Millions weigh in worldwide to reconsider Seven Wonders
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PARIS -- Maybe it simply feeds modern society's obsession with lists and rankings, but more than 2,000 years after ancient Greeks identified the Seven Wonders of the World, millions of people around the globe are casting Internet ballots to update the list.
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One of the world's most bizarre scientific collections has gone on show.
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Travel: Gallery: Be dazzled by the grandest places on the planet to stay.
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Evacuation has been a struggle and an ever-changing odyssey for hundreds of thousands
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It weighs in at 60 volumes and 282 pounds (128 kilogrammes), costs a fortune and is billed as one of the greatest works of reference the world has ever seen.
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Although world families are getting smaller in many regions, the 50 poorest countries are expected to triple in size to 1.7 billion people by 2050, posing many challenges for world countries.
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A sizable growth in tourism has had a sizable effect on the fragile ecosystem of the GalÃ¡pagos Islands, the globeâs first World Heritage Site.
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The world has Seven New Wonders, to add to the numerous international lists of top tourist must-sees.
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American museums are returning some of the world's great antiquities to their original homes. Should they? A new debate over who owns the past is underway.
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China is so worried that its iconic Great Wall will not be named one of the &quot;new&quot; seven wonders of the world, it has launched a campaign to get Chinese people to vote for it, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
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For more than 20 years, it&#39;s been one of the world&#39;s forgotten wars. Some 2 million people have died, yet it&#39;s received relatively scant global attention.
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What it will take to win hearts and minds outside the U.S.
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It's a landmark day, but should anyone care?
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Â· City planners approve world's largest building Â· UK architect triumphs despite stiff resistance
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Five natural wonders of the world are nominated for inclusion on the UN World Heritage List.
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Some 17,000 changes have been made since the previous edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World. Chief Cartographer Allen Carroll tells what's involved in tracking the changing world.
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DAVOS, Switzerland -- More than 2,000 of the world's rich and powerful decamped from this luxurious ski resort yesterday after five days of talks on how to improve the world, particularly by ending poverty, fighting disease, and bringing peace to the Middle East and elsewhere.