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People queue outside of a supermarket as 80 to 90 per cent of the grocery distribution network in New Caledonia's Noumea had been "wiped out", according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), following the four nights of violent clashes that have left five dead and hundreds wounded. IMAGES
People queue at the entrance of the Borisovo cemetery in south Moscow, where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was buried the previous day. Mourners take turns to lay flowers to Navalny's grave under increased police surveillance. IMAGES
Moroccans wait outside a blood transfusion centre in Marrakesh to donate blood for earthquake victims. The Red Cross appealed for more than $100 million in aid to meet the "most pressing needs", including water, shelter, health and sanitation services. IMAGES
Scores of tourists arrive at the Acropolis in Athens to visit before it closes during the hottest hours of the day due to a new heatwave. Like other archaeological sites in the country, the Acropolis, the country's most visited monument, will be closed between midday and 5.30pm (09.00 to 14.30 GMT), a measure that will apply until Sunday. IMAGES
People queue outside Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican early in the morning ahead of ex-Pope Benedict XVI's funeral. Pope Francis will preside over the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI at the Vatican, an unprecedented event expected to draw tens of thousands of people. IMAGES
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