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00047402 : JAPAN Kyoto - Two young women dressed as Maikos, Geishas in training.
00047401 : JAPAN Nara, Kansai - The head of a giant bronze Buddha, a "Daibutsu", in Todai-ji Buddhist Temple.
00047400 : JAPAN Tokyo - The Shinjuku Sumitomo skyscraper rises behind the Assembly Hall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in Nishi-Shinjuku.
00047399 : JAPAN Tokyo - A middle-aged businessman stares at a billboard advertisement for mobile phones.
00047398 : JAPAN Tokyo - The Shinjuku Sumitomo skyscraper (centre) stands in the distance, viewed from between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (left) and the Shinjuku NS Building (right) in Nishi-Shinjuku.
00047397 : JAPAN Tokyo - The Shinjuku Sumitomo skyscraper (centre) stands in the distance, viewed from between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (left) and the Shinjuku NS Building (right) in Nishi-Shinjuku.
00047396 : JAPAN Tokyo - A modern young woman with dyed hair stands in front of advertising for Nestle Nescafe, which ironically uses the image of a traditional Japanese woman dressed in a Kimono to front a new campaign.
00047395 : JAPAN Tokyo - A businessman uses his Vodafone mobile phone.
00047394 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman, standing below a campaign advertisement, uses her mobile phone outside a McDonald's fast food restaurant.
00047393 : JAPAN Tokyo - A group of men smoke cigarettes in a designated smoking area next to Shibuya Station in Hachiko. Local laws ban smoking in public except in these designated spots.
00047392 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman smokes a cigarette beneath advertising for Louis Vuitton, the luxury fashion brand .
00047391 : JAPAN Tokyo - A group of men smoke cigarettes in a designated smoking area next to Shibuya Station in Hachiko. Local laws ban smoking in public except in these designated spots.
00047390 : JAPAN Tokyo - A Japanese woman, walking through Shinjuku, passes a government banner that displays a strict no smoking law.
00047389 : JAPAN Tokyo - A man walks through the Shinjuku streets wearing a jacket that is emblazoned with no smoking and no littering graphics. Local laws ban smoking in public except in designated spots.
00047388 : JAPAN Tokyo - A group of men smoke cigarettes in a designated smoking area next to Shibuya Station in Hachiko. Local laws ban smoking in public except in these designated spots.
00047387 : JAPAN Tokyo - A man walks through the Shinjuku streets wearing a jacket that is emblazoned with no smoking and no littering graphics. Local laws ban smoking in public except in designated spots.
00047386 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman walks below the face on a huge billboard advertisement whilst out shopping in Shibuya.
00047385 : JAPAN Tokyo - Two businessmen are accosted around midnight by an African man working for a strip show in the Kabukicho red light district of Tokyo.
00047384 : JAPAN Tokyo - A billboard advertisement for a "host" bar, where young men act as entertainers (or gigolos) for modern women, in the Kabukicho entertainment and red light district of Shinjuku.
00047383 : JAPAN Tokyo - Two businessmen stare at poster advertisements for a pornographic cinema in the red light district of Shinjuku.
00047382 : JAPAN Tokyo - A tired businessman, taking the Yamanote line night train home, leans against an information screen as his train approaches Tokyo station.
00047381 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman, carrying a bag emblazoned with the Bonheur logo, waits for a train at Shinjuku station.
00047380 : JAPAN Tokyo - A late businessman runs to make his train after a night out.
00047379 : JAPAN Tokyo - After a night out drinking, office workers bow and say goodnight to their colleagues outside Shimbashi station.
00047378 : JAPAN Tokyo - The hand of a tired businessman, taking the Yamanote line night train home, rests against an information screen as the train approaches Tokyo station.
00047377 : JAPAN Tokyo - A drunk businessman sits on a Shinjuku metro station platform to wait for his train home.
00047376 : JAPAN Tokyo - A small group of young women in Hachiko cross the busy road by Shibuya station as the Yamanote line train passes behind them.
00047375 : JAPAN Tokyo - A drunken youth passes out after drinking too much in an Isakaya bar.
00047374 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young couple walk through the busy shopping district of Shinjuku.
00047373 : JAPAN Tokyo - A group of transvestites, dressed as maids, pictured on the streets of Harajuku.
00047372 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman, listening to her Apple iPod music player, crosses the busy road in Hachiko by Shibuya station.
00047371 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman, walking below a Vodafone sign, crosses the busy road by Shibuya station.
00047370 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young couple with dyed hair walk through the crowds in Shibuya.
00047369 : JAPAN Tokyo - Below billboard advertisements for Vodafone and Nova, two young men walk through the Tokyo shopping district of Shinjuku.
00047368 : JAPAN Tokyo - An "alternative" fashion conscious young woman, dressed as a maid, checks her mobile phone on the streets of Harajuku.
00047367 : JAPAN Tokyo - Two fashion conscious youths, wearing brightly coloured Manga style clothes and rabbit ears, stand amongst the shopping crowds at Omoto Sando.
00047366 : JAPAN Tokyo - Two fashion conscious youths, wearing brightly coloured Manga style clothes and rabbit ears, stand amongst the shopping crowds at Omoto Sando.
00047365 : JAPAN Tokyo - A punk musician passes the ticket machines at Shinjuku station.
00047364 : JAPAN Tokyo - Three young businessmen walk to Shinjuku station after a night out.
00047363 : JAPAN Tokyo - Young women relax behind the window of a stylish cafe in Harajuku.
00047362 : JAPAN Tokyo - A street cleaner uses a steam machine to shift chewing gum from the concourse of Akihabara Station.
00047361 : JAPAN Tokyo - A drunk businessman relaxes in an Isakaya bar in Ginza.
00047360 : JAPAN Tokyo - Three "alternative" fashion conscious youths pose for a photograph at Harajuku.
00047359 : JAPAN Tokyo - An "alternative" fashion conscious youth poses for a photograph at Harajuku.
00047358 : JAPAN Tokyo - An "alternative" fashion conscious youth applies his make up on the streets of Harajuku.
00047357 : JAPAN Tokyo - Two "alternative" fashion conscious youths pose for a photograph at Harajuku.
00047356 : JAPAN Tokyo - Passengers on a train approach Shinjuku station on a rainy day.
00047355 : JAPAN Tokyo - An "alternative" fashion conscious youth, wearing a maid-style outfit, poses for a photograph at Harajuku.
00047354 : JAPAN Tokyo - An "alternative" fashion conscious youth relaxes at Harajuku.
00047353 : JAPAN Tokyo - A group of transvestites, dressed as maids, relax on the streets of Harajuku.
00047352 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman in a denim jacket uses her mobile phone on a Tokyo street.
00047351 : JAPAN Tokyo - A platform guard at Shinjuku metro station tries to close the carriage doors of a crowded night train shortly before one o'clock in the morning.
