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An ethnic Tibetan cries during a day of mourning for victims in the earthquake-hit Jiegu town of Yushu county. Horns and sirens sounded and crowds bowed their heads in mourning in the western Chinese province where an earthquake a week ago devastated the heavily Tibetan county of Yushu. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




Cracked land caused by a recent dry spell is seen next to a box of tomatoes on Cuban farmer Juan Mendoza's private cooperative land in the village of Campo Florido, 40 kilometres from Havana. Most land and agriculture is under state control in Cuba, but the island has 250,000 small farmers and 1,100 private cooperatives who, together, produce 70 per cent of agricultural output on less than a third of the available land. Cuba is dependent on imports for most of its basic foods, which drains its fragile economy and has forced President Raul Castro to put more land in private hands. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




A woman walks on top of approximately 219,000 imitation cigarettes in Central Sydney. In an attempt to highlight the need for smokers to seek professional help, a floor area at Martin Place will be covered with 219,000 imitation cigarettes until April 23. -- PHOTO: REUTERS