World Lens: Week of September 22
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Stepping Down - A little girl watches as South African President Thabo Mbeki announces his resignation live on national television in Johannesburg. Mbeki, who took over the presidency from Nelson Mandela, was asked to step down by the African National Congress after a judge ruled he interfered in ANC head Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA)
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Hunger Crisis - In Ethiopia, a girl carries her brother on her back while waiting for food at a distribution center in Buge village. The World Food Program recently announced that almost 10 million people in the nation are in need of emergency food aid. REUTERS/Jose Cendon/IFRC (ETHIOPIA)
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Headless Art - Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare poses near his sculpture depicting two headless women pointing pistols at each other. It is entitled “How to Blow up Two Heads at Once (Ladies) 2006” and it is a part of a five-month-long exhibition at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art. REUTERS/Will Burgess (AUSTRALIA)
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Contacting Relatives - Haitians use satellite phones, given as charity, to talk to relatives weeks after flooding from a series of tropical storms devastated the region. REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)
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Breakin' - Hip hop made its way to Peru during the nation’s International Circus Festival. Dance students try some break dancing moves during a class. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (PERU)
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