AP Interview: UNESCO chief says US "empty chair" can't last
PARIS (AP) -- New UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay has rebuked the U.S. for its decision to withdraw from the U.N. cultural body for alleged anti-Israel bias and says America is "affected by everything" the...
View ArticleNew UNESCO chief vows to restore 'unity' to troubled agency
UNESCO's new leader, France’s former culture minister Audrey Azoulay, says her top priority will be to “rebuild unity” at the UN cultural agency, which has been riven by dissension and under fire for...
View ArticleUNESCO confirms France's Audrey Azoulay as new head
[France], November 10 (ANI): UNESCO member states on Friday confirmed the nomination of France's former culture minister Audrey Azoulay to head the cultural...
View ArticleLet’s explore the surreal castles of Quito
For more than 80 years, this Andean capital has been guarded by a strange array of kitschy castles – brimming with turrets and towers, spires and faux drawbridges, Moorish cupolas and sweeping...
View ArticleInn being used for dumping waste
Pashupati Area. Kathmandu, November 11 Bankali Dharmasala, an inn used by pilgrims from distance places, in Pashupati area is full of garbage from the UNESCO World Heritage site. “It has been a month...
View ArticleNorway elected to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee
Norway is on the committee, which decides which new regions are listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites, for the next four years. Twelve new......
View ArticleBigotry undermining Melaka’s historical identity
A curious paradox indeed that for a “historical city”, Melaka stands helpless in the face of the inexorable politicking that is threatening to muck up its historical identity Jeswan Kaur, Berita Daily...
View ArticleReal Estate Listings Use Bitcoin to Garner Publicity
2017 has seen a significant increase in the number of real estate listings made available for purchase using bitcoin. The proliferation of these listings does not appear to have been matched with buyer...
View ArticleSyrian Army Detects Artifacts Captured by ISIS in Palmyra
Yesterday during the raids throughout eastern neighborhoods of Homs province the Syrian army units detected hiding...
View ArticleUAE National Day celebrated at Paris’ Louvre Museum
Paris: The UAE Embassy here has observed the country’s National Day for the first time at the Louvre Museum in the presence of top officials. The United Arab Emirates’ National Day is on Saturday. The...
View ArticleSchooling invented in narrow Nationalistic terms in Asia: UNESCO report
NEW DELHI: The purpose of schooling was conceived in narrow “instrumentalist” and “nationalistic” terms across Asia, according to a UNESCO report. The report on the state of Education for Peace...
View ArticleTaj Mahal second best UNESCO world heritage site after Angkor Wat: Survey
The Taj Mahal is the second best UNESCO world heritage site in the world, according to a new survey. ......
View ArticleThe Cold War Now and Then
He said he absolutely did not meddle in our election. He did not do what they are saying he did. – President Trump re Vladimir Putin after their meeting in Vietnam. Putin later added that he knew...
View ArticleTaj Mahal is 2nd best UNESCO world heritage site, says survey
The Taj Mahal is the second best UNESCO world heritage site in the world, according to a new survey. With over 8 million visitors per year, the monument built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the memory...
View ArticleTaj Mahal is 2nd best UNESCO world heritage site: survey
NEW DELHI:�The Taj Mahal is the second best UNESCO world heritage site in the world, according to a new survey. With over 8 million visitors per year, the monument built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in...
View ArticleEducation sector harmed by lack of accountability: UNESCO report
New Delhi: The lack of accountability in the education sector risks jeopardising the progress in the area, says a UNESCO report. It recommends that governments adopt mechanisms to fix responsibility....
View ArticleTop travel portal ranks Taj as second-best UNESCO site
Agra: Leading international travel website TripAdvisor has rated Taj Mahal as the second-best UNESCO world heritage site in the world. Welcoming the announcement, hoteliers in Agra said the need of the...
View ArticlePizza paradise as Naples fêtes UNESCO triumph
Naples, December 7 Proud pizza-makers and eaters in Italian city of Naples were so sure their historical speciality would win UNESCO heritage status that they were pounding the dough and chewing it up...
View ArticleUNESCO Recognises Kumbh Mela As "Intangible Cultural Heritage"
Kumbh Mela has been recognised by UNESCO as an "intangible cultural heritage of humanity", a tweet by the international organisation said. ......
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