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By Emilios Harbis
As soon as you log on to kasetophono.com, the banner that comes up ? ?The soundtrack of your future memories? ? is telling of the site's content and digital character.
Egypt frees Jazeera reporters pending retrial
An Egyptian court ordered the release of two jailed Al-Jazeera journalists Thursday pending retrial, after they spent more than 400 days in prison in a case that sparked worldwide outrage.
Mohamed Fahmy, who is Canadian and whose family hoped he would be deported, must pay 250,000 Egyptian pounds ($33,000) bail.
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CNN refers to Ukraine's army as "pro-U.S. troops"
CNN refers to Ukraine's army as "pro-U.S. troops"
MOSCOW -- "Social media is abuzz," RT is reporting, after CNN labeled Ukrainian Army forces fighting in the country's southeast as "pro-U.S. troops."
The American network scrolled a headline during a report dedicated to talks between Barack Obama and Angela Merkel that read, "Obama considers arming pro-U.S. troops."
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Russia insists on creating an air base in Cyprus – Nicosia denies such possibility
According to Russian news agency RIA Novosti, the Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis is expected to sign an updated defense cooperation memorandum with upgraded facilities and allocation of land for the development of Russian military facilities.
Turkey to return to Eurovision song contest in 2016: state TV
In case anyone feared the Eurovision song contest had lost a little of its sequined luster in recent years, then despair no more - Turkey is coming back.
Absent from the glitzy competition for the last three years, Turkey will rejoin Eurovision for the 2016 edition of the contest, the country's public broadcaster said on Feb. 6.
Days of Bulgarian Culture in Berlin
Contemporary art will be abundant in the program of the Berlin ''Days of Bulgarian Culture - New European Accents'' to be held on February 7 and 8. Focus will be put on civil causes, humanitarian initiatives, and various causes for social tension.
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Five Greek contestants for Eurovision (videos)
The Greek national broadcaster NERIT and MADTV are about to announce the five participants for Eurovision 2015. The country will choose one of five participants to represent it, after Shaya (Mariana) Hansen slid through to be included in the lineup with the finals set for early March.
The five representatives expected to be announced on Wednesday, February 4, are expected to be:
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Nikolic wishes success to Sputnik editorial board in Serbia
BELGRADE - President Tomislav Nikolic talked with editors of the Sputnik news website and radio, which launched its operations in Serbia on Monday, and said on that occasion he is glad that foreign media are present in the Serbian media market.
Turkey' TV watchdog refuses to fine channel over drug offering scene
Turkey?s media watchdog, which frequently occupies headlines for its fines on channels due to ?inconvenient? contexts, has once again raised eyebrows, but this time for refusing to issue a fine for a TV drama in which the name of a synthetic drug, Bonzai, was apparently used in a scene.
Bulgaria to Host Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2015
Bulgaria will host the 2015 Junior Eurovision after the 2014 winners from Italy withdrew from the organization of the event, officials have confirmed.
In last year's competition, Bulgarian representatives Krisia, Hasan and Ibrahim charmed the European audience and came in second place, right behind Vincenzo Cantiello from Italy.