Wearing a long green outfit that flows around his body as he dances on stage, 27-year-old Achref El Abed says he is defying gender roles in his native Tunisia by choosing a career as a male bellydancer.

Tunisian male belly dancer sways away from gender norms

London's Natural History Museum is dusting off the blue whale that soars above its central hall, along with its dinosaur skeletons and thousands of other exhibits in preparation for re-opening next month after COVID-19 forced its closure in March.

UK's National History Museum gets ready to reopen

Almost five months since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered theatres across the world, several thousand theatre-goers attended on Friday (July 24) the first major theatrical production staged in Greece, at the ancient amphitheatre of Epidaurus with a stripped-down production of the oldest surviving play in the canon: Aeschylus' 'The Persians'.

Ancient theatre of Epidaurus restarts performances with social distancing rules

A traditional Aztec ceremony was held in Mexico City's Zocalo square on Sunday (July 26) to mark the 695th anniversary of the founding of the lost city of Tenochtitlan, the former Aztec capital that was destroyed by Spanish conquistadores.

Aztec culture returns to Mexico City to remember the lost city of Tenochtitlan

A Mexico City cafe is using giant teddy bears to encourage customers to maintain social distancing.

Giant teddy bears keep customers apart at Mexico City cafe

Russia's famous Bolshoi theatre went back to rehearsals after the coronavirus lockdown in the capital, preparing for the performance in the annexed Crimea.

Bolshoi gets ready for opera and ballet festival in Crimea

Post-lockdown, the Roman arena has been transformed within just one month into a coronavirus-friendly outdoor venue for the Rome Opera House's summer performances.

How you turn a chariot racing arena into an opera venue

The world's most visited museum, the Louvre, is preparing to re-open after a near four-month lockdown, projecting an 80 percent plunge in visitor numbers which the management says makes it the moment to see its masterpieces without the crowds.

Louvre Museum prepares to re-open, minus the Mona Lisa melee

Britain enjoyed its hottest weather of 2020 as temperatures hit 32 Celsius (90 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday (June 24).

Sun shines as Britain enjoys hottest day of 2020 so far

After more than 100 days of a coronavirus lockdown, New York City residents on Monday (June 22) celebrated the lifting of more restrictions by getting their first haircuts in months, shopping at reopened stores, and dining at outdoor cafes.

As outdoor dining reopens in New York, cafe owner says: 'We suffered a lot'

Blues musicians in an Italian lakeside town came up with a novel way to please fans despite coronavirus restrictions - play from borrowed fishing boats to an audience on shore.

Floating musicians beat the coronavirus blues in Italy

Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and the Maison Fendi on Saturday (June 20) presented a unique performance to give a positive message of rebirth through art, fashion and music after the new coronavirus pandemic.

Fashion meets orchestra in Fendi summer solstice rooftop performance

Bakhchisaray miniature park in the heart of the Crimean peninsula got richer with an unusual animal family - a goat and an adopted roe deer cub.

Goat adopts roe deer in Crimea

Stuck at home during a three-month lockdown in Hanoi, and troubled by the unfolding news of a pandemic all around her, 10-year-old Nguyen Doi Chung Anh decided to pick up her coloured pencils and set to work expressing her feelings about what she was seeing.

Vietnamese girl, 10, sketches hopes for brighter future with pandemic artwork

Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer was lit up in traditional Corpus Christi rugs on Thursday (June 11) to mark the Catholic celebration for the Eucharist.

Rio's Christ lit up with Corpus Christi rugs for local tradition

Thrills, popcorn and face masks. This drive-in cinema in Rio de Janeiro has seen a revival amid pandemic, as Cariocas seeking respite from lockdown whilst still keeping to social distancing.

Drive-in cinema sees revival in Brazil amid pandemic

Ocar-winning Civil War epic "Gone with the Wind" was pulled from the HBO Max streaming service as America's reckoning with systemic racism extended to its popular culture.

'Gone with the Wind' pulled as pop culture reckons with racism

The Spanish national library opened its doors again on Tuesday (June 9) after months of coronavirus lockdown in the country.

Spanish national library welcomes visitors after coronavirus lockdown

A group of Russian thrill-seekers were spotted on Tuesday (June 9) fighting summer heat with a method of their own - riding in a wagon transformed into a swimming pool in the centre of the Urals city of Yekaterinburg.

Russians combat summer heat by riding swimming pool wagon

Sun-bathers stretched out on blankets while others floated on the clear blue waters of Malagueta Beach in the southern city of Malaga on the Costa del Sol on Monday (June 8) as the city entered phase 3 of the de-escalation plan.

Malaga's beaches and bars come back to life as restrictions eased further

Life for New Zealanders returned to normal on Tuesday (June 9) as the government lifted all social distancing restrictions except for border controls, after declaring it was free of the coronavirus.

New Zealanders enjoy life back to normal after social distancing restrictions lifted

With a coronavirus lockdown and racial protests derailing graduation for American students, celebrities and political figures united for YouTube Originals' "Dear Class of 2020" on Sunday (June 07), featuring speeches on race, congratulatory remarks, and musical performances. Lady Gaga compared oppression and racism in the U.S. to a forest with deep-seeded roots.

Lady Gaga, BTS, Maluma encourage class of 2020 in online graduation celebration

Artists in the Cologne and Bonn region of Germany have set up a drive-through gallery in an airport car park to exhibit their work.

Art fans visit drive-through exhibition in airport car park

Dutch youth hit the club on Saturday (June 6), sort of, in one of the country's first attempts to resume night life after the coronavirus outbreak, with social distancing rules still in place.

Social dis-dancing? Dutch club tries post-coronavirus layout

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