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Updated: 2011-02-10 15:52

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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours

A hairdresser puts the finishing touches to a creation at the "Kiev Cup", a qualifying tournament for the Ukranian championship of hairdressing and make-up in Kiev Feb 9, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

 

Snapshots: The world in 24 hours

Rebecca Kanthor (R) and Liu Jian (L) drink red wine as part of their traditional Chinese wedding in Dong'an at the central province of Henan, Feb 9, 2011. Rebecca Kanthor moved from New York State to China eight years ago, where she met Liu Jian, a young musician from the central Chinese province of Henan. After several years together they decided to get married in a traditional rural wedding. In the ceremony, the groom arrives on a horse while his bride is carried around the town by four men, announcing the marriage. Liu is the first person from Dong'an to marry a foreigner.[Photo/Agencies]

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