National Democracy Hall reopens
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A man shows a photograph of dictator Chiang Kai-shek with his wife, Soong Mayling, at National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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MAC rejects PRC asylum seeker
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Chinese political dissident Wu Ya lin, who came to Taiwan to seek asylum, speaks at a press conference in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Ma offers no opinion on boycott
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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, left, and Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin stand in front of Taipei City Hall yesterday as they prepare to lead a morning jog.
PHOTO: CHANG CHIA-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Vladimir Putin gives final New Year's Eve address
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Russians celebrate New Year's Day at Red Square in Moscow with the Kremlin and St. Basil's cathedral in the background early yesterday. Tens of thousands of people gathered at Red Square to welcome the new year, shoot fireworks and cheer as the clock on the Kremlin's Spassky Tower struck midnight.
PHOTO: AP
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Chavez rescue mission blocked
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Colombian policemen guard a Venezuelan helicopter on the tarmac at Villavicencio airport, Colombia, on Monday.
PHOTO: AFP
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NYC welcomes new year
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Revelers celebrate the arrival of the new year during celebrations in Times Square in New York on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Pakistan without Benazir Bhutto
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EU newcomers Cyprus, Malta adopt the euro
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Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos holds the euro bills he withdrew from an Automated Teller Machine during a Finance Ministry ceremony in Nicosia, Cyprus, early yesterday, when the east Mediterranean island formally adopted the euro as its official currency.
PHOTO: AP
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High oil prices likely to continue in 2008
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A pumping unit sucks crude oil from the ground near Manhattan, Kansas, on Nov. 26. Oil prices headed slightly lower on Monday, marking a quiet end to a record-breaking year.
PHOTO:AP
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FEATURE: 2007: Year of the corporate breakup
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DaimlerChrysler chairman Dieter Zetsche poses besides a Mercedes C-class car in Berlin last October. German automaker DaimlerChrysler was renamed simply Daimler, reflecting the company's divestment of its troubled US unit Chrysler.
PHOTO: AFP
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J-League champs win Emperor's Cup
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Kashima Antlers players celebrate on the podium after beating Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the Emperor's Cup soccer final in Tokyo yesterday. Kashima defeated Hiroshima 2-0.
PHOTO: AFP
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Kashima Antlers players toss coach Oswaldo Oliveira into the air after their victory against Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the Emperor's Cup soccer final in Tokyo yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Kenyans dominate from start to win in Sao Paulo
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Kenya's Robert Cheruiyot kisses the ground after winning the St. Silvester men's road race in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Manny Legace shuts out NHL-leading Detroit
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Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco, right, defends against a shot by diving Nashville Predators right wing Martin Erat in Dallas on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Sweden qualify for U20 ice hockey semi-finals
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Sweden's Robin Figren, top, celebrates with teammates Tomas Larsson, left, and Johan Motin after scoring against the Czech Republic during the IIHF World U20 Ice Hockey Championships in Pardubice, Czech Republic, on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Sweden's Robin Figren, top, celebrates with teammates Tomas Larsson, left, and Johan Motin after scoring against the Czech Republic during the IIHF World U20 Ice Hockey Championships in Pardubice, Czech Republic, on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Portland's 13-game winning streak ends in Salt Lake City
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The Philadelphia 76ers' Reggie Evans, center, battles for a rebound with the Seattle SuperSonics' Jeff Green, left, and Delonte West during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Seattle on Monday. The 76ers beat the injury-depleted Sonics 98-90.
PHOTO: AP
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Holiday gifts brought to the International Space Station 太空梭運送佳節禮物至太空站
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A photo released by NASA shows astronaut Daniel Tani on the space shuttle Discovery on Oct. 24, 2007.
一張由美國航太總署發佈的照片：丹尼爾•塔尼去年十月二十四日在發現號太空梭上留影。照片：美聯社
PHOTO: AP
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The professor who's making physics cool 酷斃了的物理教授！
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Professor Walter Lewin in his office at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, Dec. 7, 2007.
二ＯＯ七年十二月七日於美國麻州劍橋市，華特．萊溫教授在他麻省理工學院的辦公室內留影。照片：紐約時報
PHOTO: NYT
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Bronson Alcott spared the rod, but didn't spoil the child
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The Concord School of Philosophy in Concord, Massachusetts, was a private summer academy for adults in the late 1800s where freewheeling discussions were encouraged at the well-attended lectures.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Fair's fare: the smart way to go globe-trotting
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ILLUSTRATION: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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India keep Hopman Cup hopes alive
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Sania Mirza of India puts her feet up as she watches her doubles partner Rohan Bopanna playing Peter Luczac of Australia in Perth, Australia, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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