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After 70 years of digging, the ancient city of Sardis in western Turkey has joined UNESCO’s World Heritage list, with ongoing excavations uncovering how successive civilisations left lasting marks on the ancient city

The ancient city of Sardis in western Turkey, a seven-decade excavation project, has achieved UNESCO World Heritage status. This recognition highlights the site's rich history, from its origins as the Lydian Empire's capital, credited with early coinage, to its roles under Persian, Greco-Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman rule. The discovery of…

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Côte d’Ivoire: Discover West Africa’s beach and culture hotspot

Regarded as West Africa’s answer to the Caribbean, Côte d’Ivoire has an extraordinary coast, UNESCO-listed culture and direct flights from Europe.

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Pro-Russian accounts share fake proof that Ukraine is behind the burning of Kyiv cathedral

Pro-Kremlin social media users are blaming Ukraine for a strike that led to a fire at the Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv, a UNESCO World Heritage site. However, the images they say constitute “proof” were actually AI-generated.

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Frida Kahlo: London exhibit sheds light on troubled life of Mexican artist

In this edition, we look at Tate Modern's exhibition dedicated to Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It displays her famous self-portraits and works by other artists who were influenced by her. Also: French World Cup fans go crazy for Panini sticker albums as newsstands experience shortages. Meanwhile, the Ghanaian music genre…

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Never Mind Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' — The Unexpected Design Destinations Found Hiding in Its Filming Locations Make for the Journey of a Lifetime

We've retraced the steps of the director and its crew so you don't have to, and uncovered six interior and lifestyle gems not to be missed along the way

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Bid to secure Unesco status for Scotland's cone tradition

THE now world-famous Scottish tradition of placing traffic cones on statues could soon be in the running for official Unesco recognition

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Ubon park put forward for Unesco listing

A proposal is going ahead to nominate Ubon Ratchathani Geopark for recognition as a Unesco Global Geopark, highlighting its unique geological formations, fossil heritage and rich local culture.

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Ancient hidden passage in China showcases the pinnacle of Chinese rock art and a rare blend of three faiths

A narrow stone corridor cut directly into a cliff face in south-western China continues to astonish visitors centuries after it was created. Hidden within the vast complex of the Dazu Rock Carvings, the passage is lined with towering figures sculpted into the living rock, creating the impression of walking through…

The Times of India

Forget the Camino de Santiago. Romania’s Via Transilvanica hiking trail is wild, welcoming and quiet

The hiking trail runs 1,600km across Romania through 400 villages in 20 different ethnic and cultural regions.

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World heritage status for temple in sight

Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat has moved a step closer to becoming Thailand's ninth World Heritage Site after Unesco's advisory body recommended its inscription.

Bangkok Post

Africa's rarest crocodile climbs trees in Côte d'Ivoire's Taï rainforest, but outside the park's borders, the tree-climbing slender-snouted has already vanished completely

A rarely studied West African crocodile, the slender-snouted species, faces critical endangerment. Recent research reveals it's actually two distinct species, increasing extinction risk. Fieldwork highlights their gentle nature and unique rainforest adaptations. However, deforestation and river pollution threaten their survival, impacting local food security and a vital ecosystem. Saving their…

The Times of India

Cambodia won't impede Unesco bids, says ministry

The Culture Ministry has insisted Thailand's bids to have traditional Thai costume and Muay Thai recognised by Unesco as intangible cultural heritage items will not be affected by Cambodia's election to a Unesco heritage committee.

Bangkok Post

From oak forests to steppe lakes: Central Europe's five best summer destinations

Bored of the crowded seasides, the heat island big cities? Visit Central Europe's lakes, zoos and other exciting places that can unite all generations.

Euronews

The Iran peace deal must demand the release of Narges Mohammadi and other prisoners of conscience

Few Iranian women are as celebrated for defending freedom in Iran as Narges Mohammadi. She is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Andrei Sakharov Prize, the Olof Palme Prize, and the PEN and UNESCO press freedom awards, among others.

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The Hal Saflieni Hypogeum: Malta’s hidden 5,000-year-old underground temple revealed in 1902 with 7,000 skeletons

When construction workers in Malta broke through a layer of limestone in 1902, they expected to find little more than space for a new housing development. Instead, they stumbled upon one of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries in Europe. Hidden beneath the town of Paola was a vast underground complex…

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Moscow oil refinery ablaze after retaliatory Ukrainian drone strike

Kyiv claimed the attack as retaliation for Russia's intensifying aerial campaign, a day after drones damaged a UNESCO-listed monastery complex in the capital.

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Moscow strike on Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra 'one of Russia’s most serious crimes against Christian culture'

The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of the most important historic and religious symbols of Ukraine, has been hit in Moscow's drone and missile attack overnight on Monday, in what President Zelenskyy has called “one of Russia’s most serious crimes against Christian culture to date.”

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