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Factbox-Switzerland won Eurovision's jury vote, while viewers favoured Croatia, Israel
MALMO, Sweden - Swiss artist Nemo won the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, beating 24 rivals with the song...
May 12, 20242 min read
Dutch contestant expelled as Eurovision braces for protests
MALMO, Sweden -Dutch contestant Joost Klein has been expelled from Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final after a complaint by a member...
May 11, 20243 min read
Factbox-Eurovision 2024: what to expect, as crowds gather amid anti-Israel protests
MALMO, Sweden -The world's biggest live music event, the Eurovision Song Contest, is taking place in Sweden this week with 37...
May 10, 20244 min read
Olympics-Flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security
MARSEILLE, France - The Olympic flame landed on French soil amid tight security on Wednesday, firing the starting gun on a summer...
May 9, 20243 min read
Olympics-Elite French tactical unit hopes for peaceful Paris Games
PARIS - Around 50 khaki-clad men riding atop a black armoured truck approached an abandoned office building on the outskirts of Paris...
May 8, 20242 min read
Pentagon sees no change in Russia's strategic nuclear force posture
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has not seen a change to Russia's disposition of its strategic nuclear forces, it said on Monday, despite what...
May 7, 20242 min read
Chad vote counting begins after tense first Sahel presidential poll since coups
N'DJAMENA -Chad deployed dozens of security forces in the capital amid rising tensions on Monday as polls closed and vote counting began...
May 7, 20243 min read
Eurovision 2024 begins in Malmo with contestants' walk on 'Turquoise Carpet'
MALMO, Sweden - Eurovision 2024 began in the Swedish city of Malmo on Sunday when 37 contenders walked the "Turquoise Carpet" amid...
May 6, 20242 min read
More migrant dinghies cross Channel to England despite Rwanda threat
STRAIT OF DOVER - Dozens of people in two rubber dinghies reached the southern coast of England on Saturday, the latest among thousands...
May 5, 20242 min read
Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin pleads guilty in US, TASS reports
MOSCOW - Alexander Vinnik, a Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin who was arrested in Greece in 2017, convicted of money laundering in...
May 4, 20241 min read
Chad prepares to vote in a coup-hit region, wary allies look on
N'DJAMENA - Chad will hold presidential elections on Monday, making it the first in a string of coup-hit states across Central and West...
May 4, 20243 min read
Olympics-Giant reservoir ready for service as Paris 2024 Games loom
PARIS - Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo on Thursday inaugurated a colossal storage basin that will help reduce the risks of pollution in the...
May 2, 20242 min read
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