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The sister of a massive ancient monolith towering 5.5 meters (18 feet) tall from southeastern Turkey will be impressing diplomats and visitors alike at U.N. headquarters in New York, Turkey announced on May 15.

International Workers' Day usually takes place every year on May Day.

Some countries celebrate Labour Day on a different date which is significant to them, for example the United States opt for the first Monday in September.

The day has been recognised since the late 19th century, mainly thanks to the rise of trade unions.

Authorities in Chicago released police body camera footage on April 15 showing an officer shooting dead a 13-year-old Latino boy as the mayor of America's third-largest city appealed for calm over the "excruciating" video.

Romania ranked 15th in the rankings of the most polluted countries in Europe in 2020, and the capital city of Bucharest ranked 51st in the world in this regard, in a hierarchy led by Delhi, India, reveal the latest data centralized in the global platform on air quality IQAir, informs Greenpeace Romania, in a release sent to AGERPRES on Tuesday.

After a pandemic year that shuttered movie theaters and upended the movie business, Academy Awards nominations on March 15 went to two female filmmakers for the first time, to a historically diverse slate of actors and to David Fincher's lead-nominee "Mank," a traditional kind of Oscar contender, an old Hollywood homage, in very untraditional year.

Prime Minister Edi Rama presents candidates Luljeta Bozo (left) and Najada Como. Photo: Edi Rama/Facebook.

"If you put them on a scale, for me he has more positives than negatives," Bozo told Albania's Public Television after being asked what she thought about Hoxha and the damage he did to the country.

A year after omitting women entirely, Hollywood's directors on March 9 nominated two female filmmakers for their top prize for the first time in the awards' seven-decade history.

"Nomadland" director Chloe Zhao and "Promising Young Woman" helmer Emerald Fennell become the ninth and tenth women nominated for the Directors Guild of America's outstanding feature film category.

 Maria Bakalova is one of six nominees for Best Supporting Actress in a Film from the British Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (BAFTA).

She was honored for her role in the film "Borat 2". The proposals were announced today and Bakalova is in the company of Niamh Algar, Kosar Ali, Dominik Fishbeck, Ashley Madekwe and Yun-jun Yun.

The ancient site of Göbeklitepe in southeastern Turkey's Şanlıurfa province hopes to host at least 1 million visitors in 2021, according to the head of the excavation team.

Atlanta – Luka Dončić appeared in the NBA All-Star Game as a starter for a second time in his career in Atlanta on Sunday, having become the third pick of LeBron James, the team captain for the Western Conference.