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16:16 GMT, Monday, 13 October 2008 17:16 UK

Day in pictures

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A Thai farmer competes in a buffalo race during a festival in Chonburi province. The annual event marks the end of the three-month Buddhist Lent.

An Afghan mullah kisses his son at a refugee camp mosque near Kabul

An Afghan mullah kisses his son at a refugee camp mosque near Kabul

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A mullah kisses his son outside a temporary mosque at a refugee camp on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Rally to mark the 100th anniversary of Enver Hoxha's birth, in his native town of Gjirokaster, southern Albania

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Pictures of Albania's late communist dictator Enver Hoxha are displayed at a rally to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth.

A Samaritan boy yawns at a festival in the northern West Bank

A Samaritan boy yawns at a festival in the northern West Bank

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A young member of the Samaritan community yawns during festival celebrations for Sukkot, or the Feast of the Booths, on their most sacred site, Mount Gerizim, in the northern West Bank.

Austrians queue to sign condolence book for Joerg Haider

Austrians queue to sign condolence book for Joerg Haider

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People in Klagenfurt queue to sign the book of condolences for the Austrian far-right politician, Joerg Haider, who was killed in a high-speed car accident on Saturday.

A student walks through the flooded school in the Diamaguene Sicap Mbao quarter of Dakar, Senegal

A student walks through the flooded school in the Diamaguene Sicap Mbao quarter of Dakar, Senegal

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In Dakar, capital of Senegal, a student walks through one of several schools closed since flooding in August.

A motocross rider does a back-flip over a yacht in Auckland harbour

A motocross rider does a back-flip over a yacht in Auckland harbour

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A New Zealand motocross rider completes a back-flip over an America’s Cup yacht moored in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour.

Apocalyptic installation by French artist at London's Tate Modern gallery

Apocalyptic installation by French artist at London's Tate Modern gallery

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In London's Tate Modern gallery, French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster shows off one of the works in her new installation, TH.2058, an apocalyptic vision of the UK capital half a century from now.

Protester outside Wall Street

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Relief for traders on Wall Street and other stock markets as global shares rise in response to efforts to resolve the financial crisis.

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