Campaign launched to protect dolphin species
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Members of local animal and environmental protection organizations yesterday hold up photos of Taiwan's Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphins at the launch of a campaign to save the mammals, which soon will be listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAPEI TIMES
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DPP shows few signs of compromise over CEC bill
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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators Wu Yu-sheng, left, and Joanna Lei speak at a press conference in the legislature yesterday, saying that the Democratic Progressive Party's legislative caucus is to blame for the stalling of several proposed anti-corruption bills in the legislature.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Promises fail to reassure commune residents
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A policeman stops residents of the Treasure Hill Commune in Taipei from entering the community yesterday. The Taipei City Government is initiating a renovation project of the area and has classified residents unwilling to leave the area as illegal occupants.
PHOTO: WANG MIN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Minister calls for calm after bombing
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An injured Pakistani policeman lies on a stretcher at a hospital after a powerful bomb explosion in Peshawar on Saturday. At least 15 people were killed in the blast late on Saturday, police and officials said.
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Tests show bird flu killed chickens in western Japan
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Health officials disinfect a poultry farm in Takahashi Japan, where 22 chickens died.
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Iran's nuclear plans `in chaos'
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, and Gholamreza Aghazadeh, left, visit the Natanz uranium enrichment facilities 322km south of Tehran, Feb. 15, 2006. Iran has started to install 3,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium under its disputed nuclear program, a senior parliamentary official said Saturday.
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A faceprint in the crowd
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British superspy finally arrives in China
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A Chinese woman walks past an advertisement poster for the latest James Bond movie in Beijing, China, on Friday.
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Intel boss speaks on health, education and the future
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Craig Barrett, the chairman of Intel Corp, gestures while speaking with reporters during an interview on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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KFC to launch fast-food chain war
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Joseph Han, center, the new managing director of KFC outlets in Taiwan, poses on Saturday at a marketing campaign in Taipei.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN
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Rangers down Flyers with Krog's third-period score
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Guillaume Latendressem, bottom, of the Montreal Canadiens is taken out by Pavel Kubina, front, of the Toronto Maple Leafs during their NHL game at the Air Canada Center on Saturday in Toronto, Ontario.
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Germany, China draw in Four Nations tournament
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Goalkeeper Stephanie Ullrich of Germany, center, in black, tries to reach the ball against China's players, in red, during their match at the Four Nations women's tournament at Guangdong Olympic Stadium yesterday in Guangzhou, China.
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Madrid miss chance to go top
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Real Madrid player Gonzalo Higuain reacts during his league soccer match against Villarreal at the Madrigal Stadium in Villarreal, Spain, on Saturday.
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Lazio blank Palermo to go fourth in Serie A
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Palermo goalkeeper Alberto Fontana saves a shot from Lazio striker Tommaso Rocchi during their soccer match at La Favorita stadium in Palermo, Sicily, on Saturday. Lazio beat Palermo 3-0.
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West Indies defeat India in third ODI
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India's Sachin Tendulkar, background, watches as the West Indies' Marlon Samuels, left, dives to the ground as India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik, right, dives to stop the ball during a match at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, on Saturday.
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Perfect Hunters celebrate by downing Taiwan Beer
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Yang Tseh-yi of the Videoland Hunters, right, fights for the ball with Taiwan Beer's Hsu Hao in their SBL game in Taipei yesterday. The Hunters won 99-86.
PHOTO: LIN CHENG-KUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Federer beats Gonzalez in straight sets
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Switzerland's Roger Federer returns a shot from Fernando Gonzalez of Chile during their finals match at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday. Federer won 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 to claim his 10th Grand Slam title.
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Sauna diplomacy on the decline 「芬蘭浴外交」式微
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Members of the Finnish Sauna Society sit outdoors at a sauna in Helsinki, Finland.
芬蘭浴協會的會員坐在芬蘭赫爾辛基一間芬蘭浴外。 (法新社)
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Do you speak Chinese? 你說中文嗎?
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The number of students studying Mandarin in America has quickly increased to 60,000 in recent years. 美國近年來學中文的學生已快速成長至六萬人。 (照片：法新社)
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Leo Ku bags Hong Kongmusic awards
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Tsai Chin urged fellow singers at the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs awards to value quality over quantity.
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Blipsters rock on
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Nev Brown, center, a blogger who covers a lot of indie rock show, hangs out with Kerri Ross, left, and Josh Preble, right, at the Mercury Lounge earlier this month in New York City.
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Planet Pop
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B.B. King is "back to his old self."
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Jesse James is feeling the heat.
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