Minor planet officially named `Chiayi'
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National Central University's Lulin Observatory director Lin Hung-chin poses during a press conference on Monday to announce the name of the newly discovered minor planet ``147918 Chiayi.''
PHOTO: CNA
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Amendments or dump Ma: Nuke-4
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Members of the Nuke-4 Referendum Initiative Association yesterday gather outside the Legislative Yuan to call on the legislature to support proposed revisions to the Referendum Law.
PHOTO: CNA
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KMT lawmaker accuses Chen of wasting money
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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chiang Lien-fu, right, accuses President Chen Shui-bian of wasting money on charter flights for foreign visits.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Hopes of Hezbollah prisoner swap dim
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Mariam Saad, aunt of Hezbollah fighter Mohammed Dimashqiyeh, who was killed during last year's Israel-Hezbollah war, rushes toward an ambulance believed to be carrying his body in the Lebanese southern coastal town of Naqura on Monday night.
PHOTO: AFP
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Fierce fighting in south Baghdad
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A man inspects a hole in his house after a mortar attack in Diwaniyah, 130km south of Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday.
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Polarized debate on polar bears
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NBA: Cavaliers, Magic spearhead NBA drive into China
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The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, left, signs autographs for Chinese fans in Shanghai on Tuesday after a training session for a game against the Orlando Magic as part of the NBA China Games.
PHOTO: AP
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Andy Murray humbles Stepanek
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Nicole Vaidisova returns the ball to Katarina Srebotnik, unseen, during their first-round match at the Zurich Open tennis tournament in Zurich, Switzerland, on Monday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Three Lions confident of victory
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Russia's soccer team runs during a training session at the Luzhniki Olympic stadium in Moscow on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Rockies sweep National League Series
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The Colorado Rockies celebrate with the National League championship trophy after winning Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 in Denver, Colorado, on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Bad-boy bikers, move over 荒野大「飆」客消遙上路
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Sergio Morales takes a break at his repair shop in Havana, Cuba, Jan. 20, 2007.今年一月二十日，西吉爾．莫羅斯在他古巴哈瓦那的修車店休息
PHOTO: AFP
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Sheikdoms with less glitter can still shine
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The Sharjah Biennial 8, which ended in June, is the largest art event in the Arab world.
PHOTOS: AGENCIES
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An Emirati woman fries snacks in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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An Asian man sleeps next to his camel at Qanat al-Qasba, the United Arab Emirates' cultural hot spot in Sharjah.
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A traditional dinghy at Qanat al-Qasba in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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Sharks need everyone's help 鯊魚需要大家的幫忙
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A hammerhead shark swims at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, US, Oct. 27, 2005. 二ｏｏ五年十月二十七日，一之槌頭雙髻鯊悠游於美國亞特蘭大市的喬治亞水族館內
PHOTO: AP
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