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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  Anti-globalization activists argue with Mexican riot control forces during a protest in the hotel zone in Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization meetings Sunday. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center, but small isolated groups of protestors were able to find ways into the hotel zone. Their protests were quickly controlled.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  A man walks past stores with plywood over the windows to protect them from anti-globalization protestors in downtown Cancun, Sunday. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center. Protestors attacked one American fast food restaurant downtown during the week, prompting business owners to plywood their windows. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  Anti-globalization activists argue with Mexican riot control forces during a protest in the hotel zone in Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization meetings Sunday. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center, but small isolated groups of protestors were able to find ways into the hotel zone. Their protests were quickly controlled.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization march through the city of Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  Rafael Allegria, a Honduran farm activist, and others carry flowers at a memorial service Sunday for Lee Kyung-hae, a Korean farm activist who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, has been built where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  The daughter of Lee Kyung-hae bows at an alter for her father during a memorial service Sunday for her father, a Korean farm activist who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, has been built where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  The daughter of Lee Kyung-hae at an alter for her father during a memorial service Sunday for her father, a Korean farm activist who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, has been built where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  The daughter of Lee Kyung-hae carries flowers to an alter for her father during a memorial service Sunday for her father, a Korean farm activist who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, has been built where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  The daughter of Lee Kyung-hae (CENTER) weeps during a memorial service Sunday for her father, a Korean farm activist who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, has been built where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  Rafael Allegria, a farm activist from Honduras, RIGHT, and another farm activist salute Lee Kyung-hae during a memorial service Sunday for the Korean farm activist who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, has been built where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  Korean men put flowers around a photo of Lee Kyung-hae Sunday at a shrine dedicated to the Korean farm activists who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, has been built where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  A Mexican woman spreads flowers at shrine, Sunday, dedicated to Lee Kyung-hae, a Korean farm activists who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization dance while Mexican women watch them at an anti-WTO rally in the city of Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  Seo Jung-Eui, president of the Korean Advanced Farmer Federation places flowers at an alter for Lee Kyung-hae,  during a memorial service Sunday for the Korean farm activist who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, has been built where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  The daughters of Lee Kyung-hae comfort each other during a memorial service Sunday for their father, a Korean farm activist who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, has been built where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  Farm activists from the organization Via Campesina salute, Lee Kyung-hae, at a memorial service Sunday for the Korean farm activist who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, has been built where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  The daughters of Lee Kyung-hae comfort each other at an alter for their father during a memorial service Sunday for her father, a Korean farm activist who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, has been built where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  A daughter of Lee Kyung-hae weeps at an alter for her father during a memorial service Sunday for her father, a Korean farm activist who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, has been built where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  A Korean man lights candles Sunday at a shrine dedicated to Lee Kyung-hae, a Korean farm activists who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, has been built where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  A shrine dedicated to Lee Kyung-hae, a Korean farm activists who publicly committed suicide Wednesday in Cancun to protest World Trade Organization agricultural policies, has been built where he died in a park in Cancun. Thousands of protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization have come to Cancun to protest the WTO meetings taking place in the hotel zone. Mexican police restricted most of the anti-globalization protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ / THE IMAGE WORKS
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: An anti-globalization protestor opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization hangs off of a fence separating the downtown area from the hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: An anti-globalization protestor opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization hangs off of a fence separating the downtown area from the hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Mexican farmers and farm workers opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization march through the city of Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Korean protestors opposed to the World Trade Organization and globalization participate in an anti-WTO rally in the city of Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Lee Kyung-hae, one of the Korean protestors killed himself by stabbing himself in the chest during the protest. Kyung-hae killed himself to protest WTO farm policies. