Does Brown deserve a wax figure? Public to decide 布朗該塑蠟像？ 民眾投票決定
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Brown leaves 10 Downing Street in London, on April 23, 2008.
上個月二十三日，布朗步出倫敦唐寧街十號。 照片：法新社
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SUPER 14: Surprise results scramble race for Super 14 playoffs
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New South Wales, Waratah’s Sam Norton-Knight, right, charges past the Stormers’ Wylie Human to score a try during their Super 14 match in Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday.
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Bradley wins world light-welterweight title beating Wittera
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Britain’s Junior Witter, left, is hit by Timothy Bradley of the US during their WBC light-welterweight title fight at the Nottingham Arena in England on Saturday. Bradley won the fight on points.
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Ban on aluminum cans lifted on Prince Edward Island 愛德華王子島解除鋁罐禁令
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A worker inspects a huge block of aluminum cans at a recycling facility in Tennessee, US, on May 7, 2007.
去年五月七日，一名工人在美國田納西州一個回收廠內檢視一大塊壓扁的鋁罐。 照片：法新社
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Badminton bad boys grab attention at Thomas Cup
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Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat plays a shot against Canada’s Andrew Dabeka during their men’s singles match at the All England Championship at the Birmingham National Indoor Arena on March 5.
PHOTO: AFP
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Hidden gay life of macho hip-hop stars
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Kanye West has spoken out against homophobic attitudes in rap music.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Eminem is one of many hip-hop stars that have used homophobic lyrics in their songs.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Beltran triple gives Mets win over Reds
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Cincinnati Reds’ Ken Griffey Jr and New York Mets catcher Brian Schneider watch his double during the eighth inning of the first game of a baseball doubleheader on Saturday at Shea Stadium in New York.
PHOTO: AP
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[ THE WEEKENDER ] A meeting on the Silk Road
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Back 2 the Future rocked Underworld twice last week.
PHOTO: RON BROWNLOW, TAIPEI TIMES
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[ PLANET POP ]
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Singer R Kelly after the first day of jury selection in his child pornography trial in Chicago.
PHOTO : AP
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Malawian authorities have warmed to Madonna even if Alison Goldfrapp hasn’t.
PHOTO: AFP
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Annika Sorenstam keeps lead in LPGA Michelob Ultra Open
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Annika Sorenstam, of Sweden, reacts to a missed birdie on the second hole during the third round of the Michelob Ultra Open LPGA golf tournament at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Virginia, on Saturday.
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Germany destroyed by Canada 10-1 at Ice Hockey World Championship
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John Tripp of Germany looks onto the ice from the German bench during second period play at the IIHF World Championship at the Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Saturday.
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NHL: Detroit beat Dallas Stars, take 2-0 conference lead
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The Detroit Red Wing’s Tomas Holmstrom, left, and Brian Rafalski, right, celebrate a goal in front of the Dallas Stars’ Mattias Norstrom and goalie Marty Turco, second right, during the first period in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday.
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Sri Lanka’s ruling party wins election
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Sri Lankan soldiers prepare to provide armed escort to a government officer who visited a vote-counting center in the eastern Sri Lankan province of Trincomalee on Sunday.
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Villagers accuse US of killing civilians in Afghanistan
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Villagers offer prayers over the coffin of an Afghan man who was allegedly killed in a US operation in the Shinwar district of Nangarhar Province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday. Dozens of protesters blocked a road Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, claiming that US-led coalition forces killed three civilians.
PHOTO: AP
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Tourists shy away from Tibet controversy
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Iraqi artists living in fear of extremist Islamists
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An Iraqi map painted with the colors of the national flag appears between handcuffs on a concrete barrier outside a police station in Yusufiyah, Iraq, on Saturday.
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Israel hosts Egyptian mediator
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Palestinians run from tear gas fired by Israeli troops at a protest calling for the dismantling of an army roadblock in Shofa, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, on Saturday.
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Ecuador has ‘no confidence’ in World Bank review
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Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa speaks during a press conference in Quito on Saturday, saying he has “no confidence” in the World Bank arbitrary arm processing the Occidental Petroleum Corp claim against Ecuador.
PHOTO: AP
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Heavy fighting erupts in Tripoli, Beirut falls quiet
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A Lebanese opposition supporter puts a tire onto a burning roadblock in downtown Beirut on Saturday.
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Buddhists hold minute of silence for Nargis victims
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Thousands of Buddhists join a religious gathering in Taipei to celebrate Mother’s Day and Buddha’s birthday yesterday. Buddha’s birthday falls on the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar.
PHOTO: PATRICK LIN, AFP
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INTERVIEW: New envoy to Fiji reveals special tricks of the trade
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Representative to Fiji Yohani Isqaqavut gestures during an interview at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 23.
PHOTO: LOA IOK-SIN, TAIPEI TIMES
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F1: Massa wins Turkish Grand Prix
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Force India driver Giancarlo Fisichella of Italy is seen in mid-air as he crashes with Williams driver Kazuki Nakajima of Japan at the start of the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park yesterday.
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