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World Heritage status for Runanga’s historic workers’ hall could help put the West Coast town on the map, if the bureaucratic hurdles can be overcome.

Newsroom.co.nz

‘It’s our heritage’: Defending Ukraine’s modernist architecture

Amid the devastation of Russia’s invasion, activists are battling to save Ukraine’s rich Soviet-era architecture.

Al Jazeera

Infographic: Where is press freedom restricted?

More than 85 percent of the world has seen a decrease in press freedom in their country in the past five years.

Al Jazeera

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‘Recognise journalists as frontline workers’: Unesco to South Asian governments on World Press Freedom Day

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, or Unesco, has called for South Asian governments to “recognise” journalists as frontline workers and "prioritise their well-being”, in a press release issued on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday.

Newslaundry

Cash boost for Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere's Wool Gathering project

The scheme, which aims to showcase wool's diverse potential, has been backed by the Blackface Breeders' Association

Daily Record

Special Report: Press freedom under digital siege

Journalists the world over face increasing digital surveillance used to hamper press freedom, promote misinformation or discredit their work.

360info

Outrage as Labour peer George Foulkes claims Scots 'not a language'

LABOUR peer George Foulkes has been taken to task after he claimed that Scots is not a language – despite his party’s own government having…

The National (Scotland)

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Israel Backs US Return to UNESCO, Says Blinken

Israel, which withdrew from the UN cultural agency UNESCO with the United States over alleged bias in 2019, has no objections to a US return, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. Questioned by lawmakers, Blinken called on Congress to give President Joe Biden the power to waive a US…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Best places to live in 2022 as average house price rises by £27,000

Changing buyer demands, lifestyle choices and societal shifts are all helping determine what locations top the wish lists

Wales Online

First Thing: Russia to stage sham referendum in south Ukraine, says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian leader tells residents in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia not to give personal information to Russian forces. Plus, 350,000 fewer American kindergarteners vaccinated against common diseases

The Guardian - UK

Tanzania’s Maasai appeal to west to stop eviction for conservation plans

Thousands of Indigenous people sign letter to UK, US and EU protesting at appropriation of land for tourist safaris and hunting

The Guardian - UK

UN court: Colombia infringed Nicaragua's rights in Caribbean

The United Nations’ highest court has ruled that Colombia breached Nicaragua’s rights in waters of the Caribbean Sea

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Airport: The incredible island spots you can jet off to from the capital

Finally back to a normal programme of flights, Edinburgh Airport are expected to see swathes of passengers through their doors in the upcoming summer months of 2022.

Edinburgh Live

Rapper's viral Coachella performance leads Thai PM to push mango sticky rice for UNESCO listing

The rapper ate a bowl of the iconic dessert on stage

The Independent UK

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Daily Record

Heavenly island spots you can fly to direct from Edinburgh Airport

There are great destinations just a few hours flight away from Scotland, from sun soaked beaches to historic towns.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chanters in Cyprus Carry on 'Rich Heritage' of Byzantine Music

Chanting resonates through a church in the Cypriot resort town of Ayia Napa, darkened but for a few low lights and mobile devices displaying the singers' Byzantine melodies. "This music aims to touch people's souls," said Thomas Anastasiou, 35, a Greek Cypriot chanter from a nearby district.

The Guardian - UK

Thai mango sticky rice sales surge after sweet treat’s Coachella cameo

Government seeks to capitalise on trend after rapper Milli eats dish on stage at US music festival

Bangkok Post

Sticky rice dish moves up in world

A committee on local wisdom and cultural heritage under the Ministry of Culture may propose khao nieo mamuang, or mango sticky rice, as a Thai cultural heritage item with Unesco, says Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

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The Hindu

Art and culture bring people closer: Fakir Syed Aijazuddin

Connoisseur highlights works in Pakistani museums

The Times of India

Bihar govt to remind ASI for inclusionof Cyclopean Wall on Unesco list

PATNA: The state government is to write a missive to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to know the status of its proposal sent earlier for the inclusion of Cyclopean Wall at Rajgir on the coveted world heritage list of Unesco. CM Nitish Kumar has pitched for it on multiple occasions…

ABC News

Ruins of Mariupol could become Russia's first big prize in Ukraine. Here's what's happened there so far

Mariupol, where a maternity hospital and a theatre packed with sheltering families were bombed, is the site of the worst humanitarian catastrophe of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Chronicle Live

Full list of countries which have no Covid travel restrictions including Mexico, Jamaica and Sweden

As covid travel restrictions ease across the globe, here's the full list of places you can now go to without having to worry about tests, proof of vaccination, quarantine or other conditions

Radio France Internationale

Life choices, African innovation drive festival in French design hub Saint-Étienne

The Covid pandemic brought into sharp focus the need to reassess life’s priorities. With this in mind, organisers of the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne, in eastern France, went with “bifurcation" – the French word for “fork in the road” – as this year's theme, telling visitors to "choose what matters".

The Times of India

India doubles its contribution to UNESCO fund for elimination of doping

NEW DELHI: India has contributed $72,124, more than double of last year, to UNESCO fund for elimination of doping in sports.

Zenger

Lost World: Ancient Underwater City Revealed

The city is located at the bottom of Lake Atitlan, in the Solola Department, near the town of Panajachel.

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