00047350 : JAPAN Tokyo - A crowded night train, full of people returning home after a night out, leaves Shinjuku metro station.
00047349 : JAPAN Tokyo - A businessman talks on a mobile phone whilst simultaneously checking the figures on a calculator held by his colleague.
00047348 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young man, standing in the Shinjuku crowds, consults his mobile phone.
00047347 : JAPAN Tokyo - A group of young people pass outside a McDonald's restaurant in Shinjuku.
00047346 : JAPAN Tokyo - A businessman stands opposite the Apple Mac (Macintosh) computer store in Ginza, which displays the Apple logo.
00047345 : JAPAN Tokyo - An elderly woman passes below an image of a sleeping baby on a billboard advertisement for luxury apartments. Modern Japan currently has a very low birth rate and a massive ageing population problem.
00047344 : JAPAN Tokyo - A heap of cigarettes collected in an ashtray at a designated smoking area outside Shibuya train station in Hachiko. Local laws ban smoking in public except in designated spots.
00047343 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman, passing Shibuya Station, walks below advertising for Unilever Dove cosmetics and Vodafone mobile phones.
00047342 : JAPAN Tokyo - Two homeless men sleep amongst cardboard boxes at the Nishi-Shinjuku exit of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo.
00047341 : JAPAN Tokyo - A homeless man sleeps amongst cardboard boxes underneath the railway lines outside Shimbashi JR station in Tokyo.
00047340 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman uses her Apple Mac (Macintosh) laptop computer after midnight on a street corner in Shinjuku.
00047339 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman, waiting outside Shibuya Station, stands below a billboard for Unilever Dove cosmetics. This local version of a global campaign uses a group of ordinary Japanese women to advertise their products.
00047338 : JAPAN Tokyo - The front of the Apple Mac (Macintosh) computer store in Ginza displays the Apple logo.
00047337 : JAPAN Tokyo - A staff member shows off a new generation of Apple Mac (Macintosh) computer, a laptop with a built-in webcam, at the entrance of the Apple store in Ginza.
00047336 : JAPAN Tokyo - Share prices are displayed in the window of a bank in Shinjuku.
00047335 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman uses her Apple Mac (Macintosh) laptop computer after midnight on a street corner in Shinjuku.
00047334 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman uses her Apple Mac (Macintosh) laptop computer after midnight on a street corner in Shinjuku.
00047333 : JAPAN Tokyo - Commuting businessmen wait to cross the road opposite Shimbashi station.
00047332 : JAPAN Tokyo - A businessman climbs stairs, which have a huge yellow hand painted on them, to the restaurant area in Shinjuku station.
00047331 : JAPAN Tokyo - An ornate Obi is tied around a kimono.
00047330 : JAPAN Tokyo - A small crowd of young women walk below a billboard advertisement in the shopping and entertainment district of Shibuya.
00047329 : JAPAN Kyoto - A young woman dressed as a Maiko, a Geisha in training, takes a photograph with her camera.
00047328 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young couple pose for a photograph next to a memorial shell in Yasukuni Jinja, the controversial Shinto shrine dedicated to those killed fighting on behalf of the Japanese emperor, including some notorious war criminals.
00047327 : JAPAN Tokyo - A crowd of people offer prayers on New Year's Day at the Meiji Shrine, one of the ten most important Shinto shrines in Tokyo. A policeman wears a face mask to protect himself against the coins that are thrown at the shrine for good fortune.
00047326 : JAPAN Tokyo - The view of Mount Fuji from Tokyo city centre at sunset. A construction crane rises above the city in the foreground.
00047325 : JAPAN Nara, Kansai - Japanese rice plants, the most expensive and most heavily protected species of rice in the world. These plants have an almost religious status in Japanese culture.
00047324 : JAPAN Kyoto - Kinjaku-ji Temple in Kyoto, otherwise known as The Golden Temple or The Golden Pavilion, is one of the most celebrated buildings in the city.
00047323 : JAPAN Kyoto - A Mount Fuji shaped mound of sand in the Zen garden of Ginkaku-ji Buddhist Temple.
00047322 : JAPAN Kyoto - A Buddhist monk holds out a begging bowl on a Kyoto street.
00047321 : JAPAN Kyoto - A Buddhist monk holds out a begging bowl on a Kyoto street.
00047320 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman, carrying several shopping bags, talks on her mobile phone as she crosses the Shibuya Hachiko crossing in Tokyo.
00047319 : JAPAN Tokyo - Rush hour commuters wait for the train to arrive at Shinjuku Station, the busiest train station in Tokyo.
00047318 : JAPAN Tokyo - Morning rush hour commuters wait in neat lines for the train to arrive at Shinjuku Station, the busiest train station in Tokyo.
00047317 : JAPAN Tokyo - A schoolgirl waits in a neat line with rush hour commuters at Shinjuku Station, the busiest train station in Tokyo.
00047316 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman is framed by a shaft of sunlight as she walks through the weekend crowds in Ginza, Toyko's most expensive shopping district.
00047315 : JAPAN Tokyo - A fishmonger at Tsukiji Market divides a frozen tuna fish into smaller pieces for his customers.
00047314 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young punk wears a T-shirt emblazoned with a Nazi swastika on the streets of Harajuku.
00047313 : JAPAN Tokyo - An "alternative" youth with dyed hair uses his mobile phone in Shinjuku.
00047312 : JAPAN Tokyo - A young woman checks her mobile phone beneath a billboard advertisement for Unilever Dove cosmetics.
00047311 : JAPAN Tokyo - A teenager, wearing a Manchester United football T-shirt, talks on his mobile phone.
00047310 : JAPAN Tokyo - Two young women, one wearing fishnet stockings and a garter, shop in Shibuya.
00047309 : JAPAN Tokyo - A crowd watches a street performer below the billboards of the Shinjuku shopping district.
00047308 : JAPAN Tokyo - A crowd watches a street performance below the billboards of the Shinjuku shopping district.
00047307 : JAPAN Tokyo - A crowd watches a street performer below the billboards of the Shinjuku shopping district.
00047306 : JAPAN Tokyo - A crowd watches a street performance below the billboards of the Shinjuku shopping district.
00047305 : JAPAN Tokyo - A crowd watches a street performance below the billboards of the Shinjuku shopping district.
00047304 : JAPAN Tokyo - An advertising image of a harrassed salaryman with his neck in a brace appears on a billboard by Shinjuku railway tracks.
00047303 : JAPAN Kyoto - The Zen garden at Tofuku-ji Buddhist Temple.
00047302 : JAPAN Kyoto - Detail of guilding on the Kinjaku-ji Temple in Kyoto, otherwise known as The Golden Temple or The Golden Pavilion and one of the most celebrated buildings in the city.
