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Building bridges

Participants walk over the Waal Bridge in Nijmegen, the Netherlands at dawn, during the International Four Day Marches of Nijmegen. Participants from over 60 countries take part in the event.
Participants walk over the Waal Bridge in Nijmegen, the Netherlands at dawn, during the International Four Day Marches of Nijmegen. Participants from over 60 countries take part in the event. Photo: AFP / Erik Van ‘T Woud
River Danube in spate below the Elisabeth Bridge (R) and the Chain Bridge (L) in Budapest. The Hungarian capital last month averted the worst of the floods that caused devastation elsewhere in central Europe, as flood defences held firm, with the Danube starting to recede after reaching a historic high.
River Danube in spate below the Elisabeth Bridge (R) and the Chain Bridge (L) in Budapest. The Hungarian capital last month averted the worst of the floods that caused devastation elsewhere in central Europe, as flood defences held firm, with the Danube starting to recede after reaching a historic high. Photo: AFP / Attila Kisbenedek
Soldiers fire a 62-round royal gun salute at the Tower of London in London.
Soldiers fire a 62-round royal gun salute at the Tower of London in London. Photo: AFP / Andrew Cowie
The new (road and rail) border bridge over the Danube, Vidin-Calafat (Bulgaria-Romania). It is a key element of the European Transport Corridor IV connecting Dresden in Germany with Istanbul in Turkey.
The new (road and rail) border bridge over the Danube, Vidin-Calafat (Bulgaria-Romania). It is a key element of the European Transport Corridor IV connecting Dresden in Germany with Istanbul in Turkey. Photo: AFP/ Daniel Mihailescu






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