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A Chinese man washes a bucket in the red waters of Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu province

A Chinese man washes a bucket in the waters of Yellow River in Lanzhou, Gansu province, after waste water contaminated with dye turned it red for the second time in a month.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attends a ceremony in which he is offered long-life prayers by other Tibetan Buddhist monks in Dharmsala, India

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attends a ceremony in which he is offered long-life prayers by other Tibetan Buddhist monks in Dharmsala, India.

Local residents look on as a new Airbus A380 lands on the tarmac of the Guangzhou Baiyun International airport in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China

Local residents look on as a new Airbus A380 lands on the tarmac of the Guangzhou Baiyun International airport in Guangzhou, China, as part of a final series of test flights.

A view of the interior of the foyer of the London Stock Exchange in London

Visitors take pictures of the specially commissioned sculpture called The Source in the atrium of the Stock Exchange in London.

An effigy of Angono town's patron saint San Roque is paraded on the street during the annual festival parade popularly known Higantes Festival of Angono in the Philippines

An effigy of Angono town's patron saint San Roque is paraded on the street during the annual Higantes Festival of Angono in the Philippines.

A fire burns in the Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains, Australia

A fire burns unchecked in the Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains of Australia where the rough mountain terrain is making access impossible for firefighters.

US President George W Bush (centre) with Flyer the turkey and his handler, Lynn Nutt, in the Rose Garden

US President George W Bush grants the traditional pardon to Flyer the turkey in the White House's Rose Garden, as the US prepares to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday.






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