News of heritage

Argentine dance to Yemeni poetry among UNESCO heritage bids

09-12-2025 09:48 UNESCO is weighing 68 nominations to add to its intangible cultural heritage list.

Five key points about the Panama Canal, now in Trump's sights

23-12-2024 21:42 President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to reclaim control of the Panama Canal unless toll prices for US ships are reduced, but local authorities rejects his claim.

Latin America

US deports co-founder of Escobar's Medellin Cartel to Colombia

23-12-2024 21:23 Fabio Ochoa Vásquez, founder of the Medellín Cartel, is deported to Colombia after serving over 20 years in a US prison for drug-trafficking.