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Now playing Next no comment Watch: the baguette gets UN world heritage status The humble baguette - the crunchy ambassador for French baking around the world - has been added to the UN’s list of intangible cultural heritage. 01/12/2022
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Now playing Next Touch Hold your horses! Lipizzan breed given UN protected heritage status Horse lovers were right to have high hopes: the endangered breed has just been given protected status on the UN's world heritage list. 29/11/2022
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Now playing Next Touch UNESCO celebrates 50th anniversary of World Heritage Convention Some countries have more than 50 sites, but others - like 12 African countries - have none. UNESCO says the African continent accounts for just nine per cent of World Heritage sites. 19/11/2022
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Now playing Next Culture news UNESCO world heritage site Hatra receives boost as tourists return Hatra was an important religious and trading centre under the Parthian empire. Recently it suffered from a brief but brutal jihadist rule. Now a private museum is trying to lure back visitors. 19/09/2022
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