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Mourners and anti-globalization protestors participate in a memorial service for Lee Kyung-hae Friday. Kyung-hae, a Korean anti-globalization protestor, committed suicide Wednesday during an anti-globalization protest in Cancun, Mexico. A shrine honoring Kyung-hae has been built at the spot where he died. Thousands of anti-globalization protestors have come to Cancun to try to disrupt the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The protestors have been restricted to downtown Cancun, while the WTO is meeting 10 miles away in the Cancun tourist zone. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Mourners and anti-globalization protestors participate in a memorial service for Lee Kyung-hae Friday. Kyung-hae, a Korean anti-globalization protestor, committed suicide Wednesday during an anti-globalization protest in Cancun, Mexico. A shrine honoring Kyung-hae has been built at the spot where he died. Thousands of anti-globalization protestors have come to Cancun to try to disrupt the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The protestors have been restricted to downtown Cancun, while the WTO is meeting 10 miles away in the Cancun tourist zone. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Mourners and anti-globalization protestors participate in a memorial service for Lee Kyung-hae Friday. Kyung-hae, a Korean anti-globalization protestor, committed suicide Wednesday during an anti-globalization protest in Cancun, Mexico. A shrine honoring Kyung-hae has been built at the spot where he died. Thousands of anti-globalization protestors have come to Cancun to try to disrupt the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The protestors have been restricted to downtown Cancun, while the WTO is meeting 10 miles away in the Cancun tourist zone. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Mourners and anti-globalization protestors participate in a memorial service for Lee Kyung-hae Friday. Kyung-hae, a Korean anti-globalization protestor, committed suicide Wednesday during an anti-globalization protest in Cancun, Mexico. A shrine honoring Kyung-hae has been built at the spot where he died. Thousands of anti-globalization protestors have come to Cancun to try to disrupt the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The protestors have been restricted to downtown Cancun, while the WTO is meeting 10 miles away in the Cancun tourist zone. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Mourners and anti-globalization protestors participate in a memorial service for Lee Kyung-hae Friday. Kyung-hae, a Korean anti-globalization protestor, committed suicide Wednesday during an anti-globalization protest in Cancun, Mexico. A shrine honoring Kyung-hae has been built at the spot where he died. Thousands of anti-globalization protestors have come to Cancun to try to disrupt the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The protestors have been restricted to downtown Cancun, while the WTO is meeting 10 miles away in the Cancun tourist zone. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Mourners and anti-globalization protestors participate in a memorial service for Lee Kyung-hae Friday. Kyung-hae, a Korean anti-globalization protestor, committed suicide Wednesday during an anti-globalization protest in Cancun, Mexico. A shrine honoring Kyung-hae has been built at the spot where he died. Thousands of anti-globalization protestors have come to Cancun to try to disrupt the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The protestors have been restricted to downtown Cancun, while the WTO is meeting 10 miles away in the Cancun tourist zone. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: An anti-globalization protestor takes a picture of other anti-globalization protestors as they march through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Mourners light candles and place flowers at the spot Lee Kyung-hae, a Korean anti-globalization protestor committed suicide Wednesday during an anti-globalization protest in Cancun, Mexico. A shrine honoring Kyung-hae has been built at the spot where he died. Thousands of anti-globalization protestors have come to Cancun to try to disrupt the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The protestors have been restricted to downtown Cancun, while the WTO is meeting 10 miles away in the Cancun tourist zone. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Mourners light candles and place flowers at the spot Lee Kyung-hae, a Korean anti-globalization protestor committed suicide Wednesday during an anti-globalization protest in Cancun, Mexico. A shrine honoring Kyung-hae has been built at the spot where he died. Thousands of anti-globalization protestors have come to Cancun to try to disrupt the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The protestors have been restricted to downtown Cancun, while the WTO is meeting 10 miles away in the Cancun tourist zone. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Mourners light candles and place flowers at the spot Lee Kyung-hae, Korean anti-globalization protestor committed suicide during an anti-globalization protest in Cancun, Mexico. A shrine honoring Kyung-hae has been built at the spot where he died. Thousands of anti-globalization protestors have come to Cancun to try to disrupt the 5th Ministerial of the World Trade Organization. The protestors have been restricted to the area in downtown Cancun, while the WTO is meeting 10 miles in the Cancun tourist zone. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors march through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors march through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors march through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  Mexican riot police detain an anti-globalization protestor in the hotel zone of Cancun, Mexico, during protests against the World Trade Organization during the WTO ministerial meetings taking place in the convention center in Cancun. Thousands of anti-globalization protestors have come to Cancun to demonstrate against the trade body. Mexican police have restricted most of the protestors to downtown Cancun, about five miles from the convention center. Small groups of protestors have been able to get into the hotel zone by posing as tourists. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  A Mexican farmer sleeps in a park in Cancun during a break between anti-globalization protests Friday. Thousands of anti-globalization protestors have come to Cancun to try to disrupt the 5th Ministerial of the World Trade Organization. The protestors have been restricted to the area in downtown Cancun, while the WTO is meeting 10 miles away in the Cancun tourist zone. