World Lens: Week of May 25

Somali floods | Beyonce on stage in Spain | stars come out to Cannes. See pics.

On Stage - Singer Beyoncé hits the stage in Barcelona, Spain at a stop on her “I Am … Sasha Fierce” tour. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino

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On Stage - Singer Beyoncé hits the stage in Barcelona, Spain at a stop on her “I Am … Sasha Fierce” tour. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino

South Africa Race - Rocking a blue wig, a participant runs in the 89km Comrades Marathon in South Africa between Pietermaritzburg and Durban. There were more than 12,000 people who ran in the race. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

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South Africa Race - Rocking a blue wig, a participant runs in the 89km Comrades Marathon in South Africa between Pietermaritzburg and Durban. There were more than 12,000 people who ran in the race. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

For Charity - Rapper 50 Cent arrives at the amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS 2009 event during the Cannes Film Festival in France. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

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For Charity - Rapper 50 Cent arrives at the amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS 2009 event during the Cannes Film Festival in France. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

Akon in South Africa - Singer Akon performs in South Africa following the 2009 Indian Premier League T20 cricket final match in Johannesburg. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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Akon in South Africa - Singer Akon performs in South Africa following the 2009 Indian Premier League T20 cricket final match in Johannesburg. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Kenyan Slum - In Kenya, a boy wearing a mask looks toward a photographer in the nation’s Kibera slum, thought to be the largest slum in Africa with a population of 800,000. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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Kenyan Slum - In Kenya, a boy wearing a mask looks toward a photographer in the nation’s Kibera slum, thought to be the largest slum in Africa with a population of 800,000. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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Kerry Washington: January 31 - The star of Ray turns 35.

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Red Carpet - Actress Kerry Washington appears on the red carpet before the screening of “Visage” during the Cannes Film Festival in France. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Arresting Illegals - Officials in Algeria arrest an illegal African immigrant in the Sidi Driss neighborhood. After raiding several districts, authorities arrested 33 people, including three children. This was the nation’s 19th raid this year; many Africans enter the nation illegally on their way to Europe. Since 2008, 12,000 illegal immigrants entered Algeria. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi

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Arresting Illegals - Officials in Algeria arrest an illegal African immigrant in the Sidi Driss neighborhood. After raiding several districts, authorities arrested 33 people, including three children. This was the nation’s 19th raid this year; many Africans enter the nation illegally on their way to Europe. Since 2008, 12,000 illegal immigrants entered Algeria. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi

Swearing In - Malawi’s newly re-elected President Bingu wa Mutharika is sworn in for his second term at the country’s Kamuzu stadium. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara

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Swearing In - Malawi’s newly re-elected President Bingu wa Mutharika is sworn in for his second term at the country’s Kamuzu stadium. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara

Volcano Cooking - Children in Rwanda cook sweet potatoes and corn cobs in hot spring water, close to the Nyiragongo volcano. The volcano’s last eruption in 2002, killed dozens and destroyed thousands of homes. REUTERS/Celestine Kasereka/Observatoire Volcanogique de Goma via IFRC/Handout

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Volcano Cooking - Children in Rwanda cook sweet potatoes and corn cobs in hot spring water, close to the Nyiragongo volcano. The volcano’s last eruption in 2002, killed dozens and destroyed thousands of homes. REUTERS/Celestine Kasereka/Observatoire Volcanogique de Goma via IFRC/Handout

Somali Floods - Somalis push a car through flood waters after torrential rains recently slammed southern Mogadishu. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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Somali Floods - Somalis push a car through flood waters after torrential rains recently slammed southern Mogadishu. REUTERS/Feisal Omar