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24 hours in pictures: July 11 2007

Wuhan, China
Wuhan, China: A worker cleans away dead fish from a lake. More than 50,000kg of fish died due to pollution and hot weather in the lake, local media reported. Photograph: STR/Reuters
Srinagar, India
Srinagar, India: Workers from Kashmir's social welfare department run for cover as police spray coloured water during a protest Photograph: Farooq Khan/EPA
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A men pulls a wheelbarrow loaded with charcoal. More than 90% of Haiti is deforested, in large part because most of the 8 million population use plant-based charcoal to cook Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP
Waregem, Belgium
Waregem, Belgium: A Belgian supporter waits for the pack to ride by during the third stage of the 94th Tour de France Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP
Rome Italy
Rome Italy: Indian designer Neeta Lulla's Fall/Winter collection Photograph: Filippo MONTEFORTE/AFP
Kabul, Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan: A nomad baby crawls in a tent on the outskirts of town. There are several tribes of nomads who travel around Afghanistan in search of warm places where they can find enough food for their animals Photograph: Farzana Wahidy/AP
Beer Sheva, Israel
Beer Sheva, Israel: A Sudanese refugee girl kisses her brother. Recently arrived African refugees, most from Sudan, were the latest in a swelling flow of refugees slipping illegally through Israel's southern border Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP
Tuv Aimag, Mongolia
Tuv Aimag, Mongolia: Children compete in a 23km horse race. Mongolia celebrates the Naadam festival from July 11-13, the most important festival of the year, with horseracing, wrestling and archery - known as the three 'manly sports'. Photograph: MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA
London, UK
London, UK: Conservative Party leader David Cameron talks with youths at Kids Company drop-in centre in south London Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty
Springfield, USA
Springfield, USA: The word "ginormous" has been added to a draft copy of the upcoming Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Ginormous. It is one of about 100 new words that will be added to the new edition of the dictionary Photograph: Charles Krupa/AP
Tapachula, Mexico
Tapachula, Mexico: A man holds a giant fungus weighing 20kg, which makes it the biggest of its type found in this area Photograph: STR/EPA
Lubniewice, Poland
Lubniewice, Poland: A swan protects its offspring Photograph: LECH MUSZYNSKI/EPA
Multan, Pakistan
Multan, Pakistan: Religious students burn tires in protest against the army operation against Islamic militants holding Islamabad's Lal Masjid or Red Mosque Photograph: Khalid Tanveer/AP
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan: Members of the Blue Man Group perform during a promotional preview for the upcoming Blue Man Group in Tokyo Photograph: Junji Kurokawa/AP
Mumbai, India
Mumbai, India: Commuters travel by suburban train a year after a series of blasts on the city's suburban rail network Photograph: Sajjad HUSSAIN /AFP
Khartoum, Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan: People displaced from their homes due to flooding seek safety on higher grounds in suburb of Um Dhawban. At least 15 people were killed and some 5,000 houses destroyed in central Sudan Photograph: PHILLID DHILL/EPA
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