00047301 : JAPAN Tokyo - An elderly woman.
00047300 : JAPAN Kyoto - The bare rocks and gravel garden of Ryoan-ji Buddhist Temple is the most famous of Kyoto's Zen gardens.
00047299 : JAPAN Tokyo - A man wearing an air-pollution filtering face mask looks out from a moving train on the Yamanote JR line.
00047298 : MACAU China - Tables in the Sands casino, which has the largest casino floor in the world. Macau, currently the only part of China to allow gambling, has witnessed a casino boom in recent years which has seen it become the world's top gambling destination in terms of revenue.
00047297 : MACAU China - Neon lights on the facade of the Casino Lisboa, one of the city's oldest casinos. Macau, currently the only part of China to allow gambling, has witnessed a casino boom in recent years which has seen it become the world's top gambling destination in terms of revenue.
00047296 : MACAU China - View over the harbour, with the Macau Sky Tower on the left.
00047295 : MACAU China - The Cotai development, a construction site on reclaimed land between the islands of Taipa and Coloane. The central feature of this vast building site is the 3,000 room Venetian hotel/casino/conference centre owned by the Sands company.
00047294 : MACAU China - Labourers on the Cotai development, a construction site on reclaimed land between the islands of Taipa and Coloane. The central feature of this vast building site is the 3,000 room Venetian hotel/casino/conference centre owned by the Sands company.
00047293 : MACAU China - The Cotai development, a construction site on reclaimed land between the islands of Taipa and Coloane. The central feature of this vast building site is the 3,000 room Venetian hotel/casino/conference centre owned by the Sands company.
00047292 : MACAU China - Neon lights on the facades of the competing Wynn and Lisboa casinos, with a construction site in the foreground. Macau, currently the only part of China to allow gambling, has witnessed a casino boom in recent years which has seen it become the world's top gambling destination in terms of revenue.
00047291 : MACAU China - Tables in the newly opened Grand Waldo casino, which is owned by the Galaxy Entertainment Group. Macau, currently the only part of China to allow gambling, has witnessed a casino boom in recent years which has seen it become the world's top gambling destination in terms of revenue.
00047290 : MACAU China - A construction site, with the Wynn casino in the background. Macau, currently the only part of China to allow gambling, has witnessed a casino boom in recent years which has seen it become the world's top gambling destination in terms of revenue.
00047289 : MACAU China - A crowd watches a display outside the Wynn casino, which has a state-of-the-art fountain with flame throwers. Macau, currently the only part of China to allow gambling, has witnessed a casino boom in recent years which has seen it become the world's top gambling destination in terms of revenue.
00047288 : MACAU China - Tourists visit the ruins of Macau Cathedral, a legacy of Portuguese colonisation.
00047287 : MACAU China - Neon lights on the facades of the competing Wynn and Lisboa casinos. Macau, currently the only part of China to allow gambling, has witnessed a casino boom in recent years which has seen it become the world's top gambling destination in terms of revenue.
00047286 : MACAU China - A crowd watches a display outside the Wynn casino, which has a state-of-the-art fountain with flame throwers, and a big screen which advertises luxury brands such as Chanel. Macau, currently the only part of China to allow gambling, has witnessed a casino boom in recent years which has seen it become the world's top gambling destination in terms of revenue.
00047285 : MACAU China - Pictures of numbered women who work as 'entertainers' in a casino. Prostitution is rife. Macau, currently the only part of China to allow gambling, has witnessed a casino boom in recent years which has seen it become the world's top gambling destination in terms of revenue.
00047284 : MACAU China - A construction site, with the Macau Sky Tower in the background.
00047283 : MACAU China - A cannon on the ramparts of Macau Monte Fort, a 17th century legacy of Portuguese colonisation. In the background, modern skycrapers dominate the cityscape.
00047282 : MACAU China - A view from Macau Monte Fort, a 17th century legacy of Portuguese colonisation. In the background, modern skycrapers dominate the cityscape.
00047281 : MACAU China - Signs for the competing Wynn and Lisboa casinos. Macau, currently the only part of China to allow gambling, has witnessed a casino boom in recent years which has seen it become the world's top gambling destination in terms of revenue.
00047280 : MACAU China - Distinctive archictecture, a legacy of Portuguese colonisation.
00047279 : MACAU China - Hostess in an entertainment room of a casino. Macau, currently the only part of China to allow gambling, has witnessed a casino boom in recent years which has seen it become the world's top gambling destination in terms of revenue.
00047278 : MACAU China - Ciaran Carruthers, senior vice president of the Galaxy Entertainment Group's City Clubs, who operate the newly opened Grand Waldo casino. Macau, currently the only part of China to allow gambling, has witnessed a casino boom in recent years which has seen it become the world's top gambling destination in terms of revenue.
00047277 : MACAU China - The Sands casino. Macau, currently the only part of China to allow gambling, has witnessed a casino boom in recent years which has seen it become the world's top gambling destination in terms of revenue.
00047276 : MACAU China - Labourers sit next to a billboard depicting a Venetian gondolier on the site of the Cotai development, a construction site on reclaimed land between the islands of Taipa and Coloane. The central feature of this vast building site is the 3,000 room Venetian hotel/casino/conference centre owned by the Sands company.
00047275 : MACAU China - A customer's Rolls Royce car parked at the entrance of the Casino Lisboa, one of the city's oldest casinos. Macau, currently the only part of China to allow gambling, has witnessed a casino boom in recent years which has seen it become the world's top gambling destination in terms of revenue.
00047274 : TAIWAN Taipei - A crowd waits behind a traffic policeman to cross a major road in central Taipei.
00047273 : TAIWAN Taipei - A mother and her daughter look over a bridge in the 228 Memorial Park in downtown Taipei. The park is dedicated to the 228 Massacre of 28th February 1947.
00047272 : BOLIVIA Potosi - 10 year old Veronica Luna studying with her exercise book at school. Her father is a miner and she works as a street vendor selling gelatin in order to subsidise his wage.
00047271 : TAIWAN Taipei - An assistant serves take-away tea in a small branch of Taipei's popular "Ten Ren Tea Shop" chain.
00047270 : TAIWAN Taipei - The view from the observatory on top of the Shin Kong Tower, the second tallest building in Taipei.
00047269 : COLOMBIA Aquitania, Antioquia Department - A soldier from the Contraguerrillas anti-guerilla unit looks towards the village, which is considered the most heavily land-mined area of Colombia. Leftist guerillas have laid mines in order to target the soldiers who are occupying the village.
00047268 : ROMANIA Venus, Black Sea - Woman standing beside a merry-go-round at a funfair. Venus is one of a string of holiday resorts on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera named after planets.
00047267 : TAIWAN Taipei - A middle-aged woman helps her elderly mother across the road in central Taipei.
