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Education giants battle for the future of learning

When it comes to education, humanity is heading in the wrong direction, a UNESCO report suggests.

Newsroom.co.nz

The marshes of Bourges in France's Loire Valley

The city of Bourges in central France is famous for its UNESCO-listed cathedral and medieval city centre. But the capital of the Berry region has another historic asset: its marshes, a labyrinth of vegetable gardens. Located a few minutes from the city centre, the people of Bourges have enthusiastically maintained…

France 24

UT denies 10 acres at Capitol Complex for Haryana assembly house

CHANDIGARH: Arguing that Le Corbusier’s composition can’t be altered under the Chandigarh Master Plan 2031 and the dossier submitted with Unesco for heritage site status, the UT administration has declined to give Haryana 10 acres out of Capitol Complex for either a new assembly house or extending the old building.

The Times of India

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Ten cheap places you can fly to from Manchester Airport this Easter Bank Holiday for around £100 or less

Cheap flights with Ryanair, easyJet, and Jet2 from Manchester Airport for an Easter weekend getaway

Manchester Evening News

Abolition of advisory body criticised after Morrison government promises $5.9bn for Queensland dams

Former judge Anthony Whealy says size of funding promises justifies keeping body to scrutinise water projects

The Guardian - AU

Dramatic scenes on West Country beach as hundreds unite to save the planet

Lanterns and a huge bonfire were lit to celebrate Earth Hour on Torre Abbey Sands

Bristol Post

‘The knowledge of our elders’: India’s living root bridges submitted to Unesco

Meghalaya state hopes for world heritage status for unique bridges, which can take decades to create

The Guardian - UK

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World heritage at risk amid Ukraine war, U.N. cultural agency says

Dozens of valuable churches, historical sites and museums have been damaged by the war in Ukraine, the United Nations' cultural agency said on Friday, adding that it was particularly worried about the northern city of Chernihiv.

Reuters

Meghalaya’s living root bridges included on tentative list of UNESCO’s World’s Heritage Sites

The famous living root bridges found in Meghalaya state, have been included on the tentative list of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites.

The Times of India

Lepakshi Nandi, Veerabhadra temple on UNESCO World Heritage tentative list

Mural paintings in the temple are unique striking features, the entry says

The Hindu

UN: Lebanon Faces Education 'Emergency'

Lebanon is grappling with an education "emergency," a United Nations official said, as years of economic collapse weigh heavily on students and teachers. "We are now in an emergency situation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Meghalaya root bridges in UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites

At present, there are about 100 known living root bridges grown over the period of 10 to 15 years across 72 villages of Meghalaya

The Hindu

Ethiopia urged to uphold press freedom and release reporter

Ethiopia is being urged to uphold its international commitments to the freedoms of expression and the press by releasing journalists it has imprisoned

The Independent UK

Kozhikode to vie for UNESCO’s ‘City of Literature’ tag

Corpn. preparing proposal with the help of University of Prague

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Bangkok Post

Sado mines plan upsets Asia unity

Japan's proposal that its Sado mines be added to the 2023 Unesco World Heritage List is more than just a cultural-driven effort. It is a showcase of the inward-looking politics of Japan's conservative establishment to use particular events from the past to fit a desired narrative for the present, to…

The Guardian - US

Chile: students force closure of Santiago schools over sexual harassment and violence

Unesco report finds that Covid school closures have made girls more vulnerable to gender-based violence

The Guardian - US

Chile’s archaeologists fight to save the world’s oldest mummies from climate change

The desert graveyard where the ancient Chinchorro decorated and buried their dead is now a Unesco World Heritage site

The Independent UK

Nominations sought for UK’s next Unesco world heritage sites

Heritage Minister Nigel Huddleston has launched the call for new nominations, hailing the ‘transformative impact’ of the status.

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The Independent UK

Historian says world has been getting Machu Picchu’s name wrong for past 100 years

The 15th century architecture marvel is the amongst the highest rated Unesco world heritage sites

The Guardian - AU

Great Barrier Reef authority confirms unprecedented sixth mass coral bleaching event

Aerial surveys show almost no reefs across a 1,200km stretch escaping the heat, prompting scientists to call for urgent action on climate crisis

The Independent UK

Reims city guide: Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in France’s foodie, champagne-swilling hotspot

A short train ride from Paris, this indulgent, history-packed city is a glorious base for champagne tasting and top food, says Alicia Miller

The Independent UK

Historian says world has been getting Machu Picchu’s name wrong for past 100 years

The 15th century architecture marvel is the amongst the highest rated Unesco world heritage sites

Bangkok Post

Conservation over quarries

Environmentalists from Satun province submitted a petition to Unesco and a House panel on land use on Tuesday, asking them to look into rock quarry concessions that they say threaten parts of a Unesco "Global Geopark" established in April 2019.

The Guardian - AU

UN mission must see coral bleaching to get ‘whole picture’ of Great Barrier Reef, experts say

Government’s reef envoy says visiting scientists ‘have to see the good and the bad’ as widespread bleaching confirmed

Zenger

Ancient People In World’s Oldest City Painted Skeletons Of The Dead, Buried Them In Their Homes

The ritual included painting the walls surrounding the burial site, and the skeletons were later revisited and reburied.

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