World Lens: Week of March 3, 2008

Oil and Ash - In Mexico, young people covered in ash and oil took to the streets during a festival in San Nicolas de los Ranchos near the Popocatepetl volcano. During this festival that has its roots in the 17th century and takes place during lent, the Pintados wear masks and cover themselves in ash and oil to ward off evil spirits. REUTERS/Imelda Medina (MEXICO)

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Oil and Ash - In Mexico, young people covered in ash and oil took to the streets during a festival in San Nicolas de los Ranchos near the Popocatepetl volcano. During this festival that has its roots in the 17th century and takes place during lent, the Pintados wear masks and cover themselves in ash and oil to ward off evil spirits. REUTERS/Imelda Medina (MEXICO)

Watching Spiderman - Brazilians stop to watch the “French Spiderman” scale Sao Paulo’s landmark building, one of the tallest structures in the world at 541 feet high. The daredevil, Alain Robert (notorious for climbing buildings worldwide), was successful in his quest and reached the top of Sao Paulo’s in his second attempt. Police arrested him his first try, right as he was starting to climb. REUTERS/Rickey Rogers (BRAZIL)

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Watching Spiderman - Brazilians stop to watch the “French Spiderman” scale Sao Paulo’s landmark building, one of the tallest structures in the world at 541 feet high. The daredevil, Alain Robert (notorious for climbing buildings worldwide), was successful in his quest and reached the top of Sao Paulo’s in his second attempt. Police arrested him his first try, right as he was starting to climb. REUTERS/Rickey Rogers (BRAZIL)

Haitian Protesters - Haitian supporters of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide yell chants calling for his return outside of the National Palace in Port-au-Prince. The ousted president has been living in exile in Africa for four years. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)

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Haitian Protesters - Haitian supporters of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide yell chants calling for his return outside of the National Palace in Port-au-Prince. The ousted president has been living in exile in Africa for four years. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)

Elephant Play - In Indonesia, a Sumatran elephant raises its trainer with its tusks at an Elephant Training Center. This Asian elephant is currently at risk because of illegal logging and shrinking forests in the country. As the elephants are pushed out of forests, they come closer and closer to human contact which, unfortunately for them, means being poisoned or captured. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA)

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Elephant Play - In Indonesia, a Sumatran elephant raises its trainer with its tusks at an Elephant Training Center. This Asian elephant is currently at risk because of illegal logging and shrinking forests in the country. As the elephants are pushed out of forests, they come closer and closer to human contact which, unfortunately for them, means being poisoned or captured. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA)

Break Time - Chinese military recruits take a break from intense training and play a game at a Shenyang army base. The country will raise its defense spending 17.6 percent this year. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA) CHINA OUT

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Break Time - Chinese military recruits take a break from intense training and play a game at a Shenyang army base. The country will raise its defense spending 17.6 percent this year. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA) CHINA OUT

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Displacement Camp - A Kenya girl, displaced from her home, lies down at her temporary shelter in Kisumu. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna (KENYA)

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Displacement Camp - A Kenya girl, displaced from her home, lies down at her temporary shelter in Kisumu. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna (KENYA)

Treatment - A girl in Honduras suffering from pneumonia is given oxygen treatment at the Catarino Rivas Hospital in San Pedro Sula. So far just this year the Central American country has seen 9,000 cases of pneumonia, giving it the highest rate of respiratory disease in Latin America. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (HONDURAS)

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Treatment - A girl in Honduras suffering from pneumonia is given oxygen treatment at the Catarino Rivas Hospital in San Pedro Sula. So far just this year the Central American country has seen 9,000 cases of pneumonia, giving it the highest rate of respiratory disease in Latin America. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (HONDURAS)