Slightly cheerier current events?

Putin has raised a brainchild of Brezhnev from the dead: he has called
on Brazil, China, and other allies to take part in a song contest that
had its beginnings as a Soviet-era counter to Eurovision.  

  Intervision~'s nine visitors...

Even with only a few countries participating, culture clashes could
still arise. 

  Intervision = Invest in Rio!

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