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A new world record has been set at the World Air Balloon Festival in France

A new world A new world record has been set at the World Air Balloon Festival in France at the Chambley-Bussieres airbase, near Hageville, eastern France.record has been set at the World Air Balloon Festival in France at the Chambley-Bussieres airbase, near Hageville, eastern France.

Spain

Barcelona festival fire sees 22,000 evacuated to safety

Flames engulfed the main stage at the Tomorrowland Unite event after a decoration caught fire.

Cult

Mozart has never been so modern

This year opera program of the Salzburg Festival starts with Mozart’s last opera La Clemenza di Tito, sung in Italian.

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Mud festival kicks off in South Korea

Revellers danced and wrestled in South Korea's capital of mud as a nine-day festival in the quaint coastal city of Boryeong kicks off.

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Hundreds attempt to outrun bulls in Spanish festival

Thousands of tourists come from all over the world for the famous festival.

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Thousands celebrate Cologne's Christopher Street Day pride parade

Belgium

Refugee chefs get back in the kitchen

After being forced to flee war and become refugees, these chefs able to once again enjoy their passion of cooking.

United Kingdom

Corbyn rocks Glastonbury Music Festival

The UK Labour leader's message of peace and refugee rights drew huge cheers from a massive crowd

World News

Muslim world readies for Eid al-Fitr but shadow hangs over festival in places

Iraq has high hopes ahead of Eid al-Fitr, but in Philippines Muslim festival is sombre affair this year

Philippines

Philippines: Making a splash in Manila

The San Juan suburb has been celebrating its annual Water Festival in honour of St John the Baptist

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Peak beard still far away as France holds first national championships

France has organised its first national beards competition.

Germany

Rock am Ring goes ahead

Crowds are gathering once again for the Rock Am Ring music festival in Germany.

World News

From fairytale to nightmare as Little Mermaid doused in red paint

Cult

For four days Les Nuits Sonores in Lyon, France is the global capital of electronic music

If you love electronic music then you should head to Lyon, France, where for the next four days the Les Nuits Sonores festival will provide a non-stop ravers' delight.

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Annual gay pride parade in Albania

Gay rights organizations in Albania held their annual pride event in the capital, Tirana, on Saturday (13 May) without any disturbances.

Ukraine

Crotian pop-opera, Romanian yodelling and Hungarian gypsy fusion in Eurovision final

Croatia’s so-called Mr Voice scored his place in the last round of the song contest with a pop opera fusion.

Ukraine

Second Eurovision singer faces ban after Crimea visit emerges

Ukraine said it is investigating a video that appears to show Bulgaria’s Kristian Kostov performing on the Black Sea peninsula in June 2014, three months after it was seized by Russia.

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Brave contestants seek sweet taste of success

A dozen people climbed a bun-covered tower in a contest to celebrate a Hong Kong festival.

Bahamas

Ill-fated Fyre Festival slapped with multi-million-euro lawsuit

An attendee at the ill-fated Fyre music festival has slapped its organisers with a 92-million-euro (100 million USD) lawsuit.

Ukraine

Ukraine gears up for Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv

Ukraine is gearing up for the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Kyiv next month (May 13).