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ABBA will get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision
Read full article: ABBA will get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at EurovisionMembers of ABBA, the Swedish pop quartet that triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, will receive one of the most prestigious knighthoods in Sweden.
Men, 60 and 80, die in fall from 7th floor of venue hosting ABBA tribute concert
Read full article: Men, 60 and 80, die in fall from 7th floor of venue hosting ABBA tribute concertPolice in Sweden say two men died when one of them jumped or fell from the seventh floor of a culture center and landed on the other.
ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus pens support for Day of the Girl Child
Read full article: ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus pens support for Day of the Girl ChildFILE - In this Dec. 13, 2017 file photo, Bjorn Ulvaeus poses for photographers in a recreation of the Polar recording studio in London. ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus talks exclusively to AP on UNICEF's International Day of the Girl Child about the challenges girls face and promoting girl's empowerment. “I’ve been surrounded by women, strong women for a long time,” Ulvaeus said, speaking about the need to empower female voices ahead of Sunday’s International Day of the Girl Child. With few exceptions their powers rest on cultures, religions and ideologies that suppress women.”Ulvaeus said he was inspired to write about the need to support International Day of the Girl Child. In 2011, the United Nations declared Oct. 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child to promote girls’ rights and address the challenges girls face around the world.