`Domino' display promotes `1824'
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More than 100 volunteers yesterday line up as the number ``1824'' in a special ``human domino show'' in front of Taipei Main Station to call on the public to maintain their BMI (body mass index) between 18.5 and 24 during an event held by the Department of Health.
PHOTO: CNA
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Putin set to win crushing victory as Russians vote
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Russian Navy sailors wait in front of the state Emblem as they line up during voting at a polling station in the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol yesterday.
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Young volunteers' work feted
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Volunteers from National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, accompanied by Aboriginal children from Majia Township, Pingtung County, take photos as they receive an award on the eve of the Global Youth Service Day.
PHOTO: CHU PEI-HSIUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Bhutto unsure over poll boycott
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An armed gunman stands guard as Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, left, takes part in a rally for an election campaign in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Jailed UK teacher `well treated'
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Guardsmen march past protesters holding placards and teddy bears outside the Sudanese embassy in London on Saturday. The demonstrators are protesting the 15 day prison term given to British school teacher Gillian Gibbons for allowing her student to name a teddy bear Mohammed in Sudan.
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Mandela calls for fortified efforts against HIV
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Former South African president Nelson Mandela and his wife Graca Michel, right, arrive at a World AIDS Day Concert in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday.
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Venezuelans vote on term limits reform
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A woman sells merchandise baring images of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas on Saturday.
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Is the dollar leading us into a depression?
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Ho outbids Hirst for record truffle
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Angela Leong, right, wife of Macanese tycoon Stanley Ho, celebrates with Chinese actress Zhou Xun in Macau on Saturday.
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At last, Sony seems to be rediscovering its `mojo'
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Visitors get a sneak preview of Sony Computer Entertainment's Gran Turismo 5 driving game at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, Japan, on Oct. 25.
PHOTO: AFP
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Rio Tinto Ltd worth more than BHP bid, CEO says
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A worker helps conduct a ``pour'' at Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto's plant at Kwinana in Perth on April 2 last year. Rio Tinto, the target of a takeover proposal from mining rival BHP Billiton, said last Monday it was poised for exceptional growth and denied receiving a counter approach from Chinese investors.
PHOTO: AFP
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PC vendors seek boost from IT Month
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Showgirls promote laptop computers at the annual IT Month show at Exhibition Hall 1 of the Taipei World Trade Center yesterday.
PHOTO: CNA
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Doubles win gives Cup to the US
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Bob Bryan of the US, center rear, is hugged by his teammates after he and his twin Mike defeated Russia's Igor Andreev and Nikolay Davydenko to win the Davis Cup Final in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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NEW ZEALAND OPEN
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England's Richard Finch poses with the trophy after winning the New Zealand Golf Open at The Hills in Queenstown, New Zealand, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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NHL: Senators lose sixth straight game
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Pittsburgh Penguins winger Ryan Malone, foreground, reaches for the puck in front of Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Vesa Toskala during the third period of their NHL game in Toronto on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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NBA: Wizards conjure up win over Raptors
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Charlotte Bobcats guard Raymond Felton, right, knocks the ball out of the hands of Tyrus Thomas of the Chicago Bulls, left, as Jermareo Davidson watches from behind during the first half of their NBA game in Chicago on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Wenger praises Arsenal after victory
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West Ham United's Luis Boa Morte, second left, and Chelsea's John Terry, second right, scuffle after Boa Morte's challenge on Carlo Cudicini, left, during their English Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, London, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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White bows out as 'Boks coach with defeat
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Barbarians' Matt Giteau scores the first try against South Africa during their match on Saturday at Twickenham, London.
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BASEBALL ASIA CUP: Taiwan's Olympic bid still alive
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Taiwan second baseman Lin Chih-sheng, top, jumps in the air under the slide of Philippines runner Jonash Ponce during their Asian Baseball Championship game in Taichung yesterday.
PHOTO: SAM YEH, AFP
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Russia's volleyball team book a spot at the Olympic games
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Russia's Sergey Tetyukhin, left, spikes the ball past US blocker Lloy Ball during their match at the Volleyball World Cup in Tokyo yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Muralitharan equals world record
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Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, right, celebrates the world record following the dismissal of England's Ravi Bopara during the second day of the first Test at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Akmal, Misbah give Pakistan some hope
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Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq takes evasive action during the third day of the second Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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`Dead Head' Bryan Saltus in Cambodian Open win
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Bryan Saltus reacts to the crowd after jumping into water to celebrate winning the Cambodian Open in Siem Reap, Cambodia, yesterday.
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Sunny days? Not on this street 兒童不宜的芝麻街DVD上市
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Puppeteer Carroll Spinney with Oscar the Grouch at the 34th Annual Daytime Creative Arts and Entertainment Emmy Awards in Hollywood, US, June 14, 2007. PHOTO: AFP
今年六月十四日，玩偶操縱師卡洛．史賓尼和他的布偶「愛鬧脾氣的奧斯卡」參加在美國好萊塢舉辦的第三十四屆日間創意藝術艾美獎。 照片︰法新社
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'Catch and eat' encouraged in Japan 日本發起「釣魚、吃魚」運動
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Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look at a fish display in a museum near Lake Biwa on Nov. 11, 2007. PHOTO: AP
明仁天皇夫婦十一日在琵琶湖附近一家博物館欣賞展示中的魚。 照片：美聯社
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Canto-pop trailblazer singing for a big break
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Barry Cox poses at the Venetian in Macau. The 30-year-old befuddles tourists and gamblers every night at the gargantuan resort singing his favorite songs in immaculate Cantonese, occasionally slipping into Mandarin, or his hometown Liverpool twang.
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PLANET POP
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Professional wrestling and reality TV star Hulk Hogan has a message for his estranged wife: Hands off my money.
PHOTO: AP
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Reese Witherspoon topped a recent list of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses.
PHOTO: AFP
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