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16 July 2009: Iran: People gather at the edge of a crater at the crash site of the plane
Iran: People gather at the edge of a crater at the site of the Caspian Airlines plane crash Photograph: Khalil Emami/AFP/Getty Images
16 July 2009: Karachi, Pakistan: A man collects shells on Clifton beach
Karachi, Pakistan: A man collects shells on Clifton beach Photograph: Athar Hussain/Reuters
16 July 2009: Kabul, Afghanistan: Men wait for customers as they sell bread in a market
Kabul, Afghanistan: Bread-sellers wait for customers in a market Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP
16 July 2009: Shergar, Pakistan: An internally displaced family from Swat
Shergar, Pakistan: A displaced family from Swat queue at a police and army checkpoint Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
16 July 2009: Urumqi, China: Security forces patrol the streets
Urumqi, China: Security forces patrol the streets Photograph: Elizabeth Dalziel/AP
16 July 2009: Switzerland: People at the construction site of the Gotthard Base Tunnel
Switzerland: The construction site of the Gotthard Base tunnel Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
16 July 2009: Cape Canaveral, US: Photographers track space shuttle Endeavour
Cape Canaveral, US: Photographers track the space shuttle Endeavour as it lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy space centre Photograph: John Raoux/AP
16 July 2009: Oberhofen, Switzerland: A swimmer dives into lake Thun at the lido
Oberhofen, Switzerland: A swimmer dives into lake Thun Photograph: Pascal Lauener/Reuters
16 July 2009: Bucharest, Romania: Penitantiary system workers hold an EU flag
Bucharest, Romania: Prison workers protest in front of the Romanian ministry of justice Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty
16 July 2009: Busan, South Korea: Residents look at cars affected by floodwater
Busan, South Korea: Cars partially buried in soil and gravel after floodwaters swept them off a street Photograph: Yonhap/Reuters
16 July 2009: Jerusalem, Israel: Border policemen carry an ultra-Orthodox Jew
Jerusalem, Israel: Border policemen lift an ultra-Orthodox Jew during a protest against over a woman's arrest and the opening of a car park during the Sabbath Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images
16 July 2009: Lisbon, Portugal: Joggers run under a fountain
Lisbon, Portugal: Joggers run under a fountain Photograph: Armando Franca/AP
16 July 2009: Tegucigalpa, Costa Rica: Girls look out from a bus
Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Girls look out from a bus during a protest in support of the ousted Honduras president, Manuel Zelaya Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP
16 July 2009: Tokyo, Japan: A Mona Lisa jigsaw puzzle
Tokyo, Japan: A magnifying glass shows individual pictures forming a mosaic image of Mona Lisa on a jigsaw puzzle at an international toy show Photograph: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
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