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Indian festival of lights Diwali joins Unesco heritage list
[NEW DELHI] India’s festival of lights, Diwali, was on Wednesday (Dec 10) announced as an addition to Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage list, sparking celebrations.
Dutch divers still haul up debris six years after container spill
They are trying to clear the shallow Wadden Sea where the MSC Zoe lost hundreds of containers of car parts, televisions, light bulbs, furniture and toys in a 2019 storm
US to leave UN cultural agency Unesco again
[PARIS] The US will leave the United Nations’ culture and education agency Unesco as President Donald Trump continues to pull his country out of international institutions he has long criticized, two ...
Tourist coins pose giant problem at Northern Ireland’s famous causeway site
Authorities are urging tourists to keep their coins in their pockets to preserve the spectacular landscape
Japanese brewer hopes Unesco listing makes sake as popular as sushi
Ishikawa Shuzou expects the UN agency’s endorsement to be welcome news after a difficult couple of years
Former Unesco head Amadou Mahtar Mbow dead at 103
Senegal’s president described Mbow as a “great defender of multilateralism”
Unesco warns of global spike in attacks on education
These attacks were much more frequent in countries currently experiencing armed conflict
Archaeologists in high demand in Italy thanks to EU funds
The country’s National Association of Archaeologists says clients sometimes complain it is difficult to find professionals
The role of culture in being a liveable and distinctive city
There’s growing international convergence on wider definitions of liveability
Tense talks as Unesco mulls heritage sites at risk
TENSIONS are simmering ahead of summer talks on which Unesco World Heritage sites are deemed to be endangered, with countries battling against featuring on the United Nation cultural body’s list.
