Petnappings on the rise, Taipei City councilor warns
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Two dogs attend a press conference called yesterday by People First Party Taipei City Councilor Dai Hsi-chin on the recent spate of petnappings. Dai was joined by pet owners who had been victims of such crimes.
PHOTO: SUNG CHIH-HSIUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Lu looking to keep busy
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Vice President Annette Lu gestures while giving an interview to the Taipei Times last week.
PHOTO: LIU HSIN-DE, TAIPEI TIMES
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Arroyo defends decision to commute death penalties
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Inmates share a cell at a jail facility in Manila yesterday. Anti-crime groups and families of victims of heinous crimes criticized Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's order issued over the weekend to commute death sentences of convicted criminals to life imprisonment, claiming that the move would only encourage more criminal activity. Arroyo's order will affect standing death sentences of more than 1,000 convicts on death row.
PHOTO: EPA
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Beijing covered in layer of sand after dust storm
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A cleaner clears away sand in Beijing yesterday after an overnight storm originating on the border of China and Mongolia covered the city in sand.
PHOTO: AFP
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Alexandria suffers more sectarian confrontations
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An injured Coptic protester runs to an ambulance outside the St. Maximus Church in Alexandria, Egypt, on Sunday, as the city suffered its third day of sectarian violence.
PHOTO: AP
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Questions arise over Iran's abilities
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, speaks with head of Iran 's Atomic Energy Organization, Gholamreza Aghazadeh, in Tehran, on Sunday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Are Wikipedia and Google making us smarter?
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Couches in history 歷史上的沙發
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Two people sit on a long, curvy couch in Germany.
德國兩位民眾坐在一張彎曲的長沙發上。 (照片：美聯社)
PHOTO : AP
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English village in Korea 南韓英語村
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An English teacher and students at the Paju English Village in Korea.
南韓波州英語村的老師與學員。 (照片：法新社)
PHOTO: AFP
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Petrova wins another title
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Nadia Petrova of Russia poses with the ball girls and ball boys after defeating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in the final of the Family Circle Cup at the Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, on Sunday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Eric Cyr puts on pitching clinic
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President Lions righty Eric Cyr pitches against the Brother Elephants in Sinjhuang on Sunday. The Lions defeated the Elephants 5-0.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PRESIDENT LIONS
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Dinos in good form ahead of playoffs
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Tien Lei, left, of the Tigers, fights for a rebound with Tseng Wen-ding of the Dinos at the Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium on Sunday. The Dinos defeated the Tigers 87-83.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SBL
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Fowler scores the winner
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Celtic's Neil Lennon kisses the Scottish Premier League trophy after their match against Hibernian at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
PHOTO: AP
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Liverpool's Fernando Morientes, right, challenges Blackburn Rovers Zurab Khizanishvili during their match at Ewood Park in Blackburn, England, on Sunday. The Reds defeated the Rovers 1-0.
PHOTO: AP
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Arsenal just happy to still be alive
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Arsenal's coach Arsene Wenger of France prior the start of quarterfinals second-leg Champions league match against Juventus in Turin, Italy on April 5.
PHOTO: AFP
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