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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Despite wind scare, New Yorkers assemble to watch the giant balloons fly

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, one of the city’s most popular events, features about 8,000 marchers, two dozen floats, entertainers and marching bands, ending with an appearance from Santa Claus.

Fridays for Future: At Mumbai edition of climate strike, youth demand action from policy makers

On 27 September, almost 2500 people in Mumbai took to the streets for a climate strike, as part of the global Fridays for Future movement.

Frida Kahlo's 112th birth anniversary celebrated in Mexico City with an exhibition, fan-led parade

Kahlo was known for defying the norms femininity and depicting this idea in her work. Later she would also go on to join the Mexican Communist Party while her art grew to incorporate diverse themes including indigenous folk culture of Mexico.

On Tiananmen Square massacre's 30th anniversary, a look at China's erasure of political history

As China imposes strict censorship and blocks any mention of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, people try hard to prevent this part of history from being erased.

As Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicates, a glimpse into the 85-year-old monarch's life

Emperor Akihito abdicated the throne after a three-decade-long reign. The ascension of Crown Prince Naruhito marks a new imperial era in Japan, Reiwa, which stands for beautiful harmony

The Farnesina Collection explores themes of futurism, surrealism in Italian contemporary art

Beginning with the first significant set of acquisitions of numerous works of art from the 1950s and 1960s, in the course of time, the Farnesina Collection has grown to become one of the largest of contemporary Italian art in the world.

Janmashtami in Dhaka: Children paint their faces, dress up as Lord Krishna to celebrate the festival

Residents of Dhaka paint the faces of children as Lord Krishna to celebrate Janmashtami, the festival that marks the birth of the eighth avatar of Vishnu

On Teachers' Day, remembering Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan — educationist, philosopher, politician

Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first Vice President and second President of India and was believed to be an exemplary teacher. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1954.

Supreme Court scraps Section 377: Verdict celebrated across India, with rainbow hues and hugs

Here's a look at some of the quirky ways in which queer Indians and their allies celebrated the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on Section 377

How Muslim beauty blogger Win Lae Phyu is busting stereotypes with her videos

For some of Win Lae Phyu Sin's students, her tutorials are not merely about makeup, but also about building confidence in a constantly questioned identity