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Ngong Racecourse in Nairobi is the only remaining racecourse in Kenya. Veteran Jockey David Mwikya waits to take a horse for morning exercise. Mwikya began racing at Ngong Racecourse in the 1980's. Now retired, he continues as a work rider in the stables at the Ngong. (Brendan Bannon)
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Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham arrives at a news conference in Sydney, November 25, 2007. (Mick Tsikas/Reuters)
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Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, showing visible signs of pregnancy, meets scouts during the National Review of Queen's Scouts at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, near London, April 21, 2013. (Olivia Harris/Reuters)
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A child wears a keffiyeh headdress during a rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah, supporting the resolution that would change the Palestinian Authority's United Nations observer status from "entity" to "non-member state" November 29, 2012. (Mohamad Torokman/Reuters)
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The Palace of Arts Reina Sofia at the City of Arts and Sciences, by architect Santiago Calatrava, in Valencia April 25, 2012. The palace's cost escalated up to around 380 million euros, according to local media. (Heino Kalis/Reuters)
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ABC's Barbara Walters interviews Jenna Talackova (l.) April 5, 2012, in New York – one of innumerable newsmakers Ms. Walters has covered during her 52-year career. Ms. Talackova, who advanced to the finals of the Miss Canada competition, part of the Miss Universe contest, said she was forced out of the contest because pageant officials alleged she was not 'a naturally-born female.' Walters said May 13, 2013, that she is retiring from the news business. ( ABC/AP)
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An Ultra-orthodox Jewish man prays at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 16, 2013. (Bernat Armangue/AP)
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Pedestrians cross a street at Tokyo's Ginza shopping district January 23, 2013. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)
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Michelle Castillo lies on the bed with her daughter, Melanie, at her parents’ home in Mercedes, Texas. Ms. Castillo is a third-generation migrant worker who broke free of the lifestyle by graduating from college. She is now a teacher. (May 2007) (Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff)
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A transgender couple stages a mock wedding during the city’s Gay Pride Parade. Turkey is the first Muslim-majority nation to allow such events. Perhaps 20,000 attended in 2012. (Monique Jaques)