00047266 : NEPAL Chitwan - Female agricultural worker with a hand scythe. Women in the region share farm labour with men, though often perform the more menial tasks. Over 80% of the Nepali population work in agriculture.
00047265 : TAIWAN Taipei - The Tavern, an "English-style" pub, is popular with visiting businessmen who frequent the place mainly because of its proximity to the World Trade Centre. Taipei has a vibrant nightlife scene with none of the restrictive closing hours that restrain neighbouring Asian capitals.
00047264 : COLOMBIA San Jose de Apartado - Community meeting to discuss the presence of displaced farmers who have come to the community in search of security. Having been declared a peaceful community, the villagers have rejected the notion of military occupation and have vowed to leave San Jose de Apartado to relocate to the new housing if the Colombian troops arrive.
00047263 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Children are given drinks in the creche in the Don Bosco 'Lakay' shelter for street children in the Portail Leogane area of Carrefour district.
00047262 : ROMANIA Venus, Black Sea - Boy playing in the water at an outflow pipe near a concrete pier surrounded by riprap, which prevents erosion of the beach. Venus is one of a string of holiday resorts on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera named after planets.
00047261 : BOLIVIA Potosi - A vendor selling silver from a stall. Silver mining is the town's main industry.
00047260 : TAIWAN Taipei - A relatively new addition to Taipei's public transport network, the MRT underground train system.
00047259 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Voters have their fingerprints taken for electoral registration in the slum of Cite Soleil, in preparation for the country's elections.
00047258 : TAIWAN Taipei - Artists from the Taipei EYE Theatre in performance. The Taipei EYE Theatre practises a combination of ancient Chinese theatre, opera and acrobatics. The theatre aims to reflect the essence of traditional culture in Taiwan.
00047257 : TAIWAN Taipei - Four dancers perform part of the Taipei Dance Circle "baby oil series". The stage and performers are covered in lubricant to provide a mesmerising, ethereal continuum of lithe motion. The Taipei Dance Circle was founded in 1984 by Taiwan-born dancers Liou shaw-lu and Yang wan-jung, who developed their own style of Oriental Modern Dance.
00047256 : COLOMBIA Aquitania, Antioquia Department - Villagers travelling along a rough road.
00047255 : BOLIVIA Potosi - Alberta Benabides wakes up her children Beimar (8), Bimer (6) and Gladys (6) to go to school. Alberta is the widow of a miner who died 5 years ago of silicosis, a respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust. She works breaking rocks among the tailings in the compound of a silver mine, where widows of miners are permitted to scour the discarded rocks in search of silver ore to sell.
00047254 : ROMANIA Costinesi, Black Sea - Sunbathers relax on a stretch of beach in front of a row of painted pedalos. Costinesti is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera which attracts younger tourists.
00047253 : TAIWAN Taipei - The Brown Sugar jazz nightclub in Taipei has a vibrant night-life scene with none of the restrictive closing hours that restrain neighbouring Asian capitals.
00047252 : ROMANIA Mamaia, Black Sea - Holidaymakers at the Acqua Magic water park. Mamaia is the largest holiday resort on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera. The town has almost no full time residents.
00047251 : ROMANIA Eforie Sud, Black Sea - Woman with a yellow umbrella sitting among a concrete riprap, which protects the beach from erosion. Eforie Sud is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera.
00047250 : COLOMBIA Aquitania, Antioquia Department - View over the village and surrounding hills.
00047249 : NEPAL Chitwan - Female grocery stall holder serving a customer.
00047248 : HONG KONG China - A Falun Gong follower practices her technique with Li Hongzhi's video while her 12-year-old son, also a devout follower, does his homework. A poster of Li Hongzhi, the founder of the movement, hangs on the wall. Also known as Falun Dafa, the practice of Falun Gong involves a series of five meditaiton exercises to achieve a higher moral awareness. The movement has proved particularly controversial since it was suppressed by the Chinese government on account of its alleged illegal activities. Practitioners of Falun Gong claim that the Chinese government and police force has committed human rights abuses against the group in an attempt to marginalise the movement.
00047247 : NEPAL Chitwan - Female agricultural worker planting radish seedlings. Women in the region share farm labour with men, though often perform the more menial tasks. Over 80% of the Nepali population work in agriculture.
00047246 : TAIWAN Taipei - Portrait photography at the Sung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines in Taipei's Shilin district.
00047245 : BOLIVIA Potosi - A silver miner purchases supplies at a store on Calle Hernandez, below the Cerro Rico mountain.
00047244 : ROMANIA Costinesi, Black Sea - Boy sitting on a pedalo on the beach. Costinesti is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera which attracts younger tourists.
00047243 : TAIWAN Taipei - Falun Gong practitioners meditate at the entrance to the National Palace Museum.
00047242 : TAIWAN Taipei - Friends relax in the "Combat Zone" bar area, off Chungshan North Road. Taipei has a vibrant night-life scene with none of the restrictive closing hours that restrain neighbouring Asian capitals.
00047241 : HONG KONG China - Annie Kwan assumes a position during a meditation session in Hong Kong's Victoria Park. Also known as Falun Dafa, the practice of Falun Gong involves a series of five meditaiton exercises to achieve a higher moral awareness. The movement has proved particularly controversial since it was suppressed by the Chinese government on account of its alleged illegal activities. Practitioners of Falun Gong claim that the Chinese government and police force has committed human rights abuses against the group in an attempt to marginalise the movement.
00047240 : ROMANIA Costinesi, Black Sea - Callers using public telephone boxes on the seafront. Costinesti is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera which attracts younger tourists.
00047239 : AUSTRALIA Alice Springs, Northern Territory - Eight year old Alexis Abala stands in front of a rockface displaying Yippirringa Aboriginal markings representing 'dreaming' in the MacDonald Ranges. Alexis is half Aboriginal.
00047238 : ROMANIA Eforie Nord, Black Sea - Sunbathers on the beach near a concrete pier with a riprap to protect the beach from erosion. Eforie Nord is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera.
00047237 : TAIWAN Taipei - A puppet master from the Toa-Thieu-Thian Puppetry Centre shows off his puppets.
00047236 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Shanty housing in a hillside slum.
00047235 : TAIWAN Taipei - A suckling pig, made from packets of noodles, is assembled at the Baosheng Festival. The festival, organised by Baoan Temple, celebrates the birthday of Baosheng Dadi, the "great lord" of Chinese Medicine.
00047234 : TAIWAN Taipei - A parade float forms part of the Baosheng Festival procession. The festival, organised by Baoan Temple, celebrates the birthday of Baosheng Dadi, the "great lord" of Chinese Medicine.
