Topic: UNESCO
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Palestinian UNESCO membership: What it means for 4 key players
UNESCO members overwhelmingly approved Palestinian membership in a 107-14 vote on Monday, although there were 52 abstentions. What are the ramifications for the parties involved?
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/01
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/07
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Fat Tuesday 2011: Top cities that celebrate Mardi Gras
Fat Tuesday is the culmination of days, weeks, or even months of celebration. Here are the cities that top the list, from the notorious French Quarter parties to a festival that is recognized by UNESCO.
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In Pictures: Carnival 2011
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Stir It Up!
Cookbook review: Cowgirl Chef by Ellise PierceA homesick Texan finds home in Paris by recreating Tex-Mex favorites with Parisian ingredients.
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Terrorism & Security
World weighs in on UN Palestine voteWorld headlines showed a mix of emotions – but a lot of common ground on how much impact this may have on prospects for peace.
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France to support Palestinian bid for UN status
The Palestinians have lobbied for European support for their bid at non-member status at the United Nations. Approval would boost Palestinian efforts to gain international recognition.
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Chapter & Verse
World Book Night returns to the USAfter reading celebration World Book Night debuted in America for the first time last year, it will be held again this April.
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Global News Blog
Food fight: Naples protests 'culinary racism' over pizza snubNaples prides itself as the birthplace of pizza. So when a top Italian food guide overlooked the city's famed dish, protests erupted.
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Global News Blog
No more paninis on the piazza? Rome bars tourists from eating at historical sitesThinking of emulating Audrey Hepburn in the 1953 romantic comedy 'Roman Holiday' by eating a gelato on the Spanish Steps? Think again. It could prove to be a very expensive ice cream.
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Rising seas washing away Ghana's former slave forts
As sea levels rise on Ghana’s populated shores, the government mulls defense measures for its forts, castles, and communities.
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Suicide bombings rock Aleppo, Syria. Who is behind them? (+video)
Three powerful explosions rocked the main square in a government-controlled central district of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday. Nobody has yet claimed responsibility, but previous bombings in the city have raised concerns that Al Qaeda is operating in the area.
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Great Barrier Reef declining faster than ever, coral cover could be 5 percent in a decade (+video)
Globally, reefs are being assailed by myriad threats, particularly rising sea temperatures, increased ocean acidity and more powerful storms, but the threat to the Great Barrier Reef is even more pronounced, a study published on Tuesday found.
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Syria: Fighting rages on in Aleppo after fire guts UNESCO site
Fresh fighting in Syria's commercial capital has claimed at least five more lives, according to activists.
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Latin America Monitor
Guatemala volcano eruption cools as Independence Day celebrations heat upThousands were evacuated in Guatemala yesterday when the Volcano of Fire had its strongest eruption in more than 30 years.
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Chapter & Verse
Attention booklovers: Tokyo and Paris are your citiesThe World Cities Cultural Report reports that Tokyo has a staggering number of bookstores while Paris made it to number one for the most libraries.
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Terrorism & Security
Syria's regime, rebel troops amass in Aleppo for 'mother of all battles'Few expect Syrian rebels to be the victors in the battle for Aleppo, but just putting up a fight in this strategic city will send a strong message to the regime.
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Terrorism & Security
Mali Islamists vow to destroy 'every mausoleum' in TimbuktuAnsar Dine, the Islamist group that controls Mali's north, destroyed historic tombs and damaged a mosque this weekend, saying the religious landmarks constitute idolatry.
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Again: Islamists destroy monuments, this time in Timbuktu
Al Qaeda-backed Islamists in Mali destroyed centuries-old UNESCO sites Saturday, recalling the 2001 destruction of Buddha statues in Afghanistan by the Taliban.
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UNESCO designates Church of the Nativity as endangered site
Palestinian leaders consider the designation a political victory.
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Africa Monitor
Equatorial Guinea: Ignorance worth fistfuls of dollarsGuest blogger Vukasin Petrovic asks why US retains positive ties with Equatorial Guinea's long-ruling president Teodoro Obiang Nguema, despite evidence of brutality, corruption, and neglect of his people.
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A race to shore up the ancient walls of Babylon
After two failed bids, archaeologists seek to establish Babylon as a UNESCO World Heritage Site despite damage from Saddam Hussein and US troops. Those are just its latest encounters with conquerors, they argue.
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Detentions display UN's impotence in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's government has held one United Nations employee in jail without charges for well over a year, while another is facing prosecution under a notorious anti-terrorism law.
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Chapter & Verse
World Book Night: coming your way, but no room for AmazonOn World Book Night thousands of volunteers in the US and Europe will hand out books, hoping to pass along their own love of reading.
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Cover Story
Home again in Mexico: Illegal immigration hits net zeroTiny Tamaula is the new face of rural Mexico: Villagers are home again as the illegal immigration boom drops to net zero
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In Nicaragua, teachers make only half as much as market vendors
Nicaragua's Sandinista government vowed a 'battle for sixth grade' to combat one of the world's highest dropout rates. But their goals are not reflected in the budget.
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Nancy Drew and the case of a secret identity
This time, it was quite serious – how to appeal to boys? A quick-thinking mother comes to the rescue.
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Workers to pump oil from Costa Concordia on Saturday
Actual pumping of the oil isn't expected to begin until Saturday, but teams from the Dutch shipwreck salvage firm Smit were working on the bow of the Concordia on Tuesday and divers were to make underwater inspections to identify the precise locations of the fuel tanks.
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My teacher, the billionaire? Russians see a teachable moment.
What values should shape the next generation? Russia's President Medvedev kicked up a storm by suggesting that billionaires should share the secrets of their success in the classroom.
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