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Jo Blason

24 hours in pictures

24 hours: Pyongyang, North Korea: Runners rest in Kim Il Sung Stadium
Pyongyang, North Korea: Runners rest in the Kim Il-sung Stadium during the 26th Mangyongdae prize marathon, ahead of the birthday of the former leader Photograph: David Guttenfelder/AP
24 hours: Lagos, Nigeria: An engineer stands near a sign
Lagos, Nigeria: An engineer stands near a sign that likens the human body to a train engine. The Nigerian Railway Corporation, which recently restarted a service from Lagos to Kano, has many such items at its headquarters Photograph: Jon Gambrell/AP
24 hours: Quezon, Philippines: A boy gets a chip from a basin filled with powder
Quezon, Philippines: A boy retrieves a chip from a powder-filled basin during the 'OlymPeace' games at Camp Aguinaldo Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP
24 hours: Guwahati city, India: A close-up view of an orchid in full bloom
Guwahati city, India: A close-up view of an orchid in full bloom Photograph: EPA
24 hours: Assen, the Netherlands: Re-enactors take part in Operation Amherst
Assen, the Netherlands: Re-enactors from all over Europe take part in Operation Amherst (Lucky Strike), which was the codename for a special commando action for the liberation of Drenthe during the second world war Photograph: Catrinus Van Der Veen/EPA
24 hours: Mogadishu, Somalia: Goats eat grass at Bakara animal market
Mogadishu, Somalia: Goats nibble grass at Bakara animal market Photograph: Tobin Jones/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Cairo, Egypt: A boy holds a picture of Hosni Mubarak
Cairo, Egypt: A boy clutches a picture of Hosni Mubarak outside the police academy where the ousted president's trial collapsed after the presiding judge withdrew from the case Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
24 hours: Havana, Cuba: Identical Castellanos triplets prepare for ballet class
Havana, Cuba: Identical triplets Marcos, Cesar and Angel Ramirez Castellanos prepare for their class at the National School of Ballet Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP
24 hours: Rome, Italy: Demonstrators hold a large Syrian National Coalition flag
Rome, Italy: Demonstrators unfurl a Syrian National Coalition flag as they rally against President Bashar al-Assad Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Hong Kong, China: A trial cyclist rides a unicycle
Hong Kong, China: A trial cyclist rides a unicycle on rocks stacked on the banks of the Shing Mun river. The new town of Ma On Shan is seen in the background Photograph: Jerome Favre/EPA
24 hours: Minsk, Belarus: A robin sits on a pile of old tyres
Minsk, Belarus: A robin perches on a pile of old tyres Photograph: Sergei Grits/AP
24 hours: London, England: A woman photographs dogs at the start of the Tweed Run
London, England: A woman photographs dogs at the start of the Tweed Run cycle ride Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters
24 hours: Lima, Peru: Participants carry their Cajones
Lima, Peru: Participants carry their Cajones, a box-shaped percussive instrument of Afro-Peruvian origin, during the International Peruvian Cajon Festival Photograph: Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Denpasar, Indonesia: A Lion Air Boeing 737 plane is submerged
Denpasar, Indonesia: A Lion Air Boeing 737 plane is partially submerged after skidding off the runaway while attempting to land at Bali's international airport Photograph: Indonesian Police/AFP/Getty Images
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