00047233 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Voting kits and ballot boxes from a Mexican naval ship are unloaded onto United Nations (UN) vehicles in advance of the Haitian elections. MINUSTAH (United Nations Stabilization Mission In Haiti) is to be present throughout the proceedings in order to maintain stability.
00047232 : BOLIVIA Potosi - A skeleton hangs from the rear-view mirror in the front window of a taxi. The driver takes local miners to various openings of mine shafts on the Cerro Rico mountain. The death rate among the town's miners is high. Silicosis, a respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust, is not unusual among miners who often contract the disease after having worked some 20 years in the silver mine.
00047231 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - A schoolgirl walks past a mural urging voters to consider the Haitian Social Democrat party in the run-up to the country's elections.
00047230 : TAIWAN Taipei - A Christian denomination church, located right next to government buildings, is just one example of Taipei's religious diversity.
00047229 : TAIWAN Taipei - Shoppers browse the underground shopping mall in Taipei Railway Station.
00047228 : NEPAL Chitwan - Female agricultural workers cultivating a potato field. Women in the region share farm labour with men, though often perform the more menial tasks. Over 80% of the Nepali population work in agriculture.
00047227 : TAIWAN Taipei - An owl crossing sign in Yangmingshan National Park.
00047226 : TAIWAN Taipei - A shop assistant serves a customer at a dispensary of traditional Chinese medicines (TCM). TCMs are very popular in Taiwan and seen as a viable alternative to Western medicines.
00047225 : COLOMBIA Sierra Nevada mountains - Women cooking on a stove.
00047224 : COLOMBIA Medellin - Twelve year old Lucas Alejandro Yepes Acebedo lost his legs when he stepped on a landmine. Since then he has attempted suicide twice.
00047223 : HONG KONG China - A passer-by stares at a group of Falun Gong followers practicing meditative positions. Also known as Falun Dafa, the practice of Falun Gong involves a series of five meditaiton exercises to achieve a higher moral awareness. The movement has proved particularly controversial since it was suppressed by the Chinese government on account of its alleged illegal activities. Practitioners of Falun Gong claim that the Chinese government and police force has committed human rights abuses against the group in an attempt to marginalise the movement.
00047222 : ROMANIA Navodari, Black Sea - A group of schoolchildren run along the beach near the Petromedia petrochemical factory. The seaside resort of Navodari on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera was created under the communist regime.
00047221 : ROMANIA Vama Veche, Black Sea - Young holidaymakers drink on the balcony of a bar on the beach. Vama Veche is a popular tourist village on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera.
00047220 : TAIWAN Taipei - Students of the National Theatre practise their dance routine in the grounds of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Park.
00047219 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - A board featuring a painting of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Cite Soleil, a pro-Aristide slum. Images of Aristide still remain in the city despite his overthrow in 2004.
00047218 : RWANDA Gatsata - 22 year old Honorine Tuyiseng breastfeeds her son Umunezero. Honorine was beaten and raped during the genocide and now lives at a relative's house with her child.
00047217 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Voters collect their identity cards in preparation for voting in the election.
00047216 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - A voter collects his identity card in preparation for voting in the election.
00047215 : CHINA Yilong, Sichuan - 11 year old Chen attends a lesson at her teacher's house in an impoverished village in China's southwestern province.
00047214 : CHINA Beijing - Migrants work sort through the refuse on a municipal rubbish tip in search of articles such as glass and plastics to re sell. Migrants from small villages in southwest China's Sichuan province both live and work at the dump, many hundreds of miles away from home. They form part of a cooperative selling scraps and waste to local farmers and factories.
00047213 : RWANDA Kimisagara - Sisters 12 year old Sophia and 11 year old Claudette bath their youngest sibling Solange (3). Orphaned by the genocide, they live on their own and earn money for food by buying paraffin and decanting it into small bottles to sell.
00047212 : TAIWAN Taipei - A Formosan Blue Magpie in Yangmingshan National Park. The park is a popular bird-watching area.
00047211 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - In the run-up to the elections, a man walks past political graffiti in support of presidential candidate (and subsequent winner) Rene Preval on a wall in the slum of Cite Soleil.
00047210 : ISRAEL - Israeli female soldier.
00047209 : TAIWAN Taipei - A woman waits for her connection outside Taipei Railway Station as a bus and a taxi pass her by.
00047208 : MOROCCO - Girls picking flowers in the desert.
00047207 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank - Palestinian farmer on the back of a donkey.
00047206 : EGYPT Lake Nasser - 14 year old fisherman Ibrahim gathers his fishing nets on the shores of the lake.
00047205 : EGYPT Lake Nasser - Fishermen bring their boats ashore and gather their nets on the shore of the lake after a day fishing.
00047204 : ROMANIA Mamaia, Black Sea - Young holidaymakers relax at the Kudos bar on the beach. Mamaia is the largest holiday resort on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera. The town has almost no full time residents.
00047203 : TURKEY - Women with camels in the early morning fog.
00047202 : TAIWAN Taipei - Dancers enjoy the open-air ballroom dance lessons that are held in Youth Park, central Taipei.
00047201 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - An United Nations (UN) official holds a transparent ballot box from a voting kit unloaded from a Mexican navy ship in advance of the Haitian elections. MINUSTAH (United Nations Stabilization Mission In Haiti) is to be present throughout the proceedings in order to maintain stability.
00047200 : MOROCCO - Boy carrying a kid goat on his shoulders.
00047199 : AUSTRALIA Queensland - Cumulus clouds in the sky over the coast.
00047198 : AUSTRALIA Arnhem Land, Northern Territory - Aboriginal children on the beach hunt for edible crabs at the water's edge.
00047197 : BOLIVIA Potosi - 16 year old Macro Benabides enters the Colquechaquita (Anthill of Riches) silver and zinc mine on Cerro Rico mountain. His late father was a miner who died 5 years ago of silicosis, a respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust. Widows of miners are permitted to scour the discarded rocks in search of silver ore to sell.
00047196 : TAIWAN Taipei - Four dancers perform part of the Taipei Dance Circle "baby oil series". The stage and performers are covered in lubricant to provide a mesmerising, ethereal continuum of lithe motion. The Taipei Dance Circle was founded in 1984 by Taiwan-born dancers Liou shaw-lu and Yang wan-jung, who developed their own style of Oriental Modern Dance.
00047195 : BOLIVIA Potosi - Father Fabio Calizaya blesses the congregation with a carnation and holy water at the Catholic San Pedro church.
00047194 : CHINA Beijing - A woman holds burning herbal balls to her eyes in order to treat an ocular illness.
00047193 : TAIWAN Taipei - The main gateway to Chiang Kai-shek (CKS) Memorial Park, a central feature of Taipei.
00047192 : TAIWAN Taipei - Dancers enjoy the open-air ballroom dance lessons that are held in Youth Park, central Taipei.
