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24 hours in pictures

24 hours: Probolinggo, Indonesia: Two villagers hit each other using canes
Probolinggo, Indonesia: Two villagers hit each other using canes at Mount Bromo as part of their traditional Ujung ceremony, to bring rainfall Photograph: Aman Rahman/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Sofia, Bulgaria: Bulgarian Trabant car owners take part in a parade
Sofia, Bulgaria: Bulgarian Trabant car owners take part in a parade as part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall Photograph: Vassil Donev/EPA
24 hours: Tawang, India: Buddhist monks wait for the Dalai Lama
Tawang, India: Buddhist monks wait to catch a glimpse of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, as he arrives at the Tawang monastery Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP
24 hours: Tijuana, Mexico: Soldiers control an elevator that gives access to a tunnel
Tijuana, Mexico: Soldiers control a lift that gives access to a 29ft deep, 400ft-long tunnel found by the army inside a house near the US-Mexico border Photograph: Guillermo Arias/AP
24 hours: A labourer disassembles motorcycles at a recycling factory in Hefei
Hefei, Anhui province, China: A labourer takes apart motorcycles at a recycling factory. Hefei is banning all motorbikes from its downtown area to curb pollution Photograph: Jianan Yu/Reuters
24 hours: Kabul, Afghanistan: An Afghan boy walks among buffalos with a pot of tea
Kabul, Afghanistan: An Afghan boy walks among buffalo with a pot of tea and a tray of bread at a livestock market. Thousands of buffalo, cattle and sheep change hands in Nakash market daily Photograph: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP
24 hours: A member of a local winter swimmers' club wades in the Yenisey River
Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia: A member of a local winter swimmers' club wades in the Yenisey river, with the air temperature at around -17C, during the opening of winter bathing season Photograph: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters
24 hours: An actress waits for rehearsal to begin in Senegal's capital Dakar
Dakar, Senegal: An actor from the Dseu Renaissance de Pikine theatre group wearing traditional Toukouleur makeup and chewing a stick toothbrush waits for rehearsals to begin at a local community centre in the slum neighbourhood of Pikine Photograph: Finbarr O'reilly/Reuters
24 hours: Bucharest, Romania: Autumn leaves float on the surface of a river
Bucharest, Romania: Autumn leaves float on the surface of a river reflecting trees in the Cernica monastery woods Photograph: Robert Ghement/EPA
24 hours: Chishang, Taiwan: Pianist Chen Kuan-yu performs in a rice paddy field
Chishang, Taiwan: Taiwanese pianist Chen Kuan-yu performs a concert in the middle of a rice paddy field Photograph: Reuters
24 hours: Gaza City, West Bank: Palestinians work to recycle cement at a factory
Gaza City, West Bank: Palestinians work to recycle cement at a factory. Cement is scarce in Gaza. As a result, many cement factories take rubble from destroyed houses and pulverize it in order to make new cement blocks Photograph: Tara Todras-whitehill/AP
24 hours: Moscow, Russia: Soldiers in historical uniforms in a military parade
Moscow, Russia: Soldiers in historical uniforms take part in a military parade in Red Square. Moscow marked the anniversary of soldiers marching through the Red Square to the front lines during world war two Photograph: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters
24 hours: People walk next to domino pieces near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
Berlin, Germany: People walk next to domino pieces near the Brandenburg Gate. As the highlight of celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall a one-mile long segment of the wall will stand for two days along its original route marked with dominos Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters
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