Taipei Zoo marks 20th anniversary of relocation to Muzha
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Eight-year old Chuo Liu-ting, wearing her favorite elephant hat, and her mother Chen Shu-hua yesterday point to an old photo of the two taken during a visit to Tapei City Zoo. The zoo yesterday celebrated the 20th anniversary of its move from Shilin to Muzha.
PHOTO: LIN HSIANG-MEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Party heavyweights help in Kaohsiung
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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, center, KMT Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Huang Jun-ying, left, and Huang's wife Liao Mei-chin raise their hands and cheer at the opening of Huang's campaign headquarters in Kaohsiung yesterday.
PHOTO: CNA
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Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) Chairman Shu Chin-chiang, center, joins hands with TSU Taipei mayoral candidate Clara Chou, front left, and TSU Taipei City councilor candidate Du Shu-kuan, front right, during an event to celebrate the opening of Chou's campaign headquarters in Taipei's Wanhua District yesterday.
PHOTO: CNA
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Bangladeshi president tries to end crisis
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Security guards walk past a street fire during an opposition blockade in Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, yesterday.
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Woman badly burned in bus torching in Marseille
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Police officers stand by a public transport bus after it was set ablaze by a group of marauding teenagers in Marseille, southern France, on Saturday.
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Fidel Castro makes TV appearance
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Cuban President Fidel Castro is shown on TV on Saturday in Havana. The ailing Castro appeared on state TV for the first time in more than a month, looking thin and tired but walking around and ridiculing recent rumors of his death.
PHOTO: AP
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The developing world's small-scale farmers are hungry for change
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Australia's Qantas places orders for eight more A380s
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An Airbus A380 passes over Sydney, Australia, on it's way to Sydney International Airport on Nov. 13. Qantas Airways, Australia's flagship airline, announced yesterday it has ordered an additional eight Airbus A380s.
PHOTO: AP
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Taiwan sees opportunities at WTO
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Lin Yi-fu, Taiwan's representative at the WTO, poses in front of his residence in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday.
PHOTO: JESSIE HO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Bullet train set to boost property, survey predicts
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A train on Taiwan's high speed railway approaches the Banciao Train Station during a performance test last month in this file photo. According to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the Taiwan High Speed Railway is unlikely to be up and running by the end of this month as scheduled.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Fiery Munster thrash Bourgoin
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Bourgoin's Michael Prendergast, left, is tackled by Munster's Trevor Halstead during Round Two of the European Cup at Thomond Park in Limerick, Ireland, on Saturday. Munster defeated Bourgoin 41-23.
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Annika Sorenstam increases her lead in Dubai Masters
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Annika Sorenstam of Sweden follows the ball on the fourth hole during the third round of the Dubai Ladies Masters at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday.
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KJ Choi maintains one-shot lead over Els, Gay, Goydos
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K.J. Choi pumps his fist after saving par on the 16th hole during the third round of the Chrysler Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida, on Saturday.
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Federer squeezes past tough Paradorn
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Switzerland's Roger Federer serves a ball to Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan during their semi-final match at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday. Federer won 6-4, 3-6, 7-6.
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Japanese skaters sweep singles at Skate America
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Miki Ando of Japan performs in the women's free skate program during the Skate America figure skating competition at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, on Saturday. Ando won the overall women's competition.
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Gronholm's loss hands championship to Loeb
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Mikko Hirvonen slides his Ford Focus around a corner during stage 23 of leg three of Rally Australia near Perth yesterday. Hirvonen won the rally.
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Mario Ancic wins St Petersburg Open
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Croatia's Mario Ancic returns the ball to Sweden's Thomas Johansson during their St Petersburg Open ATP tennis tournament final match in St Petersburg, Russia, yesterday.
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Bayern Munich win at home but fail to entertain
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Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn thanks the fans after the match against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, on Saturday.
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Robot restaurant 機器人餐廳
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A robot works alongside a chef at the Robot Kitchen in Hong Kong. 香港機器人餐廳一台機器人在廚師旁邊工作。 (照片：法新社)
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If wishes were horses,beggars would ride 空想若能成真，就不會有窮人
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A horse and rider canter across the stage at the Apassionata horse show.
一匹馬和騎士在愛帕聖納塔馬匹展覽上穿越舞台。 (照片：歐新社)
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Gift of Glam
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Panic on the Disco𠏋 Ryan Ross, left, and Brendon Urie. Their video for I Write Sins Not Tragedies won Video of the Year at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards.
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