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Berlin hopes efforts on youth jobs will help its image in Europe
ReutersBy Annika Breidthardt BERLIN, May 23 (Reuters) - German alarm that their country is blamed for austerity measures compounding the problems in the euro zone helps explain Berlin's bilateral efforts to tackle youth unemployment in some of the countries...Tags: Portugal, Angela Merkel, Germany, Spain, Career and Workplace
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Russia angry over "stolen" Eurovision votes
Reuters* Russian foreign minister says votes 'stolen' in song contest * Russian singer placed fifth in a field of 26 * Azerbaijan says official result inaccurate By Lada Evgrashina and Steve Gutterman BAKU/MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - Moscow has clashed with...Tags: Theft, Azerbaijan, Moscow (Russia), Civil Rights, Elections
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Russia says it was robbed in Eurovision song contest
MOSCOW — As might be expected, Russia's foreign minister spent his day Tuesday grappling with the biggest international crisis facing his country, an "outrageous incident" that has inflamed public passions. And Sergei Lavrov promised decisive...
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Syria, Israel exchange fire across cease-fire line
BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-controlled...
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Guatemalan court action revives questions about Rios Montt's fate
MEXICO CITY— The Guatemalan high court’s decision to overturn the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt and restart his trial has revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic...
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Mexico launches military push to restore order in Michoacan state
MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican government poured army troops -- and high-level delegations -- into western Mexico on Tuesday in a bid to take back control of a region long besieged by a deadly drug cartel. The operation in the Pacific state of Michoacan...
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Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle
ReutersBERLIN, May 19 (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting....Tags: Angela Merkel, Germany, Denmark
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Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision Song Contest
ReutersMALMO, Sweden, May 18 (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, winning the annual competition with a barefoot performance backed by flutes and drums....Tags: Sweden, Denmark
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Denmark wins Eurovision on ABBA's turf with folksy ballad
ReutersMALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, clinching the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by a wall of fire, flutes and drums. The...Tags: Azerbaijan, Sweden, Television Industry, Finland, Elections
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Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest ahead of Azerbaijan, Ukraine
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and...Tags: Azerbaijan, Sweden, Gays and Lesbians, Finland, Avicii (music group)
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ABBA in the air as 26 countries fight for Eurovision glory
ReutersBy Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden, May 18 (Reuters) - Singers from 26 countries began battling it out on Saturday night for the crown of glitzy pop in the Eurovision Song Contest, returning this year to the homeland of ABBA, the Swedish band it propelled to...Tags: Azerbaijan, Sweden, Elections, Finland, Avicii (music group)
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FACTBOX-The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
ReutersMay 18 (Reuters) - Malmo in Sweden was hosting the grand final of the 58th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday. Here are some facts about the contest: * The first contest took place in 1956. It was originally conceived in Monaco by Marcel Bezencon...Tags: Sweden, Human Rights, Entertainment, Politics, Music
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