Chen defends his government, actions
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President Chen Shui-bian addresses the nation in a televised speech from the Presidential Office last night.
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Soong to `quit politics' if Chen ousted
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People First Party Chairman James Soong speaks at a press conference at the legislature yesterday, saying that if the legislature does not pass the presidential recall on June 27, he will push for a vote of no confidence in the Cabinet. He also said that if President Chen Shui-bian were to step down, he would be willing to withdraw from the Taipei mayoral election, leave the party chairmanship and even quit politics altogether.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FONG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Manila conducts quake test with 1 million schoolkids
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A kindergarten pupil, right, from Aurora Quezon Elementary School in Manila refuses to join his classmates as they crawl under the tables during a simultaneous earthquake drill yesterday in the Philippines.
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Anger against Alkatiri mounts
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East Timorese protesters hold a banner criticizing Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri in Dili, East Timor, yesterday.
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North Korea says US fueling tension
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South Korean protesters are blocked by riot police as they try to meet with South Korea's unification minister to express their anger over North Korea's missile test in front of Government House in Seoul yesterday.
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Palestinian rivals say pact on platform is `done deal'
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Palestinian government employees line up to receive payments of US$300 at a post office in Gaza City on Monday. The government distributed emergency payments to thousands of civil servants who haven't received salaries in nearly four months.
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New Orleans mayor calls for troops after murders
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Barbara Lacen Keller, left, talks with Ireadia Taylor, center, and Monalisa Hunter at the conclusion of a news conference at the City Council Chambers in New Orleans on Monday. Hunter and Taylor both lost children in a weekend shooting that claimed five lives.
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Japan's top banker apologizes
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Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui speaks to the media in Tokyo where he apologized yesterday for an investment scandal that triggered calls for his resignation.
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Stock market takes a 3.33 percent nosedive
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A man rests on a chair in front of monitors showing the stocks index in Taipei yesterday.
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Leaf eater 吃樹葉的無尾熊
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A koala sits in a tree at Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney, Australia. 澳洲雪梨的塔隆加動物園內，一隻無尾熊在樹上棲息。 (照片：歐新社)
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Paris Hilton kisses fur goodbye for good
芭黎絲．希爾頓永遠和皮草吻別
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Paris Hilton waves as she arrives for the screening of X-Men: The Last Stand at the Cannes Film Festival.
芭黎絲．希爾頓抵達坎城影展《X戰警：最後戰役》首映現場時，向群眾招手。 (照片：美聯社)
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Hurricanes grab first Stanley Cup
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Carolina Hurricanes captain Rod Brind'Amour holds up the Stanley Cup trophy at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Monday.
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Kid Rock smokes a cigar as he watches the celebration on ice following the Hurricanes' 3-1 victory over the Oilers in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Monday.
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World Cup: Ghana player's flag trick offends Arabs
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John Pantsil from Ghana waves the Israeli flag after the Group E match against the Czech Republic in Cologne on Saturday.
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World Cup: Netherlands, Argentina likely to rest key players
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Dutch forward Dirk Kuyt, middle, Dutch defender Giovanni Van Bronckhorst, front, and Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder congratulate each other during a training session in Freiburg on Sunday.
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World Cup: Togo blame exit on referee, turmoil
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A combo of five pictures shows the Togolese team's head coach Otto Pfister gesturing during the Group G World Cup soccer match between Togo and Switzerland in Dortmund on Monday.
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A dejected Togo supporter lingers in the stands after Switzerland defeated Togo in Dortmund on Monday.
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Emmanuel Adebayor, right, from Togo vies for the ball with Philippe Senderos from Switzerland in Dortmund on Monday.
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