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors march through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors march through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors march through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors march through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors march through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors march through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors march through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors march through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: A camp for anti-globalization protestors at the entrance to the hotel/tourist zone in Cancun, Mexico. Protestors are camped out throughout downtown Cancun. Thousands of anti-globalization protestors have come to Cancun to try to disrupt the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The protestors have been restricted to downtown Cancun, while the WTO is meeting 10 miles away in the Cancun tourist zone. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors march through downtown Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO Wednesday. A Korean protestor killed himself during the protest when he stabbed himself in the chest and then fell or jumped from a nearby rooftop after shouting an anti-globalization slogan. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors march through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Mexican riot police prepare to stop anti-globalization protestors marching through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors march through Cancun, Mexico during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings in Cancun. A few thousand people participated in the march, which was stopped by Mexican law enforcement at the edge of the city of Cancun, several miles from the WTO meeting site at the Cancun Convention Center. Up to 20,000 anti-globalization protestors are expected in Cancun for the WTO ministerial meetings.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors battle Mexican riot police at the fence separating the downtown area from the hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Korean anti-globalization protestors march along the barricade separating the downtown area from the hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO Wednesday. Lee Kyug-hae, one of the Korean protestors killed himself during the protest when he stabbed himself in the chest and then fell or jumped from a nearby rooftop. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors battle Mexican riot police at the fence separating the downtown area from the hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors battle Mexican riot police at the fence separating the downtown area from the hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Mexican anti-globalization protestors prepare petitions in support of Cuba in front of the Forum for Indigenous People at the Casa de la Cultura in Cancun during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings. The indigenous forum was held as a "trade fair" counterpoint to the fair trade talks going on in the Mexican resort city.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Korean anti-globalization protestors march along the barricade separating the downtown area from the hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO Wednesday. Lee Kyung-hae, one of the Korean protestors killed himself during the protest when he stabbed himself in the chest and then fell or jumped from a nearby rooftop. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors battle Mexican riot police at the fence separating the downtown area from the hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: A Korean anti-WTO protestor sleeps in a park in Cancun, Mexico during a break in the protests against the WTO Friday. The Koreans have emerged as the most determined and vocal anti-WTO protestors. Lee Kyung-hae, one of the Korean protestors, killed himself after unfurling an anti-WTO banner during a protest against the trade organization. Thousands of anti-globalization protestors have come to Cancun to try to disrupt the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The protestors have been restricted to downtown Cancun, while the WTO is meeting 10 miles away in the Cancun tourist zone. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Lee Kyung-hae, left, and another Korean anti-globalization protestor, string up a banner from atop the fence separating the downtown area from the hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO Wednesday. Kyung-hae killed himself during the protest moments later when he stabbed himself in the chest and then fell or jumped from a nearby rooftop. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors battle Mexican riot police at the fence separating the downtown area from the hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors battle Mexican riot police at the fence separating the downtown area from the hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Anti-globalization protestors battle Mexican riot police at the fence separating the downtown area from the hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico during a protest against the WTO. Tens of thousands of people opposed to the WTO have come to this Mexican resort city to protest the 5th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO meetings are taking place in the hotel zone of Cancun, about 10 miles from the protestors.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People file into a gold shop in Bangkok to buy gold Wednesday. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai woman counts out cash before buying gold in a Bangkok gold shop. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman talks to a salesman about a gold necklace she was buying in a Bangkok gold shop Wednesday morning. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A salesman in a gold shop in Bangkok gets gold chains for a customer. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A gold shop employee updates the price of gold in a shop window in Bangkok. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A salesman in a gold shop carries a tray of cash to a safe after selling gold chains to customers in a Bangkok gold shop. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman looks at a gold necklace she was buying in a Bangkok gold shop Wednesday morning. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People lined up six deep at the counter of a gold shop in Bangkok to buy gold Wednesday morning. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A salesman in a gold shop evaluates a gold necklace for a customer. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai men hold a bundle of Thai Baht and a calculator while they figure out how much gold they can buy in a Bangkok gold shop. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Women wait to buy gold in a Bangkok gold shop. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A salesman in a gold shop in Bangkok gets gold chains for a customer. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman looks at a gold necklace she was buying in a Bangkok gold shop Wednesday morning. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai woman counts out cash before buying gold in a Bangkok gold shop. