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Thursday, 26 July 2007, 14:28 GMT 15:28 UK

Day in pictures

A four-day-old baby Orangutan abandoned by his mother

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Elmo, an abandoned four-day-old baby Orangutan, is held by his keeper at an animal nursery in Cisarua, West Java.

Sand sculptures in Berlin.

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Visitors admire some of the works on show for a sand sculpture festival in front of Berlin's main train station.

Afghan policemen search a vehicle and its passengers at a checkpoint.

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Afghan policemen search a vehicle and its passengers at a border checkpoint in the southern province of Ghazni.

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Celebrity polar bear Knut leaps into the water to cool off at his Berlin Zoo enclosure.

Jing Kong Yue Si pours tea into a cup held by her twin brother Jing Kong Siu Si.

Jing Kong Yue Si pours tea into a cup held by her twin brother Jing Kong Siu Si.

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A Hong Kong child pours tea into a cup held by her twin brother. The siblings broke a Guinness world record for accurately serving tea whilst bending backwards.

Bolsheviks throw leaflets in Moscow.

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Members of the banned National Bolshevik Party throw leaflets from the roof of a union building in central Moscow.

Iraqis celebrate in Baghdad the victory of their country's football team.

Iraqis celebrate in Baghdad the victory of their country's football team.

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Iraqis in Baghdad celebrate their team's victory against South Korea in the semi-final of the Asian Cup.

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