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24 hours in pictures : September 19 2007

Hangzhou, China
Hangzhou, China: A woman walks through wind and rain past a replica of the Eiffel Tower at a commercial and residential project resembling a mini-Paris Photograph: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP
New York, USA
New York, USA: Bernice King (l), the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr, speaks during The Dream Concert at Radio City music hall Photograph: Jason DeCrow/AP
Tepane District, Ghana
Tepane District, Ghana: Children use the remains of the Temda bridge as a playground. The bridge, which lies 40km from the border of Burkina Faso, used to act as a major artery between the two countries but it collapsed during last month's floods Photograph: JANE HAHN/EPA
Paris, France
Paris, France: Activists protest against the government's planned bill on immigration that would require a French language test for visa candidates and allow voluntary DNA tests to prove family ties with immigrants already in the country Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP
Gijon, Spain
Gijon, Spain: One of the works in the photographic exhibition 'Condor's view: an aerial view of Latin-America', by National Geographic Society photographer Robert Has Photograph: J. L. CEREIJIDO/EPA
Alhone, Burma
Alhone, Burma: Buddhist monks stage protest marches for a second day, challenging authorities who used tear gas and fired warnings shots to break up some protests yesterday Photograph: AP
Jerusalem, Israel
Jerusalem, Israel: Ultra-Orthodox Jews shop for fruit in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of the city Photograph: JIM HOLLANDER/EPA
Kabul, Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan: Children collect water. Only a few Afghan children have access to education and most of them work instead of going to school Photograph: SHAH MARAI/AFP
Port-au-Price, Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A little girl sleeps as she waits for her class to start. Haiti is seeking to reverse the worst literacy rate in the Americas by 2010 Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP
Lausanne, Switzerland
Lausanne, Switzerland: Protesters rally against their country's main rightwing party, the Swiss People's party and it's campaign poster showing a black sheep being kicked out of the country by three grinning white sheep under the slogan 'for more security' Photograph: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP
Zeleni Jadar, Bosnia
Zeleni Jadar, Bosnia: Canadian forensic expert Rene Kosalka, a member of the International Commission for Missing Persons, inspects human remains at the site of a mass grave Photograph: Amel Emric/AP
Ilulissat, Greenland
Ilulissat, Greenland: The world's fastest-moving glacier,as seen from a helicopter carrying the German chancellor, Angela Merkel Photograph: MICHAEL KAPPELER/AFP
Phuket, Thailand
Phuket, Thailand: An aerial view of Phuket airport, where a One Two Go plane crashed last Sunday killing 89 people Photograph: Barbara Walton/EPA
Atlanta, USA
Atlanta, USA: A group of students protest the jailing of six black teenagers in Jena, Louisiana and the charges of attempted second-degree murder brought against them Photograph: Pouya Diana/AP
Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain: A model takes to the catwalk during the presentation of Miguel Palacio's Spring-Summer 2008 collection at the Pasarela Cibeles fashion show Photograph: BALLESTEROS/EPA
New York, USA
New York, USA: A television screen on the floor of the New York stock exchange shows the Federal Reserve's decision to cut a key interest rate by 0.5% Photograph: Richard Drew/AP
Beijing, China
Beijing, China: A stairwell at the city's new National Grand Theatre, which is scheduled to stage its first trial performance on September 25 Photograph: China Photos/Getty
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