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| Guimaraes works overtime to prepare for Culture Capital year Deutsche Welle Squares, fountains and parks are under renovation in the historic old part of town - a UNESCO World Heritage site - and in the old industrial district. Primped, refurbished and embellished, they have to be ready in time for the opening ceremony on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| See the world close to 'Home' Seacoastonline.com Arthus-Bertrand founded the Altitude Agency, the world's first press agency and image bank to specialize in aerial photography. In 1994 Arthus-Bertrand started a thorough study on the state of the Earth sponsored by UNESCO. As part of the study, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 12/1 VietNamNet Bridge Last year, the commission submitted dossiers and successfully campaigned for UNESCO's recognition of t he Citadel of Ho Dynasty as world cultural heritage and Xoan singing, a vocal art of villages in the ancestral land of Phu Tho , as Intangible ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| $114B Infrastructure Work Makes Australia World's Fastest-Growing Construction ... NASDAQ She pointed out that the dredging activities are endangering the World Heritage site and UNESCO is sending a delegation to the Reef in March to check on the impact of the dredging on the area. The senator said the Gladstone harbour dredging should be a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Admire the beauty and enjoy sun, sea and sand on Fraser Island iWantSun Situated off Queensland's southern coast, the island is a UNESCO WorldHeritage site as a result of its spectacular natural beauty. Boasting sun, sea and white sands, the island is truly a paradise on earth, and if you book cheap business class flights ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 36 State Sports Associations Receive RM5,000 Each From State Government Bernama "Melaka, being a world heritage site recognised by (UNESCO), is the best location to be turned into a sports excellence centre in efforts to become a developed state and green technology city," he said in his speech at Seri Negeri, Ayer Keroh, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A flurry of festivals Middle East North Africa Financial Network The highlight is the documentary "World Without End" (1953), which was made for Unesco by Paul Rotha, one of cinema's first theorists. The film was partly shot in Thailand by British experimental filmmaker Basil Wright. There'll also be conversations ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 4th Annual Interfaith Dinner and Dialogue for US Religious Leaders US Department of State (press release) And recently at UNESCO, several people talked about the speech swap. When the Special Representative to Muslim Communities delivers remarks on combating anti-Semitism, people listen. When the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism delivers ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bloodvein First Nation Land Gets Protected Designation CJOB The land-management plan will be part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site bid, which will be formally submitted later this year. Bloodvein is about 250 kilometres north of Winnipeg on the east side of Lake Winnipeg. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Some Reasons Why You Should Visit Serbia and Belgrade SBWire (press release) In addition, in this area visitors will have the opportunity to visit the famous Monastery Studenica, included on the list of World Culture and Natural Heritage of UNESCO in 1986; it's one of the most important monuments of Byzantium and Serbian art, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| PhotoEskwela set to raise fund for restoration of Ifugao rice terraces Philippine Information Agency Governor Eugene Balitang called on all Ifugaos and non-Ifugao volunteers to get their act together for the restoration of the rice terraces piloting this year the Batad Rice Terraces of this municipality, a UNESCO world heritage site greatly damaged by ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| weird, wonderful places to see before you die Houston Chronicle The Göreme National Park and rock sites of Cappadocia make up a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo: Kristina Herrndobler / Houston Chronicle Hot air balloons rise to the sky at sunrise in Cappadocia, central Turkey. Formed by gas bubbling through ash, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hyatt Introduces Hyatt House(TM) in India with Agreement for Hotel in Mumbai MarketWatch (press release) Hampi, which features spectacular views of the Sandur ranges and is home to a group of monuments classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site, also serves as a popular leisure destination. The property will include a multi-cuisine restaurant, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Tribal areas reporters given safety-training Pakistan Daily Times A copy of the Reporters Without Borders Handbook for Journalists, in Urdu, will also be given to all participants, thanks to the support of UNESCO Islamabad. “The eyes of the entire world are turned to the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ethiopia: Inside Ethiopia's Wonder Churches AllAfrica.com The main church in this cluster now has a shelter constructed over it byUnesco to protect it from adverse weather. It is supported by pillars on the outside. According to our guide, some of the original pillars, as had been carved by the King, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tennis still needs the Williams sisters ESPN She played in the Fed Cup and Billie Jean King's league, World TeamTennis. In partnership with the WTA, she was named by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a global mentor for gender equality. