World Lens: Week of April 20
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Teen Pirate - Abduhl Wali-i-Musi, the 16-year-old lone surviving Somali pirate accused of hijacking the Maersk Alabama and holding U.S. Capt. Richard Philips hostage, is taken into a New York federal court building earlier this week. The judge ruled he be tried as an adult for piracy, which carries a minimum life sentence. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES CONFLICT SOCIETY IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)
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South African Elections - A South African flips on a trampoline on a street filled with campaign posters in the town of Thokoza. South Africans are set to hit the polls this week to elect a new president. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SOUTH AFRICA POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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Zuma Rally - Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, appears at a campaign rally for the African National Congress’ presidential candidate Jacob Zuma. Tens of thousands attended the gathering, ahead of this week’s elections. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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Obama Meets Chavez - President Barack Obama accepts a copy of “Las Vena Abiertas de America Latina” from controversial Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, during a meeting at the Summit of the Americans in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The book, by left-wing Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano, skyrocketed to popularity as a result. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLITICS)
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Obama Greets Trinidad Leader - President Obama greets Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning at the Summit of the Americas. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLITICS)
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