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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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Bangkok Post

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Art and culture bring people closer: Fakir Syed Aijazuddin

Connoisseur highlights works in Pakistani museums

The Hindu

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…

The Times of India

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.

ABC News

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

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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".

Radio France Internationale

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.

The Times of India

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.

Zenger

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

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

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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

Bristol Post

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

The Guardian - UK

‘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

Reuters

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.

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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 Hindu

Lepakshi Nandi, Veerabhadra temple on UNESCO World Heritage tentative list

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

The Hindu

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 Independent UK

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 Hindu

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

Corpn. preparing proposal with the help of University of Prague

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…

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