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'Welcome to the center of the universe," yelled Russian TV star Yana Churikova during the pre-show at the 2014 Winter Olympic Ceremony, which are held in Sochi. The 22nd Winter Olympics, which will last for 17 days, features 98 winter sporting events, including figure skating, skiing and hockey. Sochi was selected as the host city in July, 1997, and marks the first time the Olympics will be held in the Russian Federation. Moscow hosted the Summer Olympics in 1980.

An industry expert urged US intelligence officials, including Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan, need to address the people's concerns about their operations that involve collecting sensitive data, especially when it had already acknowledged that their agencies are not above the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

The deportation of a local journalist in Turkey was an undeniable proof that the administration of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is insistent on implementing its controls in media freedom.