Art & Culture
Mali: UNESCO chief deplores new destruction of Timbuktu mausoleums
Sankore mosque in Mali’s fabled city of Timbuktu.
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EU Receives 2012 Nobel Peace Prize
The European Union has received this year's Nobel Peace Prize for turning Europe "from a continent of war to a continent of peace" in the six decades following World War II.
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Despite Fast Growth, Ethiopia Still Plagued by Poverty
Ethiopia has one of the fastest growing economies in the world, but remains one of the poorest countries at the same time. It might take years before the majority of people benefit from the growth.
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New UN flagship report urges farmer-centred approach to investment in agriculture
A scientist at a greenhouse of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, doing research on a particular variety of wheat.
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Elements from Botswana, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and Uganda inscribed on UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
2011 by SO Rampete / Bakgatla ba KgafelaThe Pot Master, Mmasekgwa Motlhware, instructring her granddaughter, Tumediso Motene on the smoothening of the pot.
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Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage opens its session in Paris
Opening session of Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage meeting in Paris
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After 50 Years, Muslim-Jewish Band Reunites
A new documentary from the Arab world focuses on Muslim and Jewish musicians who reunite thanks to their common passion, after being torn apart by war 50 years ago.
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe supported social theatre 'Casa M.' first time in Transdniestria, Gagauzia
A performance of 'Casa M' - a social theatre play, which aims to raise public awareness of and help prevent domestic violence in Moldova. Chisinau, 8 November 2010.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement returns stolen and looted archeological art and antiquities to Mexico
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020