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20:16 GMT, Friday, 4 April 2008 21:16 UK

Day in pictures

A sand sculpture at Le Touquet Paris-Plage, northern France

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A sand sculpture exhibition in northern France is expected to draw big crowds when it officially opens on Saturday.

Rafael Nadal in Key Biscayne, Florida

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Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts after winning a point during a semi-final match at a tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida.

Sunrise in southern Portugal

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Sunrise over the Alqueva Dam and lake near Reguengos in southern Portugal.

Polluted river in New Delhi

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In the polluted waters of the River Yamuna in New Delhi, India, a boy searches for coins.

Supporters of Benazir Bhutto's father mark anniversary of his death near Larkana, Pakistan.

Supporters of Benazir Bhutto's father mark anniversary of his death near Larkana, Pakistan.

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Supporters of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, father of assassinated Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, commemorate the 29th anniversary of his death next to his ancestral grave.

Demonstration near Bethlehem

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Palestinian youths face Israeli soldiers during a demonstration marking Land Day at a village near the West Bank town of Bethlehem.

Chanting at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe county

Chanting at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe county

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Buddhists gather at a monastery in China's Gansu province.

Bird flu cull at South Korean chicken farm

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A policeman at a quarantine checkpoint near a chicken farm in Gimje, South Korea, where more than 300,000 birds are being destroyed after an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu.

A Filipino woman clutches bags of rice in Manila.

A Filipino woman clutches bags of rice in Manila.

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A woman clutches bags of rice in Manila, Philippines, where armed soldiers are guarding distribution amid concerns the soaring price could trigger unrest.

Sumo wrestler in at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo

Sumo wrestler in at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo

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A sumo wrestler limbers up during a tournament in Tokyo, Japan.

Madame Tussauds waxwork of Beyonce Knowles

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London's Madame Tussauds has added a wedding veil to its waxwork of American singer Beyonce Knowles amid speculation that she is to wed her partner, the hip-hop artist Jay-Z.

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