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World News in Brief: Historic Palestine monastery on World Heritage in Danger List, rights office…
© UNESCO Floor mosaic inside the monastery of Saint Hilarion.…
‘Fear of war’ causing speech problems in Gaza
© UNRWA A girl sits among the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza.…
Indigenous Day celebrates ‘guardians of the environment’
© UNEP/Florian Fussstetter Francisca Arara, the head of Acre’s Indigenous Peoples Secretariat, says Indigenous groups…
Stories from the UN Archive: Tumbling for peace and development
UN Photo/Teddy Chen A team composed of Sweden's top gymnasts perform at UN Headquarters in 1973. (file)…
Afghanistan: 20 years of steady education progress ‘almost wiped out’
© UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell A female-run radio station is bringing education and awareness of rights to women and…
Level of unprotected teenage sex ‘worryingly high’, WHO finds
© Unsplash/Sinitta Leunen Condom use among sexually active adolescents in Europe is on the decline.…
UN chief demands global action to end racism against people of African descent
Unsplash/Thomas de Luze Protestors take part in a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Paris, France (2021), protesting…
UNICEF renews school protection call in Ukraine amid ‘deadly reality’ of attacks
© UNICEF/Oleksii Filippov Men work at an apartment building in Poltava, a city in central Ukraine, that was damaged…
‘Incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children
© IOM/Antoine Lemonnier People who fled their homes due to violence are now living in a school hosted in a school in…
Haiti: Education in jeopardy as gang violence continues
UNICEF/Herold Joseph Thousands of Haitians have fled the violence in gang-controlled areas, seeking safety and shelter…
We must work together to reign in ‘toxic and destructive’ hate speech
Unsplash/Jon Tyson UNESCO says that hate speech is on the rise…
Collective bargaining in the workplace, essential for global recovery: ILO
ILO/Marcel CrozetA mother works as a tailor while taking care of her baby in Suba, Kenya.…
‘J’accuse’ screenings cancelled in France after protest at Roman Polanski
Film director Roman Polanski in Paris, France, December 9, 2017.
- Copyright REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo Screenings of Roman Polanski's latest movie, "J'accuse (An Officer and a Spy)" were cancelled in northern France on Sunday…
From Wagner to Broadway: A musical journey with Terfel at the Sydney Opera House
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Acclaimed bass-baritone Bryn Terfel has embarked on a versatile musical journey at the iconic Sydney Opera House:Joined at this marvellous Unesco World heritage site by his wife, harpist Hannah Stone the…
Berlin Wall 30th anniversary: Handshake project tries to create connections where there was division
A special art project is trying to get thousands of Berliners to shake hands to symbolise German reunification.It comes ahead of preparations for November 9, when the country will mark 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.The project…
Imagine Picasso: Immersive installation takes visitors on a ‘poetic voyage’ through his…
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Breaking free from the traditional format and structure of conventional art exhibitions is at the heart of what the new immersive installation Imagine Picasso is all about.The creators of the exhibition,…
Azerbaijan’s Nasimi Festival is a melting pot of Poetry Arts and Spirituality
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Kicking off in Baku, Azerbaijan is the second edition of The Nasimi Festival of Poetry Arts and Spirituality.A multi-disciplinary festival that bears the name of the great 14th-century poet, Imadeddin Nasimi…
Selfies in the jungle: Abuse, exploitation and the dark side of wildlife tourism
When the monkeys are not performing, they are kept in tiny individSigns state that they are transferred to a more comfortable area for the night, but it is not true. Thailand
- Copyright Kirsten Luce / National Geographic Whether it…
‘SNL’ returns for 45th season, targets Trump impeachment
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Sketch comedy showcase "Saturday Night Live" opened its 45th season with a play on President Donald Trump's White House woes as he confronts a formal impeachment inquiry over his attempts to get Ukraine's…
Watch again: Boris Johnson dares opposition to call vote of no confidence
Copyright REUTERS British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged MPs to call a vote of no confidence in his government in his first statement to parliament since the Supreme Court ruled its suspension unlawful.He was defiant and unapologetic…