00047191 : ROMANIA Costinesi, Black Sea - Runners on the beach, with the rusting hulk of a Greek ferry in the distance.
00047190 : BOLIVIA Potosi - A miner holding coca leaves in a silver and zinc mine in the Cerro Rico mountain. Miners chew the coca throughout the day to stave off hunger and thirst, allowing them to work throughout the day without pausing for a lunch break.
00047189 : HONG KONG China - Mr Wong, a group treasurer of Falun Gong in Hong Kong, talks to other followers during a prayer session at an apartment in the city. A poster of Li Hongzhi, the founder of the movement, hangs on the wall. Also known as Falun Dafa, the practice involves a series of five meditaiton exercises to achieve a higher moral awareness. The movement has proved particularly controversial since it was suppressed by the Chinese government on account of its alleged illegal activities. Practitioners of Falun Gong claim that the Chinese government and police force has committed human rights abuses against the group in an attempt to marginalise the movement.
00047188 : NEPAL Chitwan - Female agricultural worker with a hoe. Women in the region share farm labour with men, though often perform the more menial tasks. Over 80% of the Nepali population work in agriculture.
00047187 : NEPAL Chitwan - Female agricultural workers cultivating a potato field. Women in the region share farm labour with men, though often perform the more menial tasks. Over 80% of the Nepali population work in agriculture.
00047186 : TAIWAN Taipei - The Baosheng Festival is held every year at Baoan Temple, one of Taipei's most active places of worship. The festival celebrates the birthday of Baosheng Dadi, the "great lord" of Chinese Medicine.
00047185 : AUSTRALIA Alice Springs, Northern Territory - Eight year old Alexis Abala, who is half Aboriginal, studies with a classmate during a lesson at Ross Park school.
00047184 : TAIWAN Keelung - Mourners wear sackcloth at a Taoist funeral.
00047183 : COLOMBIA Bogota - Lucho, a former political paramilitary, stands by the window at a safehouse for demobilised paramilitaries and guerillas. The programme, which is run by the Colombian government, aims to reintegrate former fighters into society.
00047182 : AUSTRALIA Alice Springs, Northern Territory - Eight year old Alexis Abala, who is half Aboriginal. She lives with her white mother and stepfather.
00047181 : AUSTRALIA Alice Springs, Northern Territory - Eight year old Alexis Abala, who is half Aboriginal, uses a computer in an IT lesson at Ross Park school.
00047180 : CHINA Beijing - A patient holds her tongue out for the doctor to inspect during a medical check-up.
00047179 : TAIWAN Taipei - The Shin Kong Tower, the second tallest building in Taipei.
00047178 : BOLIVIA Potosi - Villagers in the old town at dusk.
00047177 : RWANDA - 21 year old genocide orphan Angelique Mukamana cries as she looks after her younger siblings. Having left education in order to look after her family she is due to go back to school, yet will be joining a class of 13 year olds in the absence of adult education.
00047176 : COLOMBIA Aquitania, Antioquia Department - A priest blesses soldiers at a Sunday church service. Aquitania is considered the most heavily land-mined area of Colombia, with mines having been placed by left wing guerillas in order to target the soldiers who are occupying the village.
00047175 : HONG KONG China - A policeman stops to read a banner informing passers-by about Falun Gong. Also known as Falun Dafa, the practice involves a series of five meditaiton exercises to achieve a higher moral awareness. The movement has proved particularly controversial since it was suppressed by the Chinese government on account of its alleged illegal activities. Practitioners of Falun Gong claim that the Chinese government and police force has committed human rights abuses against the group in an attempt to marginalise the movement.
00047174 : KUWAIT Kuwait City - View of the city from the National Assembly building.
00047173 : COLOMBIA Sierra Nevada mountains - A soldier from a patrol which is visiting the area to support a crop substitution programme stands in front of a Colombian flag. The initiative aims to end coca production as part of the government-funded Plan Colombia.
00047172 : RWANDA - 21 year old genocide orphan Angelique Mukamana pets a goat which has been sent to her from a 'Send a Cow' aid project. Having left education in order to look after her younger siblings following the death of her parents she is due to go back to school, yet will be joining a class of 13 year olds in the absence of adult education.
00047171 : KUWAIT Kuwait City - Two ministers on the steps of the National Assembly building.
00047170 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - United Nations (UN) peacekeepers stand guard as voting kits and ballot boxes are unloaded from a Mexican naval ship in advance of the Haitian elections. MINUSTAH (United Nations Stabilization Mission In Haiti) is to be present throughout the proceedings in order to maintain stability.
00047169 : TAIWAN Taipei - Commuters hurry down the escalators at an MRT underground train station. The system is a relatively new addition to Taipei's public transport network.
00047168 : CHINA Beijing - Dispensing herbal medicines.
00047167 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - View over the city towards the port.
00047166 : CHINA Beijing - A woman is administered facial acupuncture to treat head problems.
00047165 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - View over the main cemetery.
00047164 : BOLIVIA Potosi - 12 year old Jose Lucas Benabides and his mother Alberta chip away at rocks among the tailings in the compound of a silver mine in the Cerro Rico mountain. His late father was a miner who died 5 years ago of silicosis, a respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust. Widows of miners are permitted to scour the discarded rocks in search of silver ore to sell.
00047163 : CHINA Yilong, Sichuan - A brother and sister play in front of a wall in their house. Their family cannot afford much furniture so umbrellas, bags and scarves are hung from the walls instead.
00047162 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Shanty housing in a hillside slum.
00047161 : RWANDA - 21 year old genocide orphan Angelique Mukamana pets a goat with Samantha from a Young Farmers organisation. The goat has been sent to Angelique from the 'Send a Cow' aid project. Having left education in order to look after her younger siblings following the death of her parents she is due to go back to school, yet will be joining a class of 13 year olds in the absence of adult education.
00047160 : CHINA Beijing - A patient is treated using the traditional Chinese fire cupping therapy. Cupping, which uses a flame to create a vacuum inside glass vessels applied to the skin, is a method of acupressure and is used to treat muscular pain and tension.
00047159 : ROMANIA 2 Mai, Black Sea - Girl picking flowers at a nudist beach. 2 Mai is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera.
00047158 : AUSTRALIA Alice Springs, Northern Territory - Eight year old Alexis Abala (R) studies an inflatable globe with a teacher and classmates in a geography lesson at Ross Park school. Alexis is half Aboriginal.
00047157 : BOLIVIA Potosi - A statue to a silver miner in the Miners' Plaza in front of the Cerro Rico mountain.
00047156 : ROMANIA Navodari, Black Sea - Woman sunbathing in the early morning sun on the beach. Navodari is a seaside resort on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera.
00047155 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Children in the creche in the Don Bosco 'Lakay' shelter for street children in the Portail Leogane area of Carrefour district.
