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The sacred flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy will be lit in ancient Olympia, Greece on Wednesday, with poor weather forcing last-minute changes by the organisers.

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While Mr. Cliff was never as renowned internationally as Bob Marley, he lit the reggae fuse.

As he narrated his story, the sky lit up with a drone light show, depicting images of a heart and other dynamic patterns.

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To laud Charles, JPMorgan lit up the top of its new $3 billion Manhattan skyscraper with the insignia of the kingdom, an unusual event in a city that chased out the British in 1783.

“Wicked: For Good” is a horribly lit, glacially paced slog that lacks the dynamism of the first film.

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