Okinawans split over what to do about US bases
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Coral reefs are pictured along the front of the US Marine base Camp Schwab, off the hamlet of Henoko in Nago on the Japanese island of Okinawa on Oct. 13.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Hungary battles illegal migrants at new frontier
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RBA raises Australia・s growth forecast
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A pedestrian walks past a store advertisement for silver cutlery in central Melbourne yesterday. The Australian central bank yesterday raised its forecast for economic growth next year to 3.25 percent from 2.25 percent.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Increased customer traffic lifts Starbucks earnings
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A woman samples the winning drink at a Starbucks contest in Seattle on Aug. 20. The US coffee chain reported improved profits in the last quarter of the fiscal year.
PHOTO: AFP
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Roma rally to conquer Cottagers
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AS Roma・s Julio Baptista controls the ball as Fulham・s Paul Konchesky looks on during their Europa League match at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on Thursday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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FEATURE : Taoyuan village sets example for communities
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Yeh Jiunn-horng, director-general of Comprehensive Planning at the Environmental Protection Administration, left, and Director-General of the Environmental Protection Bureau of Taoyuan County Chen Li-ling, second right, listen to Gaoyuan Village chief Huang Yu-chin tell a story about how 25,000 bottle caps were used to make a traditional Hakka sacrificial pig in Taoyuan County on Tuesday.
PHOTO: SHEN CHI-CHANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Aussie Smith looking to spoil Wilkinson・s return
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Australia・s George Smith looks to throw a pass at a team training session in London on Thursday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Wenger・s young guns are having fun
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Arsenal・s Robin van Persie controls the ball against AZ Alkmaar during their Group H Champions League match at the Emirates Stadium in London on Wednesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Haye confident he will knock out Valuev
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British boxer David Haye poses during a press event on Tuesday for his upcoming fight with Nikolai Valuev in Nuremburg, Germany, today.
PHOTO: AFP
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Djokovic races to ．double-bagle・
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Japan・s Ayumi Morita returns to Rika Fujiwara during their singles match at the OEC Taipei Ladies Open at the Taipei Arena yesterday.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FONG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Serbia・s Novak Djokovic returns to Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic during their singles match at the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel, Switzerland, on Thursday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Tendulkar・s 175 in vain as Aussies hold on
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India・s Sachin Tendulkar, right, plays a shot as Australian wicketkeeper Graham Manou looks on during the fifth one-day international in Hyderabad, India, on Thursday.
PHOTO: AP
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Major kills 13 in shooting spree at US army base
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Sergeant Anthony Sills, right, comforts his wife as they wait outside the Fort Hood Army Base on Thursday near Killeen, Texas.
PHOTO: AP
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Taiwan・s Lin sets pace, Woods storms into lead
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Japan・s Ryo Ishikawa, right, throws a ball to his caddy during the second round of the HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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One-year countdown to Taipei Flora Expo starts
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Local supermodel Lin Chiling interacts with children yesterday as part of a promotional event for the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo in Taipei.
PHOTO: CNA
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Bottles reborn as blankets for use in disaster zones
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A worker stacks blankets made from recycled plastic bottles at the Buddhist Compassionate Relief Tzu Chi Foundation building in Taipei on Wednesday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Cops arrest artist over depiction of Ma having sex
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A drawing by artist Lin Guo-wu in which President Ma Ying-jeou is depicted having sexual intercourse with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pictured on Thursday in Taipei County.
PHOTO: HUANG LI-HSIANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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No climate deal likely for up to a year: negotiators
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From left to right, members of anti-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world leaders US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi remove fake money from an aid money box to a climate money box in Barcelona, Spain, on Thursday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Obama makes pledge to Native American leaders
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Marcus Levings, chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold in North Dakota, poses a question to US President Barack Obama at the White House Tribal Nations Conference at the US Department of Interior in Washington on Thursday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Rare Taiwan shrimp sell for US$830, attract Japan buyers
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Black King Kong shrimp are displayed at the 2009 Taiwan International Aquarium Expo in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: NICKY LOH, REUTERS
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CPC, Formosa increase gasoline and diesel prices
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