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News in pictures on Monday 15.03.2010

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Mar 15, 2010

News in pictures on Monday

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Thousands of followers of the Nazareth Baptist Church also known as the 'Shembe Church' visit the headquarters at Ebuhleni, north of Durban. The devotees attend the first sermon to hear their current Spiritual Leader Inkosi Vimbeni Shembe's service as they celebrate the founding of the church by their founder Prophet Inkosi Isaiah Shembe 100 years ago. -- PHOTO: AFP



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Cars and trucks are swallowed up by water in a low-lying area in Greenburgh, NY, after storms that ripped through sections of the Northeast. -- PHOTO: AP



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An Indonesian protester hits a poster of US President Barack Obama with a sandal during a protest against his planned visit outside the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. Obama is scheduled to travel later this month to the world's most populous Muslim country where he lived as a boy. -- PHOTO: AP



 

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People break ice on a water reservoir on the Dniper river to fish near Kiev. The Kiev hydro power plant lowered the water level in the reservoir to prevent a possible flood when the snow thaws. -- PHOTO: AFP



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Demonstrators hold a flag of the armed Basque separatist group ETA and a banner portraiting Joan Anza, a member of the armed Basque separatist group ETA along with other protesters as they gather to hold a rally in the northern Spanish Basque town of San Sebastian. Demonstrators held a demonstration to blame Spain and France following the death of Joan Anza after Anza disappeared nearly a year ago and was identified in a French morgue. -- PHOTO: AFP



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A boy walks with a calf on a dried-up reservoir in Kaiyang county, Guizhou province. A severe drought in southwest China, which locals say is the worst in a century, is forecast to linger till the start of the rainy season in May, according to two provincial meteorological stations in Yunnan and Guizhou. -- PHOTO: REUTERS



 

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Sushi chefs display a bluefin tuna for customers at a sushi restaurant in Yokohama city, suburban Tokyo. A Japanese company has started exporting what it calls sustainably grown bluefin tuna, which it says allows sushi lovers to keep eating the species without driving down ocean stocks. -- PHOTO: AFP



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Tourists walk in snow on the Great Wall of China, north of Beijing, China after a heavy snowfall. -- PHOTO: AP



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An artist works in a small glass sculpture - during the 'Transitarte Festival', organised by the capital's municipality, in San Jose. -- PHOTO: AFP




 

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A Buddhist ascentic monk sprays hot water with tree branches prior to the 'Hi-watari' or fire walking ritual ceremony to herald the coming of spring at the Yakuoin temple in Hachioji city, in the western suburbs of Tokyo. Hundreds of people participated in the fire walking ritual to purify the mind and body and to pray for good health and safety. -- PHOTO: AFP



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Cross country skiers race over the frozen lake Sils during the Engadin Ski Marathon near Sils. More than 10,400 skiers participated in the 42.2km race between Maloja and S-chanf near the Swiss mountain resort of St. Moritz. -- PHOTO: REUTERS



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Models present creations by fashion designer Nuno Gama as part of his Autumn/Winter 2010/11 men's collection during Lisbon Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS



 

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A member of the gay community wearing a mask celebrates victory for gay rights during a parade in Mexico City. Ten same-sex couples wed in Mexico on Sunday as Mexico City became the first Latin American city to defy religious taboos and macho stereotypes by legalising gay marriage. -- PHOTO: REUTERS



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The lion mascot of Industriales team plays during the semi-final baseball game against Habana in the Cuban National Series in Havana. -- PHOTO: REUTERS



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A worker is seen at the Seed Cathedral, the centrepiece of the UK Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site in Shanghai. The 20-metre-high cube-like Seed Cathedral will be covered by 60,000 slim, transparent acrylic rods, which will quiver in the breeze, according to the official website of Shanghai Expo. -- PHOTO: REUTERS



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Anti-government protesters holds portrait of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra march to the base of Thai Army 11th Infantry Regiment in Bangkok. Cheering, blaring horns and waving flags, thousands of protesters started to move on Monday towards a military base in Bangkok where the premier has his crisis headquarters, putting pressure on him to call elections. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




 
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