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Rewind: Best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Last updated on: June 10, 2011 15:35 IST
Presenting some of the best PHOTOGRAPHS from around the globe in the last 48 hours.

Contestant Jana Beller performs during the final of the TV show 'Germany's next top model by Heidi Klum' in Cologne. Beller was named to be Germany's next top model

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Rewind: Best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

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Bishop Patrick Foley adjusts Pope Benedict XVI's mantle following a gust of wind during the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican

Rewind: Best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

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F-16 fighters of the Thunderbirds, the US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, perform during a Romanian-US airshow at Kogalniceanu airport, 250 km east of Bucharest

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A South Korean Army's K-1 tank releases smoke bombs to hide itself during the US-South Korea joint military exercise against possible attacks by North Korea, at a shooting range near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 45 km (28 miles) north of Seoul.

The two Koreas are technically still at war and station about 1 million troops near their respective sides of the demilitarised zone that has divided the peninsula since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a ceasefire, but not a peace treaty

Rewind: Best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

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A man prays near the checkpoint in the town of Kalaa, which fell to rebels earlier this week and bombed by the forces of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi, in the Western Mountains, some 90 km (60 miles) southwest of the capital Tripoli

Rewind: Best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

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Lightning strikes over buildings during a thunderstorm in Belgrade

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US first lady Michelle Obama (L) plays 'bunny rabbit' during playtime while visiting CentroNia, a bilingual child care center in Washington

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A diver performs from a sculpted number "10" diving platform display at a charity dinner event at Kensington Palace in London on June 9. Other attendees of the 10th annual ARK (Absolute Return for Kids) Gala Dinner included Britain's Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge

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A woman dressed as the character 'The Joker' smiles for the camera while promoting Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, Inc's new video game 'Gotham City Impostors' during the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 in Los Angeles

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Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill hurdles Kansas City Royals Mitch Maier after Meier broke up the double play in the third inning during their MLB American League baseball game in Kansas City, Missouri

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A pensioner takes part in a protest rally during a 24-hour strike against a new austerity package in Athens

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A labourer works on a steel structure at a financial building construction site, as the cityscape is seen amid smoke from burning straw, in Hefei, Anhui. Growing evidence that China's roaring economy is starting to slow has fed an investor debate about whether the world's growth engine is gently easing or headed for a sharp downturn