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Eurovision prize goes to Denmark but real winner is Swedish host
Eurovision song contest, which aims to draw nations together while simultaneously giving them an opportunity to punch one another in the kidneys, saw the hot favourite, Denmark's Emmelie de Forest, win with 281 points for her song Only Teardrops, well ahead of runners-up Azerbaijan.Ukraine came third and Greece was fourth with the rabble-rousing Alcohol Is Free. Sung by Koza Mostra, a ...
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Sports Scores Copenhagen Wins D Division Title
Cody Petrus went the distance for the Golden Knights and Copenhagen won the Frontier League D Division title over LaFargeville 5-0. Petrus allowed six hits and struck out two. Copenhagen will now move on to sectional ...
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2 journalists say Palestinian Authority interrogated them
Two Palestinian journalists said they were detained and questioned this week by the Palestinian authority, despite a promise to respect freedom of the press. One of the journalists, a documentary filmmaker, said he was forced to reveal the passwords to his personal email and Facebook page, the Jerusalem Post reported. Haroun Abu Arrah said he was questioned for more than 2 hours by agents of ...
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Three shot in jewelry store holdup Swedish police seek three suspects
Three people were shot during a jewelry store robbery in the southern Swedish city of Angelholm, police said. Three men wearing dark motorcycle helmets entered a jewelry store on a busy street Saturday and opened fire. Three people were injured but police said none of the wounds were life-threatening. The bandits fled the scene on a yellow or orange moped, which they drove to a waiting black ...
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Photos Celebrating Norways Constitution Day in Portland
Norway's most important national holiday - May 17 (Constitution Day) - is celebrated here in Portland in a community-wide event sponsored by Grieg Lodge Sons of Norway for generations at Portland's historic Norse Hall. Da Vinci Arts Middle School's marching band led a parade through the streets of NE Portland. - 5/17 - (Kai Hayashi / ...
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Ice hockey-Swiss fairytale continues as they set up Sweden final
By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM, May 18 (Reuters) - Switzerland's fairytale run at the world ice hockey championships continued on Saturday when they reached the final thanks to a 3-0 victory over United States. They now face host nation Sweden who beat Finland ...
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Travel Clinic Puerto Rico hotel Copenhagen day trips
Hip: W Retreat & Spa My girlfriend and I have been to some small British-flavoured Caribbean islands, and now want to try Puerto Rico. Can you suggest a luxurious modern beach-break ...
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Swiss Fairytale Continues as They Set Up Sweden Final
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Switzerland beats US faces Sweden for world title
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- The United States was upset 3-0 by Switzerland in the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship Saturday. The Swiss will face Sweden in Sunday's final after the Swedes defeated co-host Finland 3-0 in the earlier semifinal. Switzerland is guaranteed its first medal in 60 ...
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Russias Karjakin wins $130000 Norway chess tournament with draw against Bulgarian Topalov
STAVANGER, Norway - Russia's Sergey Karjakin has won the EUR100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess tournament after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. Karjakin needed only a draw against Topalov to take the top prize after the world's No. 1 player, Magnus Carlsen, failed to win against Levon Aronian from Armenia, ranked No. 2. Topalov went into the final day of the nine-day round ...
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Denmark's Russian relationship
Danish relations with Russia have existed for several centuries, with the first recorded diplomatic relations dating from 1493, when King Hans and Ivan III signed a treaty aimed at planning an offensive against Sweden and Lithuania. Since then the relations between the two countries have grown closer, frayed, become tense, reconciled and stagnated at different points throughout the history of their respective political development.
Denmark and Russia have always been economically and politically important to one another though. Denmark, since the end of the Cold War, has acted as a bridge between the east and west, and during much of the tumultuous politics of the post-war and Cold War period, remained largely neutral in many affairs concerning Russia. In 1939 the country refused to support measures to expel Russia from the then-League of Nations, and resisted attempts by Nordic countries to set up a defense alliance for the region. Read more
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