World Day for Cultural Diversity

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In December 2002, the United Nations General Assembly, in Resolution 57/249, declared that 21 May each year should be the World Day for Cultural Diversity, for Dialogue and Development. The Day was created as a response to the destruction of the Buddha statues of Bamiyam in Afghanistan in 2001.

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Building friendship in marriage

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Published in UPI Asia Blog.
"Did you hear? your friends are married, the last night," informed my friend.

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Gaza Crisis: A Cooperative Way Forward

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"Men take great decisions only when crisis stares them in the face."
Jean Monet, one of the fathers of the European Comment Market

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Chaim Soutine at the Jewish Museum

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The Jewish Museum in New York City is currently presenting the work of Chaim Soutine (1893-1943), featuring just over thirty paintings by one of the most distinctive and significant artists of the early twentieth century. Focusing on still life paintings, of which he was a master, "Chaim Soutine: Flesh" includes his vigorous depictions of various slaughtered animals - of beef carcasses, hanging fowl, and game.

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Iran deal represents ‘significant verification gain’– UN

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IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano briefs members of the media at a press conference held during the 1412th Board of Governors meeting

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Decertifying The Iran Deal Is Dangerously Reckless

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Artwork by Michael Anderson and Sam Ben-Meir
The decertification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) by Trump is most unfortunate. It seems that Trump was not swayed by either France’s President Macron or Germany’s Chancellor Merkel to preserve the deal.

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Conserving Traditional Crop Diversity

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