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AI Tools By OpenAI, Meta Show Sexist Stereotypes, Says UNESCO
The world's most popular AI tools are powered by programs from OpenAI and Meta that show prejudice against women, according to a study launched on Thursday by the UN's cultural organisation UNESCO.
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UNESCO Chief Says US Intends To Rejoin The Body In July
The United States plans to rejoin UNESCO from July this year, ending a lengthy dispute that saw Washington end its membership in 2018, the UN cultural agency announced on Monday.
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UN Cultural Agency Inscribes Ukrainian Borshch Soup As Endangered Heritage
The UN's cultural agency on Friday inscribed the culture of cooking borshch soup in Ukraine on its list of endangered cultural heritage, in a move urged by Kyiv but vehemently opposed by Moscow.
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France's Audrey Azoulay Re-Elected As UNESCO Chief
The UN cultural agency UNESCO on Tuesday re-elected France's Audrey Azoulay as its director-general for a second mandate, with the former French culture minister hailing a new confidence and unity in the organisation.
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On Liverpool's Removal From UNESCO Heritage List, UK Says "Extremely Disappointed"
Britain on Wednesday expressed grave disappointment after the UN's cultural agency UNESCO voted to remove Liverpool from its list of world heritage sites because of overdevelopment.
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Liverpool Removed From UNESCO World Heritage List
The UN's cultural agency UNESCO on Wednesday voted narrowly to remove Liverpool's waterfront from its list of world heritage sites, citing concerns about over-development including plans for a new football stadium.
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Naples' Pizza Twirling Wins Coveted UNESCO 'Intangible' Status
The art of 'pizzaiuolo' -- which has been handed down for generations in the southern Italian city -- was given the nod by the UN cultural body's World Heritage Committee, who met on the South Korean island of Jeju.
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UNESCO Adopts Controversial Jerusalem Resolution
The UN cultural agency on Tuesday adopted a controversial Arab-sponsored resolution condemning Israel's actions at a flashpoint holy site in east Jerusalem that has sparked fury in the Jewish state.
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UNESCO Chief Seeks To Calm Anger Over Jerusalem Holy Site
The UN cultural body on Monday sought to calm anger over a resolution on a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site which saw Israel accuse it of seeking to "rewrite history".
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Post- Earthquake Nepal Struggles to Preserve Vanishing Skills
In a dusty studio, Indra Kaji Shilpakar painstakingly carves intricate patterns into a wooden panel, one of a small group of highly-skilled craftsmen Nepal is relying on to rebuild its cultural heritage after April's major earthquake.
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Israel Accuses UNESCO of 'Fueling Flames' With Holy Site Resolution
Israel today accused the UN's cultural body of fanning tensions in the region by approving a resolution that criticised the Jewish state for "aggressions" against Muslims seeking access to a Jerusalem holy site.
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Draft Arab UNESCO Resolution on Al-Aqsa Compound Draws Israel Ire
A group of Arab states has angered Israel by submitting a draft resolution to the UN cultural body stating that Jerusalem's Western Wall -- the holiest site at which Jews can pray -- is an "integral part" of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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Draft Arab UNESCO Resolution on Al-Aqsa Compound Draws Israel Ire
A group of Arab states has angered Israel by submitting a draft resolution to the UN cultural body stating that Jerusalem's Western Wall -- the holiest site at which Jews can pray -- is an "integral part" of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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John Kerry Pleads for US Re-Election to UNESCO Board Despite Owed Dues
US Secretary of State John Kerry pleaded today for the United States to be re-elected to UNESCO's executive board, pledging to do his utmost to restore US funding to the UN cultural body "in full."
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Palmyra Temple Destruction by Islamic State a 'War Crime': UNESCO
The head of the UN cultural watchdog today branded the destruction by IS jihadists of an ancient temple in Syria's Palmyra ruins as a "war crime."
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AI Tools By OpenAI, Meta Show Sexist Stereotypes, Says UNESCO
The world's most popular AI tools are powered by programs from OpenAI and Meta that show prejudice against women, according to a study launched on Thursday by the UN's cultural organisation UNESCO.
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UNESCO Chief Says US Intends To Rejoin The Body In July
The United States plans to rejoin UNESCO from July this year, ending a lengthy dispute that saw Washington end its membership in 2018, the UN cultural agency announced on Monday.
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UN Cultural Agency Inscribes Ukrainian Borshch Soup As Endangered Heritage
The UN's cultural agency on Friday inscribed the culture of cooking borshch soup in Ukraine on its list of endangered cultural heritage, in a move urged by Kyiv but vehemently opposed by Moscow.
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France's Audrey Azoulay Re-Elected As UNESCO Chief
The UN cultural agency UNESCO on Tuesday re-elected France's Audrey Azoulay as its director-general for a second mandate, with the former French culture minister hailing a new confidence and unity in the organisation.
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On Liverpool's Removal From UNESCO Heritage List, UK Says "Extremely Disappointed"
Britain on Wednesday expressed grave disappointment after the UN's cultural agency UNESCO voted to remove Liverpool from its list of world heritage sites because of overdevelopment.
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Liverpool Removed From UNESCO World Heritage List
The UN's cultural agency UNESCO on Wednesday voted narrowly to remove Liverpool's waterfront from its list of world heritage sites, citing concerns about over-development including plans for a new football stadium.
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Naples' Pizza Twirling Wins Coveted UNESCO 'Intangible' Status
The art of 'pizzaiuolo' -- which has been handed down for generations in the southern Italian city -- was given the nod by the UN cultural body's World Heritage Committee, who met on the South Korean island of Jeju.
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UNESCO Adopts Controversial Jerusalem Resolution
The UN cultural agency on Tuesday adopted a controversial Arab-sponsored resolution condemning Israel's actions at a flashpoint holy site in east Jerusalem that has sparked fury in the Jewish state.
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UNESCO Chief Seeks To Calm Anger Over Jerusalem Holy Site
The UN cultural body on Monday sought to calm anger over a resolution on a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site which saw Israel accuse it of seeking to "rewrite history".
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Post- Earthquake Nepal Struggles to Preserve Vanishing Skills
In a dusty studio, Indra Kaji Shilpakar painstakingly carves intricate patterns into a wooden panel, one of a small group of highly-skilled craftsmen Nepal is relying on to rebuild its cultural heritage after April's major earthquake.
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Israel Accuses UNESCO of 'Fueling Flames' With Holy Site Resolution
Israel today accused the UN's cultural body of fanning tensions in the region by approving a resolution that criticised the Jewish state for "aggressions" against Muslims seeking access to a Jerusalem holy site.
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Draft Arab UNESCO Resolution on Al-Aqsa Compound Draws Israel Ire
A group of Arab states has angered Israel by submitting a draft resolution to the UN cultural body stating that Jerusalem's Western Wall -- the holiest site at which Jews can pray -- is an "integral part" of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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Draft Arab UNESCO Resolution on Al-Aqsa Compound Draws Israel Ire
A group of Arab states has angered Israel by submitting a draft resolution to the UN cultural body stating that Jerusalem's Western Wall -- the holiest site at which Jews can pray -- is an "integral part" of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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John Kerry Pleads for US Re-Election to UNESCO Board Despite Owed Dues
US Secretary of State John Kerry pleaded today for the United States to be re-elected to UNESCO's executive board, pledging to do his utmost to restore US funding to the UN cultural body "in full."
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Palmyra Temple Destruction by Islamic State a 'War Crime': UNESCO
The head of the UN cultural watchdog today branded the destruction by IS jihadists of an ancient temple in Syria's Palmyra ruins as a "war crime."