00047154 : CHINA Beijing - A doctor reads the pulse of a young patient during a medical consultation.
00047153 : NEPAL Chitwan - Woman with a pail of milk from her cow. Women in the region share farm labour with men, though often perform the more menial tasks. Over 80% of the Nepali population work in agriculture.
00047152 : TAIWAN Dansui - A customer receives a scalp massage from a blind masseuse in the seaside resort of Dansui.
00047151 : BOLIVIA Potosi - 6 year old Gladys Benabides with her doll and a puppy. Her late father was a miner who died 5 years ago of silicosis, a respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust. She attends San Cristobal school, part of a CARE International project to educate children in the region and offer them the opportunity not to work in the mines.
00047150 : ROMANIA Mamaia, Black Sea - Holidaymakers queue to use the waterslides at the Acqua Magic water park. Mamaia is the largest holiday resort on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera. The town has almost no full time residents.
00047149 : AUSTRALIA Alice Springs, Northern Territory - Eight year old Alexis Abala and her friends wear face paints as they explore aboriginal markings in MacDonald Ranges. Alexis is half Aboriginal.
00047148 : TAIWAN Keelung - Drinks for the departed are offered at a Taoist funeral in Keelung.
00047147 : COLOMBIA Sierra Nevada mountains - A soldier from a patrol which is visiting the area to support a crop substitution programme walks past a Colombian flag. The initiative aims to end coca production as part of the government-funded Plan Colombia.
00047146 : AUSTRALIA Alice Springs, Northern Territory - Eight year old Alexis Abala paints the face of her friend Terry at Emily Gap in the MacDonald Ranges. Alexis is half Aboriginal.
00047145 : TAIWAN Taipei - Two shop assistants prepare remedies at a dispensary of traditional Chinese medicines (TCM). TCMs are very popular in Taiwan and seen as a viable alternative to Western medicines.
00047144 : TAIWAN Taipei - Tai Chi students practise in Youth Park. The park is a popular place for the city's residents to practise martial arts and exercise.
00047143 : CHINA Beijing - Liu (40) sorts through the refuse on a municipal rubbish tip in search of articles such as glass and plastics to resell. Migrants such as Liu, from small villages in southwest China's Sichuan province both live and work at the dump, many hundreds of miles away from home. They form part of a cooperative selling scraps and waste to local farmers and factories.
00047142 : CHINA Chengdu, Sichuan Province - Lun Lun, a one month old female panda cub, lies asleep in an incubator. She is the product of an artificial insemination programme. Giant pandas have been recognised as an endangered species, being the rarest in the bear family. Insemination programmes run to encourage growth of the panda population, which is under threat from habitat loss, isolation and poaching.
00047141 : BOLIVIA Potosi - 10 year old Veronica Luna and her brothers. Their father is a miner and she works as a street vendor selling gelatin in order to subsidise his wage.
00047140 : CHINA Yilong, Sichuan - Wei uses strips of bamboo to build a polytunnel for his corn crop at his home.
00047139 : AUSTRALIA Arnhem Land, Northern Territory - Aboriginal woman Judy Baypungnalala weaving pandanus mats in Ramingining.
00047138 : RWANDA - 12 year old genocide orphan Sophia feeds her youngest sibling Solange (3) with her other sister, 11 year old Claudette. The sisters live on their own and earn money for food by buying paraffin and decanting it into small bottles to sell.
00047137 : RWANDA - Children orphaned by the genocide carry piles of bricks up a hill to build houses.
00047136 : TAIWAN Taipei - The 228 Massacre Monument in 228 Memorial Park commemorates the massacre of 28th February 1947. This mass slaughter of unarmed native Taiwanese by newly-arrived Kuomingtang forces was hushed-up until 1992.
00047135 : TAIWAN Taipei - Tai Chi students practise in Youth Park.
00047134 : BOLIVIA Potosi - 12 year old Jose Lucas Benabides works among the rock tailings in the compound of a silver mine in the Cerro Rico mountain. His late father was a miner who died 5 years ago of silicosis, a respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust. He often works with his mother who, since she is a miner's widow, is permitted to scour the discarded rocks in search of silver ore to sell.
00047133 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - A boy reclines under a mural featuring a painting of a Catholic saint in the slum area of Bel-air.
00047132 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Tombs and gravestones at the main cemetery.
00047131 : NETHERLANDS Pieterburen - A seal undergoes a health check on an orphaned seal pup at the Seal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, which treats and releases more than 100 wild seals each year. Many seals which are admitted to the hospital are affected by poisonous mercury and chemicals polluting the waters surrounding the northern Dutch islands.
00047130 : TAIWAN Dansui - Customers receive massages from blind masseurs in the seaside resort of Dansui.
00047129 : NEPAL Chitwan - Female agricultural worker planting radish seedlings. Women in the region share farm labour with men, though often perform the more menial tasks. Over 80% of the Nepali population work in agriculture.
00047128 : TAIWAN Taipei - A shop assistant prepares remedies at a dispensary of traditional Chinese medicines (TCM). TCMs are very popular in Taiwan and seen as a viable alternative to Western medicines.
00047127 : NEPAL Chitwan - Female agricultural worker harvesting straw with a hand scythe. Women in the region share farm labour with men, though often perform the more menial tasks. Over 80% of the Nepali population work in agriculture.
00047126 : NEPAL Chitwan - Agricultural workers plant and water radish seedlings on a farm. Women in the region share farm labour with men, though often perform the more menial tasks. Over 80% of the Nepali population work in agriculture.
00047125 : BOLIVIA Potosi - 12 year old Jose Lucas and his mother Alberta Benabides work among the rock tailings in the compound of a silver mine. Alberta's late husband was a miner who died 5 years ago of silicosis, a respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust. Widows of miners are permitted to scour the discarded rocks in search of silver ore to sell.
00047124 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Men reading in a Bible studies class at a rehabilitation home run by Victory Outreach, a controversial religious group which proselytises to drug-addicts and sex workers in order to gain members.
00047123 : NEPAL Chitwan - Agricultural workers harvesting cauliflower. Women in the region share farm labour with men, though often perform the more menial tasks. Over 80% of the Nepali population work in agriculture.
00047122 : BOLIVIA Potosi - A drunk miner passes out after a session drinking local beer in a bar on a Saturday afternoon.
00047121 : NETHERLANDS Pieterburen - A two month old orphaned seal pup tries to crawl out of a tub of water at the seal hospital shortly before being released into the Wadden Sea (Waddenzee). The Seal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre treats and releases more than 100 wild seals each year. Many seals which are admitted to the hospital are affected by poisonous mercury and chemicals polluting the waters surrounding the northern Dutch islands.
00047120 : EGYPT Lake Nasser - Sphinx Valley at the Wadi es Seboua temple, which was built by Pharoah Ramesses II.
