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24 hours in pictures

24 Hours:
Melbourne, Australia: Lights are switched on at the Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's new installation, Solar Equation, part of the Light in Winter programme at Federation Square
Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images
24 Hours: A bird covered in oil floats in the surf along the Louisiana coast
Louisiana, US: A bird covered in oil at East Grand Terre Island, off the Louisiana coast
Photograph: Charlie Riedel/Associated Press
24 Hours: A man called a Nestinar dances barefoot on fire during a ritual in Bulgaria
Bulgari, Bulgaria: A nestinar dances barefoot on fire during a traditional ritual
Photograph: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters
24 Hours: A man works inside a cotton factory in Mumbai
Mumbai, India: A man works inside a cotton factory. India is the second biggest producer, consumer and exporter of cotton
Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
24 Hours: A polar bear cub jumps into the water at the St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo
Quebec, Canada: A polar bear cub jumps into the water at the Saint-Félicien wildlife zoo
Photograph: Mathieu Belanger/Reuters
24 Hours: A woman cries while praying during the annual 'March for Jesus' parade
Sao Paulo, Brazil: A woman cries while praying during the annual March for Jesus parade, part of Corpus Christi national holiday celebrations. Up to 5 million people attended the celebration
Photograph: Mauricio Lima/AFP/Getty Images
24 Hours: Activists of the Ukrainian womens movement protest for free press
Kiev, Ukraine: Activists with the women's movement Femen protest over limitations on civil liberties and freedom of the press during the first 100 days of Viktor Yanukovych's presidency
Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images
24 Hours: Indonesian Muslims listen to a sermon during a Friday prayer in Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia: Muslims worshippers listen to a sermon during Friday prayers
Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images
24 Hours: Israelis Protest At Turkish Embassy In Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv, Israel: A protest outside the Turkish embassy in support of the raid on a flotilla carrying aid to Palestinians in Gaza
Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images
24 Hours: Moslem Uddin, one of the survivors of a fire in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Moslem Uddin, 50, a burns patient, at the Medical College hospital
Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters
24 Hours: Naoto Kan, Japan's new Prime Minister in Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan: The new prime minister, Naoto Kan, addresses a news conference at the Democratic party headquarters
Photograph: Rex Features
24 Hours: Protest against bullfighting at the Real Maestranza bullring in Seville
Seville, Spain: A poster bearing the message "Torture: not art nor culture" is displayed at a protest against bullfighting in front of the Real Maestranza bullring
Photograph: Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty Images
24 Hours: South Africa Prepares For FIFA World Cup
Johannesburg, South Africa: Boys play with a football while waiting for the Brazil World Cup squad to arrive for a training session in Soweto. Thousands of free tickets were given to locals to see the five-times champions train
Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images
24 Hours: South Korean Trade Unions protest G20 Finance and Bank Governors Meeting
Busan, South Korea: Confederation of Trade Unions protesters shout slogans and hold banners during a demonstration against the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting at the city hall
Photograph: Jeon Heon-kyun/EPA
24 Hours: View from Guadalupe, Ecuador
Guadalupe, Ecuador: The Tungurahua volcano, which has been active this week after a large eruption last Friday that forced evacuations
Photograph: Marie Crovisier/AFP/Getty Images
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