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REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

We bring you a presentation of the best photos in the last 48 hours from around the world.

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A villager stands in front of Mount Merapi,  near his motorcycle covered by ash at Kaliadem village in Sleman, near the ancient city of Yogyakarta, October 27, 2010. One of Indonesia's most active volcanoes spewed out clouds of ash and jets of searing gas on Wednesday in an eruption that has killed at least 25 people and injured 14. More than 11,000 villagers living on the slopes of the Mount Merapi volcano are being evacuated after the alert status for an eruption was raised to the highest level, officials said.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Rescue workers try to push a stranded humpback whale back out to sea at Geriba beach in Buzios, 192 kilometers (119 miles) from Rio de Janeiro, October 26. The whales migrate north from Antarctica to mate from July to November off the coast of Brazil.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

A worker jumps over a puddle near a residential construction site in Taiyuan, Shanxi province October 26. What's weak is strong, what's down is up, what's loose is tight -- pretty much everything that defines the American and European economies these days finds its diametric opposite in China.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Calgary Flames Olli Jokinen (Left) takes a swing at Edmonton Oilers Sam Gagner during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, October 26.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Manchester United's Wes Brown (Right) challenges Wolverhampton Wanderers' Stephen Hunt during their English League Cup soccer match at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England, October 26.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

A doll is seen among the debris of a demolished shack in the shanty town settlement of 'El Gallinero' in the outskirts of Madrid October 26. A handful of shacks were torn down under the orders of Madrid's town planning board. Several hundred Romanian gypsies live in 'El Gallinero', just 15 km away from Madrid's centre.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

An emergency flare silhouettes a striking employee during a blockade by dockers and refinery workers at the entrance of a fuel depot in Fos-sur-Mer, near Marseille, October 26. A strike by workers at France's largest oil port of Fos-Lavera was blocking 57 oil vessels, the port of Marseille said in a statement, included 38 crude oil tankers and 19 refined product tankers. A total of 80 vessels were being blocked at the port. The strike at Fos-Lavera over a port reform was now in its 31st day.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Cebu Pacific airlines cabin crew perform a safety demonstration routine during a ceremony inside a trading floor of the stock exchange in Makati's financial district of Manila October 26. Philippine budget airline Cebu Air Incorporated jumped as much as 6.8 per cent on its debut on Tuesday, as the country's largest public offering rode on the back of a broader market that hit a fresh record high.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Afghan children stand together near the town of Kunjak in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

An Iranian man shouts anti-US and anti-Israel slogans during prayers in Tehran.