Six sites win prestigious world heritage status

SIX sites located in Brazil, China, Mexico, France’s Reunion Island and the South Pacific nation of Kiribati won World Heritage status from a UNESCO panel meeting in Brazil.

Four existing World Heritage sites were also expanded to include nearby natural or cultural treasures in Austria, Bulgaria, Romania and Spain, the UN cultural agency said in a statement.

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, in a 10-day meeting in Brasilia that will wrap up today, has already added or extended 17 other sites to its list, bringing the total number of sites around the world with the prestigious stamp to 910.