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Moscow starts spending for Eurovision party

Published: 03 December, 2008, 16:49


Russian pop star Dima Bilan sings at a Eurovision 2009 ceremony in Moscow on December 10, 2008 (AFP Photo / Dmitry Kostukov)

Moscow authorities have allocated a sum equivalent to $100,000 in the first outlay going towards hosting next year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

 
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