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Presidential Office to be fined NT$12,000 for neglecting ROC flags
The Presidential Office will be fined, for the first time in history, for failure to collect national flags dumped by supporters of the Democratic Progressive Party.

AP and Reuters

Japan PM wins release of children of abductees
Five North Korean-born children of Japanese abducted by Pyongyang in the 1970s were reunited with their parents on Saturday after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi struck a deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

The China Post

Jordan meets fans in Taiwan, leaves for Japan
NBA superstar Michael Jordan said yesterday that he is determined to buy his own NBA basketball team in the not too distance future. He also encouraged fans in Taiwan to courageously pursue their dreams before winding up a whirlwind visit.

U.N. launches worldwide campaign against obesity
The United Nations health agency agreed on Saturday to launch a global campaign against obesity, blamed for an increase in deadly chronic diseases worldwide.

Taiwan Marines should go to Iraq, U.S. congressmen say
Two United States congressmen on Thursday introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives calling for up to 5,000 Taiwan Marines to be deployed in Iraq.

Qaida-linked group claims bomb attack on Iraq official
A group headed by al-Qaida figure Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for Saturday's car bomb attack in the Iraqi capital Baghdad that killed at least five people and wounded a senior Interior Ministry official.

Reuters

Malaysian court denies Anwar bail
Malaysia's highest court on Saturday rejected a request by jailed former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to be released on bail pending the outcome of his final appeal of a sodomy conviction.


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U.S. President Harry S. Truman (left) confers in 1951 with his Secretary of Defense George Marshall, who had just returned from a visit to the war front in Korea.... 
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By Joe Hung


-Saturday, May 22,  2004- 


Temperatures rise, so do oceans

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Dogs share genetic traits with wolves

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