Eurovision: Abba's Waterloo voted best song of all time

Eurovision: Come Together saw the public vote for their favourites, on the night that this year's song contest was due to take place.

The 2020 competition was cancelled in March amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Swedish foursome won it in 1974 in Brighton. The track, which topped the UK charts and set them on their way to fame, went on to sell nearly 6m copies.

Speaking later on the night, Bjorn Ulvaeus from the band said he found it "hard to believe" that was where it began for them all those years ago.

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Eurovision: Abba's Waterloo voted best song of all time - BBC News

Coronavirus: Dutch singletons advised to seek ‘sex buddy’

The National Netherlands Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) says singletons should come to an arrangement with one other person.

But pairings should avoid sex if one of them suspects they have coronavirus, the advice says.

The guidance comes after critics said there was no sex advice for singles.

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Coronavirus: Dutch singletons advised to seek ‘sex buddy’ - BBC News

Nederland Oppositie: geen huurverhoging per 1 juli om corona

Corona Virus crisis: Wat heeft de Rutte Regering tot op heden voor de burgers gedaan om hun financieel bij te staan 0.A. Huur vermindering, Hypotheek rente verlichting, Verlaging Zieke kosten verzekering etc.?

Oppositie wil geen huurverhoging per 1 juli om corona

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EU, Holidays, lifting restrictions, phased, Summer, travel

EU on Wednesday set out plans for a phased restart of travel this summer, hoping to save millions of tourism jobs threatened by the coronavirus pandemic across Europe, the world's top holiday destination.

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Saving summer: EU proposes three-stage plan to boost tourism amid Covid-19

Coronavirus: EU will push to unlock borders as coronavirus ravages travel and tourism

The European Union executive will recommend on Wednesday that border restrictions be gradually lifted and travel stalled by the coronavirus pandemic allowed to restart in order to revive tourism, a major industry across the 27-country bloc.

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EU will push to unlock borders as coronavirus ravages travel and tourism - Reuters

The Netherlands: Covid-19 deaths and infections fall to lowest levels for eight weeks

he number of newly reported Covid-19 deaths in the Netherlands fell to 16 on Monday, the second day in a row that the figure has increased by less than 20. The number of new infections dropped to 161, the lowest level since March 14, while 36 more people were admitted to hospital, the public health agency RIVM reported.

Delays in reporting at the weekend mean that figures on Monday tend to be artificially low, causing a mini-spike in reported cases on Tuesdays. The average death toll over the last seven days is 53, from a peak of 154 in the first week of April.

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Machine Music: With Eurovision Canceled, The Netherlands Prepares to Host First AI Song Contest - by Richard Smirke

The inaugual AI Song Contest, which could show how artificial intelligence can help create pop songs, wraps up in the Netherlands on May 12.

Could artificial intelligence be used to help create the ultimate pop song?

That’s one of the questions that organizers of the first-ever AI Song Contest hope to gain insights into when their competition wraps up in the Netherlands on May 12.

“What we hope to show is the creative possibilities of artificial intelligence,” says Karen van Dijk, a senior editor at VPRO, the Dutch public broadcaster behind the event. “What it can do? But also, what are its limits and where does the human element come in?”

Originally envisioned as a precursor to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, the AI competition, which is online, is moving forward while the famed pan-European song extravaganza, which was due to be held in Rotterdam later this month, was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. The final round of the AI Song Contest, which is also being held in conjunction with Dutch public broadcasting administrator NPO, will be live streamed on YouTube at 8:30 p.m. Central European Time (3:30 p.m. EST). 

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Could artificial intelligence be used to help create the ultimate pop song?

That’s
one of the questions that organizers of the first-ever AI Song Contest
hope to gain insights into when their competition wraps up in the
Netherlands on May 12.

“What we hope to show is the creative
possibilities of artificial intelligence,” says Karen van Dijk, a senior
editor at VPRO, the Dutch public broadcaster behind the event. “What it
can do? But also, what are its limits and where does the human element
come in?”

Originally envisioned as a precursor to this year’s
Eurovision Song Contest, the AI competition, which is online, is moving
forward while the famed pan-European song extravaganza, which was due to
be held in Rotterdam later this month, was cancelled due to the
coronavirus outbreak. The final round of the AI Song Contest, which is
also being held in conjunction with Dutch public broadcasting
administrator NPO, will be live streamed on YouTube at 8:30 p.m. Central European Time (3:30 p.m. EST).

Source: https://pressfrom.info/ca/news/entertainment/-242069-machine-music-with-eurovision-canceled-the-netherlands-prepares-to-host-first-ai-song-contest.html

Could artificial intelligence be used to help create the ultimate pop song?

That’s
one of the questions that organizers of the first-ever AI Song Contest
hope to gain insights into when their competition wraps up in the
Netherlands on May 12.

“What we hope to show is the creative
possibilities of artificial intelligence,” says Karen van Dijk, a senior
editor at VPRO, the Dutch public broadcaster behind the event. “What it
can do? But also, what are its limits and where does the human element
come in?”

Originally envisioned as a precursor to this year’s
Eurovision Song Contest, the AI competition, which is online, is moving
forward while the famed pan-European song extravaganza, which was due to
be held in Rotterdam later this month, was cancelled due to the
coronavirus outbreak. The final round of the AI Song Contest, which is
also being held in conjunction with Dutch public broadcasting
administrator NPO, will be live streamed on YouTube at 8:30 p.m. Central European Time (3:30 p.m. EST).

Source: https://pressfrom.info/ca/news/entertainment/-242069-machine-music-with-eurovision-canceled-the-netherlands-prepares-to-host-first-ai-song-contest.htm