G.Bissau's Bijagos archipelago added to UNESCO World Heritage list
Monday, 14 July 2025 () Bissau (AFP) July 13, 2025
The Bijagos Archipelago off the coast of west Africa was declared a World Heritage site by the UN's cultural agency on Sunday, in recognition of its exceptional biodiversity and rich local traditions. The string of islands in Guinea-Bissau and surrounding turquoise waters are home to endangered green and leatherback sea turtles, manatees, dolphins and more than 870,000 migratory birds, a UNE
Bavarian fairy tale castles and French Carnac Megaliths among new UNESCO World Heritage sites
UNESCO has reviewed the applications of several new World Heritage sites, adding the Carnac Megaliths in France, the Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the Minoan Palatial Centres in Crete, Greece...
UNESCO World Heritage site St Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv damaged in Russian overnight attack
Russia's attack against Ukraine overnight on Tuesday damaged the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv — one of..
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Monday, 14 July 2025 ()
Bissau (AFP) July 13, 2025
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