UNESCO to consider adding more sites to its heritage list
Map locating 27 sites vying to be added to UNESCO's World Heritage list
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‘Manhattanhenge’ sunset lights up New York
The biannual phenomenon that has become known as 'Manhattanhenge', where the sun sets in line with New York's street grid,…
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Disney theme park in Shanghai nears a million visitors
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Disney chief executive Robert Iger on Monday said that nearly a million people have…
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New orchid species found in Philippine forest guerrilla zone
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Five new orchid species have been discovered in remote Philippine mountains, protected from poaching because of…
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New milestone in rebuilding of NY’s World Trade Center
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The newest skyscraper in New York's World Trade Center complex was topped off with…
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Christo exhibition falls victim to own success
MILAN, Italy (AFP) -- Artist Christo's floating walkway on a northern Italian lake has been closed at night because of…
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Japan’s ‘waddling ducks’ undergo stiletto therapy
by Alastair HIMMER TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Feminists, look away! Fashion police in Japan want to 'empower' women by persuading…
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Artist Christo’s latest installation, ‘Floating Piers’, set to open on Italy’s Lake Iseo
SULZANO, Italy (Reuters) -- After under two years of planning but a personal cost of 15 million euros ($17 million),…
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Disney CEO says China represents ‘incredible potential’
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- The Magic Kingdom comes to the Middle Kingdom this week when Disney opens its first theme…
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Five things to know about Shanghai Disneyland
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- US entertainment giant Disney opens its newest theme park in the commercial centre of Shanghai on…
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