Fisherman killed, brother shot in Bashi pirate attack
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The Man Chun Yi is towed into Taitung's Chengkung Harbor yesterday as coast guard personnel wait on shore to board the vessel.
PHOTO: CHEN HSIEN-YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Fisherman Chen Te-ming arrives at Kaohsiung's Hsiaokang Airport yesterday after being airlifted from Lanyu. Chen was shot on board the vessel by attackers in the Philippine Sea on Sunday.
PHOTO: HUANG CHIH-YUAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Tucheng school unlikely to get teacher soon
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Kim Whidden, the first native speaking English teacher in Tainan City under the Ministry of Education's program, rides a bicycle on campus, to try to get closer to her students in order to improve their language proficiency in daily situations.
PHOTO: HUANG WEN-HUANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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US teacher bikes six hours to volunteer
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Daniel Greenhoe rides his bicycle for six hours once a week to get to Shihlei Elementary school in the mountain area of Hsinchu County, where he voluntarily teaches three classes of English.
PHOTO: PENG JIH-CHING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Taiwan Quick Take
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PHOTO: TSAI CHIH-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Liberia's female president takes office
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A man drives down the streets of the Liberian capital Monrovia on Sunday holding a flag depicting Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the newly elected president of Liberia. Her inauguration ceremony took place yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Kuwaitis say farewell to much-respected emir
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A woman cries at the funeral of the late emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, on Sunday. The emir, who rebuilt the Gulf state after US-led forces drove Iraqi occupying troops from the country in 1991, died on Sunday at the age of 78.
PHOTO: EPA
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Long live the King's message of racial equality
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The Reverend Martin Luther King acknowledges the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his ``I Have a Dream'' speech during the March on Washington in this Aug. 28, 1963, file photo. The march was organized to support proposed civil rights legislation and end segregation.
PHOTO: AP
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The stem-cell race continues
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Blowing fire
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Junk food linked to depression and ADD
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Students at a school in Virginia walk past vending machines. Junk food and drink is being blamed for some obesity and depression.
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Bankers, brewers have nice weekend
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Wu Yong-ren, right, of the Bank of Taiwan, celebrates an 88-82 win over the Tigers with teammate Chien Ming-fu at the Taipei Physical Education Gymnasium in Super Basketball League action on Saturday.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SBL
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Venus sets quickly while down under
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Australian supporters make the Lleyton Hewitt ``come on'' salute as they join fans streaming into Melbourne Park on the first day of the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday. Extra night matches have been scheduled to draw in the crowds.
PHOTO: EPA
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Akiko Morigami of Japan is attended to as she sits on the court after suffering a twisted left ankle during her match against Hana Sromova of the Czech Republic during the Australian Open on Monday. Morigami was forced to retire from the match.
PHOTO: AP
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Chelsea gets by Sunderland 2-1
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Chelsea's Arjen Robben, center, is sent off after receiving a second yellow card from referee Chris Foy, left, for ``over-celebrating'' his goal against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England, on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Steelers survive, Bears die
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Painted in his team's colors and wearing a bears head, Chicago Bears fan Don Wachter waits for the start of the NFC divisional playoff game between the Bears and Carolina Panthers in Chicago on Sunday. Carolina defeated Chicago 29-21 to advance to the NFC conference final against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger acknowledges the fans after Pittsburgh upset the Indianapolis Colts in an AFC divisional playoff game at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Steelers now face the Denver Broncos in the AFC conference final.
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Peyton Manning fails to adjust in playoffs
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Peyton Manning, top, of the Colts throws a pass under pressure from Aaron Smith of the Steelers at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Sunday.
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