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REPLAY Colosseum hosts reconstructed artefacts destroyed by war REPLAY
ITALY PALMYRA ++REPLAY++SOURCE: AP TELEVISIONRESTRICTIONS: MIDDLE EAST EXTRA CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 4:06SHOTLIST:++REPLY: FIRST DELIVERED THURSDAY 6 OCTOBER 2016++AP TelevisionRome, Italy - 6 October 20161. Tilt up of statue of human-headed...
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Traditional songs recognised by UN +REPLAY+
LEAD IN: UNESCO officials meeting in Ethiopia have added 'Cossack songs of Dnipropetrovsk Region' to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. STORY-LINE: They sing the songs of their grandparents. But this elderly choir is composed...
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Priest saves ancient Christian manuscripts
LEAD-IN: A collection of rare books and manuscripts from an ancient Christian monastery in Iraq has been saved from Islamic State fighters. The original items were replaced with fakes to fool the advancing militants who wanted to destroy...
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Literary fans bid to preserve Cervantes cave
LEADIN:Literary fans in Algeria are hoping to preserve a cave once visited by famed Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, the author of 'Don Quixote'.Cervantes was held captive in Algiers, then an Ottoman stronghold, for five years. His...
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Literary fans bid to preserve Cervantes cave
LEADIN:Literary fans in Algeria are hoping to preserve a cave once visited by famed Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, the author of 'Don Quixote'.Cervantes was held captive in Algiers, then an Ottoman stronghold, for five years. His...
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Hebron now on UNESCO's endangered list
WEST BANK UNESCOSOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESSRESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 4:34SHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLYHebron, West Bank - 29 June 20171. Various of people in the Old City of Hebron2. Close of man smoking3. Various...
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Hebron Old City hopes for protected status
LEADIN:As a UNESCO World Heritage Committee conference gets underway in Poland, Palestinian officials in the West Bank hope the Old City of Hebron will be included on a list of UNESCO endangered sites.STORYLINE:Hebron is the West Bank's...
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Hebron now on UNESCO's endangered list
LEADIN:The UNESCO World Heritage committee has put the West Bank city of Hebron on its list of world heritage in danger.The decision was taken in Krakow, Poland, on a proposal from the Palestinian side that has drawn angry reaction from...
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Efforts to keep traditional rug making craft alive
LEADIN: The annual Shyrdak festival held in the village of At Bashy in Kyrgyzstan is an opportunity for rug makers to keep the ancient craft of Shyrdak rug making alive.The craft is recognised by UNESCO as an endangered cultural...
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Pavarotti celebrated at renowned music festival
LEADIN:It was once home to the largest amphitheatre in the Roman Empire outside of Italy. Now the same venue of El Jem in Tunisia plays host every summer to an international symphonic festival. STORYLINE:The ancient Roman amphitheatre...
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Efforts to keep traditional rug making craft alive
LEADIN: The annual Shyrdak festival held in the village of At Bashy in Kyrgyzstan is an opportunity for rug makers to keep the ancient craft of Shyrdak rug making alive.The craft is recognised by UNESCO as an endangered cultural...
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Chefs team up to save floating farms tradition
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Xochimilco, home to Mexico City's famed floating gardens is teaming up with local chefs to save the tradition.
Call it floating-farm-to-table: a growing number of the capital's most in-demand...
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Chefs team up to save floating farms
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Xochimilco, home to Mexico City's famed floating gardens is teaming up with local chefs to save the tradition.
Call it floating-farm-to-table: a growing number of the capital's most in-demand...
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New UNESCO chief on US, Israel and press freedom
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 agency does.
Following her...
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Victims of violence in Italy call for cultural shift to protect women
Female victims of violence in Italy on Saturday called for a greater cultural shift to protect women and fight for their rights.
The President of Chamber of Deputies, Laura Boldrini, joined victims of abuse, mothers of...
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Rocket launch facility bid to revive former glory of Baikonur
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The city of Baikonur in southern Kazakhstan was once a Soviet dreamland and the world's first and largest operational space launch facility.
But since the fall of the Soviet Union the former bustling...
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Rocket launch facility bid to revive former glory of Baikonur
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The city of Baikonur in southern Kazakhstan was once a Soviet dreamland and the world's first and largest operational space launch facility.
But since the fall of the Soviet Union the former bustling...
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Move over Angkor: Sambor Prei Kuk temple gets World Heritage status
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Sambor Prei Kuk, a collection of pre-Angkorian temples in Cambodia, is now the country's third World Heritage Site.
Hopes are high that the new status will lure more tourists, helping to improve the...
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Rocket launch facility bid to revive former glory of Baikonur
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The city of Baikonur in southern Kazakhstan was once a Soviet dreamland and the world's first and largest operational space launch facility.
But since the fall of the Soviet Union the former bustling...
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Egypt reopens historic library in Sinai after renovations
Egypt reopened on Saturday an ancient library which holds thousands of centuries-old religious and historical manuscripts at the famed St. Catherine Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in South Sinai.
The inauguration...
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France's Audrey Azoulay wins vote to be next UNESCO chief
UNESCO's executive board on Friday chose former French Culture Minister Audrey Azoulay to be the UN cultural agency's next leader over a Qatari candidate in an unusually heated race overshadowed by Mideast tensions.
The US...
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Climate change threatens iconic seafront walkway
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Havana's famed coastal boulevard is under threat of collapse due to the effects of climate change.
Rising sea levels and increasingly harsh storm damage have been taking their toll on the seafront...
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Region's ancient frankincense trade protected by UNESCO
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The region of southern Oman has long been enriched by frankincense, a fragrant tree sap that's famous the world over.
But the precious commodity is under threat from over-harvesting and the Omani...