18:42 GMT, Thursday, 4 December 2008

Day in pictures

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Security guards try to hold back crowds at a jobs fair in Henan province, China, where students are finding it increasingly hard to find employment.


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Thousands of Islamist students march as they shout anti-US and anti-Indian slogans during a demonstration in Islamabad, Pakistan.


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An Afghan goat vendor waits for customers prior to the festival of Eid-ul-Adha...


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...while an Afghan balloon seller arrives in a market to sell his wares in Kabul's old city.


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South Korean children hold up "Love Pots" during a charity event to raise funds for the needy, on a street in Seoul.


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An aid worker hands out biscuits to children living in a camp for internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where 250,000 people have fled their homes to escape fighting.


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Traders at the Sao Paulo stock exchange in Brazil, react to changing market prices as the global economic downturn continues to bite.


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A Christmas tree trader in northern England carries on business in heavy snow, after severe winter weather hit the region overnight.


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While in Japan, autumn colours are reflected in the Katsura River, creating a peaceful scene on the outskirts of the city of Kyoto.

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