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Friday, 1 February, 2002, 18:12 GMT

More than 3,000 politicians, business executives and religious leaders have gathered at the World Economic Forum in New York.

Meanwhile, on the streets of Manhattan, throngs of protesters are holding peaceful demonstrations opposing the conference and globalisation.

Waldorf Hotel, New York

Police line

US Secretary of State, Colin Powell

Mounted police

Former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani

Protesters in New York

Police road block

Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah

Protesters at the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil

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