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pay maintenance fee and win a 200 thousand-yuan-prize China Daily It was listed as "Lijiang mode" by UNESCO, a new model to help to the worldcultural heritage protection. Through ten years' continuous efforts, the maintenance fee collection in Lijiang ancient town gets more and more standard, but fee evasion ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hyatt Introduces Hyatt House™ in India with Agreement for Hotel in Mumbai EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) Hampi, which features spectacular views of the Sandur ranges and is home to a group of monuments classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site, also serves as a popular leisure destination. The property will include a multi-cuisine restaurant, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Statement by the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean on the anniversary of the ... Canada.com Solutions for Haiti must stem from a Haitian perspective that we have a duty to validate, in a spirit of reciprocity, of partnership and of accomplishment. Michaelle Jean is currently, the UNESCO special envoy to Haiti. She is also the former governor ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Minister of State Goodyear Applauds the Appointment of Dr. Tilghman MarketWatch (press release) In 2002, Dr. Tilghman was one of five winners of the L'Oreal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science. The following year, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Developmental Biology, and in 2007 she was awarded the Genetics Society ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Is old age a burden? News24 The UNESCO Courier once wrote: “the Paris-based International Association of Universities of the Third Age” says that “there are more than 1700 senior citizens' universities worldwide...Although their structures and management methods differ widely ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Panasonic 2012 World Heritage ... The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic have released an online version of the 2012 World Heritage Calendar in five languages. It is available as a ... whc.unesco.org/en/news/829 |
| What Does Unesco Recognition Mean, Exactly? In fact, Unesco loves heritage so much that it has created two treaties to enshrine it. The first, the World Heritage Convention, dating from 1972, ... travel.nytimes.com/.../whats-up-with-all-the-unesco-sites.html |
| Thailand celebrates Wat Pho as UNESCO Memory of the World Thailand recently celebrated the stone inscriptions in Wat Pho as registered “ Memory of the World” by UNESCO. The 10-day celebration took place from 24... www.unescobkk.org/.../thailand-celebrates-wat-pho-as-unesco... |
| Bishop: UNESCO plans to turn 1/2 the world gay : News, Politics ... rationalskepticism.org seeks to promote open and reasonable discussion to support free thinking and free people. The path to free thought is through ... www.rationalskepticism.org/.../bishop-unesco-plans-to-turn-1-... |
| Michaëlle Jean: Haiti 'progressing' but some things 'very troubling ... Michaëlle Jean, UNESCO special envoy to Haiti and Canada's former governor general, says that while charities are helping to rebuild, ... CBC News World ... www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../f-michaelle-jean-current.html |
| World Heritage: World Heritage Centre News - January 08, 2012 Panasonic 2012 World Heritage calendar released in online version http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/829. The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic ... heritagetopics.blogspot.com/.../world-heritage-centre-news-jan... |
| The Panasonic 2012 World Heritage Calendar ... - Yahoo! Finance Finance: The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic have released an ... News)(TOKYO:6752) have released an online version of the 2012 World... finance.yahoo.com/.../panasonic-2012-world-heritage-calenda... |
| UNESCO stresses on innovation to ensure quality education ... Read the full story of UNESCO stresses on innovation to ensure quality education - New York, Jan 11 : The head of the United ... Read otherworld-news stories ... www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-142846.html |
| Antara News : Past Year Marked By Intense RI-UNESCO Engagement In his speech at the UNESCO Headquarters in November 2011, Yudhoyono called on all parties in the world to join Indonesia in creating a new approach to the ... www.antaranews.com/.../past-year-marked-by-intense-ri-unesc... |
| What Does Unesco Recognition Mean, Exactly? « World Post News January 7, 2012. by staffwriter. Selected excerpt FROM: http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt =A2KJNTu8lAdPpU0A4PH_wgt. ... worldpostnews.com/.../what-does-unesco-recognition-mean-ex... |
| Confrontation brews as U.N. World Heritage pact turns 40 | The ... Special news presentation » ... UNESCO's efforts led to the World Heritage treaty. In 1978, 12 sites were inscribed on the World Heritage list for the first time. ... www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120101c6.html |
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