Premier urges end to fighting
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Customers and staff huddle outside the Sheraton Taipei Hotel after being evacuated because of a fire yesterday. Premier Su Tseng-chang and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Yu Shyi-kun and DPP legislative caucus convener Ker Chien-ming were having lunch at the hotel when the fire broke out at about 1pm.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER,TAIPEI TIMES
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Quake aid inadequate, Tzu Chi says
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Medical volunteers from the Tzu Chi Foundation's earthquake disaster medical relief team who were sent to Indonesia share their experiences in treating earthquake victims at a press conference yesterday.
PHOTO: SUNG CHIH-HSIUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Soldiers continue to battle gang violence
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Australian soldiers on patrol check residents for weapons during a clash between gangs near the airport in Dili yesterday. Australian troops fired teargas on rampaging gangs in the capital of East Timor, trying to keep a lid on another day of violence.
PHOTO: AFP
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Peru's Garcia takes presidency
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Peruvian presidential candidate Alan Garcia greets supporters after the presidential elections in Lima, Peru, on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Israeli prime minister agrees to meet Abbas for talks
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik on Sunday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Globalization forces bourse consolidation
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Fund manager admits insider trading
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High-profile Japanese fund manager Yoshiaki Murakami bows his head at a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday. Murakami said he had signed a statement during questioning by prosecutors admitting to violating the securities and exchange law and expected to be arrested shortly.
PHOTO: AFP
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Cathay Pacific said to be close to deal for Dragonair
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A Cathay Pacific plane prepares to land at Hong Kong airport yesterday. Trading of shares in the airline and its major owners were suspended yesterday amid reports of a shake-up in the complicated shareholdings between it and rival Dragonair.
PHOTO: AFP
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Fish soccer 魚兒魚兒踢足球
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Two fish play an underwater soccer game in Japan.
兩尾魚在日本踢水中足球。 (歐新社)
PHOTO : EPA
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No malls in Japan's suburbs 日本郊區禁蓋購物中心
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Japanese shop at a store in Tokyo.
日本人在東京商店購物。 (照片：法新社)
PHOTO: AFP
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World Cup: Swedes concerned over injury to keeper
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Frederik Ljungberg, center, holds up the ball during a Swedish practice session in Bremen, Germany, on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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End of first half approaches in CPBL
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A healthy Pan Wei-luen, shown last month, can make the President Lions even more dangerous than their recent 9-1 run in the first half of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League season.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CPBL
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Path clears for Williams
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France's Amelie Mauresmo returns Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic during the fourth round of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday.
PHOTO: AFP
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PHOTO: AFP
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Matt Kenseth rallies to win at Dover
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NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth, front, passes Jamie McMurray to take the lead on the 398th lap of the Neighborhood Excellence 400 at the Dover Speedway in Dover, Delaware, on Sunday. Kenseth won the race.
PHOTO: AP
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