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Odessa's Decolonization: Street Renamings and Monument Removals
Odessa, Ukraine, is removing Tsarist and Soviet-era street names and monuments as part of a July 2023 decolonization law, impacting over 400 streets and 19 monuments, with some cultural figures appealing to UNESCO for a delay until the end of the war.
Odessa's Decolonization: Street Renamings and Monument Removals
Odessa, Ukraine, is removing Tsarist and Soviet-era street names and monuments as part of a July 2023 decolonization law, impacting over 400 streets and 19 monuments, with some cultural figures appealing to UNESCO for a delay until the end of the war.
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20% Bias Score
WA Government Faces \$1.8 Billion Indigenous Land Damage Claim
The Yindjibarndi people are suing the WA government for \$1.8 billion for the destruction of hundreds of cultural heritage sites during Fortescue's iron ore mining at the Solomon Hub in the Pilbara region, with the government offering a paltry \$5-10 million; this Federal Court case will set a prece...
WA Government Faces \$1.8 Billion Indigenous Land Damage Claim
The Yindjibarndi people are suing the WA government for \$1.8 billion for the destruction of hundreds of cultural heritage sites during Fortescue's iron ore mining at the Solomon Hub in the Pilbara region, with the government offering a paltry \$5-10 million; this Federal Court case will set a prece...
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40% Bias Score
Saudi Arabia Designates First Dark Sky Parks in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia's AlUla Manara and AlGharameel Nature Reserves became the Middle East's first Dark Sky Parks in November 2023, promoting astrotourism and showcasing the region's exceptionally dark night skies, a key element of its sustainable tourism strategy.
Saudi Arabia Designates First Dark Sky Parks in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia's AlUla Manara and AlGharameel Nature Reserves became the Middle East's first Dark Sky Parks in November 2023, promoting astrotourism and showcasing the region's exceptionally dark night skies, a key element of its sustainable tourism strategy.
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44% Bias Score
Italian Authorities Bust Professional Art Forgery Ring
Italian authorities discovered a sophisticated art forgery workshop near Rome, seizing 71 fake paintings and materials used to create forgeries attributed to artists like Picasso and Rembrandt; this follows a November bust of a Europe-wide ring, highlighting the scale of art forgery operations.
Italian Authorities Bust Professional Art Forgery Ring
Italian authorities discovered a sophisticated art forgery workshop near Rome, seizing 71 fake paintings and materials used to create forgeries attributed to artists like Picasso and Rembrandt; this follows a November bust of a Europe-wide ring, highlighting the scale of art forgery operations.
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24% Bias Score
Linguistic Diversity Under Threat: International Mother Language Day
International Mother Language Day, observed annually on February 21st, highlights the global threat to linguistic diversity, with approximately 2600 languages at risk of extinction.
Linguistic Diversity Under Threat: International Mother Language Day
International Mother Language Day, observed annually on February 21st, highlights the global threat to linguistic diversity, with approximately 2600 languages at risk of extinction.
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20% Bias Score
Odessa's Decolonization: Removing Russian Imperial Symbols
Odessa, Ukraine, is removing over 400 street names and 19 monuments linked to the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, implementing a July 2023 decolonization law in response to Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and ongoing war; this affects figures who served the Russian Empire, promoted communism or ...
Odessa's Decolonization: Removing Russian Imperial Symbols
Odessa, Ukraine, is removing over 400 street names and 19 monuments linked to the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, implementing a July 2023 decolonization law in response to Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and ongoing war; this affects figures who served the Russian Empire, promoted communism or ...
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40% Bias Score
Delhi's Urdu Bazaar Faces Extinction
Delhi's Urdu Bazaar, once a bustling hub for Urdu books, is shrinking, with only a few bookshops remaining from the 60 that existed 40 years ago, largely due to the rise of digital media, changing consumer preferences and economic factors.
Delhi's Urdu Bazaar Faces Extinction
Delhi's Urdu Bazaar, once a bustling hub for Urdu books, is shrinking, with only a few bookshops remaining from the 60 that existed 40 years ago, largely due to the rise of digital media, changing consumer preferences and economic factors.
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40% Bias Score
Saudi Arabia Designates First Dark Sky Parks in Middle East
Saudi Arabia's AlUla Manara and AlGharameel Nature Reserves were named the Middle East's first Dark Sky Parks in November 2023, promoting astrotourism and preserving the night sky, a move that aligns with growing global interest in sustainable tourism and cultural heritage preservation.
Saudi Arabia Designates First Dark Sky Parks in Middle East
Saudi Arabia's AlUla Manara and AlGharameel Nature Reserves were named the Middle East's first Dark Sky Parks in November 2023, promoting astrotourism and preserving the night sky, a move that aligns with growing global interest in sustainable tourism and cultural heritage preservation.
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40% Bias Score
Gas Plant Extension Delayed Amid Indigenous Rock Art Concerns
The Australian government's delay in approving a 50-year extension for Woodside's North West Shelf Gas Plant until 2070, due to concerns about damage to the Murujuga Cultural Landscape's 40,000-year-old rock art, highlights tensions between industrial development and Indigenous heritage preservation...
Gas Plant Extension Delayed Amid Indigenous Rock Art Concerns
The Australian government's delay in approving a 50-year extension for Woodside's North West Shelf Gas Plant until 2070, due to concerns about damage to the Murujuga Cultural Landscape's 40,000-year-old rock art, highlights tensions between industrial development and Indigenous heritage preservation...
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48% Bias Score
Bavaria Faces Backlash Over Handling of Nazi-Looted Art Restitution
Heirs of Jewish art collectors criticize the Bavarian state government for its slow and opaque handling of restitution claims for Nazi-looted art, citing delays, lack of communication, and allegations of intentional stalling to avoid financial losses, leading to calls for greater transparency and in...
Bavaria Faces Backlash Over Handling of Nazi-Looted Art Restitution
Heirs of Jewish art collectors criticize the Bavarian state government for its slow and opaque handling of restitution claims for Nazi-looted art, citing delays, lack of communication, and allegations of intentional stalling to avoid financial losses, leading to calls for greater transparency and in...
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56% Bias Score
Netherlands to Return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The Netherlands agreed to return 119 Benin Bronzes looted in 1897 to Nigeria, marking the largest single return of these artifacts and setting a precedent for other nations considering repatriation of colonial-era loot.
Netherlands to Return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The Netherlands agreed to return 119 Benin Bronzes looted in 1897 to Nigeria, marking the largest single return of these artifacts and setting a precedent for other nations considering repatriation of colonial-era loot.
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28% Bias Score
Monument 9: Olmec Bas-Relief Returns to Mexico
Mexico has recovered the Olmec bas-relief, Monument 9, from the United States and is displaying it in a new museum in Chalcatzingo, Morelos; the artifact, dating back to the 8th-6th centuries BCE, was recovered after a multi-year effort and is considered a significant piece of Mexico's cultural heri...
Monument 9: Olmec Bas-Relief Returns to Mexico
Mexico has recovered the Olmec bas-relief, Monument 9, from the United States and is displaying it in a new museum in Chalcatzingo, Morelos; the artifact, dating back to the 8th-6th centuries BCE, was recovered after a multi-year effort and is considered a significant piece of Mexico's cultural heri...
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60% Bias Score
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