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Unesco names Rio de Janeiro as 'World Capital of Architecture' for 2020
Rio has a mix of modern and colonial architecture, with world-renowned sites like the statue of Christ the Redeemer and contemporary constructions like the Museum of Tomorrow
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US and Israel officially exit Unesco with over $600 mn accrued in dues
The Trump administration filed its notice to withdraw in October 2017 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu followed suit
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Unesco worried about world heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Gayabari, Sonada were torched while arson attempt was made on Elysia Building in Gorkhaland protest
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Great Barrier Reef not part of Unesco's endangered world heritage list
Anna Marsden, managing director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, termed it a 'big win'
Kerala based NGO to receive UNESCO literacy prize in Paris
Jan Sikshan Sansthan, based in state's Malappuram, has bagged the award for its activities in the field of lifelong education and skill development programme in rural areas
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UNESCO world heritage meeting in Istanbul suspended: Official
Meeting, which began last Sunday, was deciding whether to give world heritage protection to 29 sites across the world
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