Friday / October 12, 2007

Foto 1 de 54 | 12/10/2007 | Crédito : Reuters / Edición: C. Edwards

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Foto 2 de 54 | 12/10/2007 | Crédito : AFP / Edición: C. Edwards

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Workers are seen installing an exterior transparent membrane on the top of the National Olympic Stadium, also known as the Bird´s Nest in Beijing, China.

Image shows a lotus inlay faience which is part of an exhibit culled from the discoveries of Sir William Flinders Petrie, "the father of scientific archaeology". The 220-plus items in the exhibit, currently at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe, N.M., reflect the breadth of Petrie´s work over five decades in Egypt and his lasting impact on his profession.

Indian labourers stand on the support of a makeshift Durga worship palace, a replica of the fictional "Hogwarts Castle", under construction in Kolkata. The huge wooden structure was erected to worship Hindu Goddess Durga, a 4 day festival which starts on October 18th. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and her publisher Bloomsbury have sued the organisers of the elaborate canvas and papier mache castle and are seeking US$50,000.

An extremely rare colored diamond ring set with a modified rectangular cut fancy intense blue diamond, weighing approximately 5.07 carats, within a pavé-set pink diamond two-tiered surround, mounted in 18k rose gold will be part of the "Magnificent Jewels" sale at Christie´s in New York. The estimate is 2.2 million to 2.8 million USD.

Surfers take part in "Paddle for Peace" to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings today in Kuta, Bali Island. Dozens of people placed flowers and pictures of their loved ones at a memorial on the site of a deadly bombing on Indonesia´s Bali island today, the fifth anniversary of the attack.

Workers are seen installing an exterior transparent membrane on the top of the National Olympic Stadium, also known as the Bird´s Nest in Beijing, China. Ver más.