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From Carbonara to Tiramisu: Italy Seeks UNESCO Recognition to Boost Tourism

Italy is projecting a significant surge in international tourism if its national cuisine secures UNESCO intangible World Heritage status, with industry groups estimating up to 18 million additional visitors over…

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Pantomime and carol singing proposed for Unesco cultural status

British Christmas traditions, such as pantomime, carol singing and wreath-making could receive protected status. It comes as the government confirms it will ratify the 2003 Unesco Convention for Safeguarding Intangible…

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World War One cemeteries, Rwanda genocide sites, Argentine torture center declared UNESCO World Heritage

By Geert De Clercq PARIS, (Reuters) - World War One cemeteries in Belgium and France, the hills of Rwanda's 1994 genocide and a former torture center in Argentina have been…

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UNESCO seeks regulation in first guidance on GenAI use in education

By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) - UNESCO this week published its first guidance on use of Generative AI (GenAI) for education, urging governmental agencies to regulate the use of the…

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UNESCO recommends adding Venice to list of world heritage sites in danger

(Reuters) - UNESCO experts have recommended that Venice and its lagoon be added to its list of World Heritage in Danger as Italy is not doing enough to protect the…

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Ban smartphones from schools, says Unesco report

Smartphones should be banned from schools to help stop classroom disruption, a major United Nations report has recommended. Unesco, the educational, scientific and cultural wing of the UN, said the…

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UNESCO: United States planning to rejoin UNESCO organisation

PARIS, June 12 (Reuters) - The United States is planning to rejoin the UNESCO organisation - which the United States had earlier withdrawn from December 2018 - as from this…

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French baguette makes it onto World Cultural Heritage list

PARIS (Reuters) -The humble baguette, France's staple bread, has made it onto the United Nation's cultural heritage list. Paris-based U.N. heritage body UNESCO on Wednesday voted to include the "artisanal…

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Major glaciers, including Dolomites and Yosemite, to disappear by 2050 – UN report

PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Some of the world's most famous glaciers, including in the Dolomites in Italy, the Yosemite and Yellowstone parks in the United States and Mount Kilimanjaro…

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UNESCO declares borshch protected Ukrainian heritage at risk from Russian invasion

Ukraine claimed victory in an age-old culinary dispute with Russia on Friday after the United Nations' cultural agency placed a traditional beetroot soup on its list of protected Ukrainian cultural…

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Unesco warns to prepare for Mediterranean tsunami

A tsunami could soon hit major cities on or near the Mediterranean Sea including Marseille, Alexandria and Istanbul, with a nearly 100% chance of a wave reaching more than a…

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Opera instead of espresso in Italy’s UNESCO bid

Italy's UNESCO commission on Tuesday rejected a bid by Italian espresso coffee to get on the UN body's list of intangible cultural heritage but approved a bid by Italian opera…

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Italy bidding for UNESCO status for Espresso coffee

Italian Agriculture Undersecretary Gian Marco Centinaio announced this week that the Italian government is bidding to have Italian espresso coffee inserted into UNESCO's immaterial heritage list."Coffee is much more than…

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Wildfires, logging turn protected forests into carbon emitters -report

Some of the world's most protected forests are emitting more carbon than they absorb, driven by things like logging and wildfires, a new report said, with researchers alarmed that protected…

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UNESCO grants world heritage status to Madrid’s Paseo del Prado and Retiro Park

UNESCO added Madrid's historic Paseo del Prado boulevard and Retiro Park to its list of world heritage sites on Sunday. The tree-lined Paseo del Prado, in the centre of the…

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Venice dodges demotion on world heritage list after large cruise ships banned

Venice avoided being named a world heritage site in danger by UNESCO on Thursday, just weeks after Italy moved to ban large cruise ships from sailing into the city centre.…

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UPDATED: UNESCO strips English city of Liverpool of its world heritage status

The English city of Liverpool has been removed from UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites after the United Nations' cultural agency found new buildings, including a football stadium, undermined the…

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Pressure builds for schools to put climate change study on curriculum

International bodies and pressure groups are calling for climate change studies to become a standard part of the school curriculum worldwide, saying the step is vital to reach targets on…

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Revamped, less political, UNESCO sets sights on tricky U.S. return

Four years after the United States quit UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural agency, over accusations of anti-Israel bias, diplomats say the Paris-based body has managed to put its house in…

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Egypt unveils 59 ancient coffins in major archaeological discovery

Egypt on Saturday put on show dozens of coffins belonging to priests and clerks from the 26th dynasty nearly 2,500 years ago, with archaeologists saying tens more were found in…

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Italian espresso aims for UNESCO status

Italian officials began the process to have espresso coffee among the UNESCO's list of protected intangible world heritage products. The Consortium Protecting Traditional Italian Espresso Coffee celebrated the first World…

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UNESCO reiterates duty to protect safety of journalists covering demonstrations

Concerned by the growing numbers of report on acts of violence against journalists during demonstrations, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has reiterated the principle whereby “freedom of expression is a vitally…

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Even during COVID-19, art ‘brings us closer together than ever’ – UNESCO

With billions of people either in lockdown or on the front lines battling the COVID-19 pandemic, this first celebration of World Art Day is a timely reminder that “art has…

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UN addresses school disruptions, suspends public access to New York HQ

In an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, classrooms have been shuttered across the world, causing a record number of students to miss school, the UN Educational, Scientific…

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Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites

US Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper sought to douse an international outcry on Monday by ruling out military attacks on cultural sites in Iran if the conflict with Tehran escalates…

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600-gallon oil spill causes emergency in Galapagos

Emergency teams in the Galapagos Islands are working to contain a 600-gallon oil spill after a cargo vessel overturned while being loaded with containers early Sunday, local officials said on…

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Traditional Thai massage added to UNESCO ‘cultural heritage’ list

Thai massage has been added to a prestigious UNESCO heritage list. Nuad Thai is now part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, which features traditions and practices passed across…

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Large fire destroys part of world culture heritage city of Hallstatt in Austria

An aerial view made with a drone showing the damage and destruction caused by a fire during the night at the lakeside in the city of Hallstatt, Austria. Authorities say…

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Photo Story: Theme park for Day of the Dead festivities opens in Mexico

Members of the public visit the Calaverandia theme park, installed for the Day of the Dead celebrations in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Day of the Dead in Mexico is one of…

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Around 12 million children may never see a classroom, UNESCO data reveals

New data published by the United Nations cultural agency, reveals that without taking urgent measures, around 12 million young children will never set foot inside a school, with girls facing…

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Venice asks other ports to help find solution to cruise ship problems

Venice has appealed to the main European cruise ship destinations, from Amsterdam to Barcelona, Dubrovnik and Marseille, to unite in tackling the dangers and environmental impact of big cruise liners.…

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UK commits £18m to protecting journalists in danger zones

Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt announced that the UK will commit £18m to improve media freedom across the world. The new Global Media Defence Fund – to be administered by UNESCO…

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Prosecco Hills become UNESCO heritage site

The Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene on Sunday became a UNESCO world heritage site. The announcement was made by the World Heritage Committee in Baku. The 97 square kilometres of…

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UNESCO removes Bethlehem’s Nativity Church from its list of heritage sites in danger

The United Nations’ cultural agency, UNESCO, announced that it was removing the place that is officially recognized as the Birthplace of Jesus, from its List of World Heritage in…

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France calls for the protection of underwater cultural heritage

Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, opened, together with Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, the International Conference on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage, hosted jointly by…

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Notre Dame Cathedral has now been stabilized

Architects and construction workers have now stabilized the damaged structure of Notre Dame cathedral, after a fast-spreading fire ravaged the iconic Paris building, and firefighters have now left the…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing, Newspaper Review and News Portal Roundup

Good morning New Year brings with it a new improved morning briefing service. In our briefing we review main global portals and agencies, the local newspapers front page stories and…

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USA and Israel withdraw from UNESCO

The United States and Israel officially quit the U.N.'s educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago…

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Venice issues three-year ban on new takeaways and restrictions for existing ones

In an attempt to remove the “blots on the Venice copybook” noted by UNESCO, which had threatened to include Venice in its “black list” of World Heritage Sites at risk, and…

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‘Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law’ – World Press Freedom Day

Every year, 3 May is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their…

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