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21:35 GMT, Wednesday, 19 November 2008

Day in pictures

A Humboldt penguin at Taman Safari in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia

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A Humboldt penguin shakes off water at a centre for endangered animals in West Java, Indonesia.

German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld presents a gold coin in Paris, France

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German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld presents a gold coin worth 5,900 euro (£5,000) bearing the image of French designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel.

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A woman walks past riot police guarding a hotel where US President George W Bush is due to stay for the Apec summit in the Peruvian capital, Lima.

Mark Webber and Emma Weitnauer take part in the Pure Tasmania Challenge 2008 race in Tasmania, Australia

Mark Webber and Emma Weitnauer take part in the Pure Tasmania Challenge 2008 race in Tasmania, Australia

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Competitors set off in a kayak on the first leg of a gruelling five-day multi-discipline race through the Australian state of Tasmania.

Audiences at the 3DX Film Festival at Golden Village in Singapore

Audiences at the 3DX Film Festival at Golden Village in Singapore

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Audiences wear 3D glasses at the world's first fully 3D-based film and entertainment technology festival in Singapore.

A Filipino boy holds up a sign that reads "stop child pornography" during a protest in Manila

A Filipino boy holds up a sign that reads "stop child pornography" during a protest in Manila

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A Filipino boy joins a protest rally in Manila, where children's rights advocates are urging lawmakers to criminalise child pornography.

Boy sits in front of a construction site in Gurgaon, India

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A boy sits in front of a construction site in India. Economists say India and China's ability to resist the global economic slowdown will greatly influence whether the crisis drags the world into a depression.

Sanitation and hygiene press conference in Berlin, Germany

Sanitation and hygiene press conference in Berlin, Germany

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Participants from sanitation and hygiene groups sit on toilets in the German capital's central railway station on World Toilet Day.

England cricketers warm-up during a practice session in Kanpur, India

England cricketers warm-up during a practice session in Kanpur, India

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England cricketers warm up during a practice session before the third one-day international cricket match against hosts India.

Metal framework constructed in front of the White House

Metal framework constructed in front of the White House

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Construction gets under way on a stand from which Barack Obama will watch the inaugural parade after he is sworn in on 20 January 2009.

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