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24 hours in pictures

24 hours: Beijing, China: A model wears makeup by Mao Geping cosmetics
Beijing, China: A model wears makeup by the designer Mao Geping at China Fashion Week Photograph: Elizabeth Dalziel/AP
24 hours: Dadaab, Kenya: Somali women wait behind barbed wire at a feeding centre
Dadaab, Kenya: Somali women wait with their children at a feeding centre in a refugee camp Photograph: Kate Holt / Australian Government / Handout/EPA
24 hours: Las Pinas, Philippines: A vendor sprinkles water over fish for sale
Las Pinas, Philippines: A vendor sprinkles water over fish for sale as she waits for customers in a market Photograph: John Javellana/Reuters
24 hours: Le Havre, France: Waves lash the sea-front promenade
Le Havre, France: Waves lash the seafront promenade Photograph: Marcel Mochet/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Models perform at the Embracing the Japanese aesthetic event
Tokyo, Japan: Models clad in traditional kimonos perform during an Embracing the Japanese Aesthetic event Photograph: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
24 hours: New York, US: A fan in Times Square reacts watching the New York Yankees
New York, US: A fan in Times Square watches the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies on their way to winning the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
24 hours: People cheer as torchbearer Abel Tingmiak receives the Olympic Flame
Inuvik, Canada: Abel Tingmiak receives the Olympic flame from another torchbearer in front of an igloo church during the torch relay for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Photograph: Jonathan Hayward/AP
24 hours: Chennai, India: School children hold up their paintings at a school
Chennai, India: Children hold up handmade paintings at a school. Thousands of students made paintings with glass art skills in an attempt to create a record Photograph: Babu/Reuters
24 hours: Israel Seizes 500 Tons Of Iranian Arms Bound For Hezbollah Militia
Ashdod, Israel: Israeli military police stand guard over hundreds of tonnes of arms seized at sea on a ship that Israel said carrying Iranian weapons for Hezbollah militants Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images
24 hours: Burma: Young boys ride their water buffaloes at the Shwe Indein Pagoda
Burma: Young boys ride their water buffaloes at the Shwe Indein pagoda near Inle lake Photograph: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
24 hours: Protesters and typhoon victims prepare to float a makeshift coffin
Marikina riverbank, Philippines: Protesters and typhoon victims prepare to float a makeshift coffin to observe the 40th day of the worst flooding in 42 years in the capital Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP
24 hours: Taipei, Taiwan: A volunteer worker sews blankets made from plastic bottles
Taipei, Taiwan: A volunteer worker sews blankets made from plastic bottles at the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation recycling factory Photograph: Nicky Loh/Reuters
24 hours: Miami, US: A man holds a handful of .223-calibre cartridges
Miami, US: A man holds a handful of .223-calibre cartridges as he loads boxes for shipping. Ammunition suppliers are reporting a surge in demand, with shortages in some parts of the country Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
24 hours: New Delhi, India: A pelican lands in a pond at the New Delhi zoo
Delhi, India: A pelican lands in a pond at the New Delhi zoo Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images
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