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US & Canada selected Eric Radford: Skater is first openly gay man to win Winter Olympics gold   https://youtu.be/BBm5x1XYN4M Canadian figure skater Eric Radford has said he "might explode with pride", after becoming the first openly gay male...

Olympics 2018: Opening ceremony 'Peace in Motion' kicks off Pyeongchang Winter Games By Morgan Winsor   Watch Winter Olympics 2018: Everything you need to know about the Pyeongchang Games https://twitter.com/AnastaciaChF/status/961996866526351361 The 23rd Olympic Winter Games officially kicked off in...

Ecuador voters bar ex-president Correa from comeback   Interim results of Sunday's referendum show 64 percent of ballots in favour of restoring the measure which prevents presidents from running indefinitely, effectively barring ex-president Rafael Correa from...

Greek Cypriot president wins second term     Nicos Anastasiades won re-election as Greek Cypriot leader since voters gave a thumbs-up to his record in containing an economic meltdown in 2013 and conducting abortive peace talks with...

Super blue blood moon: when and where to see the rare lunar eclipse Michael Slezak   Blue moon, super moon and blood moon will all coincide in 2018 for the first time since 1866. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK8fVusOEm8?enablejsapi=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&origin=https://www.theguardian.com] People from Moscow,...

Super blue blood moon - in pictures Many parts of the globe may on Wednesday catch a glimpse of the moon as a giant crimson globe, thanks to a rare lunar trifecta that combines a...

Boy, 11, and parents die after falling into volcanic crater near Naples Angela Giuffrida in Rome   Boy is said to have fainted and fallen after entering prohibited area, and his parents tried to save him, but...

Florida Keys facing potential 'humanitarian crisis' in Irma aftermath   Military crews were on standby with body bags for possible fatalities in the Keys while more than 5.5 million people remain without power across Florida. Florida began...

FIFA finds no cause to block Russia and Qatar World Cups Russia was awarded the 2018 World Cup and Qatar the 2022 tournament in a single, secret vote in Zurich in December 2010. A much-awaited FIFA...

Oh, Pippa Middleton – you should have gone full Eurotrash. Not be a Sloane married to a stuffed cashmere jumper Hadley Freeman Her honeymoon wardrobe of prissy dresses is the epitome of dull royal conformity. Plus:...