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Sports Briefing | Hockey Sweden Tops Finland and Advances to World Hockey Championship Final
Sweden reached the final of the world championships by beating its fellow co-host and rival Finland, 3-0. Dallas Stars forward Loui Eriksson scored ...
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Former Danish Olympic champion Hoyer Larsen elected as new world badminton chief
Former Olympic badminton champion Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen of Denmark was elected as the new president of Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Saturday, pledging to bring the sport to a new height on global stages.The 1996 Olympic Men's Singles gold medallist defeated his only rival, Justian Suhandinata of Indonesia, at the BWF Annual General Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur."One of my focus ...
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Denmark eclipses UK at Eurovision
The UK was holding out for a hero - but in the end Bonnie Tyler was totally eclipsed by bookies' favourite Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest.The 61-year-old singer, who represented the UK with Believe In Me, finished 19th out of 26 acts in Malmo, Sweden, on Saturday night, with 23 points.Ireland's entry, the dance track Only Love Survives by Ryan Dolan, came in last place with ...
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Eurovision prize goes to Denmark but real winner is Swedish host
Eurovision song contest, which aims to draw nations together while simultaneously giving them an opportunity to punch one another in the kidneys, saw the hot favourite, Denmark's Emmelie de Forest, win with 281 points for her song Only Teardrops, well ahead of runners-up Azerbaijan.Ukraine came third and Greece was fourth with the rabble-rousing Alcohol Is Free. Sung by Koza Mostra, a ...
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Sports Scores Copenhagen Wins D Division Title
Cody Petrus went the distance for the Golden Knights and Copenhagen won the Frontier League D Division title over LaFargeville 5-0. Petrus allowed six hits and struck out two. Copenhagen will now move on to sectional ...
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2 journalists say Palestinian Authority interrogated them
Two Palestinian journalists said they were detained and questioned this week by the Palestinian authority, despite a promise to respect freedom of the press. One of the journalists, a documentary filmmaker, said he was forced to reveal the passwords to his personal email and Facebook page, the Jerusalem Post reported. Haroun Abu Arrah said he was questioned for more than 2 hours by agents of ...
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Three shot in jewelry store holdup Swedish police seek three suspects
Three people were shot during a jewelry store robbery in the southern Swedish city of Angelholm, police said. Three men wearing dark motorcycle helmets entered a jewelry store on a busy street Saturday and opened fire. Three people were injured but police said none of the wounds were life-threatening. The bandits fled the scene on a yellow or orange moped, which they drove to a waiting black ...
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Photos Celebrating Norways Constitution Day in Portland
Norway's most important national holiday - May 17 (Constitution Day) - is celebrated here in Portland in a community-wide event sponsored by Grieg Lodge Sons of Norway for generations at Portland's historic Norse Hall. Da Vinci Arts Middle School's marching band led a parade through the streets of NE Portland. - 5/17 - (Kai Hayashi / ...
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Copenhagen leading the eco-charge
Copenhagen has, for many decades, been an extremely influential city in world affairs, most notably in the realm of environmental management and conservation activities. It is in Copenhagen that world leaders meet to agree on eco-friendly policies at the famous Copenhagen Accord, and the city will host mayors from around the world at the Copenhagen Summit. So what is the extent of the city’s leadership on such issues?
Copenhagen has long been considered one of the most environmentally friendly cities in the world. In 1973 Denmark was the first country in the world to implement a national Environmental Law, and this paved the way for a strong combination of national and municipal legislation aimed at limiting the cities carbon footprint. Read more
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