STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest (all times local):
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The director of the TV alliance that produces the Eurovision Song Contest says the show’s message of unity is particularly significant at a time when Europe is seeing its internal borders returning.
European Broadcasting Union Director-General Ingrid Deltenre told The Associated Press before Saturday’s final that the togetherness the event brings is important for a continent in the midst of a refugee crisis and talk of Britain’s possible withdrawal from the European Union.
She says “you have reactions in Europe which are very polarizing … we are sending …read more
Source: KXAN
