Our world in photos: October 18
GREECE — Torch lighting: Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, right, played the role of the High Priestess as she held the torch during the lighting of the Olympic flame at Ancient Olympia site, birthplace of the ancient Olympics, on Monday. The flame will be transported by torch relay to Beijing, China, which will host the Feb. 4-20, 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.