World Lens: Week in Review — Jan. 31
Porous condoms, contaminated oranges and returned hostages.
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Egypt Marks One-Year Anniversary of Uprising - Thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square Wednesday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak.(Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Photo By Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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South Africa Condom Recall - South Africa is recalling 1.35 million condoms given away at the African National Congress centenary celebrations amid charges some broke during intercourse and others were porous.(Photo: AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
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Over 60 Dead From East European Cold - While many U.S. states are enjoying mild winter weather, more than 60 people have died from cold temperatures in Eastern Europe, forcing some countries to call in military help to secure food and medical supplies and set up emergency shelters.(Photo: YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP/Getty Images)
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French Medical Aid Workers Blow Whistle on Libya Torture - Medical aid agency Médecins Sans Frontières has stopped work in Libya’s Misrata detention centers because, they say, detainees are being routinely tortured and denied medical care.(Photo: REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny)
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Haiti Empowers Rural Residents With Solar Kits - Thousands of rural Haitian households may soon have access to electricity through the distribution of low-cost loans that will be used to purchase solar energy kits under a new plan announced by Haiti’s president, Michel Martelly.(Photo: REUTERS/Swoan Parker)
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Navy SEAL Team Six Rescues Somalia Hostages - The same Navy SEAL team that successfully carried out the mission to kill Osama bin Laden last May rescued two hostages who had been held captive in Somalia for three months, President Obama announced Wednesday.(Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Jim Hampshire/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
Photo By U.S. Navy Photographer's Mate 1st Class Jim Hampshire/U.S. Navy via Getty Images
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Martelly Could Pardon Duvalier - Haiti's president suggested that he might pardon former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, saying reconciliation for his nation is more important than making the man known as "Baby Doc" pay for his bloody rule.(Photo: AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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Jamaican Minister Calls for Free Health Care for Children - Jamaica's Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, announced that the government intends to push for free health care for children at the University Hospital of the West Indies.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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African Union Opens New Headquarters in Ethiopia - The Chinese government financed the new $200 million conference center, which is now the tallest building in the capital of Addis Ababa.(Photo: AP/File)
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Haiti and Dominican Republic Warned of Powerful Earthquakes - Results of a new study revealed that Haiti and the Dominican Republic are at higher risk of experiencing devastating earthquakes in the future.(Photo: Frederic Dupoux/Getty Images)
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