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Rome Match - Tennis star Serena Williams battles it out at the Rome Masters tennis tournament in Italy. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito (ITALY SPORT TENNIS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Rome Match - Tennis star Serena Williams battles it out at the Rome Masters tennis tournament in Italy. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito (ITALY SPORT TENNIS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Pacquiao Wins! - Fans in Manila, Philippines cheer on native boxer Manny Pacquiao as he prevailed over Britain’s Ricky Hatton for the junior welterweight boxing title. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES SOCIETY SPORT BOXING IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Pacquiao Wins! - Fans in Manila, Philippines cheer on native boxer Manny Pacquiao as he prevailed over Britain’s Ricky Hatton for the junior welterweight boxing title. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES SOCIETY SPORT BOXING IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Photo Call - Rock star Lenny Kravitz poses for pictures during a photo call in Madrid, Spain. He is set to perform in the city this week. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN ENTERTAINMENT)

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Photo Call - Rock star Lenny Kravitz poses for pictures during a photo call in Madrid, Spain. He is set to perform in the city this week. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN ENTERTAINMENT)

Call for Help - In Nigeria, workers hold up signs during the nation’s May Day celebrations in Lagos. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

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Call for Help - In Nigeria, workers hold up signs during the nation’s May Day celebrations in Lagos. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Malnourished - A Somali woman holds her malnourished child at a hospital in Mogadishu. According to the UN, thousands of Somalis are suffering from malnutrition, inadequate sanitary conditions and a lack of clean water. REUTERS/Ismail Taxta (SOMALIA HEALTH SOCIETY)

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Malnourished - A Somali woman holds her malnourished child at a hospital in Mogadishu. According to the UN, thousands of Somalis are suffering from malnutrition, inadequate sanitary conditions and a lack of clean water. REUTERS/Ismail Taxta (SOMALIA HEALTH SOCIETY)

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On the Stage - Jonathan Khumbulani, a Zimbabwean theater actor, performs during a play at the Harare International Festival of the Arts at Harare Gardens. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

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On the Stage - Jonathan Khumbulani, a Zimbabwean theater actor, performs during a play at the Harare International Festival of the Arts at Harare Gardens. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

Securing Ivory Coast - Ivory Coast soldiers leave army headquarters to be deployed in areas under former rebel control. In all, 4,000 soldiers and 4,000 former rebels will be deployed in the country to help with the nation’s security ahead of presidential elections, said General Philippe Mangou. The country will have its long postponed elections by December of this year at the latest, a U.N. ambassador said. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (IVORY COAST POLITICS MILITARY ELECTIONS)

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Securing Ivory Coast - Ivory Coast soldiers leave army headquarters to be deployed in areas under former rebel control. In all, 4,000 soldiers and 4,000 former rebels will be deployed in the country to help with the nation’s security ahead of presidential elections, said General Philippe Mangou. The country will have its long postponed elections by December of this year at the latest, a U.N. ambassador said. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (IVORY COAST POLITICS MILITARY ELECTIONS)

Cuba’s May Day - Cubans march with a banner that reads “Revolution” during a May Day parade in Havana’s Revolution Square. REUTERS/Stringer (CUBA SOCIETY)

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Cuba’s May Day - Cubans march with a banner that reads “Revolution” during a May Day parade in Havana’s Revolution Square. REUTERS/Stringer (CUBA SOCIETY)

Press Conference - Tendai Biti, Zimbabwe’s finance minister and member of the opposition group Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), talks to members of the media at the group’s headquarters. A court recently ordered 18 activists, many of them members of MDC, back to jail on charges of terrorism. They were released on bail Wednesday, according to their lawyer. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS)

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Press Conference - Tendai Biti, Zimbabwe’s finance minister and member of the opposition group Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), talks to members of the media at the group’s headquarters. A court recently ordered 18 activists, many of them members of MDC, back to jail on charges of terrorism. They were released on bail Wednesday, according to their lawyer. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS)

May Day in Zimbabwe - Traditional dancers perform in a May Day celebration in Zimbabwe at Gwanzura Stadium. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SOCIETY)

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May Day in Zimbabwe - Traditional dancers perform in a May Day celebration in Zimbabwe at Gwanzura Stadium. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SOCIETY)