Columns of tanks and troops paraded through Moscow, Wednesday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over grand World War II (WWII) commemorations to stir up patriotic fervour ahead of a vote on extending his rule. Putin was flanked on Red Square by elderly war veterans in uniforms laden with medals as thousands of troops carrying bright banners and Kalashnikov rifles marched in the blazing sun to mark the Soviet Union’s defeat of “Nazi” Germany, according to AFP. Forced to postpone the traditional May 9 Victory Day celebrations by the coronavirus ...

A car horn beeps and the horror begins: a bloody murder and rampaging zombies. But this drive-in haunted house in Japan protects against the most terrifying enemy of all -- coronavirus. Inside a car, guests can scream as loudly as they like, with no mask required, as hideous creatures daubed in blood swarm towards them. In fact, the new format might even be scarier than a traditional haunted house, producer Kenta Iwana, 25, told AFP. "At the drive-in haunted house, guests are confined in a car so they can't escape ...

Earlier this year, Lebanon defaulted on its debt and while the peg to the dollar remains unchanged, the Lira has since nosedived on the black market. In a country so heavily reliant on imports. Prices have soared almost as fast as the currency has plummeted. Lebanon's economic crisis has led to a collapse of the local currency and purchasing power, plunging whole segments of society into poverty as exemplified by near-empty fridges in many households. Photographers spent several days in June visiting people's homes in the main cities of Beirut ...

The shutdown that most countries of the world went through because of COVID-19 had a brutal impact on some industries and economies and reshaped the markets around the world. Some key economic players have seen their market share and profit drop down significantly as oil prices collapsed. Nevertheless, some big players have seen growth during this pandemic. Here are the top 10 largest public companies in the Arab world this year:

The town of Lopburi is located about 155km north of Bangkok. It is well known for having large amount of monkeys and becoming a good place for tourism in Thailand. Lopburi's monkey population has doubled to 6,000 in the last 3 years. After the coronavirus pandemic hit the country, authorities were forced to start a sterilization campaign. COVID-19 cases in Thailand stands at 3151 and hailed for recording zero new virus infections in nearly a month.

Egyptian veteran Sawsan Badr proved that she's still got it all when it comes to posing for social media. The actress has 245k followers on Instagram and only posts images from professional photoshoots. From a duchess looks to casual styles, check out Sawsan's most iconic pictures.

There is smoke from burning tires, gas, and moving crowds. Snipers are at a distance. Some were taking part in clashes, others were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some of them wish to be dead, it would be easier. Others want to challenge the whole world, to remain strong, but inside they are broken. Along the border of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army uses snipers who, according to instructions, open fire only when the soldiers are at risk from intensifying violence from Palestinian rioters. In ...

World Refugee Day is a global event which is marked on June 20 each year. It aims to raise the awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. Moreover, hundreds of people held migrant's demonstration in Spain's Barcelona on June 20, 2020, marking World Refugee Day as well as calling for legal papers for refugees and migrants. Migrants in Greece have also marched against evictions from homes and camps in Athens and urged for the rights of housing refugees and migrants. On the other hand, the UN has reported ...

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The downturn has sparked unprecedented protests in all of Lebanon against a ruling elite widely deemed incompetent and corrupt, which includes wealthy politicians from Tripoli. People seek better chances abroad and plan to join the migrant route to Europe. People don't have money. Often they have to borrow money to buy oil and bread. Many days, they are just eating leftovers. Food prices have risen by more than 70 percent since autumn. Inflation has been a blow in a country where more than 45 percent of the population now live ...

For centuries Bali's Trunyanese people have left their dead to decompose in the open, the bodies placed in bamboo cages until only the skeletons remain. It is a ritual they haven't given up -- even as the Covid-19 pandemic upends burial practices worldwide with religious leaders in protective gear, cemetary workers in hazmat suits, and mourners banned or unable to comfort each other because of social-distancing rules, according to AFP. Across Indonesia funeral workers are now required to wear protective equipment and bodies are laid to rest quickly, all in ...