The Statistic

7th December, 2023
Number of new entries on UNESCO's Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage so far this year: 46
Source: UNESCO

 

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Moments

7th December, 2023
RESIGNED: Britain's immigration minister Robert Jenrick on Wednesday after the government published draft emergency legislation aimed at getting its Rwandan migrant deportation scheme up and running.
DECLARED: Three days of national mourning in Honduras, after a bus in Honduras skidded off a highway and fell into a ravine on Tuesday, killing 10 people and injuring around two dozen others.
NAMED: US pop star Taylor Swift as TIME magazine's "Person of the Year".

 

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SHANNON GIBSON, who teaches global environmental politics and climate justice, says - in an article first published on The Conversation - that the announcement of a deal on loss and damage funding should be approached with "hesitation and scrutiny"...

JONATHAN BRIDGE, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the "broader and longer-term consequences of war that extend well beyond the battlefield"...

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They Said It

"Can I say that I understand the feelings of the victims and their families, and I am deeply sorry for the pain and the loss and the suffering."
- Former British Prime Minister BOris Johnson, speaking at the official inquiry into the UK's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic (as quoted on Reuters).

 

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This Week on the Web

7th December, 2023
MICHAEL O'BRIEN reports on the "love-hate relationship" between the Catholic Church and Hollywood. Read his article on America...

 

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The Word Explained

4th December, 2023
Wisdom: In the Old Testament the "fear of the Lord" was seen as the starting point for wisdom. In the New Testament Jesus is the "power and wisdom of God".

 

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