Freed Colombian hostages meet families in Venezuela
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, second right, kisses former Colombian senator Gloria Polanco as former representative Orlando Beltran, top left, and former senator Luis Eladio Perez, left, look on during a welcoming ceremony at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas for the freed hostages on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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228 Incident: Taiwan must face the shadow of 228: Chen
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FEATURE: `Walk Against the Wind' comes to an end
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Members of a group taking part in the ``Walk Against the Wind'' march to show their support for Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh yesterday set out from his campaign headquarters in Banciao City, Taipei County, yesterday. The 400-strong group left at 2:28pm to commemorate the 228 Incident.
PHOTO: HUANG LI-HSIANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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China repatriates fugitive Wang
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Members of the National Police Agency's Criminal Investigation Bureau escort Wang Hsuan-jen, center, a former Chung Shing Bank general manager, to the Taipei Detention Center after he was repatriated from China yesterday. Wang was one of 25 criminals who unwillingly made the trip.
PHOTO: CHIU CHUN-FU, TAIPEI TIMES
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Embarrassed Singapore hunts escaped terrorist
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Singaporean army officers join the search yesterday for Mas Selamat Kastari, the alleged leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah militant network in Singapore, who escaped from custody on Wednesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Rice calls for end to Gaza violence
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Hamas police stand in front of the destroyed Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza yesterday after it was bombed by Israeli military aircraft.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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US urges Turkey to reveal goal
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A US soldier talks with an Iraqi child in Carbawi village, south of Baghdad, during a routine patrol on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Oil spill victims may have payments slashed
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Alaskan residents stand outside the US Supreme Court, which is considering whether to prevent victims of the Exxon Valdez disaster from collecting a US$2.5 billion judgment, on Wednesday in Washington.
PHOTO: AFP
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Back from the dead
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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FEATURE: `Green' computing in the spotlight at CeBIT
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Banners sporting the CeBIT computer fair logo flutter in the wind at the fair grounds in Hanover, Germany, on Wednesday. The world's biggest high-tech fair will be inaugurated on Monday by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, as France is this year's partner country. The fair officially runs from Tuesday to March 9 and will draw some 5,000 exhibitors.
PHOTO: AFP
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Sunny or cloudy skies for solar cell manufacturers?
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Workers at the Taipei International Furniture Show display a specially designed glass table that doubles as a fish tank yesterday. The annual event opened at the Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall yesterday and runs through Sunday.
PHOTO: TSENG HUI-WEN, TAIPEI TIMES
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F1: Ferrari, McLaren favorites for 2008
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NHL: Bernier sparks against Buffalo in Sabres debut
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The Chicago Blackhawks' Duncan Keith, left, tries to pull the Phoenix Coyotes' Shane Doan, front, and Keith Ballard off Brent Seabrook in the third period of their NHL game in Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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NBA: Celtics overcome James milestone
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LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers drives by Leon Powe of the Boston Celtics at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. The Celtics won 92-87.
PHOTO: AFP
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The Chinese gala that riles Beijing
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Shen Yun Chinese Spectacular promises "Chinese classical dance, costumes inspired by ancient scrolls and music that blends techniques from the West with melodies from the East."
PHOTO: COURTESY OF DIVINE PERFORMING ARTS
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PHOTO: COURTESY OF DIVINE PERFORMING ARTS
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PHOTO: COURTESY OF DIVINE PERFORMING ARTS
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PHOTO: COURTESY OF DIVINE PERFORMING ARTS
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What' sthe point?
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Too many perspectives and a fractured time line clutter this assassination story that had very little going for it in the first place.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF SON
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Too many perspectives and a fractured time line clutter this assassination story that had very little going for it in the first place.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF SON
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Too many perspectives and a fractured time line clutter this assassination story that had very little going for it in the first place.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF SON
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'Martian Child' should be saved for dessert
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Martian Child's Bobby Coleman, left, John Cussack, right, and Bud, front, reach new levels of sweetness.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF ARM
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Fish sent into space 坐火箭升空的魚
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Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from launch pad 39-A through the clouds at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, US on Feb. 7, 2008.
「亞特蘭斯號」太空梭，七日在美國佛羅里達州卡那維爾角的甘迺迪太空中心，從39-A發射台穿越雲層發射升空。 照片︰歐新社
PHOTO: EPA
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Laughter as a force for world peace 笑出世界和平
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University Professor Yoji Kimura (standing at the back) demonstrates how to measure laughter in Osaka on Feb. 20, 2008.
本月二十日，大學教授木村洋二（站在後方者）在大阪示範如何測量笑聲。
照片：法新社
PHOTO: AFP
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Wild Fire voices burn slowly
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Guitarist Gelresai (left) and Puyuma singer Leo Chen (right) perform tonight at the Witch House.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF WILD FIRE MUSIC
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Two biopics to focus on the life of Ip Man
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Ip Chun, elder son of Ip Man in front of a statue of the latter.
PHOTO: AP
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Donnie Yen is slotted to play Ip Man in an upcoming film.
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[REEL NEWS]
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Patric Verrone, of the writers guild, supports the new deal writers agreed to.
PHOTO AFP
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'27 Dresses' follows romantic comedy formula right to the altar
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27 Dresses, starring Katherine Heigl, is a lot like other common or garden variety rom-coms, only less funny.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF FOX
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27 Dresses, starring Katherine Heigl, is a lot like other common or garden variety rom-coms, only less funny.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF FOX
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[RESTAURANT REVIEW] Saffron (番紅花)
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At Saffron, the chef has a light hand with the oils and ghee.
PHOTO: DIANE BAKER, TAIPEI TIMES
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[RESTAURANT REVIEW] Baba Kebaba Mediterranean Cuisine (巴巴卡巴巴)
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Baba Kebaba's kofta is savory and well-portioned.
PHOTO: RON BROWNLOW, TAIPEI TIMES
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French freebie to welcome new center
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Rue d'la Gouaille blends folk and rock tunes with world music.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE TAIWAN
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THE VINYL WORD
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Freeformone must see the music.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF DANIEL M.
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All the world's a stage ...
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Serial killers, apartheid and chairs are all under investigation in this year's International Theater Festival at Taipei's Experimental Theater.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF NTCH
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Up, up and away
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Watch Peter fly in the ABA Production musical version of Peter Pan at Novel Hall.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF KHAM
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Watch Peter fly in the ABA Production musical version of Peter Pan at Novel Hall.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF KHAM
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[POP STOP]
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Chu Mei-feng and Shen Jung buried the hatchet.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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Above: Hung Chi-te showed his remorse for killing a woman while driving under the influence by shaving his head.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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