A red ribbon symbolizing AIDS awareness is displayed at the North Portico of the White House, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, in Washington to help bring attention to World AIDS Day, which is recognized on Monday, Dec. 1.
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President George W. Bush makes a statement with first lady Laura Bush, right, on World AIDS Day, at the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in Washington.
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"Survivor: Africa" winner Ethan Zohn dribbles a soccer ball past the Jefferson Memorial in Washington on World AIDS Day, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, Zohn went on a three-month, 550-mile soccer dribble from Boston to Washington to raise money and awareness for his organization, Grassroot Soccer, a nonprofit using the "power of soccer" in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa and around the world.
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"Survivor: Africa" winner Ethan Zohn crosses the finish line on Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, completing his three-month, 550-mile soccer dribble, from Boston to Washington. Applying a highly specialized curriculum that combines rigorously tested methods with kids' love for the sport and its role models, Grassroot Soccer has equipped over 240,000 children with the skills and knowledge they need to live healthy, long lives.
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Part of the AIDS Memorial Quilt is displayed in front of the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Ark., for World AIDS Day Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.
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Despite the morning fog, the Space Needle glows red to recognize World AIDS Day, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in Seattle, Wash. The RED campaign raises money for the Global Fund to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. Starbucks is partnering with the Space Needle and will be donating five cents from the purchase of every hand-crafted beverage sold at participating locations in the U.S. and Canada to the Global Fund.
South Africa
Children from the Andile School choir sing during World AIDS day, in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Church bells tolled, workers put down their tools and court proceedings stopped Monday as South Africa marked a minute of silence for AIDS victims and ended a decade of denial about the epidemic. South Africa has an estimated 5.5 million people living with the HIV virus, the highest total of any country.
India
An Indian couple walk past a 50 foot long AIDS red ribbon sand sculpture, created by Sudarshan Pattnaik on World AIDS Day in Puri, India, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.
Germany
Members of the "Lissanga Dance Company" perform to promote HIV awareness during the World AIDS Day 2008 presentation in a cinema in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.
Bangladesh
Bangladeshis dance during a World AIDS Day rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.
France
French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy attends a press conference on World Aids Day, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in Paris. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is being named a special ambassador for the the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an international fund-raising organization.
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Act Up activists carrying a banner reading: "AIDS: either guilty nor victim" and chanting slogans, demonstrate on the steps of Paris court house Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, to mark World Aids Day.
China
A volunteer wears a red ribbon sticker, the symbol of AIDS awareness, as health authorities and the U.N. AIDS agency launched a campaign to fight discrimination against people with AIDS in China, at the iconic Bird's Nest national stadium grounds in Beijing, China, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. After years of denying that AIDS was a problem, Chinese leaders have shifted gears dramatically in recent years.
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Employees at a Beijing hotel read about how to prevent contracting AIDS, as they read handouts providing general information about myths and truths surrounding the disease, at an HIV/AIDS awareness workshop in Beijing, China, Monday, Dec.1, 2008.
Indonesia
Indonesian activists hold mock hypodermic syringes and wear masks to depict HIV during a demonstration commemorating AIDS Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 1, 2008.
Haiti
A demonstrator holds a red ribbon, the symbol of AIDS awareness, during a march marking World AIDS Day in Saint Marc, Haiti, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Haiti, a nation of 9 million, remains the most affected by HIV in the Caribbean, itself the region with the highest infection rate outside Sub-Saharan Africa.
Malaysia
A model showcases a creation made of condoms during the World AIDS Day Carnival in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. The slogan, seen in background, reads "Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise."
Taiwan
A total of 203 Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders gather on the eve of the World AIDS Day in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan. They joined a parade to raise awareness about AIDS prevention, part of activities staged in Taiwan.
Brazil
Activist Romulo Araujo jumps inside a large inflatable bubble to promote HIV awareness during a protest marking World AIDS Day in Brasilia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. The bubble reads in Portuguese "The prejudice isolates ... "