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24 hours in pictures

Gallery 24 hours in pictures: J&B Met horse racing and social event in Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa: Detail of a man's jacket at the J&B Met horse racing event, South Africa's biggest annual outdoor social event, with over 50,000 people attending. The fashion theme for this year was 'glitz and glam' Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA
Gallery 24 hours in pictures: Seoul, South Korea: South Korean demonstrators at a candle-lit vigil.
Seoul, South Korea: Demonstrators gather for a candle-lit vigil to denounce a police raid to end a sit-in by squatters. Six people were killed in a fire that broke out during the raid Photograph: Kim Jae-hwan/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery 24 hours in pictures: An Acehnese fisherman unloads his catch at Sabang fishing port.
Weh Island, Aceh province, Indonesia: A fisherman unloads his catch at Sabang fishing port Photograph: Binsar Bakkara/AP
Gallery 24 hours in pictures: Dancers dressed in ethnic Korean costumes at the Longtan temple fair.
Beijing, China: Dancers dressed in ethnic Korean costumes take part in a show at the Longtan temple fair on the sixth and last day of the Chinese lunar new year Photograph: Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery 24 hours in pictures: A Filipino boy holds a bullet in Manila, Philippines,
Manila, Philippines: A Filipino boy holds a bullet. Brunei has pledged to dispatch more troops to join an international team monitoring a six-year ceasefire between the Philippine government and Muslim separatist rebels in the southern region of Mindanao Photograph: Francis R. Malasig/EPA
Gallery 24 hours in pictures: Honour guard at the anniversary ceremony of Iran's Islamic revolution.
Iran: Members of the honour guard prepare for a ceremony marking the anniversary of Iran's Islamic revolution, at the Khomeini shrine, in the Behesht Zahra cemetery, south of Tehran Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters
Gallery 24 hours in pictures: A guest sits in the sauna at the Iglu-Dorf above the ski resort of Davos.
Davos, Switzerland: A guest sits in the sauna at the Iglu-Dorf hotel, above the ski resort of Davos Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery 24 hours in pictures: Cassidy Wilkinson talks to a judge at the Stock Show in Fort Worth.
Fort Worth, Texas, USA: Cassidy Wilkinson gives her information to a judge after her lamb placed first at a stock show Photograph: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters
Gallery 24 hours in pictures: Policemen stand guard at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul.
Kabul, Afghanistan: Policemen stand guard at the site of a suicide bomb attack on the outskirts of Kabul. Three people were injured in the attack, police said Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery 24 hours in pictures: Iraqis Go To The Polls In Provincial Elections
Baghdad, Iraq: Josef Steve Norbar, five, waits while his mother, Randa Amanel, votes in the Karradah neighbourhood. Josef's mother dressed him in his formal wear 'to celebrate this wonderful day', she said Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty Images
Gallery 24 hours in pictures: A colony of weaver ants build their nest from leaves in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A colony of weaver ants build their nest from leaves Photograph: Zainal Abd Halim/Reuters
Gallery 24 hours in pictures: Thai riot police get in position to stop thousand of protesters.
Bangkok, Thailand: Thai riot police get in position to stop thousands of protesters marching towards Government House in Bangkok Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery 24 hours in pictures: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin 2009 - Scherer Gonzalez
Berlin, Germany: A model presents a creation of the label Scherer Gonzalez during fashion week Photograph: Soeren Stache/EPA
Gallery 24 hours in pictures: Enthusiasts take part in a historical ski race in Vysoke nad Jizerou.
Czech Republic: Enthusiasts take part in a historical ski race in the village of Vysoke nad Jizerou Photograph: David W Cerny/Reuters
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