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Ukraine wins the Eurovision Song Contest, snatching victory over Russia whose entry was tipped as the favourite. Paul Chapman reports.
Ukraine wins the Eurovision Song Contest, snatching victory over Russia whose entry was tipped as the favourite to win. Paul Chapman reports.
Jamala, a Ukrainian singer and composer whose real name is Susana Jamaladinova, fled to Turkey to protect her two children from the ongoing war with Russia. Now, from her new base in Istanbul, she is organising efforts to raise funds to support Ukrainians.
Ukrainian singer Jamala, who won the Eurovision song contest on Saturday with her ballad "1944" about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars by Soviet authorities during World War II, defended her win after Russian lawmakers and commentators lashed out at her "political" victory.
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS - Fri. 09.05.14: Papers continue to focus on the kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian school girls by the Islamist group Boko Haram and the viral campaign calling for international action. Also, the Eurovision Song Contest takes a political twist this year.
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