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Eurovision 2019 to Be Held in Tel Aviv Instead of Jerusalem Amid International Backlash

The Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group chose Thursday the Israeli city of Tel Aviv as the venue for its 2019 event, allaying international concerns over the contest being held in the disputed city of Jerusalem.

IWC vote backs aboriginal whale hunts -- with new quotas

Whale meet nations in flare up over Brazil project

Lukaku bags double as Belgium sweep Iceland aside

Romelu Lukaku scored two goals as World Cup semi-finalists Belgium began their Nations League campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win away to Iceland on Tuesday.

Rising European life expectancy undermined by obesity: WHO

Cancer in Europe: more cases but fewer deaths

Scotland desperate to end tournament pain

Football: Nations League results - collated

Switzerland put six past Iceland in Nations League

Lukaku, Hazard help Belgium hammer Scotland 4-0

Imran urged to end curbs on NGOs to complement progress on his reform agenda

UPDATE - Albania, Montenegro, Norway, Ukraine Agree to Abide by EU Sanctions Against Russia

Seasonal clock changes: a controversial ritual

The twice-yearly changing of the clocks for winter and summer has been a ritual in Europe since 1916, originally conceived as an energy-saving measure.

Russian Honorary Consul in Iceland Says EU Sanctions More Harmful to Reykjavik Than Moscow

EU sanctions against Moscow, to which Reykjavik is a party, are more harmful to Icelandic business than they are to Russian companies, Russia's Honorary Consul in Iceland Olafur Agust Andresson told Sputnik.

Iraq Joins Palestinian Calls for Boycott of Eurovision in Jerusalem - Ambassador

Iraq supports Palestinian calls for a boycott of Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Jerusalem, as Israel is undermining Middle Eastern settlement by hosting the event in the disputed city, Iraqi Ambassador to Russia Haidar Hadi told Sputnik on Friday.