Minor skirmishes as DPP launches UN torch relay
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Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh, center, vice presidential candidate Su Tseng-chang, right, and Presidential Office Secretary-General Yeh Chu-lan, left, take part in the first stage of a UN torch relay in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: CNA
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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, center, cycles through Taipei with supporters yesterday to promote the party's referendum proposal.
PHOTO: CNA
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Asian space race heats up as PRC launches orbiter
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A Long March 3A rocket carrying the Chang'e I lunar orbiter blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province yesterday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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DIY CHECK
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Four female managers at the Chiayi Public Health Bureau give a demonstration of how to do a breast self-examination during an activity yesterday to promote breast cancer awareness.
PHOTO: CNA
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Venezuelan civil liberties protest ends in violence
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A student demonstrating against constitutional reform by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez fights with a pro-government demonstrator in Caracas on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Who owns the treasures of the sea?
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Zaniness vies with practicality in Tokyo
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Daihatsu Motor Co president Teruyuki Minoura poses in the company's Open Future Concept 1 during the 40th Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, yesterday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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BlackBerry comes to China
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A man views a Web site on a BlackBerry in Toronto, Canada, on Aug. 30.
PHOTO: AP
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Uni-President Enterprises aims to dominate Asia
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Uni-President Enterprises Corp executive president Alex Lo, left, and chief executive officer Jason Lin address the media in Kaohsiung yesterday.
PHOTO: JOYCE HUANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Ireland dumps manager Steve Staunton
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Ireland manager Steve Staunton, right, reacts during a Group D Euro 2008 qualifying soccer match against the Czech Republic in Prague, Czech Republic, on Sept. 12.
PHOTO: AP
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Pakistan upstage Proteas to claim 2-1 lead in series
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Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf keeps his eyes on the ball after playing a shot during the third one-day international match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Chappell recounts his side of Botham brawl
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England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham, center, poses with two Yeomen of the Guard after he received his knighthood from the queen at Buckingham Palace in London on Oct. 10. Botham finished his career as England's leading Test wicket-taker with 383 victims and more than 5,000 Test runs.
PHOTO: AFP
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United, Arsenal maintain perfect starts
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Arsenal's Nicklas Bendtner leaps over Slavia Prague's goalkeeper Martin Vaniak to score during their Champions League Group H soccer match at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in London on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Lions growl in tale of two innings to dominate Bears
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Teammates congratulate the Uni-President Lions' Nelson Figueroa after a stellar performance in Game 4 of the Taiwan Series in Tainan last night.
PHOTO: HUANG CHIH-YUAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Penguins hand Rangers another 1-0 defeat
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The New York Rangers' Ryan Callahan, right, flies into the goal next to Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in the third period of their NHL clash in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Actress Michelle Trachtenberg attends the NHL game between the Nashville Predators and the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The Kings won 6-0.
PHOTO: AP
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An audience with Sir Ben Kingsley
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Above: Ben Kingsley, left, and Daniela Lavender arrive at the CineVegas film festival award ceremony.
Photo: AP
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Photo: AFP
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Baroque and beyond
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Four years in the making, Baroque and Beyond: Great Hapsburg Collectors finally makes its debut at the National Palace Museum.
Photo: Courtesy of NPM
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`A cockroach struts by the wall; pay attention to suspicious people'
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Installations from the Kinmen Bunker Art Festival. The works make use of scrap metal taken from shells that were dropped on the island.
Photo: Michael Kearney, Taipei Times
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Installations from the Kinmen Bunker Art Festival. The works make use of scrap metal taken from shells that were dropped on the island.
Photo: Michael Kearney, Taipei Times
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Installations from the Kinmen Bunker Art Festival. The works make use of scrap metal taken from shells that were dropped on the island.
Photo: Michael Kearney, Taipei Times
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Green is the new black
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Although bamboo is a sustainable crop, some environmentalists point out that the chemicals used to make it into fabric are not eco-friendly.
PHOTO: AFP
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Flappers lit the way to freedom
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Flapper dresses worn in John Harbison's opera The Great Gatsy, a rendition of the book that was published at the height of the Roaring Twenties.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Miss Universe says no to fur 環球小姐向皮草說不
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On March 15 in Tokyo Riyo Mori celebrates after being chosen Miss Universe Japan 2007.今年三月十五日在日本東京，日本佳麗森理世艷在當選二OO七環球小姐後歡欣慶祝。
PHOTO: AFP
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