00047119 : BOLIVIA Potosi - Houses for miners next to a silver and zinc mine in the Cerro Rico mountain.
00047118 : TAIWAN Taipei - The main gateway to Chiang Kai-shek (CKS) Memorial Park, a central feature of Taipei.
00047117 : BOLIVIA Potosi - Miners playing football on Sunday at the foot of Cerro Rico mountain, where they work throughout the week.
00047116 : CHINA Yilong, Sichuan - A woman stokes the fire with dried straw while her sister cooks on the stove.
00047115 : TAIWAN Taipei - Commuters hurry down the escalators at an MRT underground train station. The system is a relatively new addition to Taipei's public transport network.
00047114 : TAIWAN Taipei - The Presidential Office is a magnificent example of Japanese colonial architecture.
00047113 : ROMANIA Constanta, Black Sea - A host at the dolphinarium, where dolphins in an aquarium perform acrobatic tricks for the audience. Constanta is the largest Romanian seaport on the Black Sea Riviera and attracts many tourists.
00047112 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Rubbish is strewn at the side of the street in the Carrefour area of the city.
00047111 : HONG KONG China - A Falun Gong follower ignores police and continues to hand out flyers informing passers-by about Falun Gong. Also known as Falun Dafa, the practice involves a series of five meditaiton exercises to achieve a higher moral awareness. The movement has proved particularly controversial since it was suppressed by the Chinese government on account of its alleged illegal activities. Practitioners of Falun Gong claim that the Chinese government and police force has committed human rights abuses against the group in an attempt to marginalise the movement.
00047110 : ROMANIA Neptun, Black Sea - A boy stands by the entrance to a public toilet, charging visitors for its use. Neptun is a summer holiday resort on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera, one of a string of resorts named after planets.
00047109 : TAIWAN Taipei - A customer stares at the myriad of book titles on offer in a bookshop along Chongqing Road.
00047108 : CHINA Beijing - A patient undergoes acupuncture therapy using electrical needles to treat facial paralysis.
00047107 : CHINA Beijing - Patients are administered acupuncture therapy using electrical needles to treat facial paralysis.
00047106 : EGYPT Lake Nasser - Sphinx Valley at the Wadi es Seboua temple, which was built by Pharoah Ramesses II.
00047105 : CHINA Beijing - Patients in a waiting room are administered herbal medicine by intravaenous drip.
00047104 : TAIWAN Taipei - The National Palace Museum (NPM) stands on the edge of the 228 Memorial Park in downtown Taipei.
00047103 : TAIWAN Taipei - A small waterfall nestled in the woodland of Yangmingshan National Park.
00047102 : TAIWAN Taipei - Dragon boat racing on the Bitan River in the Taipei suburb of Hsin Dien.
00047101 : TAIWAN Taipei - An artist from the Taipei EYE Theatre applies make-up before a performance.
00047100 : TAIWAN Taipei - The Shin Kong Tower, the second tallest building in Taipei, with Taipei 101, the tallest, in the far distance.
00047099 : TAIWAN Taipei - Traffic on the streets of downtown Taipei.
00047098 : CHINA Beijing - A woman undergoes hypnosis to cure depression.
00047097 : TAIWAN Keelung - Mourners wear sackcloth at a Taoist funeral.
00047096 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Two former prostitutes, one Surinamese (left) and the other Ivorian, embrace a 17 year old sex worker. Since working as prostitutes the two women have become members of Victory Outreach, a religious group which proselytises to drug-addicts and sex workers.
00047095 : ROMANIA Mamaia, Black Sea - Cleaner in an overgrown square in the Acqua Magic water park. Mamaia is the largest holiday resort on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera. The town has almost no full time residents.
00047094 : TAIWAN Taipei - Four dancers perform part of the Taipei Dance Circle "baby oil series". The stage and performers are covered in lubricant to provide a mesmerising, ethereal continuum of lithe motion. The Taipei Dance Circle was founded in 1984 by Taiwan-born dancers Liou shaw-lu and Yang wan-jung, who developed their own style of Oriental Modern Dance.
00047093 : TAIWAN Taipei - The 228 Incident Museum in 228 Park commemorates the massacre of 28th February 1947. This mass slaughter of unarmed native Taiwanese by newly arrived Kuomingtang forces was hushed-up until 1992.
00047092 : NEPAL Chitwan - Female agricultural worker harvesting straw. Women in the region share farm labour with men, though often perform the more menial tasks. Over 80% of the Nepali population work in agriculture.
00047091 : NEPAL Chitwan - Woman making bowls from leaves.
00047090 : ROMANIA Costinesi, Black Sea - Students have their pictures taken beneath a sculpture on the beach. Costinesti is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera which attracts younger tourists.
00047089 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - A voter is photographed and his details logged onto a computer as he is registered to vote in the forthcoming Haitian elections.
00047088 : BOLIVIA Potosi - 6 year old Gladys Benabides with her doll. Her late father was a miner who died 5 years ago of silicosis, a respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust. She attends San Cristobal school, part of a CARE International project to educate children in the region and offer them the opportunity not to work in the mines.
00047087 : ROMANIA Navodari, Black Sea - A girl eats candy floss with her friends at the seaside resort of Navodari on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera, which was created under the communist regime.
00047086 : NEPAL Chitwan - Female agricultural worker carrying a load of freshly harvested hay. Women in the region share farm labour with men, though often perform the more menial tasks. Over 80% of the Nepali population work in agriculture.
00047085 : BOLIVIA Potosi - 13 year old Guido Quispe uses a hammer and chisel to chip dynamite holes in the rockface in La Morena 1 mine in the Cerro Rico mountain. The narrow openings in the silver mine are too small to accommodate pneumatic drills, so child workers are favoured for the job.
00047084 : TAIWAN Taipei - A Tai Chi student practises in Youth Park.
00047083 : TAIWAN Taipei - Neon-lit stall selling "binlang" betel nuts, a popular cash crop that is chewed throughout Asia and is thought to contain healing properties. In Taiwan, the nut is often adorned with a variety of additive stimulants.
00047082 : TAIWAN Taipei - The ancient East Gate entrance to the city of Taipei.
00047081 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - The congregation of the evangelical Victory Outreach church prays in church. The controversial religious group proselytises to drug-addicts and sex workers in order to gain members.
00047080 : TAIWAN Taipei - The National Concert Hall building stands in the grounds of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Park.
00047079 : TAIWAN Taipei - An assistant in one of the popular "Ten Ren Tea Shop" branches pours a tea sample for a customer.
00047078 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - A woman carries pharmaceutical items past the entrance to the main cemetery.
00047077 : BOLIVIA Potosi - Miners drink local beer in a bar on a Saturday afternoon.
00047076 :