BRASILIA (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central highlands and a protected marine area in Hawaii, the only habitats of several endangered plant and animal species, have been added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites,...
Brasilia/Washington - The cultural arm of the United Nations on Saturday established new World Heritage sites in Sri Lanka and Hawaii, while adding an existing natural heritage site in Tanzania to the world's list of cultural...
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 12:30 pm Press Release: United Nations UN Agency Adds Two New Sites To The World Heritage List New York, Jul 31 2010 1:10PM Two new sites -- the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka and the Papahânaumokuâkea islands and atolls in the United...
Sir Alexander Fleming's laboratory in St Mary's Hospital, London, where he discovered penicillin in 1928 Sir Alexander Fleming's laboratory in St Mary's Hospital, London, survives just as it was when he discovered penicillin in 1928. Going on holiday, Fleming (above),...
Brasilia: A UN panel has declared the Florida's Everglades to be an endangered World Heritage site due to the wetlands' continued degradation, officials said on Friday. The wetlands' water inflows have fallen by up to 60 per cent and...
S T Beuria in Bhubaneswar The Odisha government has been lobbying hard to get Bhubaneswar the prestigious tag for the last three years The historic City of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, may soon have another feather in its cap. With hundreds of ancient temples...
UNESCO Headquarters in Paris31 July 2010 Two new sites - the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka and the Papahânaumokuâkea islands and atolls in the United States - have been inscribed on the World Heritage List, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
Brasilia: A region of mountainous forests in Sri Lanka and an isolated archipelago off Hawaii have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, officials of the UN cultural and scientific body said on Saturday. The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations...
