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CHINA - A woman tries to cover hear mouth as she walks
through cotton-like seeds from Poplar trees, also known as Cottonwood trees,
on a Spring day in Beijing April 14, 2008. The more than 300,000 Poplar trees
in the Chinese capital are flowering and creating pollen, adding to Beijing's
air quality problems û already under assault from industrial pollution and
sandstorms û and making life for residents who suffer from allergies and
asthma even harder.
NEPAL - A villager takes part in celebrations of the Nepali
New Year at Thimi, in Kathmandu April 14, 2008. Nepal's former Maoist rebels
have widened their lead in crucial elections meant to map the country's
political future and create a new Himalayan republic, the latest tally showed
on Monday.
AUSTRALIA - Actor Robert Downey Jr attends the Australian
premiere of his latest movie "Iron Man" at the Greater Union Cinemas in Sydney
April 14, 2008.
CHINA - Stock prices are reflected on a man's glasses as he
reads from an electronic screen at a brokerage house in Shanghai April 14,
2008. China's main stock index lost more than 3 percent in early trade on
Monday as investors cashed out of banking stocks amid worries over the
country's persistently high inflation, with sentiment also hit by weakness on
Wall Street.
UNITED KINGDOM - A visitor looks at "Orange, Red, Yellow"
by Mark Rothko, displayed at Sotheby's auctioneers in London April 14, 2008.
"Orange, Red, Yellow " by Mark Rothko is expected to fetch around 15 million
pounds ($30 million) when it is sold next month in New York.
CHINA - Children take part in a week-long military training
before entering primary school at a kindergarten in Tianjin municipality April
14 2008.
AFGHANISTAN - A worker with speckles of flour on his face
looks at the photographer at a flour market in Kabul April 14, 2008.
Impoverished Afghans struggling with rising wheat prices are not expected to
get any relief soon with no sign prices are going to come down, a United
Nations official said on Monday.
GERMANY - An unidentified artwork, showing a crashed car in
the pavement, is pictured on display at Berlin's 'Potsdamer Platz' square,
April 14, 2008.
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