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Why has Ivory Coast’s national dish attieke become a global icon?

UN cultural agency UNESCO recognises the fermented cassava meal that takes days to prepare as a living heritage object.

Al Jazeera

10 things that changed my life – Unesco chair for Refugee Integration Alison Phipps

1 Growing up in Thatcher-era Sheffield

The National (Scotland)

Best new hotels of 2025 — from a chic farm estate in Menorca to Montana's new luxury addition

January dragging on? Plot your escape and plan your next adventures around the most exciting new check-ins of the year — there are plenty to choose from

Evening Standard

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Pharaohs, masks and bronze age boats: six standout new museums around the world in 2025

Openings across Africa and Asia offer new cultural experiences in stunning architectural surroundings

The Guardian - UK

Testament to Spain’s golden age to open up its secret spaces after €6m revamp

Unesco-listed San Lorenzo de El Escorial was fulfilment of Philip II’s dream of raising monastery in a ‘desert’

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool Lost Its U.N. World Heritage Status. Now It's Thriving.

The English city protects its historical sites while embracing growth and redevelopment.

Reason

New York couple planned dream wedding in Asia. They're now suing the planner over the nightmare it became

Exclusive: Jasmine Lau and Ashwin Kaja say their wedding planner changed their ceremony date without telling them, left guests stranded, and caused the groom’s father to be burned during a sacred Hindu fire ritual, among other things

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How France is preparing for Mediterranean and Atlantic tsunamis

As Unesco predicts that a tsunami will hit the Mediterranean within the next 30 to 50 years, French scientists are putting in place warning systems – hoping to avoid a death toll like the one seen in 2004 in the Indian Ocean, when a tsunami killed up to 230,000 people.

Radio France Internationale

10 Unbeatable Destinations For A 2025 Shoulder Season Vacation

Lighter crowds, lower prices and mild weather are attractive reasons to travel off-peak.

Kiplinger

‘If we die, we die together’: 20 years after the Boxing Day tsunami, are we better prepared?

Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in Aceh in 2004. Now warning systems are in place, but some feel more could be done

The Guardian - UK

The best hotels in Santorini for luxury suites and sea views

Whether you want to soak up volcano views, sip sunset cocktails or relax in a villa, these are the hideaways to book in Oia, Fira or down by the coast

The Independent UK

Pharrell Williams Named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador In Paris

Pharrell Williams appointed as UNESCO goodwill ambassador in Paris, promoting cultural initiatives and marking U.S. reentry into the organization.

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Pharrell Williams is named a UNESCO goodwill ambassador

Pop star and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named UNESCO’s goodwill ambassador for artistic education and entrepreneurship on Tuesday in Paris

The Independent UK

Embassy Plans Add To UK Headaches In Resetting China Ties

As Britain's new Labour government bids to reset long-fraught ties with China amid a suspected spy scandal, another issue could mar relations: Beijing's controversial plans to open the largest embassy in the UK. China has for several years been trying to relocate its embassy, currently in the British capital's upmarket…

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Radio France Internationale

Transylvania's last Saxons bring ghost villages back to life

Carmen Schuster left the Transylvanian village of Cincsor for West Germany in search of a better life 40 years ago. But when she returned to Romania for work years later, she was overcome by an urge to stay – and to save the centuries-old Saxon community she once called home.

International Business Times

Schools Targeted With AI Learning Apps Despite Experts' Doubts

Apps infused with AI are being marketed to schools across the world and governments are rushing to embrace the technology, despite experts raising serious doubts.

Newslaundry

‘Journalists don’t die – they’re killed’: Report says Israel responsible for ‘a third’ of all journos killed in 2024

Reporters Without Borders released a report yesterday on journalists killed in 2024. It said 54 journalists were killed “on the job or in connection with their work” while over 1,700 had been killed in the past 20 years.

The Conversation

‘News influencers’ are racking up billions of views – and not checking their facts

The way many people get their news today would be unrecognisable to broadsheet devotees of decades past. You may read email newsletters, scroll headlines on social media, or go directly to the BBC’s own TikTok account to find out what’s happening in the world.

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International Business Times

Transylvania's Last Saxons Revive Its Stunning Ghost Villages

Carmen Schuster was a young woman when she left the Transylvanian village of Cincsor in Romania for West Germany in search of a better life 40 years ago.

International Business Times

The Trial Of A King: Ancient Royal Ritual In Cameroon Promotes Peace

Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of a centuries-old kingdom nestled in hilly northwestern Cameroon.

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's report on Chinese gold mining threatening endangered protected site in Congo

For eight years a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating the environment

Radio France Internationale

Centuries-old Ivorian dish attiéké named among world's cultural treasures

Attiéké, a tangy cassava couscous that has been a staple of Ivorian cuisine for generations, has been recognised by Unesco as a part of the world's intangible cultural heritage.

Dynamite News

Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar makes brief stopover in Kathmandu, tours heritage sites

Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk made a brief stopover in Kathmandu and visited two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Swoyambhu and Bauddhanath Stupa.

Al Jazeera

Paraguay expels visiting Chinese envoy who urged lawmakers to reject Taiwan

China has made diplomatic inroads in Latin America where trade concerns have led countries to end relations with Taiwan.

Radio France Internationale

Unesco grants intangible heritage status to Syria's Aleppo soap

The United Nations cultural agency has added Aleppo's famous soap to its intangible cultural heritage list. Syria's second city is on the organisation's endangered list, due to damage sustained in the country's civil war.

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