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24 hours in pictures

24 Hours: Basel, Switzerland: The opening of the Basel Tattoo
Basel, Switzerland: The opening of the Basel Tattoo festival, one of the largest and most successful tattoo events, which runs from 13 to 21 July Photograph: Georgios Kefalas/EPA
24 Hours: Daners perform during Ocean Park's new Polar Adventure opening in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Dancers perform behind a cloth at Ocean Park, a marine park ranked by Forbes as the 33rd most visited tourist attraction in the world Photograph: Bobby Yip/Reuters
24 Hours: Dhaka, Bangladesh: A man processes tannery waste in Hazaribagh
Dhaka, Bangladesh: A man processes tannery waste to make poultry feed in Hazaribagh Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters
24 Hours: Toronto, Canada: A man jogs through water fountains
Toronto, Canada: A man jogs through water fountains in front of the city skyline Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters
24 Hours: Ulan Bator, Mongolia: A horseman holds a national flag
Ulan Bator, Mongolia: A horseman carrying a national flag leads child jockeys to the start line of a race during the Naadam festival Photograph: Andy Wong/AP
24 Hours: Kathmandu, Nepal: A child plays in Bashantapur Durbar Square
Kathmandu, Nepal: A child plays in Bashantapur Durbar Square Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
24 Hours: Tel Aviv, Israel: A Syrian brown bear eats an ice block
Tel Aviv, Israel: A Syrian brown bear eats an ice block of fruits, vegetables and fish at the Ramat Gan safari park. Temperatures in Tel Aviv reached 34C on Thursday Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP
24 Hours: Pamplona, Spain: A wild cow jumps over revellers during festivities
Pamplona, Spain: A wild cow jumps over revellers in the bullring after the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival Photograph: Reuters
24 Hours: Manila, Philippines: Workers attach LED lights to a lamppost
Manila, Philippines: Workers attach LED lights to a lamppost at Rizal Park. The switch from regular bulbs to LEDs on 800 lampposts is part of a project to reduce the park's electricity consumption by 50% Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP
24 Hours: Massachusetts, US: Children set their lanterns afloat on Lake Hibiscus
Boston, Massachusetts: Children set their lanterns afloat on Lake Hibiscus during the Japanese Bon festival at the Forest Hills cemetery Photograph: CJ Gunther/EPA
24 Hours: New York, US: Eli, a Chihuahua from New York to marry
New York: Eli the chihuahua (right) waits for the start of a pet wedding. The black-tie event was held to raise funds for the Humane Society of New York Photograph: Tina Fineberg/AP
24 Hours: Gaza City: A visually impaired Palestinian girl reads a Braille Koran
Gaza City: A visually impaired Palestinian girl reads a Braille version of the Qur'an in class Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters
24 Hours: New Delhi, India: A woman and child
New Delhi, India: A woman and child collect water from a government tanker, amid a shortage of running water Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP
24 Hours: Paktiya Province, Afghanistan: A paratrooper leaps
Paktiya province, Afghanistan: A paratrooper from Chosen Company of the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry, crosses an irrigation ditch during a mission Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
24 Hours: Shanghai, China: A bicycle repairman sleeps on a chair
Shanghai, China: A bicycle repairman sleeps on a chair as he waits for customers Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters
24 Hours: Tokyo, Japan: The Tokyo Skytree soars behind an art work
Tokyo, Japan: The Tokyo Skytree soars behind an artwork Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP
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