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Detained flotilla activists have been released by Israeli authorities, lawyer says
12+ hour, 29+ min ago (439+ words) ISRAEL HAS RELEASED illegally detained'activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla after widespread condemnation'of a video showing the activists with their hands tied and foreheads on the ground. Speaking on RT's Today with David Mc Cullagh, lawyer for detainees'Suhad Bishara said the…...
Did you boycott this year's Eurovision? " The Journal. ie
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (138+ words) THE EUROVISION SONG Contest final took place in Vienna on Saturday, and Ireland was among five countries that boycotted it over Israel's participation. RT" joined broadcasters in Spain, Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands in deciding not to send an act…...
How will Eurovision boycotts impact the song contest?
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Four people removed from Eurovision semi-final after chants during Israel's performance
1+ week, 1+ day ago (372+ words) THE EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION (EBU) has said that four audience members were removed from the arena at the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna." It comes after"chants of "stop the genocide" could be heard as Israel…...
How Israel spent $1m pushing Eurovision votes " and how it probably worked
1+ week, 2+ day ago (826+ words) LAST UPDATE | 7 hrs ago AN INVESTIGATION BY the New York Times has found that the Israeli government spent at least $1 million (850, 000) on promotional campaigns linked to Eurovision voting efforts over the past two years. The findings come as this year's…...
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Tenerife with passengers set to be repatriated
1+ week, 4+ day ago (773+ words) THE CRUISE SHIP hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak has reached Tenerife in the Canary Islands, where most of the nearly 150 people on board will be evacuated and flown home after weeks at sea. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius arrived at…...
Repatriation flight to Ireland planned for passengers on hantavirus-hit ship, Spain says
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1040+ words) LAST UPDATE | 41 mins ago SPAIN'S INTERIOR MINISTER has said that repatriation flights for passengers and crew members on board the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have been planned to five EU countries, including Ireland. Fernando Grande-Marlaska said…...
Amid a boycott and with past winners steering clear, what can we expect from Eurovision 2026?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1775+ words) EUROVISION IS KICKING off its official schedule of events as this year's crop of competitors prepare take to the "turquoise carpet' for the usual Sunday night opening ceremony. Around 30, 000 people are expected to line the streets of Vienna tomorrow to…...
Canary Islands government rejects plan for Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to dock there
2+ week, 1+ day ago (921+ words) LAST UPDATE | 57 mins ago THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT of the Canary Islands has opposed a plan to allow a cruise ship that has been hit by a deadly outbreak of hantavirus to dock there. Spain's health ministry said the World Health…...
Two flotilla activists say they have been subjected to 'extreme brutality' in Israeli detention
2+ week, 4+ day ago (469+ words) TWO ACTIVISTS FROM the latest Gaza-bound flotilla who were brought to Israel for interrogation appeared before an Israeli court today, a rights group defending them told the AFP news agency. The flotilla of more than 50 vessels had set sail from…...