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24 hours in pictures

6 August 2009: Beijing, China: Tourists at an amusement park
Beijing, China: Tourists at an amusement park near the Olympic stadium Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images
6 August 2009: Edinburgh, UK: Chippendales promote their Edinburgh Fringe show
Edinburgh, UK: The Chippendales promote their Edinburgh Fringe show on Calton Hill Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
6 August 2009: South Bend, US: Barack Obama disembarks Air Force One
South Bend, US: Barack Obama leaves Air Force One at the South Bend regional airport Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
6 August 2009: Tegucigalpa, Costa Rica: Police fire tear gas during a protest
Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Police fire teargas during a protest by university students supporting the ousted president, Manuel Zelaya Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters
6 August 2009: Islamabad, Iran: Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest
Islamabad, Pakistan: Iranian demonstrators shout slogans during a protest at the swearing-in of President Ahmadinejad Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty
6 August 2009: Paranaque, Philippines: Police try to control the crowd
Paranaque, Philippines: Police try to control a crowd surging towards the gates of the Manila Memorial Park where the former president Corazon Aquino was being buried Photograph: Mike Alquinto/AP
6 August 2009: Mumbai, India: Bank employees shout slogans at a protest rally
Mumbai, India: Bank employees, on strike for higher wages and pensions, shout slogans at a protest rally Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters
6 August 2009: Mumbai, Inida: A student takes part in a rally to mark Hiroshima Day
Mumbai, India: A student takes part in a rally to mark Hiroshima Day Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty
6 August 2009: China: Floodwaters in Chongqing municipality
Chongqing, China: Floodwaters surge through Chongqing municipality Photograph: AFP/Getty
6 August 2009: Larnaca, Cyprus: People enjoy their time in the sea during sunset
Larnaca, Cyprus: People bathe in the sea at sunset Photograph: PETROS KARADJIAS/AP
6 August 2009: Korneuburg, Austria: A crashed German bus lies next to the motorway
Korneuburg, Austria: A crashed German bus lies next to the motorway Photograph: Reuters
6 August 2009: Frankfurt, Germany: A penguin cools off in the enclosure at the zoo
Frankfurt, Germany: A penguin cools off in a zoo enclosure Photograph: Boris Roessler/EPA
6 August 2009: New York, US: Chris Isaak performs at the Beacon Theatre
New York, US: Chris Isaak performs at the Beacon theatre Photograph: Cory Schwartz/Getty Images
6 August 2009: Pesh Valley, Afghanistan: A US soldier lights a cigarette
Pesh Valley, Afghanistan: Lit by the full moon, a US soldier lights a cigarette at Michigan base Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
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