City government takes over Taipei Arena
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Taipei Arena general manager Lin Ker-mo holds a press conference criticizing the Taipei City Government after city staffers and 30 police officers arrived at the arena and announced city authorities would take over the facility. Lin declined to leave the arena because he was afraid he would not be let back in.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Environmental activists give `tumor cake' to EPA
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Environmental activists protest behind a ''tumor cake'' in front of the Environmental Protection Administration in Taipei yesterday. The protesters presented the cake made from polluted duck eggs, rice, oysters and mud to the agency and criticized it for not doing its job well.
PHOTO: WANG MIN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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US group arrives in Japan to probe airliner explosion
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Yu Chien-kuo, left, captain of the China Airlines' Boeing 737-800 that caught fire after landing in Okinawa, receives a gift from Vice President Annette Lu at the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: PICHI CHUANG, REUTERS
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Ma presents his vision for nation's agriculture sector
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Chinese Nationalist Party presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou eats a cucumber during a visit to Yunlin County yesterday.
PHOTO: CNA
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Military arrests dissidents in Myanmar
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Activists shout slogans during a protest in the northern outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, yesterday. A pro-junta mob broke up the protest, staged amid mounting public anger over a massive fuel price hike.
PHOTO: AFP
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Jewish surfer promotes the peace wave
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Dorian Paskowitz, center, carries some of the 15 surf boards he is taking to the Erez Crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Dean takes aim at Mexican mainland
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Two boys ride a bicycle past the rubble of a destroyed building in Limones, Mexico, on Tuesday. Hurricane Dean swept across the Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday, toppling trees, power lines and houses as it bore down on the heart of the Mexican oil industry.
PHOTO: AP
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The flawed options in Darfur
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England trounce India in ODI
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England cricketer Alistair Cook, left, celebrates scoring a century against India with teammate Ian Bell during the first NatWest One Day International match at the Rosebowl in Hampshire, southwest England, on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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France 2007: Carter hoping to peak at right time
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All Black flyhalf Dan Carter runs the ball against the Springboks in Christchurch, New Zealand, on July 14.
PHOTO: AFP
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Fan hopes to auction off baseball for half a million
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Matt Murphy, a college student from New York who caught San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds' record-breaking 756th career home run ball, poses during a press conference in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday.
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Buddhist ritual does not bring peace to New Jersey regulators 佛教儀式並未為美國紐澤西州政府帶來和平
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Followers of the Amitabha Buddhist sect conduct a religious ritual on the banks of the Passaic River, Aug. 12, 2007, in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. 今年八月十二日阿彌陀佛信徒在美國紐澤西州的巴塞克河畔進行宗教儀式。
PHOTO: AP
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Living in her moment, again
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Zandra Rhodes, the 62-year-old doyenne of British fashion scene, is known for her quirky style.
PHOTO: AP
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And for the pooch that has everything ...
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Dogs sport creations at the Pet Fashion Week runway fashion show in New York.
PHOTOS: AFP
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Dogs sport creations at the Pet Fashion Week runway fashion show in New York.
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Lebanon bans tale of militia fighters
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Rabih Mroue
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Art behind bars: Former inmate's legacy hangs in the air
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Murals painted by Alfredo Santos while an inmate at San Quentin Prison in San Quentin, California.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Murals painted by Alfredo Santos while an inmate at San Quentin Prison in San Quentin, California.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Jamie bell: This time it's serious
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British actress Sophia Myles, left, and British actor Jamie Bell arrive for the screening of the movie Hallam Foe at the 57th Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin.
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