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24 hours in pictures

17 November 2009: Beijing, China: Memebers of the police stand guard
Beijing, China: Members of the police stand guard as Barack Obama takes part in a tour of the Forbidden City Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty
17 November 2009: Algiers, Algeria: Policemen stand guard at the damaged Djeezy office
Algiers, Algeria: The damaged customer service office of mobile telephone company Djeezy after it was ransacked Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
17 November 2009: Gaza Strip: A man rides a bicycle in front of a UN food distribution centre
Gaza City, Gaza Strip: A man rides a bicycle in front of the closed gates of a United Nations food distribution centre Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP
17 November 2009: Guit, Sudan: A 180 degrees rotated photo of women and children
Guit, Sudan: A 180º rotated photo of women and children reflected in a puddle at a water distribution point Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty
17 November 2009: Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan: People fleeing South Waziristan
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan: People fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan are reflected in a creek as they stand in a queue at a food distribution point Photograph: Mustansar Baloch/Reuters
17 November 2009: Khartoum, Sudan: A man waves the Algerian flag
Khartoum, Sudan: A man waves the Algerian flag as the Egyptian national football team holds a training session Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty
17 November 2009: Mandaluyong, Philippines: People salvage materials from the burnt down slum
Mandaluyong, Philippines: People salvage materials from a burnt down residential slum area Photograph: Dennis M Sabangan/EPA
17 November 2009: London, UK: The Ghost Forest art installation by Angela Palmer
London, UK: The Ghost Forest art installation by Angela Palmer in Trafalgar Square Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
17 November 2009: Cape Canaveral, US: Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from pad 39A
Cape Canaveral, US: Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Centre Photograph: Chris O'Meara/AP
17 November 2009: Jerusalem: The hands of an Ethiopian Jewish woman
Jerusalem: The hands of an Ethiopian Jewish woman during the traditional Sigd holiday prayers Photograph: Dan Balilty/AP
17 November 2009: Jakarta, Indonesia: An activist takes a rest during a protest
Jakarta, Indonesia: An activist takes a rest during a protest against deforestation and illegal hunting Photograph: Mast Irham/EPA
17 November 2009: Dhaka, Bangladesh: A boy looks out from a his makeshift house
Dhaka, Bangladesh: A boy looks out from his makeshift house built over a canal in the Rayerbazar area Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters
17 November 2009: Moscow, Russia: A squirrel sits on a snowy tree branch
Moscow, Russia: A squirrel sits on a snowy tree branch Photograph: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty
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