Poland/Paimio, Finland/Paris, France/Ramallah, West Bank — The center of the modernist Baltic port city of Gdynia, built almost from scratch during the two decades between World War One and World War Two, was added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage List on Monday as the city celebrates its centenary…
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During its 48th session in Busan, South Korea, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee included two new sites from Central Asia on the World Heritage List – the serial nomination “Modernist Architecture of Tashkent” (Uzbekistan) and the underground mosques of Mangystau (Kazakhstan).
Two historic plantation sites in São Tomé and Príncipe have been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, recognizing their cultural significance and complex colonial history.
The Middle East has its share of breathtakingly beautiful museums and cultural institutions, with the kingdoms throwing their weight and wealth behind these projects.
The UNESCO-listed Divrigi Great Mosque and Hospital in Sivas draws visitors with monumental portals covered in thousands of three-dimensional stone motifs. At certain hours and during specific months, sunlight falling across the carvings brings out silhouettes resembling people praying, reading the Quran and deep in thought.
Alganesh Michael serves Eritrean and Ethiopian cuisine from her South Burlington-based business A Taste of Abyssinia at the African Diaspora Culinary Heritage Bonanza event held on May 9, 2026 at Clemmons Family Farm. Photo by Elodie Reed.
When Raven Vaughn boarded a plane bound for southern Africa earlier this summer, she expected to learn about another part of the world. She didn’t expect the trip to change the way she viewed education, community and even life itself.
South Korea, July 28 (Xinhua) — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) added China’s Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites to the World Heritage List on Saturday during the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Busan, South Korea
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Twelve-year-old Nigerian actor Chibuchi Francis has won a bronze medal in the Acting category (Ages 11–12) at the 2026 World Championships of Performing Arts held in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.