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20:51 GMT, Friday, 17 July 2009 21:51 UK

Day in pictures

A pilgrim bathes in a waterfall in Saut d'Eau, Haiti

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A voodoo follower bathes in a waterfall believed to have purifying powers in Saut d'Eau, Haiti.

Iraqi Shia pilgrims cross the Tigris River in central Baghdad to the shrine of Imam Musa al-Kadhim

Iraqi Shia pilgrims cross the Tigris River in central Baghdad to the shrine of Imam Musa al-Kadhim

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A young girl is among the Iraqi Shia pilgrims walking through Baghdad to the shrine of Imam Musa al-Kadhim to mark the seventh imam's death in 795.

Whirling dervishes in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh resort

Whirling dervishes in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh resort

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Whirling dervishes entertain visitors in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where delegates from the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) have been meeting.

Tricycles move through flooded streets in Manila

Tricycles move through flooded streets in Manila

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Overnight storms brought heavy rains to the Philippine capital, Manila, causing widespread flooding that forced the closure of shops and businesses.

Russian Eugenia Kanaeva in the rhythmic gymnastics event at the World Games in Taiwan

Russian Eugenia Kanaeva in the rhythmic gymnastics event at the World Games in Taiwan

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Russian Eugenia Kanaeva demonstrates her moves in the rhythmic gymnastics event - one of 31 non-Olympic sports competed for at the World Games in Taiwan.

British Open spectators at the 9th green of Turnberry golf course in Scotland

British Open spectators at the 9th green of Turnberry golf course in Scotland

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Spectators sit under their umbrellas at the 9th green of Turnberry golf course in Scotland as the second day of the British Open gets under way.

Pakistani women share sweets in Hyderabad, Pakistan

Pakistani women share sweets in Hyderabad, Pakistan

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Supporters of Pakistan's opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif, celebrate a court ruling clearing him of hijacking charges, by distributing sweets in the Pakistani city of Hyderabad.

Uighur woman begs for change outside the Yanhan mosque in Urumqi, Xinjiang province, China

Uighur woman begs for change outside the Yanhan mosque in Urumqi, Xinjiang province, China

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A Uighur woman begs for change as Muslim worshippers leave mosques after Friday prayers in China's restive city of Urumqi, the scene of recent ethnic violence.

A Honduran soldier in El Durazno, 10 km north of Tegucigalpa

A Honduran soldier in El Durazno, 10 km north of Tegucigalpa

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A Honduran soldier keeps watch as supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya block a highway just north of the capital Tegucigalpa.

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