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24 hours in pictures

24 Hours: Fireworks on the wings of a plane during display at Scalaria Air Challenge
St Wolfgang, Austria: Fireworks shoot from the wings of a hang glider during a display at the Scalaria Air Challenge in the Warrior of the lights air show at Lake Wolfgang
Photograph: Barbara Gindl/EPA
24 Hours: A Spain fan holds a Spanish flag before the World Cup final
Johannesburg, South Africa: A Spain fan holds a Spanish flag before the World Cup final between Spain and Holland at the Soccer City stadium
Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP
24 Hours: A boy jumps into Lake Cerknica, Slovenia
Inner Carniola, Slovenia: A boy jumps into Lake Cerknica in the warm weather. The lake is the largest intermittent lake in Europe
Photograph: Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters
24 Hours: A farmer feeds ducklings on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh: A farmer feeds ducklings at a village market
Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP
24 Hours: A hot air balloon during an international balloon festival in Logoisk
Minsk, Belarus: People stand behind a hot air balloon during an international balloon festival in Logoisk
Photograph: STR/Reuters
24 Hours: Netherland's church goes orange for a day in support of Dutch football team
Obdam, Netherlands: At Pastor Paul Vlaar's church the candles, the piano, even the priest's robes are orange for a day, as he shows his support of the Dutch football team
Photograph: Evert Elzinga/AP
24 Hours: Bathers at Berlin's Badeschiff in the river Spree cool off in the heat
Berlin, Germany: A family of swans swim past bathers at Berlin's so-called 'Badeschiff' in the river Spree in as temperatures rise to 37C
Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
24 Hours: A man arranges bunches of sugarcane for a fruit market in Lahore, Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan: A man arranges bunches of sugarcane for sale at a wholesale fruit market
Photograph: K.M. Chaudary/AP
24 Hours: Red Arrows display team perform for the crowd before British Formula One
Northampton, UK: Red Arrows display team perform for the crowd before the British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone
Photograph: Ker Robertson/Getty
24 Hours: 16,000 shoes for 'The Pillar of Shame' at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
Berlin, Germany: A pile of 16,000 shoes collected to create 'The Pillar of Shame' at Brandenburg Gate. The memorial has been created for the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre by German activist Phillip Ruch
Photograph: Berthold Stadler/AP
24 Hours: A man looks at posters of candidates at election in Japan
Tokyo, Japan: A man looks at posters of candidates at the election headquarters of the Democratic Party. An election is being held in Japan today that could put the current prime minister Naoto Kan's job at risk after stalling efforts to curb Japan's huge public debt
Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters
24 Hours: July 11 is World Population Day, highlighting global population issues
Manila, Philippines: Baby boy La Triaga, born on 5 July, cries as he lies with other babies on a mattress for a routine check-up at a hospital. Today marks World Population Day, which seeks to draw attention to global population issues, according to the United Nations Population Fund
Photograph: Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters
24 Hours: Sylvain Chavanel of France at the eighth stage of the Tour de France
France: Sylvain Chavanel wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, checks his bicycle prior to the start of the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race
Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP
24 Hours: Participants run with Miuras fighting bulls at San Fermin Festival, Spain
Pamplona, Spain: Participants run in front of Miuras fighting bulls in the Plaza de Torros bullring on the first San Fermin festival bull run. Despite being controversial, the festival is a symbol of Spanish culture and attracts thousands of tourists
Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images
24 Hours: South Korean visitors read messages on ribbons at the Imjingak Pavilion
Paju, South Korea: Visitors read messages on ribbons hanging on the wire fence wishing for reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarised zone
Photograph: Ahn Young-joon/AP
24 Hours: Revelers participate in the Gay Pride parade in Lima
Lima, Peru: Revellers participate in the Gay Pride parade
Photograph: Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images
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