Cuban parliament names Raul Castro as president
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A man walks past a billboard depicting Raul Castro, left, and Fidel Castro near the town of Jiguani, Cuba, on Sunday.
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Military leaders vow to support Arroyo
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From left to right, Philippine Air Force chief Lieutenant General Pedrito Cadungog, Army chief Lieutenant General Alexander Yano, Navy chief Vice-Admiral Rogelio Calunsag, Armed Forces chief-of-staff General Hermogenes Esperon Jr and Philippine Police chief General Avelino Razon walk with the police force from the People Power Monument in Quezon City,east of Manila, Philippines, yesterday.
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Turkish military pounds PKK positions in N Iraq
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Mourners walk behind the Turkish flag-wrapped coffin of Private Ibrahim Gedik during a funeral ceremony in Trabzon, Turkey, on Sunday. Gedik was killed during clashes with Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.
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Raul Castro's lack of magnetism may not be an issue
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A woman plays percussion instruments known as tumbadoras in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on Sunday.
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Super memory: a gift and a curse
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Indian designer stakes claim in Paris
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A model wears a creation by Indian designer Manish Arora during the autumn/winter 2008 to 2009 ready-to-wear collection show in Paris on Sunday. Arora was the first Indian designer to show in Paris last season.
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Lee seeks more private investment
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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, left, salutes the national flag during his inauguration ceremony yesterday in front of the parliament in Seoul.
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Biotech firm SunMax gets EU design exam certificate
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SunMax Biotechnology Co chairman David Wang, second left, receives an EU certificate for the company's long-acting collagen injectables from Per Ove Oyberg, the global supervisor of DNV Product Certification in Norway, at an award ceremony in Taipei yesterday.
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Woodgate wins League Cup for Spurs
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Tottenham Hotspur's Jonathan Woodgate, right, scores past Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech in extra time during the Carling Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London, on Sunday.
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Bordeaux slip up in attempt to catch table-topping Lyon
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Bordeaux forward Fernando Cavenaghi, top, vies with Lille midfielder Antonio Mavuba during their match at the Chaban Delmas stadium in Bordeaux, France, on Sunday.
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Ten-man Bayern Munich bounce back to earn point
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Bayern's Luca Toni gestures during their match against Hamburg in Munich, Germany, on Sunday.
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Getafe end Real Madrid 100% home record
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Barcelona defender Gianluca Zambrotta, left, looks on as Levante's Mustapha Riga controls the ball during their Spanish La Liga clash on Sunday at the Camp Nou in Barcelona.
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De Villiers steers Proteas to victory
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South Africa's Mark Boucher, right, scores the winning runs as Bangladeshi fielder Aftab Ahmed jumps and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim looks on yesterday in Dhaka.
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Maria Riesch triumphs in women's super combined
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Maria Riesch of Germany skis during the slalom portion of the super combined in Whistler, Canada, on Sunday.
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Brian Gay wins first PGA title at Mayakoba Classic
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Brian Gay holds his trophy after winning the Mayakoba Classic Golf Tournament in Cancun, Mexico, on Sunday. A mariachi band plays in the background.
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NHL: New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals
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The New Jersey Devils' Sheldon Brookbank, left, fights with the Washington Capitals' Donald Brashear during their NHL game in Washington on Sunday.
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Roddick powers to SAP Open title win
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Andy Roddick celebrates after beating Radek Stepanek in the final of the SAP Open Tennis Tournament at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, on Sunday. Roddick defeated Stepanek 7-5, 6-4.
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Maria Sharapova returns to fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva during their final match at the US$2.5 million Qatar Open tournament in Doha on Sunday.
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Kosovo make sports debut in PRC
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Kosovo's Domaniku Besart competes in the women's preliminaries of the World Team Table Tennis Championship in Guangzhou, China, yesterday.
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Olive oil and exercise the secret to a long life? 橄欖油和運動是長壽的秘訣？
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Israeli-Arab Mariam Amash exercises in front of her home in the northern Israeli village of Jisr a-Zarka on Feb. 14, 2008.
本月十四日於以色列北部的吉瑟阿薩卡村，以色列籍的阿拉伯人瑪莉安．艾瑪敘在她家門前運動。
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Fantasy car becomes reality 水陸車美夢成真
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This image, made available by Swiss specialist car maker Rinspeed, in London, Feb, 14, 2008, shows their new model, the sQuba.
瑞士改裝車廠Rinspeed新發明的車「sQuba」於本月十四日在倫敦亮相。 照片︰歐新社
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It was all red on the night
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Cameron Diaz donned a strapless Christian Dior gown for the Oscars.
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US actress Katherine Heigl presenting the Academy Award for Achievement in Makeup during the 80th annual Academy Awards
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Oscar winner Tilda Swinton wore one of the more unusual outfits of the night.
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Actress Marion Cotillard smiles with her Oscar statuette after winning Best Actress for her work in La Vie en Rose.
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While the Coen brothers, left, cleaned up at the Oscars with their film No Country for Old Men, the red carpet fashion parade produced a few hits of its own.
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Heidi Klum was one among many attendees that wore red.
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