Aboriginal art products catching on
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Aboriginal artist Feng Chih-cheng of the Paiwan tribe decorates a cup with traditional Aboriginal motifs in this Feb. 25 file photo. Aboriginal art is becoming increasingly popular in the international marketplace.
PHOTO: HOU CHIEN-JUAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Maternity leave plan already stirring debate
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A pregnant woman relaxes in Taipei's Da-an Park on Sunday.
PHOTO: SHELLEY SHAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Beijing plays down 10 lost, chaotic years
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A photo released by the Chinese official news agency dated September 1966 shows a propaganda squad of Red Guards, high school and university students brandishing copies of Chairman Mao Zedong's Little Red Book at a rally in Beijing during the Cultural Revolution, a period of terror and violence now officially known as the ``10 years of national chaos.''
PHOTO: AFP
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Merapi volcano sees heightened activity
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Smoke churns out from Mount Merapi, as seen from Sleman, near Yogyakarta in Central Java, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Chavez warns US off attacking Iran
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez takes the stage at a packed conference center in London on Sunday. At right is London Mayor Ken Livingstone.
PHOTO: AP
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Preval sworn in as president of Haiti
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Haitian President Rene Preval (second, right) is surrounded by bodyguards as he walks on the front lawn of the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince while reviewing the presidential guard on Sunday. Preval was sworn in as the 55th Haitian president on Sunday.
PHOTO: AFP
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India, Iran and the case for double standards
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Kong claims innocence, says he will leave
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Kong Jaw-sheng, the nation's top financial regulator, talks to the media during a press conference yesterday in Taipei.
PHOTO: AP
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Taxi! 計程車
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A man walks by a row of taxis in Cairo.
開羅一名男子行經一排計程車。 (照片：法新社)
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New dress code for Iranians?
伊朗制定新的服裝準則?
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Women in traditional dress protest in support of strict enforcement of the Islamic dress code.
穿著傳統服飾的女性群起抗議，支持嚴格實施伊斯蘭服飾準則。 (照片：歐新社)
PHOTO: EPA
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Nadal overcomes Federer in five sets
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Spain's Rafael Nadal serves the ball to Switzerland's Roger Federer during the final of the Rome Masters in Rome on Sunday. Nadal won 6-7 (0), 7-6 (5), 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (5).
PHOTO: AP
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Alonso rules track for Spanish king
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King Juan Carlos, center, of Spain, congratulates Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso, left, and Giancarlo Fisichella of Italy, both of the Renault F1 racing team, on the podium after the Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo, Spain, on Sunday. Fernando Alonso of Renault won ahead of Michael Schumacher and Fisichella.
PHOTO: EPA
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Bears continue to pound Elephants
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Bears slugger Chen Chin-fong gets a two-run home run against the Elephants in Tainan on Sunday. The Bears defeated the Elephants 9-3.
PHOTO: HUANG CHI-YUAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Brett Wetterich wins one for his brother
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Brett Wetterich lifts up the Byron Nelson Championship trophy after he won the tournament in Irving, Texas, on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Practice gives Heat edge
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The Los Angeles Clippers' Elton Brand dunks the ball during the second half of Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal against the Phoenix Suns in Los Angeles on Sunday. The Clippers won 114-107 to even the best-of-seven game series at 2-2.
PHOTO: AP
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Hurricanes blow into conference finals
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Slovakia defender Rene Vydareny, right, stops Sweden's Andreas Karlsson during their game at the World Championship in Riga, Latvia, on Sunday. Slovakia won 5-2.
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