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U.S. Navy Ship Stuck On Coral Reef

AP | Posted 03.18.2013 | World
Read More: Uss Guardian, Tubbataha National Marine Park, Subic Bay, Navy, World Heritage Site, Philippines, Greenpeace, Minesweeper, Coral Reefs, Uss Guardian Tuck, World News

MANILA, Philippines — A U.S. Navy minesweeper was stuck on a coral reef in the Philippines for a second day Friday, as the crew struggled to ext...

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Restoring Jefferson's University

J. Michael Welton | Posted 10.16.2012 | Arts
Read More: World Heritage Site, American Revolution, Virginia, Unesco, Architecture, Carrara Marble, Thomas Jefferson, Statue of Liberty, Charlottesville, Independence Hall, University of Virginia, Palladio, Rotunda, McKim Mead & White, Arts News
J. Michael Welton

Now that the political struggles have settled somewhat at The University of Virginia, it's time to get down to what's really important at Mr. Jefferson's academical village.

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Ethiopia: Pastoralists Forced off Their Land for Sugar Plantations

Human Rights Watch | Posted 08.18.2012 | World
Read More: Environment, Hydropower, World Heritage Site, Human Rights, World Bank, Ethiopia, Video, World News
Human Rights Watch

Watch this video about abuses against the indigenous peoples of Ethiopia's Lower Omo Valley (Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government is forcibly d...

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UNESCO: Libya's Cultural Sites In 'Serious Danger'

Posted 10.26.2011 | Arts
Read More: Libya Unesco, Unesco, Irina Bokova, Libya World Heritage, World Heritage Site, Property, Libya, Middle East World Heritage Site, Art, Libya Culture, Cairo, Social, Ethnic, Looting, Damages, Theft, Middle East Unesco, Video, Arts News

The current political and social upheaval in Libya has brought worries the destruction of its cultural property. Libya has five UNESCO World Heritage ...

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The Most Beautiful Wilderness (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Nature Beauty, Preserved Wilderness, Nature, Unesco, Wilderness, Unspoiled Wilderness, Earth Day, World Heritage Site, Slidepollajax, Green News

We're feeling the love for Mama Earth after last week's Earth Day, so we're inspired to look for the beauty of preserved wilderness from around the w...

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