New premier Chang takes oath of office
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Former premier Su Tseng-chang waves to supporters after new Premier Chang Chun-hsiung was sworn in at the Executive Yuan yesterday.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Newsmaker: EPA chief Chang Kow-lung goes out fighting
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Former Environmental Protection Administration minister Chang Kow-lung, right, accompanied by his wife Hsieh Bai-he, rides the Taipei MRT home after his last day at the agency yesterday.
PHOTO: WANG MIN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Pakistani cleric threatens jihad
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Students at the Red Mosque take position to defend their radical school in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday from any attack by Pakistani security forces.
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Stallone convicted over Aussie drug bust
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Actor Sylvester Stallone poses for a photo during a press conference to promote his latest movie Rocky Balboa at a hotel in Tokyo, Japan, on March 26. Stallone was formally convicted yesterday of importing banned drugs into Australia.
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New party wins in Bulgarian Euro MP poll
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A man prepares to cast his vote in a polling station in Sofia's suburb of Kremikovtzi during Bulgaria's first-ever elections for members of the European Parliament on Sunday.
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Airbus chief stresses multinational identity
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Chinese markets hit new highs despite rate hikes
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Chinese investors trade in front of a stock price board at a private securities firm in Shanghai yesterday.
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Johnson defeats Imada in playoff to win AT&T Classic
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Zach Johnson, right, applauds as he leaves the 18th green after defeating runner-up Ryuji Imada, left, on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the AT&T Classic tournament in Duluth, Georgia, on Sunday.
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Anaheim Ducks take series lead with dramatic 2-1 victory over Red Wings
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Detroit Red Wings goalie Dominik Hasek of the Czech Republic stops a shot by the Anaheim Ducks' Brad May in the first period of Game 5 of the NHL Western Conference finals in Detroit, Michigan, on Sunday. The Ducks won 2-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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Spurs make easy work of Jazz
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Tony Parker, center, of the San Antonio Spurs is fouled by Carlos Boozer, No. 5, of the Utah Jazz in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference finals at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday. The Spures won 108-100.
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Late Carlos winner keeps Real on top
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Atletico de Madrid players Ze Castro, right, and Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira, left, duel for the ball with Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o during their La Liga match at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on Sunday. Barcelona won 6-1.
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Chen's surge sends Dacin Tigers past Taiwan Beer
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Chen Tsu-wei of the Dacin Tigers, front, leaps to make a basket while Taiwan Beer's Wang Chien-wei commits a personal foul in the SBL finals at the Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium on Sunday. The Tigers won 84-78.
PHOTO: LIN CHENG-KUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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England declare after Pietersen's century
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England's Kevin Pietersen acknowledges the crowd's applause after scoring a century against the West Indies at Lords in London on Sunday.
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Harrington becomes first Irishman to win Irish Open
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Ireland's Padraig Harrington hits the ball onto the 18th green during the final round of the Irish Open in County Limerick, Ireland, on Sunday.
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Argentina outshine Sweden; Germany whitewash Belgium
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Argentina's Jose Acasuso plays a backhand in his match against Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman during the World Team Cup at the Rochusclub in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Sunday.
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Up, up and away! 被風捲走的禿鷹
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A man feeds Abu, a white-black vulture, in a field near the little village of Liederholthuis in Overijssel, Netherlands, May 9, 2007.
五月九日在荷蘭上愛賽省，一名男子在列德后突斯村附近的田野餵黑白禿鷹阿布吃東西。
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Look to the light
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A bright blue glow radiates from the second floor the house of Mennonite farmer Luke Martin.
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Dawn Martin, 12, and her younger sister, Joyce, 8, sleep under intense blue lights.
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Eric, left, holds his healthy little brother, Johnny, 1.
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