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Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 18:31 GMT

Day in pictures

Jaguar aircraft form the number 75 during the Presidential Fleet Review, as part of jubilee celebrations at the IAF station in Chandigarh, India

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The Indian Air Force marks the platinum jubilee of its creation.

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This small wetland bird, known as a large-billed reed warbler, was believed to have been extinct for more than 130 years, but has been found in a sewage treatment site in Thailand.

Mountain of dirt in front of Japan's parliament

Mountain of dirt in front of Japan's parliament

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A man dumps a large mound of dirt in front of the Japanese parliament in Tokyo in protest at restrictions on diesel car emissions.

Women shelter at a makeshift camp on a railway track in Solok, Sumatra, Indonesia

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A group of women shelter at a makeshift camp in Solok on Sumatra after an earthquake rocked the Indonesian island, leaving at least 52 dead.

Revathi Roy, founder of the Forsche taxi service, poses next to one of her cars in Mumbai, India

Revathi Roy, founder of the Forsche taxi service, poses next to one of her cars in Mumbai, India

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Mumbai's newest taxi service for women only is to launch on Thursday to coincide with International Women's Day.

Soldiers from Bravo Troop, 2nd, Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, Iraqi soldiers and Iraqi National Police officers

Soldiers from Bravo Troop, 2nd, Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, Iraqi soldiers and Iraqi National Police officers

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A joint patrol of US, UK and Iraqi troops conduct a search in Baghdad.

The walrus at the Horniman Museum

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London's Horniman Museum's favourite exhibit gets a "spring clean". The 12ft long, 5ft high walrus came from Canada as part of the 1886 Great Colonial Exhibition.

Traditional incandescent light bulbs, still widely used in China

Traditional incandescent light bulbs, still widely used in China

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Workers at a Chinese factory make incandescent light bulbs, still widely used here despite global efforts to introduce energy-saving bulbs.

Cleaning rice using a metal sheet

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Pakistani labourer Nooran Bibi cleans rice using a metal sheet as she works at a market in Karachi, Pakistan. Bibi has to work eight hours per day and earns around $2 per day.

Demonstration outside Brazil's National Congress - banner reads

Demonstration outside Brazil's National Congress - banner reads

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A protest in Brazil against the upcoming visit of US President George W Bush, with a banner reading: "[Brazilian President] Lula is a friend of the Lord of the War. Get out Bush."

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