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21:15 GMT, Friday, 9 May 2008 22:15 UK

Day in pictures

Symphony Orchestra of Asuncion members in Paraguay

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Members of the Symphony Orchestra of Asuncion celebrate after the Paraguayan government agreed to give them four months back-pay.

Black otorongo cub at Huachipa zoo in Lima

Black otorongo cub at Huachipa zoo in Lima

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A two-month-old black otorongo cub takes the air at the Huachipa zoo in the Peruvian capital, Lima.

A woman looks at a rally of supporters of Serbia's pro-Western party in Belgrade

A woman looks at a rally of supporters of Serbia's pro-Western party in Belgrade

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A Serbian woman looks through a window of a tram as supporters of the pro-Western Liberal Democratic Parties wave flags in Belgrade.

American Gregory Chamitof, Japanese Akihiko Hoshide and American Michael Fossum train at Kennedy Space Center in Florida

American Gregory Chamitof, Japanese Akihiko Hoshide and American Michael Fossum train at Kennedy Space Center in Florida

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Three astronauts train at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of a space shuttle launch due at the end of May.

British gymnast Daniel Keatings performs in the vault at the Junior European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland

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British gymnast Daniel Keatings gets in a twist during the vault at a championship in the Swiss town of Lausanne.

A woman at the Wave-Gothic festival in Leipzig

A woman at the Wave-Gothic festival in Leipzig

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A woman attends an annual Wave-Gothic festival in Leipzig, Germany. The event draws together thousands of friends of gothic romanticism.

Participants at the Royal Windsor Horse Show

Participants at the Royal Windsor Horse Show

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Competitors in traditional costumes take part in the carriage driving event at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in Britain.

Victoria Azarenka hits a ball in Berlin

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Victoria Azarenka from Belarus returns a ball during a tennis match at the German Open tournament in Berlin.

An unidentified masked gunman walks past a poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after pro-Syrian gunmen occupied an office of the pro-government Future movement in Beirut

An unidentified masked gunman walks past a poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after pro-Syrian gunmen occupied an office of the pro-government Future movement in Beirut

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A gunman walks past a poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after pro-Syrian gunmen occupied an office of the pro-government Future movement in Beirut.

South African President Thabo Mbeki holds hands with Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe at Harare airport

South African President Thabo Mbeki holds hands with Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe at Harare airport

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South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki has been holding talks with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe. It is still not clear whether there will be a run-off of the presidential election in Zimbabwe.

A Burmese woman holds her child at refugee camp on May 9, 2008 in Rangoon

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A Burmese woman holds her child at a refugee camp in Rangoon, as the country's military junta says it is not ready to accept foreign aid workers.

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