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Over 150 Heritage Sites Destroyed By Russia In Ukraine: Report
UN experts have confirmed the full or partial destruction of 152 cultural and historic heritage sites in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country, its cultural agency said Thursday.
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UNESCO Leaves Great Barrier Reef Off 'In Danger' List
The United Nations cultural body UNESCO has voted to leave the Great Barrier Reef off its "in danger" list despite recent widespread destruction of the World Heritage Site.
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Parts Of Great Barrier Reef Face Permanent Destruction Due To El Nino: Scientists
Parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef face permanent destruction if the current El Nino, one of the strongest in two decades, does not ease this month, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Oldest Christian Monastery In Iraq Razed
Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press confirm what church leaders and Middle East preservationists had feared: The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the ISIS's relentless destruction of heritage sites it considers heretical.
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Pope Francis Denounces Destruction Of Cultural Heritage
Pope Francis today used his Christmas message to denounce the destruction of cultural heritage, in a clear reference to the ISIS.
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Islamic State Not Alone in Looting Syria Cultural Heritage: Study
The Islamic State group may dominate headlines about the destruction of heritage sites in Syria, but it is far from the only culprit, new US research warned today.
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Islamic State Publishes Images of Palmyra Temple Destruction
The Islamic State group today published images showing the destruction of the Baal Shamin temple in Syria's Palmyra, after international condemnation of the act.
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UNESCO Condemns Islamic State Destruction of Syria's Palmyra Antiquities
UNESCO on Friday condemned the destruction by Islamic State group jihadists of antiquities in the Syrian city of Palmyra, describing it as an attempt to strip the people of their heritage in order "to enslave them".
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Nepal Reopens 6 Heritage Sites for Public After Deadly Earthquakes
Nepal today reopened six heritage sites, including the famed Pashupathinath temple, for the public in a bid to woo tourists back, nearly two months after deadly earthquakes severely damaged some of the country's historic cultural sites and killed nearly 9,000 people.
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Islamic State at Gates of Syria's Palmyra Raising Fears for Ancient City
Islamic State group fighters advanced to the gates of ancient Palmyra Thursday, raising fears the Syrian world heritage site could face destruction of the kind the jihadists have already wreaked in Iraq.
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Islamic State Jihadists Threaten Syria's Ancient Palmyra: Monitor
Islamic State group jihadists battled Syrian troops near ancient Palmyra Thursday, threatening the UNESCO world heritage site with the kind of destruction it has wreaked in Iraq, a monitoring group said.
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Amitabh Bachchan: Horrid to See Destruction of Nepal's Heritage Buildings
"Our prayers go out for Nepal and all those other centres of the northern belt, who have felt the fury of the earthquake," said Mr Bachchan
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UNESCO Demands Crisis Meet Over Iraq Heritage Destruction
The head of the United Nations' cultural agency on Thursday demanded an emergency meeting of the world body's Security Council following the mass destruction by jihadists of ancient artefacts in Iraq.
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Western Ghats heritage status? No thanks
The Western Ghats are breath-taking in their beauty. A biodiversity hotspot that is fragile and needs protection from the greed and destructiveness of human beings. And the importance of the area has been recognised by UNESCO which has added it to the list of World Heritage sites.
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Over 150 Heritage Sites Destroyed By Russia In Ukraine: Report
UN experts have confirmed the full or partial destruction of 152 cultural and historic heritage sites in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country, its cultural agency said Thursday.
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UNESCO Leaves Great Barrier Reef Off 'In Danger' List
The United Nations cultural body UNESCO has voted to leave the Great Barrier Reef off its "in danger" list despite recent widespread destruction of the World Heritage Site.
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Parts Of Great Barrier Reef Face Permanent Destruction Due To El Nino: Scientists
Parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef face permanent destruction if the current El Nino, one of the strongest in two decades, does not ease this month, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Oldest Christian Monastery In Iraq Razed
Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press confirm what church leaders and Middle East preservationists had feared: The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the ISIS's relentless destruction of heritage sites it considers heretical.
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Pope Francis Denounces Destruction Of Cultural Heritage
Pope Francis today used his Christmas message to denounce the destruction of cultural heritage, in a clear reference to the ISIS.
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Islamic State Not Alone in Looting Syria Cultural Heritage: Study
The Islamic State group may dominate headlines about the destruction of heritage sites in Syria, but it is far from the only culprit, new US research warned today.
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Islamic State Publishes Images of Palmyra Temple Destruction
The Islamic State group today published images showing the destruction of the Baal Shamin temple in Syria's Palmyra, after international condemnation of the act.
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UNESCO Condemns Islamic State Destruction of Syria's Palmyra Antiquities
UNESCO on Friday condemned the destruction by Islamic State group jihadists of antiquities in the Syrian city of Palmyra, describing it as an attempt to strip the people of their heritage in order "to enslave them".
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Nepal Reopens 6 Heritage Sites for Public After Deadly Earthquakes
Nepal today reopened six heritage sites, including the famed Pashupathinath temple, for the public in a bid to woo tourists back, nearly two months after deadly earthquakes severely damaged some of the country's historic cultural sites and killed nearly 9,000 people.
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Islamic State at Gates of Syria's Palmyra Raising Fears for Ancient City
Islamic State group fighters advanced to the gates of ancient Palmyra Thursday, raising fears the Syrian world heritage site could face destruction of the kind the jihadists have already wreaked in Iraq.
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Islamic State Jihadists Threaten Syria's Ancient Palmyra: Monitor
Islamic State group jihadists battled Syrian troops near ancient Palmyra Thursday, threatening the UNESCO world heritage site with the kind of destruction it has wreaked in Iraq, a monitoring group said.
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Amitabh Bachchan: Horrid to See Destruction of Nepal's Heritage Buildings
"Our prayers go out for Nepal and all those other centres of the northern belt, who have felt the fury of the earthquake," said Mr Bachchan
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UNESCO Demands Crisis Meet Over Iraq Heritage Destruction
The head of the United Nations' cultural agency on Thursday demanded an emergency meeting of the world body's Security Council following the mass destruction by jihadists of ancient artefacts in Iraq.
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Western Ghats heritage status? No thanks
The Western Ghats are breath-taking in their beauty. A biodiversity hotspot that is fragile and needs protection from the greed and destructiveness of human beings. And the importance of the area has been recognised by UNESCO which has added it to the list of World Heritage sites.
