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Competitors in the half marathon run across the Sydney Harbor Bridge in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. The half marathon is part of the Sydney Running Festival.



Vancouver Canucks' Alexandre Bolduc is taken down by Edmonton Oilers Sheldon Souray during third period NHL pre-season play in Vancouver, British Columbia September 19, 2009.



Filipino Muslim children sit beside their parents during prayers at Manila's Rizal Park, Philippines, to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.



Indonesian Muslim women attend prayers marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan at Parangkusumo beach outside Yogyakarta, Central Java September 20, 2009. Millions of people gathered at mosques around Indonesian provinces to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.



New York Yankees batter Derek Jeter singles off Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Doug Fister during the fifth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Seattle, Washington, September 19, 2009.



Indonesians walk past a row of traditional wooden cargo boats known as bugis boats as they arrive to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Sunda Kelapa port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.



Vicente Escobedo of the US (L) punches Michael Katsidis of Australia during their NABO Featherweight Title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 19, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.






Motorists are caught in a traffic jam along a highway in Tokyo on September 20, 2009. Japan's five-day long holiday started from September 19, and expressways, airports and major train stations were crowded with holiday makers heading to their hometowns and resorts. Japan introduced highway toll discounts for holiday makers to stimulate the domestic economy. Highway tolls are something that Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has pedged to end in an effort to put more more money in the pockets of ordinary people.



Fireworks explode during a sound and light show over the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, September 19, 2009. Mexico will celebrate its bicentennial anniversary of independence in September 2010.


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