World Lens: Week of July 5
Caster Semenya is cleared to run; Bolt wins in Switzerland. See more world stories!
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Cheering on Spain - A young soccer fan blows a vuvuzela while cheering on Spain during their quarterfinal match against Paraguay during the World Cup games. Spain, of course, went on to win last Saturday and will face the Netherlands on Sunday at the World Cup final. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Anti-Foreigner Attacks - South African police and army have been deployed due to growing fears of a rise in xenophobic (anti-foreigner) violence following the World Cup final on Sunday. Here, soldiers check the documents of residents of the Diepsloot township on Friday. Thousands of workers from neighboring nations came to the nation for the World Cup to work jobs. In 2008 the nation saw a rise of anti-foreigner attacks against illegal immigrants who attackers blamed for the high unemployment. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Racing for Charity - Usain Bolt poses with children during a charity race at a promotional event of Swiss watch maker Hublot in Nyon, Switzerland on Tuesday. On Thursday, he won the 100 meters at the Athletissima meet in 9.82 seconds, matching the fastest time this year.
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Bolt Visits Swiss Watchmaker - Following a charity race with children of Swiss watch maker Hublot in Nyon, Jamaican star sprinter Usain Bolt pays a visit to the company to see watches being made. (AP Photo/Keystone, Dominic Favre)
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U.S.-Angola Partnership - On Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Angolan Foreign Minister Assuncao Afonso do Anjos displayed documents during a signing ceremony for a memo of understanding at the State Department in D.C. The memorandum establishes the U.S.-Angola Strategic Partnership Dialogue. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Cleared to Run - South African runner Caster Semenya walks during a training session in Pretoria on Thursday. On Tuesday, Semenya was cleared to run by the International Association of Athletics Federations after gender verification tests confirmed she can continue to run as a woman. She hasn’t raced since winning the 800-meter world title last August. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
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The World Cup and the Economy - In preparation for Sunday’s World Cup Final, a worker sweeps between seats at Soccer City stadium, near Johannesburg. While the nation stands to gain economically in the long run for hosting the games, in the short-term the profits aren’t what they hoped and the nation’s unemployment rate continues to rise. (AP Photo/David Azia)
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Shakira Promotes 1GOAL - Latin star singer Shakira poses for a photo with South African girl Nthabiseng Tshabalala while promoting 1GOAL, part of the Global Campaign for Education, near Soccer Stadium. The singer will perform at the World Cup’s closing ceremonies on Sunday. (AP Photo/David Azia)
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Brazil and Kenya Leaders Meet - Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki greets Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he visits the Nairobi State House in Kenya on Tuesday. Da Silva was in the nation on a two-day visit before he headed to Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa where he’ll attend the World Cup final on Sunday. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
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Nigerian Official Allegedly Marries 13-Year-Old - Nigerian senator Ahmad Sani Yerima, 49, allegedly married the 13-year-old Egyptian daughter of his driver earlier this year after paying a $100,000 dowry. However, the nation’s anti-human trafficking agency said Monday that it doesn’t have enough evidence to charge Yerima criminally. (AP Photo)
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