WEEK IN PHOTOS: Lion Rides Horse, Knife in Head, More

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Sao Paulo, Brazil, September 30, 2008--Traders on the floor of the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange are seen here during an up day in a week of volatile financial markets. On Monday, Brazilian stocks experienced their worst loss in more than a decade.

A credit crisis has rattled markets worldwide as concerns over a global recession increase. The U.S. Congress is attempting to pass a $700 billion bailout plan that some experts say could ease the crisis.
—Photograph by Andre Penner/AP
 

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