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UN Satellite Analysis Tracks Ukraine Cultural Damage

The United Nations is using before-and-after satellite imagery to monitor the cultural destruction inflicted by Russia's war in Ukraine, announcing Wednesday it will launch its tracking platform publicly within weeks. The UN's culture agency UNESCO said it had verified damage to 207 cultural sites in Ukraine since the Russian invasion…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: 207 Ukraine cultural sites damaged during Russian invasion

UNESCO is launching a new satellite imagery site to keep track of damaged Ukrainian cultural sites.

Axios

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin rails against ‘west’ in latest speech; Kyiv faces longer and stricter blackouts after attacks – as it happened

Russian president addresses Valdai discussion club; Ukrainian capital to face more power outages after energy supplies hit

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Ukraine before-and-after satellite images reveal damage to more than 200 historic sites from Russian strikes

The United Nations' cultural and satellite agencies join forces to systematically track the impact of Russia's invasion on Ukraine's architecture, art, historic buildings and other cultural heritage.

ABC News

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 246 of the invasion

Putin says ‘dirty bomb’ allegations made on his orders; Ukraine facing stricter blackouts due to attacks on energy

The Guardian - AU

UN steps up satellite tracking of damage to Ukraine culture

The U.N.’s cultural and satellite agencies have joined forces to more systematically track the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the country’s architecture, art, historic buildings and other cultural heritage, and have compiled an initial list of more than 200 sites that have been damaged or destroyed

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland country guide: Everything you need to know before you go

With convivial cities, rugged coastal adventures and countryside that’s the stuff of cult TV shows, this petite nation is criminally underrated

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Big opportunity, little interest: New Zealand struggles to fill dream job protecting wildlife

The Department of Conservation is looking for a biodiversity supervisor on the wild, remote coast of the South Island, a Unesco world heritage site

The Guardian - AU

Report: Mass Grave of ISIS Victims Found in Syria's Palmyra

Syrian authorities found a mass grave in the historic town of Palmyra with bodies of victims of the militant ISIS group, which controlled the area years ago, Syria's state news agency said Friday. According to the report on SANA, the mass grave was discovered near the second-century Roman amphitheater. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Who is Xi Jinping's wife? Meet Peng Liyuan, the famous folk singer who helped pave the Chinese president's path to power

A lonely divorcee, Xi Jinping met Peng Liyuan, when he was 33. The famous and well-connected singer would change everything for the ambitious young politician.

ABC News

Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere welcomes Scotland's Environment Minister

Màiri McAllan attended a special reception in the biosphere community of Dalry to launch celebrations of the biosphere’s first decade

Daily Record

Hopes for UN nod on late king's 100th

The Education Ministry will next year ask the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) to add Thailand's beloved monarch, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, to the list of the world's eminent personalities.

Bangkok Post

Climate change must be a catalyst for reform of the World Heritage system

Over the last few years, many parts of the world have been devastated by extreme droughts, floods, wild fires and heatwaves linked to climate change. But climate change is not only influencing our weather: it also poses an existential threat to the outstanding universal value (OUV) of many of the…

The Conversation

Raised Warragamba Dam wall risks ‘irreversible harm’ to Aboriginal cultural heritage, NSW report says

Study says the NSW government project could lead to the ‘total loss’ of some sites due to flooding

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France 24

'Cultural cleansing': New Russian attacks on Ukraine spur cultural preservation efforts

As missile strikes in Ukraine this week damaged libraries, museums and universities, Ukraine says repeated Russian attacks on cultural heritage amount to a “war crime” that have caused losses of hundreds of millions of euros. Among Ukrainians, the fight to preserve cultural heritage continues.

Daily Record

Five great October half-term family days out in the Highlands

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Takayama festival held for 1st time in 3 years

TAKAYAMA, Gifu -- The Takayama Autumn Festival, registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, was held in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, on Sunday and Monday for the first time in three years.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Drought Displaces 1,200 Families in Parched South

Some 1,200 Iraqi families have been forced out of southern marshes and farmlands over the past six months, a local official told AFP, as drought ravages swathes of the country. The Mesopotamian Marshes, a UNESCO World Heritage site, have been battered by low rainfall and reduced flows in the Tigris…

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France 24

Spain’s wetlands are drying up: heat and intense farming threaten the Donana

In southern Spain, the Donana National Park, one of the largest wetlands in Europe, has run dry. A year and a half ago, UNESCO declared the area "overexploited", but since then it has also been the victim of an extreme drought. Ecologists say action is urgent, but many locals say…

Daily Mirror

Who was Mostafa El-Abbadi as Google Doodle celebrates Egyptian historian

Mostafa El-Abbadi would have been 94 today. The Egyptian historian specialised in Greco-Roman studies and is credited with reviving the ancient Library of Alexandria

Bangkok Post

Unesco status urged in Andaman

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa is preparing to nominate three conservancy sites in the Andaman Sea to Unesco for recognition.

The Independent UK

Oldest public library in the Americas has Catholic origins

According to UNESCO, the Mexican city of Puebla is home to the oldest public library in the Americas

The Hindu

Durga Puja carnival to showcase idols of top 90 puja committees in Kolkata

The community puja committees will take part in a colourful parade on Red Road before an audience led by CM Mamata Banerjee, representatives of UNESCO, diplomats of different countries and others

Nottingham Post

Liverpool to host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest

Liverpoo has been a Unesco City of Music since 2015,

WEKU

The iconic Easter Island statues have been damaged in a fire, authorities say

The sculpted figures on Rapa Nui, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, suffered "irreparable" damage. The municipality's mayor said he believed the fire was not an accident.

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