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The sea of candles brought by Polish people is pictured in front of presidential palace in Warsaw in tribute to victims of the air-crash in which President Lech Kaczynski was killed two days before. -- PHOTO: AFP




Employees of Lejaby, a lingerie firm, wear panties and bras as they attend a protest, in front of their factory in Rillieux-la-Pape, near Lyon, during a works council. The company announced earlier this month a plan to close three of its manufacturing plants in France with the loss of 197 jobs. Slogans on the tee-shirts read: 'save our jobs, no to relocation, keep our jobs in France.' -- PHOTO: AFP




Hindu devotees offer prayers on the banks of the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the festival, expected to attract more than 10 million people, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. -- PHOTO: AP