Scrap unification guidelines, Chen says
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President Chen Shui-bian returned to his hometown to hand out red envelopes for the Lunar New Year for the sixth straight year yesterday. The line was 2km long, but everyone seemed in high spirits, except for the first two men, who came to blows over who was first in line.
PHOTO: CHANG CHUNG-YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Police take on pirates in fake alien frog showdown
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Two teenagers take a close look at five plastic alien frogs, characters from the Japanese animated film ``Sergeant Keroro,'' on Thursday in a toy shop in Taipei. Police are cracking down on pirated alien frogs featured in the widely popular film.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, AP
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Israeli, Hamas positions harden
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Palestinian farmers destroy tomatoes grown in a former Israeli settlement to protest against Israel's closure of Karni crossing in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. The crossing point for merchandise has been closed by Israeli authorities for the last 10 days.
PHOTO: AFP
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Iraqi insurgents killed, hostages seen on video
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Iraqi policemen inspect the scene of clashes between police and armed men in Kirkuk, 255km north of Baghdad, yesterday.
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Health officials take on betel-nut business
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A betel nut seller relaxes in her glass-fronted stall in Taipei on Dec. 19. (Warning: Smoking poses a health hazard.)
PHOTO: MAURICE TSAI, BLOOMBERG NEWS
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Expats become Nepal's biggest money spinner
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Tourists look at souvenirs in a shop in the the normally bustling area of Thamel in Kathmandu yesterday. With Nepal's finances in shambles after a deadly Maoist revolt and mounting political turmoil, the estimated 1.2 million Nepalese living abroad last year sent back US$1.1 billion, an amount that accounted for 12 percent of GDP, according to the Asian Development Bank.
PHOTO: AFP
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Redick scores like a devil
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Duke's J.J. Redick, right, around Virginia's Sean Singletary during the first half in Durham, North Carolina, Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Dorfmeister secures downhill title
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Michaela Dorfmeister of Austria during a World Cup downhill race in Cortina on Saturday. Austria's Renate Goetschl achieved her first win of the season on Saturday, but compatriot Michaela Dorfmeister won the downhill title.
PHOTO: AFP
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Baghdatis battles, Fed wins
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Switzerland's Roger Federer reacts after winning the men's singles final against Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis at the Australian Open on Sunday. Federer won 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2.
PHOTO: AP
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PHOTO: REUTERS
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Let's play mahjong! Part two 大家來玩麻將 (下)
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PHOTOS: CHENG HSIANG-YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Setting up your house for luck
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PHOTOS: LIN WEI-YAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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