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24 hours in pictures

24 August 2009: Kabul, Afghanistan: A woman walks through a market
Kabul, Afghanistan: A woman walks through a market Photograph: Dima Gavrysh/AP
24 August 2009: Biddinghuizen, Netherlands: Grace Jones
Biddinghuizen, Netherlands: Grace Jones performs at Lowlands, an international pop and poetry festival Photograph: Rick Nederstigt/AFP/Getty Images
24 August 2009: Shanghai, China: Workers walk on the roof of the Theme Pavilion
Shanghai, China: Workers walk on the roof of the Theme Pavilion for the 2010 world expo Photograph: AP
24 August 2009: Dadaab, Kenya: Four-year-old Norto Yusef Mohamed
Dadaab, Kenya: Four-year-old Norto Yusef Mohamed waits with his mother who is trying to get them moved from a displaced persons' camp Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
24 August 2009: Jammu, India: A Muslim man looks at himself in a mirror
Jammu, India: A Muslim man looks in a mirror at a mosque on the first day of Ramadan Photograph: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters
24 August 2009: Martha's Vineyard, US: People bring their dogs to take part in a dog parade
Martha's Vineyard, US: Dogs on parade to welcome the president's dog, Bo, to the island, where the Obamas are holidaying Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty
24 August 2009: Brussels, Belgium: Traditional dancers stand behind figurines
Brussels, Belgium: Traditional dancers stand behind figurines at the inauguration of the Baltic Chain representation at Mini-Europe park Photograph: Sebastien Pirlet/Reuters
24 August 2009: Tel Aviv, Israel: A contestant is seen during a body building competition
Tel Aviv, Israel: A contestant at a body building competition Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP
24 August 2009: Kiev, Ukraine: Servicemen march along the main Khreshchatyk street
Kiev, Ukraine: Soldiers march along the main Khreshchatyk street during an independence day military parades Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
24 August 2009: Buenos Aires, Argentina: A couple dances tango
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Dancers at the 2009 tango world championship Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
24 August 2009: Valencia, Spain: McLaren Mercedes mechanics watch the race unfold
Valencia, Spain: McLaren Mercedes mechanics watch the race unfold during the European Formula One grand prix Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images
24 August 2009: Qingdao, China: Visitors enjoy an amusement ride during the carnival event
Qingdao, China: Visitors on an amusement ride at the city's 19th international beer festival Photograph: Wu Hong/EPA
24 August 2009: Ahmedabad, India: A worker inspects sev (vermicelli)
Ahmedabad, India: A worker inspects sev (vermicelli) drying at a cottage industry area Photograph: Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images
24 August 2009: Zhukovsky, Russia: Aerobatic group 'Russkiye Vityazi'
Zhukovsky, Russia: Aerobatic group Russkiye Vityazi salutes visitors to the MAKS 2009 international air show Photograph: Sergei Chirikov/EPA
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