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‘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.

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‘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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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.

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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.

International Business Times

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

The Independent UK

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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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.

Al Jazeera

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.

Radio France Internationale

Ethnic Slovak naïve paintings from Serbia join UNESCO's list of cultural heritage

UNESCO has inscribed ethnic Slovak naïve paintings from a village in Serbia on its list of intangible cultural heritage

The Independent UK

Japan’s most famous drink is now protected

Rice is key to the brew

The Independent UK

Paris roof restorers now have World Heritage recognition

Roofers are hoping the recognition will inspire others

The Independent UK

Brazil's Minas Cheese Gets Added To UNESCO List

Minas cheese -- a dairy delight from a farming region in Brazil giving it its name -- was added to UNESCO's global list of intangible cultural heritage on Wednesday.

International Business Times

Notre Dame reopens in Paris 5 years after fire – its reconstruction preserves the past and illuminates France’s modern ambitions

Parisians navigating the narrow streets of the 4th arrondissement in recent days may have heard a familiar, yet nearly forgotten, sound. The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral have been ringing again after nearly five years, in preparation for the famed building’s long-awaited reopening.

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Chanel heads to Hangzhou, China for a poetic Métiers d’Art 2025 show

This evening in China (3 December 2024), Chanel travelled to Hangzhou’s much-mythologised West Lake, a Unesco World Heritage site, for a show that highlighted the extraordinary craft of the house’s artisans

The National (Scotland)

First city in Scotland wins top UNESCO award for 'lifelong learning'

A city in Scotland has become the first in the country to win a top award recognising its achievements in “lifelong learning”.

The Guardian - AU

Masked owls, wild devils and giant crayfish: inside the ancient forests of Tasmania’s Takayna

Teeming with wildlife under lush canopies, this area in Australia’s island state is one of the world’s most remarkable – and one most in need of protection

The Independent UK

The Vienna snack that is suddenly much more than a tasty treat

The Würstelstand is here to stay, day or night

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The Guardian - UK

Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco

Research shows six in 10 social media content creators do not verify accuracy of information before posting it

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Controversy Surrounding Sado Island Gold Mines Memorial Ceremony

Japanese officials hold memorial ceremony at Sado Island Gold Mines, sparking controversy over omission of acknowledging forced labor, straining Japan-Sout...

The Independent UK

South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event

South Korea has paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines in a memorial ceremony

The Independent UK

Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?

Japan will hold a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of disputes with South Korea and reluctantly acknowledged the dark side of their history

Woman & Home

The must-visit landmarks across the world to add to your travel bucket list

Need some inspiration for your next trip? These are definitely worth a visit

The Guardian - UK

Blackouts, explosions, deaths: why the Caribbean is waking up to the increased threat of lightning

A recent strike narrowly missed slave trade archives in Barbados, and experts warn more and worse is to come as global heating intensifies storms

Radio France Internationale

UNESCO petitioned to save Lebanon's heritage sites from Israeli strikes

Hundreds of cultural professionals – including archaeologists and academics – have called on the United Nations to safeguard Lebanon's heritage sites in a petition published ahead of a crucial UNESCO meeting in Paris.

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