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Russia to boycott Eurovision song contest due to Ukraine row
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s state broadcaster has said it will boycott this year’s Eurovision song contest after the host country, Ukraine, said it would bar entry to the Russian contestant and Moscow rejected two possible compromises suggested by organizers. …read more Source:...
Blockade in Ukraine conflict zone takes heavy toll
A blockade of rebel-held eastern Ukraine has left it more isolated, the BBC’s Tom Burridge reports. …read more Source:...
Blockade in Ukraine conflict zone takes heavy toll
A blockade of rebel-held eastern Ukraine has left it more isolated, the BBC’s Tom Burridge reports. …read more Source:...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 14 Apr 2017
‘Moab’ strike kills dozens in Afghanistan A huge US bomb, known as the Mother Of All Bombs (Moab), dropped on a tunnel complex used by Islamic State in Afghanistan killed at least 36 people, the Afghan defence ministry says. The ministry says no civilians were affected but former President Hamid Karzai called it an “inhuman and...
Russia says it won’t broadcast Eurovision Song Contest over singer’s Ukraine ban
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Russia pulls out of Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Russian television station Channel One announced it will not broadcast the contest this year or take part in the competition because its contestant has been barred from host country Ukraine. …read more Source: Daily...
Eurovision Song Contest: Russia pulls out over Ukraine ban
Its competitor has been barred by host Ukraine, and now Russia will have no chance of taking part. …read more Source:...
Russia pulls out of Eurovision Song Contest over Ukraine’s singer ban
Hosts Ukraine had banned Russia’s entrant from entering the country after it emerged she had toured Crimea in 2015. …read more Source:...
Russia pulls out of Eurovision Song Contest
Broadcaster unable to resolve issue with TV channel after Ukraine ban on singer Julia Samoylova who toured disputed CrimeaThe Russian television station Channel One has announced that it will not broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest this year or take part in the competition because its contestant has been barred from the host country,...
Russia refusing to show Ukraine-hosted Eurovision
Russians are breathing a sigh of relief after a state-owned TV station said it would not broadcast next month’s Eurovision Song Contest. …read more Source: Sky...
