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Friday, 8 September 2006, 23:37 GMT 00:37 UK

Week in pictures: 2-8 Sept

A boy bails off his surfboard while sailing off Cabo San Lucas on 1 Sep

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Surfers took advantage of the high waves as Hurricane John approached Mexico's Baja California peninsula.

Gilbert and George reflected in mirror window

Gilbert and George reflected in mirror window

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Seeing double. Artists Gilbert and George pose for photographs in London. The Tate Gallery has announced it will stage a retrospective of their work in February.

Cher performs during a concert in Budapest, Hungary.

Cher performs during a concert in Budapest, Hungary.

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Actress and singer Cher is selling off the contents of her California home, ahead of a change of style.

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Australian naturalist and animal-lover Steve Irwin died after being struck in the chest by a stingray's barb.

A Hindu worshipper at the crater of Mount Bromo in Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia.

A Hindu worshipper at the crater of Mount Bromo in Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia.

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Volcanic gases billow behind those who have come to collect the offerings made by Hindus at the crater of Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia.

Chinese sleep on mats on the floor of a university gym in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China.

Chinese sleep on mats on the floor of a university gym in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China.

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Chinese parents, anxious to register their sons and daughters at the best universities, accept temporary beds on the floor of Huazhong Normal University's gym.

Police and opposition activists during an Awami League protest in Dhaka

Police and opposition activists during an Awami League protest in Dhaka

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Police clash with members of Bangladesh's main opposition party, the Awami League, during a march urging electoral reforms.

Simon Khan of England plays his second shot on the par four 12th hole during the first round of the Omega European Master at the Crans-Sur-Sierre Golf Club in Crans Montana, Switzerland

Simon Khan of England plays his second shot on the par four 12th hole during the first round of the Omega European Master at the Crans-Sur-Sierre Golf Club in Crans Montana, Switzerland

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England's Simon Khan plays a shot at the 12th hole at Crans-Sur-Sierre Golf Club in Switzerland.

Soldiers near blast

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A suicide car bomber hit a US military convoy near the American embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday.

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