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Ukrainian Eurovision winner Jamala said her country can't afford to get political at this year's song contest, as calls multiply for participants to boycott Eurovision over the Israel-Hamas war. “Some countries may refuse to participate [in the song contest],” Jamala, who was placed on Russia's wanted list last year, told PA media. “But we don’t. Especially we cannot afford to give up such a contest in time of war.” Eurovision will take place this week in the Swedish coastal city of Malmö, beginning with the first semi-final tomorrow (7 May), and is set to feature Israel’s controversial entry,...
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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), who organise the Eurovision Song Contest, has released a statement condemning the “targeted social media campaigns” against competitors, amid reports of threats against Israeli singer Eden Golan. EBU acknowledged in a statement “the depth of feeling and the strong opinions that this year’s Eurovision song contest – set against the backdrop of a terrible war in the Middle East – has provoked”. While expressing understanding that “people will want to engage in debate and express their deeply held views on this matter”, it raised concerns about “targeted soc...
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More than 450 queer artists, musicians and writers have signed a letter calling for Britain's Eurovision 2024 entry Olly Alexander to boycott this year's competition. The group, Queers for Palestine, include the actors Maxine Peake and Brigette Lundy-Paine, band Goat Girl, and writers Sarah Schulman and Jason Okundaye. Their letter – which can be read in full here – comes after a number of countries and organisations lobbied for a mass boycott of the event due to Israel's involvement in the competition. The letter reads: "By refusing to expel Israel from the competition, the European Broadcast...
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The Middle East franchisee of Starbucks has begun firing around 2,000 workers at its coffee shops across the region after the brand found itself targeted by activists during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. The Kuwait-based Alshaya Group, a private family firm holding franchise rights for a variety of Western companies including The Cheesecake Factory, H&M and Shake Shack, issued a statement on Tuesday acknowledging the firings at its Middle Eastern and North African locations. “As a result of the continually challenging trading conditions over the last six months, we have taken...
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By Sk Badiruddin An old screenshot of the Australian site of Cadbury, which states that their products contain gelatin derived from beef is circulating with misleading claims among Indian social media users. The viral screenshot appears to show a section from the international Cadbury website, which clarifies that the gelatin used in any of the confectionary products of the company is halal certified and made from beef extracts. A text from the screenshot reads, "Please note, if any of our products contain gelatine in the ingredients, the gelatine we use is halal certified and derived from bee...
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By Anmol Alphonso A photo of Aamir Khan at a press event held in Sathyam theatre in Chennai for the new release Laal Singh Chaddha, is being shared with a false claim that nobody attended a premiere show of the movie, despite the actor attending the same. BOOM found that the photo is from an event held for mediapersons at the Sathyam theater in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on August 7, 2022, days before the release the movie hit theatre screens on August 11, 2022. In the viral photo, Khan can be seen seated along with other actors from Laal Singh Chaddha with photojournalists and camera persons clicki...
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By Anmol Alphonso A photo of Aamir Khan at a press event held in Sathyam theatre in Chennai for the new release Laal Singh Chaddha, is being shared with a false claim that nobody attended a premiere show of the movie, despite the actor attending the same. BOOM found that the photo is from an event held for mediapersons at the Sathyam theater in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on August 7, 2022, days before the release the movie hit theatre screens on August 11, 2022. In the viral photo, Khan can be seen seated along with other actors from Laal Singh Chaddha with photojournalists and camera persons clicki...
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Beijing (AFP) - The United States has announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics to protest China's human rights record, particularly its handling of Muslim minorities that Washington considers a form of genocide. Here's what the move means. What is a 'diplomatic boycott?'Under the boycott, the Biden administration will not send any US diplomatic or official governmental representatives to the Games. Olympic hosts have traditionally basked in the global attention, which often includes visits by foreign leaders or officials. US President George W. Bush, for example, cheered o...
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Washington (AFP) - The White House said Wednesday that it is not in talks with its allies over a joint boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, amid Western concerns over Chinese human rights violations in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. Concerns over a possible multi-country snub of the 2022 Olympic Games rose after a US State Department official said Tuesday that Washington wished to discuss such a move. But after strong pushback from China and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), the White House said nothing was currently in the works. "We have not discussed and are not discus...
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