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Transylvania's Last Saxons Revive Its Stunning Ghost Villages

Carmen Schuster was a young woman when she left the Transylvanian village of Cincsor in Romania for West Germany in search of a better life 40 years ago.

International Business Times · Dec 10, 2024

The Trial Of A King: Ancient Royal Ritual In Cameroon Promotes Peace

Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of a centuries-old kingdom nestled in hilly northwestern Cameroon.

International Business Times · Dec 10, 2024

Takeaways from AP's report on Chinese gold mining threatening endangered protected site in Congo

For eight years a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating the environment

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024

Ethnic Slovak naïve paintings from Serbia join UNESCO's list of cultural heritage

UNESCO has inscribed ethnic Slovak naïve paintings from a village in Serbia on its list of intangible cultural heritage

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024

Japan’s most famous drink is now protected

Rice is key to the brew

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2024

Paris roof restorers now have World Heritage recognition

Roofers are hoping the recognition will inspire others

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2024

Brazil's Minas Cheese Gets Added To UNESCO List

Minas cheese -- a dairy delight from a farming region in Brazil giving it its name -- was added to UNESCO's global list of intangible cultural heritage on Wednesday.

International Business Times · Dec 4, 2024

Notre Dame reopens in Paris 5 years after fire – its reconstruction preserves the past and illuminates France’s modern ambitions

Parisians navigating the narrow streets of the 4th arrondissement in recent days may have heard a familiar, yet nearly forgotten, sound. The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral have been ringing again after nearly five years, in preparation for the famed building’s long-awaited reopening.

The Conversation · Dec 4, 2024

Chanel heads to Hangzhou, China for a poetic Métiers d’Art 2025 show

This evening in China (3 December 2024), Chanel travelled to Hangzhou’s much-mythologised West Lake, a Unesco World Heritage site, for a show that highlighted the extraordinary craft of the house’s artisans

Wallpaper · Dec 3, 2024

First city in Scotland wins top UNESCO award for 'lifelong learning'

A city in Scotland has become the first in the country to win a top award recognising its achievements in “lifelong learning”.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 2, 2024