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Monday May 23, 2022

ABBA show could also have ended up in Germany's Ruhr

According to ABBA star Björn Ulvaeus, 77, his band's new concert show with digital images of the Swedish pop stars almost ended up in Germany instead of England, reported dpa. Ulvaeus told dpa that there were reasons for the show to take place in London and not in Stockholm.

Published: 05:41 am,Saturday 21 May 2022

Police Museum gets Museum of the Year award

The Police Museum received the Museum of the Year 2022 award granted by the Finnish Museums Association and ICOM (International Council of Museums) Finland, said the National Police Board in a press release on Friday. The award is granted to a museum that in its field has significantly promoted

Published: 14:13 pm,Friday 20 May 2022

Comedy on Russian homophobia filmed in Ukraine

"The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps" follows an all-queer water polo team that lands in homophobic Russia. But the scenes had to be shot in Ukraine, before the war. The fictional water LGBTQ polo team portrayed in the hit French comedy, "The Shiny Shrimps," was inspired by an actual

Published: 01:40 am,Wednesday 18 May 2022

75th Cannes Film Festival kicks off

The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival kicked off here on Tuesday evening with an opening ceremony hosted by Belgian actress Virginie Efira, reported Xinhua. The festival's nine-member jury is headed by French actor Vincent Lindon, winner of the Best Actor Award at the 68th Cannes Film Festival

Published: 09:25 am,Sunday 15 May 2022

Ukraine wins Eurovision 2022 on public vote

Europe's annual song and dance extravaganza wasn't short on either entertainment or pyrotechnics, but voting remained nail-biting until the end. Colorful, campy, confounding: to the uninitiated, the Eurovision Song Contest (or ESC for short) can be all this and more. Think New York Met Gala meets Bollywood dream song sequence,

Published: 22:15 pm,Thursday 12 May 2022

Ukraine among 10 first Eurovision finalists

A total of 17 songs were presented during the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest. Viewers have selected 10 acts that will compete in the finals on Saturday. The mood in front of Turin's PalaOlimpico was already upbeat ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest semifinals, as fans waited

Published: 10:14 am,Tuesday 10 May 2022

Warhol's Marilyn Monroe portrait sold for record €185m

A Marilyn Monroe portrait by Andy Warhol was sold at €185 million at the auction house Christie's in New York on Monday, reported DW, quoting news agencies AFP and Reuters. The 1964 silk-screen portrait is one in a series of portraits that the artist made of Monroe, following her

Published: 10:04 am,Tuesday 10 May 2022

Pulitzer Prizes honour Ukrainian journalists

Columbia University unveiled its Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, considered the most prestigious journalism awards in the US, reported DW, quoting news agencies AP, AFP and Reuters. Pulitzer Prize board hails courage of Ukrainian journalists On top of the usual prizes, the board issued a "special citation" to Ukrainian journalists covering

Published: 21:28 pm,Monday 9 May 2022

2022 Eurovision favorites in Turin

In Turin, paticipants are busy rehearsing for the Eurovision Song Contest, which opened on Sunday evening and will culminate on May 14. Take a look! The weather wasn't predictable during the opening ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest Sunday evening, which was repeatedly interrupted by rain showers. Artists and their

Published: 19:42 pm,Monday 9 May 2022

President honours 30 mothers on Mother´s Day

The contributions of mothers received state recognition on Sunday with 30 mothers of the country being were honoured by President Sauli Niinistö for their merits in raising children. The President and First Lady Jenni Haukio attended the national Mother's Day ceremony at the House of the Estates, said the

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