Jan. 30 Daily Brief: Sharing a moment with Rob Ford, preparing for Sochi, Obama talks at General Electric

Members of Russia’s speedskating team practice at the Adler Arena on the Olympic Park as preparations continue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics January 30, 2014. The opening ceremony for the winter games will be held February 7. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

U.S. President Barack Obama smiles before he addresses employees of General Electric’s Waukesha Gas Engines facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin, January 30, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing

Interior Ministry members stand guard near the site of clashes with anti-government protesters, with the air temperatures around minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit), in Kiev, January 30, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has gone on sick leave with a respiratory ailment, his website said on Thursday, with the issue of a new prime minister still undecided. Yanukovich’s prime minister, Mykola Azarov, resigned on Tuesday in the midst of mass street unrest and the president has yet to appoint a successor. Serhiy Arbuzov, who was Azarov’s first deputy, has stepped in as interim prime minister. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Demonstrators have a chat near a fire at a barricade erected by anti-government protesters near the site of clashes with riot police, with the air temperatures around minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit), in Kiev, January 30, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has gone on sick leave with a respiratory ailment, his website said on Thursday, with the issue of a new prime minister still undecided. Yanukovich’s prime minister, Mykola Azarov, resigned on Tuesday in the midst of mass street unrest and the president has yet to appoint a successor. Serhiy Arbuzov, who was Azarov’s first deputy, has stepped in as interim prime minister. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Anti-government protesters gather at an open fire site as temperatures stand at minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit) at a barricade near Independence Square in Kiev, January 30, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has gone on sick leave with a respiratory ailment, his website said on Thursday, with the issue of a new prime minister still undecided. Yanukovich’s prime minister, Mykola Azarov, resigned on Tuesday in the midst of mass street unrest and the president has yet to appoint a successor. Serhiy Arbuzov, who was Azarov’s first deputy, has stepped in as interim prime minister. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

A general view of a camp erected by anti-government protesters to hold a rally, with the air temperatures around minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit), in Independence Square in central Kiev, January 30, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has gone on sick leave with a respiratory ailment, his website said on Thursday, with the issue of a new prime minister still undecided. Yanukovich’s prime minister, Mykola Azarov, resigned on Tuesday in the midst of mass street unrest and the president has yet to appoint a successor. Serhiy Arbuzov, who was Azarov’s first deputy, has stepped in as interim prime minister. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Anti-government protesters rest near an open fire, as temperatures reach minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit) at a barricade near Independence Square in Kiev, January 30, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has gone on sick leave with a respiratory ailment, his website said on Thursday, with the issue of a new prime minister still undecided. Yanukovich’s prime minister, Mykola Azarov, resigned on Tuesday in the midst of mass street unrest and the president has yet to appoint a successor. Serhiy Arbuzov, who was Azarov’s first deputy, has stepped in as interim prime minister. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Graffiti marks the stump of a tree felled as part of a plan to remove alien vegetation and reduce fire risks in Cape Town’s Table Mountain National Park, January 27, 2014. The city’s iconic backdrop is rich in floral biodiversity and forms part of the Cape Floral Kingdom World Heritage Site. Picture taken January 27, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

People walk past as the Olympic rings and the cauldron for the Olympic flame are reflected in a puddle of water on the Olympic Park as preparations continue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics January 30, 2014. The opening ceremony for the winter games will be held February 7. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

A man reads a newspaper at a tea shop along a street in Kabul January 30, 2014. (REUTERS/Omar Sobhani)

A woman walks past near the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad, January 30, 2014. Car bombs in mainly Shi’ite districts of the Iraqi capital and a shooting killed at least 19 people on Wednesday, police said, driving the death toll so far this month to nearly 1,000, according to Iraq Body Count. REUTERS/Ahmed Malik

A student dressed as a bear waits backstage while participating in a cultural event at a school in Mumbai January 30, 2014. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

A girl plays with a doll in a low-income neighbourhood in Cartago January 23, 2014. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), the results of a national household survey shows that poverty in Costa Rica has reached 20.6 percent in 2013. Picture taken January 23, 2014. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

A man sets off fireworks as residents celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year in Shanghai January 31, 2014. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, Chinese New Year welcomes the year of the horse, which falls on January 31. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Children are engulfed in dust as a convoy of escorted taxis carrying Muslims, fleeing the continuing sectarian violence, arrives at a temporary internally displaced person (IDP) camp at the airport of the capital Bangui January 30, 2014. The IDPs will be then processed for air evacuation to different countries in Africa. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

Toronto’s Chief Budget Officer Councillor Frank Di Giorgio (L) shares a moment with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford during a budget meeting at City Hall in Toronto, January 30, 2014. REUTERS/Aaron Harris

A boat operated by emergency services personnel carries local residents along a flooded road from the village of Muchelney on the Somerset Levels, near Langport in south west England January 30, 2014. Surrounded by flood water, Muchelney has only been accessible by boat for several weeks. British military are on standby to be drafted into the Somerset area to help. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Jan. 30 Daily Brief: Sharing a moment with Rob Ford, preparing for Sochi, Obama talks at General Electric

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