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1/24 29 April 2016
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World news in pictures
World news in pictures
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1/30 29 April 2016
Syrians evacuate an injured man amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of Al-Qatarji, in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo
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2/30 28 April 2016
Traditional Maasai tribesmen pose for a photograph near elephant tusks, part of an estimated 105 tonnes of confiscated ivory to be set ablaze, stacked onto a pyre at Nairobi National Park near Nairobi, Kenya
Reuters
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3/30 28 April 2016
Hot air balloons are seen during a hot air balloon competition in Hefei, China
Reuters
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4/30 28 April 2016
A Syrian boy is comforted as he cries next to the body of a relative who died in a reported air strike in the rebel-held neighbourhood of al-Soukour in the northern city of Aleppo
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5/30 28 April 2016
French riot police officers clash with protesters during a demonstration against the French labour law proposal in Nantes, France, as part of a nationwide labor reform protests and strikes
Reuters
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6/30 28 April 2016
An elderly woman spreads incense near a grave at sunrise in the village of Copaciu, southern Romania. On Maundy Thursday, during the Holy Week, many Romanians visit the graves of their loved ones, light fires and share food with community members in memory of the departed, ahead of Orthodox Easter
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7/30 28 April 2016
A Russian Soyuz 2.1a rocket carrying Lomonosov, Aist-2D and SamSat-218 satellites lifts off from the launch pad at the new Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Uglegorsk
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8/30 28 April 2016
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos (C) blesses the crowd during the Washing of the Feet ceremony outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, ahead of Orthodox Easter
Reuters
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9/30 27 April 2016
A woman holds up a flag depicting jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) as others carry coffins during a funeral procession for Kurdish fighters and civilians who were killed during clashes between Kurdish security forces and pro-government forces in Qamishli, Syria
Reuters
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10/30 27 April 2016
A Greek police officer gives a flyer to a child at a makeshift camp the northern border point of Idomeni. Greek police handed out flyers to refugees at Idomeni, asking them to leave the camps and use other facilities
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11/30 27 April 2016
A worker adjusts lanterns for the upcoming celebration of Buddha's birthday on 14 May at the Bongeun temple in Seoul, South Korea. Similar lanterns will be displayed in all Buddhist temples around South Korea for the public viewing
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12/30 26 April 2016
Iraqi supporters of the Sadrist movement hold national flags and shout slogans during a demonstration to press for reforms outside Baghdad's Green Zone
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13/30 26 April 2016
Syrians help a wounded youth following an air strike on the Fardous rebel held neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo
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14/30 26 April 2016
Palestinian students supporting Hamas take part in a rally during an election campaign for the student council at the Birzeit University in the West Bank city of Ramallah
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15/30 26 April 2016
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16/30 25 April 2016
Egyptian riot police fire tear gas towards protesters as they demonstrate in Cairo against the handing over of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia
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17/30 25 April 2016
A member of the Sudan People's Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) stand guard at the military site in Juba, after the arrival of new troops and their chief of staff. Rebel spokesman William Ezekiel said that 195 troops landed along with South Sudan's top rebel military commander Simon Gatwech Dual, to provide security for Machar, who he said hoped to return on 26 April
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18/30 25 April 2016
A woman works at a factory using traditional method to produce soy sauce in Jinjiang, Fujian Province, China
Reuters
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19/30 25 April 2016
A doctor carries a child as refugees disembark from the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) vessel at Pozzallo's harbour in Sicily, Italy
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20/30 25 April 2016
A pilot looks up from a U.S. F-22 Raptor fighter as it prepares to refuel in mid-air with a KC-135 refuelling plane over European airspace during a flight to Britain from Mihail Kogalniceanu air base in Romania
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21/30 25 April 2016
A man jumps into Tolly's Nullah to cool off on a hot day in Kolkata, India
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22/30 24 April 2016
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (not pictured) guides on the spot the underwater test-fire of strategic submarine ballistic missile
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23/30 24 April 2016
People perform yoga at a tea culture park to promote the tea there, in Enshi, China
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24/30 24 April 2016
Dancers perform a lion dance under a shower of sparks from molten iron during a folk art performance in Pinglu county, China
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25/30 24 April 2016
Nepalese people lit candles to create the shape of historic nine-storey Dharara tower and Kasthamandap temple to mark the first anniversary of the 2015 earthquakes at Bashantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal
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26/30 24 April 2016
At dusk the blast furnaces are lit up at the now-closed Bethlehem Steel mill in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. After Bethlehem Steel's blast furnaces went silent 20 years ago, the local economy bounced back as new industrial parks filled with e-commerce companies and white-collar businesses fleeing New York's higher costs
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27/30 23 April 2016
