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24 hours in pictures

 24 hours: Madrid, Spain: A demonstrator blows a whistle during a protest
Madrid, Spain: A demonstrator blows a whistle during a protest against government austerity measures in front of the headquarters of the ruling Popular party Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters
 24 hours: Tenerife: A forest fire blazes on a hill as a fire engine speeds past
Tenerife, Spain: A forest fire blazes on a hill as a fire engine speeds past in the Vilaflor municipality Photograph: Santiago Ferrero/Reuters
 24 hours: Berlin, Germany: Urban golf player Sven on the roof of a closed brewery
Berlin, Germany: A Berliner plays a round of urban golf on the roof of a closed brewery Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
 24 hours: London, England: Bob the burrowing owl runs a one hundred centimetre sprint
London, UK: Bob the burrowing owl, one of the stars of London zoo's daily Animal Athletes in Action demonstration, runs the 100cm sprint Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA
 24 hours: Quezon City, Philippines: A Filipino inmate undergoes free tooth extraction
Quezon City, Philippines: A inmates undergoes free tooth extraction at the local prison Photograph: Rolex Dela Pena/EPA
 24 hours: Chicago, USA: Employees at a new CityTarget store ride the escalator
Chicago, US: Employees at a new CityTarget store take the escalator as they prepare for its opening Photograph: Jim Young/Reuters
 24 hours: West Bank: Israelis and Palestinians cool themselves at the Ein Fuar spring
West Bank: Israelis and Palestinians cool themselves at the Ein Fuar spring in the Judean desert Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA
 24 hours: Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Newly graduated national police officers pray
Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Newly graduated Afghan national police officers pray during a graduation ceremony Photograph: Rahmat Gul/AP
 24 hours: New York, USA: People walk through heavy rain at Times Square
New York, US: People walk through a heavy downpour in Times Square Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
 24 hours: Uettingen, Germany: A cloudy sky over a field of sunflowers
Uettingen, Germany: A field of sunflowers Photograph: Karl-josef Hildenbrand/EPA
 24 hours: Mongolia: A herd of endangered Przewalski horses trot
Mongolia: A herd of endangered Przewalski horses trot across the Takhin Us national park. Prague zoo, in the Czech Republic, transported four of the horses to Mongolia as part of its efforts to reintroduce the endangered species into its native environment Photograph: Petr Josek/Reuters
 24 hours: Mandaluyong, Philippines: A sales clerk arranges pistols at a gun show
Mandaluyong, Philippines: A sales assistant arranges pistols at an annual gun show Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP
 24 hours: Tegucigalpa, Honduras: A rooster walks in a gang- infested neighbourhood
Tegucigalpa, Honduras: A rooster walks in a gang-infested neighbourhood. Honduras now has the highest per capita murder rate in the world Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
 24 hours: Beijing, China: A picture of a bride and groom on display at a singles club
Beijing, China: A picture of a bride and groom is displayed in front of staff members at a singles club Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images
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