Thai parliament opts for Thaksin ally Samak as PM
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Thai Prime Minster Samak Sundaravej walks past journalists after being elected at Parliament House in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday.
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Researcher named L'Oreal Laureate
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Academia Sinica's Jacqueline Whang-peng speaks during a press conference in Taipei yesterday after she was awarded the first annual ''L'Oreal Taiwan Outstanding Woman Scientist Award.''
PHOTO: LIN CHENG-KUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Saint Kitts and Nevis opens an embassy in Taiwan
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President Chen Shui-bian, left, and visiting St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas wave during a 21-gun salute in Taipei yesterday.
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Statesmen debate democracy's future
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President Chen Shui-bian, center, meets former Romanian president Emil Constantinescu, left, former South Korean president Kim Young-sam, second right, and former Polish president Lech Walesa, right, at the 2008 Global Forum on New Democracies in Taipei on Friday.
PHOTO: CHANG CHIA-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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South Korea's new prime minister named
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South Korean president-elect Lee Myung-bak, right, walks with Han Seung-soo, who was named as the new prime minister by Lee, to a news conference at the government transition committee office in Seoul yesterday.
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Anwar releases fresh corruption video
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Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim shows a video of a lawyer talking on the phone discussing the appointment of a top judge in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, on Dec. 14.
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Gaza border crisis sparks talks
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Palestinians gather at the border in Rafah between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Sunday.
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Spies and high-tech toys rescue Japan's lovelorn
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LEGA CALCIO: Udinese hold Inter to 0-0 draw
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Inter Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, left, and Udinese's Cristian Zapata compete for the ball during the Italian Serie A clash between Udinese and Inter in Udine on Sunday.
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The fist of Genoa goalkeeper Rubhino heads straight for the face of Milan's Brazilian striker Kaka during the Italian Serie A match at the San Siro in Milan on Sunday.
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Loeb seals record Monte Carlo win
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Frenchman Sebastien Loeb steers his car during the Monte Carlo rally's final stage in Monaco on Sunday. Loeb won the event ahead of Finn Mikko Hirvonen.
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LFP: Real Madrid extend lead at top of La Liga
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NBA: Orlando slips by Garnett-less Celtics
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Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu, center, puts up a shot over Boston Celtics forward James Posey, No. 41, and Tony Allen, left, during the first half of their NBA game in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday.
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Manucho stars as Angola stun Senegal
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Senegal's Abdoulaye Diagne Faye, left, watches as the ball goes into the net for a goal against Angola during their match in Tamale on Sunday.
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Sehwag denies Gilchrist dream end to Test career
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Australia's Adam Gilchrist walks back to the pavilion after the fourth and final Test match at the Oval yesterday. Gilchrist retired from Test cricket yesterday.
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Miller, Sullivan earn US rare double triumph
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Bode Miller of the US races to victory in Chamonix, France, on Sunday.
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Hospital to-do list saves lives
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ILLUSTRATION: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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The wrong kind of bread 笨蛋，偷錯袋了啦!
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A baker prepares loafs of organic bread at the Gruene Woche International food and agriculture fair in Berlin on Jan. 18, 2008.
本月十八日，一位麵包師傅在柏林國際綠色週的食品農產博覽會上準備一堆有機麵包。照片：法新社
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[SOCIETY] Year of the Rat is off to a good start
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The temple accepts 1,000 applications everyday; A security guard speaks to a devotee outside of the "pacifying Taisui" registration office at Longshan Temple. Even though it's only 9:30am, the 1,000 available numbers for that day have already been taken.
PHOTO: NOAH BUCHAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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The shrine devoted to Taisui at Paoan Temple.
PHOTO: NOAH BUCHAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Worshippers wait for their numbers to be called at Longshan Temple.
PHOTO: NOAH BUCHAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Monkey run robots 「猴頭猴腦」機器人!
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A humanoid robot moves its legs at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) laboratory in Seika town in Kyoto, Japan, Jan. 15, 2008.
一個人型機器人於今年一月十五日，在日本京都精華町的「國際電氣通信基礎技術研究所」實驗室中移動雙腿。
照片︰法新社
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