Syrian civil defence volunteers evacuate people from a damaged building following a reported airstrike in the rebel-held neighbourhood of Tareeq al-Bab in the northern city of Aleppo
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28/30 23 April 2016
A Syrian family run in a forest in Macedonia after illegally crossing Greek-Macedonian border near the city of Gevgelija. Some 50,000 people, many of them fleeing the war in Syria, have been stranded in Greece since the closure of the migrant route through the Balkans in February
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29/30 23 April 2016
"Solar Impulse 2", a solar-powered plane piloted by Bertrand Piccard of Switzerland, flies over the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, before landing on Moffett Airfield following a 62-hour flight from Hawaii
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30/30 23 April 2016
Electric energy generating wind turbines are seen on a wind farm in the San Gorgonio Pass area on Earth Day, near Palm Springs, California. San Gorgonio Pass is one of the largest wind farm areas in the United States
Pochettino verbally agrees new Spurs deal until 2021
Pochettino has been linked with both Manchester United and PSG but will sign a new contract in the coming days
Andrew to leave RFU role at end of the season
Andrew leaves his role after ten years with English rugby's governing body
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Sinfield to retire from all forms of rugby at end of the season
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Castrogiovanni suspended by Racing for party with Ibrahimovic in Vegas
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Carter closes on clean sweep as Racing reach final
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Saracens topple Wasps to reach European Champions Cup final
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Farrell returns for Saracens against Wasps with Leicester unchanged
Andrew Grice Vote Leave might still decide to use their most dangerous weapon
With a Remain victory looking more likely by the day, could the Brexit camp promise a second referendum?
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Grace Dent Denmark's got it right: we need to introduce a red meat tax
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Independent Voices Letters: Antisemitism isn’t just a problem for the left
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John Rentoul Mea Culpa: How much in dollars and how many data?
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Janet Street-Porter The BHS fiasco is a sign British brands are on the decline
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Liam Young Where was Boris Johnson's suspension?
Captain America: Civil War: The verdict on the new Spider-Man
The charming, excitable, fanboy ingenue to Andrew Garfield's snarky, parka-wearing outsider.
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Civil War directors would love to see a Marvel/Deadpool crossover
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Alicia Vikander (not Daisy Ridley) cast as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider
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Mr Robot creator lands film with intriguing premise
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What it's like living in one of the largest Syrian refugee camps
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Stephen Frears on Florence Foster Jenkins, Hugh Grant and Brexit
Drake new album Views: First impressions on this more laidback release
It's short on 'Know Yourself' crowd pleasers, but pretty atmospheric
Marvel's The Punisher is getting his own Netflix series
Jon Bernthal previously appeared as the character in Daredevil season two
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Game of Thrones season 6 episode 2 predictions
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Martin Freeman confirms Sherlock will return 'around Christmas'
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Gillian Jacobs talks Love's progressive masturbation scene
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Game of Thrones episode 2 stills show Bran back in Winterfell
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Jeremy Clarkson shares video asking fans for helping naming car show
Man Up by Rebecca Asher, book review
Rather than redefine masculinity, let's abandon the concept altogether
A singular label and a seductive vision power fashion’s best
The age of the multi-line fashion behemoth may be closing. These days, a succinct message and a single name seems to bring home the bacon, says Alexander Fury
Junk food 'not as harmful' when eaten with Mediterranean diet
Study of over 15,000 people finds moderate amounts of fatty foods do not do as much damage as previously thought
48 Hours In New York
With new flights and endless new openings, spring is a great time to explore the city that never sleeps
The man who turned a £700 Beetle into £5,000 of furniture
The upcycling craze is sweeping London, but one designer with the bug has taken it to the max...
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Are these portable flat-pack hotel rooms the future of camping?
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Unusual homes: Britain's grand designs and wow-factor conversions
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Exclusive first look: Henry Holland's hot homeware debut for Habitat
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Don't move, improve: top extension ideas to create space and add value
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Downsizing in style: the wow-factor home using space-saving design
The huge and mostly unnoticed business that keeps Amazon going
The company has long been likened to the online equivalent of a shopping centre - but it might be more like the infrastructure business that keeps the whole internet going
How virtual reality might spawn a new age of horror
Virtual reality looks a bit silly for now – but not if you're stuck in the dark, trying to fend off zombies
New Nintendo console will arrive in March 2017
The much-hyped new console will be shown off later this year
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Ratchet and Clank review, PS4: 'A whole lot of fun'
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Sony's upgraded PlayStation 4 is codenamed 'NEO', leaks reveal
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Star Fox Zero review, Wii U: 'An essential addition to your library'
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Dark Souls 3 hits the top of the UK games chart in under a week
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GameStop executive says release of new consoles 'seems imminent'
7 best noise-cancelling headphones
Cut the din at the office or on the move with a great-sounding pair of cans