Pygmies return to forest to isolate against coronavirus
by Camille LAFFONT PICTURES BY FLORENT VERGNES Agence France-Presse BAYANGA, Central African Republic (AFP) — Dzanga-Sangha, a wildlife sanctuary in southwest…
6 years ago
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Mauritania’s former desert jewel, forgotten and fading
by Amaury HAUCHARD PICTURES BY JOHN WESSELS Agence France-Presse TICHITT, Mauritania (AFP) — A few centuries ago, Tichitt was a citadel…
6 years ago
UNESCO lists Iraq’s Babylon as World Heritage Site
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- UNESCO's World Heritage Committee voted on Friday to list the sprawling Mesopotamian metropolis of Babylon…
7 years ago
Bulgaria activists win case to save UNESCO-listed forest
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AFP) -- Environmentalists in Bulgaria scored a victory Wednesday in a long-running court battle to prevent enlargement of…
7 years ago
North, South Korea join hands to win UNESCO status for wrestling
UNESCO (AFP)- North and South Korea marked a new step in their reconciliation efforts Monday as UNESCO accepted a joint…
8 years ago
North, South Korea join hands to win UNESCO status for wrestling
North and South Korea mark a new step in their reconciliation efforts as the United Nations culture organization UNESCO approves…
8 years ago
World Heritage sites threatened by sea level rise
PARIS, France (AFP) -- From Venice and the tower of Pisa to the medieval city of Rhodes, dozens of UNESCO…
8 years ago
Isang wika sa buong mundo, namamatay sa bawat dalawang taon – UNESCO
(Eagle News) -- Sa pag-aaral ng United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) isang wika sa buong mundo ang…
8 years ago
UNESCO marks Colombian national park for conservation
MANAMA, Bahrain (AFP) - Colombia's massive Chiribiquete National Park has made UNESCO's World Heritage List, the United Nations body announced…
8 years ago
Turkey’s ancient temple site gets UNESCO heritage status
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP)--A Turkish ancient temple site in southeastern Anatolia was given UNESCO World Heritage status on Sunday, the UN…
8 years ago
Cars, castles and communism: things to know about the Czech Republic
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) - The Czech Republic emerged from four decades behind the Iron Curtain to become a member of…
8 years ago
Australia offers cash for Great Barrier Reef rescue ideas
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia is calling on the world's top scientific minds to help save the Great Barrier Reef,…
8 years ago
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