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CLEAN : Ahead of popes visit colorful Chiapas celebrates its saints
A few weeks ahead of Pope Franciss visit to the impoverished Mexican state of Chiapas Parachicos traditional dancers celebrate Catholic saints in an UNESCO intangible cultural heritage festivity with pre hispanic roots
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CLEAN: Burkina aims for world heritage recognition
CLEAN: Burkina aims for world heritage recognition
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CLEAN : Macedonians send out SOS from Europe's oldest lake
Major infrastructure projects on the Macedonian side of Lake Ohrid have alarmed environmentalists who say the plans threaten the biodiversity of Europe's oldest lake which is home to more than 200 species of flora and fauna and is a...
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Israel accuses UNESCO of having an anti-Israel bias
Israel's Ambassador to UNESCO tore into the organisation, accusing it of having an anti-Israel bias and saying it was "the Titanic of international organisations."
Carmel Shama Hacohen said UNESCO had no dignity and thanked...
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Byzantine church mosaic attracts Christian visitors
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A UNESCO-listed archaeological site in Jordan is being sought out by Christian tourists because of its ancient religious significance.
The complex of Byzantine churches at Um er-Rasas includes a...
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CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS/Mali: ancient Arabic manuscripts in a Timbuktu library
Images of Timbuktu's Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Learning and Islamic Research, home to one of the city's oldest libraries and a range of ancient manuscripts (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Britany's pink granite coast sets its sights on Unesco heritage site status
Admirers of Brittany's stunning pink granite coast are aiming to get the impressive, bizarrely shaped rock formations which are over 300 million years old, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Hundreds in India's Kolkata celebrate Hindu festival's UNESCO status
Hundreds join a procession in India's eastern megacity of Kolkata to celebrate the Hindu festival of Durga Puja's special UNESCO status (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Campaigners welcome Battir's listing as World Heritage Site
Campaigners are hoping that the elevation of the West Bank village of Battir to a UNESCO World Heritage Site will help stop the Israeli's building a separation barrier there.
They fear the area's ancient terraces and natural landscape...
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7904B ITALY: ROME - THE FADING GLORY
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Rome is a magnet for tourists from all over the world,
but it is a city which has had difficulty keeping up with
modern times. Five years ago the main problems
were health, housing and...
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VOICED: Impasse over Bamiyan buddhas, 10 years on
VOICED: Impasse over Bamiyan buddhas, 10 years on
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CLEAN: Ban calls for action on UNESCO funding, after Palestine vote
CLEAN: Ban calls for action on UNESCO funding, after Palestine vote
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CLEAN : Bolivias Potosi a city on World Heritage danger list
CLEAN : Bolivias Potosi a city on World Heritage danger list
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VOICED: Burkina aims for world heritage recognition
VOICED: Burkina aims for world heritage recognition
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CLEAN: Faruq Hosni, next UNESCO director general?
CLEAN: Faruq Hosni, next UNESCO director general?
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CLEAN : Tourism boom threatens Vietnam's Tonkinese Alps
Nestled in a UNESCO protected area of cascading rice terraces Sapa is one of Vietnam's top tourist draws
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VOICED: Czech gorilla-mania helps animals in Cameroon
VOICED: Czech gorilla-mania helps animals in Cameroon
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CLEAN : Rio gets UNESCO world heritage status
Rio de Janeiro, nicknamed the Marvelous City officially entered the UN's list of world heritage sites Tuesday in recognition of its soaring granite cliffs urban rainforest and beaches
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VOICED : Rumba merengue y cerveza Patrimonio Inmaterial de la Unesco
La rumba cubana y el merengue dominicano fueron inscritos el miercoles en la lista de Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Humanidad de la UNESCO que tambien conto a la cerveza belga y las Fallas de Valencia entre las expresiones...
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Israel's UNESCO rep criticises world heritage body
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) tore into the organisation, accusing it of having an anti-Israel bias.
In a heated speech during the organisation's 39th...
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Prince Charles making a speech in Keswick
CLEAN: Exterior shots of Prince Charles making a speech to mark the Lake District gaining UNESCO World Heritage status on a visit to Cumbria on 26 June 2018 in Keswick, United Kingdom
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CLEAN : Descendants of slaves dance tirelessly for Christ Child in Peru
Peruvians perform Hatajo de Negritos and Las Pallitas with love and devotion to the child God weeks after the two traditional dances were added to the UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...