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24 hours in pictures

24 hours: Jerusalem: The casket with the relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux
Jerusalem: Christian clergy and lay people welcome a casket holding the relics of St Therese of Lisieux as it enters the Old City through Jaffa Gate Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Chennai, India: A dragonfly perches on a rope
Chennai, India: A dragonfly perches on a rope Photograph: Gurinder Osan/AP
24 hours: Sana'a, Yemen: An anti-government protester holds up an egg
Sana'a, Yemen: A protester holds up an egg that reads 'Leave Ali' during a demonstration demanding the resignation of the Yemeni president, Ali Abdullah Saleh Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP
24 hours: Brasilia, Brazil: Workers clean the windows outside Planalto Palace
Brasilia, Brazil: Workers clean the windows outside Planalto Palace before a visit by Barack Obama Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters
24 hours: Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A man displays cookies for sale in a ballot box
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A man sells cookies out of ballot box from the January elections Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
24 hours: Wuhan city, China: Residents queue up to buy sea salt
Wuhan city, China: Supermarket customers queue up to buy sea salt, which is fast selling out, apparently because of rumours future shipments may contain radioactivity from the Japan disaster Photograph: EPA
24 hours: Soul, Egypt: An Egyptian man passes in front of workers
Soul, Egypt: An Egyptian man passes a church being rebuilt after it was torched amid tensions over a love affair between a Muslim woman and a Christian man Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP
24 hours: Nagpur, India: Officers hold a seized head of a Royal Bengal tiger
Nagpur, India: Crime branch officers hold the seized head of a tiger outside a hotel. Police said they arrested two men at the airport who were carrying the tiger's head and skin Photograph: Reuters
24 hours: Sydney, Australia: Projections on the sails of the Sydney Opera House
Sydney, Australia: Projections on the sails of the Sydney Opera House as a preview test for the final YouTube Symphony Orchestra concerts Photograph: Chris Phillips/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Kolkata, India: Indian students apply colour to each other
Kolkata, India: Indian students apply colour to each other as they celebrate the Holi festival at Rabindra Bharati University Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPA
24 hours: Algiers, Algeria: Youths throw stones at anti-riot police squads
Algiers, Algeria: Youths throw stones at anti-riot police squads from a roof during a demonstration demanding a date for their move from a dilapidated estate Photograph: Farouk Batiche/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Otsuchi, Japan: Survivors react after collecting their belongings
Otsuchi, Japan: Survivors react after collecting their belongings at their destroyed house in a village hit by the earthquake and tsunami Photograph: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
24 hours: Libya: A Chadian refugee sits at the Libya-Egypt border
Libya: A Chadian refugee sits at the Libya-Egypt border after fleeing fighting in eastern Libya Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters
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