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Bangladesh: People queue for their allotted 5kg of rice
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refugee girl outside her temporary home
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US: Miniature cut outs of Pope Benedict XVI are among the many items on sale to commemorate his visit
US: A cactus in Cholla Cactus garden
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Nepal: Buddhist monks perform a prayer service
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West Bank: Boys play marbles in an abandoned house
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India: Artists perform during a cultural programme by African and Indian dancers and musicians
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India: Members of the Thalassemia and Aids Prevention Society during an awareness rally on World Health Day
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Haiti: A truck drives past a burning barricade during an anti-government demonstration
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Egypt: A protester runs from tear gas during an anti government demonstration
France: Stephane Diagana begins to run with the Beijing Olympics flame for the first relay starting from the Eiffel tower
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Six Maasai warriors from northern Tanzania will run the London marathon to raise money to provide their village with clean water
clipped from: www.guardian.co.uk 
