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| May.26 |
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Sweden wins Eurovision contest Map of Baku Azerbaijan Favourite Loreen has triumphed for Sweden at the 57th Eurovision Song Contest, with her club track Euphoria
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| May.23 |
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Doha and Baku cut from 2020 list Canada: Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid will compete to host the 2020 Olympics after Qatar's Doha and Azerbaijan's Baku were cut from the list
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| Sep.22 |
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Claims of 2012 boxing medal fix London: WSB's chief claimed the money was in return for a guarantee that Azerbaijani fighters would win 2 boxing gold medals at the London Olympics
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| May.14 |
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Azerbaijan takes Eurovision crown Map of Dusseldorf West Germany Ruhr: Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal of Ell/Nikki have been crowned the winners of Eurovision Song Contest in Germany
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| Nov.11 |
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'Hooligan' satirists jailed Two satirical bloggers who staged an interview with a donkey were sent to prison, following a two-month trial for assault
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| Sep.18 |
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Eurovision changes privacy rule European Union: Eurovision Song Contest organisers may ban countries from the competition if broadcasters disclose information about voters' identities
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| Oct.16 |
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Ilham Aliyev wins landslide victory| President of Azerbaijan wins an 89.04% victory in the presidential election to get re-elected. The OSCE criticizes the elections, though it notes progress | |
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| Mar.21 |
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Bird flu kills five| WHO: 5 people have died from the H5N1 strain in Azerbaijan since February | |
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| Feb.10 |
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Bird flu reaches Azerbaijan Health officials say the deadly H5N1 strain has been found in dead birds from the country's Caspian sea coast
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| Dec.24 |
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23 dead recovered from air crash The bodies of all aboard a turboprop plane that crashed near Baku have been recovered from the wreckage
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| Dec.23 |
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Plane crash along Caspian shore kills 23| An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane crashed along the coast of the Caspian Sea, killing all passengers and crew | |
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| Nov.26 |
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US condemns Azeri rally policing Washington: The US has censured the use of force to disperse crowds in Baku who were protesting about parliamentary elections
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Police break up mass rally| Police in Baku have used truncheons, tear gas and water cannon to disperse a protest over the election results | |
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| Nov.6 |
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Ruling party 'wins' polls The electoral body: New Azerbaijan Party won 58%, while opposition parties were in single figures
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Voting begins The parliamentary vote got under way before international monitors
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| May.25 |
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Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens| Oil is set to flow from Azerbaijan direct to the Mediterranean for the first time after a $3.6bn pipeline opened | |
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| Dec.12 |
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Former president of Azerbaijan dies Ohio: Geidar Aliyev was a KGB general and Communist Party chief. He brought stability to a nation plagued by war
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| Oct.16 |
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Son of Leader Set to Secure Dynasty The son of Haydar Aliyev appeared well on his way to runaway victory in a presidential election
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| Oct.22 |
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Ship capsizes in Caspian Sea The Mercury II was sailing from Kazakhstan to the Azeri capital, Baku, with 51 people on board
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| May.22 |
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Pope begins visit John Paul II appeals for an end to religious wars and praises Azerbaijan as a society that holds tolerance
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| Nov.26 |
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Massive earthquake Earthquake, measured 6.3 on Richter scale, may have killed 24 people
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