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Is Africa the world's next global fashion hub?

Togo's International Fashion Festival (FIMO), which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary in Lomé, has organised a catwalk show in Paris to promote African fashion. Jacques Logoh, FIMO's founder, is an outspoken advocate of fashion that's designed and produced on the African continent. A recent UNESCO report says that Africa is…

France 24

‘Kancheepuram deserves world heritage status,’ says architect Abha Narain Lambah, who helped get Santiniketan on UNESCO’s World Heritage List

Abha Narain Lambah has been a pioneer in India's conservation field, restoring iconic buildings from Elphinstone College to Mumbai's Opera House. Her practice has won several UNESCO awards and she has crafted management plans for Ajanta Caves and prepared the dossier for Santiniketan’s UNESCO listing. She has worked with governments…

The Hindu

Venice rolls out day-tripper fee to try to regulate mass crowds on peak weekends

Venice authorities have rolled out a pilot program to charge day-trippers 5 euros ($5.45) apiece to enter the fragile lagoon city on peak weekends next year

The Independent UK

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‘A sense of home’: Native American land rights grow in industrial midwest

After Unesco recognized Ohio’s Indigenous ceremonial grounds, Native communities hope to spark a land return movement

The Guardian - US

New tourism policy will have measures to end inter-departmental disputes, says Karnataka Minister

Tourism Minister H.K. Patil said a technical committee was being constituted to look into issues like seeking UNESCO heritage tag for some monuments, cities and circuits.

The Hindu

Swap beaches for ancient history in Tunisia, the North African destination with more ruins than Rome

Forget Europe; from the ruins of Carthage to the El Jem amphitheatre, Tunisia’s restoration efforts show off its storied past. Richard Collett takes a deep dive into the country’s fascinating history

The Independent UK

Shravanabelagola, Lakkundi to be proposed for inclusion under tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Mysuru monuments to be proposed for UNESCO World Heritage Site: Tenders to be invited to conduct study of Shravanabelagola & Lakkundi. DAMH Commissioner Devaraj says entry into UNESCO tentative list is prerequisite for final inscription. Belur & Halebidu temples waited 9 yrs, Somanathapur included in serial nomination. Shravanabelagola is ancient…

The Hindu

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How a sleepy town in Cambodia won a place on Unesco’s culinary map

Battambang doesn’t have any Michelin stars but it does have street snacks like crunchy deep-fried bananas and turmeric-tinted minced-pork stuffed pancakes

The Guardian - UK

US accused of sending fake Roman mosaics back to Lebanon

Expert claims to have identified copies of mosaics at sites and in museums in Italy, Tunisia, Algeria and Turkey

The Guardian - UK

BJP hints at damage control at Visva-Bharati after Centre seeks withdrawal of controversial plaques

A row had erupted with the Visva-Bharati University administration putting up plaques at the University to commemorate the inclusion of Santiniketan as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Hindu

Why Scotland needs a legal framework to protect its living cultural heritage

From the island of St Kilda 40 miles west of the Hebrides, to Edinburgh’s splendid Georgian New Town, Scotland is a nation rich in cultural heritage, some of which is Unesco-protected. As well as the country’s globally renowned castles and monuments, Scotland has an enormous resource of intangible cultural heritage…

The Conversation

Edinburgh to Kozhikode: how Kerala got onto UNESCO’s City of Literature list

Kozhikode is India's first City of Literature, recognized by UNESCO. It's love for literature is evident at the Kerala Literature Festival, which attracts hundreds of thousands of book lovers. The city has produced some of India's finest writers, poets, scriptwriters, and musicians. It also has a vibrant theatre tradition and…

The Hindu

UNESCO urges Cambodia not to forcibly evict residents of Angkor Wat temple complex

UNESCO is urging Cambodian authorities not to carry out forcible evictions at the renowned Angkor Wat temple complex

The Independent UK

A rights group accuses UNESCO of turning a blind eye to forcible evictions at Cambodia's Angkor Wat

The human rights group Amnesty International has strongly criticized UNESCO and its World Heritage program for failing to challenge the Cambodian government’s ongoing mass evictions at the famous centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex

The Independent UK

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Why you should swap Florence and Chianti for Turin and the Langhe for culture and wine

Vineyard tours, one-of-a-kind cuisine and a Unesco-protected natural wonder – it’s time to head to northern Italy and give Piedmont your full attention, writes Alessia Armenise

The Guardian - UK

Unesco under fire for failing to prevent evictions at Angkor Wat temple site

Amnesty says heritage body has ‘fallen short’ in its responsibility to thousands of families thrown off the complex in Cambodia

WEKU

Hadrian's Wall was damaged when the Sycamore Gap tree came down, analysis finds

The preservation group Historic England says it passed news of its analysis on to Northumbria Police, which has now made at least four arrests linked to the case.

The Guardian - UK

‘A delirious deco dream’: former TB sanatorium is now Finland’s most unusual holiday let

For a limited period, architecture lovers can spend the night in a modernist masterpiece designed by Alvar Aalto

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Jewish groups 'highly concerned' at Wong's Middle East comments, as Marles says Australian Jews don't feel safe

Jewish organisations have criticised Foreign Minister Penny Wong over her latest comments on the Israel-Gaza conflict, while Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has said Jewish Australians “have never felt less safe”.

Al Jazeera

Israel revises down toll from October 7 attack to ‘around 1,200’

Israeli officials say the original death toll of 1,400 included unidentified corpses now believed to be Hamas fighters.

France 24

Sixty years of educational planning at UNESCO: Addressing gender inequality

It's one of the biggest challenges facing education systems worldwide: gender inequality. Though improvements have closed or even reversed gender gaps in schools in recent years, there's still significant room for progress, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. According to UNESCO, more than half of all girls out of primary and secondary…

The Conversation

Morocco’s earthquake aftermath: artisans in Marrakech’s old medina face uncertain future – podcast

The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco’s Atlas mountains on September 8 killed more than 2,000 people and left thousands more homeless. Parts of the old medina in the nearby city of Marrakech, a Unesco world heritage site, were left badly damaged.

The Hindu

Kerala Literature Festival to feature over 500 speakers

KLF has been a major component in Kozhikode obtaining the UNESCO ‘City of Literature’ tag recently

The Hindu

Visva-Bharati V-C ends tenure with a caustic letter to Mamata

Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty's tenure at Visva-Bharati, marked by confrontation with detractors, ends Nov 8. He claims to have enjoyed his term, despite criticism from West Bengal CM and others. The Central Govt-run university is the only one in the state, with PM as Chancellor. Chakrabarty praised PM Modi for UNESCO…

The Guardian - UK

85% of people worry about online disinformation, global survey finds

UN announces plan to tackle phenomenon as survey finds people worry particularly about impact on elections

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