Armenia's Rosa Linn qualifies for Eurovision finalMay 11, 2022 - 11:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Rosa Linn is through to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, cementing her position on the first of the semi-finals on Tuesday, May 10. Across the week, 40 countries will be performing as part of the Eurovision 2022 line-up, and only 17 countries are competing for a chance in Saturday's big final. Tuesday's semi-final allowed 9 other acts to progress to Saturday's final too: Switzerland, Iceland, Lithuania, Portugal, Norway, Greece, Ukraine, Moldova and the Netherlands. Russia, meanwhile, has been banned from competing in this year's contest, with organisers saying the country's participation could "bring the competition into disrepute", the BBC reports. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |