Kiting blows into Taiwan
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Kites can take many forms at the Taipei County International Kite Festival.
PHOTOS: WU JEN-CHIEN, TAIPEI TIMES AND COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL KITE ASSOCIATION
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The puck drops here
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Ice hockey players from all over the world will compete at the Taipei Arena tomorrow night for the CIHL season opener.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE CHL
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Premier dismisses nuclear allegations
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Premier Chang Chun-hsiung, left, and Minister of National Defense Lee Tien-yu yesterday answer questions in the legislature. In response to allegations by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Su Chi, they said Taiwan is a peace-loving country that will never produce, develop or obtain nuclear weapons.
PHOTO: LIAO CHEN-HUEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Deadly blasts mar Bhutto return
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The wreckage of a car burns after two explosions in front of a truck carrying former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto in Karachi, Pakistan, late on Thursday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Manhunt ends as police arrest Canadian teacher
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Christopher Paul Neil arrives at Thai police headquarters in Bangkok yesterday. Neil was wanted for the alleged sexual assault of young boys.
PHOTO: AP
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Hsieh stands firm on Chinese capital
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Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh, left, and campaign manager Lee Ying-yuan yesterday hold up the campaign jacket Hsieh used when he was running for Taipei mayor.
PHOTO: CNA
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Ma promises to promote Taroko at UNESCO
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Chinese Nationalist Party presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou tries to learn traditional Truku weaving in Hualien yesterday.
PHOTO: YU TAI-LANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Explosion rips Makati shopping center
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Philippine National Police Chief General Avelino Razon, left, at the scene of a bomb explosion at the Glorietta mall in Makati, south of Manila, Philippines, yesterday.
PHOTO: EPA
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DNA discoverer seeks to downplay race comments
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US scientist James Watson poses behind a model of the DNA double helix at an exhibition in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 11, 2004.
PHOTO: AP
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Standoff at Bolivia's busiest airport intensifies
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A man holding the flag of Santa Cruz de la Sierra kicks a tear gas canister launched by police officers in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, on Thursday. Soldiers and police officers fired tear gas at angry residents who attempted to storm the country's busiest airport as the facility became a focal point of an autonomy dispute between the central government and the country's wealthiest province.
PHOTO: AP
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Recycling and building: the thrill of the hunt
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Microsoft to pursue smaller acquisitions
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Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer laughs as he talks at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, California, on Thursday.
PHOTO: AP
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Proteas tour in doubt after bomb blasts
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South African cricketer Makhaya Ntini, left, celebrates with teammates Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villiers during their match against Pakistan in Lahore on Thursday. The Proteas tour of Pakistan has been thrown into doubt following deadly bomb blasts in Karachi.
PHOTO: AFP
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Drogba says he's determined to leave Chelsea
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Chelsea striker Didier Drogba tries to control the ball during their UEFA Champions League match against FC Porto at the Dragao Stadium in Porto, Portugal, in February. Drogba has said he is determined to quit Chelsea because Jose Mourinho's departure has shattered morale at Stamford Bridge.
PHOTO: AFP
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Nadal wins clash of the convalescents
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Spain's Rafael Nadal serves to Britain's Andy Murray at the Madrid Masters in Spain on Thursday. Nadal won 7-6 (7/5), 6-4.
PHOTO: AFP
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Torre rejects trimmed-down deal
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New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, left, owner George Steinbrenner, center, and general manager Brian Cashman look on during batting practice at spring training workouts in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 26, 2005.
PHOTO: AP
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Battle of wills key to World Cup final
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A wax model of England's star rugby player Jonny Wilkinson is perched on a plinth in front of Nelson's Column in London's Trafalgar Square yesterday. Wilkinson will feature in the England squad that plays South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final in Paris today.
PHOTO: AP
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CPBL 2007 TAIWAN SERIES: Bears face Lions in CPBL showdown today
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President Lions players Yang Sen, Kao Guo-ching, Tilson Brito, Pan Wu-hsiung and Liu Fu-hao, left to right, who racked up more than 100 homers between them this season, celebrate at the Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium yesterday.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PRESIDENT LIONS
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