Jonah Street of the U.S. rides his KTM motorcycle

Jonah Street of the U.S. rides his KTM motorcycle during the seventh stage of the 2nd South American edition of the Dakar Rally 2010 from Iquique to Antofasgasta January 8, 2010. 
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Leonid Novotskiy of Russia competes in his BMW

Leonid Novotskiy of Russia competes in his BMW during the sixth stage in the 2nd South American edition of the Dakar Rally 2010 from Antofagasta to Iquique January 7, 2010.
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Spain's Gerard Farres Guell rides his Aprilia motorcycle

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Spain's Gerard Farres Guell rides his Aprilia motorcycle during the fourth stage of the Dakar 2010 Rally between Fiambala, Argentina, and Copiapo, Chile, on Jan. 5. Spain's Marc Coma won the stage of the off-road race, which runs through Jan. 16

Rescue personnel evacuate the injured from a crashed Robinson 44 helicopter

Rescue personnel evacuate the injured from a crashed Robinson 44 helicopter in Fiambala, Catamarca province January 4, 2010. The pilot, co-pilot and two reporters who were following the Dakar Rally sustained injuries when their helicopter crashed.
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Dakar Rally 2010 : Jean-Claude Mazet of France falls with his KTM motorcycle

Jean-Claude Mazet of France falls with his KTM motorcycle during the second stage of the 2nd South American edition of the Dakar Rally 2010 from Cordoba to Rioja, January 3, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen

Dakar Rally 2010 : Orlando Terranova of Argentina competes in his Mitsubishi

Orlando Terranova of Argentina competes in his Mitsubishi during the sixth stage of the 2nd South American edition of the Dakar Rally 2010 from Copiapo to Antofagasta, January 6, 2010.

Credit: REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen

Ruben Faria, a KTM rider from Portugal

Ruben Faria, a KTM rider from Portugal, during the fourth stage of the Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally.
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Pictures of the Decade : children run as locusts spread in capital Dakar

Senegalese children run as locusts spread in capital Dakar. Vast swarms containing billions of locusts periodically devastate massive areas of crops in Africa, inflicting economic hardship on the affected countries. The last big African swarm in 2004 cost $400 million simply to eradicate the pests, a tab that did not include money lost to destroyed crops. Taken on September 1, 2004 by Pierre Holz