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'Bisht' gets UNESCO tag

New Delhi: The Sultanate of Oman, along with Arab countries under the leadership Qatar, succeeded on Tuesday in adding the 'Bisht': Skills and Practices, as a shared Arab element on the Representative List of...

'Bisht' gets UNESCO tag

UK's iconic King's College Chapel gets controversial solar makeover

Worshippers pray in the Pauline Chapel, below the Salus populi romani Byzantine icon, inside the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the four papal basilicas in Rome, on December 19, 2023. Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St Peter's Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome, he revealed in an interview broadcast on December 13, 2023. "The place is already prepared. I want to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore," the pontiff, who turns 87 this weekend, told Mexican broadcaster Televisa's N streaming service. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

Once the enemy, majestic condor wins hearts of Colombian farmers

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CULTURAL COEVOLUTION

A male greater honeyguide is seen in Niassa Special Reserve in Mozambique. In parts of Africa, expert honey-hunters call out to a species of bird known as the greater honeyguide, which leads them to wild bee nests -- a mutually beneficial practice. - AFP

You’ll Pay More to See the Mona Lisa: The Louvre Is Raising Its Admission Price

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Warmest Arctic summer caused by accelerating climate change

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Swiss village set to vote to keep cowbells ringing

Swiss village set to vote to keep cowbells ringing

Archaeologists discover 'prison bakery' in ancient Pompeii

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Al Batinah women share artistic brilliance in the Rihaan exhibition

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Iraq's marshes are dying, and a civilisation with them

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Exclusive: Inside the Oman Botanic Garden's nursery

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US returns $1 mn in stolen antiquities to Nepal

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What it takes to become Oman’s first frankincense sommelier

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Bara’ is a timeless Omani dance that ensures cultural continuity

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After 50 years, US to return to Moon on January 25

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Crimean treasures return to Kyiv after years of legal battles

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