World Lens: Week of October 19

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Japanese Fashion - Beyoncé appears at a promotional event in Tokyo for the Japanese fashion brand Samantha Thavasa. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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Japanese Fashion - Beyoncé appears at a promotional event in Tokyo for the Japanese fashion brand Samantha Thavasa. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Honored - Jamaican record-breaking sprinter Usain Bolt is given the Order of Jamaica honor from the nation’s Governor General Patrick Allen during the annual National Honors and Awards ceremony in Kingston. Bolt, 23, is the youngest Jamaican to ever receive the award, which is the nation’s fourth highest national honor. REUTERS/Andrew P. Smith

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Honored - Jamaican record-breaking sprinter Usain Bolt is given the Order of Jamaica honor from the nation’s Governor General Patrick Allen during the annual National Honors and Awards ceremony in Kingston. Bolt, 23, is the youngest Jamaican to ever receive the award, which is the nation’s fourth highest national honor. REUTERS/Andrew P. Smith

Building Collapse - A Kenyan woman is shown in grief at the scene where her relatives were killed after a building collapse in the town of Kiambu. Following the collapse of the building, which was under construction, up to 20 people are feared dead. REUTERS/Noor Khamis

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Building Collapse - A Kenyan woman is shown in grief at the scene where her relatives were killed after a building collapse in the town of Kiambu. Following the collapse of the building, which was under construction, up to 20 people are feared dead. REUTERS/Noor Khamis

Celebration - Ghanaian soccer players celebrate after their victory over Brazil during their FIFA U-20 World Cup final soccer match in Cairo. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

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Celebration - Ghanaian soccer players celebrate after their victory over Brazil during their FIFA U-20 World Cup final soccer match in Cairo. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Fashion Week - A model shows off a design by Ecliptica at a fashion show during Dominicana Fashion Week in Santo Domingo. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

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Fashion Week - A model shows off a design by Ecliptica at a fashion show during Dominicana Fashion Week in Santo Domingo. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

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No Unity? - Zimbabwe Prime Minister and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai talks to the media at an office in Harare. The opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change, threatened to boycott the struggling nation’s delicate power-sharing government with longtime leader Robert Mugabe unless a political deal is reached. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

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No Unity? - Zimbabwe Prime Minister and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai talks to the media at an office in Harare. The opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change, threatened to boycott the struggling nation’s delicate power-sharing government with longtime leader Robert Mugabe unless a political deal is reached. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

In Cuba - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin gives an interview in Havana, Cuba during his visit there. He hopes his city can benefit from improved U.S.-Cuban relations and secure direct flights between New Orleans and Havana. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa

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In Cuba - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin gives an interview in Havana, Cuba during his visit there. He hopes his city can benefit from improved U.S.-Cuban relations and secure direct flights between New Orleans and Havana. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa

Nefertiti - Visitors to Germany’s Neues Museum (New Museum) look at a statue of Nefertiti in a bulletproof display box. The famous bust is a part of several collections including that of the Egyptian Museum, the Papyrus Collection, the Collection of Ancient Antiquities and the Museum of Pre-and Early History. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

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Nefertiti - Visitors to Germany’s Neues Museum (New Museum) look at a statue of Nefertiti in a bulletproof display box. The famous bust is a part of several collections including that of the Egyptian Museum, the Papyrus Collection, the Collection of Ancient Antiquities and the Museum of Pre-and Early History. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Violence Concerns - In Brazil, a police officer patrols the streets of the Jacarezinho just a day after drug dealers shot down a police helicopter and set several buses and a school ablaze in Rio de Janeiro. Disputes between drug gangs left 14 people dead during the weekend. Despite the recent violence, officials in the country vow to host a violence-free Olympics in 2016. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

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Violence Concerns - In Brazil, a police officer patrols the streets of the Jacarezinho just a day after drug dealers shot down a police helicopter and set several buses and a school ablaze in Rio de Janeiro. Disputes between drug gangs left 14 people dead during the weekend. Despite the recent violence, officials in the country vow to host a violence-free Olympics in 2016. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

New Royalty - Charles Wesley Mumbere, 56, spent years working as a nurse’s aid in the United States before recently being crowned king of the Rwenzururu Kingdom in his native Uganda. Mumbere actually inherited the title when he was 13, but traditional kingdoms were banned in 1967. Current President Yoweri Museveni brought back kingdoms to the nation, but also required that kings stay out of politics and focus on traditional responsibilities.

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New Royalty - Charles Wesley Mumbere, 56, spent years working as a nurse’s aid in the United States before recently being crowned king of the Rwenzururu Kingdom in his native Uganda. Mumbere actually inherited the title when he was 13, but traditional kingdoms were banned in 1967. Current President Yoweri Museveni brought back kingdoms to the nation, but also required that kings stay out of politics and focus on traditional responsibilities.