World Lens: Week in Review — Jan. 17
Jamaica shakes off Britain and oil fuels Nigerian unrest.
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Brazil Grants Haitians Visas, but Border Security to Increase - In efforts to both aid Haitians still seeking stability following the devastating 2010 earthquake and protect its borders from an influx of Haitian immigrants, the Brazilian government announced that it will grant residence visas to 4,000 immigrants currently in the country, while vowing to deport all others that cross its borders illegally. (Photo: EPA/Saul Ramirez/Landov)
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Nigerian Fuel Protesters Snag a Victory - On the heels of widespread protests and strikes, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan announced an immediate drop in the cost of fuel, backing off of the 50 percent price increase brought along by the end of a popular fuel subsidy. (Photo: EPA/STR/Landov)
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Self-Immolation Catches On in Tunisia - Although Tunisia's long-time president resigned a year ago in the wake of nationwide protests sparked by the self-immolation of a fruit vendor, alarming statistics show that there has been a huge rise in the number of people setting themselves on fire in Tunisia.(Photo: ANIS MILI/Landov)
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Haiti Commemorates Two-Year Anniversary of Earthquake - On Jan. 12, 2010, the nation of Haiti was rocked by a devastating earthquake that took the lives of nearly 300,000 people. Nearly two years later, more than 550,000 people are still living in overcrowded settlement camps in the capital of Port-Au-Prince. (Photo: Miami Herald/MCT/Landov)
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Counterfeit Malaria Drugs Put Lives at Risk - Health advocates warn that fake and poor quality anti-malarial drugs are threatening efforts to control the disease in Africa and could put millions of lives in danger.(Photo: TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Is Inaugurated as President of Liberia - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in as the 24th president of the Republic of Liberia.(Photo: REUTERS/Larry Downing)
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Hillary Clinton Makes Her Rounds in West Africa - Secretary Clinton has Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo and Cape Verde on her January schedule in a trip that aims to demonstrate U.S. commitment to post-conflict return to peace, good governance and economic development as well as to emphasize U.S. focus on democratization.(Photo: LARRY DOWNING/Landov)
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Death Toll Rises in Cruise Shipwreck - Rescue workers recovered five more bodies from the wreckage of the Costa Concordia cruise ship Tuesday, bringing the number of people known to have died in the disaster to at least 11.(Photo: STR/Landov)
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Jamaica to Become a Republic - Newly appointed Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announced that the country would be leaving the monarchy behind and transitioning to a republic. When the transition is complete, Queen Elizabeth II will no longer be the official Head of State as provided for in the Jamaica Constitution.(Photo: REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy)
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