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12:09 GMT, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 13:09 UK

Day in pictures

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Environmental campaigners hold a giant globe during a protest against the World Bank in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta. They blame the bank for financing energy companies which contribute to climate change.

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A child dressed as the Hindu god, Krishna, takes part in a procession during the Festival of Chariots, also known as Rathayatra, at a temple in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo.

Surfer Dusty Payne, of the US, en route to winning the man-on-man final against Marc Lacomare, of France, in the Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge on the island of Bali.

Surfer Dusty Payne, of the US, en route to winning the man-on-man final against Marc Lacomare, of France, in the Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge on the island of Bali.

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Dusty Payne of the US takes part in the man-on-man final of a global junior surfing championship held on the Indonesian island of Bali.

Explosive Disposal Robot in Manila

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Engineers from the Mapua Institute of Technology demonstrate a bomb disposal robot to police in the capital of the Philippines, Manila.

Brick works in Iraq

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A young worker takes a break at a brick factory in the central Iraqi city of Karbala. Factory workers earn around $8 (£4.50) a day.

Activists from the left-wing Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine hold banners saying: “No fascism" in Kiev

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Activists from the left-wing Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, wearing Soviet-era uniforms, warn against fascism during a protest against a nationalist demonstration in the capital, Kiev.

At a charity golf tournament in Hong Kong, Sandy Flockhart, CEO of HSBC Asia Pacific, drives the world’s longest golf cart, converted into a mobile children’s library for China's earthquake-hit Sichuan province.

At a charity golf tournament in Hong Kong, Sandy Flockhart, CEO of HSBC Asia Pacific, drives the world’s longest golf cart, converted into a mobile children’s library for China's earthquake-hit Sichuan province.

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The CEO of HSBC Asia Pacific drives the world’s longest golf cart, which the international bank has converted into a mobile children’s library for China's earthquake-hit province of Sichuan.

Royal Irish Regiment parade through Market Drayton

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Members of the British army's Royal Irish Regiment parade through the town of Market Drayton after returning home from Afghanistan.

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