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24 hours in pictures

24 hours in pictures 16/5/8
Kharaz refugee camp, Yemen: A Somali refugee with a henna facial mask is seen during a visit by UN high commissioner for refugees, Antonio Guterres Photograph: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters
24 hours in pictures 16/5/8
Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Flames and smoke from a ruptured fuel line on the outskirts of Lagos, which killed about 100 people and injured 20 others Photograph: AP
24 hours in pictures 16/5/8
Kolkata, India: A labourer works on buffalo and cow leather in a tannery Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPA
24 hours in pictures 16/5/8
Rangoon, Burma: A man washes his son outside a Buddhist monastery where survivors of cyclone Nargis have taken refuge Photograph: Getty
24 hours in pictures 16/5/8
Istanbul, Turkey: Marines from the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious wait for Queen Elizabeth II as guests walk towards the ship for the Queen's cocktail party Photograph: Osman Orsal /Reuters
24 hours in pictures 16/5/8
Beichuan, China: Earthquake survivors reach for food from volunteers who are donating aid from their van Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty
24 hours in pictures 16/5/8
Madrid, Sapin: The knee of a picador is seen during a bullfighting fair at Las Ventas bullring Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP
24 hours in pictures 16/5/8
Sofia, Bulgaria: A stray dog is castrated in a veterinary clinic as part of a programme aimed at solving the city's chronic problems with stray dogs Photograph: Stoyan Nenov /Reuters
24 hours in pictures 16/5/8
Erez Crossing, Gaza: Journalists and Palestinian protesters take cover while Israeli tanks and snipers open fire towards a demonstration to mark the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Catastrophe or Nakba Photograph: Abid Katib/Getty
24 hours in pictures 16/5/8
Pokhara, Nepal: Aspiring Gurkhas train at a stadium in the shadows of the Himalayas Photograph: Ed Wray/AP
24 hours in pictures 16/5/8
Lima, Peru: A child holds a bucket as he stands at the top of a hill in a poor neighbourhood Photograph: Esteban Felix/AP
24 hours in pictures 16/5/8
West Hollywood, USA: A wedding cake with statuettes of two women is seen during a demonstration after the Californian supreme court's decision to allow same-sex marriages Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP
24 hours in pictures 16/5/8
Baghdad, Iraq: A man uses a cloth to cover his mouth and nose from the sand storm which enveloped the city Photograph: Ali Al-Saadi/AFP
24 hours in pictures 16/5/8
San Bernardino, USA: Palms are seen at sunset in the Californian city Photograph: David McNew /Getty
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