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24 hours in pictures

24 hours: Honolulu, Hawaii: A lantern draped with a flower lei floats on the water
Honolulu, Hawaii: a lantern draped with a flower lei floats on the water during the Na Lei Aloha Lantern Floating event held by the Shinnyo-en Buddhist organisation at Ala Moana beach park during Memorial Day. The event is held in honour of those killed by war, natural disasters and ill-health Photograph: Hugh Gentry/Reuters
24 hours: Cairo, Egypt: Egyptian presidential candidate Khaled Ali joins a protest
Cairo, Egypt: Egyptian presidential candidate Khaled Ali joins a protest in the centre of Cairo against the results of the first round of the presidential elections. Egypt's landmark presidential election on 28 May narrowed to a contest pitting a Muslim Brotherhood candidate against a Mubarak-era prime minister after the first round of voting Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: New Delhi, India: An Indian migrant laborer washes himself as he cools off
New Delhi, India: an Indian migrant labourer washes himself as he cools off on a warm morning. The temperature in the Indian capital soared in recent days reaching 43C (109F) Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP
24 hours: Algeciras, Spain: Fishermen wait on a fishing boat before leaving
Algeciras, Spain: fishermen wait on a fishing boat before leaving the port to fish at Algeciras bay. Spain is set to defend the interests of its fishermen in talks with Britain on Tuesday over Gibraltar, after a series of recent clashes in the waters Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters
24 hours: Banha, Egypt: An Egyptian farmer works in a field in the Egyptian Delta
Banha, Egypt: an Egyptian farmer works in a field in the fertile Egyptian delta region of Menufiya, 50km north of the capital, Cairo Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Beijing, China: China Peking Opera performance for Children's Day
Beijing, China: young students from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts Middle School share a moment backstage before their Peking Opera performance, titled 'Nine-tailed Fox'. Students aged from 10 to 16 perform in the production specially tailored for children as part of the celebrations for children's day, on 1 June Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA
24 hours: California, US: Arlington West memorial on Santa Monica pier
California, US: Arlington West memorial on the beach next to Santa Monica pier. Veterans for Peace installed the temporary memorial project as a place to mourn, reflect, contemplate, grieve and to honour and acknowledge those who have lost their lives, reflecting on the costs of war. The name, Arlington West, reflects the national cemetery of the United States, Arlington National Cemetery, a burial place of honour for fallen war heroes Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Florida, US: Winnie Pajcic, 9, holds on to a railing as she leans back
Florida, US: Winnie Pajcic, 9, holds on to a railing as she leans back in the wind during a visit to Stockton Park in Ortega, Jacksonville, in the aftermath of tropical storm Beryl, which came ashore early on Monday near Jacksonville Beach, with winds of 70mph Photograph: Kelly Jordan/AP
24 hours: Grosseto, Italy: People enjoy Saturnia's Thermal Baths, south of Tuscany
Grosseto, Italy: people enjoy Saturnia's thermal baths located south of Tuscany in Maremma. Use of the thermal baths date back to the Etruscans, whose remains have been found in the area. The Romans also appreciated the baths, making them a rest station along the Via Clodia. The thermal waters have a constant temperature of 37.5 C, giving them therapeutic and relaxing properties Photograph: Franco Origlia/Getty Images
24 hours: Islamabad, Pakistan: Saima Khadim, 5, carries remains of coal
Islamabad, Pakistan: Saima Khadim, 5, carries remains of coal that she collected from a brick factory Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP
24 hours: Jammu, India: A labourer rests inside the wagon of a coal train
Jammu, India: a labourer rests inside the wagon of a coal train as he takes a break from shovelling coal at a coal yard Photograph: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters
24 hours: Llanberis, UK: A view of Y Lliwedd Mountain from the summit of Snowdon
Llanberis, UK: A view of Y Lliwedd Mountain from the summit of Mount Snowdon. Legendary mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington, 77, was later given the honour of carrying the torch to the summit of Wales's highest mountain, the place his climbing career began 61 years ago. The Olympic flame is now on day 11 of a 70-day relay involving 8,000 torchbearers covering 8,000 miles Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
24 hours: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Native Indians walk inside the former Indian Museum
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a native community that lives in the unused Museum of Indians, next to the Maracana stadium, is afraid of being forced to leave their makeshift home due to the construction work for the 2014 World Cup. The group of 17 people claims to have lived in the abandoned place since the museum closed in 2006. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters
24 hours: San Salvador, El Salvador: Inmates draw inside the national female prision
San Salvador, El Salvador: inmates draw inside the national female prison. Female inmates have asked to join the March truce declared by the Mara-18 and Salvatrucha gangs, to get benefits in jail. Both maras have some 32,000 members, 10,000 of them in prison, engaged in illicit trades like drugs and extortion. Earlier this month the two Salvadoran gangs agreed to stop forcibly recruiting youths, and declared schools 'peace zones'. Photograph: Jose Cabezas/AFP/Getty Images
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