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    Latin America
    A guide walks past a sign asking for silence near the winter home of monarch butterflies in El Rosario reserve near Ocampo, Michoacán, in Mexico on Friday.
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    Sadness And Worry After 2 Men Connected To Butterfly Sanctuary Are Found Dead

    Feb 03, 2020
    Millions of monarch butterflies migrate to the mountains of Mexico each winter. Authorities are now investigating the apparent murders of an activist and tour guide at the Michoacán reserve.
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    Middle East
    The UNESCO-listed cultural site Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran, shown here in 2014, is known for its immense mosques, picturesque bridges and ancient bazaar.
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    Trump Says He'll Target Iran's Cultural Sites. That's Illegal

    Jan 06, 2020
    The Hague Convention, signed by the U.S., requires "refraining from any act of hostility" against cultural property. The Pentagon educates troops about their obligations to safeguard such sites.
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    Architecture
    The Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright who developed the concept of "organic architecture," that a building should develop out of its surroundings.
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    UNESCO Adds 8 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings To Its List Of World Heritage Sites

    Jul 07, 2019
    The Guggenheim Museum in New York and Fallingwater in Pennsylvania now belong to a list that includes Machu Picchu and the pyramids of Egypt.
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    The Salt
    A woman prepares couscous in a small Amazigh (Berber) hamlet on the eastern slopes of Morocco's High Atlas Mountains.
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    Couscous: A Symbol Of Harmony In Northwest Africa, A Region Of Clashes

    Jun 27, 2019
    Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania have a turbulent history. But they've created a joint bid to secure world heritage status for a food with deep roots and cultural meaning across the region.
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    Environment
    Australian officials say an environmental disaster is unfolding in the Solomon Islands after a ship ran aground and began leaking oil next to a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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    Oil Spill In Solomon Islands Threatens World Heritage Site

    Mar 06, 2019
    A ship ran aground more than a month ago, and a gash on its side is leaking oil. There's growing outrage that the companies responsible are not taking action to stop the environmental destruction.
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    World
    Digicel Reggae On The Hill 2016. -© Life After Gravity - http://www.fb.com/LifeAfterGravity
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    Gussie Clarke Says Reggae Spreads A Universal Message

    Dec 02, 2018
    Reggae music was added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. One of the pioneers of reggae, music producer, Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, shares how the genre impacts the world.
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    A man pedals past a mural of late musician Bob Marley in Kingston, Jamaica in 2009.
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    Reggae, 'A Voice For All,' Added To Intangible Cultural Heritage List By UNESCO

    Nov 29, 2018
    The U.N. agency named the uniquely Jamaican musical genre one of the world's cultural treasures on Thursday.
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    The Two-Way
    Iraqi forces and civilians stand inside the al-Nuri mosque in the Old City of Mosul in January 2018, six months after troops took back the city from ISIS.
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    Mosul's Famed Mosque And 'Hunchback' Minaret, Destroyed By ISIS, Will Be Rebuilt

    Apr 24, 2018
    The United Arab Emirates says it will contribute $50.4 million to fund the restoration in the Iraqi city. UNESCO called it an "unprecedented cooperation to rebuild cultural heritage in Iraq."
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    The Two-Way
    Visitors may gaze in awe at the Taj Mahal, but only for three hours, according to a new rule.
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    Taj Mahal: You Don't Have To Go Home, But You Can't Stay Here (More Than 3 Hours)

    Mar 30, 2018
    A new rule set to go into effect this weekend limits the amount of time guests may linger at the Indian site, as officials seek to regulate the movement of visitors.
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    The Two-Way
    Peruvian authorities are pursuing charges against a truck driver who damaged the ancient lines at Nazca on Saturday. Here, an aerial view of the geoglyph known as the Guarango Tree at the site in 2014.
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    Truck Driver Plows Over Peru's 2,000-Year-Old Nazca Lines, Leaving 'Deep Scars'

    Jan 31, 2018
    The driver reportedly said he didn't know the area because he had never traveled there before and that he left the road owing to a mechanical problem. But some think he was trying to avoid a toll.
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    The Two-Way
    A pizza is prepared at a restaurant in downtown Naples. On Wednesday, the traditional art of pizza-making was given UNESCO cultural heritage status.
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    Can't Be Topped: Neapolitan-Style Pizza Making Wins UNESCO Heritage Status

    Dec 07, 2017
    The traditional form of pizza making was recognized on Wednesday by the U.N.'s cultural arm. The designation is intended to safeguard and raise awareness about forms of cultural heritage.
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    The Two-Way
    Mission San Jose, one of five missions in San Antonio designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The cultural aid agency has designated more than 1,000 such sites around the world — including more than 20 in the U.S. — to celebrate their "outstan
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    U.S. Says It Will Withdraw From UNESCO, Citing 'Anti-Israel Bias'

    Oct 12, 2017
    The State Department said the withdrawal from the United Nations' cultural agency will take effect Dec. 31, 2018. The U.S. had cut funding to the group years ago for offering Palestinians membership.
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    The Two-Way
    The steps of Florence's Basilica of Santa Croce are a popular gathering spot for tourists visiting the historic Italian city.
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    Paninis Are Pa-nonos: Mayor Of Florence Takes Aim At Tourist Picnicking

    Jun 02, 2017
    The Italian mayor says hosing down the steps to discourage snackers and their litter is "gentler" than levying fines. The city's historic sites, he says, deserve "a little bit of respect."
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    The Two-Way
    Authorities say they have recovered about 3,500 pieces of art that were illegally trafficked in Europe.
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    75 People Arrested, Accused Of Trafficking Stolen Art And Archaeological Relics

    Jan 23, 2017

    Authorities say they recovered about 3,500 pieces of stolen art, most of it from countries at war. Spanish police announced the suspects were arrested across Europe.

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    The Two-Way
    UNESCO cited Belgians' affinity for a wide range of beer in its official recognition of the beer culture of Belgium as a treasure of human culture that should be protected.
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    UNESCO Deems Belgium's Beer Culture A Treasure Of Humanity

    Dec 01, 2016
    The agency noted Belgium's beer experts — zythologists — who taste and study complex and often experimental brews. It's one of 16 cultural elements that are being recognized.
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    Parallels
    People gather on the Rialto Bridge to protest on Nov. 12 against the increasing number of tourists in Venice.
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    As Tourists Crowd Out Locals, Venice Faces 'Endangered' List

    Nov 25, 2016
    Two years ago, UNESCO gave Venice and Italy a deadline to figure out a way to manage the harmful effects of tourism or risk being placed on a World Heritage in Danger list. The deadline has passed.
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    The Two-Way
    Central Rome's Piazza Navona is seen reflected in a heart-shaped balloon in 2014. The arrival of a McDonald's near the piazza has horrified some Romans.
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    Italian Intellectuals Appeal To UNESCO For Help With 'Siege' By McDonald's

    Oct 26, 2016
    Rome is under attack — by fast food joints, cheap souvenir shops and pubs, an open letter says. The "barbarism" has led hopeless Romans to beg the U.N. agency for help preserving cultural landmarks.
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    The Two-Way
    Sane Chirfi, representing the family that looks after the mausoleum of Alpha Moya, poses in front of the mausoleum on Feb. 4 in Timbuktu. Historic mausoleums, destroyed during an Islamist takeover of northern Mali in 2012, were rebuilt thanks to the U.N.
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    For First Time, Destruction Of Cultural Sites Leads To War Crime Conviction

    Sep 27, 2016
    Ahmed al-Faqi al-Mahdi was on trial in The Hague for his role in the deliberate destruction of nine mausoleums and a mosque in Timbuktu. The radical Islamist was sentenced to nine years in prison.
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    ISIS Reportedly Destroys Ancient Statue In Captured City Of Palmyra

    Jul 02, 2015
    Photos released by the Islamist extremist group show a 2,000-year-old stone sculpture of a lion being smashed with sledgehammers.
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    Goats and Soda
    India is definitely making progress in getting more kids into school. This facility is in Bhubaneswar.
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    Dear World, Your Grade For Educating Your Children Is ...

    Apr 09, 2015
    Some people say a new UNESCO report is grounds for an F: Fifty-eight million kids still aren't in primary school. But maybe a better grade is A for effort — significant progress has been made.
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