More rain on the way as another cold front arrives
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A tourist poses before a frozen waterfall at Hohuan Mountain in Nantou County yesterday.
PHOTO: CNA
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Annan renews mediation in Kenya
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A resident of a shantytown in Kericho, Kenya, holds her daughter as their home goes up in flames after Kikuyu tribe members set it ablaze on Sunday.
PHOTO: AFP
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People lining up for red envelopes
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The design of the red envelope President Chen Shui-bian will use at Lunar New Year is unveiled at a press conference in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Hsieh and Ma continue their war of words
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Hsiao Bi-khim, right, a spokeswoman for Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh, criticized the Association of Taiwan Investment Enterprise on the Mainland at a press conference in Taipei yesterday. She said the group was encouraging China-based Taiwanese to return home on discounted plane tickets to vote in the March 22 presidential election.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Sri Lanka marks 60th anniversary
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Soldiers march in the military parade during Independence Day celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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China's main freeway reopens
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At least a few would-be passengers get some sleep as they wait for trains at a railway station in Guangzhou, China, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Afghan insurgency not spreading, NATO says
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Soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force attend a Regional Command South ceremony at the Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Rebel forces pull back in Chad
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French nationals evacuated from N'Djamena, Chad, wait at the De Gaulle camp in Libreville, Gabon, on Sunday. A French military plane with 202 foreigners evacuated from Chad on board took off from Libreville for Paris, military officials in the French capital said.
PHOTO: AFP
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FEATURE: Cairo residents at risk from noise pollution: studies
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Cars stuck in a traffic jam in Cairo on Sept. 10. A permanent cacophony in Cairo, already suffering from a record-high air pollution, makes it one of the world's most unbearably noisy cities, studies show.
PHOTO: AFP
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Candidates prepare for 'Super Tuesday'
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Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama talks to the press on a flight from Wilmington, Delaware, to Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Rio de Janeiro's world-famous carnival parades begin
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Revelers of the Viradouro samba school perform atop a float in the first night of carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Organ transplant ring stole kidneys in India
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World Bank cuts its growth forecast for China
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A Chinese grains vendor counts yuan notes at a market in Beijing yesterday. The World Bank said yesterday it had slashed its growth forecast for the Chinese economy this year by 1.2 percentage points to 9.6 percent because of a weaker global outlook.
PHOTO: AFP
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NTT profits dragged down by cellphone unit slump
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Pedestrians pass a manhole cover bearing the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp logo in Tokyo yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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LFP: Barca leave it late to snatch victory against Osasuna
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Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez, left, celebrates after scoring against Osasuna with his teammates Mexican striker Giovani dos Santos, right, and Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Teenage star fires Milan closer to Champions League
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Fiorentina midfielder Martin Jorgensen, left, fights fot the ball with AC Milan's Brazilian midfielder Ricardo Kaka during their Serie A match in Florence's Artemio Franchi Stadium on Sunday.
PHOTO: AFP
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PHOTO: AFP
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NBA: Lakers put a spell on Wizards
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Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, right, drives to the basket against Detroit Pistons forward Antonio McDyess in the first half of thier NBA game on Sunday in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The Pistons won 90-67.
PHOTO: AP
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Holmes rallies to win FBR Open for a second time
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US golfer J.B Holmes hits his tee shot on the ninth hole during the final round of the FBR Open on Sunday at TPC of Scottsdale in Scottdsdale, Arizona.
PHOTO: AFP
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Miller takes super-combi in France
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US Bode Miller races during the men's official Slalom combined of the FIS Ski World cup, on Sunday in Val-D'Isere, France.
PHOTO: AFP
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Giants end Patriots' dream run
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Mike Vrabel of the New England Patriots walks off the field after losing to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII on Sunday at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona
PHOTO: AFP
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Ivory Coast and Ghana through to Africa semi-finals
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Ghana's Richard Kingson and Asamoah Gyan fight for the ball with Nigeria's Seyi Olofinjana during their quarter-final 2008 Africa Cup of Nations match in Accra, Ghana, on Sunday. Ghana won 2-1.
PHOTO: AFP
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French flair pays dividend against Scotland
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Scotland center Nick De Luca, left, tries to tackle France winger Vincent Clerc, right, as he runs in for the first try of the game against Scotland at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Sunday. France won the game 27-6.
PHOTO: AFP
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Confused granny sparks sea rescue 糊塗阿嬤烏龍報案
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Members of Venezuela's National Army take part in a search and rescue operation off the coast of Venezuela, Jan. 5, 2008.
一月五日，委內瑞拉國軍在該國外海參與搜救行動。照片：法新社
PHOTO: AFP
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Boomerang returns after 25 years 回力標二十五年後返回
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This undated handout photo made available Aug. 3, 2005, shows a worker inspecting iron ore stockpiles at the outback location of Marandoo.
這張二ＯＯ五年八月三日發布（確切拍攝日期不明）的照片上，一名工人正在澳洲內陸的馬蘭杜視察鐵礦堆。照片：法新社
PHOTO: AFP
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No pleasure and a world of pain
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ILLUSTRATION: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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