Pictures of the week 26th Sept To 2nd Oct 2011

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Pictures of the week 26th
Sept To 2nd Oct 2011



Mexican artist Brama Santos performs covered in corn at an event marking National Corn Day in Mexico City, Thursday Sept. 29, 2011. Environmental organizations commemorated National Corn Day to show their opposition to transgenic corn and demand the government annul two permissions given in 2009 that allow for the experimental planting of transgenic corn in Mexico.

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Rescuers maneuver a rubber boat carrying rescued villagers as others wade through floodwaters after Typhoon Nalgae hit the Philippines, dumping heavy rain which increased flood levels, in Calumpit, Bulacan province, north of Manila October 2, 2011. Typhoon Nalgae slammed into two northern rice-producing provinces on Saturday. The country had yet to recover from Typhoon Nesat, which hit on Tuesday, killing at least 52 people, when Nalgae struck. Parts of two provinces north of the capital, Pampanga and Bulacan, have been submerged in chest-deep water since Friday, with many residents sheltering on their roofs, and Nalgae's rain meant the towns were likely to remain flooded.

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Residents carry a pig through a street flooded by Typhoon Nesat in suburban San Mateo, eastern Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters, dodging branches and flying debris Tuesday as the powerful typhoon sent surging waves as tall as palm trees crashing over seawalls and submerging entire neighborhoods.

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Chinese paramilitary police officers stand guard near Tiananmen Square before Chinese leaders' arrival for a flower present ceremony to heroes' monument in Beijing, China, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. Hundreds of thousands foreign and domestic tourists are expected to flock to the square to celebrate the 62nd National Day over the week-long holidays starting Oct. 1.

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An artist puts final touches to an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. The five-day Durga Puja festival that commemorates the slaying of a demon king by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil, begins Oct. 2.

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Elderly Taiwanese perform during a celebration honoring Taiwanese centenarians in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011.

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Two Palestinians are silhouetted by the setting sun during a horse race in Gaza City, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011

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A group of clownfish is displayed at a news conference before 2011 Taiwan International Ornamental Fish Expo in Taipei September 27, 2011. The 2011 Taiwan International Ornamental Fish Expo will be held at Taipei World Trade Centre from September 30 to October 3.

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A model waits backstage before the Alternative Hair Show in Moscow’s Kremlin, September 28, 2011.

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Libyan revolutionary fighters fire missiles while attacking Sirte, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Thousands of revolutionary fighters wait around Sirte to enter the home town of Libya's ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi.