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After years of delays, the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum -- set to be the world's largest devoted to ancient Egypt -- will finally open its doors near the Giza pyramids.The opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which has been more than twenty years in the making, had been slated to open its doors back in 2013.After countless delays -- from the Covid-19 pandemic to regional instability -- the grand unveiling is now set for 1 November.Located just a stone's throw from the pyramids of Giza, the museum will be the largest archaeological and antiquities museum in the world dedicated...

Moscow, October 5, Interfax - The russian communists will organize mass protests if authorities go ahead with a decision to bury Lenin and tear down the Mausoleum near the Kremlin wall. "We will hold actions of civic disobedience and will not let such things happen," Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov said at a press conference. Zyuganov said that the communists are holding a referendum on the issue and have already gathered 4,5 Mln signatures. Zyuganov said that 26 public organizations back the Communists'' statement against any eventual burial of Lenin''s body. "We have enough wisdom and will to defend our history...