Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou walks into a news conference in Taipei, August 18, 2009. Ma said on Tuesday the tech-reliant economy would be affected by Typhoon Morakot in the third quarter, after it killed an estimated 500 people and destroyed infrastructure in the south. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN POLITICS ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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