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   An employee in a Bangkok gold shop lays out gold chains for a customer to look at Wednesday. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   An employee in a Bangkok gold shop lays out gold chains for a customer to look at Wednesday. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A salesman in a gold shop in Bangkok gets gold chains for a customer. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A salesman in a gold shop in Bangkok gets gold chains for a customer. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A gold shop employee updates the price of gold in a shop window in Bangkok. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People lined up six deep at the counter of a gold shop in Bangkok to buy gold Wednesday morning. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People file into a gold shop in Bangkok to buy gold Wednesday. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman looks at a gold necklace she was buying in a Bangkok gold shop Wednesday morning. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A salesman in a gold shop in Bangkok gets gold chains for a customer. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People lined up six deep at the counter of a gold shop in Bangkok to buy gold Wednesday morning. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The selling and buying prices of gold are painted in a gold shop window in Bangkok. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A salesman in a gold shop carries a tray of cash to a safe after selling gold chains to customers in a Bangkok gold shop. Thais flocked to gold shops in Bangkoks's Chinatown this morning to buy gold. Wednesday was the first day most gold shops were open after a five day holiday weekend. Shops were closed Friday through Tuesday, when global gold prices dropped by more than 13% based on jitters that Cyprus might liquidate its gold stocks. The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) suspended trading of all gold and silver futures for a short time Tuesday morning because of instability in the market. Gold is now about 22 percent below the record peak of $1,920.30 an ounce set in September 2011. Thais buy gold as both jewelry and an investment, a hedge against inflation and financial failures. Bangkok's Chinatown district is the center of Thailand's gold trade.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  Tens of thousands of protesters, mostly farmers, came to Cancun for the fifth ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO). They were protesting against developed nations pushing to get access to agricultural markets in developing nations. The talks ultimately collapsed after no progress with no agreements reached between the participants.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  An altar with a picture of Lee Kyung-hae during a memorial service for Lee Kyung-hae, a South Korean farmer who committed suicided during a protest against liberalized agricultural trade at the WTO ministerial in Cancun. Tens of thousands of protesters, mostly farmers, came to Cancun for the fifth ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO). They were protesting against developed nations pushing to get access to agricultural markets in developing nations. The talks ultimately collapsed after no progress with no agreements reached between the participants.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO:  A South Korean anti-WTO protester sleeps in a park in Cancun. Tens of thousands of protesters, mostly farmers, came to Cancun for the fifth ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO). They were protesting against developed nations pushing to get access to agricultural markets in developing nations. The talks ultimately collapsed after no progress with no agreements reached between the participants.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Protesters battle Mexican riot police during a protest against liberalizing agricultural trade at the WTO ministerial conference in Cancun. Tens of thousands of protesters, mostly farmers, came to Cancun for the fifth ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO). They were protesting against developed nations pushing to get access to agricultural markets in developing nations. The talks ultimately collapsed after no progress with no agreements reached between the participants.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2003FILEAntiWTOProtests037.jpg
  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Protesters battle Mexican riot police during a protest against liberalizing agricultural trade at the WTO ministerial conference in Cancun. Tens of thousands of protesters, mostly farmers, came to Cancun for the fifth ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO). They were protesting against developed nations pushing to get access to agricultural markets in developing nations. The talks ultimately collapsed after no progress with no agreements reached between the participants.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2003FILEAntiWTOProtests036.jpg
  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: South Korean farmers battle Mexican riot police during a protest against liberalizing agricultural trade at the WTO ministerial conference in Cancun. Tens of thousands of protesters, mostly farmers, came to Cancun for the fifth ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO). They were protesting against developed nations pushing to get access to agricultural markets in developing nations. The talks ultimately collapsed after no progress with no agreements reached between the participants.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2003FILEAntiWTOProtests030.jpg
  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: South Korean farmers battle Mexican riot police during a protest against liberalizing agricultural trade at the WTO ministerial conference in Cancun. Tens of thousands of protesters, mostly farmers, came to Cancun for the fifth ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO). They were protesting against developed nations pushing to get access to agricultural markets in developing nations. The talks ultimately collapsed after no progress with no agreements reached between the participants.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2003FILEAntiWTOProtests029.jpg
  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Tens of thousands of protesters, mostly farmers, came to Cancun for the fifth ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO). They were protesting against developed nations pushing to get access to agricultural markets in developing nations. The talks ultimately collapsed after no progress with no agreements reached between the participants.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2003FILEAntiWTOProtests027.jpg
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