The 55-year-old leader of Britain made the announcement via Twitter on Friday. He is the first Western leader to confirm that he has contracted the virus. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Malala Returns to Pakistan for First Time Since Attack Six years after Malala Yousafzai was brutally attacked by the Taliban the Nobel Peace Prize winner has returned to Pakistan. The 20-year-old arrived on Thursday morning, accompanied by heavy security. Yousafzai was an advocate for girls education, writing under a pseudonym. When she was 14, she was shot in the head by the Taliban. She was rushed by an air ambulance to Britain for treatment.
Here are Some Facts and Figures to Prepare You For the Winter Olympics The first iteration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France in 1924. The country with the most Winter Olympics medals is Norway with 329. The oldest competitor was Carl August Kronlund from Sweden, who was 58 years old during the 1924 Winter Games. The youngest competitor was Cecilia Colledge from Great Britain, who was 11 years old when she competed in 1932. Ole Einar Bjørndalen from Norway holds the record for most medals won with 13 total (eight gold, four silver and one bronze). This year’s Winter Olympics will be in Pyeongchang, South Korea and will feature 15 sports across 102 different events. According to the organizing committee, there will be 2,925 athletes competing from 92 countries. The 2018 Winter Olympics will begin on Friday, February 9 at 6 a.m. ET.