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A Weathervane In The Shape Of A Man On A Bicycle Is Seen At Sunrise In Loughborough
Photo: Darren Staples
Date: 20-Nov-09
Country: UK
Author: Darren Staples
A weathervane in the shape of a man on a bicycle is seen at sunrise in Loughborough, central England, November 19, 2009.
Taxis line up to get their tanks filled on a viaduct in Chongqing municipality
Photo: China Daily
Date: 20-Nov-09
Country: CHINA
Author: China Daily
Taxis line up to get their tanks filled on a viaduct in Chongqing municipality November 19, 2009.
View Of A Cooling Tower At The Golfech Nuclear Plant Near Toulouse
Photo: Regis Duvignau
Date: 20-Nov-09
Country: FRANCE
Author: Regis Duvignau
View of a cooling tower at the Golfech nuclear plant, southwestern France, November 19, 2009.
A Woman Evicted From The Forest Holds Her Son Outside Their Makeshift Shelters In Kapkembu, The Outskirts Of The Mau Forest Complex In The Kenyan Rift Valley
Photo: Noor Khamis
Date: 20-Nov-09
Country: KENYA
Author: Noor Khamis
A woman evicted from the forest holds her son outside their makeshift shelter in Kapkembu, the outskirts of the Mau Forest complex in the Kenyan Rift Valley, November 18, 2009.
An Employee Of Mumbai Educational Trust (MET), Which Runs Educational Institutes, Adjusts Plastic Bottles In An Installation Made Of Approximately 40,000 Plastic Bottles To Protest The Use Of Plastic, In Mumbai
Photo: Arko Datta
Date: 20-Nov-09
Country: INDIA
Author: Arko Datta
An employee of Mumbai Educational Trust (MET), which runs educational institutes, adjusts plastic bottles in an installation made of approximately 40,000 plastic bottles to protest the use of plastic, in Mumbai November 19, 2009.
A Firefighter Talks To Residents As He Stands In Flood Water In Keswick
Photo: Phil Noble
Date: 20-Nov-09
Country: UK
Author: Phil Noble
A firefighter talks to residents as he stands in flood water in Keswick ,northern England, November 19, 2009.
Meteors Streak Past Stars In The Night Sky
Photo: Ali Jarekji
Date: 19-Nov-09
Country: JORDAN
Author: Ali Jarekji
Meteors (bottom) streak past stars in the night sky in this long exposure photo taken near Amman November 18, 2009.
Worker Abseil Over Rotor-Wing During Maintenance Work On Wind Turbine In Bremerhaven
Photo: Christian Charisius
Date: 19-Nov-09
Country: GERMANY
Author: Christian Charisius
Worker abseil over a rotor-wing during maintenance work on a 5MW wind generator of REpower Systems AG in Bremerhaven November 17, 2009.
Sheryl Fink Of IFAW Stands With An Inflatable Seal In Halifax, Nova Scotia
Photo: Paul Darrow
Date: 19-Nov-09
Country: CANADA
Author: Paul Darrow
Sheryl Fink ,Senior Researcher for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), stands next to 40 foot inflatable seals during a protest rally against the upcoming east coast Canadian seal hunt in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 18, 2009.
A Villager Walks Near A House Submerged By Dried Mud Near The Centre Of A Mudflow In Sidoarjo
Photo: Sigit Pamungkas
Date: 19-Nov-09
Country: INDONESIA
Author: Sigit Pamungkas
A villager walks near a house submerged by dried mud near the centre of a mudflow in Sidoarjo, East Java province November 18, 2009.
Kashmiri Men Are Seen Enveloped In Smoke As They Burn Fallen Leaves Of Chinar Trees To Make Charcoal In Preparation For Winter In Srinagar
Photo: Fayaz Kabli
Date: 19-Nov-09
Country: INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR
Author: Fayaz Kabli
Kashmiri men are seen enveloped in smoke as they burn fallen leaves of Chinar trees to make charcoal in preparation for winter in Srinagar November 18, 2009.
