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Argentina

Watch: 'Evitas' take to streets to mark 100th birthday of heroine

Almost seven decades after she died, Eva Peron is still adored by many Argentines for helping women get the vote.

Iran

Watch: Iranians prepare for Ramadan amid US sanctions

US sanctions have pushed up food prices, making the elaborate meals that break their fast an expensive business.

Mexico

Watch: Mexico City neighbourhood re-enacts victory for Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo has evolved over the decades and today stands as a symbol of Mexican unity and patriotism.

Belgium

European elections 2019: What happened this week?

This week we look at the smaller parties that could tip the scales in the new parliament and examine the role of the Eurosceptics' favourite target, the EU Commission.

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USA

Watch: New York City names road after Sesame Street children's show

A New York street has been renamed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the children's show. West 63rd Street between Central Park West and Broadway will now officially be known as Sesame Street.

Thailand

Watch: Thais queue for merchandise ahead of coronation of king

150,000 pins issued by the government will be sold for three days at 30 locations nationwide ahead of the ceremony on May 4.

United Kingdom

Watch: Art installation on UK beach marks little-known WWII attack

The US 4th Infantry Division lost 749 men in the attack, four times as many as they did on D-Day.

Russia

Watch: Shortlist revealed for Aga Khan Architecture Award

The award recognises architecture that addresses the needs of Muslim communities. Nominees this year include an Indonesian microlibrary and an Omani fish market which highlights tradition while drawing tourism.

Belgium

European elections 2019: A round-up of the week's best stories

With one month to go until voters across Europe head to the polls, this week we're explaining exactly what the European Parliament does, examining the role of data electioneering in a post-Cambridge Analytica age and meeting three very different candidates

Ukraine

Watch: Chernobyl workers' town marks anniversary of nuclear disaster

Radiation killed thousands in the area, with the final death toll estimated between 9,000 and 90,000.

Italy

Road Trip Europe Day 22: L'Aquila – 'I'm voting to say thank you'

Today we are in L'Aquila, the city devastated by an earthquake exactly ten years ago. Reconstruction is still ongoing, and has in large part been funded by EU money.

Hungary

Watch: Budapest Holocaust march honours Scottish missionary

Jane Haining died at Auschwitz and is the only Scot to be honoured as “righteous among the nations” by Yad Vashem.

Belgium

European Elections 2019: What happened this week?

This week we take a look at some of those running for election, including a former tennis world No.1 and a great-grandson with a formidable political lineage, and examine a poll that shows an upward trend for both the parliament's largest groups.

France

Watch: Saints take to the skies from Paris' Notre Dame cathedral

The statues have not left the roof of Notre Dame in more than 100 years.

Vatican

Watch: Devotees climb restored Vatican Holy Stairs on their knees

The deeply-worn Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) were brought to light for the first time in 300 years after a seven-year restoration.

Philippines

Watch: The Manila traffic vendors selling basketballs and bonsai trees

The city's notorious congestion has become a way for people to make a meagre living.

Israel

Watch: Thousands of prayer notes removed from Western Wall

Twice a year the Rabbi of the Western Wall oversees the collection of the prayers to make room for more

Spain

Watch: Abused chimps allowed to retire in peace at Catalonia sanctua

Many were mistreated in their earlier lives as circus performers, television actors and domestic pets.

Uzbekistan

Watch: Students plant trees to save what's left of the Aral Sea

The rivers that feed the sea were diverted in a Soviet project to boost cotton production in the arid region.

United Kingdom

Watch: London start-up turns lobster shells into plastic alternative

A bio-polymer in crustacean shells called chitin can be developed into a biodegradable and recyclable material.

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