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Assam CM commends Union Minister Shekhawat for contributions to state's heritage and language

Beijing News 18 Jan 2025
Guwahati (Assam) [India], January 18 (ANI) ... Charaideo Maidam was granted the status of UNESCO World Heritage site because of his efforts and representation. I thank PM Narendra Modi and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on behalf of all the people of Assam...
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Columbia University students enjoy eye-opening China visit

China Daily 18 Jan 2025
... on Jan 10, during which they visited iconic landmarks such as the Great Wall, the Palace Museum in Beijing, and the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, all UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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The Moon Was Just Added To A Watchlist Of Threatened Cultural Sites

IFL Science 17 Jan 2025
The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has just announced its biennial list of 25 cultural heritage sites that are under threat – and for the first time ever, it’s gone lunar ... sites within Earth’s bounds.
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5-daylong Buddhist chanting prog in Jajpur comes to an end

The Times of India 17 Jan 2025
India now has 35 World Heritage Sites listed by UNESCO, including three Buddhist sites - Nalanda in Bihar, Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya in Bihar and Buddhist monuments at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh.
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Hyderabad’s historic buildings recognized as endangered heritage sites

The Siasat Daily 17 Jan 2025
Some of Hyderabad’s most iconic buildings along the Musi River, including the High Court, Osmania General Hospital, State Central Library, City College, and the British Residency, have been recognized as endangered heritage sites.
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Moon added to list of vulnerable sites by World Monuments Fund

CNN 17 Jan 2025
For the first time, a location beyond Earth has been listed as vulnerable by the World Monuments Fund, an international nonprofit that every two years highlights 25 heritage sites at risk ... These sites ...
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‘The river that runs in the sky’: readers choose their wonders of the world

The Guardian 17 Jan 2025
Thomas Telford’s Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is the centrepiece of a world heritage site that crosses three counties and two countries.
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Pompeii unveils largest thermal bath discovered at ancient site

China.dot.org 17 Jan 2025
Pompeii, situated between Naples and the scenic Amalfi Coast, is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site ... While much of the site is open to the public, excavations continue.
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Pompeii reveals 'impressive' bath complex

Raw Story 17 Jan 2025
... plunge before sitting down to sumptuous feasts, the Italian site said Friday ... Pompeii is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the second most visited tourist site in Italy, after the Colosseum in Rome.
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Sustaining a 400-year-old Ethiopian farming tradition: Interview with elder Gehano Guchoir

Mongabay 17 Jan 2025
They’re part of a 400-year-old agricultural system in southern Ethiopia that’s recognized as a U.N. World Heritage Site and enabled the region’s Konso farmers to thrive in a place that’s otherwise dry, arid and harsh.
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Researchers say AI fails to describe complexities of Holocaust

Computer Weekly 17 Jan 2025
“Very few of them have a clear digitisation strategy,” she said of the Holocaust memory and education sector, which includes archives, museums, memorial sites and libraries all over the world.
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Apex predators were sacrificed nearly 2,000 years ago in Teotihuacán

Popular Science 17 Jan 2025
It is located about 30 miles northeast of present day Mexico City and is a designated UNESCO World Heritage site ... Many of the animals found in the burial sites were also apex predators at the top of ...
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These Two Pain Points Have Defeated Signal-Free Corridor On Mathura Road

The Times of India 17 Jan 2025
New Delhi ... The traffic is a mess.'After the historic garden's restoration by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), the beautiful setting for six UNESCO World Heritage sites draws big crowds ... There was a marginal increase in 2024.
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24 of the best affordable city breaks in Europe

The Times/The Sunday Times 17 Jan 2025
Among the many must-see spots are its Wawel Royal Castle, one of the world’s first Unesco world heritage sites, and St Mary’s Basilica, where each hour is marked by a trumpet call ...Best affordable holiday destinations in the world.
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17 of the best things to do in Montenegro

The Times/The Sunday Times 17 Jan 2025
The downside, however, is that the world knows this too ... The most memorable section is the stretch through Durmitor National Park, a Unesco world heritage site ... the world’s largest freshwater springs.

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