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A decorated cow makes its way near the village of Ginzling in the Austrian province of Tyrol on Friday (September 23, 2011). Traditionally during early autumn, farmers bring down their cattle from mountain pastures back to the valley to their winter stables. The cows are decorated when the whole summer season has passed without an accident. Picture: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
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The Webb Ellis Cup is displayed at the Otago stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand on Saturday (September 24, 2011). The cup goes to the winner of the Rugby World Cup which is being played in New Zealand. The cup is named after William Webb Ellis, who is often credited with the invention of the game of rugby in 1823. Picture: Alastair Grant/Reuters
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Fergie, of the band the Black Eyed Peas, performs during the iHeartRadio music festival on Friday (September 23, 2011) in Las Vegas. Picture: Chris Pizzello/AP
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Customers walk past a huge Apple logo at the new store which is located on two floors linked by a glass spiral staircase in Hong Kong’s upscale International Financial Centre Mall on Saturday (September 24, 2011). Apple has opened its long-awaited first store in Hong Kong, with hundreds of fans of the computer and gadget maker pouring in on the first day. Picture: Vincent Yu/AP
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A koala takes an afternoon snooze in a tree at the San Diego Zoo, California on Friday (September 23, 2011). Picture: Mike Blake/Reuters
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Rickshaw Nomavumane Dlamini from Nongoma has worked the Durban beahfront in KwaZulu-Natal for more than 20 years. He has been of service to both national and international tourists.Picture: Khaya Ngwenya
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A model walks the runway during the KTZ show at London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 on Wednesday (September 21, 2011) in London, United Kingdom. Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
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New Zealand All Blacks' Dan Carter takes part in their Captain's run in Auckland on Friday (September 23, 2011). The All Blacks will face France in their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at Eden Park on Saturday. Picture: Nigel Marple/Reuters
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Daniel Grunwald, a car auction analyst, looks at the odometer reading for a Delahaye automobile at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction on Thursday (September 22, 2011) in Las Vegas. The auction, celebrating its 40th anniversary and in its fourth year in Las Vegas, runs until Saturday. Picture: Julie Jacobson/AP
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A currency trader reacts at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday (September 23, 2011). Picture: Lee Jin-man/AP
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Singer Beyoncé poses for a photo during an event to debut her newest fragrance, Beyoncé Pulse, at Macy’s in New York on Thursday (September 22, 2011). Picture: Kena Betancur/Reuters
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Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe addresses the 66th United Nations General Assembly at the UN’s headquarters in New York on Thursday (September 22, 2011). Picture: Chip East/Reuters
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Actress Thandy Matlaila was among the guests at the Edgars SA Fashion Week designer capsule launch on Wednesday (September 21, 2011) at Edgars Melrose Arch, Johannesburg. Picture: Lucky Nxumalo
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President Jacob Zuma addresses the 66th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN’s headquarters in New York on Wednesday (September 21, 2011). Picture: Jason DeCrow/AP
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Models walk with dogs as the animals present creations by designer Karen Reichardt and Mariela Schiavo during the fashion week Trendation in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday (September 21, 2011). Picture: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
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Fernando Cruz Vega, a 3-year-old boy who was born without arms, puts on the cap to a pen in a room at the shanty town of Libertad in Comas, Peru, on Wednesday (September 21, 2011). Deysi Vega, Fernando's mother, has travelled from the jungles of Peru in Mollobamba to Lima to seek medical help and rehabilitation therapies for her son. Pictures: Mariana Bazo/Reuters
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Police officers receive instructions as they stand near protesters sleeping at Zocatti park, where they are camping out, before demonstrating outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wednesday (September 21, 2011). Protesters marched to Wall Street on the fourth day of protests as they call for action against big businesses and politics. Picture: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
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Rihanna performs at the Nilson Nelson Arena in Brasilia, Brazil, as part of her Loud tour on Wednesday (September 21, 2011). Picture: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters
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Pedro Rodriguez of Barcelona celebrates with his teammates Lionel Messi and Cesc Fabregas during the La Liga match between Valencia and Barcelona at Estadio Mestalla on Wednesday (September 21, 2011) in Valencia, Spain. The match ended in a draw 2-2. Picture: Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images
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Prostitutes attend a protest against the government's crackdown on brothels in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday (September 22, 2011). Hundreds of prostitutes and their pimps demonstrated to call for the abolition of anti-prostitution laws, which they say threaten their livelihoods. The headbands read: ‘Secure the right to live’. Picture: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
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Two men dressed as Adolf Hitler (left) and the Catholic Pope protest in front of the German parliament, the Reichstag, against the Pope's upcoming visit to Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday (September 21, 2011). The two men were arrested by the police. Pope Benedict XVI will be on a four-day official visit to Germany from Thursday. Picture: AP
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South Park co-creators Matt Stone (left) and Trey Parker pose together at the 15th anniversary party for the animated television series on Tuesday (September 20, 2011) in Santa Monica, California. Picture: Chris Pizzello/AP
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Springbok captain John Smit (left) and coach Peter de Villiers (right) with Derek van der Berg during the Springboks’ team photo session and captain's run at North Harbour Stadium on Wednesday (September 21, 2011) in Auckland, New Zealand. Picture: Duif du Toit/Gallo Images
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Helix Aspersa Maxima snails are seen at a snail farm in the village of Krushovitsa, Bulgaria. Snail breeding has opened good prospects for many Bulgarian farmers to survive the economic downturn, with millions of gastropods munching their way through clover fields at this farm, fattening themselves up to feed a soaring European appetite for gourmet snails. Picture: Valentina Petrova/AP
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Damaged cars are seen at a factory close to the Shonai river in Nagoya, central Japan, after the area was flooded due to typhoon Roke approaching on Wednesday (September 21, 2011). More than 1.3 million people were advised to evacuate on Tuesday as the typhoon approached Japan, threatening the industrial city of Nagoya with heavy rain and landslides. Picture: Toru Hanai/Reuters
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An artist's concept illustrates what the flaring black hole called GX 339-4 might look like. Infrared observations from Nasa's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) reveal the best information yet on the chaotic and extreme environments of this black hole's jets. Picture: Nasa/JPL/Reuters
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Employees stand outside the third Apple Store in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday (September 21, 2011). The new Apple store, located in Nanjing road, will open to the public on September 23, and will be the fifth in mainland China. Picture: Aly Song/Reuters
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