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Magnificent Matsuri

One of Japan’s biggest and oldest events, the month-long Gion Matsuri summer festival is in full swing in Kyoto.

Spain

One of Spain's top bullfighters is gored to death live on TV

Top matador Victor Barrio was pierced in the chest live on TV and in front of hundreds of spectators, including his wife, at a tournament in the eastern region of Aragon.

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Spain: four injured in fourth San Fermin bull-run

Four runners were gored in the fourth bull-run of Pamplona’s San Fermin festival in northern Spain.

Spain

Spanish matador Barrio killed by bull

In Spain, Matador Victor Barrio has died after being gored by a bull during a fight.

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World News

One man gored to death in Spanish bull running festival

A Spaniard died and two other men, including a Japanese, were gored in bull-runs in Spain on Saturday, as the San Fermin festival in the northern town of Pamplona entered its third…

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Wife carrying world championship in Finland

This year some 50 couples from 12 countries took part in the race in Sonkajärvi, Finalnd, a small town of 4600 inhabitants.

China

China: activist demand end to dog-eating festival

Animal rights activists in China have called for the annual Yulin dog meat festival later this month to be banned.

Series

Postcards from Azerbaijan: The tradition of tea

This week in Postcards from Azerbaijan, the country's deep attachment to tea

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Kerry attends "naadam" competition in Mongolia

During a visit to Mongolia, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried his hand at archery, sampled curdled cheese and watched…

Sweden

Sweden Prince Oscar christened in heirloom gown

One of the newest additions to the Swedish Royal Family has been baptised in a ceremony steeped in tradition.

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The Great Wall Marathon

Runners travelled from all over the world to combine vacation with adventure and running in the rural province of Tianjin, China on Saturday (21…

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A holy Hindu dip

Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus took a dip in the Shipra river on Saturday (21 May), the last auspicious bathing day of the Kumbh Festival being held in the central Indian city of…

Culture news

Azeri city of of Sheki is cultural capital of Turkic world

Sheki in northern Azerbaijan lies on the ancient Silk Route. The city has been named ‘cultural capital of the Turkic world’ in 2016, and as such is

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Orthodox Easter: Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem

Clerics and followers take part in the Christian Orthodox Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Greece

Easter rocket ban on Greek island leads to protest

Some residents on the Greek island of Chios are up in arms over the banning of rocket firing on the eve of Orthodox Easter. Villagers from two rival

Russia

Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter

Orthodox Christians across Eastern Europe and the Middle East have been celebrating Easter, the most important date in their religious calendar

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Thailand celebrates the Songkran water festival

Colorfully painted elephants spray onlookers with water, kicking off this year’s Songkran festival in Thailand’s ancient Ayutthaya Province.

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Ceremonial dance at the Itsukushima Shrine

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialised nations enjoyed a traditional Japanese dance on Sunday evening at one of Japan’s holiest

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Mexico: Donald Trump on fire

An effigy of US Republican candidate Donald Trump is burned in Mexico City as part of an Easter ritual. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Vatican

Pope Francis uses Easter homily to call for hope

The Pope has used an Easter vigil Mass in St Peter’s Basilica to urge people not to lose hope in a gloomy world. The Holy Week commemorating Jesus’