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Evidence acidic pollution is damaging ancient rock art

Industrial emissions are likely to have degraded the world's largest and most diverse collection of Aboriginal rock art engravings, researchers warn.

AAP · Jul 10, 2025

Fanon at 100: reflecting on a revolutionary legacy

This season of Spotlight on Africa concludes ahead of the summer break with a focus on Frantz Fanon in the year of his centenary. It also highlights a groundbreaking new report by UNESCO on the state of the publishing industry across the continent.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 9, 2025

Dutch Art Sleuth Recovers Stolen Trove Of UNESCO-listed Documents

A Dutch art sleuth has recovered a priceless trove of stolen documents from the 15th to the 19th century, including several UNESCO-listed archives from the world's first multinational corporation.

International Business Times · Jul 9, 2025

The best mountain breaks in Europe to escape blistering summer heatwaves

As the continent continues to sizzle, resorts at higher altitudes offer some respite

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025

How untold stories in African languages could turn the page on publishing

African stories and languages could unlock billions for the continent’s publishing industry if governments back local writers, a Unesco report has found. Africa’s book market, now worth $7 billion, could reach $18bn with more homegrown books in local languages.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 6, 2025

Unesco warns majority of World Heritage sites at risk from drought or flooding

Almost three-quarters of the world's cultural and natural heritage sites are under threat from drought or flooding as a result of global warming, the United Nations cultural agency said this week.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 5, 2025

Whale Valley: The whale graveyard in the Sahara desert that shows they once had feet and toes

Egypt's Whale Valley, or "Wadi Al-Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures from land-based to marine animals.

LiveScience · Jul 4, 2025

Justice for Daft Punk? Emmanuel Macron calls for French touch to get UNESCO cultural heritage status

If Berlin techno can make the UNESCO cultural heritage list, so can French touch... "We are the inventors of electro. We have that French touch," the French President said in a recent interview.

Euronews · Jun 25, 2025

“We are the inventors of electro”: Emmanuel Macron wants French house to be added to UNESCO heritage list

It would join German techno and Jamaican reggae

MusicRadar · Jun 24, 2025

Glamour, Gripes As Celebs Head To Venice For Exclusive Bezos Wedding

Celebrities in superyachts sail into Venice this week for the three-day wedding party of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, despite irate locals who say the UNESCO city is no billionaire's playground.

International Business Times · Jun 24, 2025