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Rio scraps 2021 carnival over coronavirus woes

Rio de Janeiro will not host its famous carnival this year due to a deadly revival of the coronavirus epidemic in Brazil, the city's mayor Eduardo Paes has announced. Rio's samba schools, which organize the celebratory parades, had hoped to hold the signature event in July after it was postponed from its usual slot in February or March. But this depended on a national vaccination campaign being well and truly under way. In reality, Brazil's inoculation drive only started Monday with an initial six million doses available for the country's 212 million inhabitants. The carnival draws millions of...

Dave Chappelle, 'SNL' and Ricky Gervais among the most popular YouTube videos of 2020 in the USA

Which videos were most watched by US YouTube viewers in 2020? The video platform unveiled its top 10 ranking on December 1. Parodies, standup and good news were among the themes defining the key videos that helped US internet users make it through this difficult year.As the end of 2020 approaches, YouTube has unveiled its ranking of videos for the year in the USA. The ten most-watched videos were greatly influenced by a year marked by turmoil, the covid-19 pandemic, demonstrations against police brutality and, of course, a fierce presidential election.Comedian Dave Chappelle leads the pack wit...

Virus forces Sydney Mardi Gras parade off the streets

Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras will go ahead next year as a seated event instead of its usual glittery street parade to protect revellers from the coronavirus pandemic, organisers announced ThursdayThe parade, which usually draws tens of thousands of partygoers, will move from its traditional route through the city's gay hub to the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)."The 2021 parade may look different to how it has been in the past, but we feel very lucky to be able to give this opportunity to our communities during these times," Mardi Gras chief executive Albert Kruger said in a statement.The e...

And the most creative city worldwide is ... Paris

British website Inkifi analyzed 75 cities worldwide to rank the most creative ones, considering a selection of inspirational factors in the realms of art, music, architecture... The City of Light clearly leads the pack, outshining London and New York.According to Inkifi, culture buffs should travel to Paris, the city that counts the highest concentration of theaters and historical monuments per square miles. Paris is also a street art city. Instagrammers have posted over 824,000 street art images taken in Paris, one of the key areas of The World's Most Creative Cities ranking. The second and t...