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Snapshot: The world in 24 hours, April 24

Updated: 2011-04-25 15:53

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Snapshot: The world in 24 hours, April 24
A skier lights signal fires after trying to cross a 20 metre long pool of water at the foot of a ski slope at the Bobrovy Log ski resort near Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, April 24, 2011. 74 skiers and snowboarders took part in the fourth "Gornoluzhnik" amateur event to mark the end of the ski season. [Photo/Agencies]


Snapshot: The world in 24 hours, April 24
Players battle for the ball during the annual Lelo match in the village of Shukhuti, about 290 km (180 miles) west of Tbilisi, April 24, 2011. The villagers of Zemo (upper) Shukhuti and Kvemo (lower) Shukhuti have played the game every Easter Sunday for generations, with each side trying to carry the 16 kg (35 lbs) ball to their end of the neighbouring villages. [Photo/Agencies]

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