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UNESCO has announced the withdrawal of Nicaragua from the U.N. cultural and educational body because of the awarding of a UNESCO prize celebrating press freedom to a Nicaraguan newspaper, La Prensa

Indiana Jones and Lara Croft would be jealous.

LET’S UNPACK THAT: As a Unesco-partnered non-profit launches a soft skills programme to fill a gap among those aged 16 to 25, Ellie Muir asks whether members of her generation – who are often represented as workshy phone addicts – require a complete overhaul, or if they’ve been failed by…

Groundworker Daniel Graham and mechanic Adam Carruthers each deny two counts of criminal damage to the tree and Hadrian’s Wall.

Groundworker Daniel Graham and mechanic Adam Carruthers each deny two counts of criminal damage to the tree and Hadrian’s Wall.

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that Ankara has been accepted into the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List as an example of modern urbanisation and planned urbanisation.

Boys become warriors in an ancient initiation ceremony in Kenya’s Maasai community. This rite of passage is known as “Enkipaata.” It has been declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO but has had to adapt to modern times.

‘ANY Palestinian film is very significant to tell the Palestinian story,” poet Nada Shawa says. “I was invited to participate in this panel…

The city of Bath in southwest England loves its rugby

Sonic Heritage captures the sounds of 270 UNESCO World Heritage sites — inviting us to tune in to some of the most culturally significant places on Earth.