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MVP Jackson leads Storm past Mercury in Game 1
2010-09-03 12:25 PM
Australia's Lauren Jackson had 23 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to an 82-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday in....Fullstory

USADA bans distance runner Lukezic
2010-09-03 11:57 AM
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has suspended retired distance runner Chris Lukezic for two years for refusing to take an out-of-competition doping test. Lukezic's ban started Tuesday.....Fullstory

Wright, Santana lead Mets' 4-2 win over Braves
2010-09-03 11:35 AM
David Wright homered, Johan Santana won for the first time in four starts and New York snapped Atlanta's five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory....Fullstory

Altercation leads to brief delay at US Open
2010-09-03 11:19 AM
Police have escorted three fans out of Arthur Ashe Stadium after a fight in the upper stands that caused a short delay in Novak Djokovic's....Fullstory

Djokovic beats Petzschner in US Open's 2nd round
2010-09-03 11:18 AM
Novak Djokovic reached the third round at the U.S. Open with a 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (6) victory over 52nd-ranked Philipp Petzschner of Germany on Thursday. Play....Fullstory

TAIWAN

Chinese Culture Minister Cai visits Taiwan
2010-09-03 10:37 AM
Chinese Culture Minister Cai Wu flew into Taiwan yesterday to become the highest-ranking mainland official to visit the self-governing island in 12 years, officials said. "While....Fullstory

Chi-Yen Community's successful storyStaying green calls for everyone's involvement
2010-09-03 10:30 AM By Joseph Yeh
Located on the outskirts of a Taipei suburb at the foot of 210 meter-high Dan-feng Mountain in Beitou, Chi-Yen Community is known as an area....Fullstory

Taiwanese director nominated for Seoul drama awards
2010-09-03 10:29 AM
Taiwanese director Josh Chiang, who was nominated for Best Director in this year's Seoul International Drama Awards, said Wednesday that he was very surprised to....Fullstory

Wu apologizes for praise of leave without pay
2010-09-03 10:28 AM
Premier Wu Den-yih apologized yesterday for provoking a furor with his praise for leave without pay. During a meeting with business leaders Tuesday, he said that....Fullstory

Philippines mulling FTA with Taiwan
2010-09-03 12:00 AM
The Philippines is likely to ink a free trade agreement (FTA) with Taiwan within a year, on the basis of the recent trade pact between....Fullstory

BUSINESS

China orders action to cool food prices
2010-09-03 12:56 PM
China has ordered local leaders to cool a surge in politically sensitive food prices by raising vegetable production amid rising tensions in poor countries over....Fullstory

Oil lingers near $75 in Asia as stock markets gain
2010-09-03 12:35 PM
Oil prices lingered near $75 a barrel Friday in Asia, largely holding onto a big gain the day before as investors put a positive spin....Fullstory

NZ tycoon unwraps packaging ambitions with US deal
2010-09-03 12:23 PM By RAY LILLEY
The reclusive New Zealand billionaire buying the U.S. maker of Hefty brand trash bags to create the world's second-biggest packaging business started out as a....Fullstory

Talk of the day -- Evolution of science park dispute
2010-09-03 12:13 PM
The Supreme Administrative Court rejected Thursday a government appeal against a lower court ruling that temporarily suspended....Fullstory

U.S. dollar down in early Taipei trading
2010-09-03 10:58 AM
Taipei, Sept. 3 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$31.987 at 10 a.m. Friday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, down....Fullstory

FEATURES

Teddy bears ward off ‘evil eye’ in Albania
2010-09-03 10:40 AM By Briseida Mema
A weather-beaten teddy bear hangs from the front of Izet Sina’s home. But this tattered old toy is no abandoned plaything. It is designed to....Fullstory

Malaysia’s gay community begins to push the limits
2010-09-03 12:00 AM By Beh Lih Yi
When Malaysia’s only openly homosexual pastor announced he was establishing the nation’s first gay church, the proposal was met with a torrent of outrage and....Fullstory

Art museum exhibits Whistler prints collection
2010-09-03 12:00 AM By David Runk
An exhibition of more than 100 prints by James McNeill Whistler at the University of Michigan Museum of Art is the largest collection of the....Fullstory

HEALTH

Taiwan student invents free photography software for the blind
2010-09-02 03:59 PM
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A Taiwanese student has invented free software which allows visually impaired people to feel pictures, reports said Thursday. Peng Yu-hsuan of National....Fullstory

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Guam's World War II survivors seek compensation
關島二戰倖存者尋求賠償
2010-09-03 中央社：劉耀畬編譯
HAGATNA, Guam Regina Reyes, 95, remembers making corn titiyas, or flatbread, and selling it by the side of the road for 50 cents to survive during the Japanese occupation of Guam during World War II.

95歲的蕊賈納‧雷耶斯還記得在二次世界大戰日本佔領關島期間，做玉米大餅在路邊以美金5角出售為生。 ...Fullstory

CDC begins national bird flu vaccination program
疾病管制局開始全國禽流感接種方案
2010-09-03 中央社：劉耀畬編譯
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) began a nationwide program to provide free vaccinations against influenza A virus subtype H5N1, also known as bird flu, that is scheduled to last until Sept. 30, the centers said Wednesday.

疾病管制局一日說，已開始一項全國性計劃，提供免費疫苗接種對抗H5N1A型流感，也稱為禽流感，這項計劃預定持續到9月30日。 ...Fullstory

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