Paris, July 11, 2025 (AFP) - Australia's Aboriginals ask UNESCO to protect ancient carvings site

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A delegation of Australia's Aboriginal people has travelled to Paris to win UN backing for the protection of a heritage site back home they say is threatened by harmful mining. The World Heritage Committee at UNESCO, the United Nations' cultural organisation, has been deliberating since the start of the week on what sites to include in the latest edition of the body's world heritage list. Among the dozens of sites under consideration is Murujuga,......

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