2015-05-22

Culture news

Eurovision Song Contest enters the final countdown

Te remaining ten acts have been selected to go into Saturday’s final of the Eurovision Song Contest after a thrilling second semi-final in Vienna

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Grilling up a steak over molten lava

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Korea

Ex-Korean Air executive Heather Cho freed in 'nut rage' case

The woman at the centre of the so-called “nut rage” case in South Korea has been freed after nearly five months in jail. Heather Cho, a former Korean

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North Korea marks 'Child Health Day'

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Ireland

Ireland expected to say "I do" to gay marriage

It would have been unthinkable just a few years ago in this most Catholic of countries, but Ireland appears to be on the brink of authorising gay

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Italy

"Moments of Life": memoirs of a WW1 Italian General

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My Europe Series

Towards a child-friendly judicial system in Europe

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Greece

312,679,022,950 euros. This is how much Greece has to repay

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USA

Coastguards say Santa Barbara oil cleanup could take "months"

The cleanup continues along Santa Barbara’s sullied beaches following the spill of some 2500 barrels of oil onto the land and into the sea. About a

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United Kingdom

Explained Cameron and the EU: what does a Brexit mean?

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Syria

Footage shows ISIL in control of Syrian city of Palmyra

Unverified video uploaded to Social Media on Thursday appeared to show the Islamic State militant group in control of the Syrian city of Palmyra

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Latvia

EU Eastern Partnership talks set for compromise declaration

European leaders are due to continue talks with former Soviet nations in Latvia on Friday hoping to forge closer ties. But Moscow claims the

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Austria

Eurovision Song Contest finalists decided

As if this Saturday’s three hour final wont be thrilling enough, the last of 27 participating nations in the Eurovision Song Contest were selected on

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Tunisia

Bardo museum attack suspect had been rescued off migrant boat, say police

Italian police say a 22-year-old Moroccan man arrested in connection with the Bardo museum shooting in Tunisia arrived in Italy on a migrant boat one

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Italy

Italian navy carries 900 illegal migrants to Sicily

An Italian navy ship carried a dead body among the 900 illegal migrants brought to shore on Thursday in the Sicilian port of Augusta. The men, women

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Russia

Rocket failures deal heavy blow to Russia space programme

Russia’s space industry has been dealt one of its heaviest blows since the Soviet collapse after back-to-back rocket launch failures. Russian Deputy

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