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Day in pictures

Exhibition entitled Mutate Britain in London

An installation by artist Sam Haggerty is inspected at the Mutate Britain exhibition in London.

Actress Mischa Barton and dolphin in Dubai

Actress Mischa Barton and dolphin friend pose at the opening of the Palm Atlantis Resort in Dubai.

A shipyard inspector looks at Oasis of the Seas at Turku, Finland, before water is let into the dry dock where the ship was built

One of the giant thrusters on the Royal Caribbean's newly-built ship Oasis of the Seas gets a last-minute inspection from a shipyard worker in Finland.

A Palestinian shepherd argues with an Israeli soldier in Maasarah, near the West Bank town of Bethlehem

A Palestinian shepherd argues with an Israeli soldier near a demonstration against Israel's West Bank barrier.

Students play on the Gold Coast, Australia

Students play on the beach on Australia's Gold Coast ahead of traditional celebrations to mark the end of exams.

Snow chains being attached in the eastern German town of Zella-Mehlis

Snowfall in Germany forces a lorry driver to attach snow chains to his tyres...

A tow truck operator wades in flooded waters in Queensland

..while it's rain that causes the problems in Queensland, Australia, hit by severe storms and with more on the way.




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