World Lens Week of July 7, 2008

Form of Expression - Chinese tattoo enthusiast Liu Ming shows a tattoo of the Beijing Olympic rings on his forehead.The 44-year-old man hopes to commemorate the 2008 Olympic Games by tattooing more Beijing Olympic related images on his body. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

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Form of Expression - Chinese tattoo enthusiast Liu Ming shows a tattoo of the Beijing Olympic rings on his forehead.The 44-year-old man hopes to commemorate the 2008 Olympic Games by tattooing more Beijing Olympic related images on his body. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

Holy Man Bathes - Sadhu or Hindu holy man bathes before proceeding to the cave of Amarnath, in Pishutop, 114 km (71 miles) southeast of Srinagar July 9, 2008.During the two-month-long annual pilgrimage, devout Hindus walk and ride ponies or palanquins to the cave deep in Kashmir mountains to pray by an ice stalagmite they believe to be a symbol of Hindu god Lord Shiva. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)

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Holy Man Bathes - Sadhu or Hindu holy man bathes before proceeding to the cave of Amarnath, in Pishutop, 114 km (71 miles) southeast of Srinagar July 9, 2008.During the two-month-long annual pilgrimage, devout Hindus walk and ride ponies or palanquins to the cave deep in Kashmir mountains to pray by an ice stalagmite they believe to be a symbol of Hindu god Lord Shiva. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)

Sweet Dreams - A child belonging to a family of pavement dwellers, sleeps in a cradle at a street in Mumbai July 8, 2008. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA)

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Sweet Dreams - A child belonging to a family of pavement dwellers, sleeps in a cradle at a street in Mumbai July 8, 2008. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA)

Women in Power - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Liberia President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf inspect the guard of honour during a welcome ceremony in Berlin June 26, 2008. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY)

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Women in Power - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Liberia President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf inspect the guard of honour during a welcome ceremony in Berlin June 26, 2008. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY)

Protest for your Rights - A demonstrator holds a mock machine gun during a march to the city hall in Durban. Thousands of unionised South African workers downed tools on Wednesday to protest against a sharp jump in food and fuel prices, shutting down businesses and rattling jittery investors. REUTERS/Rogan Ward (SOUTH AFRICA)

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Protest for your Rights - A demonstrator holds a mock machine gun during a march to the city hall in Durban. Thousands of unionised South African workers downed tools on Wednesday to protest against a sharp jump in food and fuel prices, shutting down businesses and rattling jittery investors. REUTERS/Rogan Ward (SOUTH AFRICA)

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"Going to the Mountain" - Youths take part in an initiation ceremony marking their transition from boyhood to manhood in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, July 10, 2006. Every year thousands of youths leave their parents to spend days or weeks in the care of traditional leaders at an initiation school where they are circumcised, a rite of passage commonly referred to as "going to the mountain". REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA)

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"Going to the Mountain" - Youths take part in an initiation ceremony marking their transition from boyhood to manhood in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, July 10, 2006. Every year thousands of youths leave their parents to spend days or weeks in the care of traditional leaders at an initiation school where they are circumcised, a rite of passage commonly referred to as "going to the mountain". REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA)

Thabo Mbeki - South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki speaks during the final session of the World Economic Forum on Africa meeting in Cape Town, June 6, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings (SOUTH AFRICA)

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Thabo Mbeki - South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki speaks during the final session of the World Economic Forum on Africa meeting in Cape Town, June 6, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings (SOUTH AFRICA)

Conjoined Bundle of Joy - A pair of four-month-old conjoined twin girls are seen ahead of their operation at King Abdull-Aziz hospital in Riyadh.REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA)

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Conjoined Bundle of Joy - A pair of four-month-old conjoined twin girls are seen ahead of their operation at King Abdull-Aziz hospital in Riyadh.REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA)