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Snapshots: the world in 24 hours, March 21
Updated: 2011-03-22 20:22
(chinadaily.com.cn)
An elephant parades outside Monte Carlo Casino as part of wedding festivities of Indian bridegroom Gaurav Assomull and his bride Kajal Fabiani in Monaco March 21, 2011. The festivities are part of a weekend-long ceremony celebrating the matrimony of Assomull, chief executive of Marigold Fine Art Gallery, and Fabiani, socialite and owner of the Villa 39 restaurant in Mumbai.[Photo/Agencies] |
A woman walks past posters of presidential candidates, in downtown Port-au-Prince March 21, 2011. The United Nations urged Haitians on Monday to calmly wait for the first results due next week of Sunday's presidential run-off, saying the earthquake-battered nation's democratic future was at stake.[Photo/Agencies] |
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