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24 hours in pictures, 9 May 2024

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Tokyo Sexwale during ANC's campaign trail on 8 May in Soweto. South Africa will hold national elections on 9 May.
Tokyo Sexwale during ANC's campaign trail on 8 May in Soweto. South Africa will hold national elections on 9 May.
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Papuan indigenous chief Mundiya Kepanga looks on,
Papuan indigenous chief Mundiya Kepanga looks on, on the day Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience, in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican on 8 May.
Iraqi barber, Hussein Falih, 31, crafts an artwork
Iraqi barber, Hussein Falih (31) crafts an artwork of a tiger using his clients hair, at his shop in Baghdad, Iraq, on 8 May.
Protesters attempt to block a highway demanding th
Protesters attempt to block a highway, demanding the immediate release of hostages, who were kidnapped during the deadly 7 October attack, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 8.
Paris Olympics 2024 - Arrival of the Olympic Flame
General view as planes release coloured smoke as the Belem, a three-masted sailing ship that carries the Olympic Flame approaches the Old Port ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024.
A resident walks past downed electrical lines afte
A resident walks past downed electrical lines after a tornado hit the area of Portage, Michigan, in the US on 8 May.
Palestinian children pull water containers as peop
Palestinian children pull water containers as people flee Rafah after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of the southern Gaza city, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip on 9 May.
Rescuers celebrate after saving a construction wor
Rescuers celebrate after saving a construction worker trapped under a building that collapsed in George, South Africa, on 7 May.
Cde Tokyo Sexwale during the ANC campaign trail on
Tokyo Sexwale during ANC's campaign trail on 8 May in Soweto. South Africa will hold national elections on 9 May.

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