• A worker passes a snow-making machine as preparations continue for the 2018 Winter Olympics at the Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Charlie Riedel / AP Photo
    A worker passes a snow-making machine as preparations continue for the 2018 Winter Olympics at the Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Charlie Riedel / AP Photo
  • Werner Kok of South Africa fends off Dan Norton of England during the 2018 New Zealand Sevens at FMG Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand. Anthony Au-Yeung / Getty Images
    Werner Kok of South Africa fends off Dan Norton of England during the 2018 New Zealand Sevens at FMG Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand. Anthony Au-Yeung / Getty Images
  • Former US president Bill Clinton and Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim watch as Mexican boxer Saul Canelo Alvarez throws out the first pitch during the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Series baseball tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico. Luis Gutierrez / AP Photo
    Former US president Bill Clinton and Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim watch as Mexican boxer Saul Canelo Alvarez throws out the first pitch during the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Series baseball tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico. Luis Gutierrez / AP Photo
  • A view of the artwork 'A Becoming Resemblance' by Heather Dewey-Hagborg and Chelsea E. Manning, exhibited during the Berlin-based festival 'Transmediale' at the House of World Cultures in Berlin, Germany. Hayoung Jeon / EPA
    A view of the artwork 'A Becoming Resemblance' by Heather Dewey-Hagborg and Chelsea E. Manning, exhibited during the Berlin-based festival 'Transmediale' at the House of World Cultures in Berlin, Germany. Hayoung Jeon / EPA
  • A protester throws stones at Israeli troops, as sun sets during clashes near the border between Israel and east Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    A protester throws stones at Israeli troops, as sun sets during clashes near the border between Israel and east Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • Illegal African migrants raise their hands crossed in a gesture protesting against their detention and demanding deportation to Europe, at Al-Hamra shelter in Gharian region, the largest in the western region and 106 kilometres south of the capital Tripoli. Mahmud Turkia / AFP Photo
    Illegal African migrants raise their hands crossed in a gesture protesting against their detention and demanding deportation to Europe, at Al-Hamra shelter in Gharian region, the largest in the western region and 106 kilometres south of the capital Tripoli. Mahmud Turkia / AFP Photo
  • Eaton County Sheriffs restrain Randall Margraves after he lunged at Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, during victim statements of his sentencing in the Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte, Michigan, US. Rebecca Cook / Reuters
    Eaton County Sheriffs restrain Randall Margraves after he lunged at Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, during victim statements of his sentencing in the Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte, Michigan, US. Rebecca Cook / Reuters
  • A general view of Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie in action during his match against Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut. Jon Nazca / Reuters
    A general view of Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie in action during his match against Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut. Jon Nazca / Reuters
  • A hockey player takes to the ice at sunrise for the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
    A hockey player takes to the ice at sunrise for the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

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  • Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, pose for a picture with Queen Sonja, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway in Princess Ingrid Alexandra Sculpture Park in Oslo, Norway. Reuters
    Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, pose for a picture with Queen Sonja, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway in Princess Ingrid Alexandra Sculpture Park in Oslo, Norway. Reuters
  • Britain's Kate Duchess of Cambridge is greeted by spectators in front of the Norwegian Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway. Cornelius Poppe / NTB scanpix via AP
    Britain's Kate Duchess of Cambridge is greeted by spectators in front of the Norwegian Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway. Cornelius Poppe / NTB scanpix via AP
  • From left: Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Crown Prince Haakon and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit the Princess Ingrid Alexandra Sculpture Park in Oslo, Norway. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
    From left: Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Crown Prince Haakon and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit the Princess Ingrid Alexandra Sculpture Park in Oslo, Norway. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
  • Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, visit the Princess Ingrid Alexandra Sculpture Park in Oslo, Norway. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, visit the Princess Ingrid Alexandra Sculpture Park in Oslo, Norway. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
  • Britain's Prince William and Katherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, arrive by private jet at Gardermoen Airport in Oslo, Norway. Hannah McKay / Reuters
    Britain's Prince William and Katherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, arrive by private jet at Gardermoen Airport in Oslo, Norway. Hannah McKay / Reuters
  • Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge's hairdresser Amanda Cook Tucker, centre, and stylist Natasha Archer, right, arrive to Oslo Gardermoen Airport in Oslo, Norway. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge's hairdresser Amanda Cook Tucker, centre, and stylist Natasha Archer, right, arrive to Oslo Gardermoen Airport in Oslo, Norway. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
  • Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge are greeted by Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
    Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge are greeted by Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
  • Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, left, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge wave as they arrive at Gardermoen Air Force Base north of Oslo. Cornelius POPPE / AFP
    Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, left, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge wave as they arrive at Gardermoen Air Force Base north of Oslo. Cornelius POPPE / AFP
  • From left: Crown Prince Haakon, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Queen Sonja of Norway, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway exit the Royal Palace. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
    From left: Crown Prince Haakon, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Queen Sonja of Norway, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway exit the Royal Palace. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
  • Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge exit the Royal Palace. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge exit the Royal Palace. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
  • From left: Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Crown Prince Haakon, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Queen Sonja of Norway and Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
    From left: Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Crown Prince Haakon, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Queen Sonja of Norway and Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
  • Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, left, pose for the media with Norway's King Harald, and Queen Sonja, at The Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway. Vidar Ruud / NTB Scanpix via AP
    Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, left, pose for the media with Norway's King Harald, and Queen Sonja, at The Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway. Vidar Ruud / NTB Scanpix via AP
  • Britain's Prince William and Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge, pose for a picture with Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway before a lunch in Oslo, Norway. Hannah McKay / Reuters
    Britain's Prince William and Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge, pose for a picture with Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway before a lunch in Oslo, Norway. Hannah McKay / Reuters