Taiwan sees boom in yoga practitioners
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Anny Lee demonstrates one of the yoga ``asnas'' (postures) in her yoga studio in Taipei in this undated handout photo. Yoga has become a trendsetting lifestyle in recent years in Taiwan.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY ANNY LEE
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Yeh says DPP supports Chen on scrapping NUG
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Academics yesterday participate in a symposium held by the Institute for National Policy Research to present the results of a recent opinion poll on the issue of whether to abolish the National Unification Council and the Guidelines for National Unification. The poll indicated that most Taiwanese support the president's probe into unification mechanisms.
PHOTO: LIU HSIN-DE, TAIPEI TIMES
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Crime, and patience, sometimes pays
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Sumiko Namai, 69, kneels at the shrine to her daughter Michie at her home in Sapporo, Japan, on Feb. 4. Michie was murdered 15 years ago and her killer now will never be prosecuted.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Myanmar, China forging closer ties
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A soldier stays alert outside the venue of 59th Union Day Celebration in Yangon yesterday. On this occasion Myanmar's top military leader, Senior General Than Shwe, urged the people to be aware of the influence of neo-colonialists who intend to break up the nation by all means.
PHOTO: AFP
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Iran forces IAEA to remove equipment
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gives a speech during a demonstration to mark the 27th anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution in Tehran on Saturday. Ahmadinejad implicitly warned that Iran would leave the Non-Proliferation Treaty if forced by the West to limit its nuclear program.
PHOTO: AFP
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Italian election campaign begins
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Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi signs a decree that dissolves Italy's parliament, formally clearing the way for general elections in April, at the Quirinale Palace in Rome on Saturday. The signing of the decree signals the start of campaigning for the April 9-10 elections.
PHOTO: EPA
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Sharon deemed unlikely to live
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Bystanders look on as Shlomo Mor-Yosef, director of Hadassah Hospital, not seen, speaks to the media outside the emergency room where Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon remained in a coma in Jerusalem on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Socialism or global division?
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Hip-hop history tour
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Grandmaster Caz leads a hip-hop tour through New York City.
PHOTOS: NY TIMES
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James Mowbray, from London, poses at the Graffiti Hall of Fame at 106th Street and Park Avenue.
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Ring of fire
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Vans carry messages warning people how to dress for the sometimes dangerous Yanshui Beehive Fireworks festival in Yanshui, Tainan County.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Reading with their hands
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PHOTO: AFP
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Gophers upset Spartans
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Michigan State's Paul Davis, left, and Drew Neitzel, top, attempt to block the passing lane of Minnesota's Adam Boone during the first half in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday. The Gophers defeated the 12th-ranked Spartans 69-55.
PHOTO: AP
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Michelle Kwan out with chronic injury
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Figure skater Michelle Kwan of the US ahead of a news conference in Turin, Italy, yesterday. Kwan dropped out of the Games because of a groin injury.
PHOTO: AP
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Germany's Martina Glagow trains for the women's biathlon in Cesana San Sicario. The biathlon demand precision with a .22 calibre rifle and cross-country skiing.
PHOTO: AFP
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Canada and US dominate
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Canadian Caroline Ouellette during a game against Italy at the Palasport Olimpico in Turin, Italy. Canada shut out Italy 16-0.
PHOTO: AFP
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