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Monday, 13 August 2007, 12:44 GMT 13:44 UK

Day in pictures

Andhra Pradesh Special Police join rehearsals for Independence Day in Secunderabad, India

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Police in coloured turbans join rehearsals for the 60th anniversary of independence from British rule in Secunderabad, India.

A young girl stands beside a policeman at an evacuation centre in Parang, on the restive Philippine island of Jolo

A young girl stands beside a policeman at an evacuation centre in Parang, on the restive Philippine island of Jolo

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A girl who fled fighting on the restive Philippine island of Jolo with her family stands near a policeman at an evacuation centre in Parang.

A polar bear bites a large block of frozen food at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo amid a heatwave

A polar bear bites a large block of frozen food at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo amid a heatwave

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A polar bear chews through an ice block containing food at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo as Japan sweats through a heatwave.

A man holds a banner urging continued price cuts by Zimbabwe's government on Heroes' Day in Harare

A man holds a banner urging continued price cuts by Zimbabwe's government on Heroes' Day in Harare

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A demonstrator urges further price cuts by Zimbabwe's government on Heroes' Day in Harare, as Zimbabwe faces inflation of up to 5,000%.

A Lebanese army tank patrols a destroyed alley in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon

A Lebanese army tank patrols a destroyed alley in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon

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A Lebanese army tank patrols the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.

South Korean firefighters rescue a student from a fallen car of a ferris wheel at the World Carnival in Busan

South Korean firefighters rescue a student from a fallen car of a ferris wheel at the World Carnival in Busan

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Firefighters in South Korea rescue a student from a ferris wheel at the World Carnival in Busan after two carriages of the ride crashed, killing up to five people.

Taiwanese people hold paper lotus lanterns with candles before launching them on the first night of ghost month,

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Taiwanese people hold paper lotus lanterns with candles to release on the first night of ghost month, as an offering to help guide lost ghosts and spirits.

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