Activists challenge Su to open debate over freeway
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Environmental groups rally outside the Executive Yuan yesterday to protest the government's plan to build a freeway linking Ilan and Hualien counties and to challenge Premier Su Tseng-chang to a debate on the plan.
PHOTO: CNA
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Foreign minister cool on diplomatic breakthrough
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Minister of Foreign Affairs James Huang, third right, points to the sky as a delegation of ambassadors representing Taiwan's diplomatic allies engage in a ministry birdwatching event at the Aowanda National Forest Recreation Area in Renai Township, Nantou County, yesterday.
PHOTO: CHENG HSU-KAI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Mingde Elementary School kids meet foreign students in cultural exchange
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A group of foreign exchange students try their hand at the diabolo, also known as Chinese yo-yo, at an international cultural exchange event in Taipei's Mingde Elementary School yesterday.
PHOTO COURTESY OF TAIPEI MUNICIPAL MINGDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Spate of subpoenas takes aim at US administration
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US President George W. Bush dances with the Kankouran West African Dance Company following a speech on Malaria Awareness Day on Wednesday at the White House in Washington.
PHOTO: EPA
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PHOTO: EPA
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PHOTO: AFP
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Illegal roads speeding destruction of Amazon
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TSMC says Q1 earnings plunged 42%
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Rick Tsai, chief executive officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, and chief financial officer Lora Ho smile during a quarterly report meeting in Taipei yesterday. The company said its first quarter net profit dropped 42 percent year-on-year as inventory corrections continued to hit.
PHOTO: SAM YEH, AFP
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Joe Cole gives Blues advantage
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Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina leaps over Chelsea's Didier Drogba, left, to clear the ball during their Champions League semi-final first leg soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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PHOTO: AP
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Liverpool's John Arne Riise lands on Chelsea's Didier Drogba during their Champions League semi-final first leg soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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US, New Zealand teams remain unbeaten
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Desafio Espanol crew members in action during the first round-robin stage of the Louis Vuitton Cup off the coast of Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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The Emirates Team New Zealand crew in action during the second race of the Louis Vuitton Cup in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Buffalo Sabres rattle Rangers
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The Buffalo Sabres' Thomas Vanek, bottom, of Austria scores past New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist of Sweden, top, as the Rangers' Dan Girardi looks on during the second period of their NHL playoff game at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Australia ready to face Sri Lanka
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Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds, left, and Mike Hussey, right, congratulate bowler Nathan Bracken, center, after the dismissal of South African captain Graeme Smith in the semi-final of the ICC World Cup at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, St. Lucia, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Celebrating past triumphs
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The Taipei Folk Dance Theater performs Homage to the Gods.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF NTCH
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The Formosa Aboriginal Song and Dance Troupe perform a traditional dance.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF NTCH
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Dances from the Legend Lin Theater reprise Hymne Aux Fleurs Qui Passent.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF NTCH
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Air batons are at the ready
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German-born conductor Gunther Herbig, will put the National Symphony Orchestra through its paces this weekend.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF NTCH
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By heck! The Toon's in town
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Photo: courtesy of Century Contemporary Dance Company
PHOTO: COURTESY OF CENTURY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY
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Spiderman 3 hits Taipei 蜘蛛人三席捲台北
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Spiderman in his black costume. 身穿黑色戲服的蜘蛛人
PHOTO: SONY PICTURES
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The bear necessities 熊的生存要件
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The chocolate bear a Latvian confectionery maker presented to Ruhnu island, Estonia on Apr. 4, 2007.一名拉脫維亞巧克力師傅在二○○七年四月四日獻給如諾島的巧克力熊。
PHOTO: AFP
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Restaurants: Jahmuna's
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Jahmuna's makes Jamaican patties to go, or to be savored while patrons watch from its comfortable outdoor deck.
PHOTO: RON BROWNLOW, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurants: Robin's Grill
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At Robin's Grill the food and service is fit for a lord.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF GRAND FORMOSA REGENT TAIPEI
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Urban Nomad comes home to roost
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Travel Diary, by Liu Keng-ming.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF URBAN NOMAD
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A Long Struggle charts the struggles of ethnic minorities in Myanmar.
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Maritess vs. Superfriends, by Philippine director Dino Ignacio.
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Hell on earth, and a child's paradise below
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In real life, as in fantasy worlds, there are demons and beautiful princesses.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF GROUP POWER
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The life of a palace ?the rise and fall of a dynasty
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As opium addiction ravaged China the western powers moved in and destroyed works of art and magnificent buildings.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF LONG SHONG
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Life is like riding a bike...
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Taiwan is brought to life by En Chen, who's protagonist cycles round the island. Chen has produced a debut feature about the country's culture and people that may not be riveting or thrilling, but it comes from the heart.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF CHI FEI FILM
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Taiwan is brought to life by En Chen, who's protagonist cycles round the island. Chen has produced a debut feature about the country's culture and people that may not be riveting or thrilling, but it comes from the heart.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF CHI FEI FILM
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