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Director-General calls for investigation into the murder of Philippines...

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Director-General calls for investigation into the murder of Philippines journalist Rubylita Garcia The...

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Black gold: Africa’s blessing and curse

Goma - The quest for oil may be the latest threat to Africa's most venerable wildlife reserve, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and already hard hit by deforestation, poaching and armed...

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Director-General mourns U Win Tin, champion of freedom of expression in...

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Director-General mourns U Win Tin, champion of freedom of expression in Myanmar The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina...

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Last preparatory meeting of the second WSIS+10 Review event to be held in...

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Last preparatory meeting of the second WSIS+10 Review event to be held in June 2014 in Geneva The 4th preparatory...

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UN study: Cellphones can improve literacy

PARIS (AP) -- A study by the U.N. education agency says cellphones are getting more and more people to read in countries where...

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UNESCO study shows effectiveness of mobile phones in promoting reading and...

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) UNESCO study shows effectiveness of mobile phones in promoting reading and literacy in developing countries UNESCO...

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UNESCO contributes to current Internet debates (UNESCO - United Nations...

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) UNESCO contributes to current Internet debates As the UN specialised agency covering freedom of expression issues,...

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Pope Francis phones 'sinner' to tell her she can take Communion

Compassionate: Pope Francis reportedly told the woman: "There are some priests who are more papist than the Pope." Photo: AFP Rome: Pope Francis telephoned a woman "living in sin" with a divorced man...

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Gallipoli swim lands Australian swimmers in strife

Sacred: Thousands of people gathered at Gallipoli in 2005, where the commemoration took an inappropriate turn. Photo: Reuters Gallipoli, Turkey: There's been a crackdown on Aussie larrikinism at...

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Director-General condemns killing of Lebanese media workers Hamza Al-Hajj...

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Director-General condemns killing of Lebanese media workers Hamza Al-Hajj Hassan, Mohamed Muntich and Halim Alouh in...

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UNESCO takes part in NETmundial meeting, in Brazil (UNESCO - United Nations...

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) UNESCO takes part in NETmundial meeting, in Brazil A high-level delegation from UNESCO is participating in the...

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Douala conference on communication highlights UNESCO guidebook on climate...

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Douala conference on communication highlights UNESCO guidebook on climate journalism Climate change in Africa is a...

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Cell phones key to literacy in developing world

Survey says: Mobile phones, not books, are turning more people into readers....

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Virgin Australia plane held at Bali airport

The Virgin Australia flight is on the tarmac at Bali Airport, the Indonesian army has confirmed. Photo: Peter Rae Update: An unruly passenger has forced a Virgin Australia flight to be held on the...

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UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize awarded to Turkish journalist...

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize awarded to Turkish journalist Ahmet Şık on 2 May The Director-General...

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UNESCO: Smartphones a boon to literacy

UNESCO is reporting on an unexpected consequence of the smartphone revolution: As hand-held devices become ubiquitous in various corners of the developing world, people with...

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Fighting HIV and AIDS: First UNESCO supported Codefest held in China (UNESCO...

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Fighting HIV and AIDS: First UNESCO supported Codefest held in China University students launched ideas for...

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Gender awareness in media promoted in China thanks to IPDC project (UNESCO -...

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Gender awareness in media promoted in China thanks to IPDC project The project "Promoting Gender-Awareness in Chinese...

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Unesco warns Australia over Great Barrier Reef

Unesco has threatened to list the Great Barrier Reef as a World Heritage in Danger site, amid controversy over a plan to dump dredged sediment. Reef authorities granted permission for the dumping in...

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Knowledge-Based Economy Conference held in Riyadh (UNESCO - United Nations...

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Knowledge-Based Economy Conference held in Riyadh Organized by the UNDP and the Government of Saudi Arabia, the...

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