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24 hours in pictures

24 hours in pics: A Pakistani girl wearing a halloween costume walks through a slum area
Islamabad, Pakistan: A girl wearing a halloween costume walks through a slum area Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours in pics: Street photographer takes a break in Kabul, Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan: Street photographer Syed Rahman takes a break as he waits for customers Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP
24 hours in pics: A woman prays at a burial of a victim of the Mount Merapi eruption
Yogyakarta, Indonesia: A woman prays at the burial of a victim of the Mount Merapi volcano eruption Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
24 hours in pics: Soldiers carry the coffin a victim of the Mount Merapi eruption
Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Soldiers and volunteers carry the coffin of a victim of the Mount Merapi eruption during mass burial in Umbulhardjo village Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
24 hours in pics: Pamphlets cover the ground during the wake of former President Kirchner
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Pamphlets cover the ground as a woman walks past police during the wake of the former president Nestor Kirchner Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
24 hours in pics: A man suffering from cholera sleeps on a bench, Haiti
Petite Riviere, Haiti: A man suffering from cholera sleeps on a bench at the Charles Colimon hospital Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours in pics: A Christian pilgrim girl sits by the Jordan River
Qasir al-Yahud, West Bank: A Christian pilgrim girl sits by the River Jordan Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images
24 hours in pics: A woman dries goat tripe during La Matanza, Mexico
Huajuapan de Leon, Mexico: A woman dries goat tripe during La Matanza – the killing of goats – a traditional festival Photograph: Reuters
24 hours in pics: Private stands during a sandstorm in southern Afghanistan Helmand province
Kunjak, Afghanistan: Private First Class Brandon Voris, of Lebanon, Ohio, stands in the middle of his camp as a sandstorm strikes Photograph: Finbarr O'reilly/Reuters
24 hours in pics: Tsunami survivors cry after finding their mother's body
Mentawai, Indonesia: Markus and his sister, Lisna, weep after finding their mother's body in the tsunami-devastated Monte village Photograph: Mast Irham/EPA
24 hours in pics: A group of internally displaced people (IDP) sit inside a bus, Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan: A group of displaced people sit inside a bus in a transport convoy heading to Unity state Photograph: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters
24 hours in pics: A woman smokes a cigar during the celebrations of Maximon
San Andres Itzapa, Guatemala: A woman smokes a cigar during celebrations for Maximon, a popular cult mostly worshipped in the highlands of western Guatemala Photograph: Moises Castillo/AP
24 hours in pics: Colourful autumn leaves float on the water of the Vltava river in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic: Colourful autumn leaves float on the Vltava river Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA
24 hours in pics: sai Meiyue at China Fashion Week in Beijing
Beijing, China: A model presents a creation from a wedding dress collection by the designer Tsai Meiyue at China fashion week Photograph: David Gray/Reuters
24 hours in pics: Genetically engineered Angelfish glow in a tank, Taipei
Taipei, Taiwan: Genetically engineered Angelfish (Pterophyllum Scalare) glow in a tank at the 2010 Taiwan International Aqua Expo Photograph: Nicky Loh/Reuters
24 hours in pics: A man seeks shelter from a tropical downpour, Ivory Coast
Abidjan, Ivory Coast: A man seeks shelter from a tropical downpour Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA
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