18:28 GMT, Wednesday, 29 October 2008

Day in pictures

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A child performs Peking Opera during a music course at a primary school in Gaochun of Jiangsu Province, China.


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Pilgrims from Germany wait for Pope Benedict XVI to arrive at St Peter's square at the Vatican.


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Supporters cheer as Mohamed 'Anni' Nasheed unseats Asia's longest-serving leader in the Maldives' first democratic presidential election.


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Many of China's recycling mills are due to close down, as prices of oil, metal and other commodities plunge worldwide.


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Poppy Man, the symbol of the 2008 poppy appeal enthrals children in London's Hyde Park. The Royal British Legion hopes to top last year's record of £30m raised.


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Sheep in North Antrim felt the chill after heavy snow fell across Northern Ireland.


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Nasa's Mars Orbiter has sent back pictures of rocks similar to opal, seen in this enhanced-colour image, that indicate the presence of water.


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Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a cabinet meeting in Berlin as Germany faces a major slowdown in the country's automotive sector.

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