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Three sites 'in danger' added to UNESCO World Heritage List

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The historic center of the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and sites in Yemen and Lebanon were added to the World Heritage List Wednesday by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Times of India

Yemen and Lebanon sites added to Unesco world heritage list

Rest of World News: The seven major landmarks of the Ancient Yemenite Kingdom of Saba and the Rachid Karami International Fair in Tripoli were inscribed on the UN agency

1 year ago·India

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BBC News

Ukraine's Odesa designated Unesco World Heritage site

While Ukraine welcomes the decision, Russia says Unesco's move is "politically motivated".

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Ukraine's Odessa Wins UNESCO Status Despite Russia Opposition, in List of World Heritage in Danger

Odessa -- located about 500 kilometres (310 miles) from capital Kyiv, which sees frequent air strikes from Russian forces -- was also added to the List of World Heritage in Danger.

1 year ago·India

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The Guardian

Ukraine’s Odesa, the ‘pearl of the Black Sea’, added to Unesco World Heritage list

The status will ensure the historic port city is ‘preserved from further destruction,’ Unesco director-general Audrey Azoulay saidThe United Nations’ cultural agency, Unesco, has added the historic centre of Ukraine’s city of Odesa to its World Heritage List, describing it as “the duty of all humanity” to protect it.The status, awarded by a Unesco panel meeting in Paris on Wednesday, is designed to help protect the port city’s cultural heritage,…

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

UNESCO designates Ukraine's Odesa a World Heritage in Danger site

Russia, which invaded Ukraine 11 months ago, denounced the designation, saying the only threat to Odesa came from the ‘nationalist regime in Ukraine’

1 year ago·India

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CTV News

Ukraine's Odessa city put on UNESCO heritage in danger list

The United Nations' cultural agency decided on Wednesday to add the historic centre of Ukraine's Black Sea port city of Odessa to its list of endangered World Heritage sites.

1 year ago·Canada

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