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last SG · 2005-07-13T23:59:44+00:00

i like these, they look so ben ben and cute cute

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Celebration of independence
Workers prepare a billboard for national day celebrations in Hanoi on Sept 2, when Vietnam will mark its 60th anniversary of independence from the French. -- AP

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Street protest
Iraqis in the streets of Baquba, Iraq, protest against the new constitution being drafted by the constitution committee. The deadline for acceptance of the draft has been extended as it is still lacking approval from the Sunni Arabs. -- AFP

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All aboard!
More than 20 Cambodian Buddhist monks cramp into the back of a motorcycle cart after collecting offerings from villages in Kandal, some 30km north-east of Phnom Penh. -- AFP

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Flood disaster
This house in the Romanian village of Hoghia collapsed after it was hit by a sudden flood. Thousands of people have been affected by the devastating floods in Europe which have killed at least 42 people. -- AFP

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Shocked

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Hurricane approaches

The main roads out of New Orleans were packed on Sunday as residents heeded the mayor's warning to flee the city.

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Hurricane approaches

People have been barricading their homes and businesses as Hurricane Katrina approaches.

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Hurricane approaches

The bowl-like city lies some six feet (two metres) below sea level and forecasters have warned of significant flooding.

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Hurricane approaches

The 70,000-seat Superdome has become a last-resort shelter for those unable to leave the city.

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Hurricane approaches

Priority was given to the elderly and infirm, with fitter people forced to wait in the muggy heat for hours.

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Hurricane approaches

Experts have been warning of a major storm for years. Mayor Ray Nagin said this was "a once in a lifetime event".

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Hurricane approaches

As the storm approached, some people were able to keep their spirits up - this man dancing in the rain in the city's historic French Quarter.

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Hurricane approaches

In Biloxi, Mississippi, a reminder of some of the other major storms to have hit the region.

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AFP - Sun Aug 28, 5:49 PM ET
A child participates at the Notting Hill Carnival. Up to two million revellers were expected at this weekend's carnival as the Caribbean spectacular kicked off in style.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)

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AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:02 PM ET
Maxin' and relaxin' : A young brown bear cools itself in a pool of the Attica Zoological Park in Spata, near Athens. (AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki)

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AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:00 PM ET
At the carnival : A girl enjoys Children's Day at the 2005 Notting Hill Carnival in London. (AFP/Geoff Caddick)

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AFP/DDP - Sun Aug 28, 7:07 PM ET
Dressage pose : Swede Jan Brink rides his horse 'Bjoersells Briar 899' during the Grand Prix Dressage competition of the CHIO World Equestrian Festival in the western town of Aachen. He won the competition. (AFP/DDP/Jochen Luebke)

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AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:12 PM ET
Islamabad protest : A Pakistani Christian youth shouts slogans as he pours ashes over his body in a show of protest during a demonstration near the parliament house in Islamabad. (AFP/Jewel Samad)

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AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:15 PM ET
Anti-Arroyo pup : A pet owner displays her dog wearing a tag with an anti-Arroyo slogan at a protest in a school campus in suburban Manila. (AFP/Joel Nito)

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AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:09 PM ET
Wrestling match : Bulgarian boys wrestle during the 7th traditional wrestling festival in the town of Tsar Kaloyan, some 350 km north-east of the capital Sofia. (AFP/Valentina Petrova)

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