World Lens: Week of July 19
Caster Semenya makes a comback; Tutu announces retirement. Get more world photos!
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Central American and Caribbean Games - Haitian weightlifter Amaral Manoune lifts 110 kg in the snatch modality of the men’s 77kg category of the Central American and Caribbean Games’ weightlifting competition in Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)
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Wrestling for Riches - Senegalese wrestler, Aliou Faye (stage name: Katy 2) stands during a training session at the Ecurie Dakar Plateau school for traditional Senegalese wrestling in Dakar. He is one of the thousands of unemployed or underemployed men who come to the West African nation’s capital to train in wrestling school, hoping to make it big. Those who do succeed can get paid tens of thousands of dollars every time they set foot in the ring. (AP Photo/Olivier Asselin)
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Tutu to Retire - Former South African Anglican archbishop and Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu announced his retirement during a press conference in Cape Town on Thursday. The 78-year-old is retiring from public life later this year saying “the time has come to slow down” and spend more time with his family. (AP Photo)
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Semenya’s Back! - South African star runner Caster Semenya wins the 800 meter race late last week at the Lappeenranta Games in eastern Finland. This is the first race she has won since she was cleared to return to competition after undergoing gender tests. The completed the race in 2 minutes 4.22 seconds. AP Photo / LEHTIKUVA / Roni Rekomaa
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Birthday Party - South Africa’s iconic leader Nelson Mandela, surrounded by family members, watches as the candles are lit on his birthday cake. On Sunday, Mandela celebrated his 92nd birthday. (AP Photo/Peter Morey Photographic)
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