Art & Culture

UNESCO sends mission to Panama to examine the wreck of 17th century Spanish galleon San José

At the request of Panama, UNESCO will send a mission to examine the state of conservation of the San José, a Spanish galleon that sank in the archipelago of Las Perlas in the 17th century. A commercial company, Investigaciones Marinas del Istmo (IMDI), has been under contract to salvage the shipwreck since 2003.

Bermuda Peppercorn Ceremony 2015

From 1816 to Present Day - Bermuda celebrates one of its oldest traditions

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Governor George Fergusson (centre) at the 2015 Peppercorn Ceremony, Commanding Officer of the Bermuda Regiment (left of picture) and Mayor of St Georges Garth Rothwell (right of picture)

India’s Prime Minister Modi on the importance of UNESCO in a world of change

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Chiang-JooH. E. Mr Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India and Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General visit the Sri Aurobindo statue, UNESCO headquarters (10 April 2015).

To Conserve London's 300-Year-Old Masterpiece, Nanotech & Drones

The British Consulate General in New York hosts an event on 14th May 2015 for The Old Royal Naval College, in Greenwich, U.K., to announce their conservation plans for The Painted Hall, created between 1708 and 1727.

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Television networks Season Two of the Critically Acclaimed Drama Series ‘Fortitude’

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International community supports UNESCO’s #Unite4Heritage campaign in Timbuktu

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Emmanuelle HernandezInternational community supports UNESCO’s #Unite4Heritage campaign in Timbuktu, Mali.

Study: Older Workers Bring Valuable Knowledge to the Job

But younger workers display superior reasoning abilities

In the workplace, age matters — but hiring or promoting based on age-related mental abilities can be a minefield, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

Summer time: all you need to know to make your life easier

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Check out our chart to see which countries observe summer time and when.

The future of digital humanities in research

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'We must respond,' declares UNESCO chief, launching #Unite4Heritage campaign in Baghdad

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The UNESCO World Heritage site of Hatra in Iraq.