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Norway to bid final farewell to King Harald V with funeral attended by royalty and dignitaries
The Independent and RTE News (Ireland) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedNorway to bid final farewell to King Harald V with funeral attended by royalty and dignitaries.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Norway to bid final farewell to King Harald V with funeral attended by royalty and dignit...". The center frames it as "King Harald V of Norway is due to be laid to rest".
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5 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
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61/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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Left / center-leftNorway to bid final farewell to King Harald V with funeral attended by royalty and dignitaries
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CenterNorway to bid final farewell to King Harald V with funeral attended by royalty and dignitaries
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Norway to bid final farewell to King Harald V with funeral attended by royalty and dignitaries
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norway will bid its final farewell to King Harald V on Wednesday with a funeral attended by royalty and leaders from across Europe and beyond, who will pay tribute to th...
Norway bids farewell to King Harald V, 'grandfather' of the nation
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Norway to bid final farewell to King Harald V with funeral attended by royalty and dignitaries
Norway will bid its final farewell to King Harald V with a funeral paying tribute to the 35-year reign of the popular monarch who died on Aug. 28, aged 89.
Norway to bid final farewell to King Harald V with funeral attended by royalty and dignitaries
Norway will bid its final farewell to King Harald V with a funeral paying tribute to the 35-year reign of the popular monarch who died on Aug. 28, aged 89
King Harald V of Norway is due to be laid to rest
King Harald V of Norway is due to be laid to rest, in a series of ceremonies marking the culmination of 13 days of national mourning following his death at the age of 89.
