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The humble baguette, France's staple bread, has made it onto the United Nation's cultural heritage list. Paris-based UN heritage body UNESCO on Wednesday voted to include the "artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread" on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, which already includes around 600 traditions from over 130…

The baguette – a mix of wheat flour, water, yeast, salt and a pinch of savoir-faire, and as much a symbol of France as the Eiffel Tower – has gained UNESCO recognition as the UN body on Wednesday voted to include the "artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread" on…

French delegates at Unesco conference greet announcement with delight, brandishing bread sticks aloft

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Australia’s environment minister says her government will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a  list of endangered World Heritage sites