With its foundation rooted in the scientific alignment of the congregation at Sangam with planetary positions, the Mahakumbh ...

On Dec. 9, 1960, construction of the Aswan High Dam began in Egypt. It would be the first time flooding on the Nile would be controlled. The first blast, delivered by President Gamal Abdel Nasser, ...

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The World Day of African and Afro-descendant Culture will take place on January 22 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, featuring ...

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In the must-see video above, the streets of Pasto, in Colombia, transformed on January 6 into a dazzling display of color and artistry as more than 25 floats joined the finale of the ...

Turkish Airlines has launched its ‘UNESCO Türkiye Series’ amenity kits, introducing Türkiye’s rich cultural heritage to the ...

In a recent exploratory study, jointly conducted by the European Journalism Observatory (EJO) and the African Journalism ...

The initiative used diverse and engaging digital content that resonate with young people, including articles, comics, and ...

President Biden is spending as fast as he can before he leaves office. The government’s debt is already over $36 trillion.

The plan announced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would expand the wildlife refuge by more than 20,000 acres.

The International Criminal Court is holding hearings on sentencing requests for a pair of men whose guilt has not yet been ...