Farmers stage fuel price protest
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People First Party Legislator Chen Chao-jung drives a tractor into a Taipei City gas station yesterday to protest the government providing oil subsidies for public transportation, taxis and fishing boats, but not for farmers.
PHOTO: CHEN JUNG-FONG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Fifteen allies support Taiwan with motion at UN
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Government Information Office Spokesman Shieh Jhy-wey holds up a temporary tattoo showing the theme of a commercial designed to promote the nation's application to join the UN. The logo shows a whale trying to escape from a fish bowl
PHOTO: LU CHUN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Hsieh welcomes Yeh into campaign
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Former vice premier Yeh Chu-lan paints a ceramic cat yesterday at a Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport event promoting one of the airport's tax free shops with a Hakka-themed store.
PHOTO: YAO CHIEH-HSIU, TAIPEI TIMES
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Pakistan says suicide attacks blocked
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Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto addresses Council on Foreign Relations members and guests on Wednesday in New York.
PHOTO: AP
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Ripped glove ends spacewalk early
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In this image from NASA television, space station crew member Clayton Anderson, left, and space shuttle Endeavour astronaut Rick Mastracchio work outside the space station with Earth in the background during a space walk on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Death toll from attack on Yazidi sect climbs to 400
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An Iraqi soldier videotapes the ruins of a coordinated suicide attack in the town of Qahataniya, 120km west of Mosul, Iraq, on Wednesday. Officials announced yesterday that the death toll from the attack was 400 but the number was expected to rise.
PHOTO: AP
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The changing face of energy security
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Asian markets fall to lowest in months
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Chinese investors react in front of a stock price board at a private securities firm in Shanghai yesterday. Chinese share prices fell 2.14 percent yesterday amid widespread Asian market jitters over a credit crunch in the US mortgage sector.
PHOTO: AFP
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Chelsea bounce back to beat Reading
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Bolton's El-Hadji Diouf, top, celebrates with teammate Heidar Helguson, after Helguson scored against Fulham during their English Premier League soccer match at Craven Cottage in London on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Beckham scores on night of firsts
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Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham celebrates after scoring against D.C. United on Wednesday at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California.
PHOTO: AP
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Ivanovic slumps to shock defeat in Toronto
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Nadia Petrova of Russia hits a backhand to Stephanie Dubois of Canada during their match in Toronto on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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CPBL: Whales trip up Bulls to avenge loss
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Wu Po-hung of the Sinon Bulls, left, is caught in a rundown between third base and home plate by Chinatrust Whales catcher Wang Hsin-min in Wednesday's game in Taichung.
PHOTO: CHAN CHAO-YANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Susilo eliminates another Chinese star
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Japan's Aki Akao, back, returns a shot against China's Yang Wei and Zhang Jie Wen as her teammate Tomomi Matsuda looks on in the third round of the World Badminton Championships at Putra Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Taiwan Sports Wrap
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Russia's Alisa Kleybanoya serves to Estonia's Margit Ruutel in the final tennis match at the World University Games in Bangkok yesterday. Kleybanoya won the final 6-1,6-2.
PHOTO: AP
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Snail frenzy 饕客大享蝸牛餐
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A grapevine snail moves across the fencing of a snail farm as two farmers look on in Scharpitz on the northeastern German island of Ruegen, Aug. 6, 2007. 八月六日在德國東北部盧根島史卡皮茲的一處蝸牛農場裡，兩名農民觀看葡萄藤蔓上一隻蝸牛緩緩爬越圍籬。
PHOTO: AFP
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Hydro-powered fun
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People prepare to get soaked at the A-Chu Slide at Mala Bay. Photos: Courtesy of Mala Bay and Formosa Fun Coast
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A night scene of the Sky Pond at Formosa Fun Coast.
Photos: Courtesy of Mala Bay and Formosa Fun Coast
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A pair of sliders take a ride on Mala Bay's Magician Airship.
Photos: Courtesy of Mala Bay and Formosa Fun Coast
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The Sky Pond, a 400m-plus long water slide, which according to Formosa Fun Coast is the longest water slide in Southeast Asia.
Photos: Courtesy of Mala Bay and Formosa Fun Coast
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Guests get ready to be pummeled by the Big Wave at Mala Bay.
Photos: Courtesy of Mala Bay and Formosa Fun Coast
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1.3 million vehicles are off Beijing streets 北京街頭上百萬車輛「消跡」
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Vehicles move slowly amidst a heavy haze in Beijing, China, Aug. 07, 2007. 八月七日在煙霾籠罩的中國北京市中心，車輛在繁忙車陣中緩慢行進。
PHOTO: EPA
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Gnarly! Birds on boards
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Surf's Up goes behind the scenes of the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship and it's latest participant, Cody Maverick.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF BVI
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Two children listen to the future in the latest planet-in-peril film
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Noah and Emma Wilder carry the weight of the world on their shoulders in The Last Mimzy.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF SCHOLAR
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Ugly Americans, young, attractive and in torment
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In Turistas, holiday horrors begin when a bus carrying a group of young packbackers crashes and they wind up lost in the jungle.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF GROUP POWER
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Laugh out loud in two languages
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The English- and Chinese-language comedy scenes will meet when Vince Kao, below far right, and Ren Yang-long, right, perform tomorrow.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE COMEDY CLUB
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The vinyl word
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Stimulant J winds up his Taiwan tour tonight.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF STIMULANT J
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Restaurants: Da Ya Chi Canteen (打牙祭)
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Da Ya Chi Canteen's barbecue food is healthy and won't break the bank.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF DA YA CHI
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Restaurants: Lugar Home Bread Bar
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Breads and spreads are the mainstays of Lugar's menu.
PHOTO: NOAH BUCHAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Cheer up with Chen
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Cheer Chen, left, and Jasmine Leong are the darlings of Taiwan's indie scene.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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Cheer Chen
PHOTOS: TAIPEI TIMES
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'Another Gay Movie' skewers the status quo
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In time-honored tradition, four friends pledge to lose their virginity before heading to university.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF BEST MOVIE
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Reel News
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Mary-Kate Olsen got up close and personal with Ben Kingsley.
PHOTO: AP
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Pierce Brosnan is asking movie audiences to take a chance on his singing skills.
PHOTO: AP
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Lust and lives lost: 'Blood Brothers'
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Blood Brothers boasts a cast of some of Asia's most luminous stars including Daniel Wu, Shu Qi and Zhang Zhen.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF 20TH CENTURY FOX TAIWAN
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