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24 hours in pictures

24 hours: Beijing, China: Models present creations at WSM 2012 China Fashion Week
Beijing, China: Models show off entries in the WSM knitwear fashion design contest at China fashion week Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP
24 hours: California, US: A man walks through a field of tecolote ranunculus
California, US: A man walks through banks of giant Tecolote ranunculus at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters
24 hours: Colorado, US: Homes destroyed by the Lower North Fork Wildfire
Colorado, US: Devastation left by the Lower North Fork wildfire, which destroyed at least 16 homes in the mountains outside Denver Photograph: Joe Amon/AP
24 hours: Havana, Cuba: Miami's Archbishop Thomas Wenski celebrates a mass
Havana, Cuba: The archbishop of Miama, Thomas Wenski, celebrates mass at Havana cathedral Photograph: STR/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Jakarta, Indonesia: A student holds a rock during clashes with police
Jakarta, Indonesia: A student holds a rock during clashes with police at a protest against fuel price rises Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
24 hours: Lisbon, Portugal: Benfica fans hold up their scarves
Lisbon, Portugal: Benfica fans hold up scarves during the Uefa Champions League semifinal between Benfica and Chelsea at the Estádio da Luz Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images
24 hours: Yangon, Myanmar: A child, with stickers showing the flag
Rangoon, Burma: A child holds a flag for Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party, which is contesting next month's elections Photograph: Reuters
24 hours: Manica Province, Zimbabwe: A gold miner prepares to climb mine shaft
Manica province, Zimbabwe: A gold miner prepares to climb down a mine shaft Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
24 hours: New Delhi, India: An elderly exile Tibetan arranges lamps
Delhi, India: A Tibetan exile arranges lamps during a prayer session for Jampa Yeshi, who set himself on fire during a demonstration against Chinese rule in Tibet and later died Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP
24 hours: Jakarta, Indonesia: Police stand in line during protests
Jakarta, Indonesia: Police stand in line during protests against planned fuel price rises Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
24 hours: Northumberland, UK: A young boy plays on the beach in Blyth
Northumberland, UK: A boy plays on the beach in Blyth as Britain enjoys unseasonably warm weather Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
24 hours: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Cable cars travel over the Complexo do Alemao slum
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Cable cars travel over the Complexo do Alemão favela where military police officers are replacing army soldiers who have been policing the area for 18 months. Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
24 hours: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba: Pope Benedict XVI arrives in his Popemobile
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba: The pope arrives in his popemobile at the Antonio Maceo Revolution Square to officiate at a mass Photograph: Rickey Rogers/Reuters
24 hours: Yangon, Myanmar: Young Buddhist monks
Rangoon, Burma: Young Buddhist monks look over the wall of a monastery Photograph: Reuters
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