Wang Jin-pyng to skip KMT primary
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Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng smiles at a press conference at the legislature yesterday at which he announced he would not be participating in the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential primary because he claimed it would be unfair.
PHOTO: CNA
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Wooden postcards becoming a popular tourism attraction
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A wooden postcard in the shape of a surfboard is displayed at train enthusiast Ho Yuan-fu's shop in Pingsi Township, Taipei County, on March 15.
PHOTO: KUO FANG-CHI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Special investigation team formed
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Vice Minister of Justice Lee Chin-yung, left, and State Public Prosecutor-general Chen Tsung-ming yesterday open the Special Investigation Division of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Taipei.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Thai zookeepers choose high-tech option after panda porn videos fail to arouse
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Zookeepers take semen from Chuang Chuang, a six-year-old panda, yesterday prior to an artificial insemination procedure at Chiang Mai Zoo in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The zoo resorted to artificial insemination for their giant pandas after daily pornographic videos and a low-carb diet failed to produce the required effect.
PHOTO: AFP
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Pope John Paul II on fast track to possible sainthood
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Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, center, prays over the crypt of the late Pope John Paul II on the second anniversary of his death in the Vatican yesterday.
PHOTO: EPA
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The secret language of central bankers
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Beijing approves bank incorporations
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Richard Stanley, chairman of Citibank (China) Co Ltd, right, stands next to a lion dancer during a ceremony in Shanghai for its official launch in China as a locally incorporated bank yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Sunworld Dynasty chief eyes expansion
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Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Taipei general manager Victor Chou, left, shakes hands with Sunrider president Chen Oi-lin, center, and Sunworld chairman Chen Tei-fu at a conference in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: JACKIE LIN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Djokovic defeats Canas to win Sony
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns to Argentina's Guillermo Canas during the Sony Ericsson Open men's final at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami on Sunday. Djokovic won 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to claim the tournament's title.
PHOTO: AFP
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Mets down Cards in Major League Baseball opener
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The New York Mets' Tom Glavine pitches in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals in their opening-day baseball game on Sunday in St. Louis, Missouri. The Mets won 6-1.
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Barbosa, Suns stop Mavs
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Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers puts up a shot as the Sacramento Kings' Ron Artest, left, Brad Miller, behind Bryant, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, No. 3, and Mike Bibby look on during the second half of their NBA game on Sunday in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 126-103.
PHOTO: AP
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Australia's Scott wins Houston Open
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Adam Scott of Australia hits his tee shot on the 15th hole during the final round of the Shell Houston Open on Sunday at the Redstone Golf Club Tournament Course in Humble, Texas. Scott won by three strokes.
PHOTO: AFP
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Morgan Pressel of the US salutes the fans after her traditional winner's plunge into the lake beside the 18th green after the final round of the 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship held at Mission Hills Country Club on Sunday in Rancho Mirage, California. Pressel beat Suzann Pettersen by one stroke.
PHOTO: AFP
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Sri Lanka shred West Indies bowlers
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Sri Lanka players includiing wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara, left, and team captain Mahela Jayawardene, second right, celebrate the stumping of West Indies captain Brian Lara for two during their Super Eight World Cup match at the Guyana National Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana, on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Hamburg get three valuable points in relegation battle
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Hamburg's Mehdi Mahdavikia celebrates his goal against VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga at the AOL-Arena in Hamburg, Germany, on Sunday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Inter Milan beat Parma to close in on Serie A title
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Inter Milan's Adriano of Brazil, center, vies with Parma defenders Fernando Couto, left, and Matteo Contini during their Italian Serie A match at San Siro stadium in Milan on Sunday.
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Sevilla draw, lose ground on Barcelona
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Sevilla's Brazilian Luis Fabiano, left, vies with Osasuna's Miguel Flano during their Spanish league match on Sunday at the Reyno de Navarra stadium in Pamplona.
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Phelps, US show Chinese the way
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Michael Phelps of the US is pictured with his seven gold medals at the Susie O'Neill pool at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday.
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Yankees put Wang on 15-day disabled list for hamstring
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The New York Yankees' Wang Chien-ming pitches against the Houston Astros in the first inning of their spring training baseball game in Kissimmee, Florida, on March 16. On Sunday, the Yankees placed Wang on the disabled list with a right hamstring pull.
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Tigers squeak past Stade Francais in 21-20 thriller
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David Skrela of Stade Francais, right, attacks the Leicester Tigers defense during their Heineken Cup quarter-final match at Welford Road in Leicester, England, on Sunday.
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Macoto Cobras beat Lions
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Macoto Cobras left fielder Chen Yuan-chia slides into third base under the tag of Uni Lions third baseman Tilson Brito during Sunday's game. The Cobras won 9-6.
PHOTO: LIN CHUNG-KUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Time to bark up the right tree 不再雞同鴨講
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Seven-month-old, 2.7kg Midge, a police dog, plays with 7-year-old, 56.7kg Brutus outside the Sheriff's offices in Chardon, Ohio, USA on June 13, 2006.
去年6月13日，七個月大、2.7公斤的警犬米吉，跟七歲大、56.7公斤的布魯特斯在美國俄亥俄州察頓市的警長辦公室外玩耍。 (照片：美聯社)
PHOTO: AP
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A gem of a find! 尋獲至寶
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Jim Gatliff holds the diamond he found next to a quarter, Feb. 6, 2007. The diamond weighs 2.67 carats.
今年2月6日，吉姆•加特里夫手拿找到的鑽石和一枚二十五分硬幣。這枚鑽石重達2.67克拉。 (照片：美聯社)
PHOTO: AP
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Just one bite
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Scientist James Mutunga who specializes in mosquito research, holds up a tube containing mosquito larvae to be taken to a laboratory and tested for malaria, Karatina, Kenya, Nov. 7, 2006.
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The revenge of the fishes
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Filipino fish vendors wait for customers at the Villa Arevalo public market, the same wet market that sold a Barracuda fish that sickened 32 people last August in Iloilo city in central Philippines.
PHOTO: AP
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