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Demolishing old bridge
A section of the Silas Pearman Bridge in South Carolina was blown up with explosives on Tuesday. Along with the parallel Grace Memorial Bridge, it was closed in July when the eight-lane Ravenel Bridge opened to traffic, becoming the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America. -- AP

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Lantern show
Lanterns in the shapes of different birds are on display at an international lantern festival in Hat Yai city in southern Thailand on Tuesday. The festival features more than 1,200 colourful lanterns, including some from Singapore. -- AFP

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And baby makes five
This family of Hamadryas baboons, including a three-week-old baby, are residents at the Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn, New York. Native to Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Yemen, Hamadryas baboon families are close-knit, interacting with each other far more frequently than other types of baboons. -- AP

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Stamping out drugs
A Peruvian policeman throws bags of cocaine into a giant oven during an anti-drug operation in Lima on Tuesday. Some 17 tons of drugs which were confiscated last year, including cocaine, marijuana, and heroin, were destroyed. -- AP

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Disgruntled farmers
South Korean farmers scuffle with riot policemen during an anti-government rally in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday. They oppose a deal opening South Korea's rice market, warning they would bring their fight to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Busan. -- AP

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All about Darwin
A variety of skeletal remains are on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on Tuesday. The 'Darwin' exhibition, which runs till May 2006, explores the extraordinary life and discoveries of the 19th-century scientist, Charles Darwin. -- AFP

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No chooks!
A member of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals dons a chicken costume and walks down the streets of the main shopping district in Singapore on Thursday. He believes the best way to fend off bird flu is to refrain from eating poultry. -- AP

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Airborne
Haiwaiian surfer Makua Rothman is propelled high into the air by the sheer force of a three-metre-high wave at a surfing competition in Hawaii on Wednesday. -- AFP

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Making a connection
A paleontologist introduces the Dallasaurus turneri at the Dallas Museum of Natural History in Texas on Tuesday. The yellow prehistoric lizard is being described as an important link in the evolution of mosasaurs (background), what some call the 'T-Rex of the ocean'. -- AP

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Elated fans
Australian soccer fans gathered in Sydney on Thursday to meet the Socceroos before the latter return overseas for club duties. Australia beat Uruguay 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out to qualify for next year's World Cup in Germany for the first time in 32 years. -- REUTERS

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AFP - Sun Nov 20, 6:50 PM ET
Gala on ice : Japanese Shizuka Arakawa takes part in the gala dance at the end of the Bompard Trophy at the Palais-Omnisports in Paris. (AFP/Franck Fife)

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AFP - Sun Nov 20, 6:24 PM ET
Beijing fashion : A model shows off a Chinese designer's creation during a design contest at the annual China Fashion Week in Beijing. (AFP/Stringer )

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AFP - Sun Nov 20, 6:27 PM ET
Big Cat Scan : Doctors put Ganov, a two-and-a-half-year-old African lioness, into a CAT (computerized axial tomography) scanner, usually reserved for humans, at the Rambam Hospital in the nothern Israeli port city of Haifa. The Haifa zoo want to determine if the big cat has an illness, causing loss of vitamin A, a condition which can affect the species in captivity. (AFP/Yoav Lemmer)

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AFP - Sun Nov 20, 6:30 PM ET
Encore at eighty : Russian ballet dancer Maya Plisetskaya welcomes spectators during a performace in her honour on stage at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow. The great Russian ballerina celebrates her 80th birthday November 20. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov)

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AFP - Sun Nov 20, 6:34 PM ET
Showing off Alba : A Bulgarian girl holds her British lilac cat Alba, as they participate in the annual International cat exhibition, hosted in the capital Sofia. (AFP/Valentina Petrova)

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AFP - Sun Nov 20, 6:35 PM ET
Rainy day : A man walks under his umbrella on Taksim Avenue, the most popular avenue of Istanbul. The next three days are reported to be rainy in Istanbul. (AFP/Mustafa Ozer)

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AFP - Sun Nov 20, 6:41 PM ET
Earthquake survivor : A Pakistani Kashmiri earthquake survivor Myra performs during a programme in celebration of 'World Children's Day', in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administrated Kashmir. (AFP/Asif Hassan)

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AFP - Sun Nov 20, 6:44 PM ET
By the fire : Palestinian workers keep warm by a fire on the Palestinian side of the Erez crossing, between the northern Gaza Strip and Israel, at dawn. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)

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AFP - Sun Nov 20, 6:46 PM ET
Speeding right along : German Denis Geppert speeds his luge during the Men's Luge World Cup race in Cesana Pariol. (AFP/Vicenzo Pinto)

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AFP - Sun Nov 20, 6:49 PM ET
Intricate ice : US Sasha Cohen takes part in the gala dance at the end of the Bompard Trophy at the Palais-Omnisports in Paris. (AFP/Franck Fife)