Cyprus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Firefly" written by Nikolas Metaxas. The song was performed by Christina Metaxa. The Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) organised a national final in order to select the Cypriot entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. The national final featured 10 entries, resulting in the selection of Metaxa with "Firefly" at the final on 7 February 2010.
Cyprus was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 7, "Firefly" was not among the 10 qualifying entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Cyprus placed 14th out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 32 points.
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Date: 04 April 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
News Corporation Ltd. and Tele-Communications Inc. said they had agreed to acquire a majority interest in Reiss Media Enterprises Inc., a distributor of pay-for-view programming to cable television operators. Terms were not disclosed. People familiar with the negotiations said News Corporation and Tele-Communications would pay about $25 million for Reiss.
Date: 05 April 1992
By Howard W. French
Howard French
Moving through the streets to cut down opponents and scatter would-be demonstrators with random gunfire, soldiers who overthrew Haiti's first elected Government last September chose as one of their top priorities quickly stifling the capital's many radio stations. Dutifully applying lessons learned from other recent coups where control of the airwaves has often proven crucial, rampaging soldiers left behind bullet-riddled studios, smashed transmitters and once-upright antennas bent into grotesque forms.
Date: 05 April 1992
By Joe Sexton
Joe Sexton
The Mets players, saying they had reclaimed their clubhouse as their own, yesterday lifted their self-imposed ban on communicating with the news media. In minutes, with quotes and charges flying, there were bold claims of the boycott's value, insights into the political intrigue behind the decisions to impose and then end the silence, threats of repeating the boycott and a request that the commissioner's office formally investigate tactics employed by certain members of the news media in covering the Mets this spring.
Date: 05 April 1992
By Neil A. Lewis
Neil Lewis
Despite the pledge by Edmund G. Brown Jr. to limit his campaign contributions to $100, at least one of his telephone solicitors advised callers how to circumvent that limit, according to a news report. The charge was first broadcast late Thursday on Cable News Network, which reported that one of its reporters, posing as a potential donor, telephoned Mr. Brown's toll-free donation line and asked if there was a way to give more than $100. The reporter was told by the operator that, while she was not supposed to tell callers how to do it, the limit could be evaded by making additional donations of $100 in the name of friends or family members.
Date: 05 April 1992
By Elizabeth Kolbert
Elizabeth Kolbert
The day after Gov. Bill Clinton broadcast a set of commercials attacking Edmund G. Brown Jr. and then partly retreated from them, Mr. Brown responded by calling his rival "the prince of sleaze" while at the same time trying to distance himself from attack advertisements that his own campaign had produced. In several pointed exchanges yesterday, both Mr. Brown and Mr. Clinton denounced the other for broadcasting unfair commercials, all the while making sure that millions of New Yorkers would hear their new and increasingly biting criticisms of each other on the evening news.
Date: 05 April 1992
By Bette Pesetsky
Bette Pesetsky
PARADISE NEWS By David Lodge. 294 pp. New York: Viking. $21.
Date: 04 April 1992
By Alex S. Jones
Alex Jones
The drivers union at a newspaper delivery company acquired last month by The New York Times rejected a settlement offer yesterday, taking the first step in what could become a bruising labor-management struggle. In February The Times announced its plan to buy the assets of Metropolitan News Company and Newark Newsdealers Supply Company, two major wholesalers that deliver The Times and other publications to newsstands and other outlets in New York City and New Jersey.
Date: 04 April 1992
By Claire Smith
Claire Smith
The Mets players, showing little remorse and lots of solidarity, declared today that their weeklong blackout on interviews with the media would officially end Saturday. They did so after the unofficial opening of the Baltimore Orioles' baseball stadium. "We realized from the outset this recourse would have repercussions," said pitcher David Cone, the Mets' representative to the players' union. "But the benefits to the preparation of the 1992 season far outweigh the ramifications.
Date: 04 April 1992
International 2-5 U.S. AIRLINES SPAR WITH FRANCE A dispute between the United States and France over how many passengers United States airlines may carry between the two countries is threatening to disrupt flights and increase ticket prices. 1 JAPAN FAULTS U.S. ON AID Showing some irritation, Japanese officials said it was "inappropriate" and "premature" for President Bush to announce a $24 billion aid package for Russia without having worked out details with Japan. 1 SERIAL KILLINGS JOLT RUSSIA Two weeks from now, Russian prosecutors will begin trying a 56-year-old man for a series of slayings that may qualify him as one of the worst serial killers of modern times. 3 President Yeltsin dropped another adviser to mollify lawmakers. 3 SCOLDING FOR CHINA'S 'LEFTISTS' China's legislature concluded its annual session with a call to guard against the "leftism" of hard-liners. The code word suggests that Deng Xiaoping is gaining in his drive to step up economic change. 2 MOMENTUM FOR AFGHAN PEACE A peace plan for Afghanistan has suddenly gained momentum, with United Nations officials predicting that President Najibullah could resign within the next two weeks. 5 ALBANIA'S EX-DICTATOR RESIGNS Ramiz Alia resigned as President of Albania, removing the most visible remnant of hard-line Communist rule in the impoverished land. 5 SOUL-SEARCHING IN ITALY Italians are weighing their choices with unusual introspection as they prepare to vote in national elections. For the first time in decades, it is unclear whether the Christian Democrats will remain dominant. 4 CLASHES IN BREAKAWAY BOSNIA Serbs backed by Yugoslav Army units clashed with Muslim Slavs and Croats in the independence-minded republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Diplomats said the fighting was clearly aimed at blocking recognition of the republic. 3 IN FRENCH CABINET, MIXED FLAVORS In naming a new Cabinet to revive his party's sagging fortunes, President Mitterrand has chosen a combination of French economic orthodoxy and brash flamboyance. 5 Johannesburg Journal: Nelson Mandela's pragmatic point man. 4 National 6-11 DAMAGING REPORT BY UNITED WAY The United Way of America said its former president and two close aides had transferred more than a million dollars a year to other organizations they controlled and had spent lavishly on their own travel, pensions and insurance. 1 CLINTON GOES ON THE ATTACK Seizing the initiative as the primary in New York headed into its final weekend, Governor Clinton questioned former Governor Brown's support for abortion rights, accused him of pandering to black voters and said he tried to undermine Social Security. 1 Momentum upstate has eluded both Clinton and Brown. 8 Addressing Jews in Brooklyn, Clinton talked of race relations. 8 The campaign has left New York's labor movement divided. 9 In perception, Brown's backers are young, in reality grayer. 9 Despite attacks, Brown's flat-tax idea retains support. 9 Clinton and the environment: mixed reviews in Arkansas. 10 A RACE TO SHED PERQUISITES The Administration announced that contrary to previous practice, Secretary of State Baker would take commercial flights for private trips whenever possible. Not to be outdone, the Senate and the House announced that their members would cast off a host of privileges. 1 Bush demanded a number of changes in Congress. 7 JOBLESS RATE UNCHANGED The job market showed only slight improvement in March, and the unemployment rate remained at a seven-year high of 7.3 percent. 1 NORIEGA CASE GOES TO JURY After seven months of testimony and legal argument, a Federal jury in Miami will begin deliberating this morning on the fate of the deposed Panamanian leader. 6 A DEFENDANT BREAKS RANKS One of four white Los Angeles police officers accused of assault in the beating of a black motorist testified that the beating was unjustified and that he tried to stop it. 11 Pittsburgh Journal: Coping with a lasting transit strike. 6 Religion Notes: God, man and the economy. 11 Metropolitan Digest, 25 A SYSTEM'S FAILURE The story of two boys and their relationship with a chronic child molester shows how two government bureaucracies were powerless to protect the children. 1 Business Digest 39 Arts/Entertainment 13-17, 50 The circus is here. 13 Film: "City of the Blind." 17 "Black Harvest." 17 Music: Chicago Symphony. 13 Classical Music in Review 16 Dance: Denmark's Bournonville festival. 13 Peabody Awards. 50 Sports 32-37 Baseball: Mets talk, briefly. 33 Basketball: Duke looking for two more. 33 Boxing: Attorneys seek Tyson's release. 35 Column: Rhoden on college basketball. 33 Football: Knights don't need handouts. 37 Horse Racing: Campaign for Derby contenders 37 Sports People 35 Obituaries 31 Dr. Thomas Park, zoologist Consumer's World 52 Caller ID: Consumer's friend or foe? When buying a home, know about escrow Latest fraud preys on loan applicants Guidepost Editorials/Op-Ed 22-23 Editorials 22 Israel vindicated on Patriot. Sluggish welfare reform. For the community court. When to wink at price-fixing. Letters 22 Russell Baker: That was no lady . . . 23 Five heroines for a hard city: Shonda Nereida Prince: Meli Dee's stories. 23 Youngju Ryu: Lunch-hour courage. 23 Michelle Marcellus: Anita Hill and I. 23 Miriam Sampson: Hannah's heart. 23 Trezia Jean Charles: Overcoming Haiti. 23