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24 hours gallery : December 18 2007

Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey: The reflection of a whirling dervish appears during a Seb-i Arus ceremony ('reunited with the beloved one') at Abdi Ipekci arena Photograph: Sedat Suna/EPA
Harbin, China
Harbin, China: Workers making a snow sculpture entitled Romantic Feelings, which will debut at the 20th International Snow Sculpture Art Expo Photograph: China Photos/Getty
New York, USA
New York, US: Singer Mary J Blige at CBS Studios. Her latest album, Growing Pains, goes on sale on Tuesday Photograph: Jason DeCrow/AP
Papua province, Indonesia
Papua province, Indonesia: A newly discovered species of smoky honeyeater, found on an expedition to the Foja mountains Photograph: HO/CI/AFP
Londonderry, USA
Londonderry, US: Insight Technology posters flank the Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney as he campaigns at a forum called Strategy for a Stronger America: Strengthening our Military Photograph: Cheryl Senter/AP
Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy: A woman reads La Stampa. 'He asked her to marry him,' the paper quotes the model Carla Bruni's mother as saying of the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy. 'I am very happy for my daughter. It makes me very happy to see her so radiant and in love' Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP
Moscow, Russia
Moscow, Russia: With Vladimir Putin in the background, the president's protege Dmitry Medvedev smiles during a United Russia party congress Photograph: Ivan Sekretarev/AP
Hebron, West Bank
Hebron, West Bank: Palestinian street traders wait for customers at their vegetable stall Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP
Manila, Philippines
Manila, Philippines: With this photo, showing a young girl on a old red armchair on a refuse dump, the German photographer Hartmut Schwarzbach took third place in Unicef's Photo of the Year 2007 competition Photograph: UNICEF/EPA
Kabul, Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghans shop on the eve of the Muslim world's second-biggest festival, Eid-al-Adha Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Cattle wait to be unloaded ahead of Eid al-Adha Photograph: Abir Abdullah/EPA
La Paz, Bolivia
La Paz, Bolivia: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (l), accompanied by the Bolivian president, Evo Morales (r), signs several bilateral integration agreements Photograph: Zacarias Garcia/EPA
Cosenza, Italy
Cosenza, Italy: Snow falling on two scuptures by the French-born artist Sacha Sosno Photograph: ARENA/EPA
Seoul, South Korea
Seoul, South Korea: A supporter of South Korea's independent presidential candidate Lee Hoi-Chang shows off her gloves illustrating her candidate's number Photograph: Choi Won-Suk/AFP
Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy: An Etruscan antefix, with Sileno and Menade dancing, on display at the Quirinale presidential palace. Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP
Birmingham, UK
Birmingham, UK: A Father Christmas looks at a shop-window menswear display offering pre-Christmas reductions Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty
Galle, Sri Lanka
Galle, Sri Lanka: Supporters watch the first day's cricket between Sri Lanka and England from walls overlooking the ground at the Galle International stadium Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty
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