Women Villagers Carry Their Children As They Climb A Hill During A Tsunami Drill At The Coastal Settlement In Guron Lam Village
Photo: Tarmizy Harva
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: INDONESIA
Author: Tarmizy Harva
Women villagers carry their children as they climb a hill during a tsunami drill at the coastal settlement in Guron Lam village, near Banda Aceh 17 November 2009.
Amazon-Medicine
Photo: Sergio Moraes
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: BRAZIL
Author: Sergio Moraes
Brazilian researchers arrive on the Cuieiras river to collect plants in Sao Sebastiao de Cuieiras in the Brazil's Amazon rain forest Brazilian October 30, 2009.
Steam And Other Emissions Are Seen Coming From A Power Station In Wollongong
Photo: Daniel Munoz
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: AUSTRALIA
Author: Daniel Munoz
Steam and other emissions are seen coming from a power station in Wollongong, some 89 km (55 miles) south of Sydney November 17, 2009.
Kashmir-Wildlife
Photo: Fayaz Kabli
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR
Author: Fayaz Kabli
A leopard rests inside its enclosure in Dachigam national park on the outskirts of Srinagar November 12, 2009.
Fishermen Dock Their Wooden Boat At A Polluted Beach In Makassar
Photo: Yusuf Ahmad
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: INDONESIA
Author: Yusuf Ahmad
Fishermen dock their wooden boat at a polluted beach in Makassar, in Indonesia's south Sulawesi province, November 17, 2009.
Droplets Of Water Lie On A Poinsettia's Leaf At The Serre Des Iles Greenhouse In Levis
Photo: Mathieu Belanger
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: CANADA
Author: Mathieu Belanger
Droplets of water lie on a poinsettia's leaf at the Serre des Iles greenhouse in Levis, November 17, 2009.
Labourers Gather Sugarcane At A Commercial Farmland In Numan Community, Adamawa State
Photo: Akintunde Akinleye
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: NIGERIA
Author: REUTERS
Woman Checks Quality Of Traditional Kashmiri Firepot Before Buying It In Srinagar
Photo: Fayaz Kabli
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: INDIA
Author: REUTERS
A Worker Walks On Drums Of Palm Oil Waste During Tidal Flooding At Tanjung Mas Port In Semarang
Photo: Beawiharta Beawiharta
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: INDONESIA
Author: Reuters
A Woman Takes A Photo Of Tinted Autumn Foliage Of Ginkgo Trees In Tokyo
Photo: Yuriko Nakao
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: JAPAN
Author: REUTERS
moke Rises From Chimneys At An Electric Plant In Havana
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: CUBA
Author: REUTERS
The Ruins Of Various Houses Are Seen At Senik Village In Demak
Photo: Beawiharta Beawiharta
Date: 16-Nov-09
Country: INDONESIA
Author: REUTERS
A Woman's Poncho Blows Over Her Head As She Walks On Brighton Seafront In Southern England
Photo: Luke MacGregor
Date: 16-Nov-09
Country: UK
Author: REUTERS
People Walk In Front Of The Christ The Saviour Cathedral Shrouded With Fog Caused By Warm And Wet Weather In Moscow
Photo: Denis Sinyakov
Date: 16-Nov-09
Country: RUSSIA
Author: REUTERS
Buddhist Monks Walk Along A Road In Kanchanaburi Province Near The Thai-Myanmar Border
Photo: Chaiwat Subprasom
Date: 16-Nov-09
Country: THAILAND
Author: REUTERS
A Farmer And His Family Work At Their Cauliflower Field On The Outskirts Of Chandigarh
Photo: Ajay Verma
Date: 16-Nov-09
Country: INDIA
Author: REUTERS
An Elephant Is Seen At Addo Elephant National Park Outside Port Elizabeth
Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko
Date: 16-Nov-09
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
Author: REUTERS