Chinese pollution quietly takes its toll on Japan
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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[ TECHNOLOGY ] Why making the bed and smoking may never be the same again
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Heina Gruber of Germany presents his invention, a hot-air rotating grill, in which meat, fish and vegetables are roasted vertically healthily and tastefully.
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Frenchman Denis Thevenin shows his invention, a unique system for viewing one's head and hair, during the opening day of the 36th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva.
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Jerry Hsu of Taipei presents his invention Znox Keypoint. He designed Znox Keypoint to collect often-used keys.
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Taiwan coast to win over Guam
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Taiwan's Chang Han shoots against Guam in his side's 4-1 victory at Zhongshan Stadium in Taipei yesterday evening. Taiwan face Sri Lanka at the same venue tomorrow.
PHOTO: LIAO CHENG-HUI, TAIPEI TIMES
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IELTS¡nREADING: The Reading Test
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Andy Roddick knocks Federer out
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Andy Roddick signs autographs for fans after defeating Roger Federer at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, on Thursday.
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Proteas pummel Indian attack to build up massive lead
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South Africa's Jacques Kallis is dismissed by India's Shanthakumaran Sreesanth on the second day of the second Test in Ahmedabad, India, yesterday.
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Chiefs, Highlanders pick up victories
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The Lions' Willem Alberts, center, attempts to burst through the Highlander's defense during their Super 14 match at Carisbrook in Dunedin, New Zealand, yesterday. The Highlanders defeated the Lions 29-20.
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Bo Yang classic reaches out to today¡¦s youth
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Hsu Jung-chang, right, publisher of the comic edition of the book "The Ugly Chinaman" by Bo Yang and cartoonist MoMo hold up two drawings from the book. The book will be released this year.
PHOTO: HSIEH WEN-HUA, TAIPEI TIMES
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Hamilton hopes preparation will pay off
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British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of McLaren-Mercedes steers his car in front of the Sakhir tower during the first practice session at the Sakhir circuit near Manama, Bahrain, yesterday. The Formula One Grand Prix of Bahrain will take place tomorrow.
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Tombsweepers take to the roads
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A paper car is burned in an ancestral worship ritual at the public graveyard on Yangmingshan yesterday to mark the Qingming Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day.
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Cat-lovers seek responsible owners
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Visitors yesterday hold cats at an event organized in Taipei¡¦s Xinyi Business District by the Stray Cats Protection Assocation to promote concern for cats and awareness of the ¡§trap, neuter, release¡¨ concept.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Pirates prove too good for Braves
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Ubaldo Jimenez of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Stupples seizes lead at Kraft Nabisco
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Young Kim of South Korea hits from the bunker on the eighth hole during the first round of the LPGA¡¦s Kraft Nabisco Championship tournament in Rancho Mirage, California on Thursday. Karen Stupples seized the first-round lead.
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Ovechkin sets record as Capitals close on playoffs
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The Vancouver Canucks'Ryan Shannon, left, gets taken into the end boards by the Edmonton Oilers'Denis Grebeshkov during their NHL game on Thursday in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Arroyo convenes meeting on rice crisis
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A boy carries bags of government-controlled rice purchased in Quezon City, Philippines, yesterday.
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Ohn Than receives life sentence
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Pro-Myanmar democracy activists burn an effigy of Myanmar Senior Vice General Maung Aye during a protest in New Delhi, India, on Thursday.
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Nepal unsure what to do about Maoist guerillas
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Nepalese soldiers march at the army parade ground in Kathmandu on Feb. 19.
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Zimbabwe arrests four foreign journalists
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Members of the media wait for a press conference with Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in a Harare hotel on Tuesday.
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Former Kosovar PM acquitted in war crimes trial
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Men dance in the main street of Decane, Kosovo, as they react to the decision of a UN court to acquit former Kosovar prime minister Ramush Haradinaj on Thursday.
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Signs point to Cowen becoming next Irish PM
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Irish Finance Minister Brian Cowen, right, grimaces as Prime Minister Bertie Ahern announces his resignation in Dublin on Wednesday.
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Europe's Jules Verne craft docks at space station
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In this image from NASA TV on Thursday, Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) docked with the International Space Station, both flying in free drift mode. This view is from the onboard cameras.
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