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02:29 GMT, Saturday, 15 November 2008

Week in pictures: 8-14 November

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Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe defeats Roy Jones Jr at Madison Square Garden in New York and extends his unbeaten record to 46 fights.

President Bush and Barack Obama in the Oval Office

President Bush and Barack Obama in the Oval Office

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US President-elect Barack Obama paid his first visit to President Bush in the White House in Washington since his election victory.

A veteran wears his medals at a Remembrance Day ceremony in Australi

A veteran wears his medals at a Remembrance Day ceremony in Australi

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Many parts of the world remembered the 90th anniversary of the 1918 armistice which ended World War I.

Security personnel forcibly remove a Greenpeace activist (wearing orange overalls) from the anchor chain of an oil tanker, Gran Couva, at the Indonesian port of Dumai

Security personnel forcibly remove a Greenpeace activist (wearing orange overalls) from the anchor chain of an oil tanker, Gran Couva, at the Indonesian port of Dumai

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Security personnel remove a Greenpeace activist from the anchor chain of an oil tanker at the Indonesian port of Dumai. Greenpeace is protesting against the destruction of forests by oil companies.

Investors at the Kuwait Stock Exchange

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Kuwaiti investors cheer as trading on the stock market is suspended until Monday, following a court order to protect investors from mounting losses.

Egyptian archaeologist at site of new pyramid in Saqqara, south of Cairo, on 11 November 2008

Egyptian archaeologist at site of new pyramid in Saqqara, south of Cairo, on 11 November 2008

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Archaeologists in Egypt say they have discovered another pyramid - the country's 118th so far. All that remains of the pyramid is a square-shaped structure.

A mother and child at the general hospital in Goma

A mother and child at the general hospital in Goma

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A mother cares for her cholera-stricken child in Congo, where around 1,000 cases have been reported since October.

Indian soldiers patrol a deserted street in snowy Srinagar in Indian Kashmir

Indian soldiers patrol a deserted street in snowy Srinagar in Indian Kashmir

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As the first snow falls in Indian Kashmir, soldiers patrol the streets amid heightened security ahead of elections next week.

Santa performers queue at a phone box

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Performers from a Santa school gather in London's Leicester Square.

Prince Charles in the uniform of the Welsh Guards

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An official photograph by Hugo Burnand marks the 60th birthday of the Prince of Wales. Princes William and Harry paid tribute to their father, who they said was "an inspiration to us and so many others".

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