Hairy crabs cost bureau chief his job
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Taiwan Solidarity Union Legislator Liao Pen-yen, left, and colleagues yesterday burn Chinese hairy crabs in public during a protest calling on the Cabinet to ban food imports from China.
PHOTO: LIU HSIN-DE, TAIPEI TIMES
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North Korea: Secretive N Korea unlikely to identify its `Mr Bomb'
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Spent nuclear fuel rods are seen at the nuclear facility in Yongbyon, North Korea, in this December 1996 photo released by Yonhap on Feb. 7, 2003.
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Abbas might dismiss Cabinet
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Palestinian Hamas supporters chant slogans at a rally following the shooting death of member Ammar Taher, who was killed by unknown assailants in the West Bank town of Nablus on Wednesday. Internal Palestinian violence continues against the background of a power struggle between the rival Hamas and Fatah parties.
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Emergency declared in state in Nigeria
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An policeman walks towards an armored personnel carrier in Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, on Thursday. Nigeria's president declared a state of emergency on Thursday in a troubled southwestern state where he said the impeachment of the governor by the local legislature violated the Constitution. Legislators in Ekiti State voted to remove Governor Ayo Fayose on Monday after finding him guilty of putting state funds into personal bank accounts.
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Troops stay until war won: Bush
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Two marines console each other after the funeral for Marine Sergeant Justin Walsh on Thursday at the First United Methodist church in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Walsh died on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from wounds suffered in Anbar Province, Iraq, on Oct. 5. He will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
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Battle rages over how to measure ad viewership
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Sony hit by new product rollout delay
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A Sony employee displays a prototype of the LocationFree portable broadband TV and its base station (LF-Box1) in Tokyo on Monday. The 12-inch wireless touch screen TV and its base station enable users to enjoy clear video images encoded in the MPEG4 AVC format over a Wi-Fi network or the Internet.
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EVA panders to Hello Kitty fans
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Aboriginal children from Fuhsing Township, Taoyuan County, yesterday enjoy ''Hello Kitty meals'' as EVA Airways introduces its second Hello Kitty aircraft. The jet will serve travelers on the Taiwan-Japan routes starting today.
PHOTO: CHU PEI-HSIUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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British teams enjoy UEFA wins
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Newcastle's Obafemi Martins, right, vies with Fenerbahce's goalkeeper Rustu Recber, center, in their UEFA Cup group match at St James' Park, Newcastle, England, on Thursday.
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Blackburn Rovers' South African striker Benni McCarthy, center, and Wisla's Serbian defender Nikola Mijailovic, right, argue as a teammate intervenes after their UEFA Cup soccer match in Krakow, Poland, on Thursday.
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England's Rose so close to US PGA record
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Justin Rose reacts after missing a putt at the 18th that would have given him a 59 during the first round of the Funai Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on Thursday.
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Malkin's team in Russia files lawsuit against NHL
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Evgeni Malkin, 71, center, of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates after scoring against New York Islanders goalie Mike Dunham, Alexei Zhitnik, 77, and Sean Hill, 6, in NHL hockey action at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday. The Penguins beat the Islanders 4-3.
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Hutchinson set to play former team
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Steve Smith, 89, of the Carolina Panthers reaches in vain for a pass as Daven Holly, 39, defends during the fourth quarter of the Panthers' win on Oct. 8. Smith, who is making a case for himself as the NFL's best receiver, will lead the Panthers against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Molina fires Cards to the World Series
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The St. Louis Cardinals celebrate with champagne in the locker room after beating the New York Mets 3-1 in Game 7 of the NLCS on Thursday at Shea Stadium in New York.
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The St. Louis Cardinals, including Yadier Molina, center, who hit the game-winning home run, celebrate after defeating the New York Mets 3-1 in game seven of the NLCS at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York, on Thursday.
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