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Swiss region to vote on cost of 'blasphemous' Eurovision 2025

ABC

Basel voters are expected to decide on Sunday whether they should spend tens of millions of dollars to host the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, with opponents decrying a "waste" of public funds for a "blasphemous" music performance. If inhabitants in the northern Swiss region of Basel-Stadt block the 34.96 million Swiss francs needed to put on the annual TV extravaganza, …

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5 months ago

Football club pays tribute to ‘legend’ feared dead after two bodies found in burnt-out car in Sweden

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fellow football players paid tribute to one of the British …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Dutch artist misses Eurovision rehearsal after 'incident', organisers say

Hindustan Times

MALMO, Sweden, - Dutch singer Joost Klein was not allowed to participate in either of Friday's two rehearsals ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest following an "incident", the European Broadcasting Union, which organises the event, said in a statement. Klein, who had not participated in the first rehearsal on Friday, would also not be performing during the second dress rehearsal …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Dutch artist misses Eurovision rehearsal after 'incident', organisers say

Hindustan Times

MALMO, Sweden -Dutch singer Joost Klein was not allowed to participate in either of Friday's two rehearsals ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest following an "incident", the European Broadcasting Union, which organises the event, said in a statement. Klein, who had not participated in the first rehearsal on Friday, would also not be performing during the second dress rehearsal scheduled …

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7 months, 1 week ago

For Israel’s contestant, the Eurovision Song Contest comes with tight security, boos and cheers

Associated Press

MALMO, Sweden — Eden Golan is in Sweden for the Eurovision Song Contest, but she isn’t seeing much of the country. The EBU later said the investigation was “still ongoing” and Klein would not perform at Friday’s second dress rehearsal, which is used by juries in all Eurovision countries to award scores. Israel is allowed to compete in Eurovision, even …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel's Eurovision participation

Hindustan Times

MALMO, Sweden — Not everyone in Malmo was welcoming the Eurovision Song Contest to town. Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel's Eurovision participation Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested in the Swedish port city on Thursday against Israel’s participation in the pan-continental pop competition. Palestinian flags fly from windows and balconies along a pedestrianized thoroughfare that has been …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel’s Eurovision participation

Associated Press

MALMO, Sweden — Not everyone in Malmo was welcoming the Eurovision Song Contest to town. People wave Palestinian flags during a Pro-Palestinian demonstration for excluding Israel from Eurovision ahead of the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Thursday, May 9, 2024. Protesters hold a banner during a Pro-Palestinian demonstration for excluding Israel from Eurovision ahead of …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands march in Sweden against Israel’s Eurovision participation

LA Times

A protester shouts into a megaphone during a demonstration advocating for Israel‘s exclusion from Eurovision ahead of the second semifinal at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, on Thursday. Protesters waving green, white and red Palestinian flags packed the historic Stortorget square near Malmo’s 16th century town hall before a planned march through the city for a rally in …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

A Eurovision like no other: Israel’s war on Gaza takes centre stage

Al Jazeera

Stockholm, Sweden - Malmo is rarely the centre of attention, but this week, the spotlight is on as the Eurovision Song Contest dominates Sweden's third-largest city. Israel is set to participate amid protests and calls for a boycott given its war on Gaza that has to date killed more than 34,500 Palestinians. Stop the war, Women's song for Gaza and …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Latest | Hamas will send a delegation to Cairo to keep up cease-fire talks

Associated Press

Hamas said Thursday it will send a delegation to Cairo as soon as possible to keep working on cease-fire talks, in response to Egypt’s latest proposal. Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz sharply criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying in a post on X that Turkey “is breaking agreements by blocking ports for Israeli imports and exports.” ISRAELIS HOLD RALLY …

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8 months ago

Protests, heightened terror threat mean tight security at Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden

Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Security will be tight during next month’s Eurovision Song Contest in the southern Sweden city of Malmo, police said Wednesday, citing demonstrations that could lead to unrests and a heightened threat of terrorism in the Scandinavian country. Last year Sweden heightened its terror threat level one notch to “high,” the fourth of five levels, for the first …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Sweden: Clashes break out near Malmo after another instance of Quran burning, 3 detained

India TV News

Intense clashes erupted in the neighbourhood of Sweden's third-largest city, Malmo, after yet another case of Quran burning, according to the police on Monday. Anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika, the person responsible for several instances of Quran burning that have provoked widespread protests in Muslim countries, burned another copy of the religious book on Sunday, causing an angry mob to try …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Greta Thunberg forcibly removed from climate protest – hours after being fined for disobeying police

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Greta Thunberg has been forcibly removed by police from a climate protest in the southern …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Fined for Disobeying Swedish Police

News 18

Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was fined on Monday for disobeying police at a rally last month, but said she acted out of necessity due to the climate crisis. Thunberg said she had acted out of necessity, citing the need created by the “climate crisis.” After a short trial, the court nonetheless found that she was still liable for her …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Activist Greta Thunberg Goes on Trial Over Last Month's Swedish Climate Protest

News 18

Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is set to go on trial on Monday charged with disobeying police at a rally last month, in which activists blocked the port in the city of Malmo. The rally, organised by environmental activist group “Ta tillbaka framtiden”, tried to block the entrance and exit to the Malmo harbour to protest against the use of …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Talking dirty! How Swedish trash cans are encouraging citizens to throw their garbage correctly

Firstpost

In an attempt to discourage littering, the Swedish city of Malmo has installed two ‘sexy’ trash cans that responds in a sensual female voice with suggestive phrases This is what you call a trashy campaign! For those wondering, the town of Malmo has installed two trash cans programmed to respond to users with seductive audio messages like ‘Aaah that was …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Two Killed in Knife Attack in Swedish School in Malmo, Student Arrested: Police

News 18

Two women died after being stabbed at a high school in southern Sweden on Monday, police said, adding that an 18-year-old student had been arrested. The two women, both in their 50s, “were employees of the school”, the police said in a statement following the attack at Malmo Latinskola, a secondary school in the centre of Malmo, the country’s third …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Sweden: Far-right activists burn copy of Quran, plan more stunts

Al Jazeera

Racist demos in Stockholm being led by head of Denmark’s Stram Kurs group, who has been banned from entering Sweden. Members of a Danish far-right group burned a copy of the Quran in Sweden, only days after a similar incident in the southern city of Malmo. A video posted by the leader of the Stram Kurs group showed a man …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Riots in Sweden after Koran burning by far-right activists

The Hindu

At least 10 people were arrested in southern Sweden and several police officers were injured in violence which broke out after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Koran-burning rally, police said on Saturday. The demonstration of about 300 people was connected to an incident earlier in the day in which protesters burned a copy of the Islamic …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Riots in Sweden after far-right activists burn copy of Quran

Al Jazeera

Unrest in Malmo city after copy of Muslim holy book is burned during a far-right rally in a mainly immigrant district. At least 10 people were arrested in southern Sweden and several police officers injured in violence triggered by an illegal protest where a copy of the Quran was burned. The demonstration of about 300 people was connected to a …

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Swiss region to vote on cost of 'blasphemous' Eurovision 2025

Football club pays tribute to ‘legend’ feared dead after two bodies found in burnt-out car in Sweden

Dutch artist misses Eurovision rehearsal after 'incident', organisers say

Dutch artist misses Eurovision rehearsal after 'incident', organisers say

For Israel’s contestant, the Eurovision Song Contest comes with tight security, boos and cheers

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel's Eurovision participation

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel’s Eurovision participation

Thousands march in Sweden against Israel’s Eurovision participation

A Eurovision like no other: Israel’s war on Gaza takes centre stage

The Latest | Hamas will send a delegation to Cairo to keep up cease-fire talks

Protests, heightened terror threat mean tight security at Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden

Sweden: Clashes break out near Malmo after another instance of Quran burning, 3 detained

Greta Thunberg forcibly removed from climate protest – hours after being fined for disobeying police

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Fined for Disobeying Swedish Police

Activist Greta Thunberg Goes on Trial Over Last Month's Swedish Climate Protest

Talking dirty! How Swedish trash cans are encouraging citizens to throw their garbage correctly

Two Killed in Knife Attack in Swedish School in Malmo, Student Arrested: Police

Sweden: Far-right activists burn copy of Quran, plan more stunts

Riots in Sweden after Koran burning by far-right activists

Riots in Sweden after far-right activists burn copy of Quran