Rival marches draw thousands in Hong Kong
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Tens of thousands of people attend a pro-democracy march in Hong Kong yesterday to mark the ninth anniversary of the territory's return to Beijing's rule.
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Groups pass on tips to reduce energy bills
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Ho Tsung-hsun, secretary-general of the Taiwan Environmental Protection Union, yesterday demonstrates electricity-saving light bulbs and offers tips on energy-saving measures.
PHOTO: LIAO CHEN-HUEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Make Taiwan your home: Chen
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President Chen Shui-bian yesterday holds an incense stick at a family function in Kuantien Township, Tainan County, to celebrate the 320th birthday of the first family ancestor who emigrated to Taiwan.
PHOTO: CHEN YI-MIN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Su calls on legislature to pass law on pension fund
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Premier Su Tseng-chang adds an extra piece of cake to the cake on the table to represent the funds that the government will add annually to the committee that has been proposed to handle the management of the labor pension fund.
PHOTO: WANG MIN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chinese cool to CCP's 80th anniversary
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In this photo released by the Xinhua news agency, Chinese President Hu Jintao waves to the first train leaving for Lhasa at the launching ceremony of the Qinghai-Tibet railway held at the Golmud Railway Station in Golmud.
PHOTO: AP
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Nepal is a mecca for Buddhist study
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A Western Buddhist nun and a student converse at Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, on June 21. Since the 1960s, thousands of foreigners have flocked to monasteries in the kingdom to study Buddhism.
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Ceremonies mark Somme carnage
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Clement Autissier, left, and Louis Hecquet, pose for photographers in replica World War I uniforms, at the Thiepval military cemetery in northern France yesterday ahead of ceremonies marking the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. More than 20,000 British soldiers died and up to 40,000 were wounded at the Somme on July 1, 1916, making it the bloodiest day in the history of the British army.
PHOTO: AP
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Kuwaiti women optimistic despite setbacks
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Kuwaiti women wait to cast their vote for the first time in the national parliamentary elections at a polling station in Jahra City, 40km north of Kuwait City,on Friday.
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Militants demand exchange for soldier
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A Palestinian boy wearing a green bandana in support of the ruling Hamas party looks on at the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, which was hit overnight by Israeli air strikes on Friday.
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Koizumi rocks and croons at Graceland
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi wears an actual pair of Elvis' legendary sunglasses and does an Elvis dance on Friday as Priscilla Presley, Lisa-Marie Presley and US President George W. Bush watch during a VIP tour of Elvis Presley's Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee.
PHOTO: AFP
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Catch you on the flip-flop side
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Oil prices climb to US$74 as gas supply fears mount
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Protesters hold signs and an empty gas can in front of the White House in Washington on Friday during a demonstration organized by the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Unions demanding government action against high gas prices.
PHOTO: AFP
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Court upholds ruling against Morgan Stanley
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French luxury products group LVMH chairman and chief executive Bernard Arnault addresses a press conference in March in Paris to announce last year's results.
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Wanted: ugly sheep 全力通緝：醜綿羊
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Sheep graze on a farm in western Australia.
澳洲西部一處農場裡放牧的綿羊。 (照片：法新社)
PHOTO: AFP
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China's gray revolution
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Liang Yunyu, left, 100-years-old, with Chen Meijuan, 49, right, in Liang's apartment in Shanghai. Chen is one of 15 agents who are responsible for monitoring the neighborhood's elderly population. Her case load includes over 200 seniors.
NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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A man uses his computer in the Minsheng Nursing Home, Shanghai's first private nursing home, built in 1998.
NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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An inspiration to us all
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Lin Bo-ting, right, is helped by his monther while on a visit to the National Taiwan Science Education Center in Shilin, Taipei.
PHOTOS: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Despite suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Lin Bo-ting has graduated from junior high school near the top of his class.
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Robert Baer likes to blow his own trumpet
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Blow the House Down
By Robert Baer
298 pages
Crown Publishers
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The bittersweet symphony of family life
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
By Alison Bechdel
232 pages
Houghton Mifflin
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The energy industry turns a shade of green
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Gardener Frank can Os in his greenhouse in Maasland, Netherlands.
PHOTOS: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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A Shell refinery at Pernis, Netherlands.
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Bears and Bulls kick-start second-half CPBL action
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The Chicago Cubs' Juan Pierre, left, is tagged out at home plate by Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski during the seventh inning on Friday at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
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Schumacher unperturbed ahead of US Grand Prix
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Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of the Renault F1 Racing team takes part in the first practice session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Friday. The US Grand Prix is to be held today.
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Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher of Germany rides a scooter through the pits on Friday during practice for the US Grand Prix in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Nalbandian, Blake leave way open for Federer
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China's Li Na, right, shakes hands with Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova after defeating her in their third-round match at Wimbledon on Friday. Li became the first Chinese player to reach the final 16 at Wimbledon with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Kuznetsova.
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West Indies make India rue decision to bat first
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India's Rahul Dravid, left, walks back to the pavilion as West Indies players celebrate his dismissal during the first day's play of the fourth and final Test match in Kingston, Jamaica, on Friday.
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World Cup: Germany aims to erase bad memories
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Italy coach Marcello Lippi is pictured prior to the quarter-final match between Italy and Ukraine in Hamburg on Friday.
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Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann at the Olympic stadium in Berlin on Friday during the match against Argentina.
PHOTO: AFP
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World Cup: S Africa 2010: the next big challenge
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A South Africa supporter celebrates in Johannesburg in May 2004 after South Africa was chosen to host the 2010 World Cup.
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World Cup: Germans survive shootout thriller
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Germany's Michael Ballack, left, scores past Argentina goalie Leonardo Franco during the shootout in the quarter-final match between Germany and Argentina at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on Friday. Germany won the game 4-2 on penalty kicks.
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Germany supporters celebrate in Berlin on Friday after their team's victory over Argentina. Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was the toast of Germany as the hosts progressed into the semi-finals with a sensational 4-2 penalty shootout win.
PHOTO: AFP
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World Cup: Ukrainians go down swinging against Italy
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Italy's Luca Toni, foreground, holds back Ukraine's Andriy Gusin during the Italy v Ukraine quarter-final match at the Hamburg Stadium on Friday. Italy won the match 3-0.
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