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24 hours in pictures

Troy Davis  ranted a temporary reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court
Jackson, USA: A supporter of Troy Davis celebrates after he was granted a temporary reprieve from the US Supreme Court just hours before he was to be executed Photograph: Pouya Dianat /AP
A  fishing boat carrying 300 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean sea
Near Lampedusa, Italy: A fishing boat carrying 300 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean sea, before their interception by a French naval vessel patrolling for the EU border security agency Frontex. The French navy released the migrants to the Italian authorities on the island of Lampedusa Photograph: Marine Nationale /AFP
A barber gives a head massage to a customer beside the Yamuna river, India
New Delhi, India: A barber gives a head massage to a customer beside the Yamuna river Photograph: Manish Swarup /AP
Vatican City: Statues on the roof  St Peter's Basilica are silhouetted under clouds
Vatican City: Statues on the roof of St Peter's Basilica are silhouetted under clouds Photograph: Tony Gentile/Reuters
Donald Trump and son, Donald jr. at a press conference
Chicago, USA: Entrepreneur Donald Trump at a press event as his son, Donald Jr. gives an interview, during a topping off ceremony for his 92-storey Trump International Hotel and Tower Photograph: Charles Rex Arbogast /AP
nuclear waste storage facility in Hungary
Bataapati, Hungary: A miner is seen in the main tunnel of an underground depository that will be opened in early October to host Hungary's radioactive waste Photograph: Karoly Arvai /Reuters
Golden Gate bridge shrouded in fog
Sausalito, USA: A local man takes photographs of the fog-shrouded Golden Gate bridge Photograph: Robert Galbraith /Reuters
A mother and newborn baby in Uganda
Kitgum, Uganda: A mother receives her newborn baby from a nurse at a health centre Photograph: James Akena/Reuters
Barack Obama at an election rally in Florida
Dunedin, USA: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama greets supporters at the end of a rally in Florida Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP
Canadian grizzly bear
St-Felicien, Canada: A grizzly bear's claws in a zoo Photograph: Mathieu Belange /Reuters
Eid preparations in Indonsesia
Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesians wait on a bus to get back to their villages to be with their family members for the Eid-al Fitr, the holiday marking the end of Ramadan Photograph: Ed Wray/AP
Afghan NAtional Army passing out ceremony
Kabul, Afghanistan: Newly graduated Afghan army soldiers march during a graduation ceremony Photograph: Marai Shah /AFP
Aftermath of hurricane ike in galveston
Galveston, USA: Neighbours embrace amid the remains of their homes in the aftermath of hurricane Ike Photograph: Melanie Burford /AP
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