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UNESCO lauds 5 countries for best practice in underwater cultural heritage protection
Paris, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Paris-based UN educational and scientific body UNESCO on Monday unveiled the list of projetcs on best practices for the protection of underwater cultural heritage, which includes schemes from France, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia and Mexico.
Astronomical relics of 5,000 yrs old discovered in central China
Zhengzhou, June 25 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Senior Chinese archaeologists have evaluated astronomical relics discovered in central China's Henan Province as the country's earliest evidence for "observing the images and giving time," advancing history by nearly 1,000 years.
Historical marker commemorates reported alien abduction
Pascagoula, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) — A historical marker has been placed near the river where two men in southern Mississippi said they were abducted by aliens in 1973.
Puppy who disappeared after crash found 13 days later
Flagstaff, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) — A recently adopted puppy that disappeared after her owner crashed in Arizona survived 13 days in the mountains and has been reunited with her owner.
Women outperform men after Japan medical school stops rigging exam scores
Dhaka, Jun 25 (UNB) - Women have outperformed their male counterparts in entrance examinations for a medical school in Japan that last year admitted rigging admission procedures to give men an unfair advantage, reports The Guardian.
France put on hot weather alert as heatwave reaches Europe
Paris, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) — The sunset had an orange glow. So did the extreme weather warning for Paris.
5 endangered black rhinos relocated from Europe to Rwanda
Kigali, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) — Five critically endangered eastern black rhinos from wildlife parks in three European countries were transported to Rwanda's Akagera National Park on Monday.
Medical groups warn climate change is a 'health emergency'
Washington, Jun 24 (AP/UNB) — As Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare for their first 2020 primary debate this week, 74 medical and public health groups aligned on Monday to push for a series of consensus commitments to combat climate change, bluntly defined by the organizations as "a health emergency."
Those who regularly go on holidays have a healthy heart: Study
Dhaka, Jun 24 (UNB) - It’s essential to take time out for travelling as vacations not only help release stress but also reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, reveals a new study, reports the Indian Express.
This Exhausted Polar Bear Wandering a Siberian Suburb Is the Latest Face of the Climate Crisis
Dhaka, Jun 24 (UNB) - The starving polar bear who has been wandering around the Siberian city of Norilsk for four days was captured Thursday by wildlife experts from the Royev Ruchey Zoo, The Siberian Times reported. She is in a "dangerous state" after eating human garbage and will be flown to the zoo tomorrow for treatment, experts said reports EcoWatch.