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Ukraine on Saturday named 13 pro-Russian actors and singers whose work would be banned from TV, radio and cinema, including France’s Gerard Depardieu. The...
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The UN’s cultural wing has reported the destruction of precious mausoleums during an Islamist takeover of northern Mali to the International Criminal Court, its...
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Japan on Monday celebrated the inscription of Meiji-era industrial sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage list, despite initial opposition from Seoul over the use of...
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The UN’s cultural body on Sunday conferred world heritage status on a number of new sites including some seen as representative of Japan’s industrial...
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The UN cultural agency Sunday designated Hamburg’s historic maritime warehouse and business districts, boasting early 20th century German brick architecture, as World Heritage sites....
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Cyprus’s Othello Tower, named after the ill-fated Shakespearean hero, reopened Thursday after a facelift with a performance of the tragedy that organisers hope will...
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The UN cultural agency on Thursday placed two ancient cities in conflict-torn Yemen, Sana’a and Shibam, on its list of endangered World Heritage sites....
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Around 30 percent of China’s Ming-era Great Wall has disappeared over time as adverse natural conditions and reckless human activities — including stealing the...
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The legendary Alamo battleground and the vineyards that produce France’s beloved champagne are among the sites likely to get World Heritage status at a...
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Italian police on Tuesday arrested six people, including a senior culture official, in a probe running parallel to a major investigation into a mafia...