be stackable, shareable and powered by electricity.
PHOTO:AP
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Flyers tough on the road
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Olaf Kolzig, top, of the Capitals makes a save against Mike Knuble, right, of the lyers at the MCI Center in Washington on Friday. Philadelphia defeated Washington 3-1.
PHOTO: AFP
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Urlacher receives award for defense
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Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher follows the action during a game against the Atlanta Falcons in Chicago on Dec. 18. Urlacher was named Defensive Player of the Year on Friday. He was also Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2000.
PHOTO: AP
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Martina Hingis gets tough first draw
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Sania Mirza of India returns during a semifinal match against Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic at the Champions Challenge tennis exhibition tournament in Hong Kong on Friday. Vaidisova won 7-6, 6-3.
PHOTO: AP
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Antelopes continue to roll
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Wu Jung-hsiung, right, of the ETTV Antelopes fights for a loose ball with Cheng En-jeh of the Bank of Taiwan at the Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium on Friday. The Antelopes defeated the Bank of Taiwan 80-64.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SBL
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