Sound of Dundee
Music has always been a huge part of my life, so when I moved to this new position, I was really pleased to be asked to compile a CD which was designed to highlight and support music in Dundee. We...
View ArticleMindChampion Learning Systems Limited Shines at the 3rd South Asia Education...
MLSL dedicates the awards to Teachers on the occasion of Teacher’s Day Bags 3 prestigious awards for innovation in school education at the Summit MindChampion Learning Systems Limited (MLSL), NIIT's...
View ArticleRebuilding the Royal Arch via 3D augmented reality
It’s a question that many Dundonians have posed over the years – can we rebuild the Royal Arch. Finally, Dr Kieran Baxter has found a way to do just that – via 3D augmented reality. He is an aerial...
View ArticleTHT 10 YEARS AGO: UNESCO seeks status of ‘illegal’ road at Pashupati
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View ArticleCuddly Dog/As Soon As You Trust Yourself….
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View ArticleTales from the Yukon roads – Part One
To commemorate Canada’s 150th birthday, Driving is covering the country with a series of Great Canadian Road Trips, with itineraries revealing not just fun-to-drive routes, but also the pit stops,...
View ArticleHow to keep polar bears at bay, and other design solutions
Have you ever wondered how to stop polar bears paying you a visit while you sleep? As V&A Dundee Communities Producer, Peter Nurick, reflects on the first leg of the Scottish Design Relay, he’s...
View ArticleAfrican unified position key to Khattab in UNESCO race: Egypt
"If the African cohesion does not exist, the Ethiopian candidate could not win; it reflects the importance of African unity behind a particular candidate," Shoukry said in his speech, praising the...
View ArticleEgypt's UNESCO candidate not qualified, says rights lawyer
CAIRO (AP) -- A top Egyptian rights lawyer says the country's candidate for UNESCO's top job is not qualified for the post...
View ArticleUNESCO chooses new chief amid tensions over Palestinian role
PARIS (AP) -- UNESCO's executive board is choosing a new leader to replace departing director Irina Bokova, whose tenure was marred by funding troubles and tension over its inclusion of Palestine as a...
View ArticleEgypt's Jewish community backs country's UNESCO candidate
CAIRO (AP) — The head of Egypt's minuscule Jewish community has voiced support for the country's UNESCO candidate who has been criticized by Egyptian human rights activists. ......
View ArticleCasa de las Américas receives Unesco Award
The institution is set to receive the 2017 UNESCO-UNAM/Jaime Torres Bodet Award in Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts at the beginning of next year ......
View ArticleUS to pull out of UNESCO amid Palestinian tensions
PARIS (AP) -- U.S. officials have told The Associated Press that the United States is pulling out of UNESCO, after repeated criticism...
View ArticleThe Latest: UNESCO director regrets US plan to leave agency
PARIS (AP) -- The Latest on the U.S. decision to pull out of UNESCO (all times local): 3:30 p.m. The director of UNESCO is expressing "profound regret" at the U.S. government's decision to pull out of...
View ArticleUS Announces UNESCO Withdrawal Citing Financial Reasons, Group's Anti-Israel...
In yet another decision by the United States to distance itself from some parts of the international community, the country announced it will withdraw from UNESCO, The Washington Post reported...
View ArticleUS announce withdrawal from UNESCO over anti-Israeli sentiments
The United States has announced its intention to leave the United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Culture�(UNESCO) by December 31,�over claims of negative bias towards Israel. The State...
View ArticleTrump Administration Withdraws from UNESCO, Citing Anti-Israel Bias
The U.S. announced that it is withdrawing from UNESCO Thursday, citing long-standing concerns of significant anti-Israel bias at the body. ......
View ArticleUS to pull out of UN agency over alleged anti-Israel bias
PARIS (AP) -- The United States said Thursday it is pulling out of the U.N.'s educational, scientific and cultural agency because of what Washington sees as its anti-Israel bias and need for...
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