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Finland forward Leo Komarov, left, celebrates a goal with Finland defender Jere Karalahti during the Group B preliminary round match between Germany and Finland at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Finland blanks Germany 4-0 at hockey worlds

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press

Austrian bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst wins Eurovision song contest

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Singer Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song ' Rise Like a Phoenix' during a rehearsal for the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest in the B&amp;W Halls in Copenhagen, Denmark, Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Conchita Wurst also known by his birth-name Thomas Neuwirth. Challenging conceptions of masculine and feminine beauty, Wurst seems to have stolen the limelight ahead of the televised extravaganza, with a potential worldwide audience of some 170 million viewers, sporting long and curly raven-dark hair, eyelash extensions, an angelic face, a floor-length golden gown and a well-groomed beard.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Bearded drag queen in Eurovision spotlight

By JAN M. OLSEN and DAVID MAC DOUGALL - Associated Press

Land O’ Lakes to close 1 Wisconsin cheese plant

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34th Dogwood Festival set to open in Denmark

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In this March 13, 2014 photo, tourists spend time on Patong Beach in Phuket province, southern Thailand. Thailand’s sapphire blue waters, wildlife parks, delicious cuisine and raunchy red light districts have attracted tourists for decades. Phuket is one of Thailand’s tourism honeypots. Tourists flock here in droves each year for its sun, sand and laid back ambience. And some lose their passports along the way. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Danes kick off new pro-sex campaign: ‘Do it for Denmark!’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE This is a Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 file photo of the carcass of Marius, a male giraffe, as it is eaten by lions after he was put down in Copenhagen Zoo . The zoo that faced protests for killing a healthy giraffe to prevent inbreeding says it has put down four lions, including two cubs, to make room for a new male lion. Citing the &#8220;pride&#8217;s natural structure and behavior,&#8221; the Copenhagen Zoo said Tuesday March 25, 2014 that two old lions had been euthanized as part of a generational shift. It's not known if the lions photographed are the ones that were put down by the zoo. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Rasmus Flindt Pedersen, File) DENMARK OUT

Danish zoo defends lion killing after giraffe controversy

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Danes suspend 3 hockey players for match-fixing

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Sweden defeats US to end 43-game unbeaten run

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England manager Roy Hodgson supervises a national soccer squad training session at the training facilities of Tottenham Hotspur football club in Enfield, England, Monday, March 3, 2014. England play Denmark in an international friendly soccer match at Wembley stadium in London on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

England defender Walker ruled out of Denmark match

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England international soccer team manager Roy Hodgson speaks about the England squad for the upcoming international against Denmark during the press conference at Wembley Stadium, London Thursday Feb. 27, 2014. Jermain Defoe retained his place in the England squad for the friendly against Denmark on Wednesday March 5, 2014, despite his impending move to Canada. Defoe, who has scored 19 goals in 55 England games, has appeared in only two Tottenham games in two months as he prepares to head to Toronto FC for the start of the Major League Soccer season next month. (AP Photo/Sean Dempsey/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT

Defoe retained by England, Shaw gets 1st call-up

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Denmark set to host 5th annual blues festival

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Donors send $5K to Ohio zoo after giraffe killing

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China's skip Liu Rui watches his throw during men's curling competition against Britain at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

China through to semifinals in men’s curling

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Britain’s skip Eve Muirhead looks up at the scoreboard during women's curling competition against South Korea at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Anna Sloan is seen at right. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

British teams in danger in Olympic curling

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Jack Hanna raises $100K to save Denmark giraffe

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FILE - This is a Sunday, May 20, 2012 file photo of Director Thomas Vinterberg, left, and actor Mads Mikkelsen pose during a photo call for The Hunt at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. When Danish director Thomas Vinterberg wrote the script for &quot;The Hunt&quot; _one of this year's contenders for Best Foreign Language Film _ he pictured a young Robert de Niro as the lonely teacher in his 40s whose life crumbles because of an innocent lie. And he reached out to Mads Mikkelsen. &quot;It was really awesome when I got Mads,&quot; he said. &quot;But, I had to rewrite the script.&quot; (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

Danes hoping for 4th Oscar with The Hunt

By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, April 12, 1988 file photo, Gabriel Axel gestures backstage at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles after winning an Oscar for Best Foreign Language at the Academy Awards. Gabriel Axel, the first Dane to win an Oscar for best foreign film as of &quot;Babette's Feast,&quot; has died at the age of 95. His daughter Karin Moerch said in an email statement acquired by The Associated Press that he died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 “quietly and peacefully after a long and eventful life.” He did not say where, nor did she give the cause of death. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)

Danish film director Gabriel Axel dies at 95

By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press

Selfie: President Obama gets some assistance from Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt holding a smartphone to pose for a picture with British Prime Minister David Cameron. First lady Michelle Obama clearly stayed away from the antics. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

Obama’s antics at Nelson Mandela tribute: Jovial conversation, handshake with Raul Castro

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times