Lawmaker uses tea to accentuate pollution worries
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DPP Legislator Wei Ming-ku, left, yesterday pours underground water from Changhua County into glasses of tea as part of an experiment to show that the water is polluted. Wei said that the water turned the tea black, indicating the presence of high concentrations of heavy metals.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Myanmar dissidents recall massacre
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A Filipino human-rights activist in chains holds a black ribbon and candle to mark the 18th anniversary of the ``8-8-88'' Myanmar people's uprising, during a demonstration outside the Myanmar embassy in Manila's Makati City, the Philippines, yesterday.
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Bird flu in Indonesia alarms experts
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An Indonesian man watches a pigeon fly by at a market in Jakarta, Indonesia, yesterday. A 16-year-old Indonesian boy has died from bird flu, according to local test results that, if confirmed, would bring Indonesia's death toll to 43.
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Uribe sworn in under heavy guard
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A soldier stands guard on a rooftop of the city government palace overlooking Bolivar Square hours before the swearing-in ceremony for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in Bogota on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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US planning to ease Cuban immigration rules
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Members of a Cuban Yoruba community play ``taba'' drums and dance during an Afro-Cuban ritual asking for a fast recovery for Cuban President Fidel Castro on Monday in Havana.
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English teachers warn of bad treatment in China
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Apple CEO previews new operating system
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Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs, in the foreground, talks live with Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, using Apple's PhotoBooth during a keynote at Apple Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco on Monday. The appearance of Schiller's head is a result of using Photobooth's distortion feature.
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Ho brings US training to Taiwan taxes
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Minister of Finance Ho Chih-chin gestures during an interview with the Taipei Times yesterday.
PHOTO: LIAO CHEN-HUEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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LeBron leads as US crush China
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Dwight Howard of the US, right, hangs onto the basket after a slam dunk as China's Jie Libin, left, and Shane Battier, second left, look on in Guangzhou, China, during the China Basketball Challenge on Monday.
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LeBron James of the US dribbles against China on Monday at the China Basketball Challenge in Guangzhou, China.
PHOTO: AFP
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Star UK athlete faces drug probe
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Britain's Christine Ohuruogu wins the gold medal in the final of the Women's 400m at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, on March 21.
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What if your friends knew more about your life than you did?
假如你的朋友比你還了解你的生活...
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A man watches a presentation for KDDI at the 2004 Tokyo Electronics show in Japan. 二OO四年日本東京電子展場上，一名男子看著KDDI的展示。 (照片：歐新社)
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On the fly 匆促行動
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A boy jumps into the Ganges River in the early moring light of Varanasi, India.
印度瓦拉那西市的晨曦中，一名男孩縱身跳入恆河。 (照片：美聯社)
PHOTO: AP
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Saddle sore in pursuit of Genghis Khan
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Monks sound the call to prayer in Kharkhorin, Mongolia. Monastic life was nearly wiped out within 15 years of communist rule, mostly during Stalinist purges in the 1930s when an estimated 17,000 lamas were executed. Since the country emerged from decades of Soviet dominance, the religion is making a comeback.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Riders pause for a rest during a three-day trek through Khoridol Saridag Nuruu, a Mongolian forest area near Khovsgol Lake close to the Russian border.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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A Mongolian woman wears traditional dress at the opening ceremony of festivities to mark the 800th anniversary of Genghis Khan𠏋 march to world conquest.
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