Activists head for Diaoyutai showdown
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Taipei County Councilor King Chieh-shou, right, tries to force cash upon Chou Ching-ho of the Fisheries Administration in protest after a ``protect the Diaoyu Islands'' demonstration was fined NT$30,000 for using boats as part of its activities.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FENG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Hungary remembers 1956 uprising
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A man carries the major symbol of the 1956 Hungarian revolution, a flag with a hole in it, as thousands gathered for a spontaneous demonstration shouting anti-government slogans and waving national flags in Budapest yesterday as Hungary marked the 50th anniversary of the anti-Soviet uprising.
PHOTO: AP
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Taiwan Society to promote local consciousness
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Taiwan Society president Wu Shuh-min, right, and secretary-general Yang Wen-chia, left, watch a video clip at a press conference held yesterday in Kaohsiung to announce plans for a rally on Taiwan Retrocession Day tomorrow.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Mahathir calls Malaysia `police state'
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Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohammad speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. He said the new government's economic performance has undermined support for the ruling party and could hurt its chances at the next elections.
PHOTO: AFP
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French youths burn bus
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A resident of Clichy-Sous-Bois walks past photos by a French photographer known only as JR in the Paris suburb on Friday. A year ago, when riots broke out in France's troubled suburban housing projects, the world's media broadcast countless photos of hooded youths setting fire to cars. JR thought about those images, the stereotypes they reinforced and how he could use photography to deliver a different message.
PHOTO: AP
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More US soldiers killed as Ramadan ends
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Iraqi Sunni Muslims attend the Id al-Fitr prayer at a local mosque in Baghdad yesterday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Glamour marks opening of Scientology London center
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A crowd waits in the rain outside the Church of Scientology's new center during an opening celebration in London on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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A veil onto matters more important
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New radio wave cards spark security fears
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Tom Heydt-Benjamin, left, and Kevin Fu, a University of Massachusetts professor, cull information from a credit card with a card reader in Amherst, Massachusetts, on Thursday.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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HSDPA handsets coming
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Roger Chen, director of Far EasTone Telecommunications Co, yesterday presents a laptop computer at a press conference using the High Speed Downlink Packet Access that the company will launch at the end of this year.
PHOTO: WANG YI-HUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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BenQ needs to focus on Asia for growth, investors say
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Hank Hung, center, general manager for sales at BenQ Taiwan poses yesterday with two models holding the latest laptop computer models featuring Intel Dual-core processors launched by the company.
PHOTO: WANG YI-HUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Schumacher says `so long' to F1
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Michael Schumacher, left, receives a commemorative trophy from soccer legend Pele before the F1 Grand Prix of Brazil at the Interlagos racetrack near Sao Paulo on Sunday.
PHOTO: EPA
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O'Gara secures victory for Munster
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Biarritz's Petru Balan tries to break the Northampton line during their Heineken Cup rugby union match in Biarritz, France, on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Durant perseveres to win Funai Classic going away
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Joe Durant of the US celebrates on the 18th green after his victory at the Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort on Sunday in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
PHOTO: AFP
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Kenyan wins marathon, bangs head
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Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya slips as he approaches the finish line of the Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday. Cheruiyot held off fellow Kenyan Daniel Njenga to win the marathon and was taken from the course in a wheelchair after slipping and banging his head near the finish line.
PHOTO: AP
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Kenny Rogers evens the score
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The Detroit Tigers' Kenny Rogers pitches in the first inning of Game 2 of the World Series baseball game against the St Louis Cardinals in Detroit on Sunday.
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La New Bears rally once more to overcome the Lions
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A La New Bears cheerleader performs a belly dance during the intermission in Game 2 of the 2006 Taiwan Series on Sunday night.
PHOTO: LIAO YAO-TUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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PHOTO: LIAO YAO-TUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Victory over Barcelona takes Real Madrid up to fourth
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Real Madrid's Raul Gonzalez, second left, scores against Barcelona during a Spanish league match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on Sunday.
PHOTO: AFP
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One too many 一個也嫌多
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Children dressed as Native Americans celebrate the Encounter of Cultures Day in Costa Rica.
哥斯大黎加的孩童打扮成北美原住民歡慶文化交流日。 (照片：美聯社)
PHOTO: AP
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Pretty in pink 「粉」美麗
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Britain𠏋 Prince Charles meets locals in Jaipur, March 2006. 2006年3月英國王儲查爾斯會見捷布當地居民。 (照片：法新社)
PHOTO: AFP
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