Koons, creator of 'Balloon Dog,' opens major exhibit in Chicago 「氣球狗」創作者芝加哥盛大開展
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Jeff Koons in Chicago on May 29, 2008.
傑夫．昆斯五月二十九日攝於芝加哥。
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PHOTO: AFP
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Germans start Euro 2008 with victory
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Germany’s Torsten Frings, right, and Poland’s Dariusz Dudka go for a header during their Euro 2008 Group B match in Klagenfurt, Austria, on Sunday. Germany defeated Poland 2-0.
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Croatia’s Niko Kovac celebrates after the Euro 2008 Group B match between Austria and Croatia in Vienna on Sunday. Croatia won 1-0.
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A Polish fan reacts after the Euro 2008 Group B match between Germany and Poland in Klagenfurt, Austria, on Sunday.
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Great olive mystery baffles Australian farmers 澳洲橄欖離奇消失之謎
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A farmer harvests olives in Maussane-les-Alpilles, France, on Nov. 13, 2007.
去年十一月十三日，法國莫桑村的一位農夫在採收橄欖。
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PHOTO: AFP
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Russians missing stars for opener
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Spanish striker David Villa rolls during a training session in Neustift im Stubaital, Austria, on Saturday.
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Greeks, Swedes set for physical battle
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Greek forward Angelos Charisteas gives a press conference before a training session at Seekirchen sports center in Austria on Saturday.
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Chamberlain helps Yanks past Royals
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New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes jumps over the San Diego Padres’ Brian Giles as he turns a double play during the seventh inning of their baseball game on Sunday in San Diego, California.
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[HEALTH] These knees are made for dancing
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ILLUSTRATION: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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In California, liberal medical marijuana policies create backlash
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Medical marijuana in a Los Angeles clinic. Medical marijuana is legal under California law, even though US federal law still bans the sale of any marijuana.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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A medical marijuana grower examines his crop in Arcata, California, where, town elders say, the plant is grown in one in five homes.
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Kevin L. Hoover, editor of the local newspaper, The Eye, has made a practice of confronting people he believes are growing marijuana.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Justin Leonard wins at St. Jude
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Justin Leonard hits his approach shot into the 18th green on the first playoff hole during the fourth and final round of the Standford St. Jude Championship at the TPC Southwind on Sunday in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Singh beats Wakefield, wins Austria
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Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh watches his ball on the 10th tee of the Austria Open on the Fontana golf course in Oberwalterdorf, Austria, on Saturday.
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Taiwan’s Tseng captures LPGA major
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Yani Tseng of Taiwan tees off on Sunday at the third hole in the sudden death play-off after the final round of the McDonald’s LPGA Championship in Havre de Grace, Maryland.
PHOTO: AFP
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Nadal thrashes Federer to win French Open again
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French Open tennis winner Rafael Nadal of Spain holds his trophy as he poses in Paris yesterday.
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Chinese youth embrace the cult of celebrity
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Kubica grabs first Formula 1 win
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Robert Kubica of Poland, driving a BMW Sauber, takes the checkered flag as he crosses the finish line on Sunday to earn victory at the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix in Montreal.
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‘Burning Spear’ are too hot for Togo
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Kenya’s Edgar Ochieng, right, challenges Guinea’s Mansare Fonde on Sunday, during their 2010 World Cup-African Nations Cup qualifying match in Nairobi.
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Chen Chu will not insist on leading delegation to China
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Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu, right, tastes a dish made by "A-Mao," the winner of the municipal applied skills competition for junior high schools, at a press conference in Kaohsiung yesterday.
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Demonstrators demand ban on Islamic sect
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Indonesian Muslims pray during a protest rally to urge the government to ban a minority Islamic sect branded “deviant” by top clerics in Jakarta yesterday. The House of Representatives is pressing the government to issue a decision on Ahmadiyah to prevent further violence over the controversial Islamic group.
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Nationality probe lists names
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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus whip Lin Yi-shih points to a list of officials with dual nationality who served under the Democratic Progressive Party administration in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Earthquake kills two in Greece
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A woman sits outside her destroyed house in the village of Fostena, Greece, on Sunday.
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Tokyo stabber left Internet postings
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People offer prayers for the victims of Sunday's knifing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara shopping district yesterday.
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Stamp out betel nut smuggling: lawmakers
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Democratic Progressive Party legislators Pan Meng-an, left, and Su Chen-ching, second left, urge the coast guard to crack down on contraband betel nuts from Thailand and China's Hainan Province during a press conference at the legislature in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Gasoline reaches new US high of US$4 per gallon
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New York resident Austin Rommett fills his scooter with fuel at a gas station in New York on Sunday. The average price of regular gas crept up to US$4 a gallon for the first time over the weekend, passing the once-unthinkable milestone just in time for the peak summer travel season.
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BP chief calls for lower trade barriers, taxes
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BP Group chief executive Tony Hayward speaks during the opening of the Asia Oil and Gas Conference yesterday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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