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Protesters warn Rio Tinto wants to destroy sacred Native American site

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The new boss of Rio Tinto is under pressure to scrap controversial plans for a mine in Arizona that would destroy an area sacred to Native Americans. Campaigners warn it could be a repeat of a scandal in Australia that threw the firm into crisis. Rio sparked global outrage after it blew up two 46,000-year-old … Read more

Sacred white ‘spirit moose’ is killed by hunters in Canada to outrage of local indigenous population

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Sacred white ‘spirit moose’ is killed by hunters in Canada to the outrage of local indigenous population who believe the animals give good luck White moose, considered sacred by locals, being mourned in Timmins, Ontario One was killed recently and its remains were found abandoned on remote road  Shooting white moose is illegal and total … Read more

Rihanna apologizes to using song with sacred Muslim texts in show

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Rihanna apologizes to the ‘Muslim community’ for using song featuring sacred Islamic texts in her VERY racy Savage x Fenty lingerie show Rihanna issued an apology to the ‘Muslim community’ after using a song featuring sacred Islamic texts in her Savage x Fenty lingerie show Fans were outraged the song, which included a narration of … Read more

Sacred ancient ‘solstice’ tree visited by thousands of Druids every year destroyed in ‘arson attack’

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A sacred ancient ‘solstice’ tree which dates back 500 years and attracts thousands of Druids each year has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack. Dramatic pictures show the 40ft-high Whiteleaved Oak near Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire engulfed in flames. Believers say the tree – nominated for UK tree of the year in 2014 – … Read more

Tribal leader: Work to build border wall hurts sacred land

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Native American leader fights back tears as he describes the pain of watching sacred land being blown up to make way for Donald Trump’s Mexico-US border wall Native American leader spoke of pain at sacred land being destroyed for the wall Construction crews this month began blasting and bulldozing through hills  Environmental groups are also … Read more

How to enjoy Jerusalem, from the most sacred sites to brilliant shops

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I loved Bible stories as a child, so when I left school I took myself off to Jerusalem to find where its main characters had once walked. Decades later, I still return several times a year and always find something to inspire me. The golden stone, the landscape, the intoxicating smell of herbs in the markets … Read more