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CPBL: Pan, Lions rally from five runs down to sweep series
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Huang Kang-ling of the Uni-President Lions breaks a bat while hitting a ball in Thursday¡¦s match against the Chinatrust Whales at the Taipei County Baseball Stadium in Sinjhuang. The Lions won 7-6.
PHOTO: LIU HSIN-DE, TAIPEI TIMES
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City survive UEFA Cup fright
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Jonas Borring of FC Mitjylland, in red, shoots as Ricard Dunne, right, and Vedran Corluka of Manchester City challenge during their UEFA Cup second round second leg qualification match in Herning, Denmark, on Thursday.
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Montgomerie and Clarke looking good at Johnnie Walker
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Gregory Havret of France plays his second shot into the third hole during the first round of the Johnnie Walker Golf Championship at Gleneagles, Scotland, on Thursday.
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Valuev gearing up to win back WBA crown in style
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John Ruiz poses during a public training session in Berlin, Germany, on Monday.
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Russian boxer Nikolai Valuev poses for photographers before a public training session in Berlin on Monday. Valuev is to face John Ruiz of the US in a WBA world heavyweight title fight at Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin tonight.
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Taiwanese trio trounced in New York
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Timea Bacsinszky reaches for a shot during her match with Chan Yung-jan in New York on Thursday.
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World No. 1s enjoy contrasting fortunes at US Open
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Taiwan¡¦s Chan Yung-jan hits a backhand to Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland on Thursday during their second round match at the US Open in New York.
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LEGA CALCIO: Star striker says champs are still the team to beat
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Inter¡¦s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, right, prepares to shoot as Roma defender Juan looks on during their Italian Supercup match at the San Siro stadium in Milan on Sunday.
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TAI NATIONS RUGBY : Wallabies look to earn rare highveld victory
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Wallabies player Rocky Elsom gestures with the ball during the Australian Rugby team¡¦s Captains¡¦ Run session at the ABSA Stadium in Durban yesterday.
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Celebrating the visual computing era
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Actress Tricia Helfer, who plays ¡§Number Six¡¨ on the sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica, delivers a keynote speech at Nvidia¡¦s Nvision conference in San Jose, California, on Monday.
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Beijing gags bereaved parents of lost Sichuan children
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FEATURE : Temple rituals mourn aborted fetuses
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Standing in front of an alter covered with small toy offerings, a man and woman offer prayers at a temple for aborted fetuses on Wednesday in Taipei. With abortion becoming less taboo, several dozen Buddhist and Taoist temples are offering a ¡§baby souls mourning¡¨ service during Ghost Month, a time when Taiwanese honor wandering ghosts in the hope they will be placated and cease to haunt the living.
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Morales calls poll on new constitution
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Bolivian President Evo Morales holds a copy of the proposed new constitution for Bolivia during a nighttime ceremony at the presidential palace in La Paz on Thursday.
PHOTO: AP
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New Orleans waits for Gustav on Katrina anniversary
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New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin speaks to members of the media about Hurricane Gustav in New Orleans on Thursday. Louisiana and Texas put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary.
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Growth won¡¦t hit targets: report
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Members of youth groups at a press conference in Taipei yesterday call on young people to join them today at a rally to express their dissatisfaction with President Ma Ying-jeou¡¦s first 100 days in office.
PHOTO: CHU PEI-HSIUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Thai protesters scuffle with police in Bangkok
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Anti-government protesters march toward police lines, taunting and battling police on the streets surrounding Government House yesterday in Bangkok.
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Huge downpour wreaks havoc in central Japan
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A house destroyed by a landslide is pictured in Hachioji, on the outskirts of Tokyo, yesterday after fierce rains lashed central Japan, killing at least one woman.
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Pro-localization groups stage rally on Ma¡¦s 100th day
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Obama makes history, McCain chooses Palin
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, left, takes the stage with his wife Michelle, right, and their children Malia, second right, and Sasha at Invesco Field in Denver on Thursday.
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