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The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Grand finale is set to broadcast on May 16, 2027, at 21:00 CEST.
The event is happening at Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle, with 25 countries competing for the coveted trophy in the competition’s 70th anniversary year.
Finland is seen as the clear favourite, while Australia, Greece, Israel, and Romania are considered other favourites as well. The United Kingdom, with its act called “Look Mum No Computer,” featuring Sam Battle with an electro-pop song called “Eins, Zwei, Drei,” is forecast to have difficulty at the bottom of the standings.
Eurovision legends Ruslana, Lordi, and Verka Serduchka will also perform a special anniversary performance.
Countries like Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Slovenia are boycotting the event over Israel’s participation. Protests are also organised in Vienna ahead of the final.
The live broadcast will be airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 8pm BST, where Graham Norton will comment on the show. In Australia, the match can be streamed free of charge via SBS On Demand.
It is likely that the winner will be declared around 11pm BST.
Additionally, fans can also stream the event via the official Eurovision YouTube Channel.
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Boeing shares drop 4% after China agrees to buy 200 jets: here’s why
Boeing shares fell by 4 percent after the United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump revealed that China agreed to buy 200 jets, an amount much less than expected. The type of planes and when they will be delivered remains unclear.
Earlier reports suggested that talks were ongoing between Chinese and the U.S. officials for a potential sale of about 500 Boeing jets.
Following the meeting between President Xi and Trump on Thursday, the U.S. president told Fox News, “One thing he agreed to today, he’s going to order 200 jets … 200 big ones.”
Soon after the announcement was made, the planemaker’s shares fell by 4.1 percent during market trading.
Reports suggest that China is negotiating a major deal to buy jets from European planemaker Airbus.
According to Reuters, data from Boeing reveals that Chinese placed 127 orders on average every year from 2005 till 2017; however, following the escalating geopolitical tensions and trade war between the two greatest economies of the world, the Chinese order has reduced to on average 51 per year since 2018.
China is the world’s second-biggest aviation market and Boeing’s competitors have been striving to secure deals.
Considering the population and growing demand of air travel in China, it needs to buy at least 1,000 new jets this year, according to some analysts.
According to market projections by both Boeing and Airbus, the country will require at least 9,000 new jetliners by 2045.
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Taylor Swift marks historical milestone on Global Spotify charts
Taylor Swift has now been crowned with the musician with the biggest streaming debut on the Global Spotify chart in the history of the platform.
The 36-year-old pop superstar marked the biggest debut with her 2025 release, The Fate of Ophelia, from her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl.
The Opalite hitmaker achieved a total number of 30.98 million streams with the song, closely followed by none other than her own songs, Fortnight, Elizabeth Taylor, Opalite, Father Figure, Eldest Daughter, and more songs – dominating the top 50 list.
The new milestone comes among fan theories about Swift’s 13th album in the works.
The 14-time-Grammy winner has been making a series of public appearances, putting an end to her previously lowkey lifestyle with Travis Kelce.
Swifties, knowing that the Eras Tour performer doesn’t take any actions unintentionally, are waiting on the announcement or any Easter Egg from Swift.
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"Survivor" superfan builds her own tribe
The “Survivor” season 50 finale premieres on Wednesday, and “CBS Saturday Morning” meets Sarah Polakiewicz, a “Survivor” superfan in Atlanta who built her own community around the show.
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