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A Chinese woman walks under lanterns at a festival at Longtan Lake Park in Beijing

A Chinese woman walks under lanterns at a festival at Longtan Lake Park in Beijing.

Marie Antoinette's necklace is fastened around the neck of Christie's employee Linda Pyke

A pearl, diamond and ruby necklace that belonged to Marie Antoinette is going up for auction in London, estimated to fetch upwards of £350,000.

Ukrainians embrace in front of a tent owned by Yulia Tymoshenko's party

A Ukrainian couple kiss in front of tent displaying the symbol of Yulia Tymoshenko's party ahead of Sunday's election.

A boy stands in front of a mural calling for a "Free Kosova" at a bridge dividing the Albanian and Serbian parts of the town of Kosovska Mitrovica

A Kosovan boy stands in front of a mural calling for an independent Kosovo. The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo will hold a rare face-to-face meeting later this week.

A US soldier walks through a dust storm at Bagram, Afghanistan

A US soldier shields his face during a dust storm at Bagram air base in Afghanistan.

A Palestinian girl walks past the remains of a house destroyed during Israeli army operations in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza

A Palestinian girl walks past the remains of a house destroyed during Israeli army operations in the northern Gaza Strip.

A member of staff at the Queens Gallery, at the Palace of Holyrood House, stands by one of the paintings

A collection of Flemish paintings has arrived for an exhibition at the Palace of Holyrood House in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Technicians from a Taiwan university adjust a robot in preparations for the opening of a four-day invention exhibition

Technicians from a Taiwan university adjust a robot in preparations for the opening of a four-day invention exhibition in Taipei.

Conservative Party MP Boris Johnson is unveiled as the UK Conservative Party's London mayoral candidate

The camera angle gives a flamboyant look to the UK Conservatives' London mayoral candidate, Boris Johnson.






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