Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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U.S. withdraws from U.N. cultural agency over ‘divisive social and cultural causes’
U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. took issue with UNESCO’s focus on the U.N.’s sustainable development goals and the decision to include Palestine as a member state.
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Palestinian soap gets UNESCO recognition as Israel’s military operation closes in
An age-old Palestinian tradition of making soap in the Israeli-occupied West Bank was recognized by UNESCO. A visit to one factory tells you why.
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66 million years ago, a fish chewed up and spit out food. It’s now a fossil in Denmark
The fossil was found at a cliff in Denmark. Fossilized vomit is called regurgitalite, and it’s a type of trace fossil, which tells scientists about an organism’s daily life.
