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Day in pictures

A dummy of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at a farmers' blockade

Protesting Argentine farmers use a dummy of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to help make their point at a roadblock.

A boy wears a traditional Serbian cap and T-shirt reading "Kosovo"and carries a toy sword during at a nationalist pre-election rally in Belgrade

A Serbian boy dresses for the occasion at a nationalist pre-election rally in Belgrade.

Romano Prodi congratulates Silvio Berlusconi on his renewed appointment as PM

Former Italian PM Romano Prodi (r) congratulates Silvio Berlusconi on his return to the post.

Mini-bus in Rangoon, Burma

Residents of Burma's main city, Rangoon, crowd a vehicle as efforts continue to bring more aid into the cyclone-hit country.

Iraqi family in Baghdad, Iraq

An Iraqi family look from the wreckage of their home in eastern Baghdad hit by an airstrike during clashes between Shia militiamen and Iraqi and US forces.

Workers clean Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China

Workers crack on with the huge task of cleaning Beijing's Tiananmen Square ahead of the city's hosting of the Olympic Games in August.

Militia gunman in Beirut's Corniche al-Mazraa district

Lebanese children run past a militia gunman in Beirut as Hezbollah-led opposition supporters stage a second day of anti-government protests, as a political crisis escalates.

Scene of explosion in Stanley Road, Harrow, north London

Fire crews pick through the wreckage of several houses trying to determine the cause of the explosion which killed one person late Wednesday in a London suburb.

Australian army sniper

An Australian army sniper shows off his weapon during a training exercise north of Melbourne.

Sergio Garcia of Spain tees off on the sixth hole at The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Spain's Sergio Garcia tees off among the trees at a tournament in Florida.




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