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The Vienna sausage stand is more than just a snack stall. Now it has a UNESCO heritage recognition

The Vienna sausage stand is a place where the street sweeper, the manager, the tourist and the celebrity converge for the same tasty snack

The Independent UK

Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco

Research shows six in 10 social media content creators do not verify accuracy of information before posting it

The Guardian - UK

Controversy Surrounding Sado Island Gold Mines Memorial Ceremony

Japanese officials hold memorial ceremony at Sado Island Gold Mines, sparking controversy over omission of acknowledging forced labor, straining Japan-Sout...

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South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event

South Korea has paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines in a memorial ceremony

The Independent UK

Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?

Japan will hold a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of disputes with South Korea and reluctantly acknowledged the dark side of their history

The Independent UK

The must-visit landmarks across the world to add to your travel bucket list

Need some inspiration for your next trip? These are definitely worth a visit

Woman & Home

Blackouts, explosions, deaths: why the Caribbean is waking up to the increased threat of lightning

A recent strike narrowly missed slave trade archives in Barbados, and experts warn more and worse is to come as global heating intensifies storms

The Guardian - UK

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UNESCO petitioned to save Lebanon's heritage sites from Israeli strikes

Hundreds of cultural professionals – including archaeologists and academics – have called on the United Nations to safeguard Lebanon's heritage sites in a petition published ahead of a crucial UNESCO meeting in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway resumes toy train service from New Jalpaiguri-Darjeeling

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) resumed its Toy train regular services from New Jalpaiguri station to Darjeeling on Sunday after a long gap. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

UN confronts uncertainty as Trump's new agenda takes shape

The United Nations and other global organisations are bracing for four more years of Donald Trump, who famously tweeted that the 193-member body was “just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time”.

Radio France Internationale

New terminal named one of world's best

Suvarnabhumi Airport

Bangkok Post

Declassified spy satellite images reveal 1,400-year-old battle site in Iraq that set off the Muslim conquest

Historical texts that mentioned details about the battle site helped researchers match the images to the lost town of al-Qadisiyyah.

LiveScience

Indonesians Drill For Disaster Before Tsunami Anniversary

Hundreds of Indonesians fled for higher ground Wednesday as they ran through disaster drills in the region worst hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ahead of its 20th anniversary next month.

International Business Times

Historian Warns Of Apocaylptic Times

According to a historian, there are a lot of similarities between this moment in time and the 1820s.

International Business Times

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Woman & Home

Real-life places that inspired fictional locations, from the stunning castles that inspired Disney to enchanting villages

Disney is famous for drawing inspiration from real locations to create its magical fantasies—but it's not the only one

The Independent UK

Another Italian tourist site brings in strict restrictions

The changes start next week

The Guardian - UK

‘Joyce and Hemingway loved lingering here. I can see why’: readers’ favourite small cities in Europe

Art nouveau cafes, Ottoman architecture and beer halls make these modest cities a big draw away from the crowds

The Guardian - UK

Giant flowers, a buried chariot and temples in the sand: the art show in the shadow of Giza pyramids

Egypt hopes the Forever is Now exhibition of contemporary artists, now in its fourth year, will bring even more visitors to the Unesco heritage site

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Al Jazeera

Israel killed over 3,100 people in Lebanon since October 2023: Ministry

Since genocide in Gaza began, Israel has also been at war with Hezbollah, an ally of the Palestinian group, Hamas.

The Guardian - AU

Middle East crisis live: Israeli airstrike kills 12 in Gaza City school; Ireland joins genocide case against Israel – as it happened

12 Palestinians killed in attack on al-Shati refugee camp; Irish foreign minister says country will join South Africa’s case in the international court of justice

Evening Standard

Mount Fuji snowless in November for the first time in 130 years

The UNESCO world heritage site in Japan is usually covered in snow from October

Al Jazeera

One journalist killed every four days in 2022-23, most cases unpunished: UN

UNESCO reports a 38 percent increase in journalist deaths and urges governments to stop impunity.

Al Jazeera

What is Lebanon’s ancient city of Baalbek and why is Israel targeting it?

Israel’s first citywide forced displacement calls for Lebanon’s eastern city of Baalbek were followed by air attacks.

The National (Scotland)

Fears Unesco World Heritage Site ‘could be set ablaze’ by battery storage site

A SCOTTISH council has sealed proposals for a battery storage system that has some campaigners concerned about a neighbouring Unesco world…

The Independent UK

Israeli bombing of Lebanese heritage city leaves 19 people dead

Baalbek city, a Unesco World Heritage site, is home to some of the oldest and grandest Roman temples

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