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24 hours in pictures

24 hours: Afghanistan: US soldiers protect their faces from rotor wash
Afghanistan: US soldiers protect their faces from helicopter downdraft as wounded comrades from 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder are airlifted out Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: New Delhi, India: A supporter of veteran social activist Anna Hazare cries
New Delhi, India: A supporter of social activist Anna Hazare cries while praying for his health on the eighth day of Hazare's fast Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
24 hours: Gelsenkirchen, Germany: Flamingos stand in their enclosure at the ZOOM zoo
Gelsenkirchen, Germany: Flamingos in their enclosure at the Zoom zoo Photograph: Patrik Stollarz/AFP
24 hours: Phinchit, Thailand: A boy gets a ride in a rubber duck in floods
Phinchit, Thailand: A boy gets a ride in a rubber duck pulled along by his mother down a flooded street next to the swollen Yom river Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
24 hours: St. Petersburg, Russia: A fox looks out from a cage
St Petersburg, Russia: A fox looks out from a cage during the Agrorus-2011 international agro-industrial exhibition Photograph: Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters
24 hours: Barcelona, Spain: Agustin paints a papier mache giant mask
Barcelona, Spain: Agustin paints a papier mache giant mask, known as a capgros in Catalan, in the workshop of the El Ingenio shop Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images
24 hours: Portugal: Seagulls fly near a old house on the Caparica coast
Portugal: Seagulls over the Caparica coast Photograph: Rafael Marchante/Reuters
24 hours: Rawalpindi, Pakistan: A man reads verses of the Qu'ran
Rawalpindi, Pakistan: A man reads verses of the Qu'ran in a mosque during the last week of the holy month of Ramadan Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP
24 hours: New York City, New York, US: A bride in her wedding dress runs
New York City, New York, US: A bride in her wedding dress runs from the courthouse in Lower Manhattan after an earthquake struck the US east coast Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Berlin, Germany: The Victory Column is reflected in a puddle after rain
Berlin, Germany: The Victory column is reflected in a puddle after a rain shower Photograph: Tim Brakemeier/EPA
24 hours: Beijing, China: A Chinese firefighter takes part in a drill
Beijing, China: A firefighter takes part in a drill Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Sao Conrado, Brazil: A fisherman checks his equipment
São Conrado, Brazil: A fisherman checks his lines Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
24 hours: Santiago, Chile: A Chilean student protests to demand free educatio
Santiago, Chile: A student holds a banner during protests to demand free education in the country. In Chile most schools and all universities charge monthly fees Photograph: Felipe Trueba/EPA
24 hours: Sydney, Australia: A man watches an Australian Army Blackhawk helicopter
Sydney, Australia: An army Black Hawk helicopter pops up between buildings during counter-terrorism exercises over the city centre Photograph: Rob Griffith/AP
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