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13:50 GMT, Friday, 5 December 2008

Day in pictures

Cambodian children watching kite-flying in Phnom Penh.

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Children enjoy an annual traditional kite-flying event in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Maori exhibit at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney

Maori exhibit at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney

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A woman admires a New Zealand Maori Tekoteko, or house gable apex figure, at an exhibition in Sydney, Australia.

Muslim pilgrims in Mecca

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Thousands of Muslim pilgrims preparing for the annual Haj pilgrimage circle the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Russian worshipper lights a candle in a Moscow church

Russian worshipper lights a candle in a Moscow church

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In Moscow a lone Russian Orthodox believer attends a church service.

Christmas tree outside 10 Downing Street, London

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With Christmas fast approaching, workers erect the festive tree outside London's 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British prime minister.

A scavenger at work in the Citarum river in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta

A scavenger at work in the Citarum river in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta

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An Indonesian scavenger collects valuable items from a polluted river in north Jakarta.

Indian children protesting against last week's Mumbai attacks.

Indian children protesting against last week's Mumbai attacks.

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Muslim children in India shout anti-Pakistan slogans as they burn an effigy of Pakistan's spy service, the ISI, during a protest against last week’s Mumbai attacks.

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