THE WORLD OF ART & CULTURE IN PICTURES. Cont'd.
Photos from left to right: A view of a float at the Auteuil racetrack near Paris, which will be part of the Chinese New Year parade along the Champs Elysee in Paris. A model presents a creation by French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier as part of the Spring/Summer 2004 Haute Couture week in Paris.
Photos from left to right: An Iraqi woman carries a sack of items scavenged in a huge garbage dump in Baghdad's predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City. Iraqi Shiite Muslims demonstrate in Baghdad, carrying flags and posters of various Shiite clerical leaders and calling for Saddam Hussein's execution.
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