Sierra Leone votes in historic elections
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Police struggle to hold back a surging crowd of waiting voters at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, yesterday.
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Bikers call for speedier rule changes
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Bikers gather at a demonstration at Guandu Temple in Taipei yesterday to demand that the government open expressways to large-engine motorcycles.
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Jews, Catholics bid farewell to French cardinal
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, second left and Prime Minister Francois Fillon, center, meet Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, right, as Monsignor Patrick Jacquin, left, the rector of Notre-Dame cathedral looks on, after attending the funeral of Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, archbishop of Paris, on Friday in Paris.
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Romney tipped to win Iowa straw poll
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Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, and his wife Ann flip pork chops in the Iowa Pork Producers tent on Friday at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa.
PHOTO: AP
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FEATURE: Mustang Ranch bordello back in business
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The newly renovated World Famous Mustang Ranch is shown near Patrick, Nevada, on July 18.
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The greening of New York
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Asian stocks continue to slide amid credit crunch
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An investor calculates on her hand while watching the Taiwanese stock market fall in Taipei on Friday. Taiwan shares plummeted on Friday, weighted down by the overnight meltdown on Wall Street and weaknesses on other Asian bourses. The TAIEX fell 251.29 points, or 2.7 percent, to close at 8,931.31 points on moderate volume.
PHOTO: WALLY SANTANA, AP
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European markets may drop further: analysts
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A stock dealer makes a phone call in front of an electronic display reflecting movements in the German Stock Index (DAX) at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday.
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Farmers jubilate as milk prices rise to record highs
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Customers walk past milk products at a supermarket in Beijing on Friday. Appetites for dairy foods are growing in China as fast-food and coffee chains expand.
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Thais find spiritual solace in coveted amulets
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A Jatukam Ramathep amulet is displayed for sale on April 19 in Bangkok, Thailand. The amulets are the latest craze in Thailand, which is experiencing prolonged political troubles and an ailing economy.
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A Thai couple, wearing a collection of Jatukam Ramathep amulets, pause to be photographed on June 24 near the Royal Palace in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Rookie pitches Yanks past Indians
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The St. Louis Cardinals' Adam Kennedy leaps over the Los Angeles Dodgers' Luis Gonzalez after throwing to first to get Nomar Garciaparra for a double play in the second inning of their game on Friday in St. Louis. The Dodgers won 2-1.
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Nadal wins Rogers Cup battle between big hitters
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Frank Dancevic of Canada balances his racket on his face after losing a point to Rafael Nadal of Spain during their quarter-final match at the Rogers Cup on Friday in Montreal. Nadal beat Dancevic, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
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Sharapova beats Dementieva 6-3, 6-4
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Maria Sharapova returns a shot to fellow Russian Elena Dementieva during their match at the East West Bank Classic at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, on Friday.
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Discovery Channel bike team to disband
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Spain's Alberto Contador of the Discovery Channel team celebrates his victory in the Tour de France on July 29. Tailwind Sports, the owner and operator of the team, announced on Friday that it will cease operations at the end of this season.
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Black Cats shock Tottenham
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Sunderland's Carlos Edwards, left, battles with Tottenham Hotspur's Didier Zokora during their English Premier League soccer match at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Match fixing allegations fuel France-Italy tensions
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French national soccer team coach Raymond Domenech gives a press conference in Clairefontaine, northern Paris, on May 29.
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Schalke hold champions Stuttgart
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Diaz has one shot lead at Barseback
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Laura Diaz, center, showers Nicole Castrale, right, with champagne after Castrale won the LPGA Ginn Tribute golf tournament at Rivertowne Country Club in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, on June 3.
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Kaitlin Sandeno takes swimming gold
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Kaitlin Sandeno swims on her way to winning the women's 200m butterfly at the Southern California Grand Prix of Swimming in Long Beach, California, on Jan. 13.
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Kumble's hundred sets up Test series win for India
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India batsman Mahendra Dhoni, right, hits a delivery from England bowler Monty Panesar toward the boundary as wicketkeeper Matt Prior looks on during the second day of the third Test at The Oval in London on Friday. England were 24 for one in reply to India's first innings of 664 at the close.
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Hsu pitches gem as La New win
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Huang Lung-yi of the La New Bears slides into second base as the Macoto Cobras' Kuo Ming-jen waits for the throw in their game in Sinjhuang on Friday. The Bears won 5-1.
PHOTO: WANG YI-SUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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SUNDAY SCIENCE: Shiny coins °{«Gªº¿ú¹ô
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PHOTO: CATHERINE THOMAS, TAIPEI TIMES
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The Chinese chose cars, chose washing machines, chose life
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THINGS MODERN: Material Culture and Everyday Life in China
By Frank Dikotter
382 pages
Hurst and Company
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Comics' future may loom on a monitor, not a TV
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Andy Fisher, left, and Leon Mandel, the Los Angeles comedy team of Leon and Andy.
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Behold Japan's heart of darkness
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Tokyo Year Zero
By David Peace
344 pages
Oxford University Press
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Far from the reservation, but still sacred?
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The Paradise Casino on the Quechan Indian reservation near Yuma, Arizona.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Mike Jackson, leader of the Quechan Indians, during an interview in the tribal council chambers on the reservation near Yuma, Arizona.
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