The giant rubber duck, the brainchild of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is deflated to avoid the gale at the Summer Palace in Beijing on Oct 10. The strong wind blew away the haze that was over the capital for many days. [Photo/CFP]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.