Cavendish makes it four wins
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Britain・s Mark Cavendish (Columbia-ex-High Road/US), left, celebrates on the finish line at the end of the 182.5km 13th stage of the Tour de France between Narbonne and Nimes, France, on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Angels crush Red Sox to extend lead
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David Lee Owen, dressed as Santa Claus, throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Florida Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on Friday. The Marlins were celebrating ：Christmas in July.；
PHOTO: AP
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Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki, right, loses his helmet after tagging out the New York Yankees・ Alex Rodriguez in the first inning of their baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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Serena Williams downs Schnyder to reach semis
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Taiwan・s Lu Yen-hsun returns a shot to James Blake of the US during their quarter-final at the Indianapolis Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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Kim clings to lead as Wie makes a charge
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Christina Kim watches her second shot on the sixth hole at the State Farm Classic at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield, Illinois, on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Algae: A solution to global warming?
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Ma vows to boost flood prevention
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Soldiers from the 586 Armor Brigade help residents in Taichung County clean up yesterday after flooding caused by Tropical Storm Kamaegi.
PHOTO: TSAI CHIH-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Catfish farms dry up
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A catfish outside a pond that was drained in Leland, Mississippi.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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A tractor drives on land where a catfish pond was drained in Leland, Mississippi.
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Keith King, president of Dillard & Company, kneels in an abandoned catfish pond in Leland, Mississippi that will be planted with crops.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Alex Hunter waits to load harvested catfish into a truck for processing in Leland, Mississippi.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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TRI NATIONS RUGBY: Aussies stun the Springboks in Perth
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South Africa・s Bryan Habana, right, is tackled by Australia・s Berrick Barnes during their Tri-Nations Test at the Subiaco Oval in Perth, Australia, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Steve parker centers the community
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Centered on Taipei, a magazine published by the Community Services Center, a non-profit organization that provides counseling and other services for expatriates. Australian Steve Parker took over as director of the center earlier this month.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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PHOTO: CHANG CHIA-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Gusting wind continues to cause trouble at The Open
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Sweden・s Henrik Stenson plays from a bunker on the 18th hole during the third round of The Open at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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[BOOK REVIEW] Weight loss, Dick Cheney-style
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THE DARK SIDE: THE INSIDE STORY
OF HOW THE WAR ON TERROR TURNED
INTO A WAR ON AMERICAN IDEALS
BY JANE MAYER
392 PAGES
DOUBLEDAY
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[BOOK REVIEW] India・s gone for a six
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THE ELEPHANTA SUITE
BY PAUL THEROUX
278 PAGES
HAMISH HAMILTON
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Sydney protesters do their best to ．annoy・ Catholics
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Protesters rally in support of sexual freedom and the use of condoms in Sydney, Australia, yesterday. Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims are gathered in Sydney for World Youth Day, the largest Christian celebration on earth aimed at battling religious indifference in modern society and shoring up flagging church support.
PHOTO: AFP
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Afghan officials search for French
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A boy walks with his donkey as a police officer frisks a young man at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, yesterday. US presidential contender Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan yesterday, a spokesman said.
PHOTO: AP
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The dawning of the age of electric cars
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Elon Musk, 37, chairman of Tesla Motors, shows off one of the company・s Roadsters at their headquarters in San Carlos, California, on July 8. After raising US$150 million and going through four years of technological and internal struggles, the company has begun manufacturing the first ever all-electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster, at a price tag of US$109,000. The age of the electric car, Musk is convinced, has dawned.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Keep your word or this bank will call mom
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Mary Milton of Trapp, Maryland, an Easton Bank and Trust customer, treats herself to complimentary popcorn at the bank in Easton, Maryland, on Thursday.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Thousands help clean up after storm
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A man stands outside his home in Yuching Township in Tainan County yesterday. He has moved out furniture and belongings that were damaged when his home was flooded after torrential rains brought by Tropical Storm Kamaegi.
PHOTO: CNA
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Suu Kyi banned from Martyrs・ Day
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A Myanmar family kneel before the Arzarni memorial in Yangon on Martyrs・ Day yesterday to pay tribute to the nation・s founding father, General Aung, along with his Cabinet in 1947.
PHOTO: EPA
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