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Mother and children in Panama 10.03.08

A girl talks to her mother before her first day of lessons in Panama City at a school called Republic of Venezuela.

Ibis and space shuttle

White Ibis perch on a fence as the Space Shuttle Endeavour awaits take-off at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Petrol station Statesville 10.03.08

A petrol station manager changes the price sign in Statesville, USA - the fourth time he has had to do so in two weeks.

Palenque ceremony, Chiapas 10.03.08

Members of indigenous groups take part in the Rising Sun ceremony at Mayan ruins in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico.

Ambleteuse, northern France 10.03.08

As storms continue to lash northern Europe, people walk in front of a wave in Ambleteuse, northern France.

 Dutch cargo ship Artemis 10.03.08

The storms forced the Dutch cargo ship Artemis to run aground in Les Sables d'Olonne, on the French west coast.

Tibetan marchers with Olympic flame in Dharamsala.

Tibetan activists hold an Olympic torch ahead of a Tibetan independence march in Dharamsala, India.

A workers sprays anti-mosquito powder in Jakarta, 10 March 2008

Indonesian men cover their noses as a worker sprays anti-mosquito insecticide in a Jakarta street.

Chinese soldiers at Tiananmen Square, 10 March 2008

A Chinese paramilitary policeman takes a picture of a friend outside Beijing's Great Hall of the People.

Aboriginal marchers in Melbourne parade.

Aboriginal dancers perform at the start of the Moomba Parade in Melbourne, celebrating the city's cultural diversity.

Commuter walks on Millennium Bridge in London amid rain showers, 10 March 2008

A commuter braves rain on London's Millennium Bridge, as high winds buffet the UK.





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