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Deutsche Welle News source @dw.com · Bonn 🇩🇪· 8h

Climate change poses a significant threat to UNESCO World Heritage sites, with extreme heat, humidity, and salinity causing damage to historical monuments such as temples, mosques, and fortresses, as evidenced by the erosion of 4,000-year-old structures in Iraq and the famous moai statues on Easter Island, among others, jeopardizing not only cultural heritage but also national identities and tourism. #ClimateChange #CulturalHeritage #UNESCOWorldHeritage

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Мир теряет культурное наследие. Почему?
Изменение климата стало угрозой объектам Всемирного наследия ЮНЕСКО.
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Deutsche Welle News source @dw.com · Bonn 🇩🇪· 19h

Hape Kerkeling reflects on his grandfather Hermann Kerkeling, a carpenter and political dissident who survived Buchenwald concentration camp, as he speaks at the memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of its liberation, highlighting the importance of remembering the horrors of the past amid current political tensions and rising extremism. #Memorial #HolocaustRemembrance #CulturalHeritage

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Buchenwald: Gedenken an die Nazi-Gräuel und eine große Rede
Hape Kerkeling erzählt von seinem Großvater, von Hermann Kerkeling. "Er war kein Mann der großen Worte, aber ein Mann der Tat.
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NPR News source @npr.org · Washington (state) 🇺🇸· 4w

#FolkMusic #CulturalHeritage #DigitalArchive

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Alan Lomax's Massive Archive Goes Online
Alan Lomax (right) with musician Wade Ward during the Southern Journey recordings, 1959-1960. Folklorist Alan Lomax spent his career documenting folk music traditions from around the world.
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AP NEWS News source @apnews.com · New York City 🇺🇸· Mar 12

#CulturalHeritage #UNESCO #MiddleEastConflict

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Damage to historical sites in Iran raises alarm about war's impact on protected places
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- U. S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have damaged at least four cultural and historical sites, including palaces and an ancient mosque, raising alarms about the impact of the widening war on protected landmarks that are important to Iranian identity and world history.
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The New York Times News source @nytimes.com · New York City 🇺🇸· Mar 12

#EnslavedHistory #CulturalHeritage #RacialJustice

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Slavery Photos of Renty Get a 'Final Resting Place,' Ending a Fight With Harvard
What are believed to be the earliest known photographs of enslaved Americans are images of a father, Renty, and his daughter Delia that were commissioned in 1850 and used to advance a professor's racist theories.
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NBC News News source @nbcnews.com · Washington (state) 🇺🇸· Mar 8

#Sudan #CulturalHeritage #HumanitarianCrisis

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Museums looted of priceless artifacts as Sudan counts the cost of a deadly conflict
A statue of the Nubian god Apademak stands alone in the courtyard of Sudan's National Museum, one of the few survivors of systematic looting amid a conflict that has developed into one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
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The New York Times News source @nytimes.com · New York City 🇺🇸· Mar 4

#Architecture #CulturalHeritage #Preservation

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To Many, the Buildings Are Incredible Hulks. They're Doomed Anyway.
This article is part of our Design special section about buildings, objects and techniques that are fighting to stay alive.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Mar 3

#CulturalHeritage #UNESCO #MiddleEastConflict

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UNESCO expresses concern over the protection of cultural heritage sites in Middle East
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO has expressed concerns over the fate of several heritage sites in the Middle East following US-Israeli bombing targets in Iran.
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CBS News News source @cbsnews.com · New York 🇺🇸· Feb 27

#IndigenousRights #AmazonRainforest #CulturalHeritage

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Surprise birth of a boy brings hope for Amazon tribe facing extinction with just 3 women left
Sao Paulo -- Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest.
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NBC News News source @nbcnews.com · Washington (state) 🇺🇸· Feb 24

#LouvreMuseum #ArtSecurity #CulturalHeritage

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Louvre director resigns four months after shocking jewelry heist at the museum
The head of the Louvre Museum resigned Tuesday, four months after a brazen daylight heist where thieves snatched jewels worth approximately $102 million, shocking French citizens who questioned how a security breach of such magnitude could have taken place.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Feb 24

#Louvre #ArtSecurity #CulturalHeritage

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Louvre museum director resigns months after high-profile heist
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The director of the Louvre museum in Paris has resigned, months after the high-profile theft of France's crown jewels from one of the world's most visited art galleries.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Feb 21

#BlackHistory #Education #CulturalHeritage

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WWGR: Website cataloging Black history founded by late UW professor has international reach
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black history is American history, and with this February commemorating the 100 anniversary of Black History Month, we continue to learn from the past while navigating the road ahead.
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CBS News News source @cbsnews.com · New York 🇺🇸· Feb 21

#BlackHistoryMonth #ArtForChange #CulturalHeritage

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Artist's new exhibit "Freedom Fighters" showcasing important Black figures for Black History Month
A Black artist is highlighting the achievements of African Americans and their role in United States history through art for Black History Month.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Feb 20

#WorldWarII #GreekHistory #CulturalHeritage

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Greece signs a preliminary deal with a Belgian collector to buy WWII photos of Nazi executions
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A Belgian collector who put up for online auction a series of World War II photographs showing the final moments of 200 Greeks executed by a Nazi firing squad signed a preliminary agreement with Greece on Friday and has withdrawn the photos from sale, Greece's Culture Ministry said.
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Yahoo News source @ca.news.yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Feb 17

#History #WorldWarII #CulturalHeritage

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Greece seeks to obtain Nazi execution photos listed for sale on eBay
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Greece has announced its intention to obtain photos that appear to show the final moments of 200 Greeks executed by a Nazi firing squad in Athens during World War II, after the previously unknown pictures surfaced on eBay.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Feb 15

#Zapotec #Archaeology #CulturalHeritage

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Zapotec tomb from 600 CE marks Mexico's most 'significant archaeological discovery' in last decade
INAH conducting research and preservation efforts on the tomb, comparing it with other Zapotec funerary complexes to deepen understanding of the civilization's social, artistic, and symbolic complexity.
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The Daily Caller News source @dailycaller.com · Washington (state) 🇺🇸· Feb 13

#Antisemitism #CommunitySupport #CulturalHeritage

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Black Woman Forced To Shut Down Restaurant After Leftists Won't Stop Harassing Her
The owner of an Ethiopian-Israeli restaurant in Harlem says she has been forced to close her establishment for regular dining due to alleged harassment and antisemitism.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Feb 13

#LouvreMuseum #FraudInvestigation #CulturalHeritage

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French police arrest nine people over suspected €10m Louvre ticket fraud
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. French police investigating a suspected €10m (£8.
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MLB.com News source @mlb.com · United States 🇺🇸· Feb 11

#BlackHistory #SportsIntegration #CulturalHeritage

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How the Negro Leagues Museum got a starring role in 'Ted Lasso'
There are, unfortunately, many similarities between how Black athletes were treated in both Major League Baseball and English soccer in the early part of the 20th century.
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MLB.com News source @mlb.com · United States 🇺🇸· Feb 11

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How the Negro Leagues Museum got a starring role in 'Ted Lasso'
There are, unfortunately, many similarities between how Black athletes were treated in both Major League Baseball and English soccer in the early part of the 20th century.