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16:11 GMT, Thursday, 3 July 2008 17:11 UK

Day in pictures

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An Israeli firefighter is seen through a cloud of green smoke during a drill simulating a suicide bomb attack on a bus. Medical students joined security services for the exercise at a stadium in Jerusalem.

Kylie Minogue at Buckingham Palace

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Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue with Beefeaters at Buckingham Palace, London, after being appointed OBE by the Prince of Wales for services to music.

Belarus parade

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Belarusian athletes perform during a parade to mark the Day of the Republic in Minsk.

Chinese makeshift classrooms

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Makeshift classrooms allow thousands of students who survived China's recent earthquake to take their three-day college entry exams in Guangyuan, Sichuan province.

Urban beach in Dublin

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Workmen prepare an "Urban Beach" at the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Dublin. The beach will include salsa dancing and volleyball.

Madame Tussauds, Berlin

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A wax figure of Adolf Hitler during his final days in the Fuehrer-Bunker is displayed at the new Madame Tussauds branch in Berlin.

Fruit protest, Budapest

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Hungarian farmers dump boxes of sour cherries outside the parliament building in Budapest in protest at the low prices of their fruit.

US embassy Harare

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About 200 people, reportedly victims of violence following the presidential elections, queue outside the US embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe

Indian monsoons

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A woman covers herself with a plastic sheet as the annual monsoon rains arrive in Allahabad, India.

Kiev police exercise

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Ukrainian riot police surround 'football fans' during an exercise in preparation for the Euro-2012 championships at the Olimpiyski